Sunday, February 8, 2009

SLC Comedy Show

We went to our friends comedy show in SLC a couple of weeks ago. It was typical Michael B. Totally funny and a great night out. Thanks for sharing!!

Us and our friends

Mac and Kay Sims

Michael B torturing some poor kid

Moments before the unexpected torture. Well, it was unexpected to him, most of us knew it was coming!


Mitch English. Really funny guy. Weatherman in Florida by day, comedian in Utah by night.

Dustin Chafin. Super funny guy! Google him...it will be totally worth it!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Dr. Ping Pong Von Laserstein


This is NOT Dr. Ping Pong. This is "Rex". **Not his real name**. This is a neighborhood NON-stray that has a family, but took up residence all summer and fall on our porch chairs. Then when Ben moved in he started feeding the cat, named him Rex and he became a permanent fixture outside our home. Knowing that the kids of this cat might be upset if we "adopted" Rex and made him our house cat, we instead took a trip to the pound and found...

Dr. Ping Pong Von Laserstein. (Ben is responsible for the name.)

First Grade Devotional


The First grade is studying the Doctrine and Covenants/Church History this year. This was their devotional sharing what they have learned so far this year...It is always such a delight to see your child learn and grow and for that to include the basic core beliefs of the gospel of Jesus Christ...well...I couldn't ask for anything better!

My little pioneer...

And his class....

His part: Seven year old Alma Smith lived in Haun's Mill Missouri. One day a mob came and killed many of the church members who lived there. Alma was shot in the hip blowing the bone away. There were no doctors to take him to. Alma's mother prayed to know what to do.

It was such a wonderful program! The spirit of those pioneers and early church members filled the room. These sweet young kids sharing such a strong message pulls on your heartstrings. Just one more thing I love about American Heritage school! You feel the spirit!!

My new job!!



I just got a job at the new WalMart in Cedar Hills!! This picture is of the Lindon store, but I put it in for effect! The new store opens in March but I will start training in the next couple of weeks. I got hired as a part time cashier at night, but I heard something about being made a CSM. If my WalMart shopping experiences have taught me anything, I believe I will be the one up front in the red vest being helpful when and where needed.

I'm actually really excited to start this job! Like I said, it's just part time at night but if I need a full time, bring home the bacon type of job, I'm sure I could transition into it.

BTW, Tim is still looking for gainful employ, so if you know of anyone hiring a ruggedly handsome, overqualified, model American citizen. Let me know!

**WARNING** grody picture!


this little guys name is Deathmeat. He tried to choke Bailey! Seriously though, the other night Bailey was literally {{choking}} on this piece of death meat. She could not breathe and was signaling with her hands for help. Tim tried to help but it wouldn't come out. I tried the Heimlich but I was too soft. So Tim tried the Heimlich and this little guy came flying out! It was one of the scariest things! I'm sure it was a few second adventure, but it felt like FOREVER! i wouldn't let go of her for quite a while after that. stupid deathmeat!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

AWESOME new book that you MUST read!


So when we were at the Hoover Dam I met Gary Hansen and his wife Becca. He is the author of this amazing book called "Wet Desert". I really enjoyed chatting with them. They have four kids, they live in Kaysville and this is his FIRST novel. I hope he is working on another one because I LOVED this book. I read it OUT LOUD the entire way home on the drive home from Las Vegas because I was into it that Tim wanted to hear some.

I highly encourage you to get this book! Go to his website for more information or you can directly to Amazon.


WET DESERT

Wet Desert is a crime fiction novel where Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, helps the FBI track down an environmental terrorist attempting to restore the Colorado River by blowing up the dams.


REAR FLAP

Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams.

Left temporarily in charge of the Bureau, Grant must react when the first dam is attacked. He faces the unthinkable task of mitigating the massive flood roaring down the Colorado. The flood will eventually threaten the mighty Hoover Dam, and if Hoover fails, the other dams downstream will fall like dominos.

Working with the FBI, Grant uses his engineering skills, river knowledge, and plenty of gut instinct in an attempt to outmaneuver the terrorist. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous.


It was especially fun to read because I met him AT the Hoover Dam and the story takes place all along the Colorado River with some main parts at Hoover. Really cool. I had to remind myself afterwards that it was a story...



Bureau of Reclamation Seal....part of the book.

The Nevada side of the dam...

The view over the edge of the dam.


