Last Saturday we volunteered for the Special Olympics. It was really fun. I loved it. We want to do it again. We did the time and scoring for the basketball tournament. We also cheered really loud for the teams. Some of the players were really good and it didn't seem fair to the others who weren't as good. I got a picture with the Utah State team. They were so cute. It was so fun to watch all the teams play. If you want to see good sportsmanship go watch a Special Olympic game. They would always say sorry and help each other up and even cheer for the opposing team.

Joanna Keeping score

Utah State Team

Rock Climbing

A couple weeks ago, Johnny, Jimmy Joe's brother, took us rock climbing at Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake. I have never been before, so I was really nervous. (please note the first picture of me looking really nervous). But Johnny knows what he's doing, and we also went with some of his friends who are hardcore climbers, so I felt safe. Nevertheless, it was a new adventure for us. But I conquered my fears! We ended up climbing up lots of times, and it got easier every time. It was so much fun! My feet hurt from being jammed into those tiny little climber shoes, but other than that, no worse for wear!

I am very unsure about what's to come...














Jimmy Joe is ready to go!

The mountain was roundly conquered



















Mid-climb picture posing


















Look at that arm/leg span!














Chillin at the top

Lots to catch up on: the circus

Back in September, we went to the Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bro. Circus. It was AMAZING!! Indeed, it truly is the greatest show on earth. My mouth was hanging open more often than not during it. I haven't been to a big circus before, so it was doubly exciting for me. My favorite parts were the elephants, the trapeze artists, ribbon men (they climb up the ribbon all the way to the ceiling, and wrap around it and do all sorts of twirling), and the 9 motorcycles in the cage! We even got a deal on lower bowl tickets, thanks to Rochelle, Jimmy Joe's sister.I recommend the circus to anyone and everyone!

First blog

So I have no idea what I am doing, but I created a blog for us. As tentative as I am with all this blog stuff, I am pretty proud that I came up with the existing blog header. I would love to know any websites and tricks that you all have discovered in all your seemingly professional blogging endeavors. Please comment and help me!