The Frost Family

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2011-07-12T09:14:00.007-06:00

Happy Birthday to my hubby, best friend, traveling buddy, favorite comedian, boss, partner in everything, only person who can always make me happy, and best thing in my life! I love you!!!

Oh, hello Dolly!

2010-07-06T15:37:00.002-06:00

I am proud of my Mom. She is playing Dolly in Herriman Community Theatre's production of "Hello Dolly." I am excited to see her. If you want to come with us, let me know.

Fireworks done right!

2010-07-05T09:23:00.010-06:00

We know how to do fireworks the right way! Heck with the safety rules... Sure Tyler may have almost caught on fire playing firework roulette, and we all have little burn marks...

But we sure had fun!

I found out that we have this cool fireworks setting on our camera, and it took these crazy pictures with the sparklers.

Cody tried to spell his name. It kind of worked...

You know you want this shirt!

Haiti Fireside

2010-04-20T10:45:00.004-06:00

Joel is going to do a fireside for our ward, and he will be talking about his trip to Haiti and sharing stories and pictures. Anyone is welcome to come!

Sunday, May 16th at 7:00pm

At the church on:

915 E Peach Blossom Drive

Sandy, UT

Joel's Trip to Haiti

2010-03-31T16:00:00.004-06:00

My sweet hubby went to Haiti earlier this month, and we have been wanting to post ALL the pics, but there are so many! So here are a few of my favorites...

He went with a group that works with orphanages in Haiti, and they visited and brought supplies to three specific orphanages while they were there.

Joel is putting together a fireside for April 11th if anyone is interested. He will be showing more pictures and sharing his experiences.

Help Haiti

2010-01-30T22:27:00.004-07:00

Joel here. Mandi and I have been thinking a lot about the tragedy in Haiti. We have decided to prepare for Me to go to Haiti on a rebuilding mission. We have searched through several organizations who are planning to go help. We found one that is local here in Utah, and has ties to Haiti dating back several years.

One of the groups in Utah here is having a Charity Concert even on Wednesday night. Please come. Its this Wednesday, the 3rd of February.

The website for this group is http://www.contractorsbuildinghope.blogspot.com/

Please check them out.

Here is a photo slide show about their efforts.

I am going to this event on Wednesday. Please join me if you feel so inclined. Even in you don't feel so inclined, JUST COME!

If you've never listened to me, please do now.

2010-01-22T12:07:00.002-07:00

If you have never watched the show SURVIVOR, this season will be the best season that you can watch. I promise you will be hooked. They are doing an all star season with the best players from years past. They are calling the two teams Heroes Vs. Villians. I can attest that I either love or hate every person on here. Which is good. More action. It should be a good season. If you've never watched, now would be a great time to start.

The new season starts on February 11th. Tune in.

My boys

2010-01-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

Blogging

2010-01-17T11:35:00.003-07:00

My sister and brother-in-law yelled at me for not blogging enough, so one of my 2010 goals is to blog more, or at least post some new pics on here monthly. So get ready for more pictures of the Frosts!

Baking Adventure

2010-01-17T11:29:00.002-07:00

Joel and I decided to make pumpkin bread for our clients' Christmas gift this year. We gave them pumpkin bread, and each a tape measure with our logo and phone number on them (these were Joel's idea, and they are really cool if you want one). As we started adding up the number of clients, I almost decided not to do it because it kept getting higher, 20, 30, 45, and then we ended with 60 loaves. SIXTY LOAVES OF PUMPKIN BREAD!!!! It only took three days... They turned out cute, but I still can't decide if it was a good idea or not. Probably a little too much work.

Sleepover

2010-01-17T11:19:00.004-07:00

I have two of the cutest younger brothers! We had a sleepover with them this past weekend, and just had a fun game night. Zachy won most of the games, and was very bratty about it, and Collin thinks he is a rapper and was showing us his dance moves. These boys are so fun!

My Brothers/Sisters

2009-10-09T17:03:00.003-06:00

No, that is not Karlie and me. It is two of my cute brothers, Cody and Tyler. They used to let us dress them up as girls. Makeup, curled hair, dresses and all! Don't they look pretty! This picture made me laugh, so I had to put it up for my bros....

Cody & Amber Larsen

2009-10-05T16:53:00.005-06:00

My cute brother Cody and his cute new wifey Amber got married today. It was a perfect wedding. We are so excited for them. They are a perfect match for each other and are going to be very happy together.

Love you Cody and Amber!

Looking for my Father, Joel Frost.

2009-10-04T18:41:00.001-06:00

Please see my message here. It is only logical that you should help me find him...

http://www.trekyourself.com/?mId=31669388.3

Piano for sale

2009-09-24T11:41:00.003-06:00

Do you know anyone who wants a piano? We just installed hardwood in our living room, and I don't want to roll it onto our brand new hardwood.

It's an Astin-Weight with a light-brown stain, and in great condition. All keys work, and are in good shape. The only issue is the sustain pedal is not working. We are trying to figure out how much it would cost to repair. Please make and offer! We need it out ASAP!!!

Our new niece, Audrey Zelphia Frost

2009-07-28T10:11:00.004-06:00

Ryan and Alisa had a beautiful baby girl on July 24th. She is so tiny and cute!!!

Demeree is so excited to be a big sister :) We are so glad she is here!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL!!!

2009-07-12T22:28:00.007-06:00

It is my lovers birthday today. He is 30 years old!!! I am so lucky to have him as my hubby. He is the most amazing person I know. I love him so much!

