LIFE ON LAKE POWELL

One of our favorite things to do on the lake is to go swimming at Antelope Point. There's always a private cove just for our family with lots of fun rocks to jump from and snorkling.

Canyon is a climber and he loves it here. I however have to watch him like a hawk so he doesn't get himself into trouble because he can climb really high sometimes.

LOTS OF PICTURES COMING!

So the other day I FINALLY got around to downloading my camera pictures onto my computer. There were over 1400 pictures. I did not add a lot to my blog last year because I did not have these pics off of my camera but look out now because here they come! These next several blog posts may be late but better late than never. So here is what our family was up to last spring until now. Enjoy!

Online and Open for Business

As most of you know, along with being a terrific pilot, Trenity is also a Flight Instructor. But what most of you don't know is that he is also an online entrepreneur. He just started his very own online Flight Training website. We just launched Phase One a few days ago and are currently working on the next phase. It is a work in progress and will eventually host complete online ground school training courses to fully accompany any local flight training and count towards receiving a pilots license. Check us out at flighttrainingnow.com. And wish us luck for a profitable venture!

Since we are on the subject of aviation, I thought I would add some more photos of what Trenity loves about his job!

How many of you would love to see this kind of view even once? Trenity took these at work one day. The other plane you see is his buddy Derrick who also flys with him on the tours. In fact Derrick was one of Trenity's first students when he worked for the flight school in Cedar City. We love seeing his own students suceed at getting jobs flying and loving it.

I realize it has been ages since my last update and this one is kinda old too but here is a view of our new hometown of Page, Arizona (Lake Powell). We have lived here for about 9 months now and I have still not updated any pictures from our time here. But these are definately better than a poke in the eye right?

I am enjoying the mild winter. It's a big change from Idaho. We have had some snow but it never lasts long and usually it is in the low 40s. It's sunny almost everyday.

The kids are doing great. Harley just started playing basketball for school. Natalia chose to wait till spring to play softball. Canyon is starting to talk up a storm tho i'm sure that the mom translation is still very much needed, and Joselyn is having a blast playing the new Wii that Santa brought us for Christmas when her sisters are at school and she doesn't have to fight for a turn (don't worry, I got her educational games like Jumpstart Pet Resscue and Big Brain Academy).

Trenity and I are keeping busy with a few new projects. Trenity has a full time security guard job at the Dam and is flying lake tours on the weekends. The flying will pick up to full time again in a month or two when the tourism picks up again. In his free time he is designing a new web site for flight training materials and online ground school courses that he will teach. And that leaves me. I keep busy with the kids of course but I've decided to try my hand at writing, a novel that is. But don't hold your breath it will probably take me 5 years to write it at this rate. But who knows mabey it won't be too terrible in the end.

So that's us for now and hopefully it won't be so long before our next update.

Love, Us =)

Here is the Dam that creates Lake Powell What fun every should come visit and play at the lake!!!!

Well howdee doo!!!! Here you are my friends enjoy the new post we are still here!!! This is a little retro.

99 THINGS...

This was kind of fun. Just copy and paste the list and make all of the things you've done BOLD. My sister-in-law had done this on her blog and it looked interesting. After I started reading through it I realized I have done some pretty cool stuff in my life and I bet you can find something you didn't know about me. ~Cindy

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business (does making and selling friendship bracelets in the 5th grade count- Hey I made $200!)

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter , but I have flown an airplane (not just in it)

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial, (Does the Washington Monument count)

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Have been published

81. Visited the Redwoods

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Got a tattoo

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake, (close)

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

Canyon's Spotlight!

Finally I am getting back to my blog! We need to spotlight "The Boy" so here goes. After a family of all daughters we were thrilled to add this little cutie to the fold!

Just look at his Cuteness!! Canyon Lee Fullmer-born July 8, 2008, is just about to celebrate his first birthday. He is already showing all the personality traits of a true boy. He's rough and tough, he love's to climb up on everything dangerously high, and he growls! Gggrrrrr.

