Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Our Little Baker!
What does Claire do when she can't find any friends to hang out with? She bakes! This was today's creation. White bread made from scratch and it was delicious! Grandpa Brad would be proud. Now if she could only clean up her mess. :)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sweet Friends
For Matt and I our time living in New York City and then in the Washington D.C. area was extremely precious to us. The reason for this is not only the incredible experiences we had there but the wonderful people that we met along the way. These are friends who remain close to your hearts forever. Anyone who has lived away from their families know what I mean when I say that these are special and sweet relationships that will never die.
A couple of months ago we had a little reunion with a bunch of our friends that we met when we lived in Arlington, VA. While there is a good group of friends that still live in VA (and other places), most of us have moved to Utah. We are spread out from Davis to Utah counties but we still manage to get together at least once a year. It is so great to see each other and I am amazed that despite our busy lives apart most of the year, just how easy it is to pick up right where we left off.
Ryan, Andrew and Kristi. (We missed you Brandon.)
Macy and Amanda
Kristi and Elizabeth
Matt, Ryan, and Andrew (the social butterfly :))
Eric and Drew (This would be my brother Andrew who goes by Drew in this crowd. Sorry Mom)
Amy, Natalie, and Debbie
Amy and Carter
If anyone reading this is sad and decide that you miss us and want to come visit then give me a call! I'll organize a dinner just for you!
A couple of months ago we had a little reunion with a bunch of our friends that we met when we lived in Arlington, VA. While there is a good group of friends that still live in VA (and other places), most of us have moved to Utah. We are spread out from Davis to Utah counties but we still manage to get together at least once a year. It is so great to see each other and I am amazed that despite our busy lives apart most of the year, just how easy it is to pick up right where we left off.
Good Friends!
Ryan, Andrew and Kristi. (We missed you Brandon.)
Macy and Amanda
Kristi and Elizabeth
Matt, Ryan, and Andrew (the social butterfly :))
Eric and Drew (This would be my brother Andrew who goes by Drew in this crowd. Sorry Mom)
Amy, Natalie, and Debbie
Amy and Carter
If anyone reading this is sad and decide that you miss us and want to come visit then give me a call! I'll organize a dinner just for you!
Stubborn Part II
Have I ever mentioned that Jake is stubborn? I told him he couldn't sleep in my bed and he said that he didn't want to sleep in his own bed. This is what he did instead. OOOOH that kid! I love his creativity though! This is actually his second snooze on the kitchen stools. He may be developing a propensity for sleeping in uncomfortable places. See here and here.
Monday, May 31, 2010
I'm Still A Little Upset
As I was going through pictures today I realized that I never shared these gems. This is what we found last summer as we went out to the car to drive to church.
This one (below) really hurt. I didn't get a picture of it but we had a Utah decal on the car that they covered entirely in blue paint. Our car was vandalized along with a dozen or so other people's property...cars, homes, streets, mailboxes, the school. They never found out who did it but they think it was some teenagers. What a pain it was. We ended up taking it off ourselves which took about 8 hours all together and there are still places that we couldn't get all of the paint off. Fun! NOT!
This one (below) really hurt. I didn't get a picture of it but we had a Utah decal on the car that they covered entirely in blue paint. Our car was vandalized along with a dozen or so other people's property...cars, homes, streets, mailboxes, the school. They never found out who did it but they think it was some teenagers. What a pain it was. We ended up taking it off ourselves which took about 8 hours all together and there are still places that we couldn't get all of the paint off. Fun! NOT!
Friday, May 14, 2010
17 Years??
May 11th was our 17th Anniversary. How time flies when you're having fun. It doesn't feel like we have been married a day over 15 years.
In all seriousness, I want to give a shout-out to Amanda. She is an awesome wife and mother (as most of you know). I'm lucky to have her (and she is unlucky to have me, but life isn't always fair). Life has been great with her by my side.
In all seriousness, I want to give a shout-out to Amanda. She is an awesome wife and mother (as most of you know). I'm lucky to have her (and she is unlucky to have me, but life isn't always fair). Life has been great with her by my side.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Dominatrix
It's kind of exciting to learn something new about your spouse after 17 years of marriage. Like Amanda just found out that I hate doing dishes. I have been doing them so dutifully since we got married that she never even had a clue. Well, I found out yesterday that Amanda has unearthed her competitive side and that she is ruthless. I went to watch her in her first singles tennis tournament. When I arrived the match had already begun. Amanda was dressed all in black -- black top, black, tennis skirt, and imposing black wristband. (She did have white shoes on.) She stared across the net, stepped forward into every shot, and pummeled her opponent. The poor lady, although many years Amanda's younger, never had a chance. After the match, she commented that she would probably give up playing singles matches in the future. The small child that Amanda's opponent had brought to the match sobbed quietly in the corner, having realized that his mother was not invincible as he previously believed.
I had heard of this competitive side of Amanda when we were dating. I heard that she had been a fiery competitor in ward basketball, track, and high school volleyball. But, frankly, I never really witnessed it myself. I had an inkling that the competitive Amanda existed. For example, when she told me that if a car turned left in front of me I should speed up and act like I was going to ram it, or when she insisted that I cut into the front of a long line of cars entering the freeway onramp. However, I was always exposed to the nice, kind, polite Amanda.
Until yesterday. The competitiveness could no longer be hidden. I felt it through the glass separating me from the court. It was awesome. My wife had transformed into a tennis dominatrix. And I was impressed. (Although I felt pity for the small sobbing child who had to witness the carnage.)
I had heard of this competitive side of Amanda when we were dating. I heard that she had been a fiery competitor in ward basketball, track, and high school volleyball. But, frankly, I never really witnessed it myself. I had an inkling that the competitive Amanda existed. For example, when she told me that if a car turned left in front of me I should speed up and act like I was going to ram it, or when she insisted that I cut into the front of a long line of cars entering the freeway onramp. However, I was always exposed to the nice, kind, polite Amanda.
Until yesterday. The competitiveness could no longer be hidden. I felt it through the glass separating me from the court. It was awesome. My wife had transformed into a tennis dominatrix. And I was impressed. (Although I felt pity for the small sobbing child who had to witness the carnage.)
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