My little sister got engaged Friday night!
Congratulations Kristina and Adam!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
It's so Cold it hurts!
Our nose hairs start to freeze every time we step out the door. Going out side has become a kind of torture, our faces and fingers feel like their being pricked with little pins. Everyones puttin on their Layers- we all look like little Eskimos.
The Eskimos are actually warmer though- and I can prove it!
Alaska Today: 17 degrees
Rexburg Today: 3 degrees
It's the time of year when BYUI students wonder what they were thinking coming to this frozen tundra. Is a little education worth all this?
I seriously had the thought "I'm not going to open my mouth or my tongue is going turn into a popsicle"
Even though it's horribly cold, we are happy because next week is finals and we will be done; Ezra forever and me for about 3 weeks. Life is good! Of corse it is.... IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!
Friday, December 4, 2009
A child is born
Baby born on flight to Salt Lake City
December 4th, 2009 @ 9:29pm
SALT LAKE CITY -- The passenger manifest for a Southwest Airlines flight between Chicago and Salt Lake City grew by one Friday. A woman gave birth somewhere between Nebraska and Colorado.
The woman was traveling with her husband and two other children when she went into labor.
"Someone rang their flight attendant call button to let us know that she was in labor," flight attendant Sherry Osborne said.
It may have been the change in air pressure, or maybe it was the peanuts, but something sent the 30-year-old expectant mother into labor.
Flight attendants notified the pilots, who started heading for the closest airport: Denver. The crew then turned to the passengers for help.
"I think we were over Nebraska when they started asking for blankets and asking us if there were any nurses, or anybody with any medical experience, or any doctors on the plane," passenger Katherine Williams said.
Dr. John Saran said he was nodding off when they made the announcement. His wife woke him up and told him he needed to help because a woman was in labor.
"I said, 'Wow, I've been on planes where people have had heart problems and things like that, but never labor, this is a first for me,'" Saran said.
Dr. John Saran was a passenger on the flight and ended up delivering the baby
Saran, who practices internal medicine in the Chicago area, said he and others helped the woman to the back of the plane so she could have some privacy.
"We pulled off a headrest off our back jump seat for her to put her head on," Osborne said.
Seran thought at first that the baby might wait until the plane landed.
"But the baby had other plans," he said.
Other passengers, like Weldon Robinson, helped care for the couple's other young children. Robinson even changed one of the children's diapers.
Passengers say the whole event lasted about 15 minutes. The crew announced the birth, prompting applause from the cabin.
"They announced it, and everybody clapped. And they said it was a baby boy," Williams said.
"Everybody clapped," passenger Sherry Smith said. "Everybody was very good on the flight. No one got upset. How can you?"
The mother and baby were taken to a Denver-area hospital once the plane landed
"The baby was doing really good," passenger Julie Helm said. "He seemed to be a pretty good size. He cried and had a good color and all that stuff."
After the birth, Saran had to find a way to tie off and cut the umbilical cord.
"I pulled the shoe strings out of my shoes," he said.
Cutting the cord was a different matter.
"One of the passengers had one of these children's play scissors, ones with the blunt tips that are no problem on the airlines," he said. "Otherwise, I was thinking: Well, maybe I'm going to have to look for one of those plastic knives."
The crew told passengers they think the they were in Colorado when he was born.
"I walked down and was telling both sides of the plane,'We just delivered a baby boy!'" Osborne said.
The flight made an emergency landing in Denver, where the mother and baby were met by paramedics.
Passengers arriving late in Salt Lake City didn't seem to mind the delay. The flight continued on to Boise, Idaho.
December 4th, 2009 @ 9:29pm
SALT LAKE CITY -- The passenger manifest for a Southwest Airlines flight between Chicago and Salt Lake City grew by one Friday. A woman gave birth somewhere between Nebraska and Colorado.
The woman was traveling with her husband and two other children when she went into labor.
"Someone rang their flight attendant call button to let us know that she was in labor," flight attendant Sherry Osborne said.
It may have been the change in air pressure, or maybe it was the peanuts, but something sent the 30-year-old expectant mother into labor.
Flight attendants notified the pilots, who started heading for the closest airport: Denver. The crew then turned to the passengers for help.
"I think we were over Nebraska when they started asking for blankets and asking us if there were any nurses, or anybody with any medical experience, or any doctors on the plane," passenger Katherine Williams said.
