Sleeping on the job!

This is my hard working babsitter at work! Just kidding, Brynlee is great, we love and appreciate all she does. She and Linzy needed a nap tho, they had a long night!

Shooting BB Guns

We decided it would be fun to take the girls out in the mountains and shoot BB Guns! They loved it! Jesse has his gun but he bought one for the girls to use, an easier one for the little girls to shoot. We are now saving cans and milk jugs to shoot at! We won't talk about the birdie Jesse shot at.... lol

Linzy asleep

Linzy and mommy supervising!

Jesse and Ashley taking aim!

Jesse is helping Hailey with her first shot!

Brynlee is a natural!

Trip to Utah

Hello Team Utah!
Just checking in before we fly out to visit to make sure we're on the same page.
We're arriving on Friday June 10th and departing June 18th.
Jesse and Anne: Are we still cool to stay with you guys at your new house? Do you have a pack n play that we can borrow?

I'll arrange for pick up later when I know what time the flights are.

Later All!

Kelli

I am loving all these photos and posts.  It really feels like we are all here next door to each other.  Paul and I are going to see Kathy Bayer-Palmer's new baby girl.  She will be great fun to see!

More Recent Photos

Here's Ben on the Spring horsie. He is his father's son. Drew used to ride on of those until he broke the springs!

Drew and Anna Banana

Ben and our new coffee maker. How ironic is that? We got a play kitchen complete with appliances, and the coffee maker was the only one with batteries.

Some Recent Photos

Left: Drew pushing our awesome double stroller on a family walk. We've hit the point where perfect strangers will smile sympathetically at us as they drive by, as if to say "I remember those days..."

Right: Me, remembering to take more pictures of myself.

Left: Kylie mastering her mad bike skills with her new bell and basket.

Right: Anna wrapped up in my baby blanket. What a sweet pic! It's come full circle. That blanket has seen a lot of love.

Bottom: Anna riding the spring horsie at Easter. Thanks Grandpa!

Mimi's First Kill

Mimi, our remaining dog, has killed her first animal. However, she is not the ruthless killer that that might lead you to believe. She stumbled upon the scent of a mouse and followed it, thinking she had found a new playmate. And so she did, for about 15 minutes. She had fun pawing at it and chasing it. She would lose it's trail, then find it again. After a few minutes of that, the mouse could take no more and gave up the ghost.
Kylie even went out and watched her stalk the mouse. Kylie was so intrigued, she wanted to bring the dead mouse inside and put it in Mimi's doggie dish. Ew. Ew. Ew. Obviously, I said no. But I had a hard time prying Kylie away from the scene.
Mimi's a playful little dog. Too bad her playfulness ends up being torture for the little animals she finds in the yard. She loves them to death.

The Springville Art Ball

Jesse and Anne invited us to the Springville Art Ball this year.  It was catered by Chefs Table (an expensive fancy local restaurant)  They had a photo booth to get Prom like photos and of course dancing.  Jesse and Anne hit the dance floor while David and I looked at art and did a little art project.  All in all a lovely evening.  The girls watched Daniel for us :).  Thanks Jesse and Anne!

SOME OF MY THINGS

I figured that I should be sharing with you guys the work that I've been doing so, I'm just going to put in a bunch of links to videos that I've worked on, either as a gaffer or an editor or as a director.

I'll answer any questions you may have.

David

A recent music video that I was gaffer for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR94NDIfGmA&feature=youtu.be

This is a trailer for a horror movie that I gaffed last year.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150578009460655

This is a project that I was a gaffer for. Devin Graham directed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRe2sn6EbXg&feature=youtube_gdata

This is a trailer for a film I directed while at BYU called "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMe2YuTO98M&feature=channel_video_title

This is a music video I directed for Kelly Packer, an Idaho based musician.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeVJ9sinHbU

This is a promotional video that I did as a favor for a friend. I had limited time and low quality materials, but the final product looks great. I also designed the titles at the end with After Effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDg2E-L8sM

Another promotional video that I made last year for a local company. I did everything in After Effects.

http://vimeo.com/23718986

The thriller short film that I wrote and directed.

http://vimeo.com/23713718

A music video that I edited.

http://vimeo.com/14055896

Linzy's first Bling Bling

Linzy got her ears pierced last Thursday! We had to wait til she was 3 months old and had her first set of shots. We called around and decided to do it at the Icing at the mall. The girl who helped us was really quick.

Yes, Linzy cried, but we were blowing on both ears and soon she forgot all about it! She got pink diamonds! Her first bling bling!!

Anna Banana's First Banana!

Anna has entered into the world of real food! She ate her first banana yesterday! We mashed it up with a fork and she devoured the whole thing. I can't even eat a whole banana! She would cry if I wasn't feeding her fast enough. I couldn't pry the spoon away from her grabby, grabby hands. She hasn't fully graduated yet, but soon she'll be eating in a high chair!

Eulogy

We are one dog short of a pack. Peanut Gloria Persophones Atticus Brown, or, more affectionately known as Peanutty, passed away in the late afternoon on Monday May 9, 2011. She died of sudden and natural causes. She has gone to the giant doggie pillow in the sky.
We held a funeral in the back yard and buried her in the farthest corner of the lot. We are disappointed at our loss, but, it will soon pass.

Daniels 2nd Birthday!

We had a great party for Daniel for his birthday! Jesse, Anne and family came along with my family and a few of Daniels friends and their parents.  We had a Barbecue.  We just had hot dogs and everyone pitched in and brought something!

 Here is David at the grill, The smaller lighter dogs are veggie dogs for our favorite vegetarian.

The neighbors let Daniel play in their little car.

Here is a picture of sweet and adorable Linzy Bug

Just hanging out. 

(Love that we got Jesse trying feel Anne up, he he he.  Newlyweds sheesh!)

 Daniel went kind of crazy with Jesse and Anne's presents.  They gave hims a
Buzz Lightyear gun and sippy cup! He would not let it go and not open any of his
presents once he opened them! 

It's a dark picture but there is the famous cup and gun. 

Here is the cake I made! It's the second cake I've ever decorated and it was pretty difficult
(although it was easier than you'd think with a helpful method I learned online!

Same cake sans the stars, me and the little green aliens.

 Daniel, Haley, and Ashley.

Daniel and his new turtle sandbox.  I LOVE that is has a lid, especially with
all the stray cats in the area!