We're having Kids!

So everyone else is having kids and we decided to jump on the bandwagon!





Then we saw what our kids might look like and I think we're just going to stick with the dog. Seriously?? One of our kids looks like mini-me, the other one has a Halloween costume on, another one looks like an alien, and then we have one that looks like it just came from yoodling in the mountains of Switzerland. Yeah I'm pretty certain that we're never having kids. And just for the record IF we do have kids...we probably won't have this many...just in case you were wondering! And another thing...isn't it kind of creepy how much these kids look a like...yeah I'm kind of creeped out...

The Bonds visit California

So I've kind of been putting off this post because there is so much that I want to say and I'm afraid that I won't be able to remember it all! Our friends the Bonds came to California to visit us! Brian is Shawn's old mision companion for Jersey. I have been wanting to meet them for forever!! Amy and I have been email buddies and we finally decided we had to get together. We were supposed to head out to their neck of the woods in November but Brian's work schedule changed so they decided to come out and visit us instead! We had such a good time and I am so sad that the time went by so quickly! Unfortunatly my immune system decided that this would be a great time to fail and so I was kind of sick/tired/gross the whole time...but I think we still had a good time!! The first day they were here we made a trip down to Old Sacramento and went into the fun shops they have down there, showed them the Capitol and finished off our little adventure at Joe's Crab Shack, then went home had Tops Yogurt (yum) and played some Rock Band! . .



Then on Friday we decided to make the trip down to the Big City...San Francisco. It is seriously one of my favorite places to visit! First stop was Cheesecake Factory on top of Macy's. I just love that resteraunt and the one in SF is the best! So we had lunch/dinner and then decided to walk around the town. We headed down to Pier 39 (sorry Amy I am totally stealing your pictures!), drove down the windy road and of course stopped by to see the seals. We really wanted to go to Alcatraz...it is so much fun...but they were booked out for 2 days! (I should have known!) But that just means they'll have to come back and visit!

Saturday we went up to my grandparents house so the men could do their manly thing and shoot guns. Amy, Broc and I decided we would go check out the animals instead.

Sunday was really relaxing, we went to church, had dinner and spent time with family. Then it was time to say good-bye. I am so sad they are gone. We had a ton of fun and I really hope that we start a tradition where we get together at least every 6 months (one can wish right?) But honestly it was a lot of fun to spend time with their family and I can't wait until we do it again! Oh and as a side note they are seriously the best house guests ever! I came home for lunch on Monday and they totally cleaned my house! I mean vaccuming, mirrors, tables the whole nine yards. Yeah they are pretty much the best ever!

This picture is really cute of Broc wearing Shawn's fire helmet.
This video is kind of crazy...try not to get car sick...lol...but Amy and I were laughing so hard because the boys put in their music and they were singing SOOO loud!Hopefully you can hear it!
The last one is one of Broc and Hurley playing (he is getting so big!) They were the best of friends and Hurley was so sad when they left! Notice at the end of the video when Amy asks if I'm recording her and I said no...yeah I'm horrible! And the loud noise in the background that's Brian and Shawn playing Halo. Sorry Amy, I think Shawn might have corrupted him..lol.



Sorry this has been the longest post over! Amy, sorry I stole all of your pictures. Good thing you took some or I wouldn't have any! Brian, Amy and Broc thank you for coming out and visiting us! See you soon!

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL

Hello all! Well this past week has been full of new experiences, Shawn now spends all his time either at work, school, scouts or studying until 12:00am. I've been keeping myself busy by sleeping and watching T.V.... I think i totally have the harder jobs!
This last Saturday we drove down to San Jose for a Dashboard Confessional concert, there Shawns favorite group. Well it was my first concert and just may be my last. We were on the floor really close to the stage but as the different groups would come and go it seemed to get more and more condensed until I finally couldn't take it anymore and Shawn had to pull me away from a girl that tried to push me out of the way so she could be 2 steps closer( it's a good thing that Shawn stepped in or I would have killed her). The concert was fun aside from the crowd.. the opening groups were the CAB (never heard of them)

Plain White T's (they did a good job)
Panic at the Disco (wasn't a fan)

and Dashboard. (they did a really good job, I never really liked them but after seeing them live I listen to them all the time now.)

