Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Pictures from the 2012 Los Angeles County Fair

These pictures are from the Los Angeles County Fair that was held in Pomona, California.  We went to the fair on September 28th, 2012 and these are some of the things we saw.

 A motif on the Phantom of the Opera.  This has special significance for us because we watched the Phantom of the Opera several times while we were dating and it was our romantic movie.

 Old clocks within a giant clock

 An old country farm patio motif

 A colorful patio motif

 A baby zebra eats with the other zebras

 Large Clydesdales.  Notice how small the humans are to these giant horses.

 A beautiful wood carving of a horse

 A beautiful wood carving of a carriage and horses under attack by wolves and fleeing from the scene

 A beautifully decorated rocking chair

 The sign of the company that produces these beautiful wood works

 Can you spot the girl with her horse?

 Beautiful horse paintings

 Blazin' Trails is where the previous two pictures of art and sculpture work were created.

 The artist Karlis Dabols in the act of painting a scenic landscape

 Beautiful artwork by Karlis Dabols.

 I am afraid this is what we would look like if we were short and fat

 I am afraid this is what we would look like if we were short and fat

 The potter molds his clay

 A baby calf with its mother.  We do not think this calf had been alive for very long as it was very small and its legs were still wobbly.
 
 A piglet feeds from his mother

 A baby black goat

 A white baby goat plays king of the hay bale

 The baby black goat again

 A beautiful old carriage with a horn

 Tomatoes planted in an interesting way that looks efficient

 A kid milking a goat

 Cody milking a goat

 Valrie milking a goat

 The milk after the milking of the goat.  This picture shows it a little, but doesn't give you the real idea just how fizzy this milk looked afterwards.

 Us in front of the Clydesdales

 Us in front of the Clydesdales

 This Budweiser Clydesdale is named Levi and he was among the biggest and strongest looking of the Clydesdales we saw.

Us in front of the Clydesdales

































Cool Leaf Bug

Here are two shots of a very cool looking leaf bug that was right outside our apartment in San Bernardino, California on August 11, 2012.  When Cody first saw it he thought it was a leaf stuck to the outside of the apartment walls, but on closer inspection he found this magnificent creature of God.




Just Us

These are pictures of us on July 29, 2012 at our apartment in San Bernardino, California.

 Beautiful Valrie with curly hair

 Valrie with curly hair

 Cody and Valrie

 Cody and Valrie

Monday, October 1, 2012

Church Stuff and Events

These are pictures of several church events that have taken place in the last two months or so that Cody participated in as part of his duties of being the Ward Mission Leader.  The first four pictures are from a returning home missionary fireside on July 29, 2012.  One of our former missionaries, and one of our favorites while Cody was Ward Mission Leader was Kellie Peavler and this fireside was partly for her as she was returning home.  The last eight pictures are from the baptism of 9 year-old Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo on August 25, 2012.  This was the last baptism Cody conducted as Ward Mission Leader before being released to become the 2nd Counselor in the Elders Quorum Presidency.

 At the returning home missionary fireside.  Left to Right: Cody, Sister Kellie Peavler, and Valrie

 At the returning home missionary fireside.  Left to Right: recent convert Joua Yang, Sister Kellie Peavler, and Johnny Parker (Joua Yang's boyfriend)

 At the returning home missionary fireside.  Cody with one of the two-week missionaries that served in the Hallmark Ward, Jessica Bills.

 At the returning home missionary fireside.  Sister Kellie Peavler (center) surrounded by members of the Martinez family.

 At Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism at the Waterman building in San Bernardino, California.  This is Lulu with Sister Amber Heward, who was allowed to return for Lulu's baptism.

  At Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism. Left to Right: Dennis Kirbo (the father of Lulu, who baptized her after becoming reactivated), Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo, and Sister Amber Heward

  At Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Left to Right: Dennis Kribo, Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo, Sister Tabitha Dodge, and Sister Brigette Bowen

 At Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Left to Right: Jessica Bills (who served as a two-week missionary for awhile and helped to teach Lulu), Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo, Sister Tabitha Dodge, and Sister Brigette Bowen

 At Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Back Row Left to Right: Jessica Bills, Sister Tabitha Dodge, Sister Brigette Bowen, Sister Amber Heward, and Dennis Kirbo.  In the front row is Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo

  Another view of Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Back Row Left to Right: Jessica Bills, Sister Tabitha Dodge, Sister Brigette Bowen, Sister Amber Heward, and Dennis Kirbo.  In the front row is Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo

Another view of Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Back Row Left to Right: Jessica Bills, Sister Tabitha Dodge, Sister Brigette Bowen, Sister Amber Heward, and Dennis Kirbo.  In the front row is Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo and her brother, Ryan Kirbo

Another view of Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo's baptism.  Left to Right: Michelle Hudrlik (another two-week sister missionary that helped teach Lulu), Jessica Bills, Rhonda "Lulu" Kirbo, Sister Tabitha Dodge, Sister Brigette Bowen, Ryan Kirbo, Sister Amber Heward, and Dennis Kirbo.