High and Low for 2023

 Seth

Time w/Heidi and the kids and extended family and even friends.  No matter when and where it happened (Paris, CA, UT)  I am appreciating more that people are what matter most.  that being said places have a way of stamping out separate moments so they stay in your memory better and when I think of those great places/moments what comes first to mind from 2023:  Floating the escalante, two different green river sections, the San Juan and my favorite was Muddy Creek.  Stuck in a rainstorm biking down from Targhee w/the boys.  Red Fleet cliff jumping and ride.  Skiing off the top of Ben Lomond w/Waddoups in June.  Powder mtb downhill season.  Catching the end of an epice snow season, several days of Strawberry powder.

Low:  I can encapsulate it in a moment.  Waking up blazing hot and sweaty July 2nd in the sprinter van trying to sleep after a miserable call night bc I couldn't sleep in the construction zone of a house bc of asbestos concerns mid-remodel.  And also a lot of early morning awakenings bc I was stressing about what we were putting our kids through with an unnecessary move.

Heidi:  Paris w/Seth, kids making friends and thriving in Eden, STUNNING scenery all around, family travel.  Low:  hot summer with no ac and construction headaches.

Taft.  EFY, moving, steamboat springs, mountain bike season.  Low:  moving

Luke.  BYU soccer camp, cache valley cup, Florida with mom, mtb season, steamboat river camp.  Low:  remodeling the house and moving.

Jonah.  Climbing camp at steamboat, football season, moving to Eden, Flaming Gorge, family reunion in Solana Beach.  Low:  remodeling, bike crashes.

Penny.  Getting a cat, starting kindergarten, seeing st. George friends at the beach,  Low:  MOVING.

Dan.  Low:  work stress.  High.  Alaska, Peru, coaching baseball, Idaho Scientific doing well.

Lara.  High:  Peru and all kids home at Christmas, successful year at Sunnybrook strategies.  Low:  kidney trouble

Braxton:  Hawaii with Ball fam and Alask with Herway,  Low:  Vista apts sucking rocks

Daph.  Hawaii and Alaska.  Low:  nose surgery, classes over the summer

Zane.  Summer with Nikki T and Alaska.  Low:  being sick a lot.

Scarlet.  Alaska.  Low:  Influenza

Brau.  Summer trips.  Low:  blowing out my elbow

Levi.  Alaska.  Low.  Tonsils

Mats.  Getting engaged.  Low:  My brother Per passing away

Colie.  Getting engaged, completed the last major renovation on the house, lots of fun trips (San Fran, San Diego, Seattle, St. George, Sweden and good ol' Shelley Idaho) girls playing together and their contagious giggles.  Low:  Mats' brother passing away.

Cora.  My birthday, jumping in a lot of water this year, hanging out with cousins in San Diego, finding out I'm getting a half-brother.  Low.  Finding out I'm allergic to cats, getting whitewashed by the ocean.

Juliette.  Mom and Mats getting engaged, my birthday, Christmas.  Low:  turning like a cartwheel in the ocean with my eyes open.

Noel:  Summer trips, Canada, Australia.  Building gazebo is high and low.  Low:  Meniscus tear.

Natalie:  Watching Kilauea erupt.  Free upgrade to floor ticket at Taylor Swift and going to her concert with all my girls.  Monk seal came and swam w/me at 3 tables.  Our trips and seeing family and friends.  Found my first sunrise shell.  1/2 way done w/masters program.  Low:  having to superglue Bryn's gash on her foot before her dance competition.  We don't talk about Bruno.

Bryn.  Australia, eras tour, all travels really, and living in a mostly sunny place.  Low:  getting my wisdom teeth out.

Isa.  traveling, seeing the eras tour.  Low:  starting high school which means harder school work.

Tori.  Hamilton w/mom.  Built my loft bed w/dad.  4th grade field trip to Big Island.  My golden birthday (turned 11 on May 11). Taylor Swift concert in Seattle.  Low:  Friends moved.

Jake:  Rainbow mountain.  Literally.  And being in Peru when there were no other tourists.  No boss.  Being in an avalance cloud.  Switzerland and Costa Rica within a week of each other.  108 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing, 7 hours.  Low.  Early morning Seminary.  Just the thought of it.  Rachel's drop off a school.  Failed Purposolver.com.  Client friends not calling.  Can't stop eating junk.

Melanie.  Peru with Jake, being head of costume design for Kate's middle school play, being inter-lodged at Snowbird with my dad and brother's family and having the best powder ski of my life, Rachel being awarded top 20 scholar of her school, Tommy having a great experience on his humanitarian service trip, San Diego reunion with the Herways, visiting old friends, the Del Mar horse races, Kate and Lily's kid camp, getting rid of lots of clutter moving the kids room around, Lily's creativity and determination to win the best trunk at our trunk-or-treat, overcoming my fears and white water rafting in Costa Rica, being a part of the Giving Machines team in Philadelphia, seeing the I coach grow in confidence, seeing Rachel thrive at college choosing to be a music major and practicing without me telling her to, having her home for the holidays.

Rach.  Road trip w/Brenna, paper airplanes, Barbenheimer, George School day school (summer job), New Hope w/janki, Princeton w/dad, biking in newark (DE), concerts w/friends, trying on 18th century dress, Christmas carol.  Low.  Waitlisted to everything, Janki got mad at me, roommate a hoarder, commuting to school w/Lauren

Tommy.  Snowbird, HXP, ATV.  Low.  School started.

Kate.  New room, Taylor Swift movie, Shrek Jr., Snowbird w/Grossens, summer fun kid camp, 6 flags w/friends, Rehoboth beach, California, Sarah Su, bday carnival, Costa Rica, Giving Machine babysitting, Christmas, New Year Party, lots more friends & neighbors.  Low.  Rachel leaving, braces on, stuck in ski lodge, no snow(PA)

Lily.  skiing powder, snowbird paper airplanes, seeing Ryker and Hudson, San Diego cards, 4th grade picnic, Rehoboth Funland, Costa Rica water rafting, VA cave place & Tophan's, Christmas.  Low:  getting ears pierced, Kate moving out of room, Mrs. Leidy (5 grade teacher)

Steve:  Making new friends, family reunion in CA with Kent, Christmas in Heber with Kent and Isaac and family.  Low:  Separating from Felicia

Tom:  Being with the kids, grandkids, Anita.  Rehoboth, Cap Martin, Paris, Brussels, Rome.  Solana.  Senior Lecturer.  Getting revelation every time I read the scriptures.  Colie finding Mats.  Patrick Kearon called as an Apostle.  Home teaching with Don Richie.  Low:  The pain people cause others when they think only of themselves.  Finding out Don has brain tumors and not long to live.

Anita:  Complete renovation in SB in time for a FABULOUS family reunion with almost everybody there.  Europe with my best friend (Tom) for 7 weeks.  Christmas family time.  Colie and Mats engagement.  Storyworth, thanks for making us remember while we can still remember!  The miraculous events concerning the selling of our back 5 lot.  Not selling to a litigious couple.  Low:  Renovate condo in SB and living in a hotel, inept repairmen:  roof, trees, toilet.  Steve's separation.