BOWFLEX ULTIMATE

I thought I would do a bit of advertising on our blog. If you or anyone you know wants a bowlfex, we got it right here! It's in excellent condition. Almost brand new. Has all the parts to it, hardly been used. ONLY $400 compared to brand new at $1900 Now I'd say that's a spankin good deal. Now here's a little funny story. This morning Pax dropped me off at work, but he always comes in and uses the computer for a little bit. Well this morning he thought he'd get the Bowflex advertised on CraigsList. So he was working on the text, like what people can read as they're looking at the pics. ANd he wrote all this stuff, some of what I said above, and some more detailed stuff. Anyway, and then at the end he wrote "See the pictures for yourself." And I just laughed so hard. He sounded like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite. "See for yourself." Can't you picture Pax saying that in the voice of Kip, which he does such a good job at. Hahaha. And he didn't think anything of that phrase in the ad. So I was like Dont say 'See for yourself' Oh man, it's just funny because the language of Kip has become part of Paxton's vocabulary and voice. I don't know, I thought it was funny.
ANYWAY, tell your friends and fam about the bowflex, if they want one! OK

Pillow Talk

Well, we are settled into our apartment now, with everything in it's place. It feels good to have it all done. For a present for our new apartment, Paxton's mother bought us a new bed set- the whole works. I really love the accent pillows, they're awesome. We love it. It's all very soft- the sheets aren't 750 thread or whatever you call it as Chris Lingafelter prefers, but we like it at about 250-300. ha. Anyway, we really like the colors and design. It looks really good in our apartment too. THANK YOU ANN, We absolutely love it.
We also have to thank Steve because he gave us our couches and coffee table and stuff. Pretty much ALL our furniture is from Ann and Steve. We don't know what we would've done without it. So Thank You Steve also. Our apartment looks so nice because of them. I'll have to do another video of OUR apartment now. Sometime...




This is the bed skirt - so cute.

" I Caught You a Delicious Bass"

So Paxton gets bored during the days since he isn't working and has nothing really to do. He has his class to study for, but he doesn't wanna be studying all day everyday. BORING. Well, there a sweet little lake in front of Ann's house and you can see tons of fishes jumpin in the water and swimming around. So Pax decided to go to Wal-mart and buy himself a fishing rod and a pair of wading boots. I was at work when he started fishing, but he told me he had bought everything to go fishing. Well he didn't buy real worms to use as bait, but he bought a fake, rubber worm and tried to use that. The first day of fishing was unsuccessful. Fishies don't smell rubber, they smell REAL worms. SO- the next day Pax went to Heather's yard and dug out real worms. He went out to the lake and tried again. After just a few times of throws- or whatever you call it.. he caught a fish!! He called me at work to tell me he caught one. I was so excited!! I told him to save it till I get home. And I told him to take pictures of it, and pictures of him holding it up while it's still on the hook. So- that picture of him, he took it himself! Amazing eh? Anyway, the first pictures are of the first day when he didn't catch anything, but of course the last couple are from the second day. I'm so proud of him! Great job baby! Oh- and it isn't a bass... it's a catfish. :)


He was trying to find worms as bait. The fake rubber worm just wasn't working because it had no smell to it. Too bad we can't buy some worm spray to put on the rubber worm. That'd be kinda cool.


Digging again for worms. We couldn't find any because it's all clay. I don't think worms would live in wet clay, they probably wouldn't be able to get around. So, we unfortunately couldn't find any.


Ann let me wear her gardening, fishing boots. I didn't want to get all muddy.


Here's the fisherman, waiting patiently, reeling slowly.


Here you can kinda see the bobber-- it looks like an eyeball. There were lots of little fishies jumpin and you could see the fins and a ripple wherever they were.



He finally caught one! YAY!!



And here is the "delicious bass"- catfish!

Go-tee-Guy

Hey- just wanted to post this pic to show everyone how cute Paxton is with his goatee! He had been growing it for a few days, but had to shave it for the temple. Anyway, isn't he cute?

SNAKE SLAYER!

Alright guys- this is a crazy, gross, scary, and cool story! There was a huge storm last week- like Wednesday night or something--- and anyway, at Ann and Steve's house that night, Ann was standing on the front porch watching the end of the storm go past and was standing there for about 3 minutes. Then she turned around to go back inside and found a HUGE snake all coiled up in the corner right by the front door! It terrified Ann, and she turned and ran to the back of the house. Ann has a tremendous phobia of snakes, so it absolutely horrified her to see that ugly wretched snake ready to strike at her! YIKES- i think that would freak ANYBODY out- I don't care who you are-- well unless you're the crocodile hunter. Anyway, so Ann called Paxton and told him about it all, and was so scared. Pax, me, Chris & Sarah were gone, driving back home from hanging out- so we hurried home and got in the house. We were looking for it in the yard and driveway but never found it. So then, we were hungry and wanted to cook some steaks on the grill on the back porch, and Pax didn't know how to start it so he asked if Ann could help him. Paxton went outside first to check and see if there were snakes, and he came back and was like OHH- the snake is out there! Right there! Everyone thought he was joking- pretty cruel joke.. but NO it was the SNAKE-- AGAIN! What was he doin hangin out around this house-- especially ANN'S!?!?! So the girls were freakin out while Pax and Chris got shovels to kill this sucker! They worked together to hold the head down, and guillotine this serpent!! So here's the pic of Paxton, the Snake Slayer holding the serpent with the murder weapon! It sure was a long snake eh?




