So I'd like to report on my stay-at-home-dad status... Things are going really good actually. It helps that parker has been pretty easy going about the whole thing and that Christy from the beginning has tried to make sure Parker "knew" me. We hang out, he sleeps and eats, we play, and I change about a dozen diapers. It's been great.

I wish I could say the same thing for Christy... Unfortunately she's had to go back to work where all day long she is reminded about babies and not being with parker :( Hopefully that will get better and her schedule will continue to be flexible.

I thought I would also say that my final went well weds and I ended up with a B+ in the class (it should have been an A). Thanks for the Logo feedback Cami, Brent and for the comments on "thinking to much" I've concluded not everybody thinks the same but most people are greatful for the ability to do so. Later...

Soon to be a Super Dad! (aka stay-at-home papa) For those I may not have told, a week ago I turned in my two-week notice. However things changed for the better because my manager worked with me so I could stay on 20 hrs a week. I'll be working 3 day's per week at times when christy's at home or her sister April can watch parker. So I'll have lots of fun with parker and plenty of time to think :)

Speaking of thinking... Do other people take time to think? I probably think to much... about anything really, it doesn't matter. I do love my thinking time, just ask yourself "why?" one day and it's amazing where your mind can go. Moving on...

Christy goes back to work Monday the 4th, she's not all that excited but she did print out some nice pictures to take with her to work. I guess it's proof for her co-workers who have been covering her case load that she's be working harder than them the past 12 weeks.

This is my last week of summer school and my final is on Wednesday the 6th. Most of the family is/will be at a dorff/davis reunion in Utah, I hope everybody is safe and has fun.

Here's a link to a blog for Blue Mountain Capital, LLC. It just monitors the company's growth and explains a little about what it is I'm doing with it. Let me know what you think of my Logo... Christy thinks its to "Skaterish" but I kind of like it :)
**deleted link, blog has been removed for trademark violation concerns see updated post**

Especially for Grandma

Lorinda, I'm posting this especially for you. I think its darling. I have better/cuter video of Parker trying to "talk" and its so cute because he starts coughing he gets so excited. That's on the real video camera that I don't know how to get on here, this clip is on our regular digital camera. It's cute, and of my Mom singing to him.

Isn't he darling?? I was telling Mark this morning that his cheeks are starting to get out of control. He's getting huge, and if we come in August you might not recognize him.

And here's a shot of our big boy sleeping in his own bed. It was such a hard transition, just for me. Mark was more than ready to get him sleeping in his own room. And I guess Parker was ready because he has slept eight hours a night ever since.

Blue Mountain and Childhood dreams

Well because my last post was so popular I thought I'd give another :)

On the 17th, last thursday I made a trip down to the secretary of state corporate commisions office and registered my first Limited liability company called "Blue Mountain Capital, LLC" which was a big first step for me towards some of the goals I have in life.

Basiclly Blue Mountain Capital LLC is an asset management company to be a parent company of future business purchases. After a lot of thought I named it after Blue Mountain in Grand Terrace, California because of the fact that most of my biggest dreams began there. I remember hiking to the top of it and thinking about the future and I identify grand terrace as the birth place of my entreprenual spirit.

It also looks like I will be leaving Compass bank by the end of August. Christy goes back to work then and a busy fall semester will get started. Were not entirely sure what will happen yet but it might work out that I stay home with parker most of the week. The other option will probably be decided in the up coming weeks. There is an option to purchase a local Nada Auto center, which would allow an option after a few months for christy to stay home.

No matter what happens it would be nice to have some prayers on our behalf to make sure we make wise choices and that we can find comfort as things change quickly around here.

Lastly parker is doing great, he sleeps good and smiles a ton. We have a pretty good routine working for his bedtime at the moment. Talk to you later...

An update

Well its been a while since I've said anything here but a lot has happened so here is a "quick" update.

