AUDREY has been in CA for the last week enjoying her sister and time away from frustrations here (and not just her siblings and parents, so there!). Britt and Jason have been very kind and gracious hosts and she's had a lot of fun.
JAMES, KATIE, and ISAAC: nothing new, really: Dave, James, and I met with his Scout leaders the other night and found out for sure that he only needs about 6 more Merit Badges to be ready for his Eagle Project, which we're planning to do next summer, so no sweat! (Pun intended, all you Eagle Nest inhabitants. =) Katie is turning 12 (good grief!) in April, and so I'm not going to cut her hair 'til after her birthday so she can immediately pass off a goal for "Good Works" (if she cuts it and donates it, I figure that will be a good "category"). Isaac is doing well at school--especially since his teacher finally emailed me and told me that he was needing to be a little more focused/on task (and not talk/be goofy with two particular friends). We've implemented a 1-5 measurement, with 5 being the best: his teacher emails me daily with the number of his behavior, and if it gets to a 3 he knows he'll have a looong talk with us at home.
DAVE has been asked whether he wants to be on an "Administrative" or "Teaching" track (so to speak) next year at his school; he hasn't decided yet which one he'll go for--the politics will always be there with any kind of Admin.
I had an issue at school this week that made me think (again) that small charter schools are just NOT where I want to be; I also decided that I will no longer stay later than 4p on site. (The family is happy about that, but I'm wondering when I'll be able to focus and get work done. On the other hand, maybe--as Dad once asked me--80-90% is good enough when most everyone else does 60-70%? =P ) I have FIVE BYU positions that I'm applying for this week (by March 3rd), so who knows? Sometimes I wonder if I'll be stuck teaching for longer than 3 years (my 3rd year ends in June: HALLELUAH!!!)...and sometimes I wouldn't mind, but I really, really, really wish that, if that's the case, I could do it in a public school. Ah, well...if wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets, right? After a particularly rough Friday, I decided that I was SERIOUS about getting in shape, and, since I'm getting home at 4:30 or so, from now on, I'll spend 30 minutes before school on the elliptical machine, and 30 minutes after doing Pilates or yoga or FIRM workouts...I'm hoping that I'll feel more "in control" of my life if something is improving (mainly, my muscle tone =).
That's pretty much it for us. TAKE CARE, and know you are in our prayers daily/nightly (whichever I remember, and occasionally both =),
LOVE AND HUGS,
Lib
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Greetings from CA
Hello Family!
I am happy to report that February has been MUCH better than January, and that the car is fixed. =)
My birthday was awesome! Grandma and Grandpa were in San Diego that weekend and decided to come have breakfast with me at I-Hop. Yum! It was so good to see them, especially since I'd been planning on coming to Utah in January and didn't get to and, consequently, was really missing everyone. Later in the day Jason took me to... are you ready?drum-role please... Star Trek: The Exhibition! That was tremendous amounts of fun, especially since my husband (who is NOT a Trekky by the way) actually found some of it interesting (to which I said, laughing, "that's what I've been telling you!"). Then we wandered around the Mission Inn, went to dinner, saw a movie, and ate Coldstone ice-cream. It was, as I said, awesome!!! I love my husband. <3
The week after my birthday Audrey came to stay with us. In fact, she's here now. We have to take her back to the airport tomorrow. =( It's been so fun having her here! We visited our nearby California family, introduced her to my in-laws (which was entertaining to say the least), toured the Mission Inn (Jason makes one hilarious tour-guide), went to the gym, played tennis outside where it was NOT snowing (I mention this because Audrey was quite happy and a little bit smug about it), went to John's Incredible Pizza for an all-you-can-eat buffet and arcade games, visited the San Diego Zoo, went to Seaport Village for shopping and fudge, ate at Jack and the Box (apparently there aren't any in Utah), and played lots of games. Audrey attempted to teach me to dance and "role" (I had a great teacher, but...), and Jason successfully taught Audrey how to drive a stick-shift.
Just as an update, I did find a way to get my CTR 7 class to be reverent. We came up with some class rules and agreed on some consequences and rewards. So far it has worked surprisingly well! I Love Primary.
We love you all and are looking forward to the Hancock Family Reunion this summer.
