Jake's Prom and Squatching at One Time Canyon

This was Jake's first Prom. It was Home Coming on September 12, 2009. They went to Subway first and picked up lunch. They drove to Layton Park and ate it their. They went miniature golfing at Swan Lakes. Jake Record came in first and Jake and Carli came in second. He dropped off his date so he could shower and change. He had to smell nice and look hot for his night on the town. He used my Curve cologne to spice up his manly scent. He went and picked up his date in Jake Records van. Sweet ride. All of them went to the Staleys house for dinner. They had steak, potatoes, green beans, garlic bread that was off the hook and then peach cobbler. They finished up and then took pictures. The single pictures took about an hour waiting in line. Then they danced. Jake made it a point to slow dance which he did four times. He may have danced fast once or twice but who cares. The slow dances is what matters. All in all he had fun. Then they dropped their dates off and Jake gave his a hug good night.


Here is Jake grinning ear to ear just anticipating the slow dancing and the food.

This is typical Jake so I had to throw the picture in.

Jake picked out the flower for his date. He called it a croissant instead of corsage.

Here he is with his date Carli Park. She live around the corner from us in the cirlce by the stop sign. Notice you can only see one hand.

Here is Micah and his date Rachel at the dinner table.

The crew at the dinner table waiting for the grub.


Here are some pictures from our night on top of One Time Canyon. This canyon was horrible. The road started out great and then narrowed to just wider than my truck. My truck got scatched up big time. We named it One Time Canyon because we are only doing that one time. There was a long stretch of road right next to a drop off of over a thousand feet. Another spot in the road had a huge bolder that I had to navigate which was tons of fun. We heard some howl from a deep canyon but we don't know what it was. It was in response to what we were doing though. This was on September 4, 2009.

Here is Amanda and Ethan sitting around the fire just before Squatching.

Christina eating dinner. Poor Christina getting caught with food in her mouth. Luke is probably chatting.

Yes? I know you are there mister.

Look, I told you it was dirt.


Amanda had to make sure she smiled first before I could take the picture. Ethan is wrapping up dinner and Lucy is snacking on her frito mix.

We had tons of fun but no luck with the big harry dude.

John...

Interesting Neighbors...

Well we have some interesting neighbors. Amanda went outside last night to take Sophie potty. The neighbors to the west were acting suspicious. She came up and informed us. It turns out people who are suspicious should not do things next to a neighbor that owns night vision. Turns out I witnessed our four individuals, two males and two female acting funny. I could tell the two men were passing a cigarette back and forth by how they handled it and flicked the ashes. The I notice a female pull out what looked like a pipe. She brought it up to her mouth and used a lighter to light the top and take a drag. She then passed it to the next person who did the same... and so on and so on. Hmmm... what are our neighbors kids doing while their parents are away? So what do you smoke in such a fashion? We finally have the Vampires move who were on the east and get good neighbors. Then our Mike and his wife on the west move and we get this. Vampires come out at night but the new ones seem to have an additional habit, I guess blood is not enough.

Well tonight they are having a hot tube party and there are more couples. I hope for their sake they don't bother my sleep or our friendly neighborhood policeman might be knocking on their door. The joys of owning a house.

John...

Ethan's Arrow of Light and Luke's Star...

It has been a while since I have made an entry. I am going to add several to this one. All of these took place in August. Luke received his rank of STAR in the Scouting Program. We don't have any pictures but would like to mention it.

Ethan earning his Arrow of Light. I am the Cub Master but I also play the role of Akelia when the Arrow of Light is given. Here I am reading the script that I made.
Now do you think Shay has confidence in Ethan not sticking her with the pin he is putting on?

Ethan after the ceremony.

Here we all are on the bridge.
This is for later.



Now the next few pictures are of Josh's teddy bear. He is a friend of my boys and wanted to have a burning ceremony to say good bye to his teddy. So they decided to burn it.
We have the pyro and the water boy just in case things get out of hand.
Burn baby burn. Now doesn't this remind you of the typical boys?


This is a day when Luke and Ethan were hot and just wanted to play in the water out back.
This is Water Ninja boy. Try and hit me? I dare you?
Yes... I have a gun and I am prepared to use it.
Dude. It is a water gun. For real.
Mwahahahahaha!!!
Well I thought I would catch up a little bit. There was a side note. At the end of August we had a party over and Mike and Louises house. We ate and swam. Before it began we were out back with the dogs and laying in the grass. Jake started laughing and said it would be funny if we were laying in some dog poop. He then got up and it turns out he was laying in some dog poop.

