Another Day, Another Lake!!

We had such a fun Friday night this weekend. We joined Nic, Steff and the girlies at Willard Bay to do some wakeboarding, tubing, skiing, and barbequeing! The weather was perfect, the water couldn't have been better and we all seemed to bring our A game to the wakeboard. Nic impressed as always with his tricks and air but Steff was not left far behind with her poses and tricks. Ryan and I like to think we have improved a lot this summer, we even got some air we just never really caught them on camera. We love going boating especially with some of our favorite little girls! Thanks Nic and Steff!




Kendyl and Ryan hanging out on the beach!
Tubing with Camryn and Brooklyn
Ryan wakeboarding

Brooklyn Loves to ski and her special pink ski!

We saw one of the prettiest sunrises I had ever seen!
Steff sending Camryn into the Sky!

The Nelson's Go to Manhattan!

So this past weekend Ryan and I and Ryan's sister Aimee took a little trip to NYC, and we had a great time. It wasn't the most relaxing of trips but it was a blast! I had never been to New York so I wanted to do all the touristy things:
We went to the Empire State Building


We went to Mario Batalli's pizza place by NYU and it was incredible
Then we headed to Times Square where we.....
saw the Little Mermaid!!! It was soooo magical!
Next it was treat time, so we made our way over to Magnolia Bakery where I had a delicious red velvet cheesecake and Peanut Butter Blondie.(Both were incredible!)
Then we went to Rockefeller Center to eat our treats! (The red lips are due to the red velvet cheesecake)
The next morning we made our way downtown to see:
The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We actually were on Ellis Island when the plane and helicopter collided over the Hudson.

Saturday night we went to Grenich Village and had some Brazillian food in the cutest little restaurant, later we went to see Wicked! We loved it, it was awesome. And during intermission someone about 10 rows in front of us stood up and started clapping, we wondered what was going on and Oprah stood up out of the audience and everyone started cheering. They had a hard time calming everyone down to start the 2nd act.

We went to the Met
And then I found a little piece of heaven on the upper east side, it's called Dylan's Candy Bar and they have every single kind of candy imaginable!!
We became experts at taking the Subway, actually Ryan did I just followed

This is me at the American Natural Museum of History in front of a giant blue whale. We really did have an incredible time! We also saw tons of other things like the 911 site, we did lots of shopping, saw Radio City Music Hall, spent a lot of time in Central Park, went to Brooklyn, went back to Dylan's Candy Bar, ate at lots of yummy restaurants and lots of yummy bakeries, if it weren't for all the walking we did I would have came back 10 lbs heavier. And then I came home and found out my salon is closing at the end of the month.....I guess all good things must come to an end.

Hawaii

My whole family (minus Camryn and Brooklyn) went to Hawaii to
fetch Tanner from his mission. We had a BLAST! We went to Oahu
for 2 days and went to Pearl Harbor and the Polynesian Cultural
Center. My mom's cousin Lani (who lives on Oahu) met us and
showed us the ropes, she also made us great food, and we had a
great time with her and her beautiful children. Then we flew to
Kauai and did everything there possible was to do. We :
*went to the beach
*went snorkeling
*scuba diving
*some took surfing lessons
*ate Puka Dogs
*had shaved ice
*saw turtles
*saw dolphins
*hiked to water falls
*had lots of mango, papaya, pineapple
*went to the beach some more
*swam in the pool
*got in the hot tub
*saw monk seals
*drank lots of smoothies
*ate poke
*boogie boarded
*cliff jumped
*got sunburned
*went to church
*watched grandpa eat poi
*met some of Tanner's friends
*watched movies
*saw where Jurrasic Park, South Pacific, 6 days nights,and
the old King Kong were filmed
*got sea sick(that mainly refers to myself, my dad, and
Matthew, our apologies go out to the other 15 passengers
on our boat)
*played with the cutest nieces ever on the beach
*watched fire knife dances
*ate some GOOD crab cakes, & shrimp
*went to the beach some more

I am quite sure I could relocate to Hawaii and never feel
a moments sadness. But it was also so incredible to see
Tanner again, he is still the same old Tanner I and know
and love, just more mature and spiritual (maybe just
more spiritually mature) . So maybe my family, and
Moose, and all my friends will just have to come with me!

Running For Robert

I have always loved the 4th of July, and this year had a very special meaning to my family. In March my uncle Robert was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling, and Robert LOVED to run. Last year it was so important to him to get us all up to Soda Springs Idaho to run in the annual 5K. So this year the race was dedicated to Robert and raised money to help kids who can't afford running apparel and shoes, which was so near to Robert's heart. My dad came out for the race, everyone signed up and donated money, and members of my family who haven't ran more than a 100 meters at a time finished the race, and finished fast! I really was so proud to be a part of the Clark family! We joined together and really honored Robert's memory. It was a special weekend! This picture is my dad and his brother Wade, sister Patti, and my grandma before the race.

Before the race, and yes Ryan always poses!
I made Ryan carry the camera while we ran, and he was a good sport. This is my aunt Sue, Roberts wife, and his daughter Sydnie at the very beginning of the race!

This is me at the finish, I cut almost 10 minutes off my time last year. Steff did incredible! She was so fast, and look at those legs!
This is my brother Nic, who has had several knee surgeries and NEVER runs! And he did it fast!
This my dad and aunt Patti, my dad didn't start training until the 1st of June, he also had a knee injury, and had to overcome the altitude change! Oh yea, and he's old!
My dad and Nic at the finish line, don't they look happy to be done?

This is my grandma walking across the finish line in her snazzy new running shoes!

Cabin time!

After a day of boating with my side, we headed up to the Nelson family cabin. It's so much fun to go up there and relax in a beautiful cabin in the mountains. We had good food, fun games, and a great time fishing, although there were no fish to be found!

Sunny Days!

Steff and I went for a run to practice for a 5K we're running over the 4th of July! I know, she has better arms, but we're working on it!

My mom was in town this weekend for a wedding and Saturday was the perfect day to head out on the lake! My uncle Michael and Aunt Yvett brought their two boys and met us at the lake. It was so much fun. Jordan and Cameron popped right up on the wakeboard and Michael could not be out done. Everyone was pretty impressive!
My uncle Robert made this ski for Camryn and Brooklyn the summer before he died! Nic made a few minor changes and he determined to get them up on the skis! Camryn decided to give it a trial run before she fully committed!
Brooklyn did amazing! My favorite part was when she told Nic "Daddy, I'm ready to hop on the ski now!" And she wanted to do it over and over!
Isn't she so hot? My mom's not bad either! jk
A proud papa, the ski says "Riding for Robert"
My congratulatory (sp?) hug for wakeboarding
This was pre-boarding
This is me, Camryn, and Brooklyn, making Princess sugar cookies!