MOAB for Thanksgiving

It was a non traditional Thanksgiving for us this year. We spent the day driving to one of our favorite destinations, cooked dinner and ate around 9 PM. It was great fun, the condo we stayed at had a hot tub and the kids were relentless about sitting, OK sitting is not the correct term, more like turning it into an all out water park. Lets just say we were able to enjoy using it as if we were the only people in the whole place, since everyone would quickly leave after our arrival. The weather was ugly for the first two days and the third it got really nice. We were able to enjoy some good Golf, and of course Mountain Biking. Tara, Grandpa TJ, Bret and Jen all got to ride Amasa Back while I took care of the kids, then it was time for Makenna to meet the slickrock trail. It was one of those trips we have been looking forward to for years, we wondered if Makenna was up for the challenge of Slickrock and she proved that she was. Even though I was being a paranoid dad and telling her to walk her bike on the scary stuff, she just took it like a pro and rode all the stuff that made me close me eyes and grit my teeth. She did great! All in all it was a great trip.

Disneyland 08

We took a Scott family trip to Disneyland back in Early September. Grandpa and Grandma Scott, Madison, Ashley, Jared-Carrie and Family, and our little family. It was a really great trip. My favorite part was having so many of my family members there. My least favorite part was driving all night to get there before the park opened. Makenna and Mason absolutely loved having their cousins to have fun with.

Our favorite rides:

Seth: Flyin over California

Tara: Splash Mountain

Makenna: California Screamin

Mason: Woody's Shootout (brand new ride)

We stopped in St. George on the way home and went to Les Mis at the Tuacon theater. It was a really great production, Makenna and Tara LOVED it. We were very lucky to have seats under the very small roof since it rained for nearly the entire play. It was the first play we have ever been to at Tuacon during bad weather. Even though the weather was bad we still really enjoyed it.

We can't wait to go back again!

A Childs Prayer

Kids say the darnedest things don't they. Sometimes they pull the best ones out of their hats during their prayers. You know the kind of prayer that has you doing everything in your power to keep you from completely losing it! Our little Mason frequently comes up with some really good ones. The following is the most recent example: Mason usually says most of his prayers on his own, the usual stuff "thank you for my many blessings, thank you for my family, please bless the missionary's and that we will sleep good tonight, etc, etc, etc." Well he usually wants us to help him finish since he is afraid he may miss some important item. Last night was one of those nights. He finished with his portion and gave me the help me nudge. I told him to say thank you for the rain we have been receiving, he pulled back as if I had hit him or something and in one of those sassy arrogant kind of voices responded with "I AM NOT SAYING THAT" of course I asked why, to which he just looked at me angrily. I explained that without rain the farmers could not grow their crops, and all living things need water to survive. He continued to look at me sternly. I thought since he apparently is not worried about dying of thirst or starvation, maybe I would put it in a way that one of the SCOTT kids could understand. I said "You know that without rain the lakes and reservoirs will have no water in the summer and the mountains would have no snow in the winter". Mason got an alarmed look on his face and immediately bowed his head and said "THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN, AMEN." As I tucked him into his bed he smiled and said "I didn't realize rain was so important."
You gotta love those moments! I giggled on and off for the rest of the evening, thinking about that little guy and how we are shaping his perspective on life.

The Scott's show

Seth David Scott

Seth was born on August 20, 1971 to Donald & Carolyn Scott.

Seth's slide show

TARA

Wow where can I start with Tara? Born November 8, 1974 to R. Terry & Marsha Jensen. Tara enjoys life to its fullest. There can never be a dull moment when you hang out with Tara. She has many friends who can attest to that. She is the best chick skier I have ever seen, actually one of the best skiers period that I have ever seen. She is a nurse and a member of the National Ski Patrol. Tara has run 9 full Marathons, but I think she has retired from that and now sticks to several half marathons a year. She loves Boating, Skiing (water and snow), surfing, Mt. Biking, Hiking, but most of all her family.

Tara's show

Makenna Scott

Makenna was born on June 29, 2000, and is our little ball of fire. She is so full on energy and adventure, it is not uncommon to see her doing cartwheels or back hand springs all the way to the end of the street and back again. She loves gymnastics, dancing, snow skiing, mountain biking, & wake boarding. She loves her family and is very helpful with her little brother. She likes to listen to music a lot especially Les Miserables. Her favorite things include: Root beer floats, hot summer days at Bear Lake, going out on the boat, playing with her friends. Her favorite colors are turquoise, black and white.

The Mak Show

Mason Seth Scott

Mason was born on February 26, 2004. Mason is tons of fun and everyone just loves him. Maybe that's because he loves everyone else so much. We love it that he tells us he loves us all the time. He frequently yells "Dad, Mom or Sis" and when we go to check on him he responds with "Just wanted to say I Love You" followed by a big hug and kiss then he runs off. He is a big Star Wars fan and usually wants to be referred to as General Grievous (one of the villains from star wars). He seems to have grown out of the Captain Jack phase, where he would run around in his underwear with several swards tucked through his shorts. Mason loves playing with friends, snow skiing and going out on the boat. He is a little jokester and has a very playful personality. He frequently says very funny things, like the other day he earned some money for doing extra chores. When we asked him what he wanted to buy with it he answered by saying oh just put it in my mission fund. Then the same night while saying his prayers he asked Heavenly Father if his mission could last for 2 days instead of 2 years. Mason loves Ice cream and his favorite color is green.

The Mason Scott Show

Meet the Scott's

I think I am making this to complicated, but I think I am ready to start getting some things going on this here Blog. The next addition is going to include who we are, with some slide shows (I hope) and some interesting (at least to us) details about us. So stay posted!!

First Blog

OK, so here is the First ever SCOTT'S blog. I figured this would be our family journal. We have been talking about family history lately, and I could not think of a better way to keep track or our lives, for those we love and for ourselves. If I can figure out how this whole blog thing works there will be much more to come!