Double Dipper

I am not quite sure what started this, but Conrad loves to dip his food in sauce. Whenever I give Conrad a chip he looks around for the salsa. Tonight he started eating a bite of his quesadilla when he realized that he hadn't dipped it in sauce yet. He then spit out what he was eating, dipped it in the sauce, and then happily hate it. Sometimes he even sucks all the sauce off and repeatedly dips his food in the sauce. It is funny to see his little personality. -Katie

Grizzlies Hockey

For Valentine's Day Katie bought me tickets to the Utah Grizzlies Hockey game. It had been a long time since I had been to a hockey game so I was excited to go. We decided that it would be fun to bring Conrad. We found our seats and there were a few empty seats next to us and it was a good thing because Conrad needed the room. I don't know what was more entertaining, the game or Conrad. There were a bunch of kids sitting in the row behind us and he made friends with them really fast. They would cheer and clap and then he would cheer and clap with them. They would play peek-a-boo with him and talk to him. Conrad never stopped moving. He would walk down to the family next to us and try to get their attention. When they smiled at him or said anything to him he would laugh and run away. And every time the crowd cheered he would stand up and clap. I think we did end up watching him more than the game. It was a good game though. Utah won and we had a good view, plus there were a few small fights.

On the way home we stopped at a little gas station to get a drink. I went inside and Katie and Conrad stayed out in the car. When I came out I walked up to Katie's side of the car to give her her drink and I saw that her face was all red and she looked all shaken up about something. She grabbed a pen and started writing on her hand as fast as she could. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "Go look at the back of the car someone  just hit us and drove off, but I saw their license plate!" So I went back there and sure enough there was a big paint streak and a bunch of scratches on the back bumper. So I called the police and they came and got all of the information from us.  Katie said that after the car hit us, a guy from inside the gas station ran out and jumped in the car really fast and then drove off in a hurry. The officer said that he was really glad that Katie had seen the plates of the car because that gas station has been well known for drug deals and this could be a good lead.  On the way home we were talking to each other about how crazy the night had been. -Ransom

Sick Days

On Sunday morning we woke up to Conrad screaming. When we went to get him he was really warm. I knew he really didn't feel good when all he wanted to do was snuggle. Anyone that knows Conrad knows he doesn't stay in one place for very long! I stayed home from church to take care of Conrad while Ransom went to Sacrament. We spent most of the day holding Conrad on the love sac. 

When we tried to put him in his bed he would wake up and start crying. I knew the only way he was going to get some sleep was if I slept on the love sac with him. He would wake up, roll off the love sac, and stumble to the fridge. I would follow him and open the fridge for him so he could get a drink and then he would stumble back to the love sac. When I fed him his yogurt this morning he couldn't even open his eyes. It looks like today will be another day of snuggling on the love sac. I am surprised how good he is even though he doesn't feel good. We sure are lucky to have him! I can't wait for him to start feeling better because I hate seeing him like this especially when I know that there isn't a whole lot I can do to help him. I hope it's at least another 15 months before he is sick again! -Katie

Now that's love when you don't mind that your shirt is covered in snot!

My Little MR2

It was back in Feb of 2008 when we met. I was looking for a little pick-up to replace the one my Dad took back from me. One night at the dealership I saw the coolest little old car and I thought it would be cool if the guy traded it in so I could buy it instead! My wish came true. I guess that a couple of other salesman thought the same thing but I beat them to it. They were pretty mad and even more jealous. I got the little thing for $600.00. It needed a lot of work but I had big plans. I was going to fix it up and take care of it so I could have it forever. I joined the MR2 owner's club online right away. I even saw a little yellow MR2 at a tattoo parlor and flipped around to go check it out. I went inside and talked to the guy for a while and he even came with me to pick up my to-go order at Bajio grill. On the way he told me about how he has a buddy in Salt Lake that would help me paint my car. I was so excited! I could never find him again so I thought about spray painting it myself. That made me nervous because I didn't know what kind of paint to use or how to do it. I tried to look on the internet for tips, but in the end I just never got anything done and it's still grey and a bit ugly. 

My birthday was the next month and all I wanted was money to buy things for my car. I went to the junkyard and found a spoiler and a cool shift nob. I also put a new stereo in it (I even put the speakers in myself). I would keep the inside clean all the time.  It wasn't a very fast car at all, it was really slow until you got it up to 4000 RPM's and then it seemed to have a turbo. It was a blast to drive though! I would go underneath the bars that block the entrance to the UVU parking lot because it was so low to the ground and it could turn on a dime. I would always go on the road that had road construction so I could weave in and out of the cones really fast. One time I even took a trip to Idaho to see Seth and to go to Katie's wedding. I just put it on cruise at 80 mph and got there in no time. 

I had a lot of good times in my little car. Then I got stuck in the snow and the little engine couldn't take the strain to get out and one of the rods broke. I could not afford to fix it and I knew that I needed to get that truck that I was looking for before but it was hard to say goodbye to my little car. I put it on KSL and sold it, Brody came and picked it up today. I am glad he got it though because he loves it too and wants to fix it up nice like I was going to. I got his phone number and told him I would keep in touch, I want to see it when its all done. 

THE END

-Ransom