One of his favorite things to do is go swimming but he prefers the beach by far! He loves to play in the sand. He always has crazy hair up in every direction. And we all call him "The Captain".

He is definately his momma's boy! After three girls who are DEFINATELY daddy's girls I don't mind one bit. All his sister's 1st words were dada, but not this boy. His first words were Bob- which probably shouldn't count for more than jibberish because he does not know a Bob, then Mom (not mama-just mom), then Yes. We still haven't got to dada yet.

Hold your horses but don't hold your breath!

Okay I realize it has been ages since I have posted an update. This is just a small note to say that it will probably be a few ages more as we are currently crazy here trying to move to Page Arizona. Trenity will be flying tours over the Grand Canyon till November so off we go to the sunny south! Canyon's spotlight coming soon I promise!

Joselyn's Spotlight

Joselyn Belle Fullmer. Age 3. Birthday- March 25, 2005.

Jossi is my girliest girly girl! She loves all things princess and baby dolls.

She loves to go swimming, play with her cousin Trevan, take care of her baby brother Canyon, and go to Grandma's house whenever possible!!! In fact she prefers Grandma's (Bergstrom and Fullmer BOTH) to home.

...did I mention she love baby dolls...
...and her brother!!!!!!!!!!!! When Canyon was born I was worried that Joselyn would be the jealous sibling type because she is very much the center of attention type. However she surprised us all by loving that little boy more than anything!

Swimming

We went swimming for my nephew Trevan's 3rd birthday. It was also Canyon's first time at the pool...

...I think they all had fun what do you think?!

Christmas in Bethlehem

Our Ward Christmas Party this year was a large Christmas in Bethlehem production. For any of you who might not have done one before they are a lot of fun. We decorate the church like the streets of Bethlehem when Christ was born. There are a lot of shops to visit like the deli, butcher, baker, dress shop, toy maker, etc. And by the end we are visited by sheperds and wise men as the Savior is born in the stable. I was in charge of designing and running the main food booth for the ward dinner.We all get to dress up in native costumes.

Grandma Bergstrom had lot of great costumes for us to borrow.

Including Trenity's authentic Beduin robes and my skirt and headress that she bought in Jerusalem.

Canyon was the best dressed baby of the evening.

Christmas Tree Hunting

We finally got to go Christmas Tree hunting again this year! We love taking the kids up into the mountains to find our tree. Canyon opted to stay in the truck.

Of course we couldn't go without getting stuck! That would break tradition right? Oh well...Tire chains to the rescue!

The girls had fun playing in the snow.

And finally we find our tree...and of course like most years it is after dark. I like how Harley is weilding a large ax in this picture above Natalia's head. That can't be safe!

Harley's Spotlight

Time to spotlight my Harley Jean! Birthday November 6th, 8 years old.

Harley's proudest accomplishment recently was getting baptized this year. Her dad and I gave her brand new scriptures for her birthday. I will often notice that I haven't seen Harley in a while and go looking thru the house for her. I will find her in her room reading her scriptures and marking passages.

I've been to a lot of baptisms before but there was something special about this one. Harley lead the music for the songs during the baptism and when she was standing up front I had a small "vision" in my head of her wearing another white dress someday in the temple.

Harley loves to collect anything that is ittsy bittsy. If she can shove it in her pocket, purse, backpack, or anything it must be taken home and saved in hundreds of very small boxes. Consequently we have lots of random rocks, shells, bottle caps, doodles, etc, etc, etc...even broken toy bits, or glass. I try to go through it all on occasion and throw out the broken useless stuff. Usually she doesn't even notice.

Harley also loves to be a big sister. She climbed into bed to read a story to Canyon. I don't think she finished it before she fell asleep. I don't think you can hear it in the video but she was snoring loudly as Canyon just played happily. She can fall asleep in 5 minutes every night and she ALWAYS snores loudly. I wish I could fall asleep like that...without the snoring.