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Chris Ross Photography: The Blog

Chicks on the Run

This last Saturday, Naquel ran a 3.2 mile run with our local ward. Every year she participates. She was always a fast runner- I know she could kick my butt in running. When she told me she finished first place I congratulated her, but she said she was still 1.5 minutes slower than last year! Always competitive, always trying to do her best in everything she does... I am so proud of Naquel. Thanks to Mr. P for taking the photos, and sorry to all the Sisters for posting pics without your makeup on!

Ross Family Photos: By Rebekah Westover

A special thanks to Rebekah Westover for doing such a great job on our family photos. We went up to Alpine UT for the fall colors, and we are so thrilled with the results. The kids were well behaved (Thanks to a Disney bribe) and the weather was great. Here are a few of our favorites.

Camping in the Uintah's

I have been so bad about keeping up on the blog over the last few months. So to keep you updated, let me tell you about our camping trip up in the Uintah's (Trial Lake) over Labor Day 09. Over the last few years I kept on bugging Naquel that I wanted to plan a camping trip up in the Uintah's and I finally got her to agree. So we reserved a camp spot over the long Labor Day weekend, packed up our gear and drove up to Utah. We spent the first few nights at Naquel's parents in Spanish Fork, and then on Sunday afternoon we drove to Trial Lake campground. When we got there, some people were still in our camp spot, but kindly packed up and moved out. We set up camp in no time, and then took a hike down to Trial lake. The water has receded quite a bit from the last time I was there, and it was a little muddy. After a little hike, we came back to camp to prepare dinner- tinfoil dinners (Naquel's outdoor special). Connor, Grandpa, and I then took a drive out to Lilly lake and went fishing. We didn't catch anything, but I got some great photos of Connor and Grandpa. I returned later that evening for sunset shots at Lilly lake, and then went back to Trial lake for some moon lit shots of the lake at night. We all went to bed around 9pm when it was nice and cool. By 3 AM we were all bunched up together in the freeze of the night. It was so cold that the moisture from breathing froze to the inside of the tent. We made it through the night and then quickly started up the fire again to warm up. Grandpa took Connor fishing while Naquel and I broke down the camp and packed up. It was a quick 1 nighter, but perfect for us. We left Trial lake and drove all the way back to Las Vegas. The kids were well behaved and we had a very fun time. Here are a few pictures.

Boating on Lake Mead

Today we went out on Lake mead with some friends of ours. They rented a wave runner and we had our boat. After getting everyone on the water, we headed over to a local beach on Lake Mead. It was nice and relaxing, and the kids had a really fun time playing in the sand and throwing it at each other. The rest of us just laid out in the sun and sat in the water. Our friend, Mr. P, went to get some gas for his wave runner while we waited around on the beach. When he came back we were ready to roll out and pull the kids on the tube, but Mr. P was complaining that his wave runner was really slow to get up and go. We decided to take the kids out on the tube, then meet up with Mr. P where we left him. 1 hour later, a stranger in a boat came flying up near our boat yelling " IS YOUR NAME CHRIS?" we answered yes, and they told us that Mr. P was marooned on the a beach and that his wave runner had almost sunk. We hurried over to where Mr. P was with his daughter. Apparently, they wave runner had taken on so much water that it started to sink out in the middle of Lake Mead. Luckily, a near by boater saw Mr. P frantically waving his orange flag and they barely dragged the wave runner back to shore before it sank. So when we arrived, we felt pretty bad leaving them there. We were able to tow the wave runner back to the marina and load it on the trailer without any other problems. Everything turned out fine and we all had a great time, with a little stress thrown in to keep things exciting. Today was a good example of how being a boat owner really can be stressful and worrisome at times. Here are a few pictures.