Dr. John Saran said he was nodding off when they made the announcement. His wife woke him up and told him he needed to help because a woman was in labor.
"I said, 'Wow, I've been on planes where people have had heart problems and things like that, but never labor, this is a first for me,'" Saran said.
Dr. John Saran was a passenger on the flight and ended up delivering the baby
Saran, who practices internal medicine in the Chicago area, said he and others helped the woman to the back of the plane so she could have some privacy.
"We pulled off a headrest off our back jump seat for her to put her head on," Osborne said.
Seran thought at first that the baby might wait until the plane landed.
"But the baby had other plans," he said.
Other passengers, like Weldon Robinson, helped care for the couple's other young children. Robinson even changed one of the children's diapers.
Passengers say the whole event lasted about 15 minutes. The crew announced the birth, prompting applause from the cabin.
"They announced it, and everybody clapped. And they said it was a baby boy," Williams said.
"Everybody clapped," passenger Sherry Smith said. "Everybody was very good on the flight. No one got upset. How can you?"
The mother and baby were taken to a Denver-area hospital once the plane landed
"The baby was doing really good," passenger Julie Helm said. "He seemed to be a pretty good size. He cried and had a good color and all that stuff."
After the birth, Saran had to find a way to tie off and cut the umbilical cord.
"I pulled the shoe strings out of my shoes," he said.
Cutting the cord was a different matter.
"One of the passengers had one of these children's play scissors, ones with the blunt tips that are no problem on the airlines," he said. "Otherwise, I was thinking: Well, maybe I'm going to have to look for one of those plastic knives."
The crew told passengers they think the they were in Colorado when he was born.
"I walked down and was telling both sides of the plane,'We just delivered a baby boy!'" Osborne said.
The flight made an emergency landing in Denver, where the mother and baby were met by paramedics.
Passengers arriving late in Salt Lake City didn't seem to mind the delay. The flight continued on to Boise, Idaho.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Hot Air Balloons
Ezra and I had our first experience air ballooning it was so much fun!
Bronson was our pilot-he was so nice to take us up.
A look in side!
Filling up the Balloon.
Ezra was so excited to get up there!
Ezra and I at 8,000 ft!
Awsome views!
Everyone in the family got a ride in the balloon!
We ended up bringing the balloon down in some random lady's yard- she was kind of confused why there was an 80 foot balloon in her front yard. Her little girl came running to her and told her there was a crash!
This is what happens when Ezra pilots the air balloon.
We had such a fun time- Who knows, there could be more ballooning in the future.
Bronson was our pilot-he was so nice to take us up.
A look in side!
Filling up the Balloon.
Ezra was so excited to get up there!
Ezra and I at 8,000 ft!
Awsome views!
Everyone in the family got a ride in the balloon!
We ended up bringing the balloon down in some random lady's yard- she was kind of confused why there was an 80 foot balloon in her front yard. Her little girl came running to her and told her there was a crash!
This is what happens when Ezra pilots the air balloon.
We had such a fun time- Who knows, there could be more ballooning in the future.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Halloween!
We had a very fun Halloween spent down in Utah.
Karlie made her own costume. Can you guess what she is........a jelly fish. She's the cutest jelly fish with braces that I've ever seen!
Little Brother Nathan did an excellent job on his paper mache monster!
Mom was a very cute/scary witch.
Ezra was a cow, I couldn't get him to stop mooing. Although I must say they sounded pretty authentic.
I was an artist, but most people thought I was french.
Karlie made her own costume. Can you guess what she is........a jelly fish. She's the cutest jelly fish with braces that I've ever seen!
Little Brother Nathan did an excellent job on his paper mache monster!
Mom was a very cute/scary witch.
Ezra was a cow, I couldn't get him to stop mooing. Although I must say they sounded pretty authentic.
I was an artist, but most people thought I was french.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
We have finally figured out what we are going to do after graduation
Ezra is going to pose like this little Chinese man and I am going to paint him into hiding...... all day every day!
We are turning into pigs around here!
People are getting the swine and non-swine versions of the flu right and left. Last week in my classes there might have been maybe one or two people gone. This week only half the class is showing up.
I went in my watercolor class today and saw two people sitting there, I thought class had been cancled or something.
I guess my compulsive hand sanitizing is starting to pay off. I am one of the few survivors.
