So much so, that I have not really had time to blog. Last time I blogged it was the first week of June and a lot has happened since then. Here is a brief time line.
June 9-10 went to Bear Lake. Always fun.
June 20 - Megan Summer Stringham 2 years old.
June 21 - Summer Solstice. The real start of summer. Oh yeah.
If you came, you witnessed the melee that it has become. If you didn't, see you next year.
The band played, it was a good time. The attendance count was about 150.
June 22-24 Cedar City for work. We did go to Cedar Breaks. Always cool.
Jake and his HBI harem. Nice.
June 24-July 1
Marsh Family Bear Lake. Exciting, fun, crowded. That is how I describe it.
During Marsh Family Bear Lake I had to come to Salt Lake for a Golf Tourney and for a Grey Dogs gig. Men, take my marital advice, don't do this during family vacation. Sorry Melissa.
July 4 - Nothing burned down.
July 12 - Echo Triathlon
Raced well. Fast out of the water. Passed on the bike. Survived the run. What's new?
July 18-19 Fathers and Sons Campout. Up by Smith Moorehouse. No photos. Just JQ and SQ. Great time. We like to camp together.
July 19 - The Police Concert. I have a man crush. Best concert of my life. Just Awesome.
July-Sept - Are we a boat family? I think we are. We bought into a "training/beater" boat. Man, it has been really fun. We got out 11 times. It has put a cramp in our style but we hope to get everyone out. We even killed a deer with it. The boat's name is now "The Deer Slayer" I have mowed the lawn a lot less. That part is cool. It seems we have wet towels everywhere in the house.
June - August Swim Team
Jonas and Samantha swam at The Tennis Club this summer. They are studs. We rode our bikes over all but 2-3 mornings. 6 miles round trip plus an hour and a half of swimming. They got some work in. I was proud of them. Samantha and I had a great crash. Both of us got a little scraped up but no harm. More here.
July 20-21 Cub Country.
July 24 - Deseret New 10K. Lost a toenail. Ran fast though.
July 28 - August 2 Scout Camp. 6 days, 12 boys, 3 leaders, 2 showers, 72 merit badges, 12 rank advancements, 1 trip to Evanston ER, and a pair of underwear. I split a .22 bullet on the blade of an axe. That was cool. Be Prepared.
August 8-9 Ward Campout. The fam damily went. No photos. Sorry.
August 16- Snowbird Hill Climb. I can't believe I didn't beat Levi's course record. Maybe next year.
August 18 - Jack Johnson in Concert. 2nd best concert of the year.
Bubble Toes =Stringham's favorite Jack Johnson song. Thanks Jack.
August 19 - I turned 36. Crap. Thanks for the blog-card Michelle
August 23 Jordanelle Triathlon. Swim, Bike, Run.
August 29 - The Grey Dogs Rock fest. Imagine a cool band rocking.
August 30 - Fishing at Pass Lake with Doug and Cathy.
August 31 - JQ turns 10. Wow.
September 1 - Labor Day. Kids Tri that ended in a massive hail storm and lightning. Way to go Jonas, Samantha and Robbie. No pictures of the finish. It was under water.
Sept 4 - Quincy announces he is marrying Fran and moving to Chicago. Fran, welcome to the craziness that is Stringham. She will fit in just fine. We were boating, she wanted to tube. Didn't have a suit so got in in her clothes anyway. Nice. Also the night of the deer slaying. That is what makes memories.
Sept 6 - LOTOJA
So I wimped out this year. I did it as a relay with my great friend Eric. We were in school at U of O. Life was much more simple there. Now we are over programed with lots of kids and lots of responsibility.
Well that is about it. September has been pretty mellow. We have been "taking it easy". Work is awesome too. We are growing and working hard. The highlights of the summer have been riding my bike to and from work 2-3 times a week, bagel dog shoes (ask Jonas), the boat and having an incredible family. Speaking of family, if you have made it this far in the blog, you deserve to know, we have a new model in production, STR005. Specs unknown. Coming April 7, 2009. Life is an adventure. I love it.
