Did someone record Jessica's speech?

Or the track meet? Or any of the 50 other events that those of us living outside the sanctuary of Emery County missed?

Come on GUYS! You are supposed to also post dates for upcoming activities - I'd probably not be able to make it, but at least I'd like the option.

Whoah. This post sounds like Grandma.

Why yes, my husband is an apache helicopter pilot!

Ever since Tel came home with this, he hasn't taken it off! Okay, he has taken the helmet off, but not the smile (in the picture he is trying hard not to smile, but he can't help it). It cracks me up how randomly I will look over and Tel will have a big cheeser grin on his face & I will ask what he is thinking about...the response "I get to fly helicopters!...And they pay me for it!" The guys in his class even give him a hard time about being so excited! Even though he has to learn all of this information in a few months, he is still smiling. Even though this whole week he had to wake up at 3 am he is still smiling. It's GREAT! So if you can't tell, we are happy to be here and have this great experience!

Negative ghost rider the pattern is full

So, I got to fly a helicopter the last two days in a row. In a word I will steal from Mom; Phenomenal. This has got to be the greatest week of my life. I tell you what, clear the blades, push on the starter, listen to the turbine spool up and pop the throttle open while the rotor blades start turning = major adrenaline rush! Still can't believe the army paying me to fly.
Sure beats living in van down by the river eating raw bacon and making squirel tail bookmarks...

Speaking of wrestling...

I thought all the boys in the family would be proud of this - one of the guys who works for me won state in wrestling and got a scholorship to wrestle in college. Anyway, we were talking about winning state in a 5A school (he went to West High, which is one of the biggest schools in the state) and how intense the competition is at the bigger school and he said that the competition is pretty intense in a big school, but that for wrestling, the best division is actually 3A. He said all the college recruiters pay WAY more attention to the wrestlers in the 3A division than even the larger division because they are just far better wrestlers. He said basically that all the competition in the larger schools can't compensate for the farm boys that come in with no form, but major muscles and endurance and just throw people around.

Anyway, I thought you all would be proud - given that you all wrestled in the 3A division.

K-man wins his weight in wrestling wahooooo!

Leedan, Tyler, and Jessica helped with scoring, referee, and clock.

Update from Alabama!

Look what we found...a baby alligator! Joselyn not only touched it, but she also held it! (Okay, we were really at this zoo! it was so fun- we got to feed the animals, hold alligators & snakes, etc)

We visited the white sand beaches of Florida. Just a couple of hours from our house!

Jeremy, Heather, & Olivia came a visited us from Texas! It was so much fun...so who wants to come next??