Here's what was left of the snake on Ann's back porch! YUCK. Pax cleaned it off right away though- so he could still BBQ those steaks we were lookin forward to!

Motorcyle Mania

Here are some pics at Jerry's place, with his motorcyle helmet on. How silly.
We spent a couple days with him, and went out to dinner and stuff. Jerry just loves his motorcycle. He showed us all the nifty things about it. It is really cool actually- very nice. It was fun to see him again.



Ha... what a cute guy. He looks pretty good in a helmet, but I don't think we'll bet getting him a motorcycle... NOPE! maybe just a helmet. :)

Bowlin Time!

Pax and I headed to Houston Tuesday morning. We had an entertainment center to pick up that my brother Mark gave to us. That's a whole different story. He gave us his TV, DVD player, TONS of speakers, and other stuff I don't know what they are! ha. Anyway, we had a car full. We also visited Jerry and Ryan & Jill. We went to Ryan's office and checked out where he works everyday. Looks pretty awesome Ryan. Then we went BOWLING! I hadn't been in FOREVER so I was a little rusty. But here's the STORY... So everyone knows of course that you have to make bets on these types of games. So Pax and I were on a team and Ryan and Jill were too. We bet that the loser will have to buy the winner icecream. We played TWO games. So we added up all our points to see who won. So the first game I was a bit rusty. Well pretty much the whole time, but definitely during the first few bowls. Anyway, and Ryan and Jill were doing awesome. They got so many strikes and spares- pretty much tearin it up. They beat us by 55.. So Pax and I knew I had to win the next game by MORE than 55 points. So, we were playing, and Paxton figured out this technique that was getting him strike after strike! It was awesome. He got like 5-6 strikes and a few spares. And I got like 2-3 strikes. Ryan and Jill still did good, but it just didn't cut it for how well we were doing! ha. So we BEAT them by 93 points!!! YEEEHA!!! It was fun.



Jill is good at bowling. I wasn't surprised about that, but when her competitive side came out, we were a little surprised! haha... don't get on her bad side during ANY type of game. After we went bowling we went to Ryan and Jill's awesome apartment and had pizza. Then Ryan had a basketball game we all went to and cheered him on. But definitely not as much as Jill did. She gets SO SO SO SOOOO into it! It's awesome. She was pacing the floor, yellin at the other team, taunting them, yelling at the refs, and of course- cheering for her hunny. She gets into ANY game- like I said earlier- showing her competitive side of her.



He thought he had us beat with the NUMEROUS strikes he and his partner got, but he bows his head in defeat, knowing he still could not beat the Hobsons!!

We finally found one!!

After looking all over the Dallas Metroplex, and checking out probably 20 apartments (I'm not even joking), we finally found one that we love. It's called Cambria and is located in Carrollton right off the 121 bypass and Hebron. It's a 1 bed/1 bath and we got a pretty good price on it. It overlooks Coyote Ridge golf course and is close to a DART bus station so I can take the bus to work in the morning. Anyway, watch the video to check it out (this video is of the model apartment by the way, but is the same floor plan and set up).

Puppy Fever

Hey everyone, we found the thing to use to download our pics to the computer so I made LOTS of posts- be sure to check them all out. I think there's about 5!!!
Katie got a new adorable little puppy Shorky named Snickers. Because it is such a cute pup and having that name I truly do want to eat him sometimes! SOOO cute.


haha- I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOVE this picture. I love his mouth. Do a close up of that one! :)

Paxton is silly!

Everyone who knows Paxton knows that he would never hesitate to pose for a picture like this. This was in the mall in Dallas- don't remember which one... anyway. We walked into the mall at Macy's, and this statue was right there, so I was like Pax- pose right by him- Im gonna take a picture. There was about 5-8 people around shopping and talking, and he was like OK yeah and got into it. haha. He makes me laugh so much.


I have already posted this pic, but I wanted to post it again to show that he does it quite often. :) hee hee.

Temple Trip

Here's two pics of us ready to go to the temple. This was my first time in the Dallas temple. It's a beautiful temple.

Road Trip with a U-Haul!

Here's some pics of the trip from Idaho to Texas!!! A long 28 hr drive. Yipee! This pic is the first couple of hours.


I wanted to take pics of the mountains, since I won't be seing any for awhile! Also, I tried taking pics of the snow and show everyone the crazy weather we had to go through. Yeah, it wasn't that bad- it added some excitement.



Before we actually crossed the Texas line, we stopped and took a picture. It was dark, but I am supposed to be in the picture. Maybe if you look closely, you can see me with thumbs up!

Grad day!

Why does he kinda look stoned?

