Frequently Asked Questions

I've always wanted to do a question and answer session. They make you feel like you are really important. We had a very eventful weekend in Arizona, so I'd thought I'd answer a few of the questions that everyone is asking. Well nobody has really asked me anything about what went on so this is me making myself feel important.

Q: How was Arizona?

A: It was good.

Q: How was it seeing Jacob after two long years?

A: That'll be my next post.

Q: How is he looking? Did he change much? Loose/gain weight?

A: See the picture below in Ashley's post.

Q: How was the flight home?

A: I'll tell you later.

Q: Did you get to eat your beloved Filiberto's?

A: Yes I did.

Q: Did you play PS3 with Jacob at the exact time your countdown said you would?

A: Unfortunately no.

Q: I see your countdown has been updated.

A: Is that your question?

Q: Did you make the birthday countdown?

A: No, Ashley did.

Q: Did you tell Ashley to describe you as "sexy"?

A: No I did not. Do you disagree or something?

Q: What do you want for your birthday?

A: Money

Q: Can I date your brother?

A: If you qualify.

Q: Are you going to watch American Idol tonight?

A: No.

Q: Why did you even make this post if you didn't really answer any questions?

A: I had some time to kill during lunch.

Q: Can we look forward to more FAQ's in the future?

A: Oh yeah.

Homecoming

Jacob finally arrived back home from his two year mission. He looked so good! He was so happy to see his parents and the rest of the family. He even got the chance to meet two new additions to the family, Braden (his new brother-in-law) and Kennedy (his newest niece). We had a fun weekend with the family. We just flew out for a quick trip and had Christmas, family pictures, and even a memorial service for the late Bolton. Here are a few photos from the trip. They are of Jacob and when he got back at the airport, celebrating Eric and Jacob's birthdays, Amy and her sweet boy Zakry, and Bolton's Hill. Welcome back Jacob. It was fun to see you and the rest of the family.

New Arrival

Our nephew Houston is finally here! It took him a while to decide if he wanted to join us. He and his mom and dad are doing great. He looks just like my brother Derek. He was born at 6:20 pm Utah time today and weighed 8 lbs. 9 ounces and 21 inches long! He is just so cute! We are glad you are finally here with us all, Houston!

Motorstorm Madness

My dad and I have many things in common. We both served missions in Brazil, we both work in the accounting field (for now), we're both pretty much studs, and we love to play Motorstorm on the PS3. We race online against each other at least once a week. It has been a blast. I must admit that my dad can hold his own considering the last time he played any sort of video games was the old Nintendo days with Super Mario Brothers.



For Christmas, Ash gave me the camera for the PS3 that we can use to have video chats with my parents in AZ. We can also use it to take pictures and send them in messages to their PS3. We took a few pictures of our recent competitions using the camera and sent them to my dad.

Intense racing action.

Watching my dad drive and then fly off a cliff.

Sweet victory.


Thanks for the races dad. We've enjoyed keeping you young.

Fun in NYC

So I just got some pictures from my sister and thought I would make a post. Over Christmas break, my Dad, Mom, and sister came out to visit for a week. It was so good to see them. We went to the city (New York City) and went ice skating on the famous Rockerfeller Center ice rink, shopping, toured the city, walked through Central Park, and saw Wicked and Les Mis. on Broadway. They loved NYC! We had a blast. Can't wait to do it again soon guys!

Hailie

Hailie is our niece from my side of the family. She is such a character. She reminds me of me when I was her age. She will be turning two soon and I miss her. She doesn't really know me all that well but her Mom is great at keeping us updated on her. Just recently she had her first haircut by her aunt. She is too cute. After the cut, she wanted her hair curly. So in went the sponge rollers. Keep up the fun personality Hailie! We love you.

Pathetic

So many of you know that we are living in the Northeast. And many of you would have expected that we would see some nice "white" winters while we were here. As the snow deprived Arizona kid I am, I once thought this too. We first started hearing about this HUGE snow storm that would hit on Sunday night. I was immediately thinking three day weekend. Seminary for the kids in our ward was already canceled, even before one drop of precipitation hit the ground. The gigantic storm was slated to arrive around 9 pm. As I sat at the computer, writing a paper for school, I would check weather.com on the status of this enormous storm. Word on the street said we'd get 8-12 inches in our area. 9 pm rolled around and nothing. It was only until 10 pm that I started to see a few flakes fall. I was thinking that these suckers better start falling faster if we were to get that 8-12 inches. I checked the weather again. 5-8 inches. It started to pick up around 11:30 pm. By the time I went to bed 30 minutes later, it had dropped off significantly. So much for the three day weekend.

I woke up this morning and looked out the window to assess the damages of the grandiose storm that rolled through the night. Pathetic. That was my first thought. Pathetic. I could see the grass still poking through the snow. This is what everyone was worrying about? Finding out Santa wasn't real was less of a let down.

I've lost all hope. The one positive? Watching Connecticut drivers take on the roads when there is snow present. Funny stuff. I guess it really goes to show that snow is something they don't see here too often.