St. George Marathon-- Oct. 2006

We did it!!! After a long summer of training, both Bryan and Amy ran the marathon together! It was crazy and a lot of fun. We finished in 4 hrs. 18 minutes and for that we were grateful.

It was a fun race. We originally committed to running the marathon w/ a group of runners trying to raise money for Eagle-Condor Humanitarian's micro-credit program. Amy was very scared, because she has struggled w/ running since having kids. But, w/ a lot of help from family, we trained together and had great support on the fund raising too. It was a blast. Those who also ran w/ us... or in front or behind us-- were Amy's dad, Kelly, Aram (brother-in-law), Daniel- Bryan's brother, and cousin Kim Longson. We also ran w/ many friends. This was Bry's 3rd marathon and Amy's 2nd. And Amy's last for a long time to come!

Lake Titicaca and Puno

Lake Titicaca was just really magical. Here are all these floating islands about 3-4 miles out on the highest navitigal lake in the world. And, they are literally floating. They are built on about 3 feet of mud compound and then just stacked w/ reeds. This town was a lot of fun... we enjoyed the bicycle taxis and playing bball w/ the lds kids too.

Awesome Experiences in the Sacred Valley, Peru

We were so lucky to go to Peru w/ Eagle Condor Humanitarian. Two favorite experiences were: First going to the High Mtn village of Salcantay at 12,000 feet. We helped build an amazing swing set for a bunch of darling kids, painted their school furniture, played soccer (and about had cardiac arrest) did art projects and help donate a library to them. We also visited these unusual reed islands on Lake Titicaca. We went to visit 5 member families that live on this island, and took them some light sources and just felt of their love. Amy just sat there and sang hymns in spanish w/ these cute little kids that couldn't have sang any louder and sweeter!

Amy and Bry in Peru!!! Oct 28- Nov 3

We had such a great experience when we traveled to Peru at the end of October. We went with a group of about 25 "humanitarians." We started our journey at Machu Picchu, which is seriously amazing. And then as the week progressed we visited some small villages and did some great projects.

Ras Blog

Ras Blog

Yellowstone 06

We ventured up to Yellowstone in July. We started out at Lava Hot springs. We rented a cabin near Island Park and spent a couple days in West Yellowstone.

Amy-Bry 6th anniversary

We hiked to Lake Blanch for our 6th anniversary... Kind of strange, but we had a great day. It was so pretty and we didn't plan on going all the way to the top, so it was spontaneous for us. We've had 6 great years and many to come. September 28th is always so beautiful!

Uintahs 06

Blakely w/ cousin Emma Amy ventured w/ out Bry to camp in the Uintahs w/ cousins... she even slept in tent w/ the girls!!! We had a fun time in the river and Amy did a scenic marathon training run (14 miler) that about did her in. Abby loved the raft and Blakely swam in the COLD river w/ aunt Lindsee.

California trip 06

Blakely and Emma had so much fun at Newport Beach... exploring, waving, and sanding.

Karri and Aram boogie boarding...we all had a lot of fun catching the waves. Karri (Amy's sister) making Blakely a sand mermaid. The group at SeaWorld Abby, Blakely and Emma chilling at the beach Newport Beach w/ Blakely and Abby Grandma Lou Lou makes a great playmate at the beach We love Shamu... it's so fun to get splashed! We spent a week in September near Newport Beach w/ Amy's family. It was a lot of fun in the sun... We also spent a day at Sea World.