Brittany & Jason
I am happy to report that February has been MUCH better than January, and that the car is fixed. =)
My birthday was awesome! Grandma and Grandpa were in San Diego that weekend and decided to come have breakfast with me at I-Hop. Yum! It was so good to see them, especially since I'd been planning on coming to Utah in January and didn't get to and, consequently, was really missing everyone. Later in the day Jason took me to... are you ready?drum-role please... Star Trek: The Exhibition! That was tremendous amounts of fun, especially since my husband (who is NOT a Trekky by the way) actually found some of it interesting (to which I said, laughing, "that's what I've been telling you!"). Then we wandered around the Mission Inn, went to dinner, saw a movie, and ate Coldstone ice-cream. It was, as I said, awesome!!! I love my husband. <3
The week after my birthday Audrey came to stay with us. In fact, she's here now. We have to take her back to the airport tomorrow. =( It's been so fun having her here! We visited our nearby California family, introduced her to my in-laws (which was entertaining to say the least), toured the Mission Inn (Jason makes one hilarious tour-guide), went to the gym, played tennis outside where it was NOT snowing (I mention this because Audrey was quite happy and a little bit smug about it), went to John's Incredible Pizza for an all-you-can-eat buffet and arcade games, visited the San Diego Zoo, went to Seaport Village for shopping and fudge, ate at Jack and the Box (apparently there aren't any in Utah), and played lots of games. Audrey attempted to teach me to dance and "role" (I had a great teacher, but...), and Jason successfully taught Audrey how to drive a stick-shift.
Just as an update, I did find a way to get my CTR 7 class to be reverent. We came up with some class rules and agreed on some consequences and rewards. So far it has worked surprisingly well! I Love Primary.
We love you all and are looking forward to the Hancock Family Reunion this summer.
Brittany & Jason
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
When It Rains It Pours - Thank Goodness for "Tender Mercies"
Hi Family,
January's been a rough month for us. To start off the month, I was let go from Barnes & Noble. I have applied for upward of 25 jobs since then, and even had a couple of interviews, but so far nothing has come up. In the mean time, I am spreading the word that I teach piano. I've had two kids for a few months now, and LOVE teaching. I've added one student so far, and am scheduled to meet with a lady about two of her kids the first week of February. I figure if I end up adding enough students to my schedule I won't have to worry about finding a "real" job. That's not to say that if I happen to get a job offer and my piano schedule hasn't filled up, I won't take it - I most certainly will.
The second week of the month brought me an infection. Go figure that this would happen the week after I lost my health insurance. We'll probably have to pay for the doctor appointment, but at least the bill won't come until after Jason gets paid. Thankfully, the Lord stepped in and the pharmacist gave us a huge discount on my prescriptions, so I have them and am feeling much better!
Our car stopped working during the third week of the month. Our one and only car. Yuck. I guess that's what I get for being frustrated about having only one car (it was part of the reason I lost my job). I got mad at the situation and, even though I did TRY to see the positive side of having one car, I guess I needed some humbling. That being said, I consider it a blessing that [1] the car died while I was at my piano student's home, so I had help trying to figure out what was wrong with the car AND was fed dinner while I waited for the tow truck (I love that family!), [2] towing the car didn't cost us a penny, because we had just signed up for a free AutoVantage trial (meaning to cancel before we got charged but after they sent us the free GPS promised) and towing is free for the first 150 miles (coincidence??? I think not...), [3] our home teacher is good with cars and his wife works for an auto dealer and got us a discount on the part we needed (the part will arrive in a few days... cross your fingers for us!!!), and [4] Jason is able to carpool to work most of the time and my in-laws let us borrow their truck for the other stuff.
Aside from the obstacles that presented themselves, this month has also brought some good things. The first? 70 degree weather!!! It is sunny and green in California already, and I LOVE it. =) It has inspired me to fill some of the new time I have now running more. I'm itching to do another Ragnar Relay, but I'll train in the mean time. I have also used my new-found time to finish a sewing project, clean the fish tank, de-clutter the bedroom, AND, most importantly, read the scriptures with my husband. We've taken our Primary's challenge to heart, and we are reading at least 3 minutes EVERY day (we have a cute little hour glass that keeps time for us and a set of 12 goal cards with boxes to color in for each day we read).
