Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai

Here is some video that Katie took of me and the twins practicing jiu jitsu and muay thai at home. We are using our grappling dummy named "big red." This guy "big red" is 75 pounds and is hard like a punching bag. He is ideal for practicing takedowns, kicks, punches, throws, ground and pound and jiu jitsu. He is pretty hard and very durable. Kyle, you wanted to see Big Red, here ya go. Hahaha.

As you can see from the twins videos, they know exactly how to perform a little ground and pound to soften up the opponent and then apply a tight "armbar" to force them into submission. "Tap or Snap" is how the saying goes. LoL. Anybody want to get froggy in pre-school?

Very good exercise, really toughens up your shins, self defense and lots of fun. What more could you ask for? Anybody want to spar?

Dan

Beloved Church President, Gordon B.Hinckley, dies at 97.

Passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley
Beloved Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through 12 years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97.

President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since March 12, 1995. President Hinckley was known, even at the age of 97, as a tireless leader who always put in a full day at the office and traveled extensively around the world to mix with Church members, now numbering 13 million in 171 nations.

His quick wit and humor, combined with an eloquent style at the pulpit, made him one of the most loved of modern Church leaders. For more information, visit the Newsroom @ lds.org.

His testimony: "I hope that all of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me bear my witness that this is God's holy work. The vision given the Prophet Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was real. It occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and the Son spoke to the boy. He saw Them standing in the air above him. He heard Their voices. He gave heed to Their instruction.
"It was the resurrected Lord who was introduced by His Father, the great God of the universe. For the first time in recorded history, both the Father and the Son appeared together to part the curtains and open this, the last and final dispensation, the dispensation of the fullness of times.
"The Book of Mormon is all that it purports to be—a work recorded by prophets who lived anciently and whose words have come forth "to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations" (Book of Mormon title page).
"The priesthood has been restored under the hands of John the Baptist and Peter, James, and John. All the keys and authority pertaining to eternal life are exercised in this Church.
"Joseph Smith was and is a prophet, the great Prophet of this dispensation. This Church, which carries the name of the Redeemer, is true.
"I leave you my testimony, my witness, and my love for each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."
-President Gordon B. HinckleyApril 1, 2006, Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World General Conference

Shooting in St. George

As you know from a previous post, we went to St. George Utah about a week ago. While there, Kyle, James, Jeff and Myself (Dan) went out to the desert to do a little shooting. I took my small arsenal and Kyle brought his Dad's .22. We had a great time showing the boys how to shoot, be safe and in general, blow the tar outta clay pigeons! Is that "redneck" enough for ya? Here are some pics of our "boys afternoon-out."

Running inspired

On the drive home from St. George and the "halfy" Katie and I were both really excited and decided together that we wanted to start running. With our schedule and our 3 kids we don't know how we can do it together, but we are going to do it.

So, first thing Monday morning, I went and ran 2 miles and then Katie went and ran 2 miles. We both felt great and continued to feel inspired. I was especially feeling good bc I have battled serious shin splints for a few yrs now. So, ahhhhh, this morning I wake up and my right leg is "killing" me. Right above my achilles and right below my calf in the back. Now I am so scared bc I REALLY want to run so badly. Maybe I just started too fast, too far, I dunno. I have been icing it like crazy, trying to heal quick. Sunee, remember when I said that some ppl just arent runners? I am hoping its not me. UGGG! In the meantime, go Katie!!!

Half Marathon!

So this weekend, katie said that Stalee and Sunee (and kyle) were running the St. George Half Marathon and that she really wanted to go but knew that we couldn't. It made her really sad because I know that whe wanted to be there to support them, so I said, I'll take off Friday and we will just go!!! Well, thats exactly what we did. We had the funnest time. We played video games, (as you could see by the prior post) we talked and played and had the funnest time just hanging out. But there was this little thing called the half marathon, lol. I took some amateur video of Sunee and Stae crossing the finish line in 2hrs and 4 minutes (below). They did awesome. Kyle was so fast that we did not get to see him cross. Sorry speedster, I mean Kyle. One of my fave things was while they were running the race, Stalee said, "I'm so tired, I really need to walk a little" and Sunee's reply, "You don't run half a marathon and NOT get tired, cmon!"

Great job guys, thanks for being gracious hosts and inspiring us to be the best we can!!!

Dan

**Caution Hot** 3 hot chicks dancing

Well, for those of you who think that video games are just for men, watch this clip and see that is not true. These 3 hot moms were playing their little hearts out. (Katie, Sunee, Stalee)

This was all done down in St. George Utah, at Sunee and Kyle's house. Notice all the kids watching and the adults playing the games..lol.

(By the way, if you want to see it on the public internet, go to Youtube.com and type in katie video game.) Hehehe...

Dan

Daddy family work day

Well, we woke up Monday morning and Katie looked at me and said, "Daddy, today is daddy-family work day, and we are coming with you!" What is a Daddy supposed to do when he hears that? I'll tell you- Plan a really fun day!!!! So we did. We drove to Glenwood Springs, (about an hour 15 min drive into the mts) got pizza at my fave lil mom-n-pop pizza shop and then I dropped them all of at Target so they could walk around and look at toys (and buy Marlee some underwear, which is a different post) so that I could hurry up and hit my accounts. A lil while later I came back and picked them all up and we were off to play.

If you know my kids at all, you know that they LOVE to swim, (Lizzie included) and so we went swimming in an outdoor pool in 20 degree weather in the mountains of Colorado. You might say that were crazy, but the pool is an ancient hot springs pool, that is 104 temp year round! Actually, there are two pools, 104 and 90 degrees. In the summer there is a waterslide running. It was absolutely beautiful, lots and lots of steam, blue skies, snowy mountians and my family. It was a very fun Daddy-family work day. :) Here are some pics.

Apostle urges students to use new media

LAIE, Hawaii 15 December 2007 Two hundred graduating students at Brigham Young University-Hawaii were urged today to use the Internet — including blogs and other forms of “new media” — to contribute to a national conversation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder M. Russell Ballard, an apostle in the Church, told the mostly Mormon student body that conversations about the Church would take place whether or not Church members decided to participate in them.

“We cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what the Church teaches,” he said.
“While some conversations have audiences in the thousands or even millions, most are much, much smaller. But all conversations have an impact on those who participate in them. Perceptions of the Church are established one conversation at a time.”
Church leaders have publicly expressed concern that while much of the recent extensive news reporting on the Church has been balanced and accurate, some has been trivial, distorted or without context.
Elder Ballard said there were too many conversations going on about the Church for Church representatives to respond to each individually, and that Church leaders “can’t answer every question, satisfy every inquiry and respond to every inaccuracy that exists.”
He said students should consider sharing their views on blogs, responding to online news reports and using the “new media” in other ways.
But he cautioned against arguing with others about their beliefs. “There is no need to become defensive or belligerent,” he said. Please go to LDS.org for more information.

Peyton Manning Priceless Pep Talk - Rock Hard Abs

Dang, I'm not under the age of 23. Hahahah..

Lizzie trying to walk

Lizzie is almost 9 months old and is very daring. She is trying to walk so hard. She knows its a fun game with her daddy.