Memorial Day Weekend

We had a fun Memorial Day weekend playing host to Jeff (Stacy's "friend").  On Saturday they went to San Francisco.  That evening we met them in San Francisco at the Fog City Diner for dinner.  On Monday we all went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  Sammy liked seeing the fish and eating french fries.  But he loved spashing in the ocean even more. He seems to not have any fear of a lot of things - some times we wish he was a little more apprehensive about things so he would be less likely to get himself into dangerous situations.

I'm back at work, Lys is back at work, Sammy is back to making messes, and Stacy is also back at work.

Seminary is Almost Over (and there was much rejoicing)

I'm looking forward to this Friday since it is my last day teaching seminary.  I've enjoyed teaching but I feel like I've been constantly tired for the past 9 months.  It has been fun to get to know the students better and I hope they learned something.

 

After seminary is over I'm planning on starting a job search.  The goal is to get us to a place that is more affordable where we can put down some roots.  We've thought about places like Portland, Sacramento, Boise, Salt Lake, and Denver - although we realize we could end up almost anywhere.

 

Lys is now busily involved in the ever-expanding stake musical production of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" for the 4th of July celebration.  They're practicing 6 hours a week for the next 5 weeks! 

 

Sammy slept last night in his Superman outfit that Stacy bought for him.  He's very fun to play with, especially when he runs toward you with both arms extended with his pointer fingers out and yelling, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa".

Adventures with Aunt Stacy

It's been awhile since we've posted a blog. Since we last updated, lots has gone on. Sammy is now 16 months old. A few weeks ago, Stacy came out to live with us for the summer. It's been so great having her with us! Sammy has fun joking around with his new playmate Aunt Stacy. Stacy taught Sammy how to open his mouth really big when he's happy or excited. He says lots a funny words like "printer" and "print". This is what he usually says first thing in the morning after waking up. He loves the printer. He also is an expert at identifying anything that looks like a vehicle as a "cah". We are wondering if the time we spent in Boston influenced his accent. He also is the king of contractions. He says "tunt" for turn it on or turn it off. He's the best little boy in the world! Here are some recent photos. Enjoy!