Speaking of the Primary, I was just moved from CTR 5 to CTR 7. I'll be working with the kids I taught two years ago. Part of me is excited because I'll get to watch these kids get baptized this year. The other part of me is worried, because this group of kids was a hand-full two years ago and they haven't changed. I fell in love with this year's CTR 5 group fast, and I'm sad I don't get to keep teaching them, but I'm going to try and feel the same love for the CTR 7 kids. There's got to be some way to get them to be reverent. I just have to find it. Any ideas???
Before I end, I should also probably tell you that I got released as ward organist, and that school started back this month. That's all for now. We love you bunches and are super excited about the family reunion this summer. =D
Love,
Brittany & Jason
January's been a rough month for us. To start off the month, I was let go from Barnes & Noble. I have applied for upward of 25 jobs since then, and even had a couple of interviews, but so far nothing has come up. In the mean time, I am spreading the word that I teach piano. I've had two kids for a few months now, and LOVE teaching. I've added one student so far, and am scheduled to meet with a lady about two of her kids the first week of February. I figure if I end up adding enough students to my schedule I won't have to worry about finding a "real" job. That's not to say that if I happen to get a job offer and my piano schedule hasn't filled up, I won't take it - I most certainly will.
The second week of the month brought me an infection. Go figure that this would happen the week after I lost my health insurance. We'll probably have to pay for the doctor appointment, but at least the bill won't come until after Jason gets paid. Thankfully, the Lord stepped in and the pharmacist gave us a huge discount on my prescriptions, so I have them and am feeling much better!
Our car stopped working during the third week of the month. Our one and only car. Yuck. I guess that's what I get for being frustrated about having only one car (it was part of the reason I lost my job). I got mad at the situation and, even though I did TRY to see the positive side of having one car, I guess I needed some humbling. That being said, I consider it a blessing that [1] the car died while I was at my piano student's home, so I had help trying to figure out what was wrong with the car AND was fed dinner while I waited for the tow truck (I love that family!), [2] towing the car didn't cost us a penny, because we had just signed up for a free AutoVantage trial (meaning to cancel before we got charged but after they sent us the free GPS promised) and towing is free for the first 150 miles (coincidence??? I think not...), [3] our home teacher is good with cars and his wife works for an auto dealer and got us a discount on the part we needed (the part will arrive in a few days... cross your fingers for us!!!), and [4] Jason is able to carpool to work most of the time and my in-laws let us borrow their truck for the other stuff.
Aside from the obstacles that presented themselves, this month has also brought some good things. The first? 70 degree weather!!! It is sunny and green in California already, and I LOVE it. =) It has inspired me to fill some of the new time I have now running more. I'm itching to do another Ragnar Relay, but I'll train in the mean time. I have also used my new-found time to finish a sewing project, clean the fish tank, de-clutter the bedroom, AND, most importantly, read the scriptures with my husband. We've taken our Primary's challenge to heart, and we are reading at least 3 minutes EVERY day (we have a cute little hour glass that keeps time for us and a set of 12 goal cards with boxes to color in for each day we read).
Speaking of the Primary, I was just moved from CTR 5 to CTR 7. I'll be working with the kids I taught two years ago. Part of me is excited because I'll get to watch these kids get baptized this year. The other part of me is worried, because this group of kids was a hand-full two years ago and they haven't changed. I fell in love with this year's CTR 5 group fast, and I'm sad I don't get to keep teaching them, but I'm going to try and feel the same love for the CTR 7 kids. There's got to be some way to get them to be reverent. I just have to find it. Any ideas???
Before I end, I should also probably tell you that I got released as ward organist, and that school started back this month. That's all for now. We love you bunches and are super excited about the family reunion this summer. =D
Love,
Brittany & Jason
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year Resolution
So, I am starting the new year off right. It has been a couple of months since I last posted, so here is catching everyone up on what has happened recently from the Lehi Hancocks.
This year for Christmas I took a couple of weeks off over the holidays. It has been quite relaxing and a lot of fun. It is a bit different this year with Kaylie, Nate and Zach gone, but we did have Kaylie and LJ with us for a few days before they headed out to New Jersey.
