Football!!

Tom and I have never been sport-team-followers. However, we were so lucky to go to a USU game to see the Aggies win their homecoming game! We went with our friends Jeff and Joni Hansen and their family and it was a blast! Here are some pictorial highlights:

Tom caught a free appetizer football. It came straight to him. It just hit him in the chest and fell into his hands! The USU fans couldn't be stopped from rushing the field when they won the homecoming game. We were in the season ticket holder seats. I'll never go back to bleachers ain! Individual seats with bum gooves, back rests and cup holders?! Can life get any better? I submit that it cannot!

Travels

It's been a while since my last post. Unfortunately, it's not because we were off traveling the globe, but we certainly had our fair share of traveling. We went down to Utah for a while to help at the frame shop. I got to see my mom and sister for a few days. It's been a lot of back and forth and I'm excited to just stay put for a while.
We're in between seasons at the club. Everyone's back to school, but there's no snow yet to bring that crowd, so everything is pretty much shut down. On the plus side, I get to attend to my calling in the Young Women and actually go to the activities now!

Summer Adventures: Vol. 2

Family Time! Michelle and Nicole came out and it was so great to have them! They helped out at the club and really made this summer unforgetable for me. I don't know what I would have done without them.

A race to the finish at the Alpine slides! Nicole was a great photographer.

Fun at the county fair.

Not so much fun at the county fair.

Tom and Nicole were truly fearless. They are about to go on a ride that flys you up and down.

Michelle and I took the safer route and went on the Dragon ride, with about 15 other 5-year-olds.

Michelle's Birthday. Nicole made great brownies!!

Our great concession girls. They got more tips in the one month they were there than anyone the entire summer! Sweets serving sweets!

Summer Adventures: Vol. 1

This summer has been chuck full of memory-making experiences. It'll take a few editions to catch you all up on our fun times, but I'll just start at the beginning and when I get to the end, I'll stop.


We enjoyed rafting with our very good friends, old and new. Catherine Allred and Joe came to visit and we were so lucky to get to see them! Tom's not our guide because he was working that day on another trip. We somehow managed.

Michelle's Birthday dinner. Very tasty! There are several great places to eat here in Jackson, or so I hear. This has actually been the most frugal summer by far. We've enjoyed nature a lot more then we intended, so when we eat out we really enjoy it.

Tom's favorite, and I must say a great deal, free golf all summer long! Here we are with our friends Kenny and the Rusts, namely Nick and Julie. It really is a lot more relaxing to play golf when you know you didn't pay for it. I highly recommend it some time.

The Alpine slides and Alpine miniature golf were another couple great highlights. Everyone is connected in town, so our recreation was for the most part, free. Our friends the Hansens came into town and we made the most of it!

And of course, the hikes! There is so much around and so many easy hikes that there was really no excuse not to get out into nature. Nicole and Michelle were great hiking buddies. A few of my favorite hikes, (which yes, happen to be the two easiest), are the hidden falls and the hike along String Lake, both in Grand Teton National Forest. The forest service does a great job of keeping the natural beauty preserved and not letting the park become too commercialized.

Stay tuned for Vol. 2 of... Summer Adventures!!!

COMEDY FACE-OFF's Kickoff Season

Here is some of the original cast at our very own Comedy Face-off! It's a competitive improv show and it's our baby. It's just like a real baby too. It's hard work. We're losing sleep. We're totally broke. It consumes all our time and energy, but we wouldn't have it any other way! We are so happy to be out here. Our first season was successful in that there will be a second season! In the above picture you are seeing mostly Quinns. From left to right: Pat Q.(Tom's bro), Marty Q.(Tom's dad), Laurel Q.(Tom's mom), Kenny McNett(player and friend), me(Tom's wife), Tom(Tom's self and Tanya's husband), and Ben(Tom's bro). Marty and Laurel have been a huge help with the door and promoting the club. We couldn't have done it without them. Behind us is one the many great signs Tom's oldest brother Jason designed and made for us. Everyone's pitched in and made this dream come true. I should define "player." It's our term for performer but we say we "played" in the show, so we're players, like in sports. Tom and his 3 brothers, Kenny, and I all played in the shows. It's been a fun group effort and it's been such a huge blessing to get to play every night. It really is "play" too. We have a lot of fun. Check us out at www.comedyfaceoff.com. Here are a few highlights from the past season.

We have audience volunteers during some games. Here is us with one.
This is the front and back of our brochures, with which we shamelessly blanketed the city!

Enjoying Nature

We live in a truly beautiful area. We've really enjoyed taking in the splendor of God's creations. Too cheesy for you? Well too bad, because it really is amazing out here. I'll post some pictures of our summer adventures.