Nauvoo and Carthage

On a more positive note, we were able to visit Nauvoo and the Nauvoo Temple. It is such a beautiful temple and with so much history. It was a great privilege for us to experience.

This is a statue right outside of the temple, of Joseph and Hyrum's last ride out of Nauvoo to Carthage.

Quincey and I in Carthage Jail.

This is the window (the top one) that Joseph fell out of.

Outside Carthage

The Nauvoo Temple

Our Iowa Trip!

Winter Fun!!

Well, many of you thought that we were insane to even think of driving all the way to Iowa City for Christmas, and you were probably right. We did have some crazy adventures on our travels to and from our destination, but we are now home safe, and have the crazy stories for memories for our many Christmases to come.

Basically, to make a long story short... For a trip that mapquest said should take 17 hours, on the way there took about 20 hours because of the weather. So, we thought the worst was over... NO@! On the way back, we found out that I-80 was closed so we had to stay the night in the great modern day metropolis of Laramie Wyoming!!!, and the next day the roads opened just enough to allow us to travel 70 miles from Laramie to Rawlins just to find out that the roads were closed again! So we had to stay the night in Rawlins too! Now the fun part about that 70 mile trip was that it took us 5 hours!!! There was an accident and we were forced to be at a stand still for 2 hours while they cleaned it up, and the weather was so bad that we had to drive about 5 to 10 miles an hour the entire time! So, 3 days later we are home and safe!!!

On a more positive note we had a blast at the Parkers! This was our first time visiting them since they moved to Iowa 2 years ago. It was great to see their beautiful home and to spend some time together.At the Amana Colonies What a big boy sipping from his own cup! and he didn't even mind me putting things on his head.

Spending some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Has this ever happened to you?

Yesterday, I was cleaning the kitchen and I decided I should turn on the radio because I had this song in my head and I wanted something else in my head instead. And as I went to go turn on the radio I happened to be singing this song... you know, "It's too late to apologize...." and then I turned on the radio, and the real singer was singing, "It's too Late!" It was the exact next line after the one I had just sang! SO WEIRD! They do overplay that song, so maybe it is not that much of a coincidence.

But speaking of which, when I was in High School there was one week where the DJ's must have been on vacation or something and just kept playing the exact same song schedule, Every morning for maybe 3 days in a row, my alarm clock would go off at 6:05 am and play the exact same song (I wanna live where the green grass grows, by Tim McGraw) at the exact same place. So weird! It was like I was living my own Groundhogs day!

Gettin' so big....

Our Quincey is growing so darned fast! I mean in some ways.... See, in some ways it feels like it was just yesterday that he was a little baby, but in other ways, like when he WON'T STAY STILL when I am trying to change him it feels like it has been forever! So, I guess that just means he is growing normally.
But just a quick update....

1. Q has had his two bottom teeth for awhile now, and now he has a third!!! Yep, a third bottom one, and no top ones yet. Kinda cool. Helping Daddy mop the floor!

So concentrated!

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!

I love coming out in the morning and smelling the fresh scent of pine! Yep, we put up our Christmas Tree and I love it! it makes our home feel like Christmas, and Quincey sure loves it too. He hasn't been too bad, he just likes to pull some of the beads off of it. not a biggie.

We've been elfed too!

Hey, I just made a total elf of myself. Check it out by clicking the link below.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1243668033

This elfin' greeting brought to you by OfficeMax®.

The Golden Compass

I am not promoting this movie, don't worry...

I just really liked this movie review about the Golden Compass. I know it is a controversial movie, but I liked what this guy had to say. Especially this quote...

Rather than saying, “I wonder if the Magisterium is supposed to represent the modern Catholic church?,” sit on the edge of your seat and say “Wow! Two polar bears beating the shale out of each other. Cool!”

Check it out!

Kevin Carr's movie review