Becky Harding

ME

2009-04-04T21:30:00.001-07:00

Okay, what to say about myself...I live a good life. My first love in life is my family. I have the greatest husband, kids & grandkids.

Ray and I married on September 9, 2006 after dating for 3 years.

I am so fortunate to live in beautiful Park City, Utah. It's an amazing place and I feel it's such a privilege to be here. We're surrounded by the most majestic mountains in the country. World class ski resorts are 5 minutes from our home and I've become a pretty good skier (thanks to Ray). In the mornings hot air balloons fill the sky. I go crazy over hot air balloons, no matter how frequently I see them. I've skydived from some of the hot air balloons in Park City. Park City has the best restaurants (my favorite is El Chubasco, which is a small, inexpensive mexican joint). I'm spoiled!

I grew up in Salt Lake City and attended Skyline High. I received a Bachelor Degree from Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) in 2004 in paralegal studies. I work with Ray doing mediations.

I was raised in a family of 5 children. I'm #2 out of 5. My dad was the best and it was very painfully losing him 4 years ago. I don't have a relationship with my mother. My older sister is Kristi. She lives in California and I only see/talk to her about once every 6 or 7 years. Pam is #3 out of 5 and the one I see and talk to the most frequently. We get together for lunch quite often (the wedge at Lone Star!). Spencer is my only brother. He's 10 years younger than me, but I've always felt a strong bond with Spencer. I'm not good at keeping in contact with my siblings and only see/talk to Spencer once or twice a year. He lives in Washington DC. Alicia is the baby. She's getting married this July and lives in Oregon. Alicia is cute, driven and successful. She is a registered nurse (RN). Again, I slack in keeping in contact with her. Nobody can get me laughing harder than Pam, Spencer & Alicia. Especially when we're all together. They're a lot of fun.

I have a zest for adventure. I started skydiving in about 1991. I quit for 10 years after Sierra was born, then took it up again. I have about 300 jumps. I met Ray at the drop zone where I started skydiving in 1991 (Cedar Valley). We started dating in 2003 and married in 2006. I still love skydiving, it's such a natural high!

I really enjoy boating and waterskiing. Shortly after Ray & I were married we bought a boat. My waterskiing has actually improved as I get older! We recently bought a parasail to pull behind (or is it above?...I guess both!) our boat. We haven't had a chance to try it out yet since it's currently winter! I really like Bear Lake, having spent a lot of time there as a child. We spend the majority of our time boating on Jordanelle, which is only about 15 minutes from our house. I also like Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge.

Ray has a Harley and I really enjoy road trips. We've rode to Sturgis, South Dakota for the big annual Motorcycle Rally. We've also taken it up through Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. It's such a feeling of freedom!

I have traveled extensively. I've been to England and France a few times and have traveled to other parts of Europe such as Germany, Italy, Greece and Croatia. I have been on too many cruises to count, probably about 15. I've been to Alaska several times, both on land and twice on cruises. I've been to Hawaii many times...I love to go to Maui in the winter to see the Humpback whales. I've been to Brazil twice, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras and all over Mexico. I have scuba dived in Grand Cayman a few times, Aruba, Jamaica, Cozumel, St. Thomas and several other islands. Scuba diving is such a different experience, a whole different world. Because of my love of hot air balloons I went to the big Internation Balloon Fiesta held in New Mexico every year a few years ago with Chantel, Sierra, Pam & Alicia. I was in awe at so many balloons in one place at one time. Last summer (2008) Ray & I spent one month in Africa. I spent a week hiking up Mt. Kilimanjarro in Tanzania while Ray was hunting. We then traveled through South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It was by far the most amazing adventure as far as traveling that I've experienced! I love Africa and hope to return some day.

Besides hot air balloons and humpback whales, I love moose & elephants. I enjoy photography (especially photographing wildlife) & cooking.

Life is an adventure:

EXPERIMENT, EXPERIENCE, EXCITEMENT, EXPLORE

Yes, this is me kissing a buck in the mountains near Casper, Wyoming

Boating at Lake Powell, 2008

Hitting the road

Elephants in Africa, 2008

Humpback Whale

Me & my hubby at the Grand America Hotel

Moose near Park City

Deep Sea Fishing in Mazatlan, Mexico (mine's bigger!)

