More pics from Sea World

Pics from Sea World

A new semester

Troy started a new semester and we were lucky to get back for him to start the first day. We flew from Ontario to Sacramento to Portland to Boise to Salt Lake on Tuesday. We got in about 5pm and had to go to the hotel we kept the car at (for free might I add) and we only paid $50 for the night anyway. We got there and realized the battery was dead because one of us left the light on inside the van. URGH! It was getting dark and we were exhausted from the trip. But this really nice business guy helped jump it and we were on our way. The carters kept us up to date on road conditions. THEY WERE HORRIBLE from malad pass to pocatello. After Pocatello they were great until we got to about Blackfoot. It was a pure miracle we got home safe. I have never driven on that bad of roads.
We changed Troys schedule that night too so it was a late night. I think we got home about 10 or 11. The reason why we changed his schedule is because of this new Masters program down at BYU. Its for a Chaplain in the military. IF I have time I will give you more information later. Anyway but Troy is enjoying this new semester so far. He is taking 16 credits and he only has 2 semesters left after this! He might take some summer classes too. But I feel that we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

More Cali

We also went to the movies to see Marley and Me (which is SO CUTE)! Troy and I went on a date and saw Bedtime Stories and that was so fun! Troy went to a chiropractor and the naval hospital and they came to the conclusion he had bells palsy. It can take a long time to recover from and some never recover from it! He is doing much better now! We went out for dinner with Nana one night and that was so fun! We went out to eat at Johns place which is tradition too! We loved seeing everybody in Yucca and we miss it.

Trip to Cali

Troys parents flew us home for New Years this year and it was SO AWESOME! Our flight down was good and we flew right into Palm Springs. It was so nice to walk out and feel the fresh WARM air. OH HOW I LOVE CALIFORNIA WEATHER! Don and Kathy took us out for lunch and then we all headed back up to Yucca. That night Troy noticed that part of his face was slumped down. We started to get a little worried but figured since he wasn't in pain or he didn't have any numbing that he had probably pinched a nerve. And since it was New Years eve our only option was the hospital. So we called Kathys mom who is a nurse and she was very concerned but said it could possibly be bells palsy.
The next day we had plans to go to Sea World and Don and Kathy had already bought their tickets. So we went anyway! Troy was such a trooper about everything even though only half his face was working. Here are some fun pics. Hinckley was so exhausted from everything so he was the perfect angel the whole day! I think his favorite show was the shamu. We bought him this cute little stuffed animal shamu. We saw every show except the dolphin show and went to the shark attack and polar bear exhibit. I wish we had 3 days to do everything! Troy and I went there on our honeymoon but it wasn't near as fun as it was this time! We watched a sesame street 3D movie and Hinckley got to go on a ride. They let the military in once a year for free and we got to play a free game at the arcade. IT WAS THE BEST DAY! I HEART SEA WORLD

The Statue of Christ

So when we took Hinckley down to see the lights on temple square we had a unique experience at the statue of Christ. In a few Family home evenings we have talked about how the Savior has prints in his hands and feet. Well before we even got to the top he saw the shadow of it and he said "JESUS"!!!!!!!!!! When we got up there Daddy was explaining the scars on the Saviors feet and hands and then out of no where he said, "And ouchies on his head too..." Troy and I just looked at each other and stepped back and asked him again what he said. And sure enough he told us that he had ouchies on his head. And then we explained about how they put a crown of thorns on the Saviors head. And Hinckley said, "yes dad they did." Anyway... it was a neat experience and I wonder how much he remembers from before!

SLC lights

Before we flew out to California to visit troys parents for new years we went down to temple square and had so much fun!