A love letter about vomit (photos NOT for the weak stomached).

Dear Greg,

You are my hero.
Not only because you will volunteer to clean up kid vomit in the middle of the night when I just can't do it one more time, but because you do it ingeniously, wisely using gear from your various hobbies (so as not to smell nor hear said vomit).

I love that we giggled between dry heaves as Jack slept ignorantly in his bed. I love that we're in this crazy thing together. Vomit and all.

Love,
Jen

Photos from the Dominican Republic

Every once in awhile you come across something that makes you stop in your tracks and think. Really think. In the midst of the chaos of the normal stuff- making dinner, working, keeping the kids from damaging the house and each other while you are 'busy'... everything stops. Well, not really, that's all still going on but I stopped. I rarely stop and that's usually where my problems begin. Last night while I was shutting down my computer I took a quick look and found that Janae had posted photos from the Dominican Republic. She was one of the volunteers that went with IASK with Greg in November. She is a fantastic photographer. Her photos are powerful. Today I'm focusing on what's really important. View her photos HERE.

In a few weeks, IASK will officially be reporting on this trip. If you're interested in getting involved please join us. It makes a difference.

Hey, Doc...

Remember where we were last year? I'm pretty sure that this song was playing as we watched the sunset.

Or how about the year before? I can't quite remember what we did on Valentine's, but we'd just returned from here and it went something like this:

In 2006 we kept it pretty low key because Jack had just been born and Charlie was just a little squirt but adventures were just around the corner with my surgery, our new house, and our 'summer of fun'.

On 2-14-05 We saw our first ultrasound for Jack. Then, a couple of weeks later we took Charlie to California.

That's as far back as our digital archives go but realizing that this is our 11th Valentine's Day together and that I'm more in love with you than I've ever been makes me the happiest girl in the world. Who knows where life will take us but as long as it's with you it'll be good. You make everything good. Today though it'll take us to sushi then home to our 3 little men. What more than that could a girl ask for?

Love you!

Billi

Greg's MANcation

Greg, Casey, and Brandon hit the Green River for a little fly fishing last weekend... My favorite is the picture of the fish. While the men were away we hit Jumpin' Jacks and went to an Orem Owlz game with Melissa complete with fireworks.

Our New Boat! OR, Happy Father's Day, Greg!

We've out grown our little dingy, so it was time for an upgrade. Greg's brother Dave is into classic boats. Which is really cool since I've always loved classic cars - it's like a whole new world I've never explored.

This weekend Greg surveyed Dave's collection and bought our favorite. It's going to need a little love, but it's sweet! It's very roomy - we can actually all fit comfortably on the front bench and even have room to throw some friends in the back!

It's a 16' 1958 or 1959 aluminum Texas Maid Bahama. We haven't found a lot of information yet on the Internet (shocking that Google didn't overwhelm me with information, I know!). It has a sweet windshield and beautiful classic fins on the back. And it's orange.

Happy Anniversary ~ ¡Olé!

Happy Seventh Anniversary !

Camping Commences...

Greg was just called as the Young Men's president! We've got a great group so he's going to have a lot of fun. He took Charlie on their first camp out to the Sand Dunes. It looks like they had a lot of fun! Charlie brought home a marshmallow gun that the scouts had made him.

Greg's trip to CA.

Greg left on Thursday to go diving with his brother, Dave, in CA. They swam with sea lions and had great success lobster hunting. He said the sea lions are like a bunch of playful puppies.

They also had the chance to eat at two my my favorite places. In-n-out and Anthony's.

The Dominican Republic

Greg had the fantastic opportunity earlier this month to go to the Dominican Republic for 10 days with an organization that provides free basic medical and dental care for the children there. Here is an article about his trip. He went as a translator and to help organize some of the logistics. He wasn't in the same area as where he served his mission but he worked with and met some amazing people. He said it was like serving another mission.



He took a lot of great pictures. I think it's something that he will definitely do again and I'm so going with him. The organization goes down every few months. Además, me dará una buena oportunidad de practicar mi español. Cuál nunca realmente he tenido la ocasión de hacer. (Gracias, Dictonary.com)