The Blessings of a New Temple

Today in church, we had a combined meeting with all of the adults and youth concerning the new temple being finished in Draper. This is going to be a truly massive undertaking with nearly 700 volunteers needed during each day of the open house. With just 25 stakes to draw from, this means that we'll […]

Thirty years

I've had trouble with birthdays the last few years. Every year since I turned twenty-four, it's been harder and harder. The momentum I created of freaking out about birthdays got so bad that I've been referring to this birthday as my twenty-tenth every time anyone asked me how old I was. Today I am thirty. […]

There’s no room for doubt

… it's a boy!

A Winner Is You

"Free is a very competitive price." That's been one of my catchphrases for a while now and rare are the occasions where it isn't true. This past week proved it in spades. I travel quite a bit for work and it's taken me all over the country, racking up frequent flyer miles left and right. […]

An Idea So Bad, You Almost Don’t Believe It

Someone at Kellogg's thought it would be a really good idea to make these:

No, this isn't a parody. This is a real product. I think that Gabe at Penny Arcade put it best:
I just spent the first three years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you're telling […]

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag


New Album: Zion National Park, Mother’s Day 2008

I know, Mother's Day was 2 weeks ago. Shauna had to do quite a bit of touch-up to get these ready for primetime, and her Photoshop skills far outweigh mine. Go check out the new album for yourself for lots of pretty pictures.

Our New Addiction

For years I'd been hearing about Settlers of Catan and about how much fun it is to play. I'd never gotten around to trying it out and Shauna was especially disinterested, relegating it to the same category as Dungeons and Dragons. That all changed last night. Her mom was in town and invited us down […]

Food Porn: Stawberry Cream Cheese Pie

We had a little BBQ with my brother's family yesterday and I'm not too humble to admit that my favorite part was this pie that I made. Soooo good! It really is a great summer treat. It's super easy to make and if you buy the crust it requires no baking! (This is a MAJOR […]

Caught in Annabelle’s most recent whirlwind of destruction:

Her own collar/chewed in half
Chloe's collar/chewed in half
More of the rug which is already near death/ripped and chewed
Several used Kleenexes/chewed and ripped to bits
A sanding disc (used) with which I sand the nasty dead skin off my feet/licked, savored and chewed to bits
Our sanity and desire to get any more puppies no matter how cute […]