Halloween costumes

Family,
What do you guys remember being for Halloween? What are your kids going to dress up as?
I remember being a cat for like, 5 years in a row. Then, because Mom needed to make me some new pajamas and didn't want to make a costume as well, I was a pink cat (footie pajamas with pink ears, I suppose). I remember being Lovely Lady Locks and wearing a multicolored wig. I've been a pirate, a pumpkin, an indian, a Q-tip, and a Rubix cube. That one by far was my favorite....

Anyone there????????????

What's the deal, family? Why won't anyone post anything except for me? I just want to hear from you - know about your kids, lives, funny stories, etc. Please? I don't want to sound desperate, but I would like to be a little more in the loop. It's so hard to get ahold of some of the fam by phone...

Speaking of phone, everyone should call Jeff and listen to his new answering machine message. It's hilarious. Jeff, where do you get the ideas for your great messages??

Oh, if you guys want a laugh, click on this link. It's a hilarious video. I can't get enough of it! http://www.StupidVideos.com/?VideoID=685

The temple and the statue of Joseph and Hyrum leaving for Carthage Jail. 

The Nauvoo Temple at night. Isn't it beautiful!!! 

My friend Roz and I at Liberty Jail.  

Nauvoo, Part 3

Ok, here's the continuation of my Nauvoo trip... That same day, we also went to Liberty Jail. After that, we headed off for Adam-ondi-ahman. On the way, we drove through an Amish village and saw all the horse and buggies (Ginni, remember when you insisted on calling the shopping cart a "buggy" for almost 2 weeks? You're crazy!!) which we waved to. We saw some kids jumping on a trampoline, some bearded Amish men climbing into a truck, and a house with a phone booth out front. It's kind of interesting - maybe some people just aren't as strict as others. Also, my teacher said their belief is that as long as they don't own modern things, they can use them. Funny, huh?
Adam-ondi-ahman is just a series of hills where Adam and Eve lived after they left the Garden of Eden. It is very beautiful and green. There is a great spirit there - very peaceful. After running through some of the grass below the hill (my friend and I pretended it was a tall grass savannah and ran through it, and then laid down and watched other people run through it) and getting a chigger bite (hooray!!!) we boarded the bus like cattle (except cattle don't board tour buses). We drove forever to get to Iowa, where we stayed in a trashy motel across the river from Nauvoo. This place was a square building all enclosed with a swimming pool inside and rooms all against the sides, around the pool. It was a junker, yet someone had a wedding there the night we stayed. They put a plastic gazebo right next to the pool, and the air had the sweet scent of chlorine. I wish I could be married there...
Nauvoo was on the docket the next day. We toured Carthage Jail, and then went to the temple and did baptisms for the dead. The font there is amazing! It's like 10 feet high off the main floor! There was also a lot of beautiful woodwork - wood floors, wood doors, molding, etc. all in dark beautiful wood. I didn't get to see the famed spiral staircase, but I suppose I'll have to go back someday! After the temple, we went to the various sites around Nauvoo - the schoolhouse, the bakery, the blacksmith's shop, the Red Brick store, the brickyard, etc. It was fun to be back there, especially with the temple there now. It's such an important part of Nauvoo's history, as well as for now days. After a fabulous buffet meal (it was like Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas, and home cookin' all rolled into one!!!) we went down to the Mississippi river and looked at the sunset.
The next day, we started our journey back to Idaho. We took the basic trail of the Saints as they left Nauvoo (except we didn't walk across the frozen Mississippi river) and headed for Winter Quarters, where we went to the visitor's center and walked around the temple grounds and the graveyard containing the graves of the saints that died there. It was a very cool experience. After that, we took the looooooong drive home, in which we got stopped by a cop for speeding, haha. Luckily, we only got a warning...
Sleeping on the bus was not fun because I was sleeping on the floor of the bus amongst all the dirt and people's feet. Oh well. Then we got back to Rexburg at 9:00 the next morning. It was such a great trip!!!! I'll post some pictures soon.

Nauvoo, Part 2

Can I just say I've had the most whirlwind weekend of my life? Nauvoo was most wonderful. First, I left on Thursday and we drove across country in a large tour bus. We arrived in Independence, MO Friday morning and went to the Reorganized Church's (Ahem, "Community of Christ") temple, which looked like a large upside down ice cream cone. It was pretty cool inside, looking up into that cone that went way way up. There were plenty of gaudy paintings depicting women and men administering in the priesthood as well. Then we went to the temple site in Independence and got yelled at for gathering on the lawn by a Church of Christ apostle, instead of going in their building and being taught by them. We booked it out of Independence and then went to Far West, and saw the temple site there, which was much more peaceful because it was owned by the church.
It's so amazing the difference between the sites owned by someone else and the sites owned by the church. The Spirit is definately present and can be strongly felt on Church owned sites. Members and missionaries teach and bear testimony with the Spirit, instead of trying to lecture and persuade, like the others seem to do.
I'll continue this post later; today the First Presidency, 4 apostles, and a host of other church officials are coming to campus for the Inaguration of our new BYUI President - I've got to go get a comfy seat so I can listen!!!

