A day at the office

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Lahtinen August 2010

The last great thing before heading back to school. John, Ryan, Duncan and Jane all attended the BYU football game. BYU won over University of Washington in a close, nail biting game. LaVell Edwards stadium was sold out. Half time brought all the All American Quarterbacks of BYU who played under LaVell Edwards, from 1967 -2002, back together. It was a great half time celebration and tribute to Coach Edwards. We even got Ryan in a BYU shirt!
The last day of band camp, the Mt Spokane Marching Band performs for the parents and friends. This year, they learned the entire show from beginning to end. That has never been done before at Mt Spokane. John is in the middle, playing Baritone. He has begged for a solo for the last 4 years. James wrote one in for him this year. It is 4 notes =) But he does a heck of a job on his 4 notes and is very grateful for the solo, such as it is.
John had the pleasure of having his wisdom teeth removed this month. He does not remember anything from the time they put him to sleep, until the next day, waking up in his bed at home. He walked, talked, and cracked jokes, but he does not remember any of it.
On a rare P-day, the MTC President took all the American Missionaries out into the city of Lima, and allowed them to be "tourists" for a day. Our family collects sand from all of the places that we travel to. Mark was going to send us some sand home, but if you look close, you will see the beach is made up of round rocks.
Elder Mark Lahtinen in front of the Lima Peru Temple. His last visit to the temple for a while. Mark got assigned to Huanuco Peru on Sep 1, 2010. He is up high in the Andes Mountains. It was a 9 1/2 hour bus ride from Lima. Before leaving the Provo MTC they make all the missionaries get a haircut. Upon arrival at the Peru MTC (they call it the CCM there), the missionaries are all given a buzz cut. Notice Mark's hair. This is after 4 weeks of growth! He has never had his hair so short. Mark is loving his mission and gaining a great appreciation for all that America is, that we take for granted. He is growing so much spiritually too. You can write to him by going to www.missionsite.net/elderlahtinen at the bottom of his blog, click on send a letter with Dear Elder. Type your letter in and click "send". It will send it for free to the Lima Peru East Mission. Check out his pictures and letters that are posted on his blog. He is a great writer.

Bryan Family Updates:

Christopher got his braces off! Can you say popcorn and corn on the cob. 8th grade here I come.

Maygan has lost 4 teeth. She is also patching less time each day. 5th grade for me.

Hyrum has lost his 2 front teeth and couldn't be any cuter. He is starting first grade and has asked that his mom NOT walk him to school this year.

Emily has started pre-school with her cousin Brandon. She loved her first day. We went to Riverfront Park as a family and she loved every ride there.

Julene played in a tournament with a team in Sunriver, OR. The team took second place.

Bryan has been learning more about directing the ward choir and is doing a great job.

We love being together as a family and look forward to more adventures together.

Provo High School football is underway. Friday night, August 20, PHS defeated Cyprus HS 28-0. We all hope that is a sign for the season. Number 17 is Also Known As - Ryan Osborn.

After Red Pine Lake and before the thunderstorms drove us back to Provo, we hiked into Secret Lake at the Alta Ski area. It has always been covered with snow when we have been there. We even got to see Bullwinkle the moose. Who knew he lived at Alta?



Stepher takes it easy while Paul cooks lunch.


Got snow? Alta Ski Area in the summer.

Red Pine Lake

Red Pine Lake is located in Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City. To get to the lake is a 4 mile hike with 3000 feet of elevation gain. The last mile is climbing over fallen trees and small boulders. The effort was worth it as we set up camp at dusk and watched from our private rock cliff overlooking the lake as millions of stars appeared. We also saw deer, fox, badger, snakes and many little critters. We shared the lake with only one other small group. Beautiful! The next morning after breakfast, we hiked around the lake, visited a nearby waterfall and hiked out.

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Awesome camp spot at 9400 Feet.







Stephanie Said Dad never takes her camping. On August 17, Stephanie backpacked into Red Pine Lake and spent the night.

July Summer Fun

-Bryan

*Becoming an amazing choir director. Works and plays hard. Attended 2 days of scout camp. Worked out in the yard. Played tennis.

Emily aka Beautiful
*Swimming lessons and hula practice. Playing with cousins (friends). Blowing bubbles on the porch.

-Hyrum

*Swimming lessons,Hip Hop Classes and tennis camp. Practicing riding his bike. He lost his front tooth and can no longer pronounce his s's.

-Maygan
*Broke her arm and now is wearing a splint after a few weeks in cast. Tennis camp, hula practice, activity days, and tennis team. Sleepless overs and fun with cousins and friends.

-Christopher

*Tennis lessons, scout camp, tennis camp, swim practice, and scout meetings. He was chosen to be on the yearbook committee next year. Enjoyed earning merit badges, mowing lawns and babysitting at home.

-Julene
*ran tennis camps and tennis team programs. Ran kids to all of their activities. Played and won in a mixed doubles tennis tournament. I have enjoyed spending time with our family.