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I know, I know...about time...

2008-04-16T20:20:00.000-07:00

I know it has been forever, and I hope that isn't an ongoing problem! Here are some photos to update on some of whats going on...

Ill start with My Gabbers and Bella - Best Buds, but fight like sisters too....

These two are so funny....Look at Bella's Cheeser smile...

Gabbers loves to play with that photo booth on the computer...

This is the updated Olympic Training facility....looks much better...

I love Boats-wakeboarding and I love Architecture...so designing this was so fun!

This is the old man who lives upstairs.....check out the chin(s)
How cute is she?
Baby Coke Loves her Uncle Danny....Love her to death.
When Ben was in the hospital for his back (waiting in the "emergency" room
for a good month/month and a half) we had fun with the kids...

Gabby's Easter dress - she was pouty after church...

Easter Sunday! The Easter bunny came to see gabbers...
Daddy's Sleeping Beauty...
Gabbs and Chole at a Sunday BBQ with all my friends...

This is Saylor, Jan's Niece...she is a cutie
Gabbs and Briggs

Swinging in the back yard...one of her favorites...

Gabbers is so cute in her hoody....

Family...

2008-01-27T21:07:00.000-08:00

Family...we choose it in our pre-mortal state. I believe we had wonderful relationships with the members of our family and we had high hopes of our upcoming journey to earth. I think we cheered as our parents were married and sealed in the temple, and were so excited and anxious to make the trip. One by one we joined our earthly parents. As we waited our turn we watched intently as our family mad its triumphs and struggled with trials that only this earthly life could bring. Our family is no different...we sat together in our pre-mortal existence and committed to helping each other make it back home. As we arrived, we suffered through things that were not our fault, they were acts that were pushed upon us early in life. These trials all affected us in different ways, but we were each given different strengths and weaknesses and together we can overcome anything. We made that commitment early on, and for a while we stuck to it, helping each other along the way, but somewhere we lost each other. Our family is only strong when we have ALL of the members working together - and I think its time we found each other again. We have all made mistakes, none of which is better or worse than the other. We have all stumbles and struggled, said things we don't really mean. We all have faults, and they are all different. We all need each other and we all need each other to get back home. Money...Doesn't matter - Cars/Houses...Don't matter - Jobs...Don't matter - Things like this don't matter. We are not in competition with one another, we are supposed to be a team. If we really wanted to, with all of the different talents in our family we could create an incredible family business, but we need to come together first...baby steps. We are all broken in one way or another from our common trials, but we are also much stronger because of them.

I know we all have our parts to play in the family. An eternal family is not a right, its a blessing, and we have that blessing. We have to put aside our pride and come back together. We all miss it, and we can have it again only better.

We are getting all the brothers and sisters together at Junkies on Saturday Feb. 16th at 8:00pm. If you have a serious problem with that date, let me know ASAP. Other than that, you have no excuses...don't have a baby sitter? we will find one. Don't have a ride? we will pick you up. Don't have any cloths? We will buy some for you. I don't care what it is we will fix it...no more excuses. I love you all and I need my family to come together again, and stay that way.

Passing of my Hero...

2008-01-27T20:46:00.000-08:00

Many of you may know that president Hinckley was one of my heros. He did more for the church and the world, in terms of the gospel, than any other man besides Joseph Smith. It saddens me deeply to see him go... Born in 1910, he was 97 years old, the oldest president of the church to date...wow...he had a full life. He was the most traveled president of the church ever, wrote multiple books, consulted political leaders from various countries around the world, made PR history for the church, and extended temple blessings across the world, to only name a few...I will miss him profoundly, but I am sure he is well received, in the kingdom of our father. I know we ALL could take a page from his book...we could ALL learn from him. I pray that I will be more like him, as I continue my own journey....

My Gabbers...

2008-01-18T09:47:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pictures of my gabbers...I love those where we are playing in the snow! She is always eating that stuff..."Dad, can you make me a snow ball?" Every time we get in the car thats what I hear...

Playing with Dads new computer...She loves this and does it for hours.

LOL...I can't wait to show this to her friends in high school someday..

Happy...

Mad...

Gabbers/DAD/and baby Coke..

What I do...

2008-01-06T12:52:00.000-08:00

What do you do? The questions comes all to often, and most of you know only that I work a lot, but not really what my jobs intel; so I have a few pictures/renderings of some of the things I do. I will add to this topic periodically as new projects emerge.

Architecture

Anderson/Westfield Project. Salt Lake city.

It is across the street from the SLC Library to the north.

Millrock Park. Rediculous!

Centennial Hills Office. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Utah State Romney Stadium. Logan Utah.

Railway Gallery (Ben's New Gallery).

Black Diamond Gymnastics Olympic Training center

Graphic Design/other companies

a.k.a - Biggest Pain in my ___!

We are here....

2008-01-05T14:32:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I didn't really want to do this, but Tini talked me into it so here it goes... For the first post in our (gabbers and I) blogging history I thought I would show some pictures (taken by Alisha Russo Photography) of the love of me life, Her name is Gabrielle. She is so much fun, and such a challenge I can't even begin to say; and she is such a sweetheart, just so kind (unless she is in her mood, then watch out). I can't believe she is four years old, it is so strange to think it has been that long. She is a daddy's girl though, and I love it!!

found a bug.....

now she needs to touch it...