Jer's and Jen's New Computer Desk

When Mike's big delivery truck brought our couch back from the weekend's Expo today, it also brought pieces of a desk that Mike had picked up at an auction. When I say pieces, I mean pieces. The top was in two parts, the cabinet door was unattached, and the drawer was completely taken apart. Jonathan and I agreed that once the pieces were moved into their places, we would wait for Daddy to come home to direct assembly. But, as Mike and I had correctly predicted, within a half an hour, Jer had assembled the desk, secured all the loose edge banding (with a hot glue gun), and completely rebuilt the drawer (also using hot glue for assistance!) Hello, desk! Congratulations, Jer!

Jess Can Ride!!!

Today, Jess flew free! She rode solo!

Our big girl has had a lot of support over the last year or so. The neighborhood girls, Olivia, Clara, and Breeana, as well as Jess's big sister Jen have shared endless encouragement and hours of pushing the back of her bike. Bree even shared a smaller bike to help build Jessie's confidence. All of their help and Jessie's hard work have paid off. She's on her way!

The Blue Angels in Flight!

Thunder Over Utah 2012!

Today we went to Thunder Over Utah. It was the new St. George Airport's inaugural air show. It ROCKED!!! Our family went with my dad and my uncle, and, despite crazy strong winds at the end, it was fantastic! From the very first demo (an F-22 Raptor) to the Blue Angels, we were in HEAVEN!!!! There's nothing like the roar of the jets flying right over you, and pairing that with the gorgeous red rock backdrop... WOW!!!

Here are some highlights:

The F-22 Raptor

MV-22 Osprey (and Jess inside...I took her and Jer through it. It's an amazing plane/helicopter that can carry its crew of 4 and something like 24 troops! Jess got to buckle in!)

Jer was amazed by how big this engine was!

We got to see an amazing aerobatic pilot, Jeff Boerboon (Jer LOVED his program), and a wingwalker named Carol Pilon (who performed on a Stearman!), but the main performers were the Blue Angels. They were incredible--loud, fast, precise, and breathtaking!

Jen at Golden Corral afterwards...

Jessie at Grandpa's after THAT! It's been a full and awesome day!

Jer's Newest Learning Experience

Mike bought a couple of IBM ThinkPads this month for parts (sweet total of $20). He really only needed one, though. Jer happily found a use for the extra laptop! He totally dissected it--and learned a lot in the process, of course!

Jen's Totally Awesome Valentine's Box 2012

Jen's submission for this year:

Meet Puff!

We the People '12

Jonathan got to participate in the We the People history competition today in Salt Lake City. His G/T history class has been studying about our government and constitution, and they earned the right to be one of only 6 school teams to participate in the state competition. They did an awesome job, had a great time, and WON FIRST PLACE!!! Congrats, Jonny!