Kent's entire family was treated to an Eastern Carribbean cruise in early February by his parents. It was an absolute blast! We went to Turks and Caicos, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Tortola. We were able to snorkel, rent scooters, swim, and kayak. Grandma helped out by watching Kenton during some of these activities. We all ate very well and very often. We both gained over 10 pounds! The ten days went by too fast! That is okay because we spent almost three days hanging out in New York crashing at my sister's apartment. We had all beeen there before, so this time around we pretty much ate at all our favorite spots.
I am now working at the Utah State Developmental Center where Mandee use to work. Three years of working graveyards was plently long for Mandee and she needed a well deserved break. I attempted the graveyards for a couple of weeks, but later changed my mind and now work the early morning a.m. shift. I enjoy the job, but I do not plan on staying there long term. It works for our situation at the moment and so we are happy. I still do part-time eBay selling and enjoy it very much. It is always exciting to see what recycled clothing items can go for...a recent unbelievable sale was a $4.00 vintage Gucci handbag that sold for $510.00 to someone back east. Unbelievable!
Kenton finished off the ski year by outskiing his mama. He went probably a dozen times to Sundance. He started out on the rope tow, then midway on the lift, then to the top of the lift where he spent most of the season, and then the last day of the season we took him to the back mountain where he did a great job. He really loves to ski and vocalizes it on a regular basis. His new favorite sport is longboarding with Dad by our house. He really has no fear which is exciting, but nerve racking too!
I totalled my Toyota Tacoma just over a month ago. I t-boned a Jeep Cherokee half a block from my house at night trying to make it over to a ward member's house who are friends of ours. It was surreal...I think that I broke my nose, but I never went to the hospital to find out. I had two black eyes and some cuts on my face for over a week. So to replace the truck, we bought Mandee's Mom's Jeep Cherokee (ironic, huh..). I miss the reliability of my truck and hope to some day soon replace it. We also bought a Chevy Cavalier that is a bi-fuel vehicle. It runs on both natural gas and regular gasoline. We bought it at an Arizona State Government fleet vehicle auction for a great deal. It only costs 2 cents per mile to drive it on natural gas!!!!! We also will be getting a $3,000.oo tax credit this year for registering it!!!!! Mandee is always willing to talk to anyone about the benefits of driving a natural gas vehicle, so if you have any questions, feel free to call or email her.
Here are some recent photos of what has happened in the last few months:
