Graduation and .......

I have been waiting and waiting for Brit to give everyone an update but it just hasn't happened so I will step in. I have to remind myself that I did marry a girl that rides the technology short bus but that's okay, I still love her. Well I graduated from Fire academy and received my state certifications as Firefighter1 and Firefighter 2 as well as hazardous materials awareness and operations. It was definitely a bitter sweet moment. I made some good buddies and will miss lighting and fighting fires with them. I just need to get a job now. I have a lot of testing opportunities coming up, and luckily, it seems there are a lot of departments hiring or about to hire.

Me and one of the guys in my engine company (AKA Rex- He has little arms)

I'm not going to lie to you, that's me, slaying a fire.

One word- Unity. haha. I asked the Instructor to make these guys hold hands.

Another shot.

Here's a video I put together at the last minute for the class.



And finally, I know most of you have heard the rumors......Yes Brit is PREGO! Just a little crazy, but we are very excited. She is just over 11 weeks. We were able to hear the baby's heart beat a few weeks ago and so far everything seems healthy. It's a little nerve racking for me, becoming a dad. I don't feel like I am old enough yet but I am very excited at the same time. So any advice is welcome, feel free to comment away.

Flash game!!

Last weekend we went to the Flash game with our friends Candace and Nate, it was a great game, we won in overtime!!! I had to show this picture of Clay i took when he got home from school today!! I guess they fought fires today at school, cuz his face was black and covered in dirt!! Hehe, i guess it something i'll have to get used to, huh?

Cali trip!!

So, a couple of weekends ago i took a quick trip to California with my mom, my sister's and my sister's friend Brittany for my cousin's wedding! Even though it was a short trip we had so much fun!! My favorite part of visiting Orange county is always the food, so of course we ate at In and Out 3 times in 4 days, BJ's twice, Wahoo's, Corner Bakery and more!! It was the best! We also did some shopping, of course! And Friday night i went to DisneyLand with my friend Megan, that is were i took these pics! Of course i had to take a few in front of the fire truck for Clay!! Anyway, we had a great time, even though Space Mountain was closed for the night!!


Here i am with Cousin Katie, sis Lauren, and her friend Brittany outside the Newport Temple after my cousin Shaun got hitched!! And here i am with my friend Kelsey Sistrunk!! We had such a great time visiting with family and friends that we havn't seen in a while!!!

A better update of whats been going on in our lives.

Alright so we get really busy and always forget about the blogging world, but I think we can do alot better. Brittany's not too good at this stuff anyways so I think I will have to step in time to time to help out. I'll cut her some slack since she has been working well over 40 hours a week managing at Nordys. I've been really busy with fire school and its so fun. I can't tell you how fun school is and how nice it is to be really passionate about a career. I think growing up everyone has these dream jobs and I think only a few people out there ever end up doing their dream job. I am excited about being one of those guys.
A quick rundown of what fire school is like for you, at 7 am we do PT, hit the gym or run. Lately we've been running a quick 4 mile to the lake and back. Then after we hit the showers and get into our uniforms. We'll do our equipment maintenance and engine checks. Each company (group of 3-4 team) has their own engine, and are responsible for making sure everthing is in order and working properly. After, our instructors come out and inspect our uniforms. Some days we have lectures in the class or tests that are usually more than 200 questions. If you get below an 80 on a test, it is considered a failure. on the third failed test, you are out. Everyday we go outside in our gear and run drills, learn skills, or do evolutions. An evolution is a normal duty that an engine company receives, such as a fire, car fire, performing ventilation on a house(cutting the hole in the roof), etc. Its a lot of work but is always worth it. I come home exhausted most days and am glad Brittany is kind enough to make me dinner after she's been working.
We had a really fun weekend. On friday we went to one of our favorite restaurants, Mama Chu's, with our friends Marsha and Johnny Clayton. Its a great place to eat at the mouth of Provo Canyon. On Saturday, I went up to Park City to snowboard but was pretty bummed since there wasn't any fresh powder. We've been getting pounded so much lately that I have gotten some of the best snow of my life and on numerous occasions was lucky enough to be one of the first to hike up and drop Jupiter peak at PC.



This is were it all goes down......Jupiter Peak

Later that evening, we went up to Johnny's family cabin up big cottonwood canyon, right across from Brighton ski resort. We had a great time and the cabin is super cool. I was proud of Brittany because the Cabin doesn't have running water which = no bathroom. There is a heated outhouse however, but Brittany didn't complain once about it. We stayed the night then headed home for church. Its nice sleeping in the mountains and waking up to nothing but birds chirping.

Yeah, more pics!!

Another fabulous piece of artwork done by me
Clay's really the artist!!
Clay on his bday opening presents!
My adorable niece Makayla and sister Maddie!

Clay and i on his Birthday!!

Finally PICS

One of my art projects from Clay's bday
I had to post this pic of Clay in his Fire gear!!!
This is a pic of Travis Pastrana, we saw him at X Dance, and i got his autograph for my little bro!
Clay and i

Clay painting, isn't he cute?

Happy Birthday to my Wonderful Husband!!

How awful of a wife would i be if i didn't write something to my husband on his birthday after such a wonderful and beautiful blog he wrote for me on my birthday!!
Clay turned 24 today! Can you believe it? He is growing up! I keep telling him that he is almost caught up with me now! For Clay's bday we went to dinner at the fabulous new Pizzeria Seven Twelve, Thanks Pike for the suggestion, we loved it! And after Clay decided he wanted to make his own artwork, so we went to Walmart, bought an art kit and some canvas and put our creative minds to work for the evening! It was a blast! (pictures to follow) Today we had a Birthday/Superbowl party for Clay at his parents house with both of our families! It was great! And we were all happy that the Giants beat the Patriots! Horrah!!

So what can i say about my great husband?
He is Hot! Since he has been in fire academy this semester he was growing a mustache because thats what firefighters do, right? And he was still hot with it, but he finally decided to shave today and i forgot how REALLY HOT he is! I'm so lucky!

He rips it at everything he does!! I don't know how he does it and sometimes it can be slightly annoying but he is naturally good at everything he tries! He rips it at snowboarding, he's an amazing wakeboarder and has become so in only a short 2 and a half season's! And then this semester he started the fire academy, i knew he would do well but he is Amazing! He was born to be a firefighter! He has such a passion and a drive for it, and he does so well! He has practically aced all his tests so far and has been a great leader and example to the other candidates! I know his instructors have been very impressed with him, and so am i! It's so amazing to see him finally doing something he loves and i'm am so proud of him for all the hard work he has been putting in!

He puts up with me! Sometimes i don't know how he does it, he lives with me and he still likes me! It's crazy! But really he knows exactly how i need him to be when i'm acting crazy, he always knows exactly how to bring me back to earth! I don't know how to thank him for the patience and kindness he has with me and my somewhat intense mood swings!

There are a million things i could write about Clay and why i love him... like he is also a sexy car dancer, well he's just a sexy dancer period! You should see him with his friend Pike, they are quite the team! And although he won't be winning American Idol anytime soon, he is an awesome car singer as well, especially when he sings along with Johnny Cash! I swear they have the same voice! I could go on and on, but i'm a little tired and i'm not as eloquent a writer as my sweet husband, so i just want to tell him that i love him more than anything! Even when he plays Halo too long, and doesn't take the trash out when i ask him, or put his cloths away or... No but really i feel so lucky to have him as my best friend and companion! And i hope he can put up with me a little longer because i don't ever want to give him up! I love you baby, and i hope you have the best birthday ever!! I'm going to try and get some really embarrassing photos of you to post so we are even!!;)