We had a birthday party for Aaron and him and the whole family came!

Demeree and Naomi are so cute together, best buds :)

Sarai made two amazing cakes for the boys. They were delicious! Complete with 30 candles each.

It was so much fun to have the family together for the party. We are very blessed to have such an amazing family.

Happy Birthday Aaron and Joel! You guys are awesome!!!

Summer Fun - Hiking

2009-07-11T23:04:00.003-06:00

Joel and I went on a Saturday morning hike a few weekends ago. We went up American Fork canyon, and it was so beautiful! We brought Broseph which I though was a horrible idea, but he LOVED it! He did great the whole time and had a blast. It was a lot of fun. I love summer!

Swine Flu

2009-06-16T12:22:00.003-06:00

Its just a flu. It is made up. It isn't going to turn you into a pig, like Bavmorda turning Val Kilmer into a pig in Willow. Just go to the doctor and you will get treated like a regular flu.

from Joel

Caribbean Cruise - Bermuda

2009-06-03T17:16:00.012-06:00

The final stop on our cruise was Bermuda. Joel and I are in love with this place. I have never seen water so clear! It was amazing. We took a cruise and snorkel little boat ride thing which was awesome.

This was at the dock

Apparently everything in Bermuda is extremely expensive. These cute houses are their "low income housing" and they cost about $500,000. Bermudians are smart. They don't let just anyone buy a house there, you have to either be really really rich, or you have to have lived there for generations.

This is the Devil's Head, the tip of the Bermuda Triangle

These are some pretty pictures from snorkeling

This ship is from the 1800's, it is the only shipwreck that is sticking out of the water. Pretty dang cool...

If you are thinking that this is the prettiest water ever and you have never seen anything like it, you would be correct.

That's our ship

We will definitely be traveling to Bermuda again in the future.

Caribbean Cruise - St. Thomas and Antigua

2009-05-31T20:30:00.009-06:00

Our first stop on the cruise was St. Thomas. We decided to go shopping here, and it was not a very good idea. We took a taxi to the "shopping center", and no joke, every store was a jewelry store. There was one little ice cream shop, but we walked an entire block, and every store was a jewelry store. I wish we would have taken a picture of the street for proof because it was really odd. So, no pictures of St. Thoma because we were a little disappointed and there wasn't really anything to take pictures of.

Our next stop was Antigua. We has so much fun on the little boat ride in Cancun back in October, we decided to do another boat ride here. We started out taking about an hour bus ride to the other side of the island. Antigua is a very poor island, it was very eye opening to drive through the little neighborhoods. We pulled up to the boats, and compared to where we went in Cancun, this place seriously worried me. I thought our boats were going to sink or something, but it ended up being SO FUN!!! And our guide was really nice. Plus, Antigua is beautiful!

Who likes Antigua??? These guys!

Isn't he a cute captain?

Caribbean Cruise - Puerto Rico

2009-05-26T16:26:00.013-06:00

We just got back from a 9-day trip to the Caribbean. Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Antigua, Bermuda, and ended in New York. It was AMAZING!!! First stop was Puerto Rico. We had two layovers on the flight there, so we were extremely grumpy by the time we arrived. This first picture I took right out of our balcony window. It was the most amazing view! Puerto Rico was a beautiful place, very nice people too.

We went to the San Cristóbal fort before boarding the cruise ship. That place was so interesting, to think of everything that happened there, what history! The walls are like 20 feet deep, there are tunnels throughout, a dungeon type place, lookouts all over.... Awesome.

Joel had time to carve his initials into one of the walls. Just kidding, that was already there.

Who likes San Cristóbal??? This guy!

This drawing is behind glass, so it's kind of hard to see. They said that it was done by a captain hundreds of years ago who was kept in the dungeon this was drawn in.

This was a cute little Puerto Rican street outside of the fort.

On to the cruise ship. Who likes cruises??? This guy!

Stay tuned, More pictures to come!!!

This is the best song...

2009-05-12T13:12:00.002-06:00

So Fun!

Easter

2009-04-18T11:21:00.006-06:00

I know we are a little late, but here are our Easter pictures. This was the first year I realized how much fun Easter is when you have little kids running around :) First, we had an Easter egg hunt at Grandma Kelli's with Naomi and Jocie. We had a hard time getting any pictures of their faces because they were running around so fast!

Next we went to the Larsen's. Thanks to Aaron and Sarai, we got my dad and brothers really good. What they do is they clean out eggs, and then fill them with confetti, and then you crack the eggs over people and they get blasted with confetti that is really hard to get off :) That was one of my favorite parts of the evening.

Jeffrey did all the egg finding here.

Happy Late Easter!

Break Free!

2009-04-12T10:47:00.001-06:00

Freddy Mercury is such a great singer. But this music video is just so funny and weird. I don't even know what it is about. Anyone that can help me?

Broseph is OUT of the circle

2009-04-10T07:47:00.002-06:00

Broseph has been so good. I think that Mandi actually had him inside the circle at one point. I just wanted to make sure that Broseph knows he is outside of our circle now. So Broseph, if you are reading this, then basically screw you dude. You pissed us off.

If he gets outside off of his leesh, he gets in his head that you are mad at him, and he won't come anywhere near you. It takes an hour or two of chasing him to get him to give in and finally lay down for you to pick him up and bring him inside. This, as you might guess, pisses us off badly everytime that he does it, but you can't get mad at him because it will reinforce his crazy idea. Well its been a long time since he has done this. He did it again yesterday. To Mandi, while I wasn't home. Then when I drove up, he ran up to me. It was way lame of him to dis Mandi like that. So we got him a new collar. It is actually called a harness so the little a-hole can't wiggle out of his collar ever again.

