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Lavell Edwards Stadium, We Missed You

September 26, 2009 By Tom 4 Comments

Our awesome/kind/generous/etc. friends Leah and Jonny gave us their tickets to the BYU vs. CSU game because they were going away to Mexico for the long weekend. So we spent the afternoon basking in the glory of another sellout crowd and another Cougar win. At one point, after Harvey Unga ran into the endzone for a touchdown, the cameramen got shot of the crowd reaction. Apparently I was front and center for a few seconds. I found out initially because my phone suddenly flooded with texts and Facebook messages from friends telling me they saw me on TV. But even better, when we got home that night we got an email from Jonny and Leah in Mexico who made their family rewind the game so they could take a picture and email it to us. Pretty awesome. Unfortunately Kristie was blocked by the score icon in the bottom right:

She got her own moment in the spotlight after the game, however, when she was invited down onto the field to stunt with some friends, just like the old days. The first picture is of a “cupie” contest (which couple can hold the stunt the longest)…

…and the second is of a gnarly stunt that I can never remember the name of. It might be called “watch-me-make-a-pretzel-out-of-myself-and-point-at-you-while-standing-on-an-ox-of-a-human-being” — but don’t quote me on that.

Filed Under: exercise/sport, holidays Tagged With: byu football

Celebrating with Bobby and Kathryn

September 25, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

Kathryn did a righteous thing and got a bunch of us on board to meet up for dinner at Simply Thai in Sandy to celebrate Bobby’s birthay. Only later did we learn that it was Kathryn’s birthday as well, so it was twice the party. It was so good to get that group together again, even though a few key players were certainly missing (you know who you guys are). Here’s a few shots from dinner:

Then a few of us headed to the Beck’s in Alpine for some serious rock n’ roll, cake and ice cream and good conversation. Check out these animals:

And Bobby blowing out the candles as he finally turns 37:

Filed Under: food, friends, out of town

Birthday’s In Rexburg

September 19, 2009 By Tom 2 Comments

Since we missed Andrew this summer at Cape May, he thought it would be fun to fly out for Coleman’s birthday. Kristie and I were already planning on heading up to Rexburg, so Andrew flew out a few days early and spent some time down here with us and friends till we took off Saturday morning.

Friday night we went to a documentary film and art gallery about the Bahia…the state in Brazil where I served. It was an exploration of art from that area, put together as the capstone project of a few BYU seniors. If you have a second (and the desire) check out a video of the trailer here. I loved it, and it brought back some awesome memories.

Saturday morning we drove up to Coleman’s dorm, and Andrew walked in with me like it was no big deal. When Coleman came around the corner his jaw just dropped…it was so funny to watch him try to process what was going on (“wait…Andrew lives in North Carolina…but…”). This was followed by a big brotherly bear hug. It had been too long since the three of us had been together.

That afternoon we went out to lunch at Bajio’s and brought Lacey and Coleman’s roommate Dallan. Here’s a couple shots from the restaurant:

Then we headed to the park to play football and kill some time till the BYU/FSU game. I don’t want to talk about the FSU game, but we certainly enjoyed ourselves up until that point.

After the game we squeezed in an hour of racquetball…it was a first for Coleman, and a blast for everyone. We looked particularly sexy posing  in the goggles:

That night Andrew crashed at Coleman’s dorm and Kristie and I got to stay with Tiff and Kolby. Their hospitality was unmatched, they’re such a cool couple (thanks again guys!)

And many thanks to Mom and Dad McConnon for making this weekend happen for us…the flights, the dinners…everything. We love you guys!

Filed Under: family, holidays, out of town

Homecoming & Tanner Family Pictures

September 12, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

This weekend we headed up to Boise for Houston’s homecoming talk (nice job Hust!). While we were there, Dawn Yorgason took some awesome family photos of the ever-growing Tanner family. Here’s a couple pictures (the first was Dawn’s, and the second was taken with Angela’s camera — which is awesome btw…I’m mildly coveting it)

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Flag Football

September 10, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

Kristie and some friends are on an awesome flag football team. I’m not sure if they’ll win a game this season, but they sure do have a good time. Kristie’s got an awesome throw and quick feet, so she switches between QB and running back. I didn’t get very good pictures, but here’s a shot of Kristie (in black) cruising for some yards:

Filed Under: exercise/sport Tagged With: flag football

BYU-I Move In

September 7, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

This weekend we took Coleman up to BYU-I in Rexburg. On Friday night we decided to spend the night at Grandpa and Grandma Haworth’s, where they treated us to dinner and some fun stories. Before taking off in the morning, we took the four-wheelers out for a ride, and saw the sunrise over their family farm. Really pretty.

Our next stop was Rexburg, ID, where we helped Coleman move in and set up. We met his roommate Dallan, a really cool kid from a town nearby. Here’s a shot of them from behind.

I didn’t want to feel like a mom on her kid’s first day of school, so I kept pictures to a minimum.

I think he lucked out with his housing situation…especially because one of his roomates has a TV about as big as me, with a sweet surround sound hookup. We got to spend some time with Lacey, who’s also a freshman up there, and the Tanner fam. I’m pretty sure they’re gonna love college. They might even go to some classes too!

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This Sunday

September 6, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

Kendra and Nathan’s families were in town for James’ baby blessing at church. We were invited to attend, and then meet up with them near South Fork for a luncheon afterwards. A few pictures from today’s events:

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BYU vs. Oklahoma

September 5, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

On Saturday BYU upset the #3 team in the nation at the brand-new Cowboys stadium in Dallas. I was beside myself. We watched the game at Leah and Jonny’s with some friends…my only regret is that we didn’t make it out to join the 2k fans that met the team at the airport when they arrived home at 2am. I think this picture conveys some of the post-game celebratory excitement we were feeling:

While downtown Provo was close to peaceful rioting, we spent the evening swimming in Leah and Jonny’s pool. Not a bad way to cap off the night…thanks guys!

Filed Under: entertainment, exercise/sport Tagged With: byu football

Back to School

September 5, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

I got to spend the day with Coleman going shopping for school/dorm supplies, playing flag football with the Manwarings and going out to eat at Tucano’s for lunch. Here’s a shot of Coleman looking right at home in the plateware isle of Walmart:

The best part is that he thinks he’s going to use one of those things his freshman year. Duh Coleman…pizza already comes in a box. And Cup O’ Noodles has a bowl built right in. He might need a pot for Ramen and Easy Mac now that I think about it though…

Filed Under: food, school

Big Springs with Coleman

September 4, 2009 By Tom Leave a Comment

So we decided to take Coleman camping to show him some of the beautiful canyons and mountains around here. By the time we arrived it was pretty much dark, so Kristie helped set up the tent while Coleman and I went foraging for firewood.. Since we’ve camped in the same spot a few times before, dry fuel was becoming increasingly scarce. Coleman decided to solve this problem by foregoing the sissy kindling and jumping straight to a 9 foot dead tree he found near the campsite. Why pick up sticks when you can spend a half an hour trying to splinter a 6-inch-diameter log into submission?

So after much pushing, pulling, jumping and bashing, we had enough wood to get the fire blazing.

That night we took a short hike out to the gigantic meadow a little ways up the trail. I wish I could have captured it with a camera, but it’s just too immense for a single lens…and it wouldn’t have done justice to the full moon anyways. We just layed there for a while in the middle of it…probably leaving human crop circle shapes in the tall grass.

We had to hike out early to get Kristie to an appointment with a client…and Coleman and I had a big day of back to school shopping ahead of us. Here’s a picture of the morning after, back down at the base:

Filed Under: family, outdoors Tagged With: big springs, camping, coleman
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