Things have been going pretty well with work. It is very busy, but that has been good. Despite the economy, Rapid Intake has been blessed. We have not been without challenges, but we continue to make it and do well some months.
Lynette has been keeping busy with a number of different things. She spends time doing PTA things. She also spends a lot of time indexing and depending on the season of the year there are other projects she is working on.
On Christmas we were able to speak to Nate and Zach. We almost didn't get through to Zach. He gave us a wrong number. After about 40 minutes, LJ had a burst of inspiration and saved Christmas for us. He suggested we remove one of the numbers and it worked. It was great to talk to them both. Zach's spanish sounds really good to us. He speaks really fast, so we assume he must be comfortable with the language. It was so fun to talk to them. It is amazing how fast 45 mintues can pass when you are talking to them.
Kelsey is of course into her senior year. High School soccer season is over, so she is focussing on getting ready for college, club soccer and school. It looks like she will be going to Utah State come fall. Nate is not too excited about that because Kelsey will be ahead of him in school by the time he gets home.
Annika is in the middle of basketball season. She made the JV team this year and has played some garbage minutes in Varsity. There has been a few games were she has dressed for sophmore, JV and Varsity. I think she gets tired of sitting on the bench. She seems to play the most in JV. So we now spend our Friday evenings and Tuesday evenings at basketball games.
Tyson, Brianna and Max will also be playing basketball starting next week.
This Christmas season Brianna had a couple of performances with her Lehi Choir. She has really enjoyed being a part of the choir. I think we have found something that Brianna can really get interested in.
Tyson and Max have also been playing futsal. Max will still be playing more in January, but Tyson is going to focus on basketball.
I think that gets us caught up on everyone. We hope everyone is doing well.
The Lehi Hancocks
Thursday, December 30, 2010
2010 - Our Christmas/New Year's Letter
This year has been full of firsts for me and Jason. Here are the highlights:
January - We made our very first 72-hour kit.
February - I had my 21st birthday.
March - We won a whale-watching trip from a local radio station - KATY - and spent the whole day watching... dolphins. It was neat!
April - Jason had a birthday and we celebrated our 1st anniversary at Coronado Bay with super-tasty Italian food and a gondola ride complete with chocolate-dipped strawberries and sparkling cider.
May - I got called to be Ward Organist in addition to my calling teaching the 5-year-olds. Jason is still in the Nursery.
June - We visited family in Utah for Audrey's high school graduation and Isaac's kindergarten graduation.
July - We came back to Utah for Pioneer Day and Jame's birthday.
August - Jason won us tickets to Knott's Soak City from KATY. We spent a fun-filled day at the water park and then went to dinner at Medieval Times (which was spectacular).
September - Jason's basketball team placed first in their division and we went to the temple twice in one month (a first).
October - We ran our first Ragnar Relay from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Jason and I ran a combined 17.2 and 13.1 miles, respectively, over 24 hours.
November - This was a super-busy month with work and school so we didn't go anywhere, but we spent each day of the month being especially thankful for something specific.
December - Jason's other basketball team got to the play-offs. Unfortunately, they didn't win. Fortunately, Jason placed 2nd in the free-throw contest, one point behind 1st place.
We've grown a lot as a couple this year and are continuing to grow in the gospel as well. We love our family and friends and are thankful every day for each of you. May 2011 be one of the best years yet!
Love,
Brittany & Jason
January - We made our very first 72-hour kit.
February - I had my 21st birthday.
March - We won a whale-watching trip from a local radio station - KATY - and spent the whole day watching... dolphins. It was neat!
April - Jason had a birthday and we celebrated our 1st anniversary at Coronado Bay with super-tasty Italian food and a gondola ride complete with chocolate-dipped strawberries and sparkling cider.
May - I got called to be Ward Organist in addition to my calling teaching the 5-year-olds. Jason is still in the Nursery.
June - We visited family in Utah for Audrey's high school graduation and Isaac's kindergarten graduation.
July - We came back to Utah for Pioneer Day and Jame's birthday.
August - Jason won us tickets to Knott's Soak City from KATY. We spent a fun-filled day at the water park and then went to dinner at Medieval Times (which was spectacular).
September - Jason's basketball team placed first in their division and we went to the temple twice in one month (a first).
