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Our 4th child will be a masuline child.

John's Name Ideas

1 - Soren
2 - William
3 - Peter
4 - George
5 - Henry

Link to Anna's Blog

Note the link to Anna's Blog below the JEB Blog link. Also, including clickable URLs in your post makes the format go screwy (links, profiles and archives go to the bottom).

DB

I'm off to Cymru

Hello dear family! Tomorrow I'm taking off for the UK, and I've just started a new blog. I'll be posting pictures and trip updates at dwinsiaradcymraeg.blogspot.com. Feel free to come and visit!

love,
Anna

Showtime!

The ultrasound is this Thursday. We are accepting the following:

1) Odds on flavor
2) Name suggestions (as long as you aren't too attached to them).

Nate's First Baseball Game

John: So Nathan,What was your favorite part of the baseball game?

Nathan: Getting the Jumbo Hot Dog.

John: What team did we want to win?

Nathan: Portland Beavers!

John: What else did you like about the game?

Nathan: When the batter broke the bat!

John: How about the 3-run Home Run? Or the Grand Slam?

Nathan: I liked both of them.

John: Is there anything else you wanted to tell us?

Nathan: Hmmm... Let's see... That's All.

John: Great.

John and Kids at Oceanside Beach

A cool photo of JBB and the kids at Oceanside beach. Taken by WEB.

By VERY popular request here are some pics from Will's 1st Birthday. After a long day including a fun trip to the pool with Aunt Anna and Uncle Joe, Will was exhausted and we were worried that he would be too tired for the party. Will, however, pulled through and we had a great time. We look forward to seeing some Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandmas and Grandpas in Portland soon. Love,

Amy, Will and Don 

Presents...

 

Will's Cake

Amy made William an adorable basketball cake (since Daddy was such a superstar!) William LOVED it! 

Yummy!

 

Blog Request

I'd love to see picts from William's 1st birthday!

An interesting day

Yesterday was quite interesting for me at my work at Staples. As an associate of Staples I am expected to sell Product Service and Replacement plans. This past week my store has been doing very poorly on sales of plans. In the past 2 weeks I was only able to sell $25 worth of plans and we also weren't doing well in other departments. My direct supervisor was under a lot of pressure to sell and was receiving about 3 phone calls a day getting chewed out for not meeting Company Expectations. I was very worried that I may be "let go." This past week in Elders Quorum we had talked about the power of Prayer. I pondered over my work and decided to pray to the Lord. I told him how I needed to sell more Product Service and Replacement plans, and could he please guide and help me do this. The next day when I arrived at work, my supervisor was already in the back on a conference call about our department's sales. The moment I arrived on the floor I helped a gentleman get a new printer (HP K550) with a $30 service plan. Then a few minutes later I helped a lady buy two camera's (Sony Cybershot W30 and S600) each with a product replacement plan (totaling approx. $90), and some memory cards, and a camera Printer and some ink and paper and a full size printer with paper and ink. I was astounded by how my prayers were answered so quickly and so well. I no longer have to worry about losing my job and I feel great about work again. I thought you would all enjoy this story and I hope you have all had wonderful weeks.
- Joe

Something the Lord Made - Revisited

Wendy and I just finished this film. We add our recommedation to Joe's. Great film!

Oregon Beaches

Here are some photos of the the JBBs on the coast.

DaVinci Code

I went to see DaVinci code earlier this week. I enjoyed myself, although I think it's a little hokey, especially for how seriously it seems to take itself. I like Ebert's review of National Treasurer on the subject. Good casting and good filming. Last night I was reading my friend's blog and thought his parody of the story was really funny. Check it out at http://tolkienboy.blogspot.com/. It's called Life by Dan Brown, just in case he posts again before you look at it.

Sorry

Sorry it has been so long since publishing, but I expect these last two posts will create some discussion, and I always like making recomendations. Work is going well and I am very busy everyday. I am loving it and I love all of you.

-Joe

Something The Lord Made

A Movie put out by HBO which explores the life and times of Heart Surgery Pioneers, Alfred Bladock (Alan Rickman) and Vivien Thomas (Mos Def). This was an inspiring tale of two men who worked together to overcome some of the most difficult challenges in surgery, in their time. These two men had an incredible friendship and this movie show some of their lives.

I enjoyed this movie very much. It is always fun to see Alan Rickman in a movie, and the very complications and the fascinating relationship between Bladock and Thomas is so very fun to see and ponder over. I highly recommend Renting this movie, and it definitely makes it onto my Christmas wish list. Since the movie does deal with Surgery I recommend screening it before any little kids see it. I wasn't squeamish during the scenes but I am 22 years old. Nevertheless I loved this movie, and I wish it had gone to theaters, because it was worth the watch.

The Once and Future King

I am not sure how many people have read "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White, but it is one of my favorite Arthurian Novels ever. The Disney Movie, "The Sword in the Stone" is based on The first part of the "The Once and Future King." This Book is very good at trying explain for us in a reasonable way why King and how King Arthur Established his kingdom, while at the same time explaining it's downfall. It is a very touching tale of a mortal man who always wanted to do "right," and how his own Century, and how The teachings of the 20th Century (through his faithful Wizard Merlin) influenced his way of thinking. It is a wonderful dive into the story that still lives on in the hearts of many. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun read.

***** out of ***** (There is some violence and adultery in this book which may not make it suitable for young ages (hint: Nathan, Gregory, Katie, William))

American Idol

Who's going to win?

Who do you like best?

Whose cd would you buy?

New High-5 Ideas - From Nate and John

This is one of Nathan's favorites:
Give me five
Up High
To the side
To the other side
Down low
To the pool (fingers forming a circle)
You're cool!

here is another of the NRB Specials:
Give me five
Up High
To the side
To the other side
Down low
To the blossom (fingers bunched together in a blossom)
You're Awesome!

These can be combined to have a cool and an awesome ending.

Here is John's variation
Give me five
Up High
To the side
To the other side
Down low
To the Sabbatical (hands held in a shrugging position)
You're Radical!