Late and Loud Night

I remember in the 4th grade, my oldest brother Craig brought home his first few records (yes, vinyl. I'm old.). Groups were Bad Religion and Social Distortion. Because it was punk, we hid it from our parents and listened to it like crazy knowing if we got caught we were toast. ha.

Tonight, a bunch of us just got in from seeing Bad Religion. Show was amazing. Thanks for the hookups Trounce! Crazy coincidence was that we just saw Social D a few weeks ago together.

Happy Easter!

Does anyone else feel like life is just flying by? Sheesh. One minute you're eating green food, then the next minute you are dying Easter eggs... Crazy. Well anyways, happy Easter to our friends and family!!

Youth Music Appreciation Night

For mutual, we just had a wonderful gathering with the youth, to teach them how to better appreciate the hymns of the church. One of the boys sent me over a short clip he shot from his phone, during one of his favorite hymns. As you can see, the spirit was strong and all were edified together.

The Whale(less) Watch

I took the 4 oldest screamers out whale watching today. The most beautiful day ever - calm, warm, sunny... Today, there was supposed to be whales all over the coast. On our way out to sea, a bunch of returning boats were raving at all the whales they saw. Liars. We cruised everywhere. No whales! We saw hundreds of dolphins and a bunch of sea lions, seals, etc.. Nothing like hanging out with a few buddies and a few crazy kids out at sea. Maybe next time kids!

Trevor's Big Day!

Trevor had his big baby blessing on Sunday. That's always a great experience for the family. Trevor cried during the whole blessing then fell asleep right when Tyler handed him off. So typical. It was still so special of course. So thankful for the family members that came. Way to go Trevor!

Go Mitt!

Mitt Romney stopped by OC about 1/2 mile from my office. Couldn't miss it. The warehouse was so packed with crowds outside. My buddy Russ and I worked our way in a back door and he snagged a chair to stand on. We scored on the view. It was great to see so many from the ward there.

Rally rocked. Go Romney!

Trip to SD

We just returned from spending most of the week in San Diego. We took the kids out of school and stayed at a little resort in Oceanside by the harbor. Had such a relaxing and sweet time. We're used to all cramming in a small hotel room together (that's always a blast too), but it was so nice to have some extra space at this little resort (parents time share).

We beach hopped and conquered the town. Always stinks to come back to reality and responsibilities again. Good times.

Tyler and Alex hangin out together.

The kids feeding the fat squirrels at View pt.

The $10 Dare

What can I say? It was a pretty good offer.

One "Shocking" Weekend

Last Thursday Tyler started getting the weirdest thing in his head. It was like electrical shocks that would zap his head every few minutes. It started out mild but by Saturday they were relentless and I was getting really worried. We researched head zaps on google and pretty much kept our anxieties to ourselves. We went to the doctor on Sunday. This guy never even heard of head zaps (not good). After his evaluation, (massaging Tyler's scalp and looking in his ear...what else is a doctor to do?) he practically forced the nurse to get him an apt with the neurologist for the next day hinting that it was probably something serious like an aneurysm or a tumor or some weird life threatening thing. I started trippin' worst case scenarios.......... then memories started flooding my mind. Tyler is my everything, he is my sunshine. He is the most unique person I have ever met. He is the truest friend and the best husband and father. I could never replace him. I wouldn't even try. Sunday was a long day. Monday came around and the neurologist diagnosed Tyler with this rare form of a headache (with some long medical term) related to migraines. YEAH!! No serious, life threatening problem. By the way, everything is great and his head is feeling perfectly better now. What a roller coaster that weekend was. The kids love to refer to their super-hero dad as "Shock".




Love you Tyler.

Traveling with my buddy

Clip of Rob and I flying to FL (taken from one of his infamous company Christmas videos). We were dying watching this lady try to fall asleep with these sweet eye shades.

Congrats Aaron, on your first....

"Just push it out little guy."

"What's that mommy? Is it a huge eel?"

A huge day for both of us! Yes!

The Red Beast

We finally just bit the bullet and got a monster. Vans are never very exciting to purchase but it's going to be nice to finally have a little elbow room.

When Tyler and I first got inside we just started busting up. This is going to be an adventure.

Yes, we both know that there is nothing cool about driving a van. ha. We gave that up a long time ago.

Christmas Time

For Christmas Eve we got together with all the local relatives at Tyler's parents. Too much food and fun (always the motto). For a clip go to Kim and Eric's post on December 27. This will show you Christmas fun Davis style. Christmas day was so fun. Sara was surprised to see that Santa brought her an electric guitar. I was too. It was so much fun to see her gasping for air in disbelief. Cora got roller blades and had a similar reaction. The younger kids reacted that way with all their gifts. I love the grateful innocent phase of life.

Nailed!

Interesting! Isn't this the same girl that said (and I quote) "I hate dogs. I never want a dog. Dogs smell, all of them. I will never love any dog. Dog lovers are all a bit wacked, I hate dog poop, etc".

Honey, you are just on your way to the store and look what we found on your lap. Let's just say it how it is - Wooped!

The Great Hunt

We thought it would be nice to get the kids some real outdoor hunting experience. We told them if they catch a duck in under 10 min, we'll keep it as a pet. (what were we thinking?)


Luckily, it took them 12 min. Deal is off!

Holiday Tune

Tyler wrote this song and recorded it tonight with the kids. They had so much fun and I think it turned out so cute. I always think he should send his music in- but he just laughs and says "settle down honey".

(click here to hear it)
http://www.esnips.com/doc/768619df-77a5-4992-9434-fcbd1bb09b7f/Christmas-Day


You can also click the link on the top right of the blog that says "Tyler's guitar tunes" and scroll down to "Christmas Day".

Merry Christmas!!

So Far So Good

As long as this little guy gets his way, he's not that bad. Just like his daddy!

I'm already dreading him growing up.

Cravin the Beach

Tyler and the girls took a day to hang out together. How dare they leave me home all wounded.

Spaghetti Anyone?

What's wrong with spaghetti again, Alex? ha. Doesn't everyone eat like this everyday for a month after a new baby?

Tyler and his Spear

I was trimming the trees and this opossum popped out and hissed at me. It scared me to death. I called Tyler at work and he was home in 5 min. I laugh every time I watch this even though it freaked me out.