Doggy Bite

Michael and I have been going to Orem's Citizen's Academy for the past couple of weeks. Citizen's Academy is a program Orem has set up for its citizens, where we go 3 hours each week and basically do and learn what the officers do. We went to the shooting range once and shot all the guns the police use, we did a building search and arrested a suspect, we learned how the detectives lure in online predators, the list goes on... this week we got a K-9 Demonstration. Our Orem K-9 Officers put us in Dog Bite Suits and basically let the K-9 chase us in the suits! It was pretty awesome! I got pulled down twice by Zorro, it was incredible how strong and fast they were! Michael was a little better, he was able to keep standing and basically swing the dog around while it clung on to Michael's arm! The dogs were sooo smart! They listened to the commands, knew when to stop or go or watch the suspect. It was absolutely amazing how well trained the K-9 were! We'll post some pictures as soon as we get them from the Sergeant!

Playing the bass... my way

Today Michael showed me how to play a song on the electric bass... but because my fingers were too short and totally not used to playing the bass, I decided to alter it so that it was easier for me to play... :D It didn't turn out as good as I imagined it would be, I still ended up getting blisters on my fingers! :(

And yes... I look like a complete idiot!

'bout me

All about me, from A to Z

A-- Attached or Single? Attached

B-- Best Friend? Michael, world's best husband

C-- Cake or Pie? Depends on the day...

D-- Day of Choice? When I'm not working...

E-- Essential Item? Phone, laptop, husband

F-- Favorite Color? Pink and blue

G-- Gummy Bears or Worms? Gummy Bears

H-- Hometown? Provo, UT

I-- Indulgence(s) Shopping and occasionally white chocolate

J-- January or July? July

K-- Kids? Not yet

L-- Life is incomplete without? My family, travel

M-- Marriage Date? March 15, 2006

N-- Number of siblings? 2, Becky and Benjamin

O-- Oranges or Apples? Apples but orange juice

P-- Phobias or fears? Height

Q- Quotes? "It wasn't me!"

R-- Reason to Smile? I'm married to the most wonderful guy in the world!

S-- Season? Utah Spring, California Summer

T-- Tag 5 People?

U-- Unknown Fact? I can sleep for more than 12 hours a day... especially if I work graveyards!

V-- Very Favorite Store? Depends on what I'm shopping for...

W-- Worst Habit? Procrastination

X-- X-ray or ultrasound? X-ray. Ultrasounds kinda hurt... and I can't really hold that much pee in my bladder!!!

Y-- Your favorite food? Calamari and French Fries

Z-- Zodiac? Scorpio

Primary Trafalga Party

For our annual Primary Class Party, Michael and i took the kids to Trafalga. We teach the 10, 11, 12 year old boys. There were about 8 of them and together we played miniature golf, drove the go carts, some went batting at the batting cages, and some played arcade games. The kids were all pretty good and had lots of fun! :D

March to the Go Carts!

The Kids waiting for the Go Carts.

What are you looking at? :)


We caught ya.... what are you doing Jon Jon?

Mom, Dad, and Ben Return!

Yay! Mom, Dad, and Ben got home today!!! It's been forever since I'd seen them!! It's always good to have them home. Ben is staying here for good, Michael and I are going to be his legal guardians while he goes to school here and Mom and Dad go back to China to fulfill their church calling. It's kinda crazy.... not having kids and then becoming the parent of a 13 year old.... :D Hopefully it all works out for the best! It's still pretty exciting to have everyone home again!!!!

Chinese Outfits

When we were in China, we bought a couple of Chinese outfits for Aubrey and Evan, and Riley and Tyler. They were incredibly cute with them on! :D 

For some reason... Dad looks kinda asian!

Grandma's 90th Birthday and Lauritzen Reunion

This year was Grandma Laurtizen's 90th birthday!!! Go Grandma! We're aiming for the 95th and 100th birthday now! We had a Lauritzen family reunion to celebrate Grandma's birthday. Almost every single one of Grandma's posterity was there! It was absolutely incredible! Michael and I enjoyed seeing all the cousins and catching up with everyone. Grandma's birthday dinner was very memorable. A lot of the grandchildren went up and did a little diddy for Grandma. This is a very talented family and everyone is sooo blessed. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!

Breakfast on the first day of the reunion.



Yes, we played fuseball during the reunion.... we got to know each other really well.... :D




Waiting for Grandma's Birthday dinner to start!

Ben's Birthday!

Since we were in Shanghai, we decided to celebrate Ben's birthday early! We had a really yummy cake we bought around the corner, and gave Ben his present... which was to fly to China to visit him! :D Hope he had a good one... the big 1 4!




Happy Birthday Ben!














CHEESE!

The Lion Forest

The Lion Forest was extremely awesome! It's the home of a government official back in the day, and he had stones and rocks brought it that were formed into different shapes, with different caves and tunnels to walk through. Ben got lost while we were there and Michael had to go back and look for him! :D It was incredible!

Tiger Hill

Tiger Hill is where one of the Chinese Emperor was buried. Kinda like the Chinese "Leaning Tower of Pisa". They believe the tower will fall to the ground in a decade or two. Still pretty cool though!