Mo and I took a trip to Chicago last weekend to see Matt, Sue, and Eva. We had a great time! We always do with Matt & Sue. Saturday was a full day of getting our Irish pride on. We spent the afternoon at a Celtic festival at Grant Park getting our Irish on! Then …
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Back to School 2009
Its that time of year again! Erik started second grade, and Henry started his second year of preschool. They are great boys, we are so proud of them!
Current Creek
The boys and I hopped in the Jeep and trekked up to Current Creek a couple weekends ago. We went up and over Guardsmens Pass from Big Cottonwood Canyon, and then up course up and over Lake Creek Summit, then down into Current Creek. We camped by the old group site down near the reservoir. …
Leland Eric Janke
Grandpa Lee passed away last Saturday (August 29th). We all have different memories of Grandpa, mine are all very grand. Grandpa made Christmas growing up more exciting than Santa Claus ever could have. The first car I ever drove was Grandpa’s 1976 Jeep CJ-5. It was long before I was sixteen, and I was sitting …
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Wrestle Mania!
It’s a little belated, but here are some pictures of Henry wrestling. At each meet he would have 2 matches. The first match was for points, and the second was pin to win. Henry was undefeated!! Some of his point matches he won by more than 30 points (42 to 7)! What a champ!
5 Mile Pass
Uncle Dan and I took the Jeep and Skulls (the Cruiser) out to the Five Mile Pass recreation area after work the other day. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Pony Express passed through the area during 1860-1861. The area also was traveled by the stagecoach and pioneer families heading …
Imperial Troop Transporter
While Erik and I were blousing…uh, hmm, er I mean browsing the internet last night for Star Wars toys, I came across a great article at the Geek Dad section of Wired.com. it is titled “The 5 Best Star Wars Toys Ever Made” (link is HERE). As a child I only had one on the …
Skulls of July
We attended the Sandy 4th celebration again this year. The festival is held on the grassy South Towne Promenade between Sandy City Hall and the South Towne Center. They have rides, activities, vendor booths, food, a parade, and fireworks! In the parade this year they had a group of competition rock crawlers that were climbing …
4 Years
It has been fours years since our Jenny ventured out, and sadly did not return. We miss her, we miss all she shared with each of us, and we are grateful for how she made each of our lives better. Back in March during an appeal process which was ultimately denied, the appeal Judges spoke …