Summer Evening

The recent weather has been surprisingly wet and cold. You would think we'd been transported to Seattle. Tonight it looks like things might change and we are having a beautiful summer evening. Camryn and the dogs took to the back yard after dinner.

Good Citizen

It turns out that Camryn is quite the model second grader. On the last day of school she was recognized along with one other second grader, receiving a citizenship certificate during a school assembly. Apparently she likes to make her teachers happy just like she does her parents.

Trip to Bay Area

I made a trip to the bay area this week and was able to catch a baseball game. The Twins were in town facing the Oakland A's. As you can see from the pictures below, the game wasn't very well attended. The starting pitcher for the A's was named "Outman". Seems like an appropriate name for a pitcher and he lived up to his name getting more outs and fewer runs than his counter part. The A's ended up winning a low scoring 4-3 game. I sat in the outfield bleacher seats - too cheap to pay more than $13 for a ticket and too lazy to move once it was apparent you could sit about anywhere.

The A's are a little short on quality players. Their best player is Matt Holliday who plays left field.

Bingham High School Graduate

Four years of high school work and play came to an end for Darren on Thursday with Bingham commencement exercises. Darren joined 776 of his fellow students in receiving his diploma.

During the past four years we've seen great growth in Darren and are confident that his future will be great. He graduated with a GPA of 3.8 while taking honors and AP classes. As parents, we were particularly grateful of his selection of good friends. I don't think we ever questioned his choices. The picture below is of Darren and one of his best friends, Quincy.

During his Junior and Senior year we was active in DECA and qualified to participate in the national DECA competition in Atlanta, GA. He really enjoyed being a member of the Rugby club during his senior year - too bad he didn't discover this sport sooner.

Seminary Graduate

Congratulations are in order to Darren who graduated from Seminary this evening. He was one of 28 young men and women from our stake who attended faithfully for four years. Not only does it take a commitment to the gospel, but attending release time seminary requires that you do well in your high school studies so that you are able to substitute a religion class for other available school credits. We are so proud of Darren who has been a near perfect son and great example to his brother and sisters.

Favorite Mexican Restaurant

I have a favorite mexican restaurant that I always try to find and visit when out of town - "On the Border". If you've been there, you know why. If you haven't been there, you have to try it. I'm a big fan of their fajitas - either chicken or steak. Unfortunately, there isn't one in SLC, but it is chain restaurant and I've been able to find them throughout California. On my trip this week to San Jose / Oakland I visited the On the Border in Milpitas.

Summer Fun

Warm weather has finally arrived on the Wasatch Front. We've spent the last couple of weeks enjoying being outside in the sun.