As mentioned in the previous post, Katelynn took 2nd place in two skating events a few weeks ago. Here are the pictures and videos from those events:

Pictures here:

KatelynnIceSkating09

Videos here:

Way to go Katelynn!!

I haven’t been writing much this year, as you can see by the lack of posts with any significant content. It has been crazy busy, which is normal for us, but even crazier than usual.

Work has been nuts for me. I’ve been involved in a huge project since January that is the number one initiative in the company right now. So I’ve been working lots of hours and I’ve been incredibly stressed out. Jo is great to put up with me, but realistically I don’t think I could have made it through this year with out her. I don’t like to talk about work when I’m not at work so I’ve avoided blabbing to her about the details, but she is always very supportive and understanding when I’m frustrated and stressed, which is awesome. Good thing is my project launches in just a couple weeks and things should calm down a bit at work after that. I hope.

We have been able to get out a bit too. We had a great trip to Bear Lake with some friends. See pictures here:

BearLakeWeekend7-09

We also went camping a couple weeks in a row with my family. See pictures here:

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We have spent a lot of time with friends, gone to a few good concerts (Death Cab, The Killers, and Bliss were my favorites this year), and also played a lot of rock band and other games.

Katelynn just turned 9! Crazy! We had a birthday party for her and Savannah a while back, and you can view those pics here:

KatelynnAndSavannahBdays2009

She is super smart, and is doing really well in school. She has also improved a lot in ice skating. She got 2nd place in two events last month! I’ll try to post video soon of her latest competition.

Zoe and Smokey are fun. They wrestle a lot which is kind of entertaining.

Now we’re gearing up for some Halloween parties and then the rest of the Holidays. Time flies, and we sure aren’t getting any younger. I’ll try to post more often now that I’m finding more time.

Peace ~
Rico

After playing the crickets noise from my previous post in your next team meeting, follow it up with this one:

It very much sums up some of the people I’ve been dealing with lately… I don’t really like the video below, but I couldn’t find a better version of the song out there….

next time you’re in a meeting at work and your boss asks a question nobody knows the answer to, push this button:

Meet Zoe, 11 weeks old, but new to our family today! This is a late Christmas present for Katelynn.

And here are some pictures too: