The Newhouses

Big Jay

2012-02-03T19:12:00.000-08:00

Jay at 1 day with football:

Jay at one year with football:

Right to Left

2012-01-17T11:41:00.001-08:00

Jay is going with a right to left approach to growing teeth instead of the standard bottom to top. I think his one big front tooth is very cute, especially when he smiles and he gives you a nice shot at it.

Who wants to Price a Deal?

2012-01-06T16:01:00.001-08:00

I made these boards (with some help from my husband and a heavy duty drill) for our Christmas eve games. I called it Who wants to Price a Deal as it was a combo of a few game shows. I had a lot of fun planning the games and prizes and I think it went over well. We played it again on New Years Eve with my in-laws, so it was well worth the work that was put into it, which included the 5 trips to Pro-X to get wooden dowels. Let just say it takes more than you would think and spray painting them does not work.

Christmas and New Year

2012-01-01T17:49:00.000-08:00

A couple new crafts

2011-12-08T11:45:00.001-08:00

I think Adam secretly wishes I would stop making things so he can stop pretending to be impressed. He is a good sport though and tries to make a big deal with each of my craft attempts.

The Gateway We Call Death

2011-11-28T18:39:00.000-08:00

The Gateway We Call Death by Russell M. Nelson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very thoughtful sister from church gave me this book about a week ago because my father passed away this past month. I read it today. I am not going to say I enjoyed it, I would rather not have to read up about this topic, but I will say that I appreciated it. I am so thankful to know of our loving Heavenly Father. He has given us so many helps and comforts to get us through this life and back to home to Him. I liked reading about the spirit world and how thin the veil can be. It brought me comfort to read the scriptures and quotes that teach us about what is next in the Great Plan of Happiness.

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So did you see on Pinterest?

2011-10-29T09:42:00.000-07:00

I have a problem, I feel it is getting a little more under control now but I am sure it could still be qualified as an addiction. I love pinterest. I just can't believe how smart people are to come up with so many fun crafts and projects. I busted out my sewing machine and have been crafting away. Here are a few of the things I have been working on.

Lets keep in mind I am a beginner.

I made this skirt from an old shirt of mine.

These ties are super easy and Jay has a few now. I just think they are so adorable.

Isn't this a cute idea to make ginger bread cutouts into Halloween cookies?

These last two were just for you to see how cute the kids are these days.

People hike for fun?

2011-08-31T15:31:00.000-07:00

Adam and I read this Big Burn book together and took the family down to Historic Wallace Idaho. It is a small little town that very much plays up its history. This book talks about the HUGE forest fire of 1910 and how it burned Wallace and spread over Washington, Idaho, and Montana. It was kind of a big deal. One of the heros, Pulaski, saved most of his crew in this cave and now they have a nice trail so history lovers like my husband can take their families to see it. It was nice. The hike was 2 miles to the cave (that is 4 miles total people.) That makes it officially the longest hike Adam and I have been on together. To be honest it may have been the only hike as Adam doesn't like to walk unless he has some golf clubs with him, and even then would prefer a cart.

The hike was fun, I enjoyed the whole Wallace day. We watched an 80 year old man do a magic show. It was the kind of show that looked like everything was going wrong and you just felt so sorry for the guy as he was shaking up there and then he baffled me with a clock trick that makes me still wonder how he did it. We also got a delicious huckleberry milkshake, we got Sadie her own which she promptly spilled all over the street.

The highlight of the trip however was the hike and the tunnel. Don't be fooled by the picture. I did most of the stroller pushing.

Jimmer, Jay Ray, Bubs

2011-08-25T12:01:00.001-07:00

Huckleberry Time

2011-08-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

This last week I was able to make it up to the mountains 3 times to pick some huckleberries. The first was just a scouting mission with my Parents and the little ones, but since we found some Dad and I went back the next day to do some serious picking without Mom and the kids holding us back.

Thursday Dad, Sadie, and I tried a different mountain. She really liked it and walked around filling her little cup up. She did a good job. Though she likes to call them libraries (liberries).

