Thursday, April 30, 2009

Track Time

Maddi is right in the middle of track season
well, regionals are next week and her 4X8 team qualified for STATE
This video is crummy and dark but I like how she busts out of the box she was in
and PR'd in the 800. Go Maddi!!
I like to watch her run...it looks so hard and not very fun
plus I remember it's a sweaty heart-pounding good excuse for her messy room!


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Santa Fe Road Trip


Regan had business on a Saturday in Santa Fe, New Mexico so I decided to go along to keep him company. We got our kicks on Route 66! Git along lil doggies!! Such a cool little artsy town. Checked out some historic sites, museums, interesting architecture, shops and had super yummy Mexican food with the best queso & chips mmmmmm!!





San Miguel Mission is the oldest church in the United States...next door is the oldest house in the US. Pueblo Indians trying to attack, shot their arrows from the top of the house which went through the rafters above and started the attic on fire. Everyone inside died. It is said to be haunted...some claim to hear children running up and down the aisles and the gift shop is haunted by a young child who died there. Many are buried inside and mass is still held there weekly. We lit a candle for Imelda inside. I think they really need...MELINDA GORDON GHOST WHISPERER!!

Here is the mission...

Inside...

Not a Pueblo Indian leaning on the door of the oldest house in the US...

When the settlers came, much fighting ensued with neighboring Native Americans. This monument was built to honor the men who fought and died...well, actually, honoring the white men who fought and died. This monument was erected in the 1800's.

So, someone took the time to put up a gold plaque to "apologize" for wording on the monument that could be considered offensive now and to please remember the times etc etc So here is how the plaque reads now...notice the cut out? It used to say SAVAGE. Don't know if it was vandalism or they removed it anyway. Click the picture to enlarge if you can't read it very well...



Some candids, not sure what the totem poles were and of course, Stone Soup.






Saturday, April 18, 2009


~ Madisen Rae Stone ~
~ Senior ~ Deer Valley HS ~
~ Swim Captain ~ Butterfly ~ Track ~ Piano ~ Stugo
~ Proud owner of a YW Medallion ~
~Daughter ~ Sister ~ Friend ~
"That's guitarded"
Don't touch her face






Photos by Nick Sorenson
www.thisisnick.com

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Cheetah Girls with little Gurlz





Mikki entered a drawing in the store "Girly Girls" for tickets to the Cheetah Girls concert. Much to her surprise...she WINS 4 tickets! Apparently, she and her 2 friends don't necessarily love the Cheetah Girls nor would they be caught dead wearing a concert shirt but WOW...once the Cheetah Girls got on stage and started the show it was sure suspicious how all 3 girls *Grace*Mikki*Carly* start screaming and jumping, sing all the songs and won't sit down or stop the scream singing the whole concert!! Here is proof...







Long time no see...

For some reason I got the idea in my head that our growed up family wasn't interesting enough to blog about and then lo and behold, my cutest extended family ever has been complaining (& a couple friends) that my last update was back in December and it made me smile...

So to my family I love, that live far away and I HATE THAT...I'll stop the world and BLOG for you!! hehe Seriously, I promise to be better and love you all & I'm tickled someone actually reads this! I vow to blast a BLOG BOMB in the next couple days here!

All my love,
Aunt Janet ::smooch::