October - We ran our first Ragnar Relay from Lake Mead to Las Vegas. Jason and I ran a combined 17.2 and 13.1 miles, respectively, over 24 hours.
November - This was a super-busy month with work and school so we didn't go anywhere, but we spent each day of the month being especially thankful for something specific.
December - Jason's other basketball team got to the play-offs. Unfortunately, they didn't win. Fortunately, Jason placed 2nd in the free-throw contest, one point behind 1st place.
We've grown a lot as a couple this year and are continuing to grow in the gospel as well. We love our family and friends and are thankful every day for each of you. May 2011 be one of the best years yet!
Love,
Brittany & Jason
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Life
Noah has started to say some pretty funny things and I thought to myself "Aaron, instead of being selfish release this knowledge to the WORld!"
Today I said I couldn't find my swimming suit and so Noah says "You can borrow mine" I stare at him kinda funny and he quickly adds "You can sqeeze" He said all of this with such a serious face and it was soo matter-of-factly that we (Kira and I) Couldn't just laugh.
Noah's descriptions have become more and more descriptive and mean. When Noah first started Basketball one of his fellow teammates was kind of on the chubby side. Noah comes home and tells me "Aaron, There's a fat red faced kid on my team, he smells kind of funky and he mean" the next saturday I go to his basketball and Lo behold I cfor favoring and instantly recognize the "Fat red-faced kid". Afterwards I felt kind of bad so I tell my mom to do something and my mom replies "Who do you think he learned that from?" My jaw dropped knowing that she was talking to me. Acouple of days ago we got a new hot-water heater and Noah and Isabelle decided that the box was cooler than the water heater, they soon changed the box into a dressing room shedding "Dirty" clothes every ten minutes.
Kira is mad at the debate coach for favoring undeserving kids as the debate captains. Elijah is the AST. manager for the freshman basketball team. And for me, I am enjoying Jr high (sort of) I have succesfully accomplished a lead in our last school play. Dad is still looking for a job here in Utah, and mom, well, mom's learning to cope with it one day at a time.
My moms mom came to visit us in November and has made soo much Korean food! I have tried almost everything but some of it looks too wierd or smells too funky.
I am learning how to right a little bit of Korean, slowly but surely.
Today I said I couldn't find my swimming suit and so Noah says "You can borrow mine" I stare at him kinda funny and he quickly adds "You can sqeeze" He said all of this with such a serious face and it was soo matter-of-factly that we (Kira and I) Couldn't just laugh.
Noah's descriptions have become more and more descriptive and mean. When Noah first started Basketball one of his fellow teammates was kind of on the chubby side. Noah comes home and tells me "Aaron, There's a fat red faced kid on my team, he smells kind of funky and he mean" the next saturday I go to his basketball and Lo behold I cfor favoring and instantly recognize the "Fat red-faced kid". Afterwards I felt kind of bad so I tell my mom to do something and my mom replies "Who do you think he learned that from?" My jaw dropped knowing that she was talking to me. Acouple of days ago we got a new hot-water heater and Noah and Isabelle decided that the box was cooler than the water heater, they soon changed the box into a dressing room shedding "Dirty" clothes every ten minutes.
Kira is mad at the debate coach for favoring undeserving kids as the debate captains. Elijah is the AST. manager for the freshman basketball team. And for me, I am enjoying Jr high (sort of) I have succesfully accomplished a lead in our last school play. Dad is still looking for a job here in Utah, and mom, well, mom's learning to cope with it one day at a time.
My moms mom came to visit us in November and has made soo much Korean food! I have tried almost everything but some of it looks too wierd or smells too funky.
I am learning how to right a little bit of Korean, slowly but surely.
That's all for now, Leaving with a short blog,
Aaron Hancock, Beloved Cousin and Nephew (and to those lucky enough, Son)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
November's Update
Hello Family.
Tomorrow it will be December. Where did November go? It must have gotten lost amidst the homework, work work, church lesson planning, and cleaning (which desperately needed to be caught up on). Not a bad month - just not a super exciting or particularly fun month.