We got them home and all prepped for the freezer. I held a little bit back and made some Huckleberry ice cream. It was pretty good, and I think I will have to get back up and pick more so we can have it more often throughout the year.

Also, Uncle Short, if you come for a visit I will make some for you.

And the following are just some Jay pictures I wanted to share.

Brigadeiros

2011-07-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

We decided to try to make this little chocolate Brazilian treat. It was pretty easy and we liked them but Adam hasn't come home yet from work to tell me if they are authentic or not.

Sadie and my nephew Ty helped me roll them out and cover than with sprinkles. Sadie had a lot of fun with that. The picture is pretty blurry but I think it is because I set my phone down in something. I couldn't figure out why all my pictures were like that, then I figured out to clean of the lens. I am sure I will make these again soon. We got the recipe at http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/brigadeiro/detail.aspx

Flowers

2011-07-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

We went up in the mountains on the Fourth of July and Sadie was very impressed with the wild flowers.

Little ones

2011-06-16T12:37:00.000-07:00

I am sure they will always get along this well.

Our New Baby Boy

2011-02-03T13:15:00.001-08:00

Here he is, our little boy. He was born February 2nd at 5:45 p.m. and tipped the scale at 8 lbs. 10 oz. Both he and his mom are doing great. As you can see he is really excited about BYU football. We were just talking about Jake Heaps and whether or not he will become the phenomenon that Jimmer has become. I am skeptical but he thinks Jake could be even bigger.

Testing 1...2...3

2011-01-22T22:00:00.001-08:00

So I thought that maybe if I could post a few Blog entries right from my phone is might be more obliged to contribute to this blog. The chances are slim but occasionally Julie wants me to say something here. Hopefully this works.

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Home improvement

2010-12-21T09:35:00.001-08:00

Turns out the only way to fix a leaky faucet is to replace the whole kitchen sink. I am not complaining because I love my new sink. I didn't realize how much I wanted a new sink but now that I have one I see that I was really missing out.

Adam did a really good job putting it in all by himself. I am hoping that this success modivates him to finish some other much need projects around the house.

Sadie was helping by keeping herself entertained with the box. I haven't gotten rid of it yet because she likes to play on it so much.

The finished product. I had to get a close up so you couldn't see how messy my kitchen had gotten without a kitchen sink for a couple days. (It has recovered now)

Go Home

2010-12-16T15:50:00.000-08:00

This is looking out our front window. I know you are all thinking of what a nice job we have done with our lawn. Stay tuned for more lawn care tips in the future if you are trying to get yours to look this good. Anyway back on track, Sadie, Kristy, and I were all watching these deer eat our weeds when Kristy told Sadie to tell them to "go home" It was cute (because as Kristy and I agree most things Sadie do are cute).

A few days ago we were driving over to a friends house when we saw some more deer by the side of the road. I slowed down so we could look at them when Sadie yells from the back seat "Go home!"

It has been too long

2010-12-13T12:49:00.000-08:00

New baby boy on the way, new house, Sadie turns two, Adam teaches history, a few wedding trips, Halloween cow, Thanksgiving, Bread baking, and Christmas preparations. OK, so you are all caught up on what we have done the past little while.

Here are some pictures of Sadie so you can see that she is getting bigger, and actually growing a little hair.

Well I just figured out how to get pictures off my phone on to the computer so hopefully there will be more pictures soon.

What a great daddy!

2010-06-19T22:50:00.001-07:00

I should probably have more recent photos; however, I feel these pictures will show how cute Sadie and her Daddy are.

Adam is such a wonderful daddy and a great husband. I am just so impressed with him. He is just so...what is the word I am looking for? GREAT!

Quiet Morning

2010-03-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

It is 9:32 and Adam and Sadie are still sleeping. I love it when she sleeps in like this. She recently moved from two naps to one nap a day and she has been sleeping in much better. Here are some pictures of the sweet little one (and a few others)

This was Sadie's first Happy Meal. Defiantly something to be documented.

