The last DJ session at the cottonwood jumps

I've had this post ready forever I just never uploaded it. Kinda like all the letters i've written on paper but never sent.

Anyways this is a pic from the last time I went and hit the jumps off of Cottonwood Lane. I've been working on them since about 2002. They started out pretty small and as we progressed so did the lines of jumps. The take-offs got steeper and the landings migrated farther away. Soon we had multiple lines of jumps. We now have 11 jumps and 2 berms. Come spring time I'll be in Twin Falls running a Great Harvest, (YES!!) and the land will belong to someone else.
Thanks Cottonwoods!

Even more Liam!

So one of these days we are going to be "real bloggers" and actually write something about something....but until then here is some more Liam pictures to tide Dani over until Christmas! :)

The Liamfest continues.. Now with moving pictures!!!!

I made the goal of having this video be only a minute long but it's almost twice that. sorry I just couldn't cut out any more than that. there is a smile when you get to the end of the vid.

Liam update

So, tonight marks a HUGE event in Liam's life.... his first food! (rice cereal). I think that it was more exciting for Wil and I then it was for Liam. This blog is actually not about the event because I have real video footage coming but I can't work the computer, so instead here are some of the most recent pictures of Liam... check later today or tomorrow for video of Liam's first bites!

Happy AnniBirthday!

Hey everyone. sorry we've been so inactive with our blogging. I know a lot of you depend on our blog alone for emotional and spiritual nourishment. I hope I haven't made anyone's life harder than it has to be. I also hope sarcasm shines through the text so you guys don't take me seriously; although that would also be quite strange.

Liam is growing like crazy, laughing, grabbing his feet, and farting. Pretty good mix of mom and dad. I always have been able to touch my toes and Lauren... well nevermind.

Lauren and I Had our 4th year anniversary today, she also turned 24. totally awesome!

I have gone up Twin Falls several times lately to try to find a place for our bakery, we are starting a Great Harvest up there, and I haven't had much luck with the location hunt, Twin Falls is organized terribly. It's really driving me nuts. I think I'll make an entire post about all the choices we have even with pics and then you guys can tell us what you think.

GAP CONTEST

So I'm entering Liam in his first (and probably last) contest. Which do you like best?

Look at those cute cubby cheeks!


Liam loves to look at himself in the mirror. It cracks me up!

We play this tongue game where I stick out my tonge and he copies me. His tongue is so small and pointy!

some new pics

This is a sequence of Liam's faces. He is always pulling the funniest faces. I love this kid!

Family pictures from the hike!

My two favorite boys!

Cold Water Lake

The other night we went on a hike with our friends, the Stower's. (thanks for the idea wil!) It was so much fun! It is up in the Wellsville's and the best part about it?.... you drive longer than you hike for! It was so beautiful and we caught the leaves at the perfect time. What a beautiful earth! I'm going to miss this valley.




These are our cute friends the Stower's! They are so fun!

New Pictures

I really wanted to show our pictures of the hike we went on tonight... but the camera is nowhere to be found. But these pictures are pretty cute. I took them for Grandma Linney's Birthday and put her together a little book of Liam. Anyway expect more tomorrow!

My Baby.... what else would I blog about.

Liam's Blessing



He smiles a lot more now... this is the best we've got so far- more to come.

Liam: a little younger

Big old Liam

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the official story

So this is how lauren had liam... well i think i'll just fast-track til when she started having contractions. We were watching a matinee of transformers on the 4th of july when Laur started timing her contractions. They were anywhere from 7 to 12 minutes apart, but by the end of the movie they were consistently 6 minutes apart. The movie started at 4 and got out just after 6. Jon (Laur's brother) and I both enjoyed the movie intensly. Fortunately Laur was able to occupy her mind with more than just a mindless action movie... so she enjoyed it too. We filled the rest of the day up with getting ready for labor and didn't end up going to the hospital til about midnight or so. When we checked in Laur was dialated to a 2, which was what she was at two weeks prior. After a while, and stronger and consistent contractions they gave Laur some potocin, which helped her dialate. She got an epidural sometime in the early morning and may have faded into sleep a little, but nothing too deep. By just after noon o'clock she started getting really heavy contractions and the nurse decided to have her start pushing. She pushed for about an hour and had William at 1:35. He weighed 6.14 and had a cute little scream. Lauren was solid all the way through and was so happy to see Liam when he came out. Definitely the coolest experience ever. We enjoy liam's company; he is so easy to deal with.. i think. he only cries when he needs something, food, diaper change, sleep. As soon as we address the problem he's as happy as ever.

Liam and I

I am sorry to use the word cute with these photos but here they are, and dang they're... cute.

Hey and just for the record, I did everything humanly possible to clean my hands whilst at the hospital.