No more shy baby

This week Em, and I went into the Dr. for a second try to see the gender of our baby. Em said she would be devastated if we did not find out what the gender was this time, so we were sure to tell the baby multiple times that it needed to be good and show us what is going on in there. So we got into the office and Em sat down and the doc put the jelly on and then put the transponder on and the very first thing he went for was a bum shot to see what was going on. Well he got it right on and it was one of those fun never forgetable moments in life when Em and I both said "is that a" ... moments pause... then the doc says "yep that is what you think it is". We were so happy, Em the entire pregnancy has said she kinda felt like she knew what the gender is but did not know if it was just her feeling that way because that is what she wanted or if it was because that is what it is. I think moms can tell what is inside them, but maybe I am crazy. All I know now is that I can finally let Em start shopping for baby clothes now that we know the gender.

Stubborn Little Baby

Well we went to the Dr. today to find out what we are having. After spending over an hour trying to get a peak, we are sad to say that we still don't know if it's a boy or a girl. My doctor had another appointment so he told Brent how to run the ultrasound machine and let him play around while he went to see his other patient. Brent had fun learning how to work the ultrasound and getting the baby to move all around. It was really fun to finally get to see our baby, but I have to say I am little disappointed that we weren't able to find out the gender. Hopefully when we go back in a month the baby won't be so stubborn.

20 Weeks

17 Weeks!!!!

Some of you have been asking for this so here it is.

17 weeks, almost halfway done. Three more weeks and we'll find out what we're having!!!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane

It's a bird, it's a plane, oh wait it's just Brent in his costume for his school's first ever Cannon Ball Bash. Although Brent didn't win he had a great time and got to meet people from all over the state. Our friend that was in a leprechaun costume won the prize of two grand. The competition included dressing up in a costume, reciting a self written limerick, and of course a cannon ball into the pool. It's amazing the type of entertainment people with money can come up with.

I Don't Want My Kid To Look Silly!!!

Working in a salon that is specifically for children I find myself helping out quite a few parents to fix haircuts. Surprisingly enough most of the time it is the parents handy work that I'm asked to fix. On occasion I am presented with the challenge of fixing the child's idea of the world's best haircut that took him or her not only a lot of thought but also a lot of skill. I visit with most of the kid's that come in having cut their own hair and have come to learn that there are typically 3 reasons why they did it. Reason 1. They have seen a particular hairstyle which they adore and in their mind have replicated perfectly. Reason 2. "My hair was just getting too long, it was just time for a haircut." Reason 3. "I don't know, I just felt like it." For the most part I have felt pretty confident with the work I've done when these particular clients leave the salon, but every so often I have one that I'm just not that proud of and sometimes there is only so much I can do. In fact I fear when these rare cases walk out the door everyone is going to ask "Who did this to your child?", and I really don't want my name associated with that cut. Just last week I had such a client, she was a very energetic 4 year old. Before I even had a chance to look at this girl's hair, I heard the words from the dad "I don't want her to look silly" that is when I knew this wasn't going to be a normal trim. What shocked me was that immediately following those words he said, "if you could please just cut her hair like Joe Dirt." That is right Joe Dirt.

At first I thought that he was joking but after discussing it further I came to realize that he was not. This little girl had hair down to the middle of her back and had decided that she would cut one side very short. It was now the beginnings of a beautiful mullet. So what was the problem? She only did the one side. I tried to convince the dad that perhaps a nice pixie cut would be a better choice...

I was given the response "No I told you I don't want her to look silly." I replied "Oh course not we wouldn't want that; ok then Joe Dirt look it is." He was willing to allow me to cut the back to her shoulders so that it could grow to be the same length a little faster. What I'm still trying to figure out why he bothered to come and have me "fix" it. He was ok with the one side she cut why not just ask her to go ahead and cut the other side to match. What made this cut so difficult was the dad told me he knows nothing about hair but refused to even consider my professional suggestions. I'm there to do my job and part of that is giving people what they ask for. As they walked out the door very happy and impressed at how well the Joe Dirt cut looked on her I couldn't help but notice the worried look on the faces of the parent's of my next client.

Happy Anniversary To Us!!!

That's right Brent and I have been married for 2 years now. Sometimes it seems like it was just yesterday and other times it seems like we've been together for years. Unfortunately this year it lands on a Monday, which was also Brent's first day of the summer semester, so we decided to celebrate early. We enjoyed a beautiful day in Seattle; it was 75 degrees and sunny. We spent sometime wandering around Pike's Place Market.

