Brothers

Whittingham boys, 
Saturday evening Priesthood session,
 together for the first time ever,
  After conference, they went to Nielsen's Frozen Custard,
a family favorite!

David's Birthday

David, one of Kyle's special friends, had a birthday party and he invited Kyle to come.  So Helen and I went with Kyle to see David and wish him happy birthday at the West Jordan Care Center where he lives.   David loves Utah Football.

David and Kyle

Cheer Leading Competition

Kyle and I went to the Jamz Nationals Cheer leading competition in Las Vegas to watch Kylie's team, Utah Xtreme Cheer.  Melissa, Dawson, and Fred came with us.  Rachel and Sam met us there in Las Vegas to be with Fred.  We walked around, went on the New York, New York roller coaster, went bowling and ate lots of food and of course watched Kylie perform.

 

Perk-Jazz Game

One of the good things about Kyle being the head coach of University of Utah is he gets a few "perks".  He has met a lot of great people who give him tickets to an occasional Jazz game.  So we were on the front row,  Jazz playing the Spurs.  Tony Parker, who was married to Eva Longoria (famous people), plays for the Spurs.  I could not believe how little he looked.  I guess he is listed as 6' 2", but he just looked little on the floor next to the other players.  And in the pictures I had seen of him with Eva Longoria, he had looked so tall.  I guess he is tall next to her, the disappointment of the night.

Crab Pasta

In 1988 when Kyle and I lived in Pocatello, Idaho there was a couple on the coaching staff named Louie and Marci Giammona.   Louie was Italian and as a married couple they had lived in Italy and Marci told me how she learned how to make this Crab Pasta over there.  They had us to dinner and Kyle and I loved it, Marci sent us home with some leftovers and we ate every drop.  I had her teach me how to make it.  It has since become a family favorite with all the Whittingham's.  It is so easy to make.  The ingredients are not measured, there is no exact amount to make this delicious. Don't let the garlic scare you either.  It becomes tender and mild.  The first time I ate it I picked the garlic out, but not any more!

Ingredients;  Olive Oil, diced Tomatoes (28 oz), canned Crab Meat (2 cans if small or 1 lg can), White Pepper, Red Pepper, and 1 bulb Garlic

Peel entire bulb of Garlic

Slice and saute Garlic in Olive Oil for several minutes

Add Crab juice from canned Crab, dash of red pepper, about 1-2 tsp white pepper and simmer 2 to 3 minutes

Add 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

Simmer for 10-15 min adding the Crab Meat the last few minutes.  Sauce will thicken and lighten as it simmers.  Flavors will be blended and it should not smell like canned tomatoes or fishy. Add more seasonings before adding crab, if needed.   It will smell delicious!  The Red and White Pepper are season to taste.  Red will make it spicy.  White Pepper will make it spicy too if you use a lot.

Make it ahead or refrigerate over night.  When adding noodles, simmer together for at least 10 min.  We like it over Rigatoni.

A New Addition to the Family

No matter how many times I told her she would regret it, Melissa decided she needed a dog.  What a nice husband Dawson was to actually let her get one.  I watched the whole process of her asking if she could get a dog and Dawson saying she had to wait several years, to her suddenly having a new puppy.  I have experienced her skills of persuasion and I know she could have been a great lawyer.  Well, they did get the cutest dog ever!  So luck was with them on that end.  Dash is the new addition and I love the him!

Dash and Max wanting to come inside the house

DASH

I Can Do This

My dining table had some serious damage to it, Kylie had done several crafts on the table without protection, causing damage.  I thought. "I will just sand it and repaint it, easy".  So when Kyle was out of town recruiting I started sanding with electric sander in the house (not so smart, what was I thinking?).  I get it painted then when I put my clear coat on top I kept thinking it was not right.  So I ended up redoing the sanding, painting, and top coat about 4 times until I thought it was right, and actually got some help from Home Depot on DIY instructions.  Next time, Kyle said I should just get a new table.  I spent way, way too much time on that.   So maybe it is not so easy to make it look like it just came from the factory.

Ute Cross Fit

It is 2012, I had put exercise on the back seat for at least the last 5 years.  So this year I have decided to make it a priority and see if I can get some of the muscle back that I have lost.  I started last October going to Ute Cross Fit with a couple of Coaches Wives, Sara Hill and Timberly Sitaki.  The owners of Ute Cross Fit are Tommy and Bobby Hackenbruck.  Tommy is a former player at Utah.  He then went on to place 2nd in the Cross Fit Games in 2009.  Bobby played soccer at Utah.  They are both very fit and continue to compete  in Cross Fit and run marathons, motivate and train others.  I have really enjoyed going to the classes.  Kyle told them when I signed up that he did not think I would stick with it, I proved him wrong.  I love going with Sara, she is my fitness idol.    Timberly misses some because of her small children, but she makes it so fun too.  Kyle started having Tommy come up to the Ute Facility and hold class for the coaches up there.  It has been good for them, I think it is really bonding when you do something hard together.
Here is a link to the Ute Cross Fit page to see what it is all about.
http://sugarhouse.utecrossfit.com/about-2/
Or
http://vimeo.com/31093908 

Yes that's me, Sara took the pic without my knowledge

Box Jumps, I know it isn't pretty

Sara was so nice to do my 30 Burpee punishment with me after class for being late

Sara and I doing Wall Sits