Brad's Knee Surgery

Nervous?

Knee - before

Waiting to go into surgery

After - drugged & groggy

Motion machine - to keep his knee moving

Where Brad spent most of his day

What happens when Brad can't take a shower for a few days - crazy hair!

Knee - after. Luckily, his scars don't look this bad.

3rd Anniversary Weekend

Dodgers spring training game

Mini golfing at Golf Land

Thanks to Brad's parents we were able to go on a mini vacation for our anniversary. They provided a hotel, some spending money, and they babysat Nixon. We just went to Phoenix, but it was still a nice getaway. We went to a Dodgers spring training game, went mini golfing, played arcade games, saw a few movies, and went out to eat. If you're laughing about the arcade games, then let me explain. Brad has a favorite pinball game at Golf Land called Attack From Mars. He used to play it all the time when he lived here before we got married, but he wanted to play again. It was a fun couple of days to relax and spend some time together - just the 2 of us. Now, if we could only do this once a month :-)

B-day among friends

Brad, Matty, Oceana, Olivia, & Noah

& Logan

MacKayla & Melissa

Brad, Matty, & Noah all have birthdays close together and Noah & Olivia happened to be visiting, so we celebrated all 3 b-days with Sprinkles cupcakes. They are fancy cupcakes that cost $3 per cupcake, but Brad thinks they're worth every penny.

The Big 3-0

I made a homemade carrot cake & homemade cream cheese frosting. It was delicious! And yes, there are 30 candles on the cake!

Christmas 2008

We spent Christmas at Brad's brother's house with his family and Brad's parents were there too. They have a tradition of acting out the Nativity story, eating Christmas dinner, and having a talent show all on Christmas Eve. Nixon represented Baby Jesus.

Nixon's Blessing

We were fortunate to have family willing to travel to be with us for this special day. Brad's parents and his brother Kimball & his family. My parents and brother David & his family. Plus other family and friends. We are so grateful that they all came. Unfortunately, his name was spelled wrong on the cake.

Nixon & cousin Lincoln

Laughing at Uncle/Daddy Dave

Uncle Kimball & Aunt Shilo

Halloween 2008 - AZ

We moved to Arizona, so we were able to spend Halloween with Brad's best friend Matt and his family. Our new ward had a trunk or treat.

Nixon was a frog



The Long Family - Matt, Melissa, Logan, & Oceana

Logan & Oceana