Riding Trip

On March 27th we went riding. Jon and Bryce (and Marley!) actually went out the day before and camped for the night. The rest of us went up that morning. It was Tyaan, Michael, Caitlin and Courtney Miller, and myself.

It was a fun day. Everyone had plenty of time to ride, and I even got to ride my bike for the first time. We were out on a dry lake bed, which is fun because you can go really fast.




We had a really small bike out that day... Jon rode it around for a few minutes and made us all laugh.


Jon also brought an RC Car. I drove it around for a while. At the edge of the lake bed there is some terrain and I could get the car jumping pretty well. Marley had a great time chasing it for quite a while.


Jon had posted some signs for me to follow. They had gone to a different spot than we usually do so he was concerned about me being able to find them. It was kind of tricky, but we made it.


We had to be home in time for a broadcast that evening, but everyone got their fill of riding. Most of them even rode from the lake bed to the paved road, which took about a half hour or so. It was fun, and burned the gas out of the tanks. Then it was time to head home!

Jon's Valentine

The young men in our ward did a 'singing valentine' fund-raiser for Valentines Day. The boys got all dressed up, delivered a valentine, chocolate, and rose... and sang a love song to those who were loved enough to receive one.





















Nope, his valentine was not from me. It was from his very best friend Mike Withers.

Barstow to Vegas Ride

On January 16th-17th the Haslam/Withers clan planned a dirt biking trip from Barstow, CA to Las Vegas, NV. The boys rode the dirt bikes and the girls drove the chase vehicles. (Tyaan had another event she had to attend that day, so she wasn't able to go with us.) They had been planning this for some time and done a lot of preparation for it. Jon had it all mapped out and they had calculated how many miles each bike got on a tank of gas. The day finally came, we loaded up the bikes and headed to Barstow.

Here are the 4 boys ready to get riding. Brandon, Jon, Mike, and Russell.






They set up 2 stop points along the way where we could meet up with them and fill up the bikes. The first stop was just outside of Baker, CA. We went up a highway several miles and crossed the path they were taking. We actually found another truck there that was doing the same thing we were. Soon a couple other bikers came in and filled up with her and headed out again. I guess our boys weren't the only ones who thought this would be fun.

By the time they got to the 2nd stop at state line (Primm, NV) they were pretty beat and had some trouble with one of the bikes. We had rooms reserved there so Jon and Brandon decided to make that the end of their trip. Russell and Mike took 2 bikes that were still running well and headed to Vegas to finish the trip. They made it all the way!






































































Barstow to Primm is about 114 miles, and Barstow to Vegas is about 150 miles, so it was a lot of riding in 1 day.



We stayed the night at State Line and headed home the next morning. It was a lot of fun and they're always talking about doing it again!

Ride to Baldy

On October 10, 2009 Jon took me for a ride on his new motorcycle. We went up to Mt. Baldy, which is one of our favorite places. It was a great day to be on the bike, and the mountain was beautiful.

Riding Trip

On May 23rd we went on a riding trip. Tyaan hadn't ridden since breaking her collarbone on Jan. 3rd. We didn't dare go riding again until after swim season was over. So we had been waiting a while for this trip!

This is me coming in after riding Jon's bike. I love to ride his bike out on the dry lake bed because it's SO fast!


Tyaan's friend Bryce came with us on this trip. He had never ridden before and hadn't been able to go on a young men's riding trip that Jon and other leaders had put together a few months before. So Jon had wanted to make sure he got the chance to ride. Since he is a swimmer also (he was captain of the boys swim team at Chaffey, while Ty was the girls captain) and also swam at CIF we didn't want him risking injury until season was over.


Here is Ty, back in her riding gear after all those months!


It was a fun day. We got to ride some trails. Jon doesn't get to ride very fast when he's with us because we're nowhere near as good on dirt bikes as he is. This was also the first time I had been out since I had crashed so I was pretty timid. (It hurts!!) But he is patient with us, and says he had a good time anyway!

AMA Supercross Finals

We got tickets to go see the AMA Supercross Finals in Vegas on May 2nd. We were really excited because we weren't able to go to the race here in Anaheim and the season was ending. We didn't want to spend a lot of money on tickets so when we found some that were a really good price we grabbed them.

We did the trip in a day so we didn't have to spend the money to stay the night out there. We left mid morning, Russell came with us. Tyaan made herself comfortable so the 4 hour drive didn't seem too bad. Russell was playing video games most of the way, so he was happy as well.