Enjoy your new harness BEEYOTCH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!

2009-04-08T05:29:00.002-06:00

I love you soooooooo much! You are the best wife ever!

Joel's New Toy

2009-03-27T09:54:00.004-06:00

Joel wooted (bought something from Woot.com) and got some glasses that you plug into your iphone, and you can watch movies on them. They aren't super high quality, but still, it's pretty cool to put on glasses, ear phones, and watch a movie. He is really excited to take them on our next long flight.

Joel watching Lord of The Rings

Happy Birthday Katie!

2009-03-23T22:03:00.002-06:00

Cute little Katie turned one! I wasn't there for the cake eating, but it looks like she had a LOT of fun :)

Funny Clip

2009-02-24T17:43:00.002-07:00

Here is a funny clip about one of my favorite movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0

Happy Birthday Collin!

2009-02-16T18:50:00.003-07:00

My little brother Collin had his birthday January 28th. Joel took him to Boondocks for his present, and they got these matching t-shirts. Aren't they cute? Cody wouldn't get out of the picture, so just ignore him ;)

Update on Ryan...

2009-02-11T06:12:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update on my brother. He went to see one specialist yesterday. It wasn't great news. At this point they don't want to remove any part of the brain because it is in a part of the brain that controls motor functions, and removing anything could seriously mess him up. But there are several cutting edge treatments that might be helpful. He is going to get a second opinion tomorrow.

It will probably be a biopsy followed up with some sort of radation treatment. He is keeping a blog to keep everyone updated on the whole situation. His blog is

http://snowmenhavebrains.blogspot.com/

so that way you can just hear it straight from him.

Happy 50th Doug!!!

2009-02-08T22:50:00.004-07:00

Happy Birthday Doug! It was Doug's 50th birthday, and we all went to Market Street Grill to celebrate. We love Doug so much, and are so happy to have him in our family.

Love you Doug!

Charles and Doug

Ryan and Alisa, and the soon to be new baby boy or girl :)

Rachel and DemeRachel and Joel started laughing really hard while we were all eating cake. Apparently, they have this little joke, and Rachel puts stuff on her teeth, and they both laugh. They are so funny :) Doug and Deme ready to blow out the candles.

Cute little Demeree was making funny faces, and then wanted Joel to take pictures of her. She is such a cute girl, and freaking smart! She was doing times tables for us, and she's only five!!!

I pledge

2009-01-23T09:06:00.004-07:00

To be of service to each other...

Many of you know that I (JOEL) have been a huge supporter of President Obama. While I know that this is a bitter pill for many of you, I found this video that really can help put a positive spin on how we should all react together to a new president, whether you voted for him/her or not. Please watch!

Joel is a Policeman Now!!!!!!

2009-01-05T15:48:00.002-07:00

Not really... but I talk to policemen now. The HOA president in our neighborhood asked me to help out with organizing the Neighborhood Watch program. I am going to be one of the neighborhood watch leaders which means I have to be the go-between for Sandy City Police and the HOA. I am kind of excited. I think we have to organize watch shifts. Plus it will be good to find out about the crime in the area. I am pretty stoked.

Cody is home!!!

2009-01-02T11:05:00.008-07:00

My cute brother Cody just got home from his mission in New York on December 22. He is such a good kid. I am so proud of him for serving for two years, and being such a great example to his little brothers. Good job Cody! We love you!

Jeffrey LOVED the moving sidewalk at the airport. He thought it was so cool.

It was a stormy day, so his plane was delayed. We were all so anxious!

This is Amber, his girlfriend. I think she was probably the most anxious to see him :)

My mom was about ready to run up the escalator when we finally saw him.

The first time he got to hold his niece!

Tyler tried so hard to be bigger than Cody! But Cody won on height... Sorry Ty.

We need sleep!

2009-01-01T09:38:00.004-07:00

Joel and I have been working nonstop for the past three weeks. We beat our record in December for the most appraisals done in one month! That's great, but we averaged about four hours of sleep a night. This picture of Joel was taken at about four in the morning after a night of working. That's why our blog has not been very exciting lately.

Hope every one had a very Merry Christmas and a

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Love Day Mandi!

2008-12-30T06:08:00.003-07:00

I love my wife SOOOOOOO much. We refer to our anniversary as "Love Day" and I found this picture. I decided to post it for my wifey. She is so cute! I love her.

2008-12-23T05:43:00.003-07:00

I just wanted to update everyone because I know you are all dying to know. I WON! I won my fantasy football league, first place. My team name is "Frojoe Baggins"

I edged out Jerky Boys in a Fantasy Playoffs nail-biter! As I chanted "BLOCK THAT KICK!", Chicago's defense decided to hede my council, and that last minute blocked kick was the swing to put the match into my favor.

You can all congratulate me now.

The best part is what I win. I don't win some stupid pot of money, or some insignificant trophy. I win bragging rights, which is the best reward ever!

Thanksgiving

2008-11-30T22:59:00.008-07:00

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving weekend. We went over to Ryan and Alisa's home on Wednesday night to hang out with Joel's family. Thanks Ryan and Alisa for having everyone over :) We had a lot of fun. I put Joel in charge of taking pictures because I didn't have my phone, and apparently he forgot to take pictures because there weren't any on his phone. I wish I would have taken pics of Alisa cooking. She made everything from scratch! She even baked her own pumpkin for pumpkin pie!!! I was very impressed. I'm sure that everything they had for Thanksgiving dinner was delicious.

