The Life and Thoughts of Robyn

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Parry Family Update

It's been a year since I mentioned how the Scott and Robyn Parry family is doing, so I figured it's a good time to think and update. Hmmm, highlights since last year:
Scott: In October, Scott took me to London, then did some work operating in both Paris and Zurich. Awesome and beautiful. We enjoyed high adventure activities, but Scott was riding a horse which spooked and threw him (separated shoulder and broken ribs). In November he took the boys pheasant hunting in South Dakota, and they all loved it. In February, we went with his gigantic family (10 kids and spouses) on a cruise celebrating his parents' 50th Anniversary. In March, he was called as Bishop of our ward, which made an already BUSY person even BUSIER, but it's been good. In fact, he's seen more of our boys than ever on scout camps and such :)  In June, he took a group of young men fishing in Alaska, and in August, he did his biggest hunt ever and killed an elephant in Botswana (tusks 62 pounds each, where will they go?).
Robyn: I ran my 10th St. George Marathon in October, then hobbled for a few days on the London trip but loved seeing Shakespeare on the Thames, The British Museum, and such. We had our smallest Christmas yet with only three kids at home but enjoyed Disney World (did the Half Marathon with my sister) with the family and my parents. I teach Relief Society, do our Relief Society book club, and was Young Women's Camp Director this year. I still don't like camping, and we got two days of solid rain, but it was more fun than I would have guessed. Mostly I drive kids around, clean and do laundry, watch football and rugby games, and enjoy morning workouts to get away for a bit.
Ashley: Started graduate school in January. She'll be a Physician's Assistant soon, wa hoo! She and her husband live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Luckily, she comes to see us and play whenever she's on break.
Cody: is now a missionary for our church in Costa Rica. He's been in three small villages with no English speakers around, so it's been a great language and cultural experience. Once they discovered a six-foot long iguana in their apartment. He maintains his humor with quotes from Run, Fatboy, Run (a family favorite movie) in all of his emails.
Connor: now a high school senior. Big time! His successes have been on the rugby pitch. His team took 2nd in State, and he represented Utah in Rugby 7s in Las Vegas, Nevada; Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, B.C. Now he's playing running back on our football team, and scored the first touchdown of the year. He's an all-around good guy who is grateful and kind. And he landed a backflip wakeboarding!
Dylan (15): went from football to wrestling to rugby in the school year, and is an aggressive dynamo in each. Hasn't grown taller yet, but his small stature probably helps in wrestling and definitely helps in snowboarding and wakeboarding. He's a flyer. He's also deceptively smart, and his Jedi braid is still going strong.
Wyatt (13): up to Middle School. He's charismatic and can out talk most everyone. He ran the St. George Marathon in October and finished with a string of 7-minute miles. He can also slip through a football or rugby line and tackles people twice his size, which scares his mom. He earned his Hunter Safety license this year, and he and Dylan got to enjoy the Alaska trip with their dad.   

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