Christmas Fun!

christmas morning....

Santa Claus and the Nativity Scenes

A bail-out package Christmas

• Extension on my soon to be expired subscription to The Economist
• Nice picture of Christ
• Itunes Gift Card
• Dress socks (conservative blacks and greys – no ‘BSU’ funny business)
• Running gear
• The book “Blink” or “Tipping Point”
• Hoodie, T-shirt, polo, etc. from BYU
• G-5 Pens
• Anything NorthFace
• Anything Scharffenberger

Mamasita's Christmas List

Okay, Finally a Christmas List from Mom Remember, these are all suggestions. I certainly don't expect to get everything on my list. Leave the expensive things to Dad (trust me He's made-o-money). The medium cost things, two or more could go together on. I really don't want any of you spending very much money this year.

I would like:
* Williams & Sonoma gift card
* George Forman grill
*Senzy Burner (large, sage color with antiqued look)
*Schwin Aerdyn stationary bicycle (used)
*BYU beenie, scarf, gloves or apron
*Estee Lauder Makeup
*Pictueka game
*Stainless Steel Canister @ Costco
*Used Books (from Ebay, Albris, Amazon or other) to fill in my collections
Little House on the Prairie series-
Farmer Boy
On the Banks of Plum Creek
These Happy Golden Years
Willa Cather Books-
One of Ours(1922)
Alexander's Bridge(1912)
My Mortal Enemy(1926)
Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927)

Haloween on BYU campus

Here is my list...

olive oil
Ensign, Runner's World, or any cooking magazine subscription
Clif Bars
awesome iron with lots of settings
Estee Lauder makeup
bronzer
steaming basket or colander for stove top steaming
propel or other single-serving drink powder packets

Merry Christmas, family!

Dad's Christmas List

Well, I am not really sure what I want. I was not sure if Carrera had one 'r' or two, so I will leave this off of my list for now.

I have been thinking about the following:
. a nice set of computer speakers that have their own sub-woofer
. a GPS unit for hiking [not sure what kind though...]
. a Springfield Armory XDm pistol
Most of these items are on the expensive side

Other items:
. Dark dress socks
. Dress pants for work
. Long sleeved dress shirts for work
. BYU hoodie
. Ammunition for my .38 pistol

As of today, that is what is on my list.
Love Dad

Clarissa's Christmas Wish List

I don't think I've had a real wish list since the beginning of high school...I just got whatever. So this is kinda fun! And here's what I've come up with so far. Check back for any updates. :)

-Biography of Neal A. Maxwell by Bruce C. Hafen
-Les Miserables (movie with Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush)
-Les Miserables original Broadway soundtrack
-Phantom of the Opera original Broadway soundtrack
-black mini hymn book
-sleeping bag

You guys are the best in-law family ever!

Jordan's Christmas wish list

So I decided to get us started out on the whole 'write all the things you want for Christmas on the family web-site' thing. I can only think of a few things right now, but I will add the rest as comments to this post.

• Some head-phones
• argyle socks
• Toy Story 2
• Something yummy like stroop waffles
• Mormon Doctrine
  

I'm on the family blog! Welcome to me!
PS the Lindsay family rocks

Ode to Orange Chicken

Orange chicken heaven sent,
Came to me from the Orient.
Served to me on a fluffy bed of rice,
Enjoy it warm its oh so nice.
Green onions used for garnish,
The taste in my mind shall never tarnish.

-Anonymous

Las Vegas

We all had a great time in vegas : )

Beautiful people.

Mom makes Dad's glasses look good....

Beauty at its finest

Even with the 'mad momma' pose.

It is time for glasses

Well, the time has come for the old peepers to get a little help.

The Jord-issa

Here she is, the much anticipated Jord-ssa.

Jordan's First Round of Golf

Jordan's first ever round of golf took place this week. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would have. For some reason I never thought I would ever get into golf, but it was very fun. The round was brought to you by our sponser, Andrew Lindsay, and the United States government.

all aboard

Jessica Rabbit and I set out to explore Scottsdale
on the trolley. We enjoyed sliding on the slick benches as the vehicle came to quick stops.