I will say this, though. It was wonderful to spend each day this month focusing on the things we have to be thankful for. After all of the obvious things (family, friends, the gospel, house, car, good health, etc) it was fun to look for the little random things we have to be thankful for. Take bubbles for example, and cinnamon scented pine cones. Both of those things make me smile every time I see/smell them, and smiles are something to be thankful for too. =)
Thanksgiving was fun. We split the day between Jason's dad's place and Jason's mom's place. Two dinners and desserts makes for VERY full tummies, and two sets of family make for VERY full hearts. I am thankful that we have my husband's side of the family so close, especially since my side of the family is out of state. We hope to visit Utah family after the Holiday Black-Out days are lifted at my work.
We love you all and miss you tons. We hope you had a fun, family-filled Thanksgiving too.
Brittany and Jason
Tomorrow it will be December. Where did November go? It must have gotten lost amidst the homework, work work, church lesson planning, and cleaning (which desperately needed to be caught up on). Not a bad month - just not a super exciting or particularly fun month.
I will say this, though. It was wonderful to spend each day this month focusing on the things we have to be thankful for. After all of the obvious things (family, friends, the gospel, house, car, good health, etc) it was fun to look for the little random things we have to be thankful for. Take bubbles for example, and cinnamon scented pine cones. Both of those things make me smile every time I see/smell them, and smiles are something to be thankful for too. =)
Thanksgiving was fun. We split the day between Jason's dad's place and Jason's mom's place. Two dinners and desserts makes for VERY full tummies, and two sets of family make for VERY full hearts. I am thankful that we have my husband's side of the family so close, especially since my side of the family is out of state. We hope to visit Utah family after the Holiday Black-Out days are lifted at my work.
We love you all and miss you tons. We hope you had a fun, family-filled Thanksgiving too.
Brittany and Jason
Friday, November 12, 2010
Update from P-town
Hi Family!
Well, I guess our biggest news for the last couple months is the gender of our baby. And it's a BOY. We had our appointment on the 10th of November. Back in September we had had an ultra-sound, and when LJ and I saw the baby for the first time, we both immediately thought it was a boy. We both doubted a little bit as the 20-week appointment drew closer, but it definitely wasn't a surprise when it turned out that we were right. That didn't keep LJ from jumping out of his seat when he heard the news, though. :) We are both so excited to meet this little boy.
The ultra-sound was so fun. 4D imaging is such cool technology-- we could see his face in awesome detail, and it wasn't even creepy like I thought it would be. He was so cute. I loved every second of it. He is also very healthy, so far. They checked for all major birth defects, and he has about a 1% chance of being born with one. This was a huge relief for me, because let's just say I do NOT like my multi-vitamins very much, and I was terrified of giving my child spina bifida because I wasn't getting enough folic acid. Didn't happen. It's all good in this neighborhood so far.
From the looks of it, baby will have a hawaiian middle name, although the first name is giving us trouble. I guess we've got a few months to figure that one out.
Besides baby, though, our lives our busy-- but basically uneventful. We go to school, we go to work, we do homework, we eat, and then we do it again the next day. LJ is doing awesome in all of his classes, and I'm doing pretty well in mine (which is a relief, because I was terrified of the whole pregnancy thing during school). I'm taking it easy for the next three semesters (meaning minimal credit hours), after which I will graduate. LJ will probably graduate a semester after me, and then on to grad-school. Lately he's been looking at internships with the state department, mostly in foreign affairs. He's worried about figuring out what he wants to do, but I tell him he's got time.
Next week we'll celebrate our first anniversary. It's crazy that it's been a year. It's been an awesome year, too. We're poor, so no big time plans for us far as I know, but LJ does have some things planned.
We love our ward and our callings. We lucked out as far as married-student wards go. I absolutely adore the four 2-year-olds in my primary, and LJ is really liking his calling as ward mission leader.
Anyway, that's about it for us. We look forward to see everyone around the holidays. Love you all!
LJ, Kaylie, and Baby (BOY!)
Well, I guess our biggest news for the last couple months is the gender of our baby. And it's a BOY. We had our appointment on the 10th of November. Back in September we had had an ultra-sound, and when LJ and I saw the baby for the first time, we both immediately thought it was a boy. We both doubted a little bit as the 20-week appointment drew closer, but it definitely wasn't a surprise when it turned out that we were right. That didn't keep LJ from jumping out of his seat when he heard the news, though. :) We are both so excited to meet this little boy.
