Happy Birthday Karden and Grandpa Derek!!!

I know this is a little late but Karden is now 1 years old!!! Collene and Derek came down to St. George on the 4th of July to celebrate we had a ton of fun. We went to the water fountains on main street in down town St. George, then played in the river for a while. Then we celebrated Karden and Grandpa Derek's Birthday. Here is a picture of the two of them eating their birthday cake. Grandpa had just as much fun as Karden did. It was nice seeing and visiting with them. Well, life in St. George is Great!! Colin is welding for a company who makes and installs metal railings, and I'm still working as an interpreter for the state as well as freelance interpreting in the community. Work keeps us busy, but we still find time to play on the weekends. We usually end up going on hikes every Saturday. We love it. Karden is having a ball down here. He loves to swim and play in the park. I can't believe how much he has grown in the past year. If you want to see more pictures of him for this past year just check out our blog. Well, We miss you all and hope every one is doing well.

Davey 9-months old

Here’s our 9-month old David! He had his 9-month check up yesterday. Davey weighs 20 lbs. 7 oz., he’s 29.75 inches tall and his head is 17 inches. Davey has 6 teeth and is crawling all over! He pulls himself up to standing on anything he can find. He especially loves to climb up his daddy! Davey is great at climbing the stairs but we’re still working on going down them safely. He loves to chase the kitties around the house and pull their tails. He expresses his desires and emotions more each day and never ceases to amaze us with all he can do!

FREE TO A GOOD HOME.....(the dresser, not the dog.)

I am getting rid of this dresser. Some of you may recognize it. It goes with the bunk beds we all grew up on. You remember those avocado green ones? I have it in my head that Dad or Gramps built the whole set, but that's probably just the thing where as a kid you think your Dad built EVERYTHING. anyway, it's a good dresser made entirely of real wood. It's a little worse for the wear in a few places, with a little bit of love, and a new coat of paint it could be as good as new! I even photoshopped it to show you all it's lovely potential. If you're interested, let me know in the next week or two. It seems like it should stay in the family. ya know? but, I guess I'll send it to the D.I. if I have to. **Labrador not included.

Star Trek Spoof

I think this is my first ever post on here, we've just been busy with the same old things, School, work, etc. But I post random tangentlike stuff on my personal blog, Jots and Tittles from Angie's Mind, and you are welcome to check it out, or not. Below is a post from my own blog, but Ryan would definitely want you guys to know about this:

"So Ryan, creative genius that he is, put together a 2 minute claymation short last semester. It took forever, and engulfed 16 plus weeks of his life.

I am really proud of him, he is not quite satisfied with the footage, but I’m telling everyone about it because it’s so creative and I think it’s just good.

I even like the script he wrote! And if you know me, I pick apart dialogue and plots like there is no tomorrow.

He absolutely will not post this on youtube because it will go in his portfolio. So, for all those who want to see it, we are scheduling small screenings, and if you are interested please contact us.

FYI, the short is an original Star Trek/Star Wars spoof, Ryan will call it a sci-fi spoof because of a Terminator reference. The footage he has is not the professional transfer, he should get that in the middle of August, but its nice to finally have something to show for last semester."

Just wanted to remind everyone that Jim's big surgery is tomorrow (Wednesday) Let's remember to pray extra hard that day, and if you're so inclined - fast!   We love you Jim!

Hello Family!!!

We just wanted to let everyone know that we have a blog that we update regularly and invite you all to check it out. You will be able to find it by clicking on "Nate & Liz" off to the left side of this page. We encourage anyone else who doesn't have a personal blog to make one! We love reading about what everyone is doing. It makes us feel not so far away :) Much love to everyone!

Liz and Nate