Shaw fam adventures on sharkstooth

Here's a plan for anyone interested in high altitude hiking August 2012. Everyday, I look out my front door and see the coolest peak. It's called Sharkstooth because it looks like a huge, cool shark's tooth. Chris and I started hiking it last year with the kids. We got about a mile and a half in and it was the most beautiful hike I have ever been on. The wild flowers were huge and it was very green. Ezra hiked the whole time while I carried mags and Chris carried trav for some of it. Of course, we turned around before Ezra got tired, but it left us wanting more. So anyway, for anyone interested, me and mom and dad and John are going to be on-line training partners to get ijn shape to hike this next year. Anybody who wants to do this with us, ,just let us know and we'll get you a training schedule and you have to be ok with one of us calling you to check up on whether or not you exercised that day. I think most of the kids 6 and up could go hike to the peak just before sharkstooth, called Centennial. It is not a difficult hike except for the altitude. It starts at 10,900 feet and ends about 13,000 feet. Put it on your calendars!

Happy Birthday Hannah! We are off to have a party at John's Incredible Pizza Co. with her cousins and Grandma and Aunt Megan!!

Birthday fun

I had the best birthday this week! My friends surprised me with a big luncheon. John and the girls decorated the house with canes and walkers and over the hill things. My mom was in town and took us to dinner. I was pretty busy on my actual birthday with school and church meetings so John sent a cake to my camp meeting. Yesterday during church John told everyone in his testimony that I was forty and asked them to wish me happy birthday. So everywhere I turned people were going out of their way to say happy birthday. It was quite funny! All of this was a surprise to me and to top it all off....John booked our trip to Europe!!! Pretty great day!

Happy 40th Birthday to Carrie yesterday

Wonder if you've been shopping yet for all the new and exciting things a woman of your age ought to have? Don't forget what I said about the teenagers. Life really doesn't begin until Anna starts pretending she doesn't know you. Hope your day was a memorable one with lots of love.

hello to all! With much trepidation, I have finally accepted the invitation to join in. I am equipped with my ipad and will now be an active contributor. It only took driving 10 hours to Sarah's and mom forcing me to sit down right this very second and sign in. Thanks to Sarah and Mom for allowing me this opportunity. They can now take off the blindfold and put the gun away. I am here to stay.

Hello?

Is anyone there? (crickets)

New diet techniques

Anna got an expander today for her mouth. It is a temporary metal thing attached to the roof of her mouth. It should enlarge her pallate. It looks painful. So it's mashed potaotos and ice cream for the next month. Yeah! (I wonder if that's on my diet, too, or if she just meant Anna?)