First Day of School

First Grade

This is one excited first grader. He woke up at 5:51AM because he was so anxious to be to school. I am not sure how this "tradition" started but Joey likes me to take a picture of his backpack on the first day of school. It started back in his preschool days.

Joey's favorite part of school today was school lunch --- chicken nuggets, smiley face french fries, red jello and chocolate milk. Life doesn't get much better than that!

Sweet Sixteen PLUS one

Happy Anniversary
Super Seventeen!!!

We celebrated early in Las Vegas at the Donny and Marie show last weekend because Donny and Marie are on "vacation this weekend." It was AWESOME! One of the fun things about going to plays, musicals, concerts, etc. with Joe is that he insists on good seats or it isn't worth going. We had great seats ... good enough that during Marie's alone segment she flirted with Joe more times than I can count. She paid him sooooo much attention that the first thing Donny said when he came out is that he wanted to meet the guy in the green shirt named Joe.

Donny and Joe are already BFF. Five or six years ago Joe helped Donny get a breaker or wire or something electrical for his hot tub that needed fixed. They were on a first name basis and when Donny would call Joe at work he would say, "Hi Joe, this is Don." I am sure Donny often reflects on this experience. :)

While we were walking out of the show several people said, "Hi, Joe" and when we were crossing the street to get to Ceasars Palace for some much needed Cheesecake Factory cheesecake, a guy yelled out, "Hey, there's Joe." Something about that green shirt that everyone seemed to recognize.

This picture is the best we could do. No photography allowed inside the theater.

So glad that I am Joe's #1!!!

Where did the Summer Go???

4th of July Weekend Fun

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House with Joe's parents

Our nephew Sammy returned from his mission to Bulgaria and Jonah, our nephew got baptized!


Boating at Deer Creek
July 8, 2009

My brother returned from his mission in Ireland. His plane was supposed to come in quite late so we were not going to see him for about a week. He ended up making an earlier connection and was going to arrive at the SLC airport around 6:30pm. We found this out at 3pm and jumped in the car and did a quick up and back in the same day to Orem. We got home at 1:30AM. So worth it! Joey's Swim MeetsTommy sporting Joey's googles

Roadrunner's Baseball GameTommy's newest trick

Joey cracking himself up climbing into Tommy's crib

Tommy Sealing at the Mount Timpanogos Temple

Bear Lake

Happy Birthday, JULIANNE!

Happy Birthday to the greatest, most beautiful wife a man could ever ask for! I love you, Julianne!

Tommy Update

So long farewell ... auf weidersehen good-bye

Today the home health care folks came and picked up Tommy's apnea monitor! We are all done with the oxygen tanks, monitors, cords, etc. HOORAY!!! Tommy LOVES the TV remote and the computer mouse. He has a little tantrum if you don't let him hold it. He is a REAL man already! We are smart enough to give him one that doesn't work and he doesn't realize it isn't the real one .... at least not yet. How does a six month old already know and care about remotes?

Tommy is now almost 22 pounds. He was 21 lbs 13 ounces at his 6 month old Dr. appointment this week. Not too bad for a preemie! No one can make Tommy laugh as much and as hard as Joey. We are so lucky to have 2 wonderful sons!!!

Our Big Day in Court

Today was our adoption finalization for Tommy. Happy Day! Everything went really smooth. We felt like we were in a session of People's Court without all the drama.
At first things were very formal. After all the questions were asked, paper signed, and other business was taken care of the judge became very personable. Tommy and Joey were perfectly behaved. We feel like the luckiest parents!

Oh What Do We Do in the Summer Time

Swim Team

Play with Tommy

Baseball