What we do in the summer time...

Ok- so I won't pretend that we have loyal blog readers, but on the off chance that we do, I'll apologize for the break in blogging. We have had a super busy summer already! They say pictures are worth a thousand words, so I'll post the pictures and leave out the thousand words.




Running 5k's

Flip Flop Tan Lines



Melynne's Wedding

This picture accurately describes our entire day.

(I had to include this since Paul and I did the cake table decorations)

Morgan and Maddie
"family pictures" (Thanks Brinn)



All of these pictures brought to you by the most exciting part of MY summer- New Camera. :)

Friday the 13th...

Friday the 13th happens to be one of my most favorite days. April 4th and March 13th are also among them. March 13th even happened on a Friday once. Anyways, THIS particular Friday the 13th did not disappoint. This morning as I was driving to my LAST home health visit of the summer, I was listening to 101.9 the end's morning show. They were giving away a pair of tickets, and I usually just try to call in if I'm just driving. Well, the stars lined up this morning and I just happened to win. Brian Reagan tickets that is. To his sold out show. I'm told he's really super funny; although I must admit I've never even heard him. But Melody and Jonny recommended going to his show if we wanted to fork out a bunch of money. Now we can go- and keep our 80$! Friday the 13th is the best!!!

Our Obsession...

So... As I maybe mentioned before, Paul got a Super Nintendo from his sister Stacey on his birthday. Ever since then we've been playing non-stop. It occupies our every spare moment. Ok, maybe not our EVERY spare moment- that makes us sound a little weird. But it occupies a lot of our time. Our latest accomplishment is that we beat the entire game of Super Mario Brothers. Three times. the first two were just trial runs... going through it as fast as we could. But the third time... Paul took great care to make sure that every level and every secret level was passed. To our dismay, the Japanese people that made the game only made it possible to finish 96% of the game. Annoying. But they give you a star beside the 96% at the opening credits. So... that's what we've been doing lately. Pretty dang exciting, eh?

Paul trying to look like a slob. :)

The last week or so...warning...many pictures follow...

This week we have had so much going on! We have hardly had a minute to spare. First of all, we celebrated Paul's 23rd birthday... complete with a sombrero, fried ice cream, homemade chicken roll-ups and spice cake.


Happy birthday Paul!!!

We also had the opportunity to spend some extra time with my family because my brother Michael left on his mission today. We had everyone over for a fun sleep-over and were treated by Paul's exceptional pancakes and waffle sticks in the morning.


Before Michael left we had the chance to go to the temple to do some family work. It was an amazing experience!

Then today we had the chance to see my brother Michael off at the MTC. It was an awesome experience. I'll be posting the pictures to Michael's blog that I'll be updating regularly, so you can just check them out there. eldermichaelking.blogspot.com
It was an awesome experience... and while I;m sad to see him go, I can't wait to hear all of his experiences!

And to finish it off... we met the Rehjolecs and Springers at the park and had dinner and a rousing game of Bocce. Ok, ok, Melody, you won. lightning round or not. I'm sure Meody will post the group picture. But here's one of Julia enjoying a pickle.

A huge investment...

So just now I have made a huge investment. It's something I've wanted as long as I can remember... but my stomach is still churning to think of how much money just went into it. Every time I've looked at it I've fantasized what I could do with it. And now it is a mere 7-9 business days away from being MINE. What is it you ask? Only the greatest thing to come to Digital SLR Cameras. The Canon 40D. I am rationalizing that it is our way to stimulate the economy... except our stimulus check STILL hasn't arrived.

Countdown to baby...

Ha ha I've been thinking of the name of this post all day. I thought it was clever:) Really it is in reference to the little visitor we had yesterday. Paul and I got to babysit Melody and Jonny's most darling child, Julia. We were literally so excited that I spent the whole day counting down for the baby to come.
And Julia did not disappoint. We were captivated with her every move; especially with her ability to play X-Box. She was a natural. We were also amazed with her animal taming skills.
She seemed to love everyone but the boys... I'm sure that will be nice in about 16 years.

I also know that she loved being kissed by me. She has just the most kissable cheeks:) Anyway, we loved babysitting and we hope that we passed the test. Thanks Melody and Jonny! (And Julia for being so well behaved!)
A few more picures...

Private Blog Time...

I thought I went through this process months ago when I made our blog, but apparently it didn't take affect... so now is the time. If you would like to continue reading our blog, please leave your email address and I will add you. Don't be shy...
We'll make the switch on Saturday