Random Thoughts

Quite a bit has happened this last two weeks, so this may come across as an information dump. If so, feel free to skip this entry. :)

• A good friend of the family got sealed yesterday in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. Susie and I were able to attend. It has been quite some time since I've attended a live sealing, since most of my friends got married years ago. It was good to watch and remember. Also, I felt honored to attend, as most of the guests were immediate family.
• I was one of the first three people in the sealing room (Susie was going through the endowment session with April at the time). I had the opportunity to just sit back, look around, and admire the craftsmanship in the temple. The work inside is exquisite. The attention to detail is everywhere. From the crown molding to the altar to the chandelier, all is beautiful and fine. Truly, it is the House of the Lord.
• The Mt. Timpanogos temple is also unique in its large stained glass windows. One of the windows is visible in the stairwell that I took to and from the sealing room. The windows are absolutely gorgeous, and I was grateful for the opportunity to view them at close range.
• Esther is starting to get her permanent teeth. A couple of weeks ago, she lost one of her bottom center teeth while Susie and I were out on a date. The other one fell out later that same night. Needless to say, the tooth fairy paid Esther a visit, and gave her two quarters (or as Esther calls them, "The Master of the Bird"). A few days later, I noticed a white spot protruding from her gums on the bottom, the sure sign of a permanent tooth. While I'm glad my little girl is growing up, the poor thing is sure to need some orthodontics when she gets older.
• Jayson is slowly coming out of his terrible twos. He can be reasoned with now (sometimes), which is nice. Sometimes I'll explain a situation to him, and he'll respond with, "Okay." He has also become verbally affectionate over the past few weeks. My favorite is, "I love you, Daddy. I'm so glad you're here." And a close second is, "You're the best Daddy ever!" I know I'm not the best Daddy ever (that would be Heavenly Father), but I'm glad my son loves me. He also loves his sisters. Today, just the two of us went to church, as the girls had the sniffles. As we started to back out of the driveway, Lizzie came to the gate and started howling, as we were leaving without her. Jayson said, "Poor Lizzie Boo." Very compassionate from a boy who's not quite three.
• Lizzie is certainly our most passionate child. She is the happiest, and also the crabbiest of the three, sometimes within seconds of each other. She is doing much better at repeating words, and her vocabulary is exploding. Yesterday, I was pointing at parts of her body and saying the name. She would then point at the same part and repeat the name. I had fun going through all of the different major parts (nose, ear, eye, mouth, hand, fingers, leg, knee, toes, foot, tummy, chest), but my favorite to hear her repeat was "butt."
• Grandma came down over the weekend. She watched our little ones while Susie and I went to the wedding. She also had Esther up to her house for a couple of days, which Esther loves. I'm glad that my children are getting to know their Grandma Chris (or as Esther calls her, "My own own Grandma"). Some of my fondest childhood memories are time spend with my grandparents. Particularly my Grandpa Bair. I miss him.
• Susie continues to be the wife and the mommy, and does an excellent job at both. I really marvel that she is able to do all that she does. She is an amazing woman. I count myself blessed to be married to her.
• Work has been interesting. My boss is leaving in two weeks for another company. He found out about this just before leaving for a two week vacation, and was asked not to mention it to us. Problem is, someone in HR didn't get the memo, so the word got leaked to us a week and a half ago. It will be interesting to see how things change when we get a new boss. There's also been some talk about moving the office up to south Salt Lake area, although I can't for the life of me see a decent reason why. This is eerily similar to what happened to me at Waterford. I'm not jumping ship at this point, but I am definitely keeping my eyes open. With my skill set, I won't have difficulty getting another job, should I desire to do so.
• No change on any of my hobbies, although I did visit a local magic store (up in Draper) and browse the wares. I definitely want to expand my repertoire of tricks.
• Nothing else too exciting to report, so I will call it a post.

It's a post! ;)