4 Blog Posts. See Below.

I have to admit, I am feeling quite ambitious today. Maybe it is the lack of homework I have to do!?!?

The Haircut......

Rueben bought himself a hair cutting kit while on his mission....at $15 a haircut and with needing one every 6 weeks or so...he decided to just start cutting his own. Dan has been trying to talk me into cutting his hair for years and I have always been too chicken to do so. Spending money on a haircut has outweighed the consequences of me possibly giving him a whack job...

Anyways, so last week Rueben cut Dan's hair for him! I was quite impressed! Rueben knew how to do quite a few techniques and actually gave him a better haircut than several of the people on base have in the past.

When going through Rueben's pictures from his mission we ran across this....the consequences of cutting your own hair. Glad this didn't happen when he did Dan's hair! I don't think the military would have like it too much!

On a side note....my mom helped mend some of Rueben's pants that got worn out the past two years. If you look closely...Rueben had sewn his pants with dental floss to get him by. I have to admit, he was quite innovative!

Elder Black is HOME!!!!

Last Monday my brother, Rueben, returned home from his two-year spanish speaking LDS mission to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! We are so proud of him. He has grown so much. I have a lot to live up to! Although he misses Philly and all the people he grew to love, Dan and I sure love having our brother back around:) My parents were able to go visit his mission for the last week he was there. They had such a great experience meeting all the people that had come to love the gospel and considered Rueben like their son.

Dan and I had a ploy for picking up Rueben from the airport. A little over two years ago, Rueben put on quite the scene when he picked us up from the airport (we were still living in Louisiana then) for his farewell. See Below.

So for his return, Dan dressing up to get back at him only seemed natural....

Dan was so excited to dress up and see the reactions of all the people walking by, I think he was more excited for that than Rueben actually coming home! Just kidding...

Rueben said that the second he saw the "hobo" he instantly knew it was Dan. But I have to admit. Dan did such a great job at holding a straight face! Rueben's friend, Jedd, and mom, Cindy, hid off to the side with me until after Rueben met Dan.

There was so much luggage between Rueben and my parents!

We went over to my parent's house afterwards for French Dip sandwiches. Afterwards we went over to the church for Rueben to be officially released from his two year mission. It was a neat experience.

And last but not least....the sign we made for my parent's garage. FYI, the Elder NEGRO (black in spanish) and all the hearts, flowers, and butterflies were Dan's idea, not mine...but I have to admit I went fully along with the idea:)

Welcome home!!!!!! :) We are so proud of you and love you!!!

Senior Project

The week between Spring and Summer semester Dan completed his Senior Project at the Ogden Deaf and Blind School. He worked with several visually impaired students. It was such a neat experience for him! He does so well with students with disabilities. They all loved him. He was able to help tutor, go to lunch, recess, and even swim with them. He said all the students were so happy and positive despite their inability to see. I admire how well they handle the challenges they face in life and know as Dan continues to work with students with disabilities we will learn a lot from them.

Graduation Addition

A few days after graduation I walked in to my office to find this:

Love it! My boss knows me all too well....maybe someday we will have a kid that will love frogs as much as me so I can decorate their room with frogs and blame my obsession on them:)