Animals cont.

Ok so we obviously weren't done with our animal friends. I was working in the "garden" outside and when I was almost finished, a little ugly bug started scattering across the ground by my feet. When I noticed that it was a scorpion I used the shovel in my hand to slice it in two on the first try!!

This little fellow was like this when we found him. Gabi can never get pictures of the coyotes alive, so we took advantage of this one that was sleeping on the side of the road, during the day, when it was very hot, with lots of noise, and a hard bed.

Animals

Encounters with animals isn't exactly planned out, it just happens and hopefully we are prepared when they come.

This little booger was found as I pulled back the sheets just before jumping into bed. I saw it crawl along the side towards the foot of the bed and quickly grabbed a sandal to survive the game of life. Once I was sure it at least wasn't moving any time soon, I scooped it up and dropped it in the toilet which gave us the perfect opportunity to take a picture. Since it wasn't sinking, Gabi made sure it wasn't coming back by pouring some alcohol on it. Long story short, we won't be seeing any more of him around for a while, but if we do, we'll gladly show them the same respect if not better to send them home.



Before you take a close look at the next picture, just be sure you're not feeling nauseous because it is well... just gross. I'm just glad there was only 1 casualty that night while driving.

After driving for a while we decided to stop on the side of the road and I took a seat on the curb, when all of a sudden Gabi noticed something to the side of me....what could it be?

Well whatever it is, it sure has a huge blood trail from the impact point.

Taking a closer look, it's nothing other than a huge jack rabbit who wandered in front of the wrong night lights that night.

Don't pay any attention to the pile of innards behind it, but if you notice besides the head turned 180 degrees the rear-end was beautifully skinned and even better, it was without the aid of any human hands (well directly at least, the steering wheel doesn't count).

I just don't want you guys to think I'm a sick person, it was just a traumatic experience I was able to share with my sweet wife who always has her camera on hand for such occasions.

Brazilian Bowling!

So we could finally get out of the house and do something with friends, we met up with them so we could go bowling on the air force base.

Look it's a Gabi and Sharon sandwich!!

There must be radioactive material on base because our socks were glowing.

I was just naturally glowing like the guy on the movie Sky High with his glowing personality. I guess the darkness brings out my superhero ability.

Besides my crooked mouth, I really like this picture.

It's a good thing I took a little bowling class in middle school so I could pose just right for this picture, so it was all worth it.

I helped Lili with her bowling skills by using the cheater bar thingy, and she got a strike! Maybe I should start using it myself!

Gabi had to have a picture of her kicking the bowling ball because of a joke she has going on with someone from her mission, so I was happy to take a picture of her.

A final picture with everyone after we had had our fun.

Shooting adventure!

So my dad had the great idea to go shooting with him so we went along even though it was hot outside.

He was our guide and little helper as we began training Gabi how to shoot to kill!!

We got her to hold the gun and stand just right for her picture, let's see how well she did...

Would you look at that, absolute destruction of the milk jug. Now we just have to be careful when she gets mad that she doesn't have a gun close by, hahaha.

Now it was my turn to show my stuff. We had a shotgun (shown) to destroy the closer objects, and a 30-6 rifle for the long distance milk jugs.

Yeah that's right, I couldn't let her beat me, so I had to hit my target too.

All in all Gabi's first shooting adventure went well, and the best part is that we both hit our targets!!

More Utah!!

Here is some of what happened besides the mission reunion in Utah...

Gabi was able to meet up with her friends Serginho and Mariane and they went out on the town to a little Brazilian Restaurant close by.

I always tell Gabi she has a great singing voice, and she finally had a chance to show off her skills.

They took some final pictures before saying goodbye until the next time we would be up in Utah.

Since we don't gamble, we went to the cheaper nickel arcade to test our skills. And just so you know I didn't do very good so I won't have any problems with addiction. It was fun and knowing it was cheaper than quarters or dollars made me feel better about the whole thing. Anyway the Snicker Bars that we got were tasty, but still more expensive than just buying them.

This trip was also an opportunity for us to see Nolan and Keree after the new addition to their family came, and he likes me already.


Here's a cute one of Chelsea with the cute little boy Perry.

Bryan's mission reunion!!

Missao Brasil Ribeirao Preto had a reunion mid June and I just had to go and show off my wife and see my friends from so long ago. They had it at the This is the Place Memorial Park in Salt Lake City inside of one of the little houses there. It was definitely weird at first, but still awesome to be able to see good friends in a different setting. Some are married, some have kids, and the single ones are still searching. I'm not sure when we'll have another one, so I got in a little of trouble for going because it was such an important event for me, but it was worth it for sure!!!

Here is a group picture of most everyone that was there, some left before we took this. I guess they didn't get the memo, or completely forgot the eternal rule to take pictures before departure. Anyway, it's all good stuff!

Next to us are Josh and Cristianne Wall, who chose the same type of marriage opportunity. Both Josh and I decided to go foreign so we could get the good ones!!

My buddy Ricky and I as we remember the good old days when we did splits while walking the streets of Sao Jose do Rio Preto. This was awesome because Ricky couldn't do a serious picture since he was laughing and smiling too much. He is such a nice guy, and the only reason he isn't taken yet is because he's caught up too much in his studies. But he's getting to the end and now we are waiting for his wedding so we can get together again!!

In this picture we have my Mission President Simplicio and his wife, Doug (featured in the next picture), Jacob and Suzanne Leatham (almost married) and the cute couple on the left is US!!

Us, Doug, his wife Shauna, and their cute new addition Juliann. We were on the same plane to Brazil in August of 2001, and we even got to be companions for a little while. But he did give me some bad news this day....they are moving far away, out of Utah.

Babysitting the Wilkes!!

At the end of May we had the opportunity to watch the Wilkes' kids for the weekend while their parents were off on a cruise. As you will be able to notice, they weren't always perfect little angels, but that doesn't mean we didn't have fun!!

All the boys after throwing around pillows and wrestling on the floor. Doesn't Brandon look so cute there in the front with his happy face! They tried so hard to take advantage of us, but it only worked some of the time. We definitely learned more about those little boys, that's for sure!

Colin and Brandon wanted to be as close as possible to me since I helped them achieve some things for Mario Kart on the WII!

On Memorial Day since I had off of work, we too the little ones to go and watch "Night at the Museum" and it was nice to have some peace and quiet, hahaha. On our way out Collin saw this cutout of "Land of the Lost" and started running in place away from the dinosaur. So we told Peter, Derek, and Brandon to join in, but I don't think Brandon knew what was going on.