We got there and found our seats which were pretty good. It was really cool to see the track in person since we're used to watching on TV. The pits were open and we got to watch practice during the day. It was pretty hot when we got there, but it made the evening perfect once the sun was down. This is a picture of the track from our seats.


Russell, Ty & Jon


Ty and Jon in their Supercross hats!

Russ and Ty.


There was a show in the pits that Ty and I went out to watch. These guys were flipping and doing all kinds of stuff. It was pretty amazing! They did a show in the stadium in between races. At one time they had 3 motorcycles all doing back flips and in the air at the same time!


Jon and I during the races. It got pretty heated with the Reed vs. Stewart fans. We are Stewart fans, because he is by far the best rider, but in Vegas the Reed fans are overwhelming. Since this was finals and Stewart and Reed were 1st and 2nd in points it came down to this race to decide the season champion.

Here is Stewart during the race. He is amazing!!

Tyaan's sign. The "Reed...who is that guy" is totally funny. If you follow the series you'd realize how cute it was that she put it on there.

They put on a pretty good fireworks show when the race was over. Stewart won the championship (although not the race) which was AWESOME!! Reed didn't win the race OR the championship, although he tried to wreck Stewart because he's an idiot... but that was pretty awesome too.


Afterwards we drove home. It was a long, but really fun day. We got home early the next morning. Luckily Russell drove most of the way home so Jon could sleep. It was a really fun experience and we'll definitely have to make it to a race next season. Although we'll go to Anaheim. The drive is a lot shorter!! (only about 30 minutes)

Our Temple Sealing

On April 25th we went to the San Diego Temple and had Tyaan sealed to us. It was a very special occasion and was just as wonderful as I had hoped it would be. We had a lot of family travel to be able to attend the temple with us and many friends make the drive to San Diego and back that day as well. It was wonderful to be surrounded by people we love, and people who love Tyaan in a place that is so special.


The three of us made the drive down together because we had to be there earlier than everyone else. It was a nice drive without any traffic and great weather. As you can see in the pictures the day was as gorgeous as possible. (Those who were at my wedding will know how much I appreciated that)

Here is Tyaan just before going inside. She was really excited and had been anxious to be able to do this for a long time.


The experience was wonderful, one of my favorite days ever. Afterwards we took pictures in front of this gorgeous building with those who stayed to visit with us. Some people weren't able to stay for pictures because of the 2 hour drive back home.

Here is The Don Haslam family: Amanda, Niki, Tyaan, Jon, Don, Susan, Jennifer, Melissa & Scott.


Here is the Boyd Anderson family (my mom's family): Terry, Rolayne, Boyd, Alice, Darran, Niki, Tyaan, Jon, Darci, & Lisa


Jon & Tyaan


Some of those that were able to be with us during the sealing.


Tyaan


Darran, Grandpa Boyd, Tyaan and Jon


Lisa, Terry, Rolayne, Niki (back) Grandma Alice, Tyaan & Darci (front)

That evening my mom had dinner at her house and it was a fun celebration. Our family that was in town from Utah (& Pennsylvania) were all there, and some other friends and family came by. My mom did a great job and put up decorations and put together dinner. My dad got tables set up outside and got Tyaan a really cute cake. It was a great way to celebrate the occasion as well as enjoy everyone's company.

Here is Lisa and Christopher (who had just turned a year old)


My Uncle Larry, Grandma Avis, and my dad.


My dad and his brother Larry in front of a painting of my grandfather on his mission



Tyaan & Katie


Tyaan with Megan Meier (Jennifer's youngest)


Tyaan and her cake


My mom with her 4 sisters: Terry, Lisa & Marla (back) Darci & Rolayne (front)


It was such a great weekend. Getting to see so much family that we live so far away from was wonderful. I nearly cry when I think about the effort they made to be with us in the temple. I am so grateful for the gospel and for the blessings my family is able to have because we have it. I'm so blessed to have Jon & Tyaan and know that if we are obedient we will be a family for eternity.

It was a wonderful day.

Ward Volleyball Night

On April 15th our ward had an activity and we played volleyball. I love playing volleyball and hadn't had the opportunity to play for years so we went and had a great time.


Tyaan hasn't ever played volleyball so it took her a while to warm up but by the end of the night she looked like she had lots of experience. She's just a natural athlete I've decided.


It was a lot of fun and we got to visit with some ward members that we didn't know too well which was nice. Jon was 'dancing' to distract the other teams servers and had everyone laughing.