This is what happens when Riley comes over!

Due to some Recent break in's in our neighborhood I asked my mom to borrow her dog Riley. He barks a lot. Charlie bless his sweet little heart does not bark very much, which we love very much. Well the other day I heard some commotion in the living room and this is what I saw.




Well this is what the poor puppy looked like.

And well this is what poor Popeye's friend looked like. They sure had fun with this. First it was the legs then the gut which is still missing then they played with the arms. They are funny dogs. Riley went home today however I can't stand all the barking.

Windows 7 party.

This might sound strange but we had a windows 7 party. Brian signed up to host a party and got a free copy of windows 7. He had to tell about the new features and cool things it has. Really it was just an excuse to have a party. Well Brian was selected and got his free windows and as a bonus they sent free decorations too.


Oh yes self portraits are a must at all parties!
Thanks to those who came it was fun.

The Results!

I didn't mean to wait this long to post the results to our Dinner cook off but here they are.
Ok so Brian made A and I made B. I am surprised actually I thought it would look easy. I do love potatoes and Brian is the king of rice. Well we are going to do this again maybe with some planning before hand. We also think it would be fun to challenge another couple and work together and see how that would turn out. Thanks for all the comments. It is nice to know someone reads this.
The youth in our ward are having a media fast. This means no digital media for one week. It starts tomorrow. And continues through Conference ending next week. I must admit this is going to be a challenge for me. Since Brian and I are both working with the youth we are going to try it right along with them. So I will be gone for a week hopefully having a wonderful experience and growing closer to my Heavenly Father in the Process and being more prepared to receive revelation at conference. Feel free to try this.

Sunday Dinner Challenge!

So today after church Brian suggested we have a cook off. Since we didn't plan ahead for Sunday dinner, we each had to make something we haven't made before. We needed to be creative not using a receipe. This was fun for the both of us. Brian even made commentary as if we were watching our selves on the Food Network.

So here are the meals we created:


Lets call this on A


lets call this one B


Now we would like your opinion. Which one looks the best A or B? And who do you think made A and who made B? Lets see what you think.
It was very fun next time we need to get someone to come over and do a taste test.

Amazing People take One.

Some times people will come into your life and you just know they are special. I have a lot of people who have come in to my life and have changed me, helped me, cried with me, and been there for me in this journey of life.
I would like to take a moment and highlight one person who has made an impact on my life for the good. This person has helped me understand who I am and been a great friend almost from the first day we met. Becky was my landlord in one of the first places Brian and I lived in. We lived in her basement and became very close very quick. Now we have been gone for about 3 years and I still get text messages from her exactly when I could use a pick me up. I can't say enough nice things about her. She is one of the most beautiful, kind hearted, funny, thoughtful, patient, stellar, genuine people I know. This is a picture I stole from her blog of her and her daughter. I love you Becky!!!!!
Thanks for being you!

I would like to start blogging more about the little things that happen in our lives. Like in the last 24 hours I have gotten a bruise on my right thigh by bumping into the bed. I managed to bruise my left ankle at work this morning. Then to top it off I was taking wash out of the washer, you know the holes in the washer, I got my thumb stuck in one and ripped the thumb nail in the middle. All I can say is what is going on, I am so clumzy.

Summer has come and gone.

So this is from this summer. We went to the Oakland temple with the youth to do baptisms.
This is a self portrait not too bad.





This is the 2nd picture I took and the last since I didn't charge my camera battery, when will I learn.


So this summer went by really fast. Brian and I went to camp. I went to girls camp and Brian went to scout camp. We had some family visit from Utah and spent a few days and the beach house. Other than that we were working and spending time with our Youth at church.