Hadden's Baptism

 Hadden was SOOOO excited to be baptized.  He only ate about 2 bites of breakfast, which is VERY unusual for this kid.

Not sure what Calla was doing with that smile...

 

Grandma and Pabo

It was our first REALLY cold day in St. George with actual cloud cover! 

Hadden thought it was so cool that he was a member of the church now.  He got to go up front in Sacrament Meeting on Sunday and be recognized by the bishop, which he was also very excited about.

Ready to go!

Some of Hadden's friends from Logan drove all the way down to see him be baptized.  They sang, "Baptism" as the special musical number.  Here they are practicing beforehand.

Standing outside the font.

Sister Dianne Nielson.  She is THE BEST primary teacher EVER!  She drove all the way from Logan to see Hadden be baptized.  His new primary teacher wasn't even there!!!  She is so thoughtful and always goes above and beyond the call of duty.

 Grandma, Grandpa, Tyler and Nick

Here is everyone who came to support Hadden.  We have such awesome friends and family.  Thanks to all!

A BAD, BAD Day for America...Again

I was trying to use my iphone ap to update posts on the blog this morning and it inadvertantly deleted my BAD day for America post.  I'm sure those of you who care to read it already have.  Here is my facebook post about the same and the FOX news article link again.  And. may I just say...broaden your news consumption and make sure you are getting the full story before you make up your mind about any story, current event, or person.

Wake up America. When, WHEN is the general population going to realize that mainstream media doesn't give the REAL, unbiased story? When will they start questioning why CNN is the ONLY station on in every American airport? Everyone has an agenda and it's time we started listening and watching with a critical eye and ear. 

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/07/five-ways-mainstream-media-tipped-scales-in-favor-obama/

Randomness from our CRAZY life

Random snippets of the last month in photos...

Tyler is 4!

blow, Ty!

The progression of these pictures is killing me...

Nice work, buddy.

Cute kiddo!

Nick is VERY independent.  He has little man syndrome, not much else to say there.

FHE at the temple.  It has a visitor's center.  Very cool!

Calla VERY much wanted her picture taken by the door.

And then, so did Hadden.

Watching Conference.  See that stuffed dog?   It's Calla's favorite.  Her next door neighbor friend gave it to her right before we moved.  

LOTS of scooter riding at the park.

Grandma and Grandpa have been down a few times since we got here.  Last weekend we had lunch downtown at 25 Main, which is a fun little cafe in the "quaint" downtown part of St. George.

Hadden got a goldfish as a party favor at a birthday party.  By the way, this is against everything I believe in. Live pets should NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER be given as gifts, especially not party favors!

BUT, he was excited, so we bought the $10 fishbowl at Wal-Mart.

I may or may not have accidentally added too much de-chlorinator chemical to the water.  Whatever the reason, the fish lasted a total of 16 hours.  

Don't worry, all drains lead to the ocean.  

Now EVERY DAY he is begging to go to PETSMART and buy a new fish.  WHO gives a live animal as a gift?!!!!???

Miss You Dad

To:dad I wil Mis yoo intil yoo git hom

Translation: To: Dad  I will miss you until you get home

Dad is a rare commodity around here lately.  I can't believe Calla is old enough to spell all by herself!

Here we go

First cooking class. We're back in business!

IKEA Monster

This is what happens when you ask a 7 year old named Hadden to help you carry something in IKEA:

Abduction

We have been abducted by a kitchen store.  We will try to return to earth as soon as possible.  Until then, wish us luck.  They asked us to take it 2 weeks earlier than we planned, which means we had no time to get organized.  Maybe I can finally learn to embrace chaos! ;)

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