New Money Pit

So, this is my new project. I picked it up from a guy in Salt Lake for $400 and actually drove it home. Then I promptly sold the axles. I figured it would be pretty cool since all the kids would fit in it and Chrissy can drive it around topless in the summer because I haven't got the air conditioner working yet.
The plan is to have the axles from the blue beast installed under it and have it driving by Easter Jeep Safari. The front axle is already in, but I had to hold off on the rear when the fuel tank sprung a leak. So, a new fuel tank, pump, level sensor, tank straps and $350 later, it's no longer leaking. On the bright side, I got rid of the 31 gallon tank and put in a 25 gallon tank, which netted two more inches of ground clearance.

It should be lots of fun when it's finished (if such a travesty could occur.) It will sit on 37"s with a four inch lift. I'm just going to cut the fenders until the tires clear. I have some 63" leaves and a shackle flip for the rear and some 56" springs for the front. That should give me gobs of wheel travel, which will hopefully be controlled with reservoir shocks and air bumps. It's got crossover high steer and welded differentials front and rear. I also have all the parts to build a transfer case doubler. If all goes well, we will be ready for King of the Hammers 2013.

FHE #4

This week Jon's uncle Mark came over to fix his car and stay for dinner and family home evening. We had fun visiting with him. We taught Calvin and Lily about temple marriage. We talked about our wedding day and how families can be forever. We talked about how our faces hurt because we were smiling so much on our wedding day. Calvin and Lily loved looking at our wedding pictures. It was a fun lesson for us and the kids.

Draper Temple

We went to the Draper temple open house a few weeks ago as a family. Besides the getting lost and sent in the wrong direction several times it was a very fun trip. Calvin absolutely loved going in the temple. He felt so special that he got to go inside and now he always says that one day he will get married in the Draper temple. I thought the brides room was gorgeous. And the paintings in the other rooms were amazing. I recommend that everyone (religious or not) get tickets and go see this beautiful building. You can get tickets by clicking here.

Lily's new words

Lily has been saying a lot of new words lately. I will need to try and record it because it is really cute. Especially when she says nooo. She gets this sad puppy dog face and says "nooo" in the sweetest little voice. She has added the following words to her vocabulary lately. Shoe, Go, Mom, Dad, book, cracka, cookeeee, ya, wata, Hi, bye and Ganma(grandma). She also loves to sing The Wheels on the Bus. She can say round n round, swish swish swhish, beep beep, wah, wah, up and down , and shut but not open (for the doors on the bus). She also loves to sing Old Mcdonald. She will go around the house singing EiEiO all day. Now if she could just learn to say Calvin instead poking him everytime she wants his attention, that would be great.

FHE #3

This week we learned about scripture study. Calvin loved this lesson. We got to make scripture cookies. The recipe came from different scripture references. It was fun. We followed FHE with a birthday party for Grandma Nancy. Calvin helped her blow out her candles. Happy Birthday Nancy!


And for those of you who asked about the FHE book, it is just something Copy Tec makes, so you can't buy it other places. But I can pick one up for you if you want.

Cute piggy tails

Look at these cute piggy tails.

Prehistoric fun

We spent the day at the dinosaur museum with our friends Jeri, Darcy and Parker. It is a kid friendly fun museum. Calvin and Lily had a blast. Here are some pictures.

The Brass Plates

Jon, being the awesome, creative dad that he is decided to make Calvin his very own set of the brass plates. They went to the hardware store, got the materials (real brass) and they made them together. Calvin loved them, he carried them around for a whole day and then they disappeared. We searched everywhere and could not find those plates. So of course Jon made him some more. Now let's hope these don't get lost or stolen like the first set.