Zipping through the trees

On Monday night we went as a whole Eppley family to the Spanish Fork Cement pond to go on the new zipline they have, it was so much fun. I'm not sure how far you go but in the top picture if you lookclose you can see a patch of red dirt and that is where you stop.
Nathan getting suited up and ready but at the last second he backed out. Maybe next time.
Todd, tucked and flying
Chris our future pilot flying through the trees
Geoff on his second run, his first zip down the brake was on too tight so he stopped and was stuck hanging and trying to swing it down so they came to his rescue and pulled him down with a rope then he got to go again and made it perfect. No pictures of me because I was the last to go, we will definitley go do this again. If you want to check it out go to www.ziptraveler.com

Okay, I need to clarify that they whole entire Eppley family didn't go, Brigitte and Tyler were on there honeymoon...sorry guys!

Eppley boys happenings

Alot has gone on over the past month with the three boys. Geoff went on Choir Tour to Canada and also turned 15 while he was there, they just happened to go to the Calgary Stampede on his birthday, so that was fun for him. They also went to the Alberta Temple.
UP UP and AWAY

Chris turned into a teenager on the 31st of July. For his present he went to the UVU Aviation School at the Provo airport and took his first flying lesson. He wants to be a pilot when he grows up, so he got to actually be in control of the plane going up provo canyon and landed the plane when they returned from there flight. He now has one hour logged in his flight log book, only 49hrs and thousands of dollars and he can have his private pilots license. Sorry my pictures are out of sync.
Heading out to the runway, hear we go.
Through with the preflight inspection, lets fly!
Nathan went to BYU gymnastics camp for a week and had a blast, here he is on the rings, his favorite thing was the uneven bars. They had all the kids do floor, uneven bars, high bar, rings, vault and balance beam.
Such a great little gymnast. The boys have had a great and busy summer.

Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride MS 150

The Best Team in the State, Team MS Speedy. From left to right: Todd Eppley, Brent Lloyd, Curtis Eppley, Chris Eppley, Geoff Eppley, Tyler Pace we also had Quinn Heap not pictured.

Curtis stopping in at the lunch stop. Brigitte, Kayce (Quinns wife), and I worked at the lunch stop handing out sandwiches to all the riders. The lunch stop was at mile 72.
Tyler coming up to the finish line on Sunday. This man rode 100 miles on Sat. in less than 6hrs.

Talk about Team Speedy
Chris, Todd and Geoff out on the ride, don't they look good, and not to mention Bright!
Todd, Chris and Quinn coming across the finish line on Sat. Tyler, Curtis, Brent and Geoff came in sooner than the rest and I didn't get there picture. Todd and Quinn rode with Chris as he was having trouble breathing, good thing for Geoffs inhaler. At mile 72 where they stop for lunch, Chris was ready to quit, but with the patience of his dad and a little pushing (todd rode beside him and pushed him up a few hills) they finished and they were so proud to make it, and I was sooo proud of them. They all rode 100 miles on Sat. and then Todd, Geoff and Chris rode 40 miles on Sun. and Tyler rode 75 miles on Sun.

It's been FOREVER

Over the past month and a half alot has been going on at our house. 

 Chris has been going to Physical therapy and doing very well. He is trying to get ready for the 150mile bike ride at the end of June, and be ready for Scout camp the first of June.

  Nathan played spring soccer and his team won every game they played. He also had his state gymnastics competition were he won two gold medals and one silver, he has decided to take the summer off, but wants to go to the BYU gymnastics camp

Geoff has been playing soccer on the SF club team, he did very well, as a team the only scored 6 points the whole season, but he had a great time playing. He has also had Orchestra concerts and Choir concerts. At the end of June he will be touring with the choir to Canada, he is very excited.

Todd has been hard at work remodeling our kitchen with new cabinets, countertops,and sink. he had to move the sink and the stove as they were in the oddest place when we moved in 7 years ago. He has also been traing hard with the boys to do a 150mile bike ride the last weekend in June.

I have just been tending kids and working on the tile backsplash in the kitchen. I have posted some pictures of the finished kitchen, but didn't think to take before pictures, so just think in your mind white cabinets with black trim, white countertop and beige sink. I'm so proud of Todd and thankful for all the hard work he has done.

The tiny tiles I had to put up one by one, just kidding they are on a 12x12 sheet.
Don't you love all the papers on the fridge?  Yours looks just the same you know it!
The stove and the sink needed to swap places, who puts a stove under a window?  But I guess thats what you get when your house is 108 years old and still standing.
All done, Todd just kept saying I hate concrete walls, seriously it was a pain to drill into.

WHEW!!!