This is Sadie putting on any shoes she can find.

She got this from her cousin Taren, this is what happens if you tell her to do a somersault. She will hold this position.

These are a few of Adam's recent cakes.

Do they make her look smarter?

2010-02-23T12:06:00.000-08:00

The kids found these play glasses in Grandma and Grandpa's room a while ago. They really get a kick out of them.

Random Pictures

2010-02-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

Lets be honest, I do not have a way with words. So I will simply post some pictures and hope you enjoy them.

Sadie is mastering the art of "spoon eating" She will eat on her own, she just usually requires a bath afterwards. I think she is posing a little on this one.

Sadie and Taren, I think they are learning to play together pretty well. It is getting pretty cute, though often it ends in someone getting shoved or bitten.

I just thought this really showed off her eyelashes. She is so beautiful.

Just like I remember

2010-01-22T22:17:00.000-08:00

I miss Uruguay, I miss the people mostly. After that, I miss the food. Guizo, Tortas Fritas, Empanadas, Milinesas, Asada and dulce de leche. Right after my mission I made some quizo for Adam. He must have been in love with me to eat it because, well lets just say I have had better.

Lately I have made some tortas fritas, they are kind of a fry bread, scone type thing and they are wonderful. Thankfully they are easy to make. My neices and nephews like them and call them Ritas.

I asked my cousin down in Argentina a few weeks ago about an empanada recipe. I thought he would email it too me but instead I got a call the other day and got to talk to him and his wife. I even successfully avoided spanish. I need to brush up on that before they get home so it doesn't look like I have completely forgotten my mission.

Well we made the empanadas almost following the recipe. Maybe I made a few adjustments but Rhett said that would be ok. Here they are:

They are filled with this meat mixture.

Wrapped in this salty dough

And fried to deliciousness

I will make them again.

Sadie Celebrates One Year

2009-12-21T23:03:00.000-08:00

She didn't really get the whole dive into the cake thing. She finally went after it when we set a piece in front of her in her high chair. I think there was just too much pressure as both mine and Adam's family gathered around the table to watch.

Oh yes, and Adam did make this cake.

2009-12-13T22:36:00.000-08:00

Adam has taken to cake decorating and I want to show them off for him. I am so impressed by this talent. He has made several more cakes, but I didn't have them saved on this computer so I will have to post them later.

He made this cake for my brother, Jed had been talking about getting a boat and we just wanted to show our encouragement for the idea.

This cake was for my sister Kristy who requested a BYU, Yankees, Cowboys cake.

This was for Taren, our niece, who turned 1 in Sept.

This cake was made for Kadi, also our niece, who was playing fastpitch softball at the time.

Grandma Conrad turned 83 I believe and she was very impressed with her cake.

COUGARS

2009-10-09T20:41:00.000-07:00

(Adam had this saved as a draft. I thought it needed posted even though it has been a few weeks.)

I don't usually post on our blog but some situations require some comments. Just such a situation occurred last weekend. My dad and I made the trek from Bonners Ferry, ID to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX to watch the BYU Cougars take on the Sooners of Oklahoma. My sisters-in-law also made the trip (who really aren't so bad once you get past the scowls that are constantly streaked across their faces) and we met up with them in the stadium. The show was impressive. The Stadium is huge and air conditioned, the big suspended screen is 7 stories high and stretches from the 30 yard line to the 30 yard line and best of all, the Cougars beat the Sooners in spectacular fashion.

I'm not sure I have ever been so happy (over worldly things of course). Now, I am a Sooner fan (as many know)

but I am first and foremost a Cougar.
The win was made even more impressive by the hostile atmosphere in which BYU had to play. Technically the game was in a neutral location, but there was nothing neutral about it. Of the 75,000 fans in attendance only 5,000 were wearing blue. The Cougars came out of their tunnel to about 10 cheerleaders and the humble cheers of an outnumbered crowd while the Boomer Schooner led the crimson team onto the field where they were greeted by an eruption of cheers.

