The Funniest Nephew EVER!

This is our nephew Carson. He is so funny! Carson stayed the night at my grandparents in Idaho. He brought is favorite pet dog "nose". Yep, nose is his name. When he wants "nose" to sit, he throws him on the ground and says, "sit nose sit". Since nose could sit, my mom wanted to see what Carson would do when she asked him to feed nose. lol She was not expecting this!

Giorno di ringraziamento!

Thanksgiving Day (that's what the title means) was a very special, hectic day! How much we have to be thankful for, here's a short list:

• An amazing wife and future mother (I'm not dropping any hints about anything)
• Incredible family
• The plan of happiness
• Material pleasures (i.e., shopping the day after thanksgiving)
• Interaction with others
• Good health (you have no idea how much Christie's health has improved these days and I'm the usual healthy)
• Good food (Talk about two Thanksgiving dinners! I think I ate half a turkey, a potato field, and a full pie when you add it all up.)
• Friends
• Education (and graduating and holiday breaks from education!)
• Good jobs
• A spouse who is patient and loves me

Here are just a few pictures from our Holiday fun :)

BCS Busters...

First, I know I have to do a tag, but that will be a post later. For now, I want to talk about the Utes! For anyone who may not know, the Utes won their final game last night against BYU and will be going to a second BCS game in school history. I was in Italy the last time they went to the game, so I was unable to participate, but not this year. I just wanted to make a short list of why this years Utah football season has been unforgettable:

1) No one expected the Utes to be here at the start of the season

2) I have got to share all of the joy with my awesome wife (she went to all but two games with me - that is an awesome wife)

3) First down smack! (Christie and I would give each other a smack - on the lips - after every first down)

4) 2 awesome comebacks at home against TCU and Oregon St.

5) Being on the field before and after the TCU game

6) Doubling up BYU on the scoreboard (sorry BYU fans, but it was awesome!)

Hopefully the Utes play a real team in the BCS and not some sorry team from the ACC or Big East. I think the Utes can compete with a lot of teams out there after seeing them in the BYU game, so whoever we get, I think it will be a good game. Go Utes!

Tag

We were double tagged. So I will do one and BJ will do one. :D
Random Facts about Christie
1- I am really really loopy and silly when I first wake up and I laugh about everything when I am really tired (I get that from my mom :D)
2- I have really loose joints. When I was young my arms would "pop out of place" frequently, so they taught my parents how to pop them back into place so I didn't always have to go to the ER. My hip "pops" out of place as well. I say "popped" out because it is not completely dislocated...it is just slightly out and causes pain until it is put back in.
3- I eat my cereal with juice. I am lactose intolerant but for a while they thought I might be allergic as well so I got used to eating my cereal with juice that I can't have it with milk any more.
4- I LOVE breakfast. It is one of my favorite meals. On my mission I ate waffles almost every morning. Yummy
5- My biggest pet pieve is people eating loudly. I can't even stand it when I eat loud...so I suck on my chips and cereal before I eat it so it isn't loud. I feel like when I eat loud (chips) I can't hear everything that is going on. lol I know it is silly
6- Whenever my feet get cold, my second little toe on my right foot goes numb. Wierd huh! It has happened for as long as I can remember.
7- I am married to the most amazing husband in the world! Sorry girls....my man is better. :D

K- BJ it's your turn! :D

10-0 Utes - a field day!

Yesterday, Christie and I were on the field before and after Utah's awesome victory. One of my mission buddies is an intern for the U football team and got us field access passes (not that we needed them after the game.) but it was awesome to be down there and watch the players warm up. Check this video out of the ref warming up...

So, normally I'm not a rush the field kind of guy, unless it's a win over a team that is lots better than you, but since we were going to be getting on the field after the game anyway, we hopped down with the fans who chose to charge!

Here's my breakdown of the game: Both teams played great defense. TCU played a little better defense than Utah, but Utah won the other important battles - turnovers and special teams! You can call it luck, but the Utes know how to win close games. Christie and I are hoping for 12 and 0 - Go Utes!