Jordanelle Triathlon

This past week Jason competed in the Jordanelle Tri. It was located in Heber . This was his third triathlon but first Olympic distance. In the Olympic you do a mile swim, 26 mile bike ride and about a 5.7 mile run. Jason did very well taking first in his age group and 10th overall. He sure is an iron man. A few days before the triathlon we went up to Deer Creek reservoir so he could try out his new batman suit.

Behind Jason all of the athletes are setting up their transition zones.
Jason's olympic group went first. Jason said people kept grabbing his ankles.


Jason running up from the swim.

Look at those glutes.

These little kids loved to give the athletes high fives as they ran by.


Jason only had one lap to go. At this point he was dying of thirst, so it was a good thing this girl had some water.


He got first in his age group. You can tell he loved being on the podium.

In front of the Jordanelle Dam.

Bikes and More

We are finally settled in our new basement apartment. This is the first unfurnished apartment we've lived in so we had lots of things to buy.


We've gone on several rides on the South Fork of Provo Canyon. It's always nice to get away up into the mountains. Andrea was bomin' it down on the way back. She got so far ahead of me I had to zoom to like 3.0x (hence the fuzzy image).


Crusin' down South Fork.




This is harder than it looks.


Bridal Veil falls.


This is Andrea's grandma, Betty, and her husband Gordon. We don't see them too often, but we wish we did. They are hilarious together.



Andrea's parents were in town for a funeral. It was kind of a bitter-sweet experience. Great to see them, but sad for the passing of a relative.


The view from a field close to our house.



At Grandma's house a few weeks back. Grandma is awesome.


P.S. Pics from the triathlon to come shortly.

We Are Alive

Yes . . . it is true. We are still alive. Life in Provo just isn't as exciting as life off the coast of Spain. But stay tuned, we'll post something soon.

Hi everyone, I know it has been a while since the last post. We are now settled here in Utah. Jason is in school, we both are working and life is great! This past weekend we went to the Salt Lake temple and had a great date night. We look forward to our trip out to Washington this weekend.

The Swiss Alps

We have just returned from our trip to Switzerland. We had a wonderful time, and both Jason and I feel it is the prettiest place we have ever visited.

This was the first Bed & Breakfast we stayed at, called Sunny Days. It's located in Interlaken, a city that sits right between two beautiful, blue lakes.

From Interlaken, we took the train and then cable cars to Murren, a ski-resort city. Lodges and chalets such as this one were everywhere. Supposedly, people aren't allowed to build homes of any other style.
Jason on top of a bench in Murren. Impressive.
We took this picture ourselves from a city across the valley from Murren called Wengen. It had the most incredible view of the valley and the mountains across the way.
The second place we stayed was in Lutschental, a country B&B outside of the touristy towns. It was definitely "homey."

Today we went up to the Shilthorn. We are packed in this cable car going up the mountain. I may look composed but these cable cars scared me every time.
Cable car going up to the Shilthorn.
J&A on top of the Shilthorn. It was about 0 degrees outside, which isn't bad locals say.
J&A in a cute town at the base of the Alps called Grindlewald.

The last couple days we spent in Luzern. We took a gorgeous train ride into the mountains. Here are a couple photos Jason shot from the train.

This is where we stayed at in Luzern, our final destination. It wasn't a Bed & Breakfast, but it did have an open, sunny dining area enclosed in glass where we ate the first night.
This track is surprisingly right next to a massive wall that served as a fortress in Luzern. Jason would have been a great track star. Look at that stance.
Our lunch in Luzern, with our legs hanging over the edge over the water. Sandwiches, apples, bananas, granola bars, and of course swiss chocolate and swiss cheese--it doesn't get any better than that.
The famous bridge in Luzern.
In Switzerland fondue is a common dish. They had chocolate fondue too, but we just got cheese. Hashbrowns and bratwurts usually accompany the fondue, which we also had.

The Three Amigos

Meet Nacho, Rodrigo, and Fedrico. They're part of a less-active family who happen to be our neighbors. We've played soccer with them on a number of occasions. Their parents are separated, but their Mom--who is a member--has taken the initiative and started taking her family to church again (with the help of the Sister missionaries). Since the three youngest boys aren't members, the Sisters have been teaching them the discussions, and Jason and I have been fortunate to attend some of the lessons. On Sunday, Rodrigo and Fedrico were baptized. It has been wonderful to see how happy their mom is now that her boys have been baptized. They are such a sweet family.

They asked Jason to baptize them. Left to right: Fredrico, Jason and Rodrigo

Sevilla

In January Jason and I went on a day trip to Sevilla, or Seville, a city about one hour from Cadiz.


We went inside this catholic church and climbed to the top of tower you see on the right.

J and A at the top of the tower.

This is the grave of Christopher Columbus--supposedly.
In this picture you can see the Matador and the Bull Stadium. I'm not too sure about it but Jason would like to go to a Bull fight while we are in Spain but i believe they do not start until Summer.
Jason infront of the Bull Stadium.
The architecture of Sevilla.

City of Sevilla and in the distance the Bull Stadium.

A glimpse of city life in Sevilla.