Fish Better Than Dad's Steak

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to say hello again. Since this is the most free time I have had in a very long time, I have decided to try this blogging thing out. To tell you the truth, I really miss being busy....most of the time. Anyway, about the topic of this blog, I was in my hotel room last night and decided to order room service. I looked over the menu and found a dish named the Golden Bream. So I ordered it and thought, well maybe this fish will be ok. I will just say....that that was the best fish I have ever put in my mouth. In fact, it was so good, I almost ate the head of the fish including the eyeballs. I will tell you right now that if I had a choice between one of my dad's famous ribeyes and that fish, I would have chosen the fish. I have never eaten anything like it. I told a few people about it and they told my dad and when I talked to him today we had a nice discussion. Well, I gotta go. Talk to you later.

Mark

Porto, Portugal

Here are some pictures of the city of Porto from the airplane. Also included are pictures of the view from the mall balcony where I ate dinner. I was on the 3rd floor. The bridge you see was built by the same guy who built the Eiffel Tower. I don't think I spelled that right but oh well. In fact, I think the name of the guy who built the Eiffel Tower was Eiffel. One thing I will say about Portugal is that so far the people are very friendly and laid back and families seem to be a priority. People also eat dinner around 8:00pm. Talk to you all later. Miss you all and love you! Mark

Awesome!

I don't think I have ever watched Jimmy Fallon, but I found this online this morning from his show last night. Talk about a blast from the past. Laura, this is for you!

p.s. Click on the little box to make it full screen--it's still great quality, plus you can see the spray-on tan a whole lot better!

When Mom's Away.........

So this is what happens when mom steps out of the room and Joseph decides he wants to eat his breakfast while watching Dora..............

He took his bowl and the Kix off of the table and to the playroom where he proceeded to pour himself some cereal. This is what happened when the meanest-mom-in-the-world found out.......

I made him vacuum it up even though he is terrified of the vacuum. I think he may have overcome that fear today because he ended up having a blast cleaning everything up. Try as I might, I do not think a lesson was learned here. :(

Obsessed much?

Well there is no way this can possibly be as good as the book, but nonetheless, here is the New Moon trailer. I can't wait! 'Nuff said. (Wht am I, 12?)

May Oh My

As you can tell so far, May has been a fun, busy month for us. But there is still more to report. Mother's Day was more than just celebrating Mothers around here. Mark also blessed Janie and Harrison, and McKenna was baptized. Mark's mission companion, Wesley Walsman, flew in from DC for the weekend to be here with us. Mark's brother and sister and their families were able to be here as well. Mark gave two beautiful blessings to our babies during sacrament. They were both really good and didn't make a peep. Although, I have been told that Harrison was a little rumbly down south. Oh well! Anyway, after church was McKenna's baptism. Lora Leigh spoke about baptism and Grandma Susie spoke about the Holy Ghost. They both gave fantastic talks that really brought the spirit. But our Primary President is the one who got the tears flowing. She gave such a special, simple message to McKenna and I think it touched everyone's hearts. And I can't fail to mention that Mark forgot his white shirt and pants that day. All they had at the church was an outfit either skin-tight, or one that was the biggest size they make. Well he opted for the larger one, and we all got a good chuckle at how it fit him! After church, we went to my in-laws house for a steak dinner. It was great. The whole day was wonderful and we couldn't have asked for better!

Happy #8

May 4th was McKenna's 8th birthday. She was lucky enough to have both sets of grandparents here to celebrate it with her. Scooby-Doo was the theme for the second year in a row. She chose to have tacos for dinner, and wanted a Scooby-Doo cake. Mom and I sure had some MAJOR stress with that cake. Nothing, I mean nothing, turned out right on that cake. But mom improvised and I thought it turned out great! McKenna loved it, so that was all that really mattered. I can't believe she is 8, but at the same time, it seems like she has been in our lives forever. She is such a great helper and does whatever I ask her to. She is at the top of her class at school. McKenna has such a tender heart and cares for everything and everyone around her. She is a phenomenal big sister and can always get Joseph to calm down when Mark and I can't. Put McKenna in a crowd and she is silent as a mouse, but get her home and you can't get her to stop talking! She always asks questions and wants to know more. Learning comes natural for her. She loves to be outside and can swing a wicked bat. (I have got to get her enrolled in softball this fall). I must admit, she was an awful baby! But she has turned into a wonderful little lady and I love her more and more every day. Happy Birthday McKenna. We love you!!!