Africa Post #1 Giraffes

So we saw a lot of giraffes on this trip. I loved it. They are officially in my top three of African animals. Along with the cheetah and an undecided animal. I did not know this, but giraffes stay together in large families, we saw one that had over 16 giraffes in one group! Do you think a group of giraffes is called a family or a gaggle? Brad and I voted for gaggle.

Ever wondered what giraffes look like when they run? well thanks to Taylor's giraffe call we got a picture.

Look at that cute face!

They are so funny looking! I love it!

This picture is being used for my Africa ABC book/movie for my class.

Stay tuned for more Africa Pictures!!

Ketchup

Wow, I have not blogged in a LONG time. Shame on me. These last 2 months have been crazy, here is a recap:
- 2 week Africa trip
- 1 week recovery in Vegas
- Move to Utah which included unpacking the storage unit, finding couches, and a washing machine.
- The washing machine.... that deserves its own post actually... but after maybe 8 uses, it broke, and the place we got it from has REALLY bad service, so now we are looking for ANOTHER one.
- school of course.
-Labor day weekend in fruit heights with Brad's family
- Weekend in Vegas- Went through the temple with Zach, its so awesome to go to the temple with my family! Nate and Mike and Jill came too, I love them. Then was the Oregon State UNLV football game which Brad already addressed.

I am still in the process of getting things together and decorated and such, but it's coming together nicely! In the past month we went to our real ward once, so they prolly think we are inactive... oh well.

Preview of Africa Posts:

Are you excited? you should be. There are SO MANY pictures that I cannot possibly narrow them down to fit into one post, so I will be breaking them up over the next month or two... So keep on checking!

BYU #7!!!

Check it out! BYU is now ranked #7 in the AP Poll and #6 by ESPN!

Beavers Defeat Rebels (barely)

Jessica and I had a great weekend in Vegas these past few days. Friday night we went to the temple with Zach. On Saturday, we watched football almost all day- can't ask for a better Saturday than that! The best part was going to the OSU vs UNLV game. The game started at 8pm so the temperature was only in the 90's. We were sitting on the second row, 35-yard line, right behind the UNLV team, so we were right in the action.

The first quarter ended 0-0 in kind of a deadlock. The Beavers turned it up in the second and third quarters, outscoring the Rebels 20-7, but missing a critical extra-point kick. The fourth quarter raised my blood pressure to an unhealthy level as UNLV scored two unanswered touchdowns to go ahead 21-20 with little time remaining and the wind blowing hard against the Beavers.

Bleak would be the best way to describe our hopes as the clock ticked and confidence wained. As our drive was about to end as quick as it started, a personal interference call gave the Beavers a first down and renewed hope, but there was still most of the field to cover to get into field goal range. A couple of key completions by Canfield and a much-needed first down run by Quizz Rodgers got the Beavers close enough for Kahut to kick the winning field goal.

Amazing game!

Quizz Rodgers ran for 166 yards, had over 200 total yards, and added a touchdown as the Oregon State Beavers beat the UNLV Rebels 23-21 on Saturday night.

Kahut kicked a 33-yard field goal with 7 seconds left (and against a strong wind) for the win.