All of that didn't matter though, because with 1:28 left on the game clock there were only 5,000 fans left in the huge stadium all expressing their immense joy as Max Hall took a knee three times to seal the fate of the mighty Sooners.

As much as I love the Sooners that victory was sweet, sweet, and sweet. However, the Sooner fans are to be commended. Several congratulated us on the win as we walked out of the stadium and there were no jeers or comments that even resembled poor sportsmanship. Even at Jack in the Box where we ate dinner afterwords my dad and I were congratulated twice on a great win. The next morning there was a note on our car (that was decorated to show BYU loyalties) that once again congratulated us on the win and stated what an "honor" it was to be fans in the same stadium with us.
Now I only have two wishes for the college football season. A national title for the Cougars and for Sam Bradford to come back from his injury and beat Texas.

What you have all been waiting for

2009-07-20T11:38:00.000-07:00

This is my beautiful Sadie Baby. I am not sure what this face means but I like it.

We took a trip with the Newhouse Family to New York and Boston, It was amazing!
Yankee Sadium. I think Sadie is in the middle of a Hip Hip Jorge! cheer right now.

On top of the empire state building. I can't believe how big New York is.
This is Lexington Green, this is where "the shot heard 'round the world" took place. It was a pretty neat place to visit.
Fenway Park, though home to the Red Sox, was great. I really enjoyed watching the Mariners win! My favorite part was Sweet Caroline, it was a pretty cool place to watch a ball game.
Will, Adam, Me and Sadie, and Elizabeth
Can you believe she can pull herself up onto things. She keeps getting so big.
This was our hike for the summer, Copper Falls. It is not much of hike but it is a pretty cool place.

Adam is our new cake artist. He made this cake for me for my birthday. Phineas and Ferb is a cartoon on the disney channel that I may or may not have become obsessed with.

Yes, these are her bloomers on her head. But it was just so cute and funny.

Hogle Zoo

2009-04-24T09:16:00.001-07:00

I can't believe we have not gone to the zoo before this. It was such a fun day. The weather was beautiful, it was just perfect for the zoo!

We really loved the Giraffes. Sadie was very smiley but maybe because she got out of her stroller.

I watched the Orangutan for a long time. They are so funny to watch.

Wonderful Sunday

2009-04-20T20:36:00.000-07:00

Adam and I recently had a wonderful Sunday. This was a Sunday I have been looking forward to for sometime, and no, not because it is probably the last Sunday before I get to move back to Idaho. Several weeks ago our Stake President announced to our ward we would have a special visitor to instruct us on missionary work, you know that thing we are all suppose to do but can't seem to work up the courage to actually do?

This special visitor was Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the 12 apostles. It was amazing!

Adam, Sadie, and I all arrived about 30 minutes early so we could find a seat. I was surprised it was not already packed. We took a seat on a side pew somewhere in the middle which is about where we normally sit.

He spoke to us about the priesthood and the priesthood keys. He encouraged us to share our testimonies of the restoration of Christ's church. I loved it. It was unbelievable to be so close to an apostle of the Lord. Usually Sadie makes at least one of us miss part of sacrament meeting as she gets a little fussy. This time she was the perfect baby and neither of us had to leave.

After the meeting a line formed to shake hands with Elder Perry. I was nervous to join the line because I was not sure he had time to meet everyone in the ward, but I just could not resist. Adam and I took Sadie and got in line. We walked up and shook hands, he of course commented on how cute our baby was and asked about "night duty" with our little one. I then (thank you Ruth) got the chance to brag about how she was sleeping through the night.

I usually get so nervous in those situations, but I think he just had such a sweet presence that made everyone comfortable. It was not like the time I got to see Elder Bednar on my mission and when I got up to shake hands with him I said "hola como anda?" Who knows why I would speak Spanish? I knew he didn't speak Spanish and for that matter, I wasn't any good at it.

Ok, back to Sunday I am so thankful to have had that opportunity to hear Elder Perry and his powerful testimony. I want to be better about sharing my testimony. I really do know we have a Heavenly Father who loves us. It's for that reason He gives us so much to help us get back to him like Prophets and Apostles, scriptures, temples and so much more. I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God and I just want everyone to read it and find out for themselves.

