Confession

Okay, so we don't really have a friend in the ward that does wax sculptures. That picture below is really of Tyler. It just turned out so he looked rather fake. For those that fell for it (cough, Angela, cough), ha ha ha. I mean - sorry for the joke.

Oh, and to Anonymous (James), you're brain has a shell on it.

Wax replica of Tyler; Jon and the kids

This guy in our ward does wax sculptures and offered to do one of Tyler. He made him look very happy. We put the sculpture in the high chair and took this picture. Pretty realistic, huh?



Jamie took this picture of me, Steven, Kylie, and Kaylin during "halftime" of our football game in the back yard.

Til we meet again

This week was tough for Jamie and I. Our friend Brittney Drakulich passed away on Wednesday after a long struggle with cancer. As her husband, Steven said, however, cancer didn't beat her; she beat cancer. She was an inspiration to many lives and her gentle spirit touched all those around her until her last earthly moments. She will be greatly missed.

I can't comprehend what Steven is going through. The strength he has shown throughout this trial is amazing. Fortunately, our loving Father in Heaven has made it possible for families to be eternal. We know that Britt is not gone forever, but is waiting for Steven and their children while in the Savior's presence.

Happy 32nd!

Yes, this is a little self-serving, but I did have a birthday this past week. I guess one positive about 32 is that it's one of the best pro athlete numbers. Magic Johnson, Shaq, Sandy Koufax, Jim Brown, Marcus Allen - just to name a few.
It was a great birthday and Jamie did an excellent cake, implementing some techniques she learned from Cake Boss (great show, by the way). It tasted as good as it looks and no trademarks were infringed upon. Sorry it's sideways. I was too lazy to rotate it. If you want to see it vertical, you can click on it, save it and rotate it all by yourself. Ha!

Recap of Tyler's 2nd surgery

Thanks to Jamie'd dad for putting this together yesterday. Enjoy!

Three down, two to go!

Our little Kylie started kindergarten this morning. It seems like yesterday she was a 6 month old with Elvis sideburns and little hair on the back of her head. She's growing up into such a beautiful girl. She had a great time and even said she wants to go back tomorrow. Always a good sign!

First day of school and a visit with Grandma M.

Last week the boys started school. I'm sure most of you are keeping track, but for those that aren't, Brandon is in 5th grade and Steven is now a first grader. They both really like their teachers - so far. We'll see if that changes once they start getting homework.


Kylie will be starting kindergarten later this week. She had her assessments last Friday and did very well (of course!). I'm sure Jamie will miss having all five kids around all day long.

Tonight we got to go see my Grandma M. who was up at my aunt and uncle's house in Park City. Two of my cousins were there as well. Even though we had already eaten dinner, we couldn't resist Uncle Dave's great cooking. I hadn't seen my Grandma in at least a couple of years, and my cousins for even longer. My cousins both recently had babies so we took some pictures of Tyler and their kids together. Little Addyson must have thought she could get some milk out of Tyler because she kept trying to suck his arm.


The kids thought the highlight of the night, though, was the cat licking Uncle Dave's hair. They were mesmerized, seriously. Click on the picture and it should enlarge enough to see the cat's tongue.