BUSY!!

Wow, it's been a while since we last updated. Kenz and I are busy with graduate school at BYU. We're both in the MPA program in the Marriott School of Management (in the Romney Institute for Public Management). I was accepted mid-year to the program, and since I want to graduate with Kenz, I will be taking 20 credit hours each semester for 3 semesters. That way I will be finished with the program in a year and a half instead of two years. Pretty much that means I live on campus; specifically in the Tanner Building (8am to 9pm most class days). That means I have to do marathon training during the day between classes. I ran the Utah Valley Marathon last year, and I would like to do the Salt Lake this next April. 

We're very excited because we get to go to Washington DC this next week (partially subsidized by the Romney Institute). We will be there researching internships, interviewing, looking for possible housing options for student interns who will be there over the summer, and meeting with and establishing contacts. Kenz claims Virginia as her home state, and lived just outside of DC for awhile. She is especially excited to be going back "home" (even though now her parents reside in Utah). 

I am still considering a JD, but probably after I have a little work experience. I also do not want to get three degrees from BYU. (I guess I want to mix it up a little).  Kenz and I are both talking about doing an Executive JD program while in DC, since that is where we plan to live after graduation. 

We hope all is well for everyone, and we hope to hear from you soon! You can check out our blog updates at: ryanandkenz.blogspot.com. We will definitely be adding pictures of our trip in the next while. We have added many of your blogs to ours so we can keep up with your lives, too. 

Owen's Walking!!

Hello Everybody!! It's been a super long time since I've updated everyone on my life!! Well, in Owen's 9th month (today he turned 10 months) he finally got his first tooth and he learned how to walk, Clint is looking more and more like a little boy instead of a baby, and Ryan is getting taller and smarter everyday--if only I could say the same about me!.

I know this is more of an update on my kids but hey, they're my life!!

Here are some pictures from Halloween. We had a Spiderman, a Fireman, and a Lion.

Here's some other pictures: Owen walking(kinda), and silly-face Janneen.

Another One on the Way!

Hey guys,

I realize that it as been quite a while since I wrote anything, but have been following religiously. I enjoy seeing how everyone is doing. We have some more big news: We are going to have a baby boy!!! I am so excited. He is due roughly April 20th. We are actually only 90% sure that it is a boy. The way that the scheduling went with the doctor the normal 12 week checkup/ultra-sound was pushed back a few weeks. I guess that it was late enough that the doctor said that she could possibly tell and asked us if we wanted to know. Turns out that we have an exhibitionist. The doctor said that because it was so early that she was only 90% sure, and not to paint any rooms yet, but it would be okay to buy clothes and take bets.

We also had some new family pictures taken. Here are some samples:




The day that we took these was an interesting day. We were waiting at Old Main
Hill at Utah State for our photographer friend to come take the pictures. While we were waiting one of my professors, Dr. Calliendo (he has us call him Dr. Joe), was flying down the hill at about 30 mph on his bike. I yelled out to him and he put on his brake right then, fishtailed and his tire caught on the grass and he went flying over his handle bars. I ran down to him, about a hundred yards away, and when I got there he was out cold with blood all over his face. I finally got him woken up, but he had no idea where he was or how he got there. I told him who I was and what had happened. He remembered my name and it stuck with him, but he still wasn't sure who I was. He was able to give us his wife's name and number, so we called her and got to come get him. While we were waiting for her to come I introduced Lorie and Claire to him about 20 times and told him the story of how he got there another 20 times. It was very interesting. Also while we were waiting I remembered that his son (Frank Calliendo, not the comedian)is a professor as well so I called him to come down. Dr. Joe had no idea who his own son was. The good thing is that he was laughing along with us and being funny as usual. His wife got there and she took him to the hospital. Turns out that he had a massive concussion, broken nose and no memory of even being at the hill. It was a very interesting day.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings.

BAD News

Just so you know, I am not married anymore

It has been 5 months

There were just some things that happened that made this kind of a blessing in disguise

I don't really know what I am going to do now.

Natalie

Davis High Class of 2000

Hey guys. I was blog surfing the other day and found a blog dedicated to all of us members of the DHS class of 2000. Check it out.

Davis High Class of 2000 blog

Amanda Palsson pretty much runs it and asked that we pass it along to our friends. If you want to have your blog added to the list on that blog, you can email her (she listed her email address in today's post). There is also a list of other darts' blogs if you want to check them out.

Brooke

New Links

I've added links to Jordan and Ashlee's and Jenni and Brad's family blogs. Check them out on the right. If you go to Jenni and Brad's, you can see cute pictures of their new little girl, Tylita.

Brooke

Pictures from Saturday

Josh posted some pictures he took (pretty much of the kids) on Saturday at Kira's house. Click here to check it out.