Eventful Sealing Assignment

Lisa and I went to fulfill a temple sealing assignment yesterday evening at the Bountiful Temple. As we were changing clothes all the power shut down. The emergency lights came on but that was about it. All the little old temple workers said this was the first time for them without power. There were no storms outside or anything. It sounds like they had a backup generator to finish the session in progress but didn't start any new sessions.

Since the sealing rooms are on the perimeter we went ahead and performed the sealings with the natural light from the window. It was pretty warm and I wiped my brow several times. The power finally came back in the last 5 minutes. I reflected on what it must have been like for the pioneers in the Kirkland and Nauvoo temples.

Eden Balloon Festival

It was a really, really early morning but we managed to get us and the kids up to see the Ogden Valley Balloon Festival in Eden, Utah (by Pineview Resevoir). We went to my coworker's (Brent Spencer) family house across the street, sat on the lawn, and ate donuts and watched the balloons launch. Here's some pics.

Ahh..Joys of Parenthood

So we woke up this morning as usual to JJ's crys for his morning 8 oz. bottle of thick, creamy whole milk. Just as usual, he downed his bottle but then unexpectantly started vomiting all over our bed, pillows, blankets and us. I ran and grabbed towels and the fun began.

Lisa put JJ in the tub for a quick bath. His humor returned when he farted or "bippled" as Lisa's family would say. Because I reacted previously to this antic, he squeezed even harder and then crapped in the tub. Oops. My bad. I got him ready and Lisa was nice to clean up the tub.

Later in the evening, we picked up Olivia from our neighbor's house and went to grab a $5 pizza (we're cheap). We made sure to grab plenty of towels for JJ just in case, but just as we were entering the neighborhood, Olivia commences to vomit all over the interior of our new car. I'm taking a deep breath now. Lisa quickly snatched the towel from JJ and held Olivia's mouth with it until her tummy ordered a cease fire. That wasn't until she managed to shoot the seat, inside the seat belt buckle(yuck), carpet and inside the toy bucket.

The good news was that we were able to thow away those pesky McDonald's toys since they weren't worth cleaning. Maybe it was worth it? Do any of you have vomit comet stories?

Crown for the King

I went to the dentist for my new crown. It was an amazing experience. I hate going to the dentist and just dreaded the thought of my tooth getting ground down to a post, etc. They first cleaned my teeth (impeccable gums!) and then numbed me up with three shots. He started grinding away and it wasn't quite there. He then added four additional shots and then made it through just fine. The dentist put a camera in my mouth and took shots of my tooth and the two surrounding teeth and then imported them into a computer he had right there in the room. After a few minutes of thinking it showed a 3-d image of everything and suggested the crown to be placed. He tweaked it a bit to match the upper tooth and then sent the tooth to the little CNC machine. It had two little heads that took a porcelain block and shaped the tooth. After a few last touches by hand he installed my permanent crown. I drove home somewhat worried about the pain so I took 800 mg. of ibuprofen but never had any pain since. It's so nice to be able to eat without pain from my cracked tooth. It's amazing how technology blesses us. Thanks Dr. Fullmer. (shameless plug)