On Thanksgiving night, we went to my parent's home. They have been out of town for Thanksgiving the past two years, so it was nice to have them home this year.

Thanks mom for a great dinner!

This is my favorite part of Thanksgiving. The nap after being stuffed.

The Larsens love playing games. We started out playing spoons (which I won), and then played catch phrase. Grandma even got in on the fun!

Jeffrey was pretending to be a dog and went arond licking everyone. He kept trying to sit by Broseph and lay on him, so Broseph finally gave in.

End the day with a wrestling match. Jeffrey is only two, but he already knows how to beat up his uncles.

The iPhone is so Bad! (bad meaning good)

2008-11-24T10:59:00.004-07:00

The iPhone is so cool. We just got new phones on Saturday and we have been playing with the iPhone all weekend. It is a pretty cool phone. It is really like a freaking laptop almost. It can do so much. If you have any cool ideas of cool apps or anything, let me know.

2008-11-22T22:20:00.002-07:00

A few weeks ago we went to the Terrys home for Brits birthday party. As a birthday gift, Joel honored Brit with a head to head hug. Brit looks a little uncomfortable doesn't he?...

California Trip

2008-11-17T09:34:00.016-07:00

We just got back from a short weekend trip to Anaheim. We spent the first two days in Disneyland and California Adventure. Disneyland always makes me feel like a little kid. We had so much fun! All of the Christmas decorations were up, it was really cute.

The two Toy Story rides are the most fun. Joel overall was better at them, but I killed him every time at accuracy, so I think we are equal even if he did get more points....
That's C3P0 back there...

We were just about ready to leave Disneyland, and the last ride we were going to do was Splash Mountain. Joel sat in the front of the log, and I was in the second seat. I didn't remember all of the little drops in that stupid ride, but we got soaked before we even went on the huge drop. Then the huge drop topped it off. We left right after that because we were soaking wet.... Not cool.

We asked this couple to take a picture of us, and turns out they were drunk. They took three pictures, and this one turned out the best.

The Toy Story ride in California Adventure is probably the most fun out of all of the rides. We went on this one three times, and this ride had the longest line out of all of them.

I took this the last night we were in Disneyland. This picture doesn't do it justice! It was so pretty down that main street!

This was probably Joel's favorite part of the trip. We went to Medieval Times, a little dinner and show thing. It was a lot of fun, minus the eating with your fingers. They serve you soup, chicken, ribs, baked potatoes, and dessert all without utensils. I though it was a joke until everyone around me started eating with their hands. Our knight was the red night, and he would have won if the stupid green knight didn't stab him in the back!

Jesus is my friend.

2008-11-11T05:17:00.002-07:00

I heard this on the radio the other day, and thought that it was a cute little song, but mostly funny.

I love what K.O. said here...

2008-11-10T20:55:00.002-07:00

I wish that people who don't know how they feel about this issue would just come talk to me for a moment. This issue has effected my life more than any other political issue on the table. I listened to this from Keith Olberman, and he really put to words a lot of my frustrations... I'd love to hear any comments that you might have on the video. Please take a moment and watch, or don't.

Olbermann: Gay marriage is a question of love

Tinkerbell Party

2008-11-05T15:08:00.003-07:00

When Joel saw the preview for the new Tinkerbell movie, he decided to invite our three nieces over so we could all watch it together. Those cute little girls only watched the movie until the popcorn was gone (about fifteen minutes in), but we still had a lot of fun : )

VOTE TODAY

2008-11-04T16:26:00.001-07:00

Gardner Village

2008-11-03T14:57:00.006-07:00

My mom, sister, and I went to Gardner Village last week. Gardner Village is such a cute little place. It's always really crowded when we go at this time of year, so we don't stay very long, but we got some good pictures in. Thanks for going with me mom and Kar!

Collin's Program

2008-11-03T14:28:00.006-07:00

My cute little brother Collin had a Halloween program the day before Halloween. His class did a bunch of songs and dances, and Collin was seriously the best one out of the whole group. He got so into it! Good job Collin!

This video is of all the boys in Collin's class dressed up as little girls, singing and dancing to Lollipop. You can't really tell which one Collin is, but he's the tall kid in the middle.

YOU GOTTA VOTE!

2008-10-29T15:52:00.004-06:00

Okay, I have two videos that are both made by some cool people. Just please watch them both!

The first one of funny! funny! funny! I laughed a lot! This is Joel, so hopefully you know that I only laugh at things that are actually funny. Not saying that Mandi doesn't, I am just pointing out my own personal excellent taste and insight as to what actually is or is not funny.

The second one here is funny, but good. This is what they were trying to do. It is a good one. After you watch the first one, you'll want to watch this one. Not as funny, but it is VERY IMPORTANT!

WARNING: This video below does swear quite a bit, so don't watch if you are offended by swearing.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

2008-10-28T11:55:00.002-06:00

Joel passed the Certified Appraiser test! He is officially a Certified Appraiser in the state of Utah.

Good job honey! I am so proud of you and all of your hard work! I LOVE YOU!

Football Weekend

2008-10-26T19:19:00.007-06:00

It was another big football weekend in the Larsen family. Tyler played Alta (the rival school of Jordan), Zach played Riverton who they had to have won to be in the playoffs, and Collin played Riverton to decide who was in 2nd place and who was in 3rd.