Just let me know if you need a copy!

This is Adam. I though I would add a little to this special blog post. Of course Elder Perry was the highlight of the meeting, and rightfully so. He spoke of the restoration with an emphasis on the power of the priesthood. The apostle reminded us of the importance of the Church of Jesus Christ being, once again, placed on this earth along with the authority of God needed to run the church. Elder Perry then directed us to do missionary work because the message of the restoration and the power of the priesthood are too important to keep to ourselves. Everyone needs the blessings that accompany those two things.

It is important to note, though, that Elder Perry was accompanied by another general authority. Elder Sudagrow spoke about families and the wonderful role they play in this life and beyond. He exhorted us to take care of our families to the best of our abilities and urged us to show the love to our children that they need.

It was a pleasure to have such great men of God bear their testimonies about such important teachings of our Savior Jesus Christ. (We also met Elder Perry's wife and she was obviously a great and wonderful woman).

Easter and Random Pictures

2009-04-14T22:07:00.001-07:00

I can't wait to take Sadie swimming this summer. I love her new swimming suit.

We went to Adam's Senior party at BYU and Sadie really enjoyed this chip bag. I tried to take it away once, but she started fussing so I gave it back and she shoved it right in her mouth.

Adam's brother Cale bought Sadie this cute little easter dress. She and I were both pretty excited about it. He is trying to buy his way into being the favorite uncle. I think it is working.

Adam's grandparents set up an easter egg hunt for their great grandchildren. Sadie got to collect all the pink eggs.

This is us getting ready for the big hunt.

She woke up to this big chick in her easter basket.

I love this picture even though her eyes are closed. It cracks me up.

Uncle Cale

2009-03-25T08:12:00.000-07:00

Adam's brother Cale stopped by a couple of days ago with a present for Sadie. It was this adorable dress. I love it. Thanks Cale!!

More Pictures

2009-03-20T18:36:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pictures:

This is Sadie and Taren, they are cousins and about 2 months apart.

We had a little photo shoot because they had the same outfits.

Today Sadie and I went to the park to have lunch with a friend and her boys. It was so beautiful out. Sadie had a small blowout and I didn't have any spare pants for her. Good thing it was so nice. She didn't seem to mind. Nice legs huh.

These are some pictures from my idaho trip, this is my uncle Short, or as my nephew calls him Uncle Shorty Shorts.

Sadie and my cousin's boys Spencer and Bryce. Does that make them second cousins?

Spencer really liked her and wanted to hold her a lot. Or at least have Kari, his mom, hold her so she could be by her. It was really cute. Bryce mostly just wanted to make sure she wouldn't get into his fishin' lures.

Wii Fit

2009-03-19T08:45:00.000-07:00

Adam and I had our 2 year anniversary. We had a great day together and a wonderful dinner at The Chef’s Table. It was delicious. Adam got me a Wii Fit for my anniversary. He made a point to tell me it was not because I needed it, but because I wanted it. Though I don't think he is discouraging my weight loss ambitions.

I am now addicted. I have only had it for a week, but I think it is so much fun. There are balance games, and yoga, strength training and aerobics. I like it so much I can even get past the comments it makes to me such as "do you trip a lot when you walk?" when I do particularly bad on a balance test.

Idaho Trip

2009-03-16T09:44:00.000-07:00

Sadie and I had a great trip. We flew up to Spokane and suprised my family there. From there we went up to Colville Washington to celebrate my Grandma's 80th birthday. We headed up to Bonners Ferry after that, and ended the trip back in Spokane to celebrate my sister's brithday as well. It was a fun trip and the week went really fast. The only sad part was we left Adam down here in Utah and we both missed him a lot.

This is Sadie's cousin Maggie. Right after this picture Maggie fell over and somehow managed to keep Sadie sitting up. It made me a little nervous and I reached out to grap Sadie, but Maggie had it under control.

