Trip to Moscow

Last weekend we ran to Moscow to see my Mother Father and little brother.  It was a fun trip and we just really enjoyed each others company.  While there we stayed at a fun bed and breakfast.  It was quite fun, and Sarah really like it.  We also visited a huge garden and I thought I would post some pictures of that.  

 Here is Sarahs new favorite quote.

 This is what my mom tried to duplicate in our back yard for my sister Seletas wedding.

 Joseph telling me to hurry up.

Stay tuned I have a few more post to get up over the next week.

Savior of the World.

So we are now through the first week of performances for the production Sarah is directing and I am helping on.  My role is to help in the sound booth and fill in for any males who don't have an understudy that get sick or can come to perform.  So far I have filled in 3 times.  I will post more photos of the show but just wanted to put one other there that is fabulous.  Also if anyone wants to come see and will be in the Tri Cities WA area, we run this week Tuesday- Saturday.  I would be happy to help you get tickets, although the show is sold out we have added a few more seats.  So now for the picture.  (the production photographer took this photo, and if anyone else wants rights to it I can get them) 

 

PS this is a real photo from our production.  It goes to show what a quality team we have put together from costumes to light and the set design.  This picture almost looks like a painting.    (click on photo to see full size)

Provo Tabernacle

A while ago the Provo Tabernacle burned down, it was sad to lose such a historic building.  The reason I am writing this is that there some pictures that were saved did not burn all the way.  I wanted to pass them along,  I was very touched when I saw them.

 

Scout Cake & Savior of the World

So Sarah and I have been fairly busy with a production our stake is putting on called Savior of the world.  It was the one originated in salt lake about 10 years ago.  Sarah was called to be one of the directors back in October.  I was called to be the assistant to the directors, which no one was really sure what what I should do as an assistant "to" the directors.  It was eventually decided that I am the understudy for just about all the mail rolls.  The have understudies for the big roles, but they are from some of the other bigger roles, but most of those people already have parts in the play, so I would step into their previous roll.  It has been fun so far just taken a lot of time.  We have rehearsal tuesday wednesday thursday saturday and sunday.  In march we add friday, so sarah is running running running.  I also am still in the young men as well as taking some online classes so I am a little busy as well.  You can read our last news letter if you would like, here.

Now as for the cake, being in the young mens group I also get to do scouting, well for this years awards dinner we had a cake decorating contest.  Sarah and I have watched a few episodes of cake boss, so I though that isn't that hard I can do that. So here is our try at making a really cool cake.

We started last sunday making some people out of starbursts. Here is a canoe and bear Sarah made & a tent I made.

 

We baked the cake its self on Tuesday and then on Wednesday we made the chocolate frosting.  Here is how the cake went together. 

We first figured out how we wanted the two layers.

I frosted the bottom layer.

Then added strawberry.

I added the next layer and then frosted it.

I then laid over some fondant that we made on tuesday.  I forgot to mention that, I found a really easy way to make it on line.  It was a little messy but very easy.  I just had to dye it before I laid it on.

I then added the river section of the cake, after all this was scout cake.

Here I have added all the fondant and cut out letters.  I took the theme from a scout camp theme when I worked there. "learn it love it live it"

As you can see I made a big mess, So I cleaned it up and waited for sarah to come home so we could finish.

When Sarah came home we added the our characters and Sarah iced around the edges.  I think it turns out pretty nice.  Making a cake was both easier and harder than I expected.  If anyone wants a cake made I would be happy to do it, but I can't promise perfection.  Everything on the cake was eatable but the fishing pole and some supports in the tent.  So that is my cake story.  (in case your wondering that why the Kayak is upside down, I have friend that goes boating with me and he has an orange kayak.  I put him upside down trying to roll up as a joke, he though it was pretty funny.)

Christmas video

My stake president suggested we watch this video, I like its message about Christmas.  Take a look.

Thanks at Thanksgiving for the Lord Jesus Christ

I wanted to at this thanksgiving time give thanks something I feel I am not grateful enough for and that is the Savior.  I want to share with those that may read my blog some of my feelings on Jesus Christ, things that are deeply personal to me and I feel appropriate to share this time of year. The words of a hymn echo in my mind, "Oh it is wonderful that he should care for us enough to die for us, oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me."  I am so thankful for the Saviors love and that care enough to pay for my sins.  That when I make a mistake, sometimes over and over, that through repentance I can have those feelings of guilt taken away, and be forgiven of my sins.

I am thankful for the knowledge that when I am having a tough day or week that the Savior Jesus Christ, did in dead feel what I am going through.  I love the Savior and want to be more like him.  I was recently reading a talk by a living apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ and I would like to quote him for a minute, "Indeed the Atonement of the Only Begotten Son of God in the flesh is the crucial foundation upon which all Christian doctrine rests and the greatest expression of divine love this world has ever been given. Its importance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be overstated. Every other principle, commandment, and virtue of the restored gospel draws its significance from this pivotal event."  (here is the rest of the talk)  


In conclusion, I want to share with those who my read my blog that I know that the Savior lives, He loves us, and if we would only believe in him we can grow to know him.  I give thanks for these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Fall Pictures

I decided to go take some fall pictures while Sarah was at class on saturday,  check them out some of them are pretty cool.

I love the what i call fire work trees.

This was a fun angle

I like the scale of focus in this one.  And below is a slide show of the rest of the pictures!

Company Training in McCall

So I had the opportunity of going to what my company calls MedMan U.  It was a great week of learning and finding new ways to make the clinic work great!  I took some photos and thought I would share.  Here are some of my favorite photos and a slide show.  A few of them are a little bleary because I was keeping the shutter open longer to capture more light, and i didn't have tripod.

Fun Saturday

So Sarah and i went to the prosser balloon rally yesterday.  In all there were 22 some odd balloons.  We had to get up very early and we both were glad we did afterwards because it was a fun morning.  Here are a few pictures we took.  Sarah took the second one and i took the rest, less those we were in.  To see all the pictures we took click here.

This is a nice shot sarah got right before the sun came up.

I like the flames in this one.

Here the balloon is about to dip his basket in the water, it was pretty cool.

After the balloons i stayed around for the festival and sarah went to class.  I also took the opportunity to ride one of my doctors horses.  She was fun to ride but hasn't been ridden that often and was a little stubborn. (I would be too if i had someone on my back.)  We rode for about 45 min, till she knew i was the boss and then i brushed her down and put her away.  It was fun to ride because i haven't done it much in recent while.

The voice to listen too

I saw this video and i really liked it so i thought i would share.  Take a look!