Hoover Dam


Tim is explaining how the dam works to cooper. He was a little nervous looking over the edge. I don't blame him! I try really hard not to feel like the edge is sucking me over!!

Look how low the water level is!

This is the new bridge they are building so traffic will not have to go over the dam. It's pretty amazing. The picture doesn't do it justice!

This is, of course, not the dam at all, but Nico the cat. I love how she just sits there like she's people.

My little military man!


Coop drew this picture for Grandpa Weiland for Veteran's day. I never got around to mailing it, so we took it with us when we went to Vegas.

Cooper and Grandpa practiced his salute. I think he's about ready. Especially with Grandpa's cap and the flight suit he got at the base.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Fitness Challenge Update


So here is a picture of Utah Valley Magazine with the start of my fitness challenge. You can see it online at uvmag.com page 33 of the Jan/Feb issue.

This is my lifesaver that I take with me to my new BFF Gold's Gym. I have a workout playlist with some awesome songs!! If you see me at the gym, I will probably be trying hard not to rock out, but to no avail. I have found myself having an "angry rocker face" on occassion. Good thing no one is there to look at me! But that will change!! Here is my update after four weeks on my new program:

weight: down 9.2
body fat: down 2.3%
measurements: down 2 inches

A blast from the past...

In cataloging Tim's old photos, I loved looking at this brand new little family just starting off on their journey. These are of Tim and his mom and dad. {{LOVE Them!}}




I married the CUTEST guy!

I've been scanning and cataloging all of our old pictures. These ones of Tim are so stinkin' cute!!












Our temple


we've been having this inversion/fog thing going on. I thought the temple looked really cool in the mist.

The deer and the driver


This is my mom's car after an early morning "run-in" {pun intended} with a BIG deer. She said it had quite the rack on it. (No joke necessary...it's too obvious!)

Monday, January 12, 2009

2009...

The first few days of 2009 were so quiet and wonderful. No one was back at school yet and things were still so peaceful. Here are a few things we did to pass the time...

Tim and Bay started this puzzle...it ended up being a lot harder than it looked. The pink and lighter pink sky was a bit tricky and the blue and the darker blue ice at the bottom were also challenging.


Cooper and Ben went to a Rock Shop in town and found some really cool rocks. Coop and I took pictures of all of his rocks and are making a "catalog" so he will remember what they're all called.


Coopers creative side was in full force this holiday season.

New Ward Building

Our ward moved into our new building the first Sunday of 2009. It's so funny to see how many churches there are so close together! Just in our little city of less than 3,000 families we have two stakes, two stake centers and (if i'm counting right) 7 church buildings. It's a far cry from our stake in Naperville. I've decided that it's not better or worse, just different. It sure makes Visiting Teaching easy with everyone living so close!

This is our new nursery room. There are a few changes that are fun. The chalk boards are lower to the ground so the kids can use them and the chairs don't fold so there will be no pinched fingers from the chairs this year!




i got to organize the closets and the toys for both wards. I know that sounds lame, but I really love to organize things, so it was a lot of fun! There are only two wards in our building right now. They meet at 9 and we meet at 1 so there is no overlap at all!! Our ward will be splitting sometime in the near future then we'll be back to three wards in the building. It will be nice to be a smaller ward again, but we will MISS our bishop! We love Bishop Besselievere and are sad that he lives on the other side of the neighborhood! So we're not anxious about the split. It's just an inevitable thing.

Happy New Year!!

New Years Eve is usually a quiet time for the Weiland's. We don't stay up too late. In the past we have had a "New Years Noon" party. When the clock strikes 12:00 (noon) we celebrate and ring in the new year! That way we can go to bed! It worked really well when the kids were younger, but even Cooper proved his stamina this year!

Cooper was invited over to the Collier's home for a New Years Eve party. Here he is with his friends Porter and Peyton at 11pm!! I was a bit of a party pooper and took him home, but he'll have something to look forward to next year when he's 8!


Ben and Grandma and I played a rousing game of Scrabble!! Watch out!

Christmas was so fun!!

We had such a great couple of weeks over the Christmas holiday. Tons of people came over, we got to relax and enjoy one another's company, Ben moved back in with us, and we all got to sleep in!


Tay, Bay, Jules and Jason


Cooper, Josh and Jax made this KILLER TANK and pushed each other around the house. They are still playing with it almost three weeks later!


we love the Burr family!!!