Me on the flying trapeze in Jamaica

Ray & I skydiving

LAKE POWELL FAMILY REUNION 2008

2009-03-29T23:02:00.000-07:00

The 2008 Harding Family Reunion was at Lake Powell. We stayed on houseboats, did a lot of waterskiing, exploring the lake, hiking to indian ruins & had a GREAT time!

Sierra, Kinsey & Madison tubing

Justin in the indian ruins

Sierra waterskiing

Sierra & Madison

Ray & his mom, Martha

Tyler & Jordan

Justin cuttin' it up!

Sierra

LAKE POWELL VIDEO!

MARDI GRAS & WESTERN CARRIBEAN CRUISE FEB. 2009

2009-03-29T22:01:00.000-07:00

In February 2009 Ray & I took a Western Carribean Cruise on the Carnival Fantasy that left from & returned to New Orleans, LA. It was during Mardi Gras so we spent a couple days in New Orleans to watch the parades & participate in the excitement. We came home with about 20 pounds of beads that were thrown from floats.

We scuba dived in Cozumel & visited the Mayan ruins "Chichen Itza" located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

THE GRANDKIDS

2009-03-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

Grandpa, Jordan & Tyler

Tyler at Zion Ponderosa

Family Reunion 2006

Jordan, Tyler & Kinsey
Christmas 2008

Sister & Brother ~ Kinsey & Jordan

Kinsey Waterskiing! Lake Powell 2008

All 3 grandkids, Easter 2008. Kinsey, Tyler & Jordan. They're too cute!

RAY

2009-03-28T19:54:00.001-07:00

Ray (with me) in a jump plane

Deep Sea Fishing in Mexico

Ray with Kinsey on Ray's 55th birthday.

My cute hubby, Ray. Ray is quite an amazing person. He's humble & very successful. He's a great husband, dad & grandpa.

Ray has been through so much in his life & has managed to keep on going and overcome his tough times.

Ray is one of these people that doesn't fail at anything he attempts. Ray is very athletic and does something physically challenging almost daily.

Like me, Ray attended Skyline High School where he was the champ of the football team, before moving to Alaska. He went on to graduate from BYU then BYU law school. At a very young age he was practicing law & had two offices, one in Pleasant Grove & one in American Fork. He married young & had 3 great kids (Michelle, Nicole & Justin). After losing his wife in an auto accident, he became a judge so he could spend more time at home with his children.

Ray has about 3000 skydives (that's how we met), has scuba dived all over the world, skis over 100 days a year, is a great waterskiier, mountain bikes almost daily when the weather permits, likes to hunt, fish, hike and travel. Ray has participated in world record breaking skydives such as "300 ways" (300 people hooking up in the air to create a formation). Ray has a Harley & we love to take road trips on it.

Ray now works as a mediator and is very successful. He has been referred to as the "hot ticket" because he gets the disputes settled. Ray has a way with people and a great talent for working with them to resolve their disputes. He is in such high demand that he is booked out about 3 months. He's good!

Ray is such a good husband. He spoils me with lots of "bling" and adventures. We spend more time together than any other couple I know and don't get tired of it. We work together, travel together and play together.

JUSTIN

2009-03-28T19:31:00.001-07:00

Justin is one-of-a-kind! Justin is my other "step" child, but to me, he feels like my own son. From the time we started to get to know each other, we hit it off. We both love to joke around & have a similar sense of humor. He can really get me laughing. I always look forward to being around Justin. Not even Ray understands why we laugh at the things that we find funny.

Justin will graduate from Utah State University this May with a bachelor degree in Entrepreneurship. Yeah! He's always full of ideas for businesses. Justin is 100% an outdoors guy. He has mastered fly fishing, works as a fly fishing guide & has recently started his own fly fishing company. He also loves camping, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, skiing...basically anything outdoors.

The newspaper at Utah State published a story on Justin. Here's the link:

http://www.utahstatesman.com/the-lure-of-fly-fishing-1.1632079

MICHELLE, CLINTON & TYLER

2009-03-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

Another cute family! Michelle is my step-daughter, but like I've previously said, I don't like the word step! I feel like Michelle & Nicole are more like my friends than anything else. I couldn't ask for better friends! Michelle is amazing. She works full-time at a daycare so she's able to have Tyler there with her. Michelle manages to have time to have family get-togethers and is a great host. Tyler couldn't ask for a better mom. Michelle is a hard worker and loves the outdoors. Like us, they have a boat & they spend a lot of time boating, camping & white water rafting.