This is cute Grandma Larsen at Ty's game. She painted her face! What an awesome grandma!

We will start with Ty's game. It was senior night, so all of the seniors on the team were honored. I didn't get video of that because I was taking video with my parent's camera, but we are very proud of Tyler. He has been offered a full ride scholarship to SUU which is so awesome! Anyways, so Jordan vs. Alta. The game was really exciting. Alta took the lead pretty quick at the beginning, but then Jordan came to life and they were neck and neck all the way to the end. With about four minutes left, Jordan scored, and then got the ball AGAIN and scored. So now, we are up by one point. With only about five seconds left, stupid Alta kicked a field goal, made it, and won the game. Very very very very depressing. Jordan is still in the playoffs, it just would have been nice to beat Alta because they are so stuck up (Yes I went to Alta, but I do not claim them as my school : ). Ty did really good though, so that is all that mattered.

I got this picture from the Deseret News. They took this right after Alta made the field goal. That's Ty in the middle. I wish the pic would have been them celebrating : (

Zachy's team are the two time champions for his age group. They had a tough year this year though. They had to win Riverton to be in the playoffs. It was a very close game, but Riverton pulled it out in the end and won. Zachy always plays awesome. He's not the biggest kid on the field, but he plays the hardest!

Collin's team had a rough year last year, but they have been ROCKING it this year! They were fighting Riverton for second place, and won! The game went into overtime. Jordan scored first, but missed the extra point in OT. Riverton tried to score, but Jordan didn't give them a chance! Collin is a great player and adds a LOT to his team. The video below is the last play of the game when Jordan held them, and they celebrated their win.

CANCUN

2008-10-13T21:44:00.015-06:00

We just got back from a week long trip to Cancun, and it was AMAZING! So relaxing and fun. We both needed it. Here are a few pics from the trip.

The first day, we went to Telum to see the ruins. Everywhere we went, there were iguanas everywhere. HUGE iguanas. Kind of freaked us out at first, but they just run when you get a little close to them. The ruins were really neat, right next to the ocean.

This is a picture of our room. The hotel was suprisingly nice. It was an all inclusive resort, which I highly recommend if you ever go to Mexico.

The coastline of our resort was just a bunch of sharp rocks, so they created their own little lagoon. It was really pretty. We were there during their slow season, which was great because there were hardly any people there.

This picture sums up Joel's trip. He LOVES snorkeling, and went every chance he got.

Because it was an all-inclusive resorts, we could order as many drinks as we want, including specialty drinks. Joel and Danny thought it was funny to sing that country song in spanish "Two pina coladas....", you know the one. Even though none of our drinks had alcohol, I think that everyone there thought these two boys were the most drunk in the whole place!

Our hotel had a little stream running through it. The hotel was really pretty. Everything was outside with just a roof, no walls, and really thick jungle all around it.

This is at the entrance of the park that was next to our hotel, Xcaret. The park had a bunch of ocean animals, places to snorkel, an underground river, etc. It was a really cool place. The day we went there, it rained a lot, so we didn't stay long. Joel and I did the swimming with the dolphins which was AMAZING! We couldn't bring in our camera, so we don't have pictures of it, but that was definitely one of the highlights of the trip.

This is in the underground river. The water was freezing cold, but it was still a lot of fun to float through it. In the picture is the couple we went with, Danny and Kristen Knudsen. Danny and Joel were mission comps in Texas.

One day, we did a Jungle Tour thing. You get to ride these waverunner / boat things, and they take you through this jungle in the ocean, and then you go snorkeling. That was a lot of fun.

Joel went fishing for 8 hours one day. To bad he didn't find out it was slow season for fishing until he got on the boat. He still had fun though. This fish below is a barracuda. Scary looking huh!

I am really glad Joel speaks spanish because it made the whole trip a lot easier. Not many people speak English where we were at, and I would have been completely lost without him. Because he speaks Spanish, he and Danny made friends with just about every employee at our hotel. One day, the lifeguard took him spear fishing, and they caught a lobster. They also saw a sea turtle, and a sting ray. They are hard to see in the pictures, but you can tell what they are from the outline.

Our hotel had an area that was for adults only, which was really nice. It had this little pool there, and was right on the ocean. Very peaceful. This was my favorite place to lay out.

Well, that's it! I hate that our trip is over. It was so much fun! Hopefully we will get to go again sometime....

FREE HANDBAG!

2008-10-04T00:30:00.001-06:00

Free handbag giveaway! Check it out at www.handbagplanet.com You know you want to.

St. Louis

2008-09-30T23:23:00.004-06:00

Joel went to St. Lois this past weekend with Dirk (Rachel's boyfriend). They went to a St. Louis Ram's game and just hung out for a few days. Joel I'm sure will comment on these pics later, I just wanted to get them posted for him.

Swimming

2008-09-29T00:48:00.005-06:00

We went swimming with Zachy and Collin a few weeks ago, and I realized I never posted the pictures. Collin had a hard time staying under water long enough for us to take a picture of him, but we got some good ones. I have the cutest little brothers ever!!!

I can't wait to use our underwater camera in Cancun! 7 days left!!!!

My boys...

2008-09-16T12:43:00.003-06:00

Joel decided to wear his new Cowboys jersey. We bought it at the fair when we went on Saturday. Joel is a HUGE Cowboys fan for those of you who don't know. I think he looks dang sexy in it, don't you?

We don't have many pics of Broseph on here, so I took this one this morning. Broseph is such a goof. Every once in a while, he will walk up to us and have a random object in his mouth. He doesn't ever chew anything up and ruin it, he just kind of holds it in his mouth. Today it was a straw...