We also had a fun time window shopping for jewelry, mexican trinkets, and lotion.

What a precious young lady she is!

Jordan's May 4th Wish List!!!

-July 17th
-iTunes gift card
-Bike Helmet
Brand=Giro
Model=Havoc
Color=orange/black
http://www.giro.com/site/#/product/cycling/mountain/havoc/
-Mountain Biking Open Finger Gloves (black)
something like this--> http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.cfm?SKU=22145&item=10-6145&slitrk=search&slisearch=true
-Underwear! (Drilux or cotton polly blend, Medium tall top crew, medium support bottoms :-)
-Costco camel pack (back?) thing (black, orange or red)

Adventures with paint thinner

Take a look at my freshly painted IKEA shelves! They used to be light tan, now they match my desk. As you can well imagine--as a novice in the painting world--I learned some valuable lessons from my first experience with oil-based paint.

E & Y Extreme

Here is a video of the extreme rafting that Andrew and I participated in over the weekend.

welcome, spring!

handrail surfing! chaco tan!

nice weather

Riding through downtown tucson!

<3 !

Flat Iron Hike

The hike to Flat Iron Rock is quite a hike. It is almost 6000 feet above sea level if you go clear to the top. Heather and I hiked about 4000 feet up, and stopped at what we thought looked like Flat Iron, [it was a flat plateau], and enjoyed our Cliff bar and water. Although we did not continue to the top, [it was later that someone told us that where we were was not Flat Iron], we were none-the-less happy with ourselves, and headed back down the mountain.

At the base of Cathedral Rock is this flat slick rock area where the Vortex is. A Vortex is a place where the earth is especially healthy. Many folks will seek out the Vortex for a place to meditate or receive some kind of spiritual gift from the earth. We visited and found it to be a lovely place, but I did not feel especially healthy or see/feel/hear anything from the earth. I was a nice place to be though. If you look close, you can see mom in the distance sitting and enjoying the Vortex experience.

Hey Good Lookin'

We really did have a nice time in Sedona. A stranger snapped the picture of mom and I, and I took the one of mom. She is modeling her brand-new Sedona hat, and she looks mighty fine.

Tranquil Scenery

As you know, the scenery in Sedona is very nice and calming. These are two pictures that capture some of the nice feeling of Sedona.

Jeep Boy

As some in this family can attest, there is not much that is more fun than a rented Jeep and unlimited mileage. The top picture was taken in the driveway of the place mom and I stayed in Sedona, which is near Cathedral Rock. The bottom picture was taken at the beginning of our Sedona Jeep adventure. Note the iPod hanging...the cable between the iPod and the radio was just a little short, but mom unplugged the cover to the cigarette lighter and tucked it in nicely. Also note, the smile remained in place all day for me, and the better part of the day for mom.

Cathedral Rock

This is the world famous Cathedral Rock, one of the few Vortexes in Sedona. This picture was taken in the early morning, with the sun on the backside of the rick, so the color is not as bright as it is during sunset, but real nice none-the-less. Just for fun I breathed on the lens of the camera and snapped this picture just as the fog on the lens was disappearing.

Flying Saucer House in Chatt Town

Check out this news story about this house we would pass every time we went up to the church building on signal mountain while I was in Chattanooga.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iymlauEbX1D0EjXhk9kaC_wzRKcAD8VFBIDG0

We always joked that it was Elvis' house.

Randy Pausch Lecture

Sometime last year Brother Kenyon taught Sunday School. He quoted from a lecture given by a professor at Carnegie Mellon who was dying. The lecture has become a big deal, and its pretty good. Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://www.etc.cmu.edu/global_news/?q=node/42

Great News

Isn't he amazing?!

Congratulations to our very own ANDREW for his stunning performance on the CPA exam!

This guy is on FIRE!

Alta Trail, South Mountain, Phoenix

Andrew and I had a wonderful jaunt up Alta Trail at South Mountain, a quick drive from downtown Phoenix. A nice stranger took this pic for us. You can see the city behind us--kinda neat!

Haircut

Jared O'Hare is quite the handsome devil, especially after getting his hair sheared off!