Fly Fishing at White's Ranch

On Friday, September 19th, my dad's financial adviser offered to take our whole family to Sportsman's Paradise. Sportsman's Paradise is a private fishing / hunting area. Those who came along were Emily, Lucas, Henry, my mom, my dad, Alissa, McKay and myself. We had a great time.

We arrived at 12:00 where we were given trout for lunch. We then headed with a guide out to a couple of fishing holes where everyone had tons of success. Out of the five of us that fished, we probably caught around 50 fish (Emily caught 2 in the span of about 10 minutes). Lucas spent most of his time trying to throw rocks in the water when he wasn't watching Grandpa reel in the silly fish. All in all everyone had a wonderful time. We hope to be able to do it again. Thanks dad for inviting us along.

Lucas & Daddy fly fishing together for the first time.

Emily fly fishing.

It wasn't the biggest fish I have ever caught.

We knew it was going to be a good day fishing when I bought a bag of sour patch kids and found a fish in with the other candies.

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The Classic Race

Emily at the final stretch of the race.

Emily crossing the finish line at 55:50. Way to Go!!!

The two boys supporting their Mom.

Lucas clapping as Emily finishes the race.

Only 3 months after giving birth to our second child, Emily is at it again. Saturday the 13th of September, Emily completed her first ever 10K (6.2M). All proceeds for the race went to benefit the McKay-Dee Heart Services. The race took place in Layton and started at Surf n' Swim (Check out the full course http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/ut/layton/203227639).

Emily's goal was to finish the race in 55 minutes and she did just that finishing in 55:50. Emily finished 103rd out of 193 people who ran the race. She was 42nd in the overall women category. Here is the link to the race that will post the official results (http://www.theclassicrace.blogspot.com/).

I think her main motivation to finish the race was to see her 3 boys waiting at the finish line cheering her on. It was fun watching her complete her first 10K. Way to go Em!!!

Our Little Giant

It's official, our Henry is huge (as far as 3 month old babies go). Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore every little roll and dimple and I wouldn't change a thing about him. It's just that today I went to buy him diapers and according to his weight, he should be in size 3! For all you young moms out there, that should mean something. It won't be long before he's giving Lucas a run for his money. He's such a joy, and we're so blessed to have him in our family.

Surgery Success

Brian's surgery #15 was successful and he is doing surprisingly well. They were able to remove all of the tumor without creating a gap in his pelvis. The verdict on the tumor is that it was a grade 1 chondrosarchoma, meaning it was a low grade cancer that was contained within the mass. We're still waiting to hear back on the margins. He's quite resilient and eager to get back to golfing ASAP. We truly appreciate all of the support and prayers in our behalf.

Lagoon Day

Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa Bitner took Lucas on a field trip to Lagoon. He had the time of his life! By the end of the day, he was wiped out.

SUMMER FUN

We've had a lot of fun this year spending time with family. The Bitner cabin in Island Park was definitely a highlight.

I LOVE MY BOOTS

Lucas is getting much more use of his boots this summer than he ever did last winter. He loves wearing them just about anywhere, including the doctor's office and to run errands.