moving at the speed of light, into eternity

temple dedication

2009-08-23T11:26:00.000-07:00

today was the oquirrh mountain temple dedication. it was very nice to be a part of it. i really felt the spirit and enjoyed all the talks they gave. president monson gave the dedicatory prayer. elder uctdorf and elder bednar talked as well as the general primary president and two men 0f the quorum of the seventies.

old fashioned picnic/ fireworks!!!

2009-08-23T10:53:00.001-07:00

saturday south jordan had its 150th celebration! they had an old fashioned picnic with lemonade, rootbeer, pie, icecream, cotton candy and popcorn. there were games for us to play with a live jazz band playing music. jeremy and i were in a pie eating contest. i don't think i can eat pie the same way ever again. :) you also parked in a parking lot away from the park and took a horse carriage in to the park. after we had done everything we could we packed up and left to south jordan city park to finish the night with fireworks. south jordan always does a great firework show!

jeremy and i racing...but my shoes were so slick they kept on falling out of place.

potatoe sack racing. kennedy had to have a little help but she was laughing the whole time.

eating our picnic dinners.

shawna, alan, jeremy, lindsay, rebecca, and dave

adorable!

egg racing. i won but lindsay denies it, she just isn't quick enough.

village inn banana creme pie. jeremy got second place!

the after affects of the contest!

if you put in .25 cents the machine would begin playing music and the clown inside would turn a handle letting the box of popcorn drop out.

all my goodies!!!! thats homemade rootbeer in the cup

shawna and alan

cute kennedy giving a princess kiss to mommy

like father like son

before the firework show.

kimalee, jordan, leslie, derek, pam, kim's dad ( i forgot his name)
lindsay, jeremy, dave, rebecca, kennedy, bridger and me. courtney and her husband came later on.

lake powell

2009-08-19T20:40:00.000-07:00

lake powell was a blast with the devey family and erik winegar. we all recieved nicknames mine was spybock and amber's was the clogger.

me krystal and amber

riding "shadowfax"

krystal and me

knee boarding

i look like gollum on the rocks

pose for the camera

yo!

coolest girls at lake powell

bathing in the lake

family reunion

2009-08-19T20:18:00.000-07:00

cute baby bug

huzzah!

cute grammy and bridge man

who is the pirate and who is the lady?

inside they are really scared

crocodile kisses...or something like that

my man

lil old lady

who looks the most scared?

the tower of tower

caught in the rain under one poncho

addison and mabulane

starring in rebecca, rebecca!

like my hat

waiting for a and m

here they are!!

lunch at johnny rockets

bug-man

st. augustine vacation

2009-08-19T20:05:00.001-07:00

we went to st. augustine and stayed at a golf resort. it was really fun. we drove around the town in a smart car! we ate at scarlett o'hara's and shopped at the outlets. we also went on a ghost tour at night time around all the historic areas including the hospital and jail. mommy was certainly frightened! on our last day we spent it at the beach and it was a perfect day.

sean mom and me

view from our hotel room on the resort

the haunted tour ride bus

sound familiar?

our smart car! boy was it hot but fun

cruising along the streets

mom and me

putting this young boy where he belongs

this looks about right

queen of hearts

utah vacation

2009-04-01T15:38:00.001-07:00

Going to Utah was really fun and very cold. i had a good time. thank you Lindsay and Jeremy for letting me stay at your house. Wish I could have stayed longer. Here are a few pictures of when i went there. Of course they are mostly of the kids.

cute baby girl

Rebecca and Kennedy

Rebecca and Kimalee

Angry Dave haha

Everyone Sunday night for dinner. It was tasty Chinese food.

Adorable!!!

Bridger

Bridger in his fort of pillows

At an antic store in American Fork.

girls night

2009-04-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

mom and i had the night to ourselves so we went and got a pedicure at Azulene's day spa. we did a shopping trip to the mall then went to Lakis to eat a Greek dinner.

my bday

2009-02-06T05:54:00.000-08:00

we went out to tony's sushi and japanese steakhouse for dinner. mom and i had sushi while dad had something of the grill. it was super tasty!

happy birthday!!!

my plate. i had rainbow roll (left) and dancing eel roll (right).

yum

yum yum

yum yum yum

sean and mom in florida

2009-02-06T05:48:00.001-08:00

we went out to eat at red lobster the day sean and mom drove in from their journey to utah. it was fun and tasty. what more could you want.

sean finally found his real family!!!

mom and i

dad is so so so happy for mom to be back.

im trying to take a picture of myself but sean had to sneak in.

