Rylee the Dog

What else do you do on a Saturday morning when your mom is working on the computer and your sister is at girl scouts?

I swear I talked to this guy yesterday!

It may have been the guy working next to him that works for Apple.  

I love the picture of Bill Gates in his bag.

Rylee's Baptism

We are so proud of our baby!  It was so great to watch Steve baptize and confirm Rylee a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she was glowing and grinning from ear to ear the entire day.  

I will have to say the whole experience was a tad strange in that I didn't have, or really couldn't, do anything!  The word on the street is that baptisms should be very low key and as to not stress the parents or others out, the family should not plan any talks, songs, videos, tributes (!) etc.  It was also a little weird to not have family there (Sagie was coming up until the night before when her job got in the way - darn those jobs- and Teish and Kara were trying hard, too).  I found out on Sunday I took my chill role a little too far when I was reprimanded  for forgetting to invite people...oops.

Steve's new hobby

Steve has been known to be a little ADD (that's attention deficit) at times.  Sometimes this really works to the advantage of those he happens to be with; family, friends co-workers etc. If someone needs a drink, all they have to do is ask.  Dinnertime?  He's got the seat closest to the refrigerator/cupboards so if anyone needs anything, he can get it.  Anyway, he recently decided it would be a good idea to find a hobby which would occupy his mind and force him to focus on the task at hand.  He came up with pen making.  It's actually really neat, he spins the wood while taking a 'wood planer' (sp?) to it and carves it down over the inside mechanics of a pen.

It's so neat to see him start with a block of wood and 20 minutes later, WALA - you have a pen. What's even neater is that the girls love to help him and have made a few pens themselves.  What's not so neat is the red wood shavings all over the garage.  :)

Random Maddie shots

I know these shots are totally random, but I thought Madison looked so much like she did when she was a baby!  Maybe because she had her fingers in her mouth all night long - she just lost a tooth!

President Hinkley - You have to see this video..

I know I already posted about President Hinkley but I came across this video (thanks Karen) and loved every second of it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7433508959787481703&hl=en

Rylee and Ashley - GLASSES!

Okay - so I have resorted to stealing pictures off of blogs other than my one, but I couldn't resist this one!  Of course I miss my family - but I think the thing I miss the most is my girls seeing their cousins on a regular basis.  Rylee and Ashley have been so close from day one and everytime we go visit, it's like nothing has changed.  I love these pictures of their matching frames. :)