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!

Marley

After years of bugging me, I finally decided to get Tyaan a dog for christmas, but only if I could find one that I really liked. I started checking local shelters and found this adorable Puggle that was timid and quiet. (My kind of dog)

I wanted to surprise Tyaan Christmas morning, but the shelter won't adopt them out unless it's been introduced to everyone in the household. So she got him a couple days early.

She named him Marley. He's 2 years old and already house trained. These are pictures from the night we brought him home.


We are very lucky to have gotten him. He's the perfect dog.

Water Polo Banquet

Tyaan's water polo banquet was on December 11th, 2009. Her coach mentioned how hard she works and that she's an important part of the team. He also said he was looking forward to see how well she does in swim season. There was a nice dinner and they gave out awards.

Here is Ty with her head coach, Jackson


And here she is with the assistant coach Jody.

Drew's baptism

On December 5th, 2009 our nephew Andrew was baptized. Jon was able to go to Colorado for it. It's hard to believe he's 8 years old already!!

Thanksgiving trip to Utah

Tyaan and I took a trip to Utah for Thanksgiving. I hadn't been to Thanksgiving dinner at my grandma's house for many years so I was excited.

We got there a day before Thanksgiving so we spent a day out in Salt Lake. This is Tyaan ready to go shopping and to visit my other grandmother.


Finally time for Thanksgiving dinner! It was great food and great company.



We also got to go to Temple Square the night they turned the Christmas lights on. It is so beautiful. My cousin Shannon came with us, which made it extra fun.


Before we went home we got Tyaan to try on my grandmothers wedding dress. It fit her pretty well.

Russell's Endowment Day

On November 21st, 2009 Russell took out his endowments at the LA Temple. We were able to attend with him and it was wonderful.

Here is the beautiful LA Temple, which I love. I grew up in the LA temple district so it's where I went to do baptisms as a youth, and where we visited the visitors center and went to see Christmas lights. It is also where I took out my endowments and was married. So it is a very special place to me.


Here is Russell as we were leaving.


Russell and Tyaan. She got to go do baptisms while waiting for us to go through the session.


Russell and I. Jon also attended but got away before we could get him in a picture.

Riding Trip

On November 14th, 2009 Jon and Tyaan went on a riding trip with some friends. My work was moving to a new building so unfortunately I wasn't able to go. It sounds like they had a lot of fun!

Courtney??, Mike, Russell, Bo, Tyaan, Bryce

Tyaan and Bryce. This is when they were dating.


Tyaan and Bryce.