Blessing Keane
July 4, 2007 | Filed Under Keane, Family | 1 Comment
Last Sunday we had the chance to go together to church (in one vehicle) for Keane’s blessing. He cried the whole time, but still. The Spirit was strong in Sacrament meeting though, and it was a good experience. Thanks to all who participated. By the way, my Mom had made a white crochet blanket when Brighton was blessed, and Brighton agreed it would be a good thing to have with Keane too during his blessing. So Keane had that with him while we were up. After church, our family went over to a friend’s house (who had also blessed his daughter the same day) for a BBQ (thanks Seth!) Good times. 
Happy B-day America
July 4, 2007 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
My favorite holidays are Independence Day and Thanksgiving. This year for the Fourth we decided to take it easy, as we just got the car, and we have been really busy lately, adjusting to life with baby Keane. This year we headed over to Tessie’s place so Brighton could have fun with his buddy Brandon. We had some good stuff on the grill and the two little crazies went to a neighborhood pool. Later we headed home, but caught some fireworks from up near the Capitol Hill area, where we could overlook the valley. 
We Got Some Wheels
July 2, 2007 | Filed Under Scion xB, Sheldon, Family | 2 Comments
We are very glad to report our transportation situation has improved (photos coming soon). We are now the proud owners of a 2005 Scion XB, yay! (Queue the progressive trance…)
Now I’ve never been a ‘car guy.’ Never really cared about grills and wheels and pistons. I guess that is because nothing out there really impressed me. Until I saw the box. Guess how I heard about the Scion brand? Online. An advertisement on an electronica website, integrated in a remix article or something I was reading, showed an XB completely customized with turn-tables in the back. This was months and months ago. With a passion for good design, I took notice to the sharp edges of this thing. And when I saw it on the street, I literally thought it was the coolest ride out there. You either love it or hate it. I, for one, think it is fantastic. Purely in terms of design and uniqueness, there was nothing like it…(”architecture is every thing,” coming to mind)…At one point, months ago, I took the XB for a test drive. It was too fun and it handles great. One more thing…the box is deceptively roomy. On the outside it looks small. Get inside and its insane how much headroom, visibility, and legroom we have.
Let me just mention Scion for a sec. Apparently I fall into the target demographic. This was interesting, honestly, learning about their approach. It has been successful…When the Honda Element came out I laughed. That thing is ugly, sorry Element owners. It’s the equivalent of a Zune when you really should get an iPod. The Scion XB is a geometric dream.
Anyway, to make a long story short, God has blessed us with a car we can afford and we totally dig.
P.S. I wonder how large a tire the XB wheel well allows?…Uh oh, I think I may have entered new territory… 
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Update:
Just a side note about something going on in the Scion world: If you look at the new 2008 Scion XB, you’ll find something that, in my view, missed the mark big time. It should’ve been called something totally different. Because all the things about the original XB were lost with the new version. It looks like a potato, for one. Bottom-line: I am not a fan of the new 2008 XB. Scion made a big mistake there. But the first generation model is a beauty.
Fun
July 2, 2007 | Filed Under Brighton, Keane, Family | 1 Comment
Kuei is great about getting the boys out to fun things that are going on downtown. There are usually a few promotions with free perks or something too that she likes to seek out. Not too long ago, there was the Chalk Festival where some really great artists displayed their work all over the street. They block off a road and let people walk around looking at the artists as they draw. The kids also have an area where they can grab a bucket of chalk and scribble all over. Brighton did it last year, and this year was fun too. But they didn’t stick around too long, due to the incredible heat that has been common lately in SLC. He did get a nice dragon down though. A few days ago, Kuei also stopped by an Epson booth that had a number of backdrops for picture taking. Lately its been too hot for them to get outside for long, but Kuei made the most of it, brought back some good photos. See them HERE.