It as a fun week, and we're going to have some friends coming down from Utah this next weekend so I'm sure we'll have stories and pictures to go along with that.

Fun things about me!

So in case you can't tell I'm bored and thought this would be kind of fun...so in an effort not to bore you all to tears here are 6 random factoids about me....

1. When I was little I used to act like I was Martha Stewart. I would come up with these crazy recipe ideas and act like I was on her show and go through step-by-step (out loud of course)details of everything that I was doing. I ended up with some pretty interesting foods like celery/carrot/peanut butter sandwiches. YUM!

2. I used to take my teachers old school supplies home and decorate my bedroom. I would copy handouts that I got from school and make my brother play school with me. I loved being a "teacher" and really thought that was what I wanted to be when I grew up. SO even when I was off-track and out of school I was still "in school."

3. When I was really young I would wake up really early and do this little work-out/gymnastics thing they had on the Disney channel. I honestly thought that people in the TV could see me...so I had to make sure that I was doing the moves perfectly so the people in the TV would hire me and I could be on their show.

4. When I was in elementary school I saw a commercial about a psychic and decided that it would be a good idea to call them. So I called and I talked to this lady for a good 30 minutes...that I got for "free". I totally thought I got away with it until my mom got the phone bill. Luckily she has a sense of humor and laughed and told me never to call one again. Don't worry...I haven't...she had horrible advice and believed that I was 18.

5. I used to make animal noises and sing super loud when I was little and this resulted in some pretty messed up vocal chords. Well they got so bad that I actually got these little bumps on them. So when I was about 8 I had to get them removed. So now instead of sounding all out of breath when I talk I sound like a man. Good trade off.

Ok so all of these have been about my "early years" so i'll add a more recent one just for fun.

6. I am a certified dental assistant. The summer right before my senior year I moved to Oregon and worked for my uncles who are dentists. I decided that was my calling in life and signed up for an ROP program that I could do while I was still in high school. I graudated from the program and got a job at a grocery store. I never looked back. HAHA

So there are 6 FASCINATING facts about me. If you're reading this you get to do it too!

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GIANT Pumpkin and Harvest Festival

I am really lucky that I get to work for a company that has such awesome activites for our community. One of these activites is the annual GIANT Pumpkin and Harvest Festival. It's held the first weekend of October and it's always a good time! I got to work on Saturday in the kid's craft area. It started out as kind of a slow day because of the rain that we got on Friday but it turned out to be a beautiful day! On Saturday they had the GIANT Pumpkin weight off which is basically where people bring their huge pumpkins and get them weighed to possibly win not only bragging rights but can also win some cash. This year the biggest pumpkin was 1536.5 only a pound heavier then last year. Yeah that's huge! Then on Sunday the pumpkin growers actually dig a hole in their pumpkin and participate in something called the Pumpkin Regatta where they climb in their boats and row their way around a lake inside Elk Grove Park. Yes, we are one of the only festivals that actually has people that use pumpkins as boats. The theme for the festival this year was the Pumpkin Party...for the election year. I am so happy that this year was a success and can't wait to see what we come up with for next year! The pictures above are obviously the pumpkin regatta, the HUGE pumpkins and some cute pictures that my friend Kelli drew for an activity that we had at the festival where people got to vote on their favorite "veggie" candidate.

I've been wanting to post about this but have been holding off until everything was confirmed but it's now official! Shawn was accepted into a Paramedic program! He is already in an intensive anatomy and physiology class for the program and will be starting paramedic school in November. It's NCTI at the Roseville location and we are both really excited about it!

The program is about a year long (I think it might be longer!) and man do they make them work! He has to do all of his didactic and lab training for 7-8 months which is basically just classroom stuff and then they move onto clinical rotations for 2-3 months where he is actually working in a hospital and then onto the field internship for 4-6 months. (See that is longer then a year!)

I am so proud of Shawn and how hard he works for both of us! I know it will be a lot of work but I'm excited for him and for this next adventure to start!
Congratulations Shawn!