Praise Purell!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Ezra's Accident Anniversary
Ezra was pretty out of it the whole time he was in the hospital and even for a few weeks after he got to come home. And when I say out of it I'm referring to the mental functions of his brain. Anyway I wrote down some of the funny/random things he said during his recovery. The nurses that took care of him had some pretty good laughs and so did I.
"If I could just get rid of this headache I could enjoy my stay”
"Jess can you steal me some Excedrin this metaphine stuff aint workin (he meant morphine)
"I took a bath when I was 3-7 or 3-14”
"absentee ballot for northern California”
“entiempo" every once in a while he'd throw out a spanish word
“get me out" Ezra had to be strapped down because he kept trying to escape his hospital bed
"liquid blue windshield washer fluid"
"they took me to get a skat skan”
The nurse asked him "do you know where you are?" he replied "where I am with what?"
"I gave you a green paper”
"I need to get my braids straight" (referring to his IV and oxygen tubes)
"why would I say that to a horse?"
"why does it fling so bad"
The nurses would always ask Ez questions when they came to take care of him . They asked him "what's your Birthday?" he replied "George Bushes birthday ends December
31st"
They also asked him what year it was, he wouldn't respond so they kept asking him finally he got mad and said "freak dude I don't know!"
Luckily he knew who I was when they asked him.
He also made several attempts to pull out his catheter after days of trying he finally succeeded.
Yesterday was the anniversary of Ezra's accident. I couldn't help thinking about how glad I am that he's not dead, paralyzed, or brain damaged. I know some of you might debate that last point ( ;
I am so thankful that Heavenly Father let me spend another wonderful year with my best friend. We have been so blessed! Ezra has almost completely regained his sense of smell and taste (his only lasting effects after cracking his skull and bruising his brain. So many miracles happened, I just can't say enough about how blessed we have been.
Looking back on his accident I have truly realized what a great blessing it is to be part of such a wonderful church. We were the recipients of so much love and support. We truly felt the power of the many prayers offered on our behalf. I know that Heavenly Father never leaves us in our times of trial, he stays right by our side. I remember the incredible sense of peace I felt, in a time when I should have been feeling scared and unsure, I only felt calm.
Trials really can turn into blessings. We can learn so much from the hardships we go through. My Grandma Taylor once wrote "each day is a precious gift." I truly believe this, I'm trying to do better to treat each day as a "precious gift" given from a loving Heavenly Father.
"If I could just get rid of this headache I could enjoy my stay”
"Jess can you steal me some Excedrin this metaphine stuff aint workin (he meant morphine)
"I took a bath when I was 3-7 or 3-14”
"absentee ballot for northern California”
“entiempo" every once in a while he'd throw out a spanish word
“get me out" Ezra had to be strapped down because he kept trying to escape his hospital bed
"liquid blue windshield washer fluid"
"they took me to get a skat skan”
The nurse asked him "do you know where you are?" he replied "where I am with what?"
"I gave you a green paper”
"I need to get my braids straight" (referring to his IV and oxygen tubes)
"why would I say that to a horse?"
"why does it fling so bad"
The nurses would always ask Ez questions when they came to take care of him . They asked him "what's your Birthday?" he replied "George Bushes birthday ends December
31st"
They also asked him what year it was, he wouldn't respond so they kept asking him finally he got mad and said "freak dude I don't know!"
Luckily he knew who I was when they asked him.
He also made several attempts to pull out his catheter after days of trying he finally succeeded.
Yesterday was the anniversary of Ezra's accident. I couldn't help thinking about how glad I am that he's not dead, paralyzed, or brain damaged. I know some of you might debate that last point ( ;
I am so thankful that Heavenly Father let me spend another wonderful year with my best friend. We have been so blessed! Ezra has almost completely regained his sense of smell and taste (his only lasting effects after cracking his skull and bruising his brain. So many miracles happened, I just can't say enough about how blessed we have been.
Looking back on his accident I have truly realized what a great blessing it is to be part of such a wonderful church. We were the recipients of so much love and support. We truly felt the power of the many prayers offered on our behalf. I know that Heavenly Father never leaves us in our times of trial, he stays right by our side. I remember the incredible sense of peace I felt, in a time when I should have been feeling scared and unsure, I only felt calm.