Nauvoo

Hey fam! I know it's been a while since I've posted anything... Does anyone know why it says on the main page that it's been updated lately but no new posts show up?
Well, here's an update on my life for all who want to know... I'm in Rexburg and enjoying it. I'm really busy with school and work. I'm working on campus as a computer lab assistant - not that I know all that much about computers, but I took a class so that qualifies me, Hooray! Anyway, I'm taking a black and white photography class that I'm really enjoying. When I learn how to scan pictures, I'll post some of them for you guys. I just barely learned to use the meter on my (ahem, Dad's) camera last week, so finally I'm taking some decent shots. I don't know why my teacher didn't tell us about that before so I didn't waste 3 rolls of film on crappy pictures, but oh well. The other day I was driving and saw a junkyard full of old chevy trucks and tractors (probably from the 40's and 50's) and so I got some good pictures of them. I'm going to Nauvoo this week on a school trip and hope to get some more good pictures.
Speaking of which, do any of you guys want anything from there? I don't know if there is much to want, but I thought I'd check. We are taking a charter bus from Rexburg on Thursday and driving, driving, driving. I get back next Monday, so it's a really short 5 day trip. I get to go to Missouri as well.
Jeff, do you have any extra pictures from Clint's baptism? If so, I'd like one.

By the way, my address here in Rexburg, just in case anyone ever needs it is:
60 W 2nd S
Rexburg, ID 83440
(cell phone is 208-403-5246)

Well fam, I love you all. Have a good week.

A reminder to Jeff (aka Post Hog)

Here's some more pics that are kind of funny of me in Europe (a year ago). I'll have to post a few from this year too later.

Jeff, since you've forgotten what I look like (by asking for pictures from everyone) here you go! These are from my trip to France and Italy. Also, I did make it so you would get an email when someone posted - however, I haven't figured out how to email more than one person with a post notification... I'll work on that... 

Emails

Kimmy,

Kimmy? Isn't that Shannon's sister's name? No wait, that's Kimi. Sorry.

I'm now getting emails when someone posts! Hope it's something you did instead of just a fluke.

Everyone make sure you update your profile with your email addresses. This will help you out when your hard drive crashes next week. Wednesday maybe. Around lunch time.

You can also add a picture to your profile. Won't that be nice?

Funny

So, Mom and Dad, is this why you told us to always brush our teeth????

Ahhh, the sounds of the shower...

I don't know anything about digital recording stuff, but I found some websites that might help. Check out http://www.purewhitenoise.com/whitenoisecd.html#shower for a cd (I think an hour long) that is a good shower noise. It'd probably be cheaper than your water bill by far. Also, if you want to do it yourself, go to http://www.findsounds.com/ and search for shower. You can download the sound and then maybe figure out a way to out the sound on a cd over and over again and then have them fade into each other. That's my suggestion!!!!
Thanks for all the funny pictures! It was great.
Well, Ginni, Lance and I are taking the Big Drive today, that is, we are driving to Oklahoma (dropping me off) and then G & L are heading off to Arkansas to take care of Lance's mom for the week. Let us know if you need us to bring anything back from there (not saying that we'll have the room or anything...)
Or, for all of you who didn't know, Grandpa Bingham is having surgery on Wednesday to have the cancer cut out of his lip. The doctor sounds optimistic and it will be an in and out procedure. I'm sure Grandpa would really appreciate your prayers.
Well, sayonara folks!!!!

Hey, would everyone update your profiles with at least an email address? I was searching for Scott's tonight but couldn't find it. I have a hard time getting him on the phone. Without his email and with his hectic schedule I hope to finally get in touch with him sometime in the next two weeks. Sometimes emails just get lost and need to be updated. Perhaps birthdays would be nice also..... Those don't usually get lost, just forgotten....

Sincerely,

Post Hog

Emails?

Is there a way to get an email notification when there is a new post? If not is there a different blog site that will?

Kinda blurry but it shows some of the great work our guys are doing in the middle east! 

Digital recording equipment

One of the only ways we can Derek to sleep really well is to put him in bathroom with the shower running (cold only). As you may guess, this is expensive and wasteful.

Someone please help us!!!!

Does anyone have access to a recorded shower sound or digital recording equipment? I need a loop of a shower running for at least an hour or more!

We've got to get some sleep around here!

Jeff

Two funny boys. Grandpa B and Preston B - at Scott's Graduation in UT. 

Did I say we were working today? Well, one of us is! Ha! Actuallly, we both are, but it's so beautiful out that I am going to go play!!! This picture is from the Play With Your Food books - tons of great photos of food characters. 

Here's the photo showing the size. 

Hi Family, Who asked me to take digital photos of our Hawaiian Monkeypod wood bowl? I have a grundle of them ready to send. Mom 

Haha, very funny!

Scott, thanks for all the great pictures you've posted. Funny how you've been to all the very same places that I have. I think you had a little too much fun with photoshop there. Post the real picture of the man whose body you stole and attached to your head to put in the pictures. You really had me going for a while... "Look, there's the word gullible written on the ceiling!"

Gramma Goatie feeds the goatie at a church yard in Germany. Garrett calls Rita Gramma Goatie because she feeds him nut & raisin balls that look like goat droppings.

Hey, let's not get too crazy on those diets! 

Here's another!