Oh I Wish I was in Dixie

Over the weekend we were able to go and visit my parents in Utah's Dixie. I was scheduled for a training at Dixie State College on Friday, which gave us plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful weather over the weekend.

While I was at the training, Tara and Kennedy took advantage of the afternoon and went to Discovery Park in Cedar City. Somehow Kennedy convinced her Papa to give her a ride on the swings, which met with giggles and smiles all around. It's a great place to take little kids, and some big kids too.

Saturday we spent the morning hiking around the Kolob Fingers. We went on a particular hike called Taylor's Flat, which gave some spectacular views of the red rock. The weather was perfect since it stayed in the mid 70's and was clear and sunny. I guess I don't need to mention that we went off in search of some geocaches that day. Kennedy even did some exploring on her own over the weekend.


It's been fun watching Kennedy become more independent and mobile with her walking. There is a downside however, as she isn't very stable while walking along uneven ground. Most of the places we went was dirt mixed with rock and, as you may have guessed, she face planted her fair share of times over the weekend. Still, it didn't affect the trip and we were able to smile about it later.

What a great weekend to be down in Utah's Dixie amongst all the red rocks and beautiful vistas!!

Diary of a Red Sox Fan

I can't tell you how excited I am that the MLB Season finally started. After months of waiting, Red Sox baseball is back! So you can imagine my anguish when I learned the first game of the season started at 12:05 MST - right in the middle of my work day. No problem, I would be able to watch Tuesday night's game when I got home. Of course Murphy's Law was in full force - when I got home from work the power was out. So now I was 2 for 2 in missing games. Finally, I was able to sit down and watch last night's game. The Red Sox game through with flying colors as Trot Nixon hit a two-run homer in the 7th and Josh Beckett only gave up one run. What a game!! I'm in midseason obsession already and it's only the first week of the season!

KFC Site Update

Here's the latest version of Kennedy's photo website. I've gotten a bit behind on posting photos since we've been writing in the blog, but I'm making up for it now. These pictures span from Christmas Eve thru last night. Enjoy!

Visit Kennedy Faith at: www.uensd.org/staff/jared/kennedy There's also a link to the site under Links on the right side of this page.

Conference Confessions

Last night I participated in a semi-annual tradtion with Brant, Grant, and Evan. For as long as I can remember, I've gone out to dinner with these guys after we watch the Priesthood Session over on Spring Lane. While we were eating, Grant and I had the following cofession:

Grant: I am so glad that tomorrow is Conference Sunday.

Me: Me too.

I sat waiting to hear the Bishop talk about his love of Conference: listening to all the talks, feeling the Spirit, finding out the will of the Lord from the Prophet.

Grant: It will be so nice too be able to sleep in and not have to go to any early morning meetings.

Me: Me too.

He is just like me! Beyond all the spiritual stuff, the greatest part of Conference Sunday is the fact that I don't have to spend all day in meetings! I always knew I supported the Bishop wholeheartedly!

Bree loves Jared

Last night a few couples in our Ward got together for some good treats, games and lots of laughs. We played a few games of the always intersting game, Catchphrase and told some high school stories of bodily functions gone awry. I think Jared told the most stories.

As you can see, our friend, Bree, is still a little mad at Jared for an incident that occurred last month. This was the look she gave Jared most of the night. The incident occurred at a little bit bigger party for couples in our neighborhood that happened to include some salsa dancing. Jared had no interest in participating in the dancing and so we snuck out a little early. Bree, who happened to be part of the planning of this party, was a little ticked at Jared for ducking out early. As far as I'm concerned, no one at that party wanted to see Jared, or me for that matter, salsa dance. It would not have been a good sight, so I think it was a good thing we headed out early that night. Maybe Bree can forgive us eventually. Even with the hard feelings, I think we all had fun last night.