Trials really can turn into blessings. We can learn so much from the hardships we go through. My Grandma Taylor once wrote "each day is a precious gift." I truly believe this, I'm trying to do better to treat each day as a "precious gift" given from a loving Heavenly Father.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Outfit
This is Ezra, eating a popsicle, out in his parents bean/corn field. The outfit he is sporting was one I saw all to often this summer. Being almost completely uninhibited does present it's problems- hence the boot-short combo. Although the mini blizzard we had earlier this week wasn't exactly welcomed. I am glad for the cold weather.... it means I wont have to see this outfit for a few months.
Monday, September 28, 2009
For my media experiment class we had to do a photo rendering. I have spent a lot of time painting latley. I have 4 studio classes this semester, I basically eat sleep and breath art. It's been really fun! By the time I get home I'm covered in paint,clay, and charcoal. Ezra says that I look like a nerd because I'm always caringing my big black art bag. But it's okay--I like to be an art nerd. And I have made a bunch of art nerd friends, we sniff the paint fumes together.Sunday, September 20, 2009
Ward Greeters!
We received a call this morning asking that we come to church early to speak with the Bishop. We figured we'd be getting callings. I told Ezra that we would be called as the ward greeters, he said no way! Guess who was right!
Anyway we are pretty excited, is there a better calling? I think not. We started today, Ezra kept saying "welcome to walmart" as everybody walked in. So we might be getting another call from the Bishop.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Back in the Berg
Just before school started Ezra and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary- I can't believe it's been two years already! We had a wonderful day spent in good ol Salt Lake City. I am so thankful for Ezra he is such a good husband and my constant source of entretainment. What would I do with out you?
I keep finding myself saying little good-byes to all the flowers. I pass flower gardens on my way to class and it kind of makes me sad because I know their fate. A chill is already in the air, and here in Rexburg we just kind of skip fall and head straight for winter. But it's good to be back- it's my last year and I just want to enjoy it because I know I'm gonna miss it when I leave. I love it here I feel so blessed to go to school here at BYU-I-Da-Ho. Ezra is in his last semester and will do an internship winter semester. Anyway we're all settled in our new apartment- and trying to get get back into school mode after a fun filled summer.
I keep finding myself saying little good-byes to all the flowers. I pass flower gardens on my way to class and it kind of makes me sad because I know their fate. A chill is already in the air, and here in Rexburg we just kind of skip fall and head straight for winter. But it's good to be back- it's my last year and I just want to enjoy it because I know I'm gonna miss it when I leave. I love it here I feel so blessed to go to school here at BYU-I-Da-Ho. Ezra is in his last semester and will do an internship winter semester. Anyway we're all settled in our new apartment- and trying to get get back into school mode after a fun filled summer.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
We all went to the Twin Falls County Fair it was really fun! Landen's parents Larae and Kyle were in Hawaii so I thought I'd share this-soooo cute. I've never seen anyone so excited for a rodeo.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Since I've married Ezra I've done a lot of things I'd never thought I'd do, here are just a few:
Drive a back-ho--before I married Ezra I didn't know what a back-ho was ( the first time I drove it I got suck in a pivot track)
Be Chased by a Pig--400 pounds of pork ready to eat me
Move hand lines
Chase Cows in my Sunday clothes--more than once- they like to get out on Sundays for some reason
Drive a tractor
pick rock
Learn to recognize what crop has been planted
Ride in a Semi
Swim in an irrigation pond
Drive a trailer with 30 pigs in it from Rexburg to Twin Falls
Climb a real haystack
Bottle feed calves
Sit in a tractor in the middle of the night and listen to country music
Learn how to inject poop in the ground
Go to the fair
Learn the technique of artificial insemination
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Oregon Coast
My family recently took an RV trip along the Oregon Coast it was one of our funnest vacations yet!
I could not believe how beautiful and blue crater lake was. It's one of the deepest in the world!
This is a cute little moth I just had to take a picture of- it kept landing in every one's hair.
The first day in the RV was the longest drive. When we saw this slide we decided to stop and play at this cute little park. That's me and Ez on the slide, Kristina's the one in the front picking her wedgie.
Inside the RV: all 10 of us fit just fine. You'd think by the end of a week we'd be sick of each other but we weren't.
This is us stuck in an elevator with 20 people- no joke!
If people aren't staring at us cuz we're freakishly tall, they stare at us because we're weird. We had a few spectators for this pic. We were just trying to figure out our wingspans.
It's not a real vacation without ice cream!