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Disneyworld

2009-02-06T05:33:00.001-08:00

i spent a day in disneyworld with the hardy's. we went on the best rides in all the parks. it was a blast. i lost my voice after a while too but it came back after a trip to the coca cola store

like my new hat.

baloo just gave me a kiss and a hug!

on the spinning teacups

picture with donald duck

this scary dinosaur ride it reminds me of the movie clifford.

day at the beach

2009-01-06T05:36:00.001-08:00

erica and me spent a day at the beach.

daytona beach was pretty nice but the gulf side is much better. everything was all closed since it wasn't in the season yet. the weather was 80 degrees but the water was a little chilly.

christmas part 2

2009-01-06T05:13:00.000-08:00

mom's new apron from lindsay.

jeremy trying to open a box but can't manage to do.

lindsay and bridger snuggling.

rebecca got a ukelayli, however that is spelt, from dave.

jordan and kim and the other two married couples got clocks from mom and dad.

christmas

2009-01-06T05:04:00.001-08:00

addison gets a new shirt.

everybody waiting for their gifts to be opened.

watching a new gift being opened.

bridger got a new bike!

kennedy got a cute new baby and her sippy cup.

addison can still take sean...thats all i need to say

2009-01-06T05:00:00.000-08:00

New house

2008-12-15T15:35:00.000-08:00

front of the house.

side of it.

inside of it.

covered swimming pool.

close up of the pool. aren't you jealous.

Welcome home!!

2008-12-14T07:56:00.000-08:00

Ocala christmas parade

2008-12-08T08:54:00.000-08:00

the parade was full of police cars firetrucks and sirens. there were plenty of marching bands both high school and middle school playing christmas music. the grinch was in the parade as well as santa claus. in the parade there were plenty of very nice cars and tractors.

Kim's bday

2008-12-02T07:41:00.000-08:00

we ate pancakes for breakfast. they were very delicous. afterwards we watched kimalee open her presents. She was given a polish pottery dish, and two cute shirts. Bridger had to help her unwrap her presents of course. As soon as the gifts were open we all began to play fill or bust. I came in second place i believe.

bridger is handing kim her presents.

kim is trying to tie bridger up.

everyone is gathered playing a very competitive game of fill or bust. everyone was smiling joyfully except sean. no matter how well he was doing he still had a very straight grumpy face on.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

we all feasted on thanksgiving. the turkey was delicious and moist. the stuffing was perfect stuffing. the mashed potatoes were creamy goodness with gravy swirled on top. overall it delicious. everybody brought something from home. we all enjoyed the day together.

Family home evening

2008-12-02T06:29:00.001-08:00

we all gathered at the house monday night for family home evening. bridger conducted and sean gave the lesson.

jordan and jeremy

kimalee amd bridger

lindsay and sean

rebecca amd dave making funny faces

lindsay stealing kennedy's beverage

mom and dad being goofy

Panera Bread

2008-12-02T06:02:00.000-08:00

this is my first day of work at Panera Bread. I am not a fan of the hat.

gulf coast exploring

2008-11-02T17:51:00.001-08:00

Saturday dad and i went out to explore the gulf coast area. We went to Hernando Beach and something point. I think it was Silver Point. Its not as pretty as the beaches in Ft. Walton or Destin but it was still nice. The water was very very warm. We walked along the shore and caught some baby crabs.

the long and winding road to the beach.

the tide was way out when we came.

dad walking around.

my feet in the warm water.

one of the crabs we caught. this one is missing his claws.

halloween

2008-11-02T17:38:00.000-08:00

I carved my very small pumpkin into jack the skeleton king off of "Nightmare Before Christmas". It sure is a lot easier cleaning out a small pumpkin rather then my usual large pumpkin. Then that night I went to the singles stake dance. Five stakes were invited but only about 80 showed up. I met some new people that night that i sat with sunday. The kids were all very nice and friendly. I guess i shouldn't be calling them kids since they are all older then me pretty much. At the dance I actually ran into the Woods from our ward in Panama City. I didn't remember them but Ethan remembered us and his brother Grand i think is in my ward as well. Oh i almost forgot to tell you what i was for halloween. I was a jack-o-lantern. I didn't get a pic but pretty much its what im wearing in the picture of me below, but with a green hat and a black felt face on my shirt.

step 1: buy a pumpkin

step 2: prepare

step 3: ta daa!

me and jack

alligator farm

2008-10-19T17:30:00.000-07:00

alligator farms

sean and his identical twin.

Ahh!! the alligator is attacking us!

