Our Little Model

Our beautiful daughter has broken into the modeling scene. Celeste's cousin Tansey has started a bow business and Brindi was used as one of her models. Miz Priss is the business name and the site is below for anyone interested. We just wanted to let you know she is already turning some heads. Its just a glimpse of the future and of how hard she is going to make my job as her dad.

http://mizpriss.blogspot.com/

Mash Game

		I will marry Joe Lovell.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in St. Johns AZ in our fabulous Mansion.
		We will have 5 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Yellow Honda Accord Hybrid.
		I will spend my days as a Rancher, and live happily ever after.

Adventures in Arizona

Brindi and I headed down to AZ with my parents after the blessing. We were in SJ for the last three weeks and had a lot of fun. My brother Sterling was with his kids Vanessa and Ethan and my sister Amber got there last tuesday and brought kids Taryn and Bryant so we had a lot of fun. Brindi is growing like a weed of course so I need to post so everyone can see what she has been up to. She and I enjoyed the beautiful AZ sunrise and sunsets, and the rains. We also had a lot of different adventures... from Taryn putting a soccer ball down the shower drain, helping me make brownies, and eating ice cream....to helping GranDan deliver a calf...the calf delivery is a long story, but the short version is that the calf was too big for the mother and died before we got there, so Brennon, GranDan, and I tried to pull it out, but that didn't work so then Aunt Donata, and our neighbor came to help, but that didn't work, so we got a horse, well that didn't work, finally we had to get a pickup truck to get the calf out... it was pretty sad, but luckly the mother is doing good because after all that we were afraid we were going to lose her too. We also decided to go to Show Low one day and smart me put my purse in the trunk with the keys inside and then shut the trunk...well the open trunk button does not work on my grandpa's car and it isn't like the new ones that you can get into the trunk from the back seat, so my dad had to drive over to Show Low and he and I spent 30minutes fishing for my bag...but he got it...thank heaven for dads that seem to be able to fix everything! The last week I was there was the 24th celebration. We started the week with my brother Brennon and I playing volleyball and we had a lot of fun. Thursday was the junior rodeo. Vanessa and Taryn rode the sheep and Ethan did the poles. I think they had a lot of fun. We couldn't keep Taryn and Vanessa off the horses. They loved them. Friday and Saturday Trent and Brennon were in the rodeo...Amber and I did ribbon roping on Friday but our header missed so we didn't do any good, but Trent and Brennon both won money. Saturday Brindi and I had to catch our flight so we missed the parade and the rodeo, but we got to go school clothes shopping for Brennon and I had a lot of fun doing it. Boys are a lot easier to shop for. Now we are home! We had a blast in AZ and am thankful for my parents for taking me to the airport and missing the rodeo. I am so happy to be home with Joe again! I missed him so much. Here are some random pictures of St. Johns.

Brindi's Blessing

Over the 4th of July weekend we were able to bless Brindi Rae down in Leamington. It was a lot of fun to be with the family. Joe and I are so thankful that we have such a great family that is always supporting us. All of Joe's brothers and sisters were there except for Mike and Liz because they live in N. Carolina (we wish you were there!) and then a lot of his aunts and uncles. My parents, Brennon, Trista, GranDan and Virginia all came up also. So as you can see we are very lucky. It was a beautiful blessing and we are so happy to have Brindi in our lives! Here are a few pictures. Thank you everyone for being there it was such a
great weekend!

M*A*S*H*

I saw this on my cousins blog and have to admit I did do this in gradeschool. So I figured I would also try and see what my life would end up being. It was pretty close. I don't know about the kids or Oak City but everything else would be okay with me.

		I will marry Celeste.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Oak City in our fabulous Mansion.
		We will have 21 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Blue Chevy Silverado Duramax.
		I will spend my days as a Professor, and live happily ever after.

