Updates on the Pickles

We have been way busy and since my time has been limited I have failed to post about several important events that happened lately. The first was Ashlee's baptism. She was baptised before we went to Disneyland and I still haven't put up anything about it! I am so proud of her and her decision to get baptised. She looked so beautiful in her white dress and was happy that everyone came to see her on her special day. After a trial run by me she was able to be baptised and confirmed and is way happy to be a member of the church. She told me on several occasions that she was happy to have been baptised and felt like a new person. She is a sweetheart and I love her a ton!

I also failed to post about Kyllers Birthday. He turned five on April 24 and had fun at his party and of course was spoiled rotten by everyone. some of his highlights were a Darth Vader cake, a new Nintendo ds, a skateboard and allot of star wars stuff. He loved having his family over and playing with the cousins. Five things I love about Kyller are:

1- He is always happy to see me when I get home from work.

2- He loves to play Light sabers and Indiana Jones.

3- He has stopped skipping around.

4-He loves his sisters and his family.

5- He is finally adopted and legally ours forever!!!

Happy Birthday Kyller we love ya.

Disneyland 2009

We made it back from Disneyland. We had a good time and had fantastic weather and plenty of Disney fun. All the kids enjoyed the Rides, the Shows, the treats, the hotel, and the sights. There was some whining and some complaining (Yes some by me too) but all in all a good trip. I must say that I am Disneyed out and as Dan put it I have lost some faith in humanity after seeing all the weird people there! It was fun for Kyller to see all the stuff and he surprisingly liked the rides! Rilee got to fight Darth Maul in Jedi training and Ashlee just loved the Matterhorn! We did a ton of walking and I had the worst $10 cheeseburger in the world! That is one of my big gripes about the place is the cost of, and lack of quality in the food! We did the planning program that Steph suggested and that helped allot with the lines for the rides and had some good tips. Hope you enjoy the pics.

The Happiest place on Earth!

Tomorrow we are headed off to Disneyland! I always have mixed feelings about going to the land of Disney. I always like going places with the family and they love going to Disneyland and I generally have a fun time there to, but I have a few issues that make it hard for me to enjoy it fully. I really do not like going to California, I enjoy the weather and the beautiful scenery and plant life but I hate all the masses of people, the traffic, the smog etc. I have been trying to enjoy it more each time I go but it is difficult for me to get over it. This trip will be Kyllers first time to Disneyland and I must say that I am a little worried about how well he will do with the amount of stimulus that Disneyland will provide and and afraid of the certain "fits" that will occur. I hope that he can enjoy it and not get to worked up so we can enjoy the trip. All of my girls (Becky included) love it and I know they will have a god time. I am excited to ride the rides with the kids and see all the fun sights. Beck, I just hope you will go easy on me and remember that I have a hard time there and I will try to be on my best behavior. I will apologize in advance for any shortcomings I will have at the happiest place on earth, after all I am the grumpiest man on earth so it is a strange place to me! Here's to a fun filled 4 days!!

Just once!!!

Just once in my life I would like to go on a call at work where someone did something smart!! All day I respond to people doing dumb things. I just got back from a call with a 20 something guy riding a skateboard, being towed by a four wheeler, not wearing a helmet crashing onto the asphalt. You could say that each of those things alone are stupid but put those into combination and what do you get? A helicopter ride to the trauma center and a direct admit to the operating room with a head injury!! I See it all the time, and it never ceases to amaze me of the crazy things people do. We went out today with free movie passes to give to kids who were riding their bikes with a helmet we had 30 and guess how many we could give out after visiting 2 elementary schools......7!! Yep that's right, only 7!! Parents please make your kids wear a helmet it is the "smart" thing to do and it really does help, trust me I have seen them work. The other genius today was a 16 year old who crashed his bike and got cut up pretty good. He wasn't wearing a helmet of course and was complaining of hurt ribs and some good road rash. We checked him out told him he was OK and to be more careful and sent him home. He couldn't ride his bike home cause his hands were too sore and cut up so he kind of rode/pushed it home. No sooner did we get in the truck and start to leave he comes ripping by on his skateboard headed to the skate park right there in the park!! (NO HELMET OR PADS OF COURSE!!) I don't know about you but I would have called it a day after the first crash resulting in a 911 call. I Just needed to vent at how truly stupid some people can be, and this was all in a matter or 3 hrs in lonely old Riverton.

Who reads this crap anyways?

I was wondering why I do this blog. If anyone reads this please let me know by either a post or clicking on the I Follow this blog. If I don't get any comments I will quit wasting my time!

-Sorry this seemed a little grumpy I must have been honery. Thanks for the comments I will keep it going I was just curious if it is getting read!