John...

Jake is 17 Years Old!!!

Jake turned 17 on August 20th so I wanted to say 17 things I love about him...
1. He makes me laugh
2. He has a great testimony
3. He is very respectful
4. He is very responsible
5. He can quote a line from anything he's ever seen.
6. He loves to try new magic tricks :)
7. He has a great smile
8. We have a special way of talking to each other
9. He is very smart and a great student
10. He is a good friend
11. He honors his priesthood
12. He's not embarrassed to hug me or give me a kiss
13. He pretends that I can still "take him" even though he could kick my butt
14. He's a good cook
15. When I can't lift something or reach something he does it for me
16. He has a quick wit
17. He loves his family
I can't believe you are 17 and a senior. You make our family laugh and have a good time. We love you!

Shay...

Ethan Is 11 years old!!!

Ethan turned 11 on August 19th so I wanted to tell him 11 things I love about him...
1. I love his belly laugh
2. He loves to read
3. He loves to play games with his family
4. He is my baby
5. He says the best prayers
6. He keeps us on track with family home evening
7. He is very compassionate
8. He loves to figure things out
9. He loves to read the scriptures
10. He tells me he will take care of me when I'm old
11. He's taller than anyone in his class (he may not like it but I love it)
Thanks for being such a great son Ethan. We are so happy you are in our family.

Shay...

Sophie's Bath...

It has been over a week since Sophie had her surgery. Yesterday Shay took her back in because she had a bulge right under her incision. We thought it might be a hernia but it turned out to be she is allergic to the stitches she has on the inside. So we just have to watch her and make sure she is okay. She has also gained three pounds in a week because we have not been able to work her in any way. After her bath she started freaking out and rubbing herself next to everything to dry her self off and she was also kicking out her back legs like she was a bull.
Sophie is rubbing against the couch trying to dry off.


How's my hair. See, girls can blame it on a bad hair day.


What? Do I have something in my teeth?


Oh ya. That feels good.


A little on the mussel.


Max is doing the Sophie Shuffle. Sophie is a little frisky after a bath.


Sophie!! Max is not a dog.


Sophie in hot pursuit..


Shhh! Act like nothing is going on their looking.

Jake's Birthday August 20, 2009 - 17 Years Old...

All I heard until Shay got home was, "when is Mom getting home? I want to open my presents." Now here he is.


It's a boot... Oh wait. I picked it out. Hee Hee!


I wonder what this is?


It is a knife and he picked it out...


Ooooo! It's sharp.


And yes, this is a ....
Bigger knife... This is what happens when you send his dad with him to get his presents.


Amanda... the one I really wanted was this big.


Okay. Now I am to the presents I know nothing about.


Money! *said in a cool voice* I am all about money. Booya!!



Amanda gave me Bruce Lee videos. Cool.


Amanda also gave me head phones and they have bass.


This is a big flame... but I've seen bigger...


Jake wanted Cheese cake and cookie dough ice cream for his Birthday. For his dinner at home we had Breakfast Burritos which had sausage, shredded hashbrowns, cheese, eggs, salsa, catchup, Tabasco sauce and you made it how you wanted it and rolled it in a freshly made Costco tortilla. Annette is the one I believe got us on to those and they are delish!

I took Jake shopping for some hiking boots at Smith and Edwards. He got a pair that normally was $160.00 but was on sale for $80.00. He then looked around and chose a knife and a machete. That is what happens if I go shopping. We also gave him a $15.00 card at Target. Amanda gave him some Bruce Lee DVD's and some nice head phones. He also go money from Janet, Grandma and Grandpa.

We took Jake and Ethan to the Cheesecake Factory in Murray for his Birthday. Jake was in heaven with the Fried Mac and Cheese. He said they should be illegal. Ethan said then he would be in jail for eating them and Jake said it would be worth it. He also said there should be a curtain around us so we could really enjoy them. They were good and everyone liked them. He then got Chicken, Biscuits and gravy. Then he got some Tuxedo cheese cake that was really yummy. I think he had a good Birthday. He was really happy with the outdoor gear he got and the other stuff.

John...