First of all my sincere appologies to Jason, Deanna broke his heart and he was still pretty nice to her about it. I'm sure however just by being on the show he'll find other opportunities :)

School is back in session... I have a five week Finance 380 class twice a week. I feel VERY prepared for this class and hope it won't add to much stress to my life. The course is basicly a sum of all my hobbies... budgeting, accounting, investing, loan practices and banking and best of all Economics. So I should be good to go. I will be attending school full time this fall so this is just a warm up.

Also we just got back from the Luymes family reunion in Sacramento, CA which was a lot of fun. I was in awe of my cousins and siblings on how much they've grow and stayed good people. I felt a lot older than I used to having parker around to take care of but I was ok will that. I know times together will be less frequent with everybody growing up so it was nice to have the opportnity.

I've been able to see my family quite a bit recently which has been nice. At the birth, blessing and reunion. Considering I don't talk to Cami or Evaly much over the phone but maybe twice a year it was nice to see them and hear about whats going on.

I'll be honest though Cami has reconsidered coming to Arizona and while I would like her to do whats best for her and not come here just because I want her to. I did feel like I could be a better big brother if she was closer... Maybe it's just a big brother thing but I don't want her to feel like I'm not in her corner when she needs me.

Parker is a stud still. I put christy in charge of pictures because I'm not predictable enough :) so get on her if you want more.

As for my typical ranting and raving about economics, politics and foreign policy there's probably to much to write but in summary here's my view, the stock, housing markets will be better soon. No matter the price of Gas if the individual phases it out they'll be better off. Have a good food storage. Get out of Iraq. And there's very little McCain can do to get my vote. But it won't matter anyway most likely Obama will win. Either that or will all be speaking chinese when china cashes in on the 1.8 trillion they loaned us :)

Just kidding... Well sort of... Lifes good, let the market do its thing and study the constitution! Later...

Fresh Smiles

When I review the pictures on my camera, I scroll through this sequence and it makes me smile every time. So I thought I would post the sequence for everyone's enjoyment...

My favorite!! He's so handsome with that grin!

And a random one of Autumn. Love it! She's too much fun.

One Month Update

So Parker is now one month and two days. Today we visited the doctor for a well baby and all is well! He weighs 10.4 lbs and is 22 and 1/4 inches. He grew an inch and a quarter in 3 weeks. They found that impressive...


Of course, Dr. Ardis, checked Parker out in Tennessee too. (See picture below) It was the second night of our vacation and Parker was a little irritable so I asked Bryan to adjust him. Parker was totally calm during his "C1 on the right and C7 on the left" adjustment. So the baby that had been fussing for a while, got really calm and slept 5 hours. The longest he's ever done for us. It worked a second time that week too. He hadn't slept all morning and wasn't really interested in eating either. I asked Bryan to adjust him... he ate a good meal, then slept four hours. (I have a chiropractor here I saw throughout the pregnancy Parker sees. He's even going to try to come to the baby blessing because he went to chiropractic school with Bryan and would like to see him.)



(Bryan adjusting him.)

(This is part of the adjustment. Which ever leg Bryan holds is the way Parker should turn his head. And that tells them... something about the neck? I think its how he verified he had infact aligned everything after he adjusted him.

That obviously wasn't all there is to discuss with our trip. It was a lot of fun and its actually harder being home than being there. I had so much help. I got long breaks, and got to do activities there. At home, I can't get the dishes done and its work to get my teeth brushed before 3:00 in the afternoon. But as it is with all vacations, you have to get back to reality at some time.

Here Parker is on his first plane ride. We took a total of 5 planes getting too and from Tennessee and this is how he was for all of them. We were able to wake him up enough for each time we took off and landed except for two times. But those two times didn't seem to bother him.

This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. The only thing that annoyed me about our trip was fighting off little neices and cousins that were ALWAYS asking to hold and "pet" him.

I didn't actually take very many pictures there. So when I get some in from family members I'll post them. But here's one more. He's laying on the bed with Mark but I'm posting it because there is a debate on if Parker is losing his hair or if his head is getting bigger. Either way he looks like a balding man with a receiding hair line. I loved his head of hair! But what's your input? Balding or growing?