THE Wedding of the Year!!

September 21, 2012

Ryan John Cannon and Madelyn Ruth Carey

were married at Memory Grove in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I think he found his perfect match.  What a beautiful and sweet couple. The whole evening was great.  A good friend and former Bishop of Ryan's married them. Eric, Scott and Darrin where the groomsmen and Madelyn's sisters Tiffany and Brittany and I were the bridesmaid.  And there were lots of cute little flower girls and ring bearers.  Lauren was the most excited and the little girls wore ballet slippers and the boys black converse.  So fun! 
PS: You have to scroll to the bottom and see Lauren's dancing video!

 

 

 

Just a few pictures of the girls getting ready before the wedding.

 

 

 The Cake

 

Let the party begin.  This Cannon Crew may not be the best dancers but we know how to have fun.

 

 

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Vist to Great Grandma

On our way home from Matthew's Soccer Game we were able to vist with Great Grandma Cannon.  She was eating when we got there and to be honest, I had a really hard time trying to find her. She is getting more and more unrecognizeable.  We love our Grandma and want her to be happy so bad.  I don't think she recognizes or understand much of anything these days.  And she just mumbles jiber jabber the whole time we are there. 

Part of our visit included a table dance performed by Jacob for all the folks in the home.  He was quite the entertainer. 

Cross Fit Frenzy

Cross Fit Frenzy

Our kind neighbors, Amber & Ricardo, are hooked on Cross Fit and have encouraged Ethan to do the same.  Ethan loves it.  I love it because he loves it and my neighbors take him to and from his workouts.  Can't get any better than that! 

 

 

Wacky Wednesday and Super Hero Day

Student Council

SPENDLOVE IN THE HOUSE!!!!

That's right, Matthew and Rachel both won!

 

Matthew was running for Grounds and Activities Commissioner

Rachel was running for Treasurer

 

They had to take a test, make a poster and campaign with a speech.  They were awesome!

 

Matthew's Poster and Speech

 

Hi, my name is Matthew Spendlove,also known as monkey man because I like monkeys.

I am in the 6^th grade in Mrs. Rasmussen's class.

I am running for this year's Grounds & Activity Commissioner.

I have a family of seven including me. My mom tells me I started running before I started walking.

I am very active and love being outside. I love to go camping with my family.

I am on a club soccer team called CCB and I am a boy scout.

I also like drawing and sketching living things.

Here are 3 reasons you should vote for me.

The 1^st reason is I love the outdoors and can stay in the sun almost forever if I wanted to.

The 2^nd reason is I am very helpful and can do almost any job asked to be done.

The 3^rd reason is I am really smart and athletic which is perfect for grounds and activities commissioner.

Now some of you who I've talked to have asked me if I would get soccer nets and all that.

Well, the grounds and activities commissioner can't tell the PTC or the school what to get. But I can work with them and with what they have.

THANKS FOR LISTENING AND JUST DO IT !

VOTE MATTHEW SPENDLOVE for GROUNDS AND ACTIVITIES COMMISSIONER.

 

Rachel's Poster and Speech 

Hi, my name is Rachel Spendlove.

I'm in 6^th grade and my teacher is Mr.King.

I am running to be this years Independence Patriot's treasurer.

Something you may not know about me is that I have a twin brother named Matthew.

He is a few minutes older than me but that's ok because I am a few inches taller than him.

I like to go camping with my family and ride my bike.

I also play soccer and volleyball.

I enjoy coloring, drawing, going swimming, and jumping on the trampoline.

Why should I be your new treasurer? Here are 6 reasons why I am the perfect candidate for this office.

R-Responsible. I'm responsible and always do my best.

A-Accountable. I'm accountable because when I am given a job, I always follow through and finish it.

C-Courage. I will stand up for what is right and I CARE about our school and will work hard to make it succeed.

H-Honest. I am honest and will always tell the truth.

E-Excellent. I am excellent in math, which is a good quality to have as a treasurer. I have also been on principals list for more than 2 years in a row.

And finally

L-Loyal. I love our school and will represent our student body well.

In conclusion, I am an honest, dependable and hard working student and I know if you vote for me as treasurer I will do my best to make this a great year.

Thank You! And remember please vote for me, Rachel Spendlove for treasurer. Go Patriots!!

