Long Time Waiting?

Abby after a long day of potty training. It has been a lot of bribing and laundry!

Papa and Abby rocked each other to sleep after Christmas dinner. Classic dad stance.

Sorry it has taken Nick and I so long to get with the program. By the way, why did everyone stop with the spiritual thoughts? We have a good one: Does Evil Exist? One day, a professor of a university decided to defy his pupils. He asked, "Did God create everything that exists?" A student answered bravely, "Yes, He did." "Everything?" asked the teacher. "Yes, everything." was the answer of the student. "In this case, God also created evil, correct? Because evil exists." said the teacher. To that the student had no answer and remained in silence. The tacher was delighted at the opportunity to prove one more time that faith was only a myth. Suddenly, another student raised his hand and asked, "May I aska question, professor?" "Of course," was the answer. "Does cold exist?" "Of course" answered the professor. "Did you never feel cold?" "Actually, sir, cold does not exist. According to studies of Physics, cold is the total and complete absence of heat. An object can be studied if it has and transmits energy and it is the heat of an object that transmits its energy. Without heat, the objects are inert, incapable to react. But cold does not exist. We created the term Cold to explain the lack of heat." "And darkness," continues the student. "It exists," replied the professor. "Again, you're wrong sir, darkness is the total absence of light. You can study light and brightness, but not darkness. The prism of Nichols shows the variety of different colors in which the light can be decomposed according to the longitude of the waves. Darkness is the term we created to explain the total absence of light." And finally the studetn asked, "And evil, sir, does evil exist? God did not create evil. Evil is the absence of light. They exist. Their absence lead to evil." Now it was the professors turn to remain silent . . . the name of the student was : Albert Einstein Sorry it was so long, late, and full of mistakes.

Baby Kole

Here's some pics of baby Kole. As you can see he is pretty long and skinny! He was 7lbs 4oz and 21 inches long. At his appointment he was already back up to 7lbs 2oz, so he is doing pretty well with the eating thing. He is really good at eating, pooping and sleeping. We gave him his first bath today and he did really well! Grandma says he is really cute. She is here helping us until Sunday and has been great. Tyson and I are pretty proud parents, but I think that is normal (I hope). I am sure many more pics will follow! Love you guys.

Amanda

Our best tree (so far)

Thought I would post a pic of our tree cuz we think it might be the best one yet:) hehe:) Seth and Nat, congrats! We are so happy for you and your new little bundle of joy. Send pics when you get a chance! Our little guy is just nice and cozy in there and doesn't think he is quite ready yet. We will definitely let everyone know if anything happens. Hope all is well with everyone!
Love,
Amanda

Just a few older pictures....and a trip to the south.

So for work this week I have been down in the south. We left Sunday afternoon from Salt Lake and flew to Memphis. From there we drove to Blytheville, Arkansas. We worked there most of Monday and then after work drove to Jackson, Mississippi. Thursday the client we were auditing claims for was having a Christmas lunch and they invited us to join them. That lunch was quite a cultural eye opener for me. Before the lunch one of the managers in the office gave what amounted to a southern baptist type sermon complete with amen's and hallelujahs from some of the other workers there. I wasn't quite sure if i was supposed to clap or say amen or what, so i ended up just standing there (probably with a goofy look on my face). It was fun though, they were very friendly and they cooked up some really good southern "soul" food (as they liked to call it). After lunch we flew to Orlando which is where I am now. We went to dinner tonight down by all the Disney stuff and walked around downtown disney. It brought back some fun memories of our trip down here a few years back. The guys I was with got a kick out of Grandma riding the incredible hulk ride. Tonight i'm just hanging out in my hotel room waiting until I'm tired enough to fall asleep. So I started looking through some of the pictures on my computer, and they brought back some fun memories (for some they may not be so fun) so I thought I'd share them. We fly back to Salt Lake tomorrow night. It might be hard to go back to 20 degree weather after being in 80 degree weather for a few days. But there is some snow now at the resorts so if I can go skiing then the cold is totally worth it. Anyways enjoy the pictures, and I love you all.

Cute Girls

I was just looking through the camera and saw this pic of Jodi and Abby............Thought it was right up there with Willie and deserved a spot on the page! Seth, that cracks me up that all little girls are now Abby. We've got some pretty cute kids around and can't wait for more! Natalie, hows the pregnancy going? Make sure to give updates! Tyson and I have been busy today re-finishing a dresser and making a shelf for Kole. It was a pretty fun day but I think by the end of sanding all the old paint off both Tyson and Kole were pretty annoyed at the noise. Hope all is well with everyone. Love ya!

Amanda

A quick tip for new bloggers

If you click on "New Post" instead of comment, it will add a posting that shows up on the main page, instead of as a tag on message in the other page.

Okay, so i think Tyson and I got it set up so only the fam (we will all just use the same address and password) can access the blog page so we don't get any crazy people that find it through a search. We can also go in and add specific people that can look and comment. It looks pretty simple. Everyone can comment on each posting or add a new one.

You can add pictures to the posting (like this premium pic of good ol' willie) which would be fun for all of us to see!