Twinkie Time

We gave Jordan his first Twinkie, I know healthy right. Well he enjoyed it and I have a feeling we will be giving him Twinkies in the future. Here are some funny pictures of him and his beloved Twinkie.

Rockin' Baby

Jordan is starting to show interest in crawling. He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth then moves his hands a couple times then flops down on the ground. He is learning so many things and getting such a cute little personality. He already has had a few casualties like falling off the bed, and falling down while trying to pull himself up on things. I can't believe how big he is getting here is a video of him trying to crawl.

Heart Ache

I just wanted to say how sorry I am to all the families that lost a mother, sister, brother, father, or friend in the tragic plane crash. My heart aches at the thought of the tremendous loss of such wonderful people in the Cedar City community. It's made me realize that life is not always a guarantee and you should tell the people you love how much they mean to you everyday that you can. Hold on to the memories you make and make those memories the best you can because they may be your last.
For those of you who haven't heard this is the news from ksl.com.


Sheriff: 10 dead in Moab plane crash
August 23rd, 2008 @ 5:35pm
By Gene Kennedy
Tragedy in southern Utah, as a community mourns the loss of 10 people killed in a plane crash. The plane went down last night near Moab and was engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived. No one on board survived. All the victims are from Cedar City

We know almost all of them worked for the Southwest Skin and Cancer/Red Canyon Aesthetics & Medical Spa, a medical group that provides cancer screenings and also dermatology services for the people who are in rural Southern Utah.


This group was led by Dr. Lansing Ellsworth. This was a day-long clinic they did in Moab. They were heading home to Cedar City last night when the twin-engine plane went down literally moments after takeoff and crashed 18 miles northwest of Moab.

Dane Leavitt, CEO of the Leavitt Group, knew Dr. Ellsworth. He said, "It's the same reaction I feel now, that of just shock, deep sadness. Trying to be of service to those affected, the love for those that we've lost, this is a loss that affects really all of Southern Utah."


The plane was a twin-engine Beech King Air A-100. It was owned by the Leavitt Group out of Cedar City. David White was the pilot. It's unclear what problems he was having before the crash, or why the plane went down. The Leavitt Group said he was an experienced pilot and flew this particular route several times. He had been on these medical missions before.

Crews on Saturday sifted through the wreckage on a small rise about two miles from the runway. Bodies were placed in body bags and carted away.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Tealeye Cornejo said she didn't believe anyone could have survived the crash.

Investigators will try to determine if the plane caught fire before or after it hit the ground. The investigation will be made more difficult because much of the plane burned. "The fire was so intense, there's not a lot of it left," she said.

Grand County Sheriff James Nyland identified those killed as pilot David White; the company's director, Dr. Lansing Ellsworth, 50, and his son Dallin Ellsworth, 23; David Goddard, 60, and his daughter Cecilee Goddard, 31; Mandy Johnson; Marcie Tillery, 29; Valerie Imlay, 52; Keith Shumway, 29; and Camie Vigil, 25.

"It is with disbelief that we struggle to comprehend the events of yesterday," the Ellsworth family said in a statement issued Saturday afternoon. Those from the company "provided much needed dermatology care to patients who might otherwise go without."

Linda Snow, the company's office manager in Cedar City, said, "We are just deeply saddened. These are individuals that were highly skilled and very professional in what they do, and they will be missed."

The airplane was built in 1975 and was well-maintained, Leavitt said. His company has owned it for six years.

E-mail: gkennedy@ksl.com

(The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Cabin Fever!

This weekend we had a little getaway to the Smith Family cabin. It was a fun change to go up and not have to pack up the trailer. We played games, one in paticular called Scrabble. I have heard of this game before but I have always thought of it as a old persons game (no offense to anyone). We had more fun playing that game than all the other games combined. If you haven't given Scrabble a try I would strongly recommend it. We also had delicious food like we always do when we go camping. I took some pictures but I didn't really get a ton due to the fact that I completly forgot until the very last day. We did make smores this trip and that was a real treat, I haven't had a smore in a very long time! Here are some fun pictures of the trip!

Applebees Anniversary

For our 3 year Anniversary this year we went to Applebee's. I know it's not that exciting but that is what I love about Nate. We don't feel the need to go way over the top on every little event in our lives. He is a simple man and just being together for one night was enough. It was weird going out without our little man, but he had fun at grandma Joannes house. After the weirdness wore off I really started to enjoy myself and could have stayed there for another 3 hours just to have a break. I never understood how wonderful time to yourself truly is until having Jordan, and it was especially good to be with the love of my life. Happy Anniversary Nate. I love you:)

It's a Wall-E World!

Well I got Jordan some Wall-E PJ's and we had to show them off. I want to see the movie really bad. I know it's a cartoon but I love those shows. My mom and dad went to see it and said that it was good.

Camping Fun!

This weekend our family went camping with the Smith's. We went to Yankee Meadow up Parowan Canyon. We were so excited to finally go and do something fun as a family. This summer just seemed to fly by and with Nate having inventory and me starting to do daycare it's just been kinda crazy. On the way there our truck broke down and we were stuck on the road with our trailer until Jason came back down from the campsite. We ended up pulling our truck up with Jasons truck and then he came back to get the trailer. I really appreciate the kindness that Jason and Lindsay gave to us. They helped us so much and so did Laine and Jeff and Ashley. It's so comforting knowing that we have such a caring and loving family and friends to help us when times get rough. Well despite all the confusion we really had a fun time. Here are some pictures.