4th of July

We headed to my parents home in Leamington Utah for the 4th of July celebrations. I had a long weekend and decided it would be a good time to see family and also to bless Brindi over the weekend. We arrived late Wednesday and Thursday we kept busy. Celeste became my moms personal assistant as she continues to recover from her leg surgery. I was also able to help out on the farm by taking a stream of water and bailing some hay.
Thursday night was also the start of the volleyball tournament that we entered. My sister Chelsea and her Husband John teamed up with Celeste and I. We had a blast and did pretty good with close games but just couldn't pull most of them out as we went 1-2. One team abused us literally, giving my sister a bruised arm from a spike and another spike almost took Celeste's head off. They were big, strong, and athletic. To say the least we didn't stand a chance. Friday morning we enjoyed the Parade as we watch Grandpa Petersen ride on the veteran float and saw David on his all-star baseball float. Were lucky most of our neices and nephews love us as they were willing to give us some of their candy. After the parade we continued our volleyball championship pursuit as we entered the play-offs. We recruited my brother Jon Wren and sister Jackee, but we seemed to get the same results as we lost our first match and was out. But it was a really fun event.
My sisters and aunts gave Celeste a long-awaited baby shower. I want to thank you all for being good to my wife. That evening Celeste experienced her first Deomolition Derby, and it was a good one. Several cars were flipped and the Abbott Family continued to dominate the competition. This was a great holiday and a great vacation for us.

Tagged By The Wife

How To Play This Game of Tag: Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 JOYS, 3 FEARS, 3 GOALS, 3 CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS, and 3 RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT YOUR SELF. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog!

1. Joys
-Celeste and Brindi
-Basketball
-Ranch/Farm

2. Fears
-Losing Celeste
-Not being able to enjoy life because I can't support my family
-Not being able to participate in sports, recreation or leisure activities because I am obese or disabled

3. Goals
-Not letting opportunities slip by while also taking the time to live in the moment
-Begin reading all the gospel related books that are on my list
-To receive my PhD or EdD so I can teach on the college level

4. Obsessions
-TV
-Sports
-Family

5. Random Facts
-I like decorating
-I like taking pictures
-I am 5 years older than Celeste 8 months out of the year

I am going to try and tag all guys that I know read and sometime post on blogger. So I will tag John Winsor, Nick Walker, Brandt Lovell, Cam Gentry, and Brandon Burnett.

Tagged

How To Play This Game of Tag: Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 JOYS, 3 FEARS, 3 GOALS, 3 CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS, and 3 RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT YOUR SELF. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog!

1. My first joy is of course my family...Joe and Brindi and all the rest of the extended family. My second joy the mountains and cattle drives. My third joy is sports...I love to play pretty much anything that helps me stay in shape.

2. My first fear is losing one of my family members...that would be the hardest thing for me to overcome. My second fear not having the means to take care of my family...I know it sounds funny, but I have always worried about going through something like the Great Depression. My third fear is the things that happen in all those mystery movies/show...where they try to solve the cases.

3. The first goal that I have is get in shape...and be happy with how I look. My second goal is to learn spanish...(someday!). My third goal is to get my masters...or get another degree...so that I have a more specialized degree.

4. My first obsession...and Joe will just roll his eyes when I say it and agree, is food storage. He is always laughing at me about it. My second obsession is losing weight...don't look at me though cause it isn't going so well. My third obsession is Brindi...probably because she is what I do 24/7.

5. The first random fact about me is that...wow this is hard...okay, it's a fact that my biggest regret in college is not sticking out basketball and playing the other two years...I think that will always bother me. Second, whenever I feel out of my comfort zone I tend to fold my arms...most of the time people mistake it for me being cold. Third, I absolutely love baseball and softball...I love to watch and love to play...the problem is the fact that I am not very good...I wish I would have played in High School.

Okay, I am going to tag JOE(I can do that right?), CHELSEA, LIZ(unless the baby comes in the next couple of days), MY MOM, and AMY.