This is my wonderful Grandma Arlene. She is so great and everyone that knows her loves her. (or as near as I can tell) She also loves babies so she got some good Sadie holding in right away.

This is kind of a blurry picture, but the gym at the chruch (where her party was) was decorated with all the quilts she has made. This was just one wall. They were all covered. She has mad a lot of quilts. There were 75 there but there were several that didn't make it to the church.

Becky is the reason we got to fly up. She had her birthday and we flew up to suprise her.

Headband

2009-03-05T12:42:00.001-08:00

I love these little headbands they make for little girls. Sadie usually doesn't mind them. But sometimes when I leave the room I come back and find them used as blindfolds instead of headbands. As you can see in the After picture. I caught her like this several times, but she never cried about it. She just sat there with her little blindfold on quietly until I fixed it for her. You can see I wasn't in a rush to fix it each time as I had time to get the camera and take a picture.

Before

After

2009-02-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

Sadie is getting so big.

This was my little valentine. I woke up and found her all decorated.

I think Sadie likes this lamp as much as her dad.

more pics

2009-02-11T09:12:00.000-08:00

25 Random things about my husband

2009-02-10T08:45:00.001-08:00

I have seen this a lot on facebook and thought it would be more fun to write them about Adam than myself so here they are:

1. He taught himself how to play the guitar
2. He has the most beautiful daughter ever
3. He has the virtue of patience mastered
4. He loves sat. morning cartoons
5. He will own a 68 corvette some day
6. He never brags about himself, though he has many reasons to.
7. He has the most amazing arms
8. He is adorable when he comes home from school/work and plays with Sadie
9. He is very giving and thoughtful
10. He never gets mad, except for at basketball refs and uninformed fans at BYU football games
11. He knows how to sew
12. His dream life is to live in Bonners Ferry and winter in Disneyland
13. Even with his great body he doesn’t like taking his shirt off (see #6)
14. He knows an impressive amount about Elvis and the Beatles
15. He is a very talented back tickler
16. He has a good ear for music (but since I don’t I think he makes a lot of stuff up)
17. He is a great cook, and loves his cooking magazines
18. He spends a little too much time on CNET, but that doesn’t make him a nerd
19. He beat me in chess in four moves, or was it two?
20. He likes the simpson’s but don’t tell his parents
21. He shaves his head every summer and still looks HOT.
22. His job is to take out the garbage, and he does it very well.
23. He has a perfect smile.
24. It hurts him a little that he doesn’t have an Iphone
25. He is the most amazing man I have ever known.

2009-02-04T13:30:00.000-08:00

Sadie may be the most photographed baby ever. I have a lot of time on my hands so we take lots of pictures. This is her bouncer were she spends a lot of time. (thank you ruth)

I found her sucking her thumb the other day. Man she is cute.

She is also pretty vain. One of her favorite things is looking in the mirror. It always makes her smile.

Sunday Dress

2009-01-19T19:56:00.000-08:00

I love this picture standing up in her little Sunday dress.

Sleep

2009-01-14T10:43:00.001-08:00

Before I had Sadie one of my good friends from our ward, Ruth, gave me a book called On Becoming Babywise. It is amazing. It has taught me so much about how to get my little girl to have good sleeping and eating habits. It teaches you how to teach them to fall asleep on their own. Sadie is a champ. She slept through the night once already, but she consistantly now gets about 6 hours at night. The best part of it is after I feed her at 10:00 we put her down in her crib/pack 'n play. She lays there awake for a while and then falls asleep. She has done so well the last couple of days she hasn't even fussed. She also usually sleeps just like this picture with her arms straight out. I love it!

2009-01-14T10:37:00.001-08:00

These are just a few random pictures. I think I have to take one of every new outfit she wears.

Sadie Pictures

2009-01-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

The blessing

2009-01-06T10:19:00.000-08:00

Sadie Ann Newhouse was blessed on Dec. 28th up in the Bonners Ferry 2nd ward. We choose to have her blessed there over Christmas and it worked out great. Both our families where there and then my dad made Spudnuts for all of us. This was defanatly one of the highlights of our trip home.

