Lake Powell

This year was amazing. We could not have asked for a better trip. The weather was perfect, the water was great and the company was the best. We only missed having the Schagel crew:(

We had so much fun. With everything from wake boarding, skiing, hiking, jet skiing, treasure hunt and pirate night, fireworks (the good ones), good food, card and dice games, ect, ect, ect.... who wouldn't have fun!!!

School

So for all of you that don't know, I have decided to go back to school. I am attending Prescott College (but still living in Tucson). I origanally was going to get my Masters in Counseling and Psychology with a concentration in Equine Assisted Mental Health, but when I went to my orientation and registration last week I discovered that I really dont want to be a counselor. So I did some research and found that the Master's in Education with a consentration in Equine Assisted Learning is a much better fit. I'm really excited about the program and had a great time in Prescott. Here are some pictures from last week.

I started out at the campus for 3 1/2 days. We had registration and workshops to attend. The weather was wonderful and the town was beautiful. Then I spent 3 1/2 days on a Ranch.

This is my firend Meredith. She is also attending Prescott College.

We had giant Banana Splits in the Town Square. Yum, Yum!

The Ranch and horses were amazing. It was hard to leave. I can't wait to go back in November.

Shawn's B-day

We celebrated Shawn's birthday last week. The best part was being able to get all the family together. That seems harder and harder to do as we seem to grow larger in numbers almost every year. This year Stevie made Shawn's cake. It didn't come out exactly as she planned, but I thought it was awesome. It was a Mad Hatter cake with edible pictures covering the layers (how creative is that). Stevie has made amazing cakes this last year. If you want to see more check out her blog http://teeanngiggles.blogspot.com/

Silver Medal

A good friend of my family, Lacey Nymeyer, won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in the 4x100 freestyle swimming event. Lacey has had a every successful career so far and we are very proud of her.

A bunch of friends and family gathered to watch the race and celebrate her victory. We had such a blast. I love watching the Olympics, but when you know some one participating in an event makes it even better.

Camping

Camping with the Schagels is always fun. We played cards, hide-n-go seek in the dark, gatorade top racing, dirt bike riding, hiking and much more. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

My most recent adventures

Well I just got back from my most recent adventure. The past 3 weeks I have been in Salt Lake at the Genealogy Library, in Rexburg visiting Stevie, in Sacramento with Larisa and then near Oakland visiting my Aunt Shelley and her family.

The Library was great, I met Shelia in SLC so we could spend as many hours as possible in the Library only breaking to eat. This past year I have really become interested in family history work. I love finding new names and doing the work for them. It is so fascinating! I also love using the New Family Search site.

I had a blast with Stevie. We went to movies, ate a bunch of junk and went to the ice caves. We got muddy and a little banged up, but had fun doing it.

It was really fun to see Larisa and her brand new baby boy. I also got to play with her older son Kyser, we became pretty close buds.

My visits with Aunt Shelley are always a blast. She said she felt like she was on vacation all week too. She kept us busy from start to finish. The week started with floating on a raft down the American River and ended with a tour of Alcatraz. In between included a pedicure, massages, Great America, Yoga, eating out, movies at night, Fisherman's Wharf and the Aquarium of the Bay. I had a great time and there is still more to do the next time I visit.
Thanks everyone for all the awesome adventures!

House in Pinetop

Some of my most exciting news is that I bought a house in Pinetop, AZ. And if you're wondering, no I'm not moving there permantly, but I love to be there as much as possible. So if any of you want to visit let me know.

My family is going up for the 4th of July. It will be nice to get out of the 100+ weather.