Fun with Jack and Jane

Sam, Dave, Jack, and Jane came to visit us a few weeks ago. We had a lovely time filled with smoked salmon, rib-eye steaks, and cheesecake. Thanks for coming you guys. We love you so much!

Rexburg Life

I was thinking I was perhaps the worst blogger ever...then I looked at my blog roll and could see many blogs had not been updated in 5 months. Now I don't feel so bad.

So here's one big long corny post: 

We both have been working new jobs since April. Lorenz and I both have part-time jobs working with the school. He is translating French legal documents into English for a history teacher on campus. It's part of a research project investigating a lawsuit. Dry old French translated into old English legalese. From what I've heard it's pretty fun.

I'm teaching Typography part-time and am loving it. I will also be teaching 3-D design in the Fall (i.e. packaging, signage, & etc.) It is a very rewarding experience. 

Tristan is ever growing and will be seven months on Thursday. He has started to scoot backwards and loves to bang toys together. 'Seven teeth and counting and soon we will be moving to the 'Big Boy' car seat (much to Tristan's satisfaction I'm sure). He loves to eat anything Gerber can puree. Last night he almost ate a whole jar of carrots. Lorenz and I just love him so much. He is the highlight of our life.

We are loving Rexburg. Our new place is wonderful. Charlie loves to be inside too. He loves to play with Tristan and aside from stealing his 'lammy' (a baby lamb stuffed animal) from time to time, is very well behaved.

Nephite Geography

We just started reading the Book of Mormon again last night. We read through the testimonies and the introduction. I really hope we can get through it this time. I think living at the same address for twelve solid months will definitely help.

We went to a seminar on Book of Mormon geography a few months ago. The main attraction was a video that was published about the ancient civilizations of North America. It talks about huge civilizations that inhabited the Kirkland, Nauvoo, Independence areas. There are pyramids footprints larger than those at Giza mathematically aligned with true north and the stars. Iron smelters were found in some areas. One city was shaped in the birds-eye view of a menorah. There were also stones found in burial mounds with hebrew engravings: 'Holiness to the Lord. The House of the Lord'.

It made me really excited to read the book again. In the testimony of Joseph Smith, Moroni explicitly states that the events of the Book of Mormon took place 'on this continent' not South America.

This  was a wonderful discovery and the whole book is more alive to me.


Maybe it doesn't really matter that much—where all of it took place. It definitely doesn't change my belief . I know it is true. However, it is fascinating to think of the Church being restored on the land of the Book of Mormon. 

Strawberry Banana

We've gone a bit crazy with food storage lately (there have been a few sales recently and Lorenz cannot resist).

So, now we have four gallons of strawberry jam (both yummy and exciting) and 50 pounds of frozen bananas.

New Townhouse!

We are finally moved-in! It's been so exciting to finally get into our own house. We've been living with my grandmother in Blackfoot for that past six months. It was great; even though we were only planning on being there six weeks originally. We are so grateful to her for her generosity.

Here are a few snaps from the downstairs. The upstairs is coming soon. We bought new furniture, dishes, and rugs. It's the first place that have felt like our home in a long time and we are so grateful for it.