He was talking back!

Mary or Tess; I'm never quite sure.

Talmage shows off his complete inability to smile for a camera.

Asher--my son

The most spectacular home-made cake I've ever seen.

What an enthusiastic hiker

Dang, my kids are cute.

The Watchman of Zion National Park during a break from the snow storm this weekend

Temple of the Virgins covered in snow

All part of the photograph Granite District buildings project

Fire in the sky

Window

Tough-guy Talmage

College Gameday and . . . Kirk Herbstreit

The Howe family in 2010

So handsome!

I have a Band-Aid on my finger,

One on my knee and one on my nose,

One on my heel and two on my shoulder,

Three on my elbow and nine on my toes.

Two on my wrist and one on my ankle,

One on my chin and one on my thigh,

Four on my belly and five on my bottom,

One on my forehead and one on my eye.

One on my neck and in case I might need 'em

I have a box full of thirty five more.

But oh! I do think it's sort of a pity

I don't have a cut or a sore!

-Shel Silverstein

The steepest hike I've done in the last few years, and Talmage simply ran up it. You start to feel old when your son dusts you like it.

Stalactites are on the ceiling. Stalagmites are on the ground.

This is most definitely the way to handle the Timp trail--in a backpack.

That's my wife!

New glasses--what a stud!

I put Asher's toy phone on the railing of the fire engine to get him to do this. What a lousy father!

What a handsome fireman.

And Talmage didn't even want to do it.

This is the state I live in.

Sunrise near Zion National Park

My brother just won the Park City Marathon. Impressive, huh? And, I'm related to him.

Alright. This seems like as good a time as any to get back on track. I graduated yesterday . . . again.

Nothing makes kids smile more than personalized T-shirts.

Asher and I on the world's biggest slide.

This is where I plan to stay the next time I visit Rocky Mountain National Park.

Another early morning alone

5:30 AM at Dream Lake while my wife and boys slept

Rocky Mountain National Park. Really, our first family vacation.

Well . . . that's enough to make any dad proud.

Talmage is an absolute natural at T-Ball.

Jason approaching Guardsman Pass

Alright . . . Just one more of the flowers.

My tour guide through the Howe-Family Gardens

This is Asher . . . in a good mood.

More flowers

Laura's garden is looking spectacular.

I concluded my Leadership Preparation Program (LPP) a mere few hours ago. Thus closes the most rigorous education of my entire life.

Don't worry . . . I'm almost out of these pictures.

Sunrise in Escalante

I think this is my favorite picture from our recent trip to Coyote Gulch.

A random waterfall in Coyote Gulch