Mark had his Court of Honor for his Eagle award on September 4, 2005.
In addition to his dad, Scott, Mark's grandfather and great-grandfather were in attendance. This is a four generation picture.
Mark with his two grandfathers, Gary Walker and Tom Carey.
Mark with his two grandmothers, Karen Carey and Becky Walker.
Mark decided to make easels and sandwich boards (used for advertising , like for plays and concerts) for Timberline Middle School. Mark spent a lot of time in his grandfather's shop planing and cutting wood and getting it ready for people to assemble, sand, stain, and finish.
Mark and Dad getting ready to start.
Doctor Mark Carey….
now operating on a splinter (one of Mark's favorite things)…
Planing the wood down to get as smooth as possible
Easels in a neighbor's basement, assembled and ready for staining
Almost done….
Scott and Mark loading sandwich boards and easels to deliver to the school.
Mark and the principal, Terry Hill, with the eight easels and three sandwhich boards that Mark made.
Mark with the finished product! All done! Finally!
In 2003, Alpine started a community theater program and did "The Sound of Music", which had been done by the community 20 years earlier. Mark played cello in the "pit". The performances were done in an outdoor amphitheater — that's why it looks like Mark is sitting on stone seats. They kept having problems with it raining, forcing one performance to get cancelled, and another delayed. All the musicians had to keep scrambling for cover to protect their instruments. Mark loved playing in the pit and has played in a number since then.
Mark running track in 9th grade for Timberline Middle School (he's the one in the green shirt).
We went down to Las Vegas to see Star Trek: the Experience and did some other fun stuff while we were there like, M&M’s World, the Secret Garden at the Mirage Hotel, and Brian braved the roller coaster at New York, New York. We also had dinner one night at the Rainforest Cafe at the MGM Grand and saw the lions there. Scott had to spend some of the time at the hotel working, so me and the boys wandered on our own some of the time. (click on a photo to see them all larger)
On the way home from Vegas, we stopped off in St. George to see “The King and I” at Tuacahn and had a great time. I love that venue! While we were in Southern Utah we visited the Brigham Young winter home, did some swimming at the hotel, went to Zion National Park, and visited the ghost town of Grafton where Scott’s ancestors settled.