The ultra-sound was so fun. 4D imaging is such cool technology-- we could see his face in awesome detail, and it wasn't even creepy like I thought it would be. He was so cute. I loved every second of it. He is also very healthy, so far. They checked for all major birth defects, and he has about a 1% chance of being born with one. This was a huge relief for me, because let's just say I do NOT like my multi-vitamins very much, and I was terrified of giving my child spina bifida because I wasn't getting enough folic acid. Didn't happen. It's all good in this neighborhood so far.
From the looks of it, baby will have a hawaiian middle name, although the first name is giving us trouble. I guess we've got a few months to figure that one out.
Besides baby, though, our lives our busy-- but basically uneventful. We go to school, we go to work, we do homework, we eat, and then we do it again the next day. LJ is doing awesome in all of his classes, and I'm doing pretty well in mine (which is a relief, because I was terrified of the whole pregnancy thing during school). I'm taking it easy for the next three semesters (meaning minimal credit hours), after which I will graduate. LJ will probably graduate a semester after me, and then on to grad-school. Lately he's been looking at internships with the state department, mostly in foreign affairs. He's worried about figuring out what he wants to do, but I tell him he's got time.
Next week we'll celebrate our first anniversary. It's crazy that it's been a year. It's been an awesome year, too. We're poor, so no big time plans for us far as I know, but LJ does have some things planned.
We love our ward and our callings. We lucked out as far as married-student wards go. I absolutely adore the four 2-year-olds in my primary, and LJ is really liking his calling as ward mission leader.
Anyway, that's about it for us. We look forward to see everyone around the holidays. Love you all!
LJ, Kaylie, and Baby (BOY!)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Tired and Retired
We look at the BLOG everyday, but we don't see much action. Dad and I/Grandpa and Grandma really enjoy reading about the happenings in your lives. Thank you to those who write.
September seemed like a long month because we were waiting for Dad's/Grandpa's retirement. The 29th finally came and now D/G is a free man. He can sleep in if I will let him, and he can do whatever he wants during the day. We have been getting up at 6:30 to go to the gym. We are trying to get healthy for our mission. I have to work harder than D/G does, because I'm in worse shape. I am getting stronger, and I can walk better. We are hoping to send in our mission papers so we can open them at the reunion. We think that would be cool.
We celebtated our anniversary by going to Cub Scout pack meeting. Actually, the week before we took a little trip to Yellowstone. It was really nice. We love Yellowstone. We always manage to go when it is cold, but that makes all the steam from the geysers look better.
In February I bought tickets for Lion King. It was really cool. It was so fun seeing the costumes. They were so awesome. I think I liked the giraffes the best. I was a little disappointed in the seats. They were supposed to be the best in the price range. I guess they don't know what the best means.
Mike was here for a few days recruiting for Intel. D/G was able to go to the football game with him and all the guys. They had a great time. Thanks Mike for spending time with us.
They had a open house for D/G on his retirement day. A lot of people came to wish him well. He even got presents. Some of the higher ups from Salt Lake even came out. It was really nice. His secretary made pillows with the family picture and pictures of some of the buildings. I think he felt a little sad, but he doesn't miss all the phone calls and complaints.
We really enjoyed having the family come for Conference Weekend. The following week we went to the BYU Homecoming Spectacular. It was a really cool program. One of the numbers was especially great. Jared's dance team performed. They wowed the audience. We spent a few days in Oregon. It was great seeing everyone there. They always feed us good and take good care of us. Afterwrd we drove out to the coast. The weather was excellent. We watched the sunset on the beach. It was really great. We also found hundreds of sand dollars and dead jelly fish (that was kind of gross). It was beautiful weather while we were there, but it started to rain when we started home. Thank you Oregon Hancock's for a fun time. We love all of you and hope all is well in your lives. Write on the BLOG if you get a chance. Love you forever. Mom,Dad/Grandma,Grandpa.