On Graduation Day we had to be at the gym to meet at 7:45am. We stood in line for an hour. But we took pictures of all our friends and just hung out. I hated wearing that stupid cap. First: it looks so stupid. Second: it didn't fit too well. It would slide slowly slide off my head, so it wasn't too comfortable. Third: It made my ears poke out. So i tried to put my hair over it to cover it up- nope- didn't work. Eventually I put it all behind my ears- i didn't care.



Why do I kinda look stoned?


Oh yeah, and check out what it is like to graduate!! This video is a first person view of what it's like to walk into your own graduation ceremony at BYU-Idaho... (make sure to turn up the volume for the full effect!)

We're in Dallas!

Well, we graduated a little over a week ago, packed up our whole apartment, cleaned like crazy, and drove to D-town with a 5x8 U-haul attached to our Hyundai. We pulled in after just 28 hours of driving! The weather throughout the trip was crazy-- the wind in Wyoming and Kansas was blowing about 50-60 mph. Ahh- so annoying. Who would ever want to live in Wyoming anyway. It's so ugly and just too windy.
Anyway, we finally made it to Ann's beautiful new home. She and Steve welcomed us with a yummy home-cooked meal. Something we hadn't had in like 3-4 days. YUMMY! We have hung out with Ann, Steve, Brian, Jeni, Heather, Chris, Katie, and several others. Being with friends and in-laws makes it a lot easier for me to get through the hard times of being away from my family. Thanks everyone.
Pax & I went house hunting today and found one particular home which we like a lot. We'll keep an update on what is happening with that. I want to find a place to live so I can look for a job. Wouldn't that be great if we got in a home?!!!! I mean, I wouldn't mind staying in Ann and Steve's brand new, beautiful, perfect home, but I think they might want their privacy! ha. They say we can stay as long as we want, but i think they will be pleased for us to find a house and MOVE OUT! :) ha.
Anyway, in the mean time, we'll be figuring out where to live, and just be hanging out. Well at least I will; Paxton ALWAYS has something to do... who knows what it is! I wish I could always stay busy.. without a job, or school, or projects. Hmm.
Well, because we have most all of our belongings packed, I cannot upload pictures onto the computer. I don't know where the thing to upload pics from your camera to the computer is in all of our boxes; i dont really want to dig through everything- so it might be awhile before you see images! SORRY!

Confrence Weekend

General Confrence is so cool!! Abby and I stayed home and watched confrence all day Saturday and Sunday, it was such a good confrence. It has been the first one in a while where I gave my full attention and got a lot out of the messages. Abby and I's most favorite talks were Elder Holland's talk about not complaining and Elder Faust's talk about the Amish people and forgivness.



So what did we do in between confrence sessions? Well, like most people we ate food, ran errands, Abby worked out, and oh yeah, we played the foot song!! Check it out...

Jazz Game

Monday night Abby and I scored some jazz tickets. My buddy Mark won them on a radio contest but couldn't go so he gave them to us. So we drove all the way from Rexburg to Salt Lake City and really had a blast!! Check out the pictures and video from the trip...

Getting things done before we left town...

Notice that the girl in the background took two steps forward

Stretch it out boys...

Ahh, that's cute

Deron Williams had a good game, but Boozer saved them with his 41 points!!!


This video is when the Jazz came back in the 4th quarter, the crowd went crazy!

Good Friends, Good Times

So if we haven't already told you, we are in the best ward ever!! We have made some of the coolest friends and we are going to miss them and the ward so much when we move to Texas. Tonight we had them all over for a yummy dinner and a sweet Yahtzee tournament. We made the main dish (sweet and sour chicken) and everyone else brought something like salad, rolls, dessert, etc. Anyway, here are some pics of the evening...


This is Erin and Kellen, they live right below us.


This is Rachael, her husband Travis, Tessa, and Melissa (from left to right)


This is Dave and his wife Melissa, Dave played laying down the whole time.


This is my sweetheart!! She is so cute...


This is the after the Yahtzee tournament was all said and done, and the results are...
1st Place - Erin, she smoked all of us!!
2nd Place - That's right, Paxton
3rd Place - Abby!! The Hobson's brought their A game tonight.

The awesome prizes we made up at the last minute were:
1st Place- a Nike running shirt
2nd Place- a Nutrigrain bar
3rd Place- a roll of TP! ha.. that's about the coolest prize-worthy items we had in our apartment.

Hey- it's Abby now. Just wanted to say we had tons of fun and we are super full!! We're excited to move to Dallas and make new friends there- but we sure are going to miss these fabulous friends we've made here- and hope to keep in touch with them. We always seem to be blessed with genuine people around us.

Yahtzee!!!

Yahtzee is our favorite game!! We play almost every Sunday night. As you can see, Abby tries to intimidate me by drawing hearts on my score sheet and its seems to be working since she's up 4-2. I'm not sweating it though, there's still next week.

Go Mavs!!!

Check this kid out!! It's pretty funny...

Ab Ripper X

Abby and her sister Katie always do this workout called "Ab Ripper X". I will admit, its pretty hardcore, thats why I don't do it with them. Anyway, they always have a fun time doing it and I must say it's pretty fun watching my wife work her abs. She is so cute...

Work it baby, work it!!!

Good job ladies

Stretch those abs!!