Any Privacy?

I can't believe that I have now wasted 45 minutes playing on Google Maps. If you haven't looked at your house on this thing, you gotta. I couldn't believe the time of year "the people" decided to get a shot of our home. It made me and Dan laugh. You'll see why. 

(click on the huge links below)

Our house:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Harvest+Crest+Way,+84095&sll=40.56233,-111.96579&sspn=0.119195,0.30899&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=40.544754,-111.997333&spn=0.007452,0.019312&t=h&z=16&cbll=40.541043,-111.997311&panoid=V1ZTDYXatgZsqnGyYigGzg&cbp=1,280.00000000000006,,1,-2.5

My childhood home:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=84105&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=40.749208,-111.840048&spn=0.029716,0.077248&t=h&z=14&cbll=40.734393,-111.845382&panoid=eCoGuF5x552VLv03uFPw6Q&cbp=1,178.4310496615585,,0,5

Dan's teenage-hood home:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1331+Luckspring+Drive,+84106&sll=40.737502,-111.840134&sspn=0.059442,0.154495&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=40.699658,-111.853051&spn=0.007434,0.019312&t=h&z=16&cbll=40.695914,-111.853021&panoid=2KCMLL9bwN3s644Dv3JzAw&cbp=1,324.68095368624614,,0,5

I guarantee you'll start a search of your own, and before you know it a whole ton of time will be gone. 

Happy searching!

Josh at Jack

Last night we took Josh to the Jack Johnson concert at Usana Amphitheater. For those of you who really know us, know that Dan and I looove concert-hopping. This actually wasn't even Josh's 1st concert. At 4 months, he saw Ben Harper (with us) at the Red Rocks theater in CO. 

Jack Johnson's music is a HUGE part of our days with both boys. (yes, our Jack was partly named for "big" Jack) From Jack Johnson's music putting them to sleep in the car, or making us dance all over the house, there was no way we were not taking Josh.

Looking for any goods that mom brought. Sorry Josh, I couldn't smuggle anything but a diaper.

Yep, that's where "big" Jack will play his guitar.

This episode sponsered by Dasani water: official $3.50 water of your summer concerts.

"Nanner, nanner, nanner! We got an awesome seat and all of you are behind me."

Dan was representin' the hometown of Jack.

Mmm, Skittles. Taste the rainbow.

Jack Johnson did the soundtrack for Curious George; one of Josh's faves. Here is his reaction to the song from the opening scene of the movie. ('Upside Down') After every song, Josh would yell "MOY," which means "more" in Josh-ese.

Uncle Todd was there with his mom and a buddy, so they sat with us. Lucky Josh!!

The show went past 10:45, which is when we started for the car. Josh was pretty worn out by then, but still wanted "moy" after each song even though he couldn't keep his head up to watch. He was asleep before we left the parking lot!

Big & Little Snoop

A typical day at our house:

(Notice that Josh's face looks like the monkey on his shirt!)

Josh: Hey Jack, check this out. Mom is in the bathroom, so we have about 2 minutes to spread this stuff everywhere we can.

Jack: (not pictured, but surely there) Sorry big bro. I'm too busy sticking random things in my mouth. Have at it.

Josh: Okay but you are missing out. It's squishy. Cool.

Jack: Look what I found. Did you know about this and not tell me all this time? Some brother you are...

Jack: Hey, when I was your age this cabinet was locked all the time. Mom and Dad must be getting lazy.

Josh: Why do adults have so many weird things? I don't get what this is, but I can blow air through it. What are you finding?

Jack: Just more and more cups, lids, and my toes are pretty cool. Why did you ever stop sucking on yours?

Josh: None of your business.

Sweet Girls

Last night, as Dan and I pulled up to the front of our house, we noticed a bunch of stuff all over our door. (it was dark) The first thing out of Dan's mouth was, "Hey, did we get asked to a dance?" (for anyone from a Utah high school!)

We found all these tents (or teepee) cut-outs on our door, as well as a note attached to a bag of Tootsie Pops. 

So as the note says, it was a big thank you for a fun stake girls' camp.  It was a lot of work, and I averaged maybe 4 hours at night, but it was fun. Thank you to all those cute girls who came to "TP" my house!

A Day in the Life...

We are lucky to have our dad at home every day. When he gets done working after nap time, we get to play.

Happy Jack loves to go to the park.

Daddy teaches Josh all about crazy jumping. You know, laying the foundation for future ______boarding.

So then, Josh has to do it to!

Jack loves to swing, high. Tough life right? (aren't those clouds amazing)

Let's hope for lots more warm weather this season so we can play lots. We don't look forward to being stuck inside when it gets cold.

Goodbye Red

We have made ourselves crazy with changes in our home. The first of many was Dan's office. You can see a glimpse in to the room where he makes his magic! The Yin Yang was hand-drawn, then painted by Dan. FYI: the shade of green is the exact color on the dollar bill. Motivation!

We shifted our huge book case to create 2 different spaces for our dining area and living room. It still allows for the room feel open, which I love. We decided to paint over our red pillar and turn it black, which I didn't take a picture of, and introduced some shades of teal.

Okay, yes. That is a vinyl white couch. And yes, we have 2 boys. What are we thinking? (you wonder) The chair that you see is one of the most comfy chairs I have ever sat in. In case you are wondering, it is all from IKEA.

This was actually our 2nd set of furniture in a week. The 1st set made our new paint colors look awful, so we spent 24 hours returning an ugly set and purchasing this new stuff. We had Jack's party as our deadline. See, we create our own insanity.

Why should the inside of the house have all the fun?

Hmm, I'm thinking more parties and dinners...

The Party (part one)

I have to admit that I made the coolest cake ever!! It was a fun thought to celebrate Jack's first word - "dog." (or "gog") This was way too easy, and only took me 10 minutes to put it all together. (thanks to Granny for actually baking the cake earlier in the day) It was pretty yummy too!

Here is the birthday boy after the traumatic cake experience. Apparently, he does not enjoy being "singed" at. (quote from uncle Js Js, I believe) 

I would say that Jack loved opening his gifts, but really it was Josh who did most of that. Thank you to all those who lovingly sent them from where you are living. You were ALL missed.

We thought it would be funny to put Jack in the big gift sack from GG's present. He really liked being in it, but mostly being protected from sitting directly on the scratchy grass. He would have stayed there all night and been a happy kid.

These pics were taken by uncle Tom, and he got some good shots. Thanks little Tom! We are excited to see what Grampa (Hey You) got, and will post those when we get them. 

We had a fun evening celebrating Jack's big day. My boys are very lucky to have lots of family to come around and love them. Thank you to everyone who helped make the day great! We love you.