September seemed like a long month because we were waiting for Dad's/Grandpa's retirement. The 29th finally came and now D/G is a free man. He can sleep in if I will let him, and he can do whatever he wants during the day. We have been getting up at 6:30 to go to the gym. We are trying to get healthy for our mission. I have to work harder than D/G does, because I'm in worse shape. I am getting stronger, and I can walk better. We are hoping to send in our mission papers so we can open them at the reunion. We think that would be cool.
We celebtated our anniversary by going to Cub Scout pack meeting. Actually, the week before we took a little trip to Yellowstone. It was really nice. We love Yellowstone. We always manage to go when it is cold, but that makes all the steam from the geysers look better.
In February I bought tickets for Lion King. It was really cool. It was so fun seeing the costumes. They were so awesome. I think I liked the giraffes the best. I was a little disappointed in the seats. They were supposed to be the best in the price range. I guess they don't know what the best means.
Mike was here for a few days recruiting for Intel. D/G was able to go to the football game with him and all the guys. They had a great time. Thanks Mike for spending time with us.
They had a open house for D/G on his retirement day. A lot of people came to wish him well. He even got presents. Some of the higher ups from Salt Lake even came out. It was really nice. His secretary made pillows with the family picture and pictures of some of the buildings. I think he felt a little sad, but he doesn't miss all the phone calls and complaints.
We really enjoyed having the family come for Conference Weekend. The following week we went to the BYU Homecoming Spectacular. It was a really cool program. One of the numbers was especially great. Jared's dance team performed. They wowed the audience. We spent a few days in Oregon. It was great seeing everyone there. They always feed us good and take good care of us. Afterwrd we drove out to the coast. The weather was excellent. We watched the sunset on the beach. It was really great. We also found hundreds of sand dollars and dead jelly fish (that was kind of gross). It was beautiful weather while we were there, but it started to rain when we started home. Thank you Oregon Hancock's for a fun time. We love all of you and hope all is well in your lives. Write on the BLOG if you get a chance. Love you forever. Mom,Dad/Grandma,Grandpa.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Ragnar Relay
Hi Family!
We had an awesome October. =) The month was highlighted by two main events. The first was that my grandparents on my mom's side returned from their mission in Ecuador and we got to visit with them (and all the family that came to welcome them home) for a weekend. The second is that we successfully ran our first Ragnar Relay! I say first, because we enjoyed the experience SO much that we will be doing another one in the near future. =) The team photo is below:
For a really good look at what our experience was like, please see the awesome short video created by one of our team members documenting our experience (to awesome music ;-):
http://www.vimeo.com/16247036
Basically, there were two vans, each with six people, and while one van ran the other attempted to rest up and eat. Each person ran three legs. Jason ran a total of 17.4 miles, and I ran a total of 13.1 miles.
Aside from our two big events, Halloween was also a lot of fun. I was able to borrow a costume from a coworker and dress up as Snow White (wig and all) and Jason borrowed a red cape and brown hat and was my Prince Charming. His costume was pretty generic, though, and combined with the missing tooth Jason acquired via an elbow in the face playing basketball many of the trick-or-treaters thought he was a pirate. =P He could also have been a matador...
Well, that's it for October. We love you all and wish you a Happy November! =)
Brittany and Jason
We had an awesome October. =) The month was highlighted by two main events. The first was that my grandparents on my mom's side returned from their mission in Ecuador and we got to visit with them (and all the family that came to welcome them home) for a weekend. The second is that we successfully ran our first Ragnar Relay! I say first, because we enjoyed the experience SO much that we will be doing another one in the near future. =) The team photo is below:
For a really good look at what our experience was like, please see the awesome short video created by one of our team members documenting our experience (to awesome music ;-):http://www.vimeo.com/16247036
Basically, there were two vans, each with six people, and while one van ran the other attempted to rest up and eat. Each person ran three legs. Jason ran a total of 17.4 miles, and I ran a total of 13.1 miles.
Aside from our two big events, Halloween was also a lot of fun. I was able to borrow a costume from a coworker and dress up as Snow White (wig and all) and Jason borrowed a red cape and brown hat and was my Prince Charming. His costume was pretty generic, though, and combined with the missing tooth Jason acquired via an elbow in the face playing basketball many of the trick-or-treaters thought he was a pirate. =P He could also have been a matador...
Well, that's it for October. We love you all and wish you a Happy November! =)
Brittany and Jason
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