McCain has family values?

2008-09-11T13:56:00.003-06:00

http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/carol.asp

I just found this article about John McCain and his former wife. There is an email that is circulating around that only includes the most negative parts of the article. I have checked the validity of the content, and it really happened. I wanted to post this article for everyone to see, and make up their own opinion.

Here are my thoughts. The way McCain conducted himself with the divorce of his exwife is really despicable. For those of you who know me, you know that I don't "go with the flow" of the mormon majority in Utah. I feel I have been blessed with life opportunities, and have been able to think for myself. I do not know how an honest person who really wants to do the right thing can look at this situation and not be disgusted. This country put Bill Clinton through the ringer for his adulterous activity. I remember the talks of impeachment over what he did. I agree, it was despicable, and was a horrible example to every American. What I don't understand though is how can the same people who cried for President Clintons resignation now turn their heads and say, "Well, that was a long time ago, and its a different situation. Its not my place to judge." John McCain is a shitty example of integrity, and not the type of person I'd like to be my leader. I have several beliefs and desires that are quite conservative. However, at this time I don't feel that our current option for staying conservative would be the most productive and best option. I say NO to McCain, and I say NO to the last 8 years of american history. I hope for better days.

(In case you couldn't tell, this was posted by Joel, not Mandi)

Matt Damon said it right!

2008-09-10T15:32:00.002-06:00

Please watch this little clip! Very good stuff by an actor of my generation. Maybe because he is famous people will listen to him. Because they are pretty much ignoring all the obvious signs staring us in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anxkrm9uEJk

Craft Night

2008-09-09T17:20:00.002-06:00

My sisters sister-in-law is doing a craft night, and Iam helping spread the word. I always hear people saying they wish they knew how to decorate their homes, and she can help out, so be sure to put it in you calendars!

http://wonderfullywordy.blogspot.com/

Funny Stuff

2008-09-08T01:19:00.005-06:00

On Friday, we got to spend the whole day together for work becuase it was kind of a slow day. We were driving downtown, and Joel all of a sudden pulls over really fast, and says, "Oh my gosh! Look at that bird!" So I'm looking up in the trees and sky looking for a bird, and then I see what he was really talking about.

It really did look funny when it was flashing. Just like the sign was flipping us off over and over again. Haha....

Football Season

2008-09-05T10:00:00.003-06:00

Hello, My name is Joel and I'm a football-oholic.

I just wanted to post and say how much serenity has entered my life in the past 12 hours. Several great things have happened in my life recently, and the start of the '08 - '09 NFL season is the icing on the cake. No, there was already icing on the cake. The start of the season is like the delicious sprinkles the go over the icing on the cake. It was just an extra sweet addition to the entire cake that is my life. I love NFL football. I love fantasy football. I think my NFL team could win the Superbowl this year. And I think my Fantasy Football team could destroy everyone as well. Life is wonderful. I feel like Gene Kelly in "Singing In The Rain." Giddy, full of glee, and I wanted to share that with all of you. I hope you feel the same.

http://www.dallascowboys.com
http://www.nfl.com

Good News!!!

2008-09-01T10:15:00.003-06:00

We have been waiting for this for a LONG time. Saturday, Joel got the mail and received a letter from the State saying that he passed the review and he can now take the test to become a Certified Appraiser. He has been working towards this for about three years now, and it's finally happening! I am so proud of him! We always talk about the fact that three years ago, we never dreamed we would be in the position we are now. We have been so blessed in our lives. We have a great business with awesome clients, plus we get to work together all day, a great home that we love, and we are just so happy together. I am so proud of Joel. He has worked so hard, sometimes staying up all night, and he really deserves this.

Good job honey! I LOVE YOU!

Swimming

2008-08-25T10:03:00.000-06:00

Aaron brought Naomi and Jocie over on Saturday and we all went swimming. Those little girls are so cute! Naomi was scared at first, and sat on the stairs for a good half hour, but then Aaron finally dragged her in, and she had fun.

Joel bought a waterproof digital camera in preparation for snorkeling in Cancun, so we decided to test it. This picture cracks me up!

Jack Johnson Concert

2008-08-19T11:21:00.000-06:00

The Jack Johnson concert was last night. I have been waiting for about three years for him to come back to Utah. It was AMAZING! We bought our tickets the day they went on sale, and got pit tickets. We got there early and were right up on the bar. It was so awesome being that close for the concert. Jack Johnson is so freaking good. Here are some videos and pictures from the concert.

They had a really cool backdrop with six different screens that kept changing pictures.

The opener was Neil Halstead (left), then the band Rogue Wave (singer in middle), and then of course Jack last. They all came out and sang a song together.

Zach Gill is Jack's sidekick. He plays the piano mostly, but throws in a bunch of other instruments as well. He is a really good singer too.

If you look closely at the back screen in this one, you can see Joel doing and I love you sign with his hand. It's in the first little bit of the video, so look carefully.

For the encore, Jack came out alone and did some songs. It was so good. The backdrop changed and just looked like stars, really pretty.

Family

2008-08-07T15:12:00.001-06:00

It was brought to my attention that I have never had pictures of my in-laws on our blog, and I feel bad about it! People who have kids always blog about their kids, and I have found that we mostly blog about our neices and nephew and brothers and sisters. We have left out some of the VERY important people in our lives, so this entry is for them.

