Andrew jumped 8 feet and 4 1/2 inches to win first at the regional track meet. He will compete at the state track meet in Provo on June 28th. Way to go Andrew!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Andrew First Place!
Andrew jumped 8 feet and 4 1/2 inches to win first at the regional track meet. He will compete at the state track meet in Provo on June 28th. Way to go Andrew!
Andrew's Birthday
Andrew’s Birthday Party after we got back home from Provo. Even big boys still like to slip and slide. Dan bought these big tarps from the billboard company. Lots of fun. Dan and I even did it…
Dad's Newsletter
Howdy everyone,
Well summer is off and running. Time starts to fly, and even though we have more daylight hours it seems that we never have enough time to get everything done. We have had a beautiful spring here in Southern Utah and have managed to get in a few really fun camp outs & hikes. It should start getting hot now even though the high mountains are still picking up snow. Shelly is gone to Salt Lake for a Teacher Conference this week and Andrew is at his first EFY. So Dawson and I are here alone starving to death because we ate all the cereal and really what else is there if you’re wife is gone and you don’t even know how to open a can. Dawson Jonathon and I went sailing Monday night in a very strong wind. Some of you have been sailing with me before so you probably know what happened. We were flying along so fast that we couldn’t even see cause of the water spraying in our faces and suddenly out of nowhere a huge wave reached up and pulled our boat down to Davey Jones locker right out from under us. Yep after nearly 20 years as Captain of my ship I finally had the chance to go down with my ship. The boat hit the water so hard it broke my boat in half and so my sailing days may be over for awhile. We put Lindsey in the MTC a week ago and she says that she is having a great time and loves her companion . We are planning on being at the reunion and hope to see everyone there. Love the Dan Flakes
Well summer is off and running. Time starts to fly, and even though we have more daylight hours it seems that we never have enough time to get everything done. We have had a beautiful spring here in Southern Utah and have managed to get in a few really fun camp outs & hikes. It should start getting hot now even though the high mountains are still picking up snow. Shelly is gone to Salt Lake for a Teacher Conference this week and Andrew is at his first EFY. So Dawson and I are here alone starving to death because we ate all the cereal and really what else is there if you’re wife is gone and you don’t even know how to open a can. Dawson Jonathon and I went sailing Monday night in a very strong wind. Some of you have been sailing with me before so you probably know what happened. We were flying along so fast that we couldn’t even see cause of the water spraying in our faces and suddenly out of nowhere a huge wave reached up and pulled our boat down to Davey Jones locker right out from under us. Yep after nearly 20 years as Captain of my ship I finally had the chance to go down with my ship. The boat hit the water so hard it broke my boat in half and so my sailing days may be over for awhile. We put Lindsey in the MTC a week ago and she says that she is having a great time and loves her companion . We are planning on being at the reunion and hope to see everyone there. Love the Dan Flakes
June News
Dear Flake Family,
Hope that everyone is off and running on a fun summer. I am writing this during my Marketing Conference in Layton, Ut. I attended the Business Educator's conf. in Syracuse the last two days. I brought Andrew and some friends up and dropped them off at BYU for EFY at the beinning of the week and will pick them up on Saturday morning. Andrew is having a fun time and went to his first dance and danced with ten different girls! It was cute to see Dawson give Andrew tips on how to escort and talk to girls before Andrew left for EFY. Dawson was at his last EFY experience last week.
Dan, Dawson and Jonathon were having a great gime sailing on the lake last Monday. Then a big wind came up and blew them over and actually snapped one of the pontoons in half and broke the mast. It looks like our sailing days are over. At least they survived without drowning after flagging down a speed boat and being towed to safety.
We got Lindsey successfully in the MTC on June 4. It was a little sad saying good bye, but she is off and running and seems to be enjoying the MTC and learning a lot. She is very happy that they have Chocolate milk there!
I am going to meet her new mission president tonight, as he lives in Kaysville. He and his wife will go to Vancouver in July.
We still plan on driving out to the reunion, despite the high gas prices. We are not sure what we will be driving out there. Dan is wanting to modify a vehicle to run on natural gas. We are planning on getting there even if we have to ride bikes.
Thanks Julie for all of your work on the reunion.
Well,I better get back on task. Happy Father's day to all of you wonderful fathers. We love you and appreciate you in our lives.
See you soon!!
Hope that everyone is off and running on a fun summer. I am writing this during my Marketing Conference in Layton, Ut. I attended the Business Educator's conf. in Syracuse the last two days. I brought Andrew and some friends up and dropped them off at BYU for EFY at the beinning of the week and will pick them up on Saturday morning. Andrew is having a fun time and went to his first dance and danced with ten different girls! It was cute to see Dawson give Andrew tips on how to escort and talk to girls before Andrew left for EFY. Dawson was at his last EFY experience last week.
Dan, Dawson and Jonathon were having a great gime sailing on the lake last Monday. Then a big wind came up and blew them over and actually snapped one of the pontoons in half and broke the mast. It looks like our sailing days are over. At least they survived without drowning after flagging down a speed boat and being towed to safety.
We got Lindsey successfully in the MTC on June 4. It was a little sad saying good bye, but she is off and running and seems to be enjoying the MTC and learning a lot. She is very happy that they have Chocolate milk there!
I am going to meet her new mission president tonight, as he lives in Kaysville. He and his wife will go to Vancouver in July.
We still plan on driving out to the reunion, despite the high gas prices. We are not sure what we will be driving out there. Dan is wanting to modify a vehicle to run on natural gas. We are planning on getting there even if we have to ride bikes.
Thanks Julie for all of your work on the reunion.
Well,I better get back on task. Happy Father's day to all of you wonderful fathers. We love you and appreciate you in our lives.
See you soon!!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Lindsey in the MTC!
We had a great experience with Lindsey entering the MTC! She entered on the 4th. She will be an amazing missionary. We will miss her but know the Lord has called her for this time. If you want to follow her mission blog that will be updated with her emails and pictures the address is: sisterflake.blogspot.com.
Memorial Day Weekend!
Wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Lindsey gave a great farewell talk on Sunday about service and missionary work. She will be an awesome missionary. We had a lot of fun with a lot of relatives and friends! The weather was cooler than usual so it was perfect. We did a lot of outdoor activities such as softball, croquet, bocce ball, ping pong, ring toss, hoola hoop, kickball, and such. Andrew and the other kids his age built a really tall knex tower. On Memorial Day we went on a beautiful hike near Colorado City. We had a fantastic weekend!
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