Brandon and Jennifer: August 2010

Josette's Baptism

This was an amazing day! The Spirit was so strong at Josette's baptism. She's a dear friend of mine I met while working at the OC. She asked me to talk on the Holy Ghost, and I'm so grateful to have had the privilege. There's nothing more awesome than to have someone you love be baptized.

I'm so proud of Josette.

Aug 28, 2010

Temple Square

We took the kids down to Temple Square in Salt Lake City to take a tour of the Conference Center, have dinner, and walk around. The weather was perfect and we could go on the roof of the Conference Center and check it out. I've never been up there before... it was so neat. We didn't take very many pictures, and we didn't have Kalyssa this weekend.

William is very impressed with the Conference Center, can't you tell? But the facts about this building and all the beatuiful art hanging everywhere is truely special and something everyone should go see.

The kids favorite part about Temple Square is seeing the huge statue of Christ in the Visitor Center.

We ate dinner at The Lion House. It's a restaurant inside of Brigham Young's house in Salt Lake City... it was built in 1856. We sat in the quilting room, and the food is so yummy there.

Brandon snapped this shot of Abbee... poor girl can't eat in peace.

Aug 28, 2010

1st day of school

Kalyssa waiting for the bus on the first day of school. She's in 1st grade, and I can't believe it. We didn't have Baylee and Abbee this morning to get all 3 together. :(

Aug 25, 2010

Drive-In

We went to the Drive-In with the kids to see Nanny McFee Returns.

Our 4 kids all snug in the back of the truck.

Aug 23, 2010

Antelope Island

Brandon, William, and I went on the 14 mile bike ride on Antelope Island. About mile 9, Brandon's pedal worked it's way off... was terrible. I had to leave him, pedal me and Will to the truck to go back and pick up Brandon and his bike. Before that... we had fun enjoying the work out.

Sunset at Antelope Island

Me and Brando just getting started on our beautiful ride. You can barely see Will in the trailer behind us if you look hard enough.

Aug 19, 2010

William is 1 years old

He stuck the whole palm of his hand into the frosting before I could light the candle.

I think he liked the frosting the best... like Father, like Son.

Aug 15, 2010

Weber County Fair 2010

We spent the week at the Fair. It was our first year being involved since Baylee is now old enough to participate in the lamb show. It was a ton of fun being there with our friends, and their kids with their animals. They spent all summer helping each other feed and train their animals. Baylee had a lamb, but some of the other kids on our team had steers, hogs, cows, and lambs also.

Baylee in our barn with her lamb, Dusty, about a week before the Fair. We used this picture to put on her fliers to help promote herself for "boost" support. Boosts are basically cash donations given to Baylee from local businesses, family and friends. Anyone who wants to support Baylee and her efforts with her lamb for the Fair gives her a boost.

Aug 3, 2010

Tuesday night at the Fair, our team went in the Show Ring to practice one last time before the big lamb show in the morning.

Aug 10, 2010

Show Time!!! Baylee is lined up with all the other lambs in it's weight class to be judged. The judge in the yellow shirt is checking out Dusty's muscles and body while Baylee holds him.

She did it! Baylee took 1st place in her lamb's weight class. Then won Grand Champion in the Junior Showmanship! She got a belt buckle and a BIG ribbon for that one! Whew! ...was so exciting! All her hard work has paid off.

She is next to her poster we made where she hangs her ribbons along with her Grand Champion Showmanship bragging poster. All this is behind her lamb stall so people walking through the Fair can see what her and Dusty has accomplished together.

These are some of the lambs in our team, the Sideways Show Team.

They are the top 5 lambs in the Fair, and all together have won many ribbons and Grand Champion ribbons.

Bailee (2nd from left) won Grand Champion in Market Lamb (1st over-all), Karle (middle) won Reserve Champion (2nd over-all), Emilee (far right) won 3rd over-all, and our Baylee (far left) won 4th over-all.

These lambs all sold for big money at the Auction Saturday, cause they're the best meat, but most of all the businesses who buy the lambs don't want the meat they just dump lots of money into it to support the kids in participating in positive activities.

Our buddy, Bennett, puts his cool glasses on William.

Aug 11, 2010

Seeing all the excitement the day before, Kalyssa decided she wanted to show a heifer in the Pee Wee Dairy Show. Any age can participate in this event. This is her walking the heifer around the Show Ring during the show.