This is Charles and Doug. Charles (left) is Joel's dad, and Doug (right) is his partner. They live downtown SLC with their dog Deacon, and are two of the nicest people I know. We always enjoy spending time with them. They are AWESOME grandpas. I can't wait until we have kids so they can spoil them too : ) I really appreciate all the love and support they have given us throughout the 2.5 years we have been married, and I know Joel does as well. We love you guys!

This is Kelli and Mark. Kelli is Joel's mom, and Mark is her husband. They live in Herriman, which is just about 15 minutes from us. They are awesome grandparents as well. Kelli sews the cutest clothes for her grandchildren, and has helped me sew a quilt and taught me how to crochet. They are both always willing to help us with whatever they can. They have also been supportive throughout the whole time I have known then. I am so grateful to be a part of their family and love them both very much!

The Man Who Planted Trees

2008-08-06T23:23:00.000-06:00

A fond memory of growing up... One day my Father brought home this video and had our family watch the video. I was just an early teenager, but I remember the message that this video provides. I just wanted to share it with you all. It is a powerful video. It takes a while to watch, but I would hope that all of you can take 20 minutes and watch it. We can all make a difference in this world.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2926032018049266053

NEW HARRY POTTER TRAILER

2008-07-30T09:27:00.002-06:00

Here is a link where you can view a good preview of the new harry potter movie. It looks like it's going to be a good one.

http://harry-potter-6--trailer.blogspot.com/

Here is the new poster for the movie too...

In Memory of Charles Tobin Frost.

2008-07-29T16:05:00.001-06:00

This post is in memory of Charles Tobin Frost, July 19th - July 20th, 2006

Its been two years, and we still really miss you little boy...

Joel's, Aaron's and Jocie's Bday

2008-07-27T10:16:00.000-06:00

We had a birthday party for Joel, Aaron, and little Jocie at Kelli's house. Joel and Aaron turned 29, and Jocie turned 1.

Before:

After:

Joel and Demeree

Jocie wasn't quite sure what to do, so Demeree and Naomi were GLAD to help...

Ryan was playing his guitar, and Namoi ran in and started listening to him, and then just started dancing. It was the cutest thing ever! Sarai said her sister taught her how to do the booty dance.

My cute hubby : )

2008-07-27T10:07:00.000-06:00

I got home from Lake Powell a few weeks ago (I will post Lake Powell pictures later when I have more time), and I was extremely worn out and I had a horrible stupid sun rash, so I was itching, and just not in a good mood when I got home from my trip to Lake Powell with my family. My cute hubby came and picked me up from my parents house, and when we got home, he all of a sudden disappeared, and I was like thanks for helping me carry my stuff in.... Then I went upstairs to take a shower after driving for six hours, and he had a hot bath all ready for me complete with lavendar bubble bath, rose petals and candles. How cute is that?!?!? Turns out, the bath was exactly what I needed. My rash stopped itching, and I don't think I have ever been so relaxed in my life! I have the best husband ever!

Jeffrey's Birthday Party

2008-06-28T10:16:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFFREY!!!

It was Jeffrey's birthday party yesterday. He is turning two on the 30th.

Zach and Collin remembered how much fun birthday hats are...

It's not a party without Joyce!

I wanted Jeffrey to stuff the cupcake in his face, but he just kept taking a little bit of frosting off the top of the cupcake, and didn't really get into it.

Summer Flowers

2008-06-25T12:26:00.000-06:00

We did our own planters this year. It was a lot of fun, Joel even planted one! They look so pretty!

Finished Basement

2008-06-25T12:14:00.000-06:00

So, we just finished our basement, and have been working down there for about a week. It's awesome! It stays so nice and cool down there, and it HUGE! Joel has his own room for his office, and he loves it. Makes him feel like the boss. I get the entire family room, for now to myself, until we get employees. Thanks to Uncle Paul for all of his hard work!

Kitchenette complete with sink and mini fridge.

Mandi's Office / Family Room

Joel's Office / Bedroom

Doors to patio and backyard

Bathroom

Joel's Fish

2008-06-23T12:17:00.000-06:00

Joel went fishing to catch some trout for the party. He went with Aaron, and one of his scouts up to Boulder Mountain. He caught the biggest tiger trout we have ever seen! Good job honey!!!

Sankt Hans Aften

2008-06-23T11:05:00.001-06:00

To bad if you missed it, because this years Sankt Hans Aften party was a blast! More people this year than ever. It was a lot of fun.

I wish I would have taken more pics of the horse rides. Jeffrey looks like a natural cowboy. Little Naomi kept saying, "Good Patches, Stop it Patches." She was so cute.

Entertainment by Brian Hubrich. He's a really good accordianist.

Of course Papa LeRoy as the host of the party.

Isn't he cute?

Grandma and Karlie dancing the Norwegian waltz. That's what Grandma called it anyways...

Heia Norge!

Hope you all come next year!

Guitar Hero

2007-11-14T15:17:00.000-07:00

So, we bought guitar hero for our Wii, and it is pretty much the most addicting game ever. Joel and I can't stop playing it every free chance we have.

Happy Halloween!!!

2007-11-01T08:52:00.001-06:00

We had a fun Halloween. We first went to the Larsen home to see Zach and Collin's costumes. They were all ready to go at 5:30, but didn't want to be the first ones out there, so they waited around for about an hour, and then left because dad kicked them out the door.

Collin dressed up as a farmer.

Zachy dressed up as a ghoul, I think his costume looks like a death eater.

Joel showed the boys how to make bubbles with dry ice. Joel accidently swallowed a piece of dry ice, but I don't think anything bad happened from it. Just a few burps.