Then we headed to Safeco field for the real reason for our trip...

The Mariners Red Sox game!!! Brent is a big Red Sox fan, so we were exciting to hear that they were coming to Seattle during his time off from school and so close to our anniversary. We had a great time at the game and even better the Red Sox won 5 to 3!!!

Warm Weather

The weather here has been really nice, which made it nice for Brent's week off from school. I took a few days off from work so that we could spend some time together. Payton liked having someone to play with him in the backyard.

Payton has able to spend a lot of time playing outside with the neighbors' dogs.

Payton and Lily have been spending a lot of time together.

This is Sancho Payton's other friend. Sancho is a very temperamental little guy, but he and Payton have a good time chasing each other around the yard. We are so glad to have a nice yard for Payton to play in and such great neighbors to share it with.

Sunday Drive

Em and I took a drive today and decided to take some pics to show everyone what WA is like. The best way I can describe it is WA is just like ID, but instead of sugar beet and potatoe fields they have hops.

This is a hop field you can see they grow from the ground up on these cords that hang down from the top wires. Hops are used to make sad men happy and ugly women appealing. I am pretty sure that is how half of the marriages here came to pass and three fourths of the kids came to existence. Apparently WA is kinda well known for apples. But what they do not tell you is that the farmers get a little upset when you go out into the orchards and pick an apple without asking. Now I like to think that this blogging tool is a good way to educate people, especially children, so the moral of this story is children learn how to run really fast so that you can outrun those mean old farmers who do not like to share their fruit. Here are some pictures of the surrounding orchards.

Right now seems to be a good spot in the blog to retract some statements previously made on this blog. I officially rescind (memories of that office episode(and if you do not know which episode I am talking about you are not a fan)) everything I said about the new Scrubs! After that first episode it just went down hill. So from here on out I will not even acknowledge the fact that Scrubs was ever on ABC. And I mean really name me one good TV program that ABC has brought into my life> You cannot do it, don't you dare try and tell me Dancing with the stars, yeah right do not bring that weak sauce into this conversation. Lost, c'mon get lost.

What I find funny is that Em continues to let me post these posts even after my random rants that I occasionally go through. With that said here are some pictures of a tree in our back yard. Em worked on it in this program called Picasa

It is really beautiful here in WA and it is a great place to come and visit and play golf. They say on this side of the state we get 300 days of sunshine and it is true. So come on up, I have this up coming week left with tests, then I get a week off. Then I go back to school till June 12th, then I am done for the summer till Aug 10th.

Random

This is what happens at our house when we get a little bored. Poor little guy.

Someone Had A Birthday!!!

This is a little late but oh well. Brent's birthday was last week. The day started out with me waking up early, well earlier than normal to make Brent breakfast, french toast. While we ate he opened his gifts, a ball retriever for golfing and Yahtzee. Then he was off to school, so I busted out the decorations, I blew up a bunch of balloons, and made him a sign. Payton didn't like the balloons he ran from the living room to our bedroom and wouldn't come out. I had to go to work so I left the house decorated and Brent's final gift, a new golf bag, in the living room for when he came home. After I got home from work that night we went out for a nice dinner.

As I sit here watching the new season of Scrubs I think of a few things

1: Man I have missed Scrubs, and I think this is an alright thing to do on a study break.

2: I am not sure but I think these new episodes are almost as good as the first season. I don't know about all of you but the first season was the best and then it tapered off from there. I have high hopes for this new change for Scrubs.

3: How long do I have to keep growing this thing before I can make some handle bars?? It is funny, I thought Em would not like it, but now she will not let me shave it. The other students are all intimidated by it, I can tell cuz now all of them don't get anywhere near me now.

4:There is a whole lot of fun you can have with just some simple everyday products that you can find around your house.

A. Some packing tape

B. The hair left over from when your wife cut the sister missionaries hair this morning. I it can be from the night before but if you use hair that is any older it might cause some problems.

C: Your ordinary everyday Chihuahua like this one

with or without the headband.

D: A little help from your wife. And presto the end product is something that the whole family can enjoy.

I think he looks a little like Donald Trump

(P.S. please do not alert Em about this post, she would kill me if she finds that I have posted these pictures, Thanks.)