Clinton is a great provider for his family. Clinton is so good at remodeling homes & can renovate anything to make it look amazing. Clinton knows how to play hard, too. Clinton loves the outdoors & shares his love for it with Tyler.

I am so lucky to have such cute grandkids! Tyler is such a stud. From the time he was born I felt an instant bond to him and have so much love for him. Like his parent's, he loves the outdoors. He's all boy, playing with toy guns & rough housing.

NICOLE, RANDY, KINSEY & JORDAN

2009-03-28T18:25:00.000-07:00

What a cute family! Nicole is my step-daughter, but I've never liked the word "step". Nicole is such a generous person, with her time & everything else. Nicole makes it very enjoyable to do things for her because she is so grateful and lets you know how much she appreciates it. She's a wonderful mom!

Randy is the perfect husband for Nicole. He helps Nicole out with the housework, cooking and kids and is happy to take over when Nicole needs a break. Randy has a funny, dry sense of humor & some awesome dance moves!

Two of my cute, sweet grandkids. They are so much fun!
Kinsey is such a beautiful girl. Kinsey likes swimming and doing any kind of art projects and does very well in school. All the boys in her class "like" her.

Jordan is a very loving boy and still cuddles if you catch him at the right moment. Jordan is musically inclined and has inherited his dad's great dance moves. He's a real character & likes to show off and be the center of attention. Jordan is very protective of his big sister & gets upset if he thinks someone is treating her bad.

SIERRA

2009-03-27T23:05:00.000-07:00

Sierra with Jordan & Tyler

Sierra in Maui Hawaii

February 2008

Sierra in the wind tunnel (indoor skydiving)

My beautiful daughter, Sierra.

Sierra marches to the beat of her own drum. Sierra dresses in her own unique style, uh, maybe it's called grunge or eccentric, or ? Sierra is a great student in school, making honor roll frequently. She really excels in reading & science, ranking in the top 10% in the country.

Sierra likes dance class, skiing, waterskiing, skateboarding, flying in the wind tunnel (indoor skydiving) and anything to do with water...she made the swim team when she was 4-years-old. Sierra is accident prone, perhaps because she's active or perhaps clumsy, haven't quite figured it out. Most of all, Sierra loves hanging with her "homies".

CHANTEL

2009-03-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas 2004

Chantel at mine & Ray's wedding. September 9, 2006

This is me and my 2 daughters, Chantel and Sierra in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where Chantel is attending nursing school at the University of Nebraska.

Chantel is a great student and doing awesome! Chantel is 23-years-old. She'll have a solid career and make a good nurse. Chantel has a great way with people & is a sweet, caring person and so cute! She must get that from her mom. Chantel has always been focused and driven. Chantel was so quiet and obedient as a child, spending the majority of her time in her bedroom reading. She was always an honor student in school & seems to excel in everything she attempts. Chantel and I have fun hanging together, I just wish I could spend more time with her. When we are together we like to go shopping, to movies, out to eat and spend time talking and laughing. I'll never forget the time a lion "sprayed" Chantel at the zoo when she was little! Quite funny! Chantel likes to go to Vegas and spend time with friends. Chantel is a hard worker, having worked as a life guard all through high school. Most recently she has been employed by Costco for the past couple years.

TRIP

2009-03-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

Trip is such an awesome cat! Trip is a Bengal (asian leopard cat bred with a domestic short haired cat). He's not a typical house cat, he's wild, crazy, takes bathes, "buries" his food (when there's nothing but a hardwood floor to try to cover his food with), curious and likes to explore. When he wears himself out running, jumping, leaping, attacking, climbing the walls, etc., he'll cuddle up to us, purr and go to sleep. He has the softest fur I've ever felt; it's like velvet and he doesn't shed at all.

RAY & BECKY

2009-03-26T20:39:00.001-07:00

Me and my cute hubby Ray on our wedding day, September 9, 2006.

Who would have guessed we would end up together after first meeting skydiving in 1991?

Ray & I started dating in August 2003. Ray "popped" the question in April 2005 (with a giant diamond ring!) and we married about a year and a half after that. On May 3, 2008 we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple.