Helping Hands

Last Saturday, May 8th, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints participated in a state wide service project. Each stake was assigned a certain job. Our stake pruned trees on the Clovis trail. It was actually fun. Molly, Rex, my mom, and myself were are own little group moving from tree to tree. None of us knew how to prune trees, but our little 5 minute lesson seemed to do just fine. We decided if the tree looked naked, we did the job right! :) It was a really nice day outside with a cool breeze, Heavenly Father sure made it easy to serve.
Molly brought her camera so we got a few good pictures.

"I Like To Look For Rainbows, Whenever There Is Rain"

Anybody that lives in the central valley knows how crazy the weather was today! I was driving Eric and my mom to the airport this afternoon and it was pouring so hard it was really difficult to see even though the windshield wipers were going their fastest! The lightning kept flashing and then thunder followed a second later. On the way home the streets were flooded and it was even hailing. I love the rain and I do wish it rained more often. Once I got home there was an amazing rainbow outside. There were two rainbows but you can't see the second one really well. (It's above the other one). So here are some pictures that I think turned out pretty well considering I don't have an expensive camera.


Our backyard was flooded

One Year!

This past weekend we went down to San Diego for McKenzie's first birthday party! It's crazy that she's already 1, but on the other hand she's way too smart to only be 1! It was fun seeing her, Ryan, and Jen. She got so many toys (best one from me of course) and clothes, which just proves she is loved! Best feeling in the world is when she walks up to you and reaches up for you to hold her.

With the Birthday Girl! She's so cute and sweet!



We were singing "Happy Birthday" to her.


Big yawn and Andrew being a goofball.


Happy Birthday McKenzie! We love you!

"One Little Monkey, Jumping on the Bed"

A couple of months ago we got two puppies from Jill, Harley and Dallas. They are miniature wired haired dachshunds. Well Harley is a long haired and Dallas is the short haired. They sure can be a ton of fun! And yet on the other hand it is a real pain when I am sitting at my desk and I step into a little present that one of them left me. Oh, did I mention I was barefoot at the time? Gave everyone in my family a good laugh though!

Well Harley and Dallas sleep in my mom's room at night in a big kennel that has a bed inside of it for them. My mom bought a new big bed for it the other day at Costco and Harley got the biggest kick out of it! She was jumping all over it just like a little kid! I had to grab my camera and record some of it.

This is the type of thing that is just hard not to laugh it!

When we told her to come out...she would just lay down. Who doesn't love a new bed huh? Dallas didn't get as big of a kick out of it, but he did like laying on Andrew's legs!

"Welcome to this happy place, welcome."

Molly and I were talking and she said that I should create a blog, so here it is! My first attempt at writing what is happening in my life so that no one will fall asleep while reading it.

I am now living in Fresno, California. It was a big change at first to move to the central valley because I had lived in Rancho Cucamonga for all my life. I love it up here though, it is home! I co-manage our second Little Caesars store, in Selma (our first store is in Coalinga). I am not going to school at the moment. I love working at the store and it is a guaranteed thing, where going to school to be a teacher is not so guaranteed anymore in California. Working with family and for my family has it's perks!

Lots of laughing and fun going on at work!

Stay tuned for more!!!