Hmmm...

Two guesses as to where the Trusty family is this weekend...



Yeah! It was 78 degrees when we left the hotel to go to dinner tonight!

I still need to tell you about the saddest girl on the block, but it seems she is starting to cheer up a bit!

(Wait...in case you didn't guess, we are in St. George.) : )

The Happiest Kid on the Block

L's basketball standard blew over in the wind this winter and shattered the plexi in it. So...Ron gave in last Saturday and bought him the mother of all standards. It took Ron, L, and three of our neighbors to install it!

Here is the happiest kid on the block shooting on the new hoop. I thought I had taken a picture of the hoop, but I guess not. You'll have to see it later.





Remind me to tell you about the saddest kid on the block who, by the way, also lives at our house!

Church Ball

Church ball...what do you say about it? I am so happy that Ron made it through the season without any major injuries. He hasn't played ball in like ten years or so. It was a lot of fun to watch the "old men" play again!

The Gymnast

Here is H at her Park City meet. She did really well in her events! Watch out Greg Marsden...H will be a Ute Gymnast (Red Rock) before you know it!

Announcing the Newest Member of the Family!

Meet the newest member of the Trusty family...Harper!

Ok...I know that we weren't going to do this again, but I guess we just can't live without another puppy. This is Harper. She is four weeks old, which means that we won't be bringing her home until right before Easter. M is already holding a countdown of days until we can pick her up. We have the doggie nursery stocked with almost everything except the kennel.

M is planning on her being a running partner and L is planning on a doggie cheerleader at his soccer games. Ron and I are just hoping to get her kennel/house trained as soon as possible!

What a sad day!

Our sweet Ruger had to leave us this week. It was a seriously sad thing to deal with, but we are all better for being able to spend the last 13 years with him. Yep...that is little L throwing the ball to him in Ruger's more spry days.

We will miss you buddy!

New Faces!

Here are a couple of faces you don't see around here very often. I took this picture of J at the dentist last week. L and M had their six month dentist appointment, but while we were sitting there waiting for M to get her x-rays taken for her wisdom teeth, J showed up to do a repair on his new braces! I took his picture and told him he was going to show up on the blog. Since he is in Las Vegas playing soccer this weekend, I thought now would be a good time to post it, since he can't come and get me!



This is H and her BFF B. We were at the Ute's gymnastics meet on Friday and while I was showing Stacey pictures of J at the dentist, I took a picture of them. H has a gymnastics meet in San Diego this coming weekend. Maybe I can stow away in her suitcase so that I can see some sun!



M is starting her track conditioning class this week and L is still playing basketball. They made it through the second term of school (hello...didn't I just drop them off for their first day of the year?). Blog posting is slow this time of year, I guess I should take my friend Sandy's advice and get out and LIVE! That is her non-resolution for 2008...LIVE every day! I'm just waiting for the sun to come out again!

Wasn't He Cute Back Then?

Ron and the kids gave me a new photo scanner for Christmas. It is having problems getting installed correctly (danged Windows Vista!) But...here is one that I tricked it into scanning. Don't you just want to kiss those little lips? Ok...it made me laugh! So...just warning you...there will be more photos from the past coming up. You know how much my kids like to have their pictures taken, so I guess you will all have to suffer through the old ones. Let me tell you...I have a TON!

Happy weekend!

Grandma Nanny

Ok...I totally stole this picture from my cousins' blog (sorry, Tina), but this is a picture of my Granny. I don't know who is having more fun...Santa or Grandma. All I can say is watch your hands, Santa!

Merry Christmas Eve!

We want to wish you the Merriest Christmas! We are just watching and waiting for Santa to arrive.

Take a Peek

and tell me what you think. I have started a separate blog to show some of my pictures.

www.kimberlitrustyphotography.blogspot.com/

Sledding

Since I am supposed to be at Sandy's party right now (who won the bet that I wouldn't show up?)...I am posting pictures of L sledding yesterday. He had to try out his new helmet. M wasn't there to participate...maybe next time. Sandy...maybe next year? I was furniture shopping (sorry).

L Goes to the Hoop!

I've fallen behind on the blogging. It must be the season! We had another Thursday night filled with basketball. Ron coached a bit, then we left to go to L's game and now Ron is playing in his own game. Notice what a good wife I am by staying home and blogging about it rather than being there. Also...take note what time it is. That will explain it all. (9:30 p.m.) Anyhow...here are some pictures from L's game. This was the last game for the fall session. He will start up again after Christmas.

Now...go to bed (I know I am...).

p.s. Did you notice that L now sports a faux-hawk instead of the shaggy hair? It must be a "turning ten" thing...

Guess Who's Home?

After four weeks in the hospital, Grandpa is finally home this afternoon. He missed Halloween and Thanksgiving with us, but hopefully he'll be running around by Christmas! Welcome Home Grandpa!

Happy Belated Halloween!

I know I'm a little late, but it has been a crazy week!

L was a pirate this year and hauled in quite a booty while trick or treating.


M was the Bride of Frankenstein with a fabulous wedding dress courtesy of D.I.


Grandpa went as a hospital patient this year. His costume seems to be the most authentic. This was the night before he learned he had broken his femur during his fall at the hospital. Get better soon, Grandpa!

I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane...

Ron and L left early this morning for Denver. L has only been on an airplane one other time so he was FULL of questions this morning. Ron's grandparents aren't in very good health, so they flew over to visit them and to help them "winterize" their yard. I kept waiting for security to take me away because I was taking pictures of the security check. Happy Sunday!

WAHOO!

Well, the Cross Country season officially ended last night at the team dinner. M worked so hard this year! She qualified for state, but sadly, couldn't run it because she had injured her leg during the season and it was too painful to run on. L keeps telling her that she is one of the best XC runners in the state! WAHOO!

Last Spring, when M ran track, we took a picture of her beloved track spikes and put the saying on it, "The pride you gain is worth the pain". We should have made that her XC motto. She certainly deserved the pride she felt (and mom and dad) last night when they named her MVP for the girls' team! This was something that her entire team voted on. Also...the team captains make their own "awards" and they gave M the "Determination is My Nation" award and told how determined she was to keep running. Her coach had to tell her to stop running during practice one day because she was hurting so bad.

Finally, (nope, that's not all), M was voted Captain of the girl's team for next year! I guess that commits her to coming back!

What a great night! We are proud of you M!

Homecoming Night!

Tonight was M's big Homecoming Dance! She started off with a day activity this morning at 11:00 where they went to lunch and then ice skating. She came home just in time to go and get her hair done and then home to wait for Mckinsey to do her makeup.

Nick showed up with a long-stem rose and a corsage. I had to do the official pinning of his boutonniere (I hope he has stopped bleeding by now). Megan and her date came in so I made them all pose for me. I had to take a bunch of pictures of M by herself before they came. M threatened me earlier today that we could only do a few quick snapshots and not an entire photo shoot when they came. Here are the pictures from the big "pick up" for the dance. Grandma has been looking at the blog for at least the last half hour for pictures (yes...I can see you when you sign in) so here they are...

M Makes the News

M made the paper this week. Check out this link...

http://www.clippertoday.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=4&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=23337&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1005&hn=clippertoday&he=.com

Happy Fall!

We took the kids to Mueller Park yesterday to get a few shots with the fall colors. Unfortunately, they weren't as bright as we had hoped!