Christmas was fun, though I think I need to learn the art of gift giving. I feel so bad for Adam and the lame presents he gets from me each year. My favorite gift was the book Adam gave me on how to make shadow puppets. I think he was mocking the shadow puppets I make when he pulls out his little flashlight to read at night. There will be no more mocking I am sure as I will soon be a shadow puppet pro.

2008-12-14T20:09:00.000-08:00

Here is another picture of our little sweetheart. What a looker, much like unto her parents. She has been a real joy in our lives. Apparently she doesn't sleep much at night, though, but I do so it doesn't bother me one bit. Julie is always complaining about no sleep or something like that but I think she is just jealous about all the attention Sadie is getting.
We are, however, excited about our upcoming trip to the beautiful Bonners Ferry, Idaho for the Christmas holiday. I am convinced there will be much cheer despite the lack of presents that is sure to abound. Plane tickets are not cheep and neither is Julie's addiction to fine hair products and lipstick.
I guess all of Julie's family will be there which will make a total of 10 kids and 14 grandkids for the Bateman grandparents. My family also resides in the area but will be celebrating in more modest numbers. Anyway, a repeat trip to our blog in the future is urged so all will be able to see the outcome of our spectacular holiday festivities. Merry Christmas.

POR FIN!

2008-12-05T11:28:00.000-08:00

This is our little girl Sadie Ann. She is enjoying here some awake time, though she doesn't see much of it unless it is 2:00 in the morning. Until this week I was unaware of all the great TV shows I was missing by going to bed at a decent hour.

Little Baby Newhouse

2008-10-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

Isn't she cute? If you have looked at these a lot you can probably see her cute profile. If you haven't looked at a lot of ultrasound pictures, then you will just have to take my word for it, she is going to be adorable.

Also I know it is a little creepy because you can see the skulls in the background behind this picture. I can't figure out how to change the background. Anyone want to give me some suggestions on how to do so?

4 weeks 1 day 10 hours

2008-10-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

According to the official countdown on the Newhouse Myfamily.com site we are nearing the due date of our first little baby. Nov 20th is the big day and I cannot wait! I can't believe we are going to be parents!

Adam Lies

2008-07-28T13:49:00.000-07:00

I thought I should make it known that Adam lies sometimes. You may or may not be able to pick out several in these two postings alone, depending on how well you know us and/or our high school athletics. I am quite positive I have had that nickname since I was little and don't believe it to have anything to do with Sports. Though he does have a few things right. We are a smokin' couple!

Why the weird address?

2008-07-28T11:48:00.000-07:00

I thought that something else needed to be explained. I assume that many are unfamiliar with the names "Rock" and "Turbo" used in our blog address. Well, sit back and take it all in. You see, it all started in high school. Julie was the all-star female athlete in our school. She was a solid defender, had a sweet jump-shot, and boxed out with the best of them. Since she was a steady pillar of excellence on any team to which she contributed, Julie was respectfully given the nickname of 'Rock' or 'Rocko.'
I participated in several high school sports teams as well. Although I feel that I was a significant contributor to each and every team on which I played, no such nicknames were handed my way. This did not bother me, nor was it ever a problem except for in one instance. At the end of my senior football season each player was required provide some information about themselves by filling out a brief questionnaire. The information provided would be read over the loud speaker as each senior player took the field. Unfortunately for me, one of the questions was, "What is your nickname?". Trying not to panic, I resorted to my quick and efficient thinking which had previously served me so admirably. Well, apparently it had given out on me and all I could think of was 'Turbo.' So there you have it.

2008-07-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

You may be wondering why our blog template is embossed with skulls. Well, so am I. I was making our blog and was perusing pyzam for a suitable background. I was hoping for some puppies or flowers. However, Julie intervened and, with her coercive tone so common to her, simply said, "skulls!" What could I do? My back was against the wall. So skulls it is. If you don't like it, tell Julie.