Chalk Another one up for, uh...whoever you want to blame

On CNN I came across this article about high school students in Oklahoma. 77% could not name the first president of the United States. Yes, you can read it again...77% of high school students could not name the first president of the United States. How sad is that? I went through the questions on the list they gave these students. I missed one...dang.

Here's a link to the story:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279410

Here are the questions they asked...see how well you can do.

What is the supreme law of the land?
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
What are the two major political parities in the United States?
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
Who was the first President of the United States?
Who is in charge of the executive branch?

"Peas, please."

Gideon has really taken to solid foods. The only problem is that he loves "helping" mommy. So the food ends up just about everywhere. This video is quiet since Tristan was sleeping, but really, you just need to see, not hear. :)


Gideon loves his cowboy boots. I mean, just look at that grin!

Pics of Gideon

There has been a lack of Baby G's pictures lately, so here are some recent ones I uploaded form our camera....finally.


Gideon's security Lion...he always falls asleep holding onto him.


Gdeon's first taste of rice cereal. He really took to it (after the first two bites). However, I wonder how much he actually ate. It all ended up on his face and chest.


He's trying to roll from back to side. He uses the monkey mat to help him over. Mostly I think he just wanted to do ANYTHING to suck on the monkey's ear.


Gideon loves the fish at the zoo. They are the only ones that move slow enough for him to watch.


He LOVES his baths, especially when joined by his ducks.


Our first football game together! Gideon couldn't tell if daddy was angry or excited when he was yelling at the tv. It was all so loud and he would get the biggest eyes. But daddy would make him feel better after. Turns out daddy was angry...and then excited and then angry...this went on all night. But we really enjoyed the game.

Bingham Miners

Two days after my former college, BYU, played at the new Cowboys Stadium in Texas, my former high school, Bingham, had the chance to be the first high school team to play there. They played against Euless Trinity from Texas. Sadly the outcome wasn't as good. They lost 42-21. But how cool that they were chosen from South Jordan, UT out of all the other teams in America to play?! And on top of that, in front of 30,000 people.

Go BYU!!!!

I can't believe BYU won!!! I am SO excited! I'm an OU fan, and a UofU fan...but when they play BYU, they mean nothing!! YAY!!! I'm going to lose 10 points on my ESPN Pick'em because I was so sure OU would win, but I don't even care!