Have you ever seen so many cute bums? (we were looking for jelly fish)
We stopped at a ton of really fun little beach spots- you can't beat the beach!
The vegetation was beautiful!
So were the sea lions.
We were thinking about diving in.
A jump roper made out of kelp- works pretty well. Ezra was especially fascinated by kelp- in fact he might come up with some sort of kelp business.
For part of the trip it was foggy. It made every thing look mysterious.
The tide pools were way fun- I was trying to pick up a star fish.
Kinda gross but kinda cute.
There are a ton of light houses along the coast.
We went on this really awesome nature trail- I swear it felt like we were in the jungle.It was on this very trail that my mom.... startled herself, started running, tripped over a tree root, lunged toward me, and pulled down my pants. I was laughing to hard to be embarrassed.
I was trying to climb onto this little bridge from a lower one and couldn't quite make it over- Ezra was just helping me out.
The aquarium was so fun!
I just had to take a picture of this. Poor dog!
Ezra listening to a seashell.
Their all crazy- that water was freazing!
Our favorite past time was playing frisbe on the beach.
He just couldn't resist.
Ezra loved going to the air museum.
I'm tellin ya taking pictures out of a moving RV is risky business.
Tubing=fun....yeah!
Playing basketball can get dangerous with this group- Ezra got so sweaty. In this picture I was summoning the ball. My team lost, probably my fault.....sorry team.
I think this is one of the sea lions that woke us up with his barking at 5 in the morning.
Funny Story: This cute little Chinese guy was reaching down to try and touch the fish at the hatchery. Next thing you know---kerplunk, and you hear him saying "OH my glasses.....my glasses" Patrick volunteered to go in after them.....what a nice guy- the cute little Chinese family thought so too.All in all a highly recommended vacation!
The Dentist
One of the only times I've point blank lied to a person is at the dentist office.....................
You know....
when they ask you if you've been flossing.
Every time I go I just hope they don't ask. I feel so guilty and I usually tell them I floss twice a week. The truth is it's closer to twice a year. I don't know why but I just can't bring myself to tell them.
It's so ridiculous because the fact is, they don't really care if I floss. In fact my lack of flossing is what keeps them in business.
So don't worry all you dentists or future dentists. There are plenty of people like me out there. We are your future.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Bear Lake
While Ezra was in China I was in Bear Lake, I know, not quite as exciting as China but still way fun. Karlie and Shalie have celebrated just about all of their birthdays at Bear Lake and they wouldn't have it any other way.
Playing pinata can get dangerous with this group.
Claire took over the rinsing of the T shirts.
They turned out pretty cool!
Sailing is always fun- even if you fall over!
This is the Back Dive gang- I taught them all how to back dives. They were quick learners!
I know it looks like I'm going to do a back flop- but don't worry I made it saftely into the water.I always love Bear Lake- there are a lot of memories connected to that place.
Sail boat rides with Dad
raspberry shakes
Praying not do die while riding the Water weenie
Tie Dye t-shirts
kick ball and volley ball with the whole gang
card games with the cousins
good food
first time skinny dipping-shoulda picked a warmer lake
sittin on the beach just talking and laughing
You just can't beat Bear Lake!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
China
Busy Nathan St. Hong Kong
Meat Market- Notice the chicken feet, I ate those guys!
Lights of Kawloon
Tiananaman Square- Largest square in the World
South China Sea
Inside the Forbidden City
Chinese Family on the way to work, a common sight on the roads of China!
Guangzhou
The tree of happiness and prosperity, inside the garden at the Forbidden City
Business building- Beijing
Deep Water Bay- South Hong Kong
Lady Lion Forbidden City
Terracotta warriors
Old town Beijing
The Birds Nest
Bathroom at The Great Wall
Big Buddha- Lantau Island
Sai Kung Pennisula
Original art 2nd dynasty
Gondola ride- Lantau Island overlooking Po Lin Monastery, Tung Chung Fort, and the South China Sea
Temple at Repulse Bay
Picture Kowloon to Central Hong Kong
Great Wall- one hour of climbing and only half way up one mountain! It's over 4000 miles long
This street sweeper thought I was going to steal her bike until I gave her my camera to take a picture.
Steve, Ben, Me, Reed, and Willy. It was a wonderful trip. Hopefully one day I'll be able to take Jess with Me. Before then I'll have to work on my Chinese. E R Sun.
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