Kael Jon Black's Baptism, Jake Damon's Blessing

On Oct 8th in front of family and friends, Kael Jon Black became an official member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints through baptism. Kael was baptized by his father Joshua Black and then confirmed soon after. The program was full of family members as Papa Ron conducted, Grandma DJ gave the talk on baptism and the holy Ghost, Kael's step dad gave a prayer, his Grandma Anderson played the piano, his Grandpa Warren said a prayer, and Kael's cousin was the chorister. Kael was so excited and the spirit was very strong at the meeting.
The next day on Sunday Oct 9th, Jake Damon was blessed by his father Josh. The circle included Papa Ron, Uncle Mike, Matt Smith, Bishop Day, and Brother Hunter. We feel so blessed to have had family here for the weekend to share in these two wonderful experiences.

Welcome Jake Damon Black

On July 11, 2011 at 6:59am Jake Damon Black was born into our family at the St. Luke's hosptial in Meridian, Idaho. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 19 inches long. He has full head of black hair and his eyes are blue so far. Jake was born three weeks early so the hospital kept us a day later for observations. We feel so blessed to have another beautiful baby boy in our family. Kael and Jett are both so excited for their new little brother.

Savannah and Colton's Wedding

My youngest sister Savannah finally tied the knot to Colton Bird! The wedding was beautiful and there was many family members and friends in attendance. We stayed in a hotel with the boys and had a great time. There was a pool, sofa bed, flat screen, huge shower, and awesome breakfast. Needless to say we all had a great time!

Jett Knows His Letters!

We're having another boy!

On March 10th we checked Kael out of school early and headed to the doctor to find out the sex of our baby. The doctors office had just bought a brand new ultra sound machine and Karyn was the first patient they used it on. The picture was really clear and it was very clear that we are having another boy! Karyn is really going to be outnumbered.

Teacher Rally, Boise, Idaho

Today as a family we went to the Idaho State capital building to attend the teacher rally opposing Idaho State superintendent Tom Luna's education reform plan. A plan that would inplement many negative changes in education here in Idaho. The main changes I oppose are eliminatating teacher unions, increasing class sizes, and merit pay which teachers are paid based off students performance on standarized test. I am not sure if e-mailing my legislators and attending this rally will change anything but I want to be able to say that I did everything I could to oppose something I believe in my heart to be wrong.

Jett's First Trip To The Dentist

Today was Jett's first trip to the dentist. He was spoiled with a new green tooth brush and a Blue's Clues sticker. Jett sat on Karyn's lap as the doctor checked his teeth. He wasn't very thrilled to have someone poking around in his mouth but we got through it.

Utah Trip

For New Years we traveled down to Farmington Utah to spend time with Schindlers. We met my new niece Avery and spent time with rest of the family. One of the highlights was Farmington opened a In and Out Burger and my brother Brent works there! After Utah we headed back up to Eastern Idaho to see my Mom in Idaho Falls. It was -8 degrees when we got there!