Meet Fluffy

In case some of you did not know we got rid of Sparkle (Oh yeaahh!!!). Ashlee said that she would get rid of her if she could get a new dog, and since we knew that any dog is better than Sparkle we agreed with her and found a new home for sparkle. We then went to the humane society and found her a new dog who she named Fluffy. That name in and of itself is funny because she is not fluffy at all she is mixed with a wire haired terrier so she is actually quite straggly. She is 4 years old, potty trained and quite well behaved. Ashlee loves her to death and that is what is important to me. She is so funny looking that she is actually cute. I hope that she will make Ash happy and she seems to fit in allot better than Sparkle!!!!

Scrapbooking anyone?

This past weekend we sold some stuff at the scrapbook expo. I have never experienced such a crazy and strange event in my life. There were all types of crazy and sane women there trying to get a good deal on scrapbook supplies. I have never seen such madness for rub ons and paper! Some of these women are down right nuts! When the sales were announced the madness ensued! It was a ton of work and Beck, Mike and Steph worked their guts out and I must say thanks because I am beat after the 2 days I put in, and I am sure they are worse off than I. Hopefully it was all worth it and we will be tired from carrying all that extra cash around!

Is it Spring yet?

I don't know about anyone else but I am ready for spring! I can't stand the teasing of 70 degrees one day and snow the next! If it snows once more I might flip out. Here's to a long and warm summer!!!

Poor Harley

In case some of you do not know we found out that Harley had a cancerous bump on his back. We had it removed last Saturday and hopefully they got it all. We will know more this Saturday.He has a good cut on his back. It is about 3 inches long and he was sore for a day or so. We hope all goes well for him and they got it all so he will be around for many more years to come.

He is supposed to wear this dumb collar to keep him from biting at them but he won't wear it. That's ok though cause he hasn't bothered them, so I put it to use to keep myself from biting.

Tagged by Tara

My 8 Favorite TV Shows
1-The Office
2-Bullrun
3-ESPN College game day (football)
4-Any football game
5-Rob and Big
6-Seinfeld
7-The Dog Whisperer
8-King of Queens

8 things I did Yesterday
1- Went to church
2-Fed Harley and Buckley
3- Watched Nascar
4- Ate dinner at the Andersons
5- Held Logan
6-Watched the Jazz
7-Taught the lesson at church
8- Got I love you dad notes from all the kids!

8 things I look forward to
1- Seeing my family
2- going on vacations
3-going golfing
4-Football season
5- Summer
6-Going out with Beck
7-work
8-being thin again

8 Favorite Restaurants
1- Chick-fil-A (duh)
2-Red Lobster
3-Cafe Rio
4- Tepinaki
5-Spencers
6- Texas Roadhouse
7- Francesco's pizza
8-Rodizio Grill

8 things on my wish list
1- Better season tickets to BYU
2-Boat
3- Beck to see Oprah
4-Cabin
5-loose 60 lbs
6-See U2 and Guns and Roses in concert this summer
7-a better golf game
8-a Happy and Healthy family!!

8 people I tag
I really don't think 8 people read this so if you want to you are tagged!

Its a Boy!!

On Tuesday I became a Dad again. This time was slightly different than the other 2. No late night trip to the hospital, no contractions for Beck, no hospitals, no first feeding or bath, no birth, no baby. But there was a little boy, a new name and a loving and supportive family there to support us, there also was lots of stress, lots of smiles and some tears. But most of all we are happy that Kyller Scott is now a Pickle. We are also glad the process is over and we can move on to the next chapter of our lives! Kyller is very excited about being adopted. Today I asked him if he was happy about it all and he said, "yeah dad I am happy and I feel like a new kid cause I am adopted." I am glad that he is happy about it and I hope that we can be good parents for him and help him with anything he needs. I feel like we are pretty lucky to have him in our family and we love him allot!

Seminar 09

We just got back from our annual Chick-fil-A operators seminar in Long Beach California. We had a great time even though the weather didn't cooperate! We had a few days of motivational speakers and activities and visiting with friends. This year was busy but fun. Becky got recognized in a regional meeting for her generosity in the community and her personal life and that was way cool for her. We also got to have dinner with her family that lives in the LA area. On our last day there we got to go out on the ocean and look for whales. We got to see one for a brief second but we saw hundreds of dolphins and some sea lions. It was a great day on the ocean. We also got to go to the Long Beach aquarium and that was cool seeing all the fish and sea life. We also found out that next year we get to go to Washington DC and I am way excited about that!!!

Thanks to the grandparents for watching the kids and Harley! It is always nice to know they are safe and well taken care of while we are gone.