After the Larsen's we went to Ryan and Alissa's house. They deck out their porch for Halloween night, so I suggest everyone check out there house next year.

Demeree was a fairy princess.

Naomi was tinkerbell.

These two little girls were so hyped up on sugar! Every time the doorbell rung, they would scream "TRICK OR TREATERS!" and RUN to the door! It was so funny. In between the trick or treaters, they were running around, and eating olives. I think at one time Naomi had 5 olives in her mouth at one time.

!!!HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Finally...

2007-10-18T08:55:00.000-06:00

Joel's Licensed Appraiser Certificate FINALLY came in the mail yesterday. We can finally do our own appraisals! What a relief this is. Joel has worked so hard, and built an awesome company.

Pumpkin Carving

2007-10-18T08:49:00.001-06:00

My cute honey Joel decided that it would be fun to do some pumpkin carving last night, and it was way fun! We wanted to do some cool pumpkins, and they turned out really good. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Elder Larsen

2007-10-05T17:59:00.001-06:00

We got a few pictures from Cody, who is currently serving in Bermuda. That place looks like a freakin paradise!

Desk Building...

2007-10-05T17:41:00.000-06:00

So, we decided to get new office desks. Mostly because Joel has been working off a small card table for the past year, and it's time we upgrade. We had some picked out, but when I went to get them, I found some desks that were about $200 cheaper, and looked nicer, so I decided to get the cheaper ones. We found out that the reason they are so cheap is because they are the most difficult and HEAVY things to put together ever. Seriously. We have been working on them on and off for about three days, and we only have one desk done. Pain in the butt. I took some pics of Joel while he was attempting to put them together. He's a little upset in this first picture, but then in the second one, he lightened up after we had a few laughs over the support rods and the turnbuckle. What is a turnbuckle you ask? Yeah... we still have no idea... Stupid desks!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!JOEL PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-03T10:52:00.000-06:00

Joel has been working so hard to get his appraiser's license, and this morning was the final step, and he passed the test! He took the test on only four hours of sleep, but he's such a smarty that he nailed it anyways. Everyone congratulate him! He's been working so hard for this, and it's completely paying off. Good job honey! I love you!

We Are In!!!!!

2007-09-30T11:48:00.000-06:00

Joel talked the builders into letting us close on Thursday, so we got the keys to our brand new home on Friday!!!! We have been moving all weekend, and will be getting our new furniture on Monday. We are so excited! I can't believe it's finally here. We slept in our new home last night, and it felt so perfect. We are extremely blessed. Another great thing that happened this weekend is that Joel got his letter from the state saying that he is cleared to take his final test to become a licensed appraiser. He takes his test on Wednesday. We are so excited for that. Joel has been working so hard, and it's completely paying off. Wish him luck on the test!

We just got our keys to our new home!

Unlocking the door for the first time!

The 3 cutest girls in the world

2007-09-27T15:02:00.000-06:00

These three cuties are our nieces. From left to right: Demeree (Ryan and Alisa's daughter 3 yrs old), Jocelynn or Josie (Aaron and Sarai's youngest, 2.5 months) and Naomi (Aaron and Sarai's oldest daughter). They are the cutest kids in the world! I wanted to share that with all of you.

JAZZ TICEKTS!

2007-09-26T22:50:00.001-06:00

Our season ticket books came today! We are excited for the Jazz this year. If any of you want tickets let us know what games you are interested in, and if they are open, they are yours. Let us know.

Football Weekend

2007-09-24T08:55:00.000-06:00

We got to babysit Jeffrey on Saturday, and I think we wore him out. By the time we left the football games, it only took him 30 seconds to fall asleep in the car.

The football update is: Tyler's team won, no KILLED Hillcrest. Zachy's team won highland, and Zach rocked it! Collin's team lost to Highland, but Collin did AWESOME!

House Update 9-18-2007

2007-09-18T19:20:00.000-06:00

CARPET IS IN!!!!!!!!! Carpet was scheduled to be finished tomorrow, but they got it all done today! YES!!!!!!!! So, hopefully they can bust their butts and get us to close a day early..... that would be amazing. All this time I have been worried about everything looking good and matching, and it's all coming together perfectly. I can't even believe how good it looks! 13 days and counting....

Broseph

2007-09-14T15:43:00.001-06:00

Joel was upset that we didn't have a picture of our baby on here, so here he is. Isn't he cute? This is our puppy Broseph. He is 1 1/2 years old, and is Joel's best buddy.

House Update 9-14-2007

2007-09-14T15:25:00.001-06:00

Yeah!!! Appliances and countertops are in!!! The countertops look awesome. Everything is coming together. 17 days left until move in... Still taking signups for helping us move on October 2nd : )

House Update

2007-09-11T16:22:00.000-06:00

So... after our little tile fiasco, our cabinets are finally in, and they look great!!! It looks like our closing date is still going to be October 1st. Only 20 DAYS OUT!!!!! It doesn't seem real to me that after a year of waiting we are less than a month away from being in there!!!

Does anyone want to sign up to help us move????

Utah State Fair

2007-09-11T16:17:00.000-06:00

We went to the fair on Saturday with Mike and Karlie, and had a LOT of fun!!! It was Joel's first time going to the fair, and I'm sure he is going to want to go next year. We'll go without the turkey legs next year though... ; )

2007-09-06T18:10:00.000-06:00

We finally have a blog. I'm sure you all are excited. I will try to keep it updated. If you have any tips, let me know.