Field Trip & David in a Box

Jared went on a field trip to a local news station to learn about the weather, he had lots of fun asking questions about the gadgets all around him. He now thinks the weather guy controls the weather. At one point, the kids got to choose what the weather was going to be like in the region. All I can say is, it's a good thing they can't control the weather because they chose a tornado, snow storm and hurricane. Here's a screen shot of what they did:

Here's the class with the weather guy:

They also got to do a little video which was fun for them. It didn't go on the air, but was found on the news website. If you can't tell which one is Jared, he's the one with the red bandaid who can't stand still.

And last, but not least.... David loves to play in boxes. Eventually, he cut a door and window into this one and cried when I had to throw his "house" away - it was in pretty bad shape after a week of hard playing.

No worries, we'll build a new house if everything works out with the one in Tacoma.

Stitches

Jared met a pole, it made quite an impression on him. I don't think Jared was impressed enough to spend any more time with it, though.

At least the stitches were a manly blue :)

It took 3 of us to hold him down for the doctor, he wasn't very excited about a numbing shot or the stitches. But hey, at least he will have a matching scar on the other eyebrow. See? There's always a bright side.

More pictures from Arizona

The night after James's funeral, I went out with my MOFia friends. We went to Dave & Busters in Tempe, it is like a Chuck E Cheese for adults. We had fun and laughed about a tree I found in Mesa near the Temple..... and you'll see why.

Here are the party girls....



My grandpa and I met with my aunt, uncle, cousins and their grandma at the Texas Roadhouse. Their grandma's birthday was very recent so she rode the saddle and got a Texas "yeee ha" from everyone around her. It was a blast.

Back from Arizona

It was nice to visit with my cousins and Aunt after nearly 20 years. I've found that our families have a lot in common. James liked a lot of the same things as some of my siblings and after getting to know him through family and friends, I truly felt the sting of his death. My comfort is knowing I will see him again. While I was in Arizona, I found out that my mom's best friend and dear friend of my family, Michelle Dunn, has passed away. I was just at Michelle's house about 3 weeks ago getting my pants altered, I sat in her living room and listened to her tell me about her girls and her faith. She is a wonderful person and we will miss her!

Here are some pictures I took in Arizona.....

I used to live in this house in Phoenix from 1985 to 1990, they've done a lot of landscaping, they yard looks much better now than it did. I'm glad they removed a certain cactus, I got pushed into it a few times by neighborhood kids so I hated it.


Mesa Temple, very pretty at night


Crater Lake in Oregon - it was clear as we flew over it, I was lucky to see it.


The funeral

I'm flying to Arizona

My grandpa and I are leaving Thursday for Arizona (he lives with my parents now). My cousin, James, died in a car accident on Saturday. I didn't know him at all, we haven't spoken in nearly 20 years and I feel bad about not keeping in touch. James's dad just died last month so this is a double tragedy, although it is more shocking to lose James at the young age of 25. If anything, this is a lesson that life is too short and that we should not let years go by without getting to know our relatives.