Look at all the gators.

at the farm there were other types of animals too.

when we came the tortoises were mating so i waited to take a nice picture.

st. augustine

2008-10-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

we went to st. augustine for the day. the random lady in the picture was the wife of the man taking the picture. i guess she wanted to be remembered.

look at the brick streets.

the city is very old and beautiful

i don't trust this guy.

the streets of st. augustine.

the old bridge to st. augustine beach.

the atlantic ocean. it was so so windy.

wonder works

2008-10-19T16:53:00.000-07:00

wonder works is a type of interactive museum. it sure was fun

virtual simulator

experiencing the winds of a 4 hurricane. pretty intense.

it actually kinda hurt. i dont think i could ever sleep on it.

now sean tries it out

look at all the aliens!!

sitting in a space ship

i love these things

who doesn't love bubbles.

thats all folks!

seaworld

2008-10-19T16:31:00.001-07:00

seaworld!!

bird

sean, mom and dad. relaxing at seaworld

sean and i just came down the huge hill at "welcome to atlantis"

me, sean and mom

sean, mom and dad in the tunnel of sharks!

barracuda!

dolphin

look at those sharp teeth!

orlando

2008-10-17T05:52:00.001-07:00

im a little princess and my shoes match her dress.

we ate at bahama breeze. it was alright. i didn't really like it.

sean dad and mom

holy smokes this building is upside down!!?!

general conference/bdays

2008-10-12T18:27:00.001-07:00

we celebrated jordan and dave's bday with red velvet cake. yummy!

yummy!

creepy sean and sweet bridger.

kim and jordan

dave and rebecca

lindsay and jeremy

cutie pie catbaby kennedy

handsome boy bridger

i made this hat for kennedy during conference. its a little too short though

Old Firetruck just for Bridger

2008-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

I saw this firetruck and took a picture of it just for Bridger to see.

dinner with the Horst's

2008-10-12T18:00:00.000-07:00

We went to a Louisianna styled food restaurant called Harry's. It was so so so good.

Hats

2008-10-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

i made these hats for kennedy and bridger. we are so cute together.

Trip from UT to FL

2008-10-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

The first and most boring state was Wyoming. ugly ugly ugly and winds. it may be pretty there but not at all by where we were driving.
We stayed the first night in Nebraska. It was pretty watching the sun go down over the horizon.
We were not in Iowa for very long. Just the bottom corner of the state.
Missouri is a beautiful state. Lots of crazy rude drivers in the cities though. The state troopers looked really silly...just like the ones in super troopers.
This is a van full of old men hippies. when we drove by they gave us the peace sign and big smiles. :)
This man was driving on the freeway with his dog on his lap. It was pretty funny.

Here is a pretty good picture of part of St. Louis MO. There is Busch Stadium and the arch.

We never saw the sign for entering Illinois so we took a picture at the welcome center.

We are crossing the Ohio River I believe.

Nothing interesting happened in Kentucky.

In Tennessee we drove through Nashville. It was a pretty nice city. We drove through the Appalachian mountains too. It was a really nice drive with all the scenary.

Once we were in Georgia I saw many many exits to get you to a Chick fil a. Who wouldn't want to move there when there are so many Chick fil a's.

We drove through Atlanta in the morning but it was all overcast. :(

Yeah we finally made it on the fourth day!

Getting closer!

We finally made it! When we arrived we met up with dad at city hall then followed him back to his apartment. Dad and Mom went out for the night while I was left all alone with all the old folks in Florida :(

G.A.I. girls afternoon/evening in

2008-10-05T11:57:00.000-07:00

when the boys go away to priesthood session, with the exception of bridger, the girls get together to eat food and have fun. We all gathered at lindsay's house for dinner, movie and just to be together.

bridger and his new scooter. he sure does like showing off
cute kennedy with her purse and girly attire.

Bridger shows us his new shirt. crazy boy.

this picture is self explanatory.

what great smiles.

rebecca is working on braiding her rug she is making.

lindsay is working on her quilt for emily's baby hudson.

mom is working on her quilt for south jordan city.

kim and i are relaxing.

bridger is working on his lovely drawings and erasing some of moms work.

kennedy moonwalks

road map

2008-10-05T11:43:00.000-07:00

the map is marked and the car is needed to be filled then off we go on the long journey to florida.

sunbeams

2008-09-28T11:24:00.000-07:00

Gavin

Dash

Josh

Cora

Owen-- "im going to miss you. Then im going to miss you again."

Amelia

Sunbeam class (Eliza is missing though)

It was my last day teaching the sunbeams before i leave to florida. We had a goodbye party and had cupcakes. They were delicious! My class each made me a very cute card.

neice and nephew

2008-09-27T11:02:00.001-07:00

i love my kennedy and bridger. they are so cute and fun. i love taking pictures of them.

first thing to ever be typed on the blog

2008-09-27T09:54:00.000-07:00

well im not sure how to do this. i guess just write something. i decided to make one cause im leaving soon so this can keep you updated on dad and i. i will put up lots of pictures too. i may change in the pictures but dad will look like same old dad unless all his hair decides to go. that will be the day. so i guess my blog should really be named the adventures of dad and vanessa.