(She held up each letter in her name that she colored and decorated)

One of many Haircuts...

This baby boy has lots of blonde hair that grows really fast.  I love his hair, but I also love being able to see all of his beautiful face.  So I keep cutting it and it keeps getting lighter.  My last attempt at cutting his hair started out in the bathtub, then while he was sleeping and then in his high chair with a sucker.  I'm going to have to have a pro do it next time.

R Ranch

We thought we would check out R Ranch as place that we might want to come to more often.  So on Labor Day, we took the family.  {Everyone except Ethan, he was having one of his ATTITUDE moments so we left him at home} 

 

 Just a little bit about it:

R RANCH

Located along the southern tip of the Sequoia National Forest in a former logging town known as Johnsondale, R-Ranch in the Sequoias is a tranquil mountain vacation resort for the year round enjoyment of its member owners.

Whether you enjoy hiking, fishing, horseback riding or just relaxing in the crisp mountain air, R-Ranch in the Sequoias has something for everyone. With over 80 ranch vacation cabins and 150 RV spaces, R-Ranch accommodates anyone from the casual camper to the seasoned RVer. Owners may stay for up to 14 days per visit (30 days for RV sites) with a 7 day leave, based on reservation availability.

Hike along any of the numerous trails on the ranch's 750 acre property. Discover ancient Indian artifacts carved into the rock. Saddle up for horseback riding. Take a boat ride or do a little fishing in the lake, lay out by the pool or relax in the hot tub. At night fall enjoy a campfire down by the lake.

Horse enthusiasts enjoy the Equestrian activities available at R-Ranch. A world class Archery range, gun range, Frisbee golf, BMX Biking, Adult and youth activity centers are all available to owners and their guests.

 

It turned out that we had some friends who one a place there invite us to come also.  So we met them there and they showed us a few secret waterslides and places to go while there.  The most exciting thing for the kids was the horseback ridingl.  We missed the trail rides but they got to ride in the stables a little. 

 

 

 

We liked it but I guess not enough to buy into it.  And if we were to go there often we would have to do something about these kids and their car sickness.  Heading up to the Sequoias on the windy roads, we discovered that Jacob gets car sick.  Poor Kiddo!! This trip was so bad that we had Lauren (the usual) and Matthew get sick.  Good Times!!

Brimhall Young Womens August 2012

Sister Willis brought some of her Project Linus blankets for us to work on and help prepare for the Project Linus day in September.  We were kept busy and had fun doing it.

This month we also had a Stake Camp Preview.  We watched a slide show of YM and YW camps from his summer.  It is always fun to see yourself on the big screen.  The highlight of the evening was when all the young men got up and sang this very special song for the young women.

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And then the Young Women had to sing their song:
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This was a fun opportunity for our youth to go river rafting together.  Some members of our ward own RiversEnd Rafting and they were able to give us a good discount.  We had a big group which provided us with some big adventures.  But nothing like pulling people in the water, or splashing everyone or getting rafts stuck or just having some plain ole good fun. 

Here are some of awesome youth at the Stake RollerRama Night.  This is an annual tradition.

ECLIPSE through a piece of paper

This is our pinhole view of our most recent Eclipse! Steve put a pinhole through a piece of white copy paper and the kids were all able to see the Eclipse without looking directly at the sun.

First Day of School 2012

Another school year has just begun.  I can honestly say that I wasn't reay for my kids to go back to school this year.  Sumer just went by way too fast.  But here we go, Matthew is in 6th grad with Mrs. Rassmussen, Rachel is in 6th grade with Mr. King (Yes, the same teacher Matthew had last year and she is in a 4th/5th combo class) and Lauren is in the 3rd grade with Mrs. Bray.

Ethan was off to seminary bright and early so no pictures of him.  We now have a high schooler!!!

Here's to a great year!!!!!

 

 

Ethan's FIRST Dance

It was the day of Ethan's first dance and he wasn't really into going.  We were at our neighbors birthday party/Big BBQ and a few of the dads were encouraging him to go.  One of them even said he would give him a dollar for every girl he danced with.  Well, that did it.  He quickly got ready and off he went.  This is a picture of him after the dance.  I'd say he had a great time.  Look at the grin from chin to chin.  He could count at least 16 girls that he danced with.  So FUN!!!

And some pictures from another dance.