Trip to Cali and the Rose Bowl!!

Chance and I took a Man Cation (as Julia would call it) to California.  We started on Friday afternoon and evening by doing some work with Trailer manufacturers.  We made our way to Pasadena later that night. 

In the Morning, we took some time to go to Downtown Hollywood, including Pink's Hot Dog Stand.  If you haven't been here, just google it and find the reviews.  It's one of the best around.  The store has plenty of signed pics from movie stars, since it's just around the corner from Paramount Studios.

 

Picture of me and the Hollywood Sign, way back there.

The Main reason for the Trip was to see ASU vs. UCLA in the Rose Bowl.  The Stadium and Tailgating was amazing.  You actually park on a Golf Course, so it's nice to throw the football and run around on nice green grass, surrounded by a Valley of Trees, rather than smog, cars, freeways, parking lots and traffic.  The stadium is gorgeous, but unfortunately, ASU couldn't pull it out and lost by one point.  This made for a long trip home.  We did have some good times in Downtown Pasadena drowning our sorrows in a late night dinner.  I had plenty junk by then, so oddly enough, I had a big bowl of  Chicken Noodle Soup, but it was amazing nonetheless.

Charles Hutchison and weight Loss

Many of you know that our Brother In Law Charles has had an incredible change in his life from a year and a Half ago.  Below is an article from the AZ Republic about his journey so far.  I would imagine Charles has now lost at least 360 pounds from his highest weight.  Really inspiring to all of us.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/09/09/20110909chandler-weight-loss-charles-hutchison0909.html

BEFORE!!!

AFTER!!!

Pics from Halloween Party and Mud Bowl!!

Kaylin Dressed as a Ballerina, Zack as a Football Player, Grandma Sheffy as an Angel.

The only thing the kids ate from dinner is the Frito's and Cookies.

Lori the Witch and Tyler the BYU Med Student 

Kaylin had her face painted

She is just a bit smaller than a real horse jockey!!

So I was told by our Ward to go to a Softball field near our new house.  I had my cleats, Softballs, and glove.  When arriving on time at 6:30, there was one person there who said he was playing football with a different ward.  I drove around to look on another field, but found no one.  Eventually, I just became a ringer for the other ward.  Before the game started, the sprinklers were on, creating quite a mess.  I slipped a few times, but the bulk of the mud came on a dive to catch a ball in end zone.  I wish I could say I scored, but I just came up a Muddy Mess.  Had one of the best times in awhile.  I definitely gotta get more football with the boys.

Jaimie and Daniel Latimer Wedding

Hey Guys,

This past weekend, My little Sister and Daniel Latimer got married. We had a blast, especially seeing lots of family. The best thing is Jaimie and Daniel were married for time and all eternity. Enjoy the video below

Cute Pic of Kaylin and New Baby Cousin Charly

New House!!!!

Hey Guys,

Those who have not heard, we just purchased a new home. This YouTube Video has the layout. Please note that there have been a lot of painting and other improvements to the home before we move in. Enjoy for now.

Trip to Texas!!!

Recently, Our family went to visit Texas and Carlsbad Caverns.  We left on Friday, July 1 and took the 10 hour drive to Carlsbad.  We stayed the night there and went to the caves in the late morning.  We'll have more pics of the cave experience to come.  The kids were very scared during the first part, but ended up enjoying the neat formations and ponds.  It's amazing to me that God created these amazing caves and remembered to include the little mites and maggats at the bottom.  Almost the entire Sheffield clan was with us.  Rick drove from Austin, Anita came with us from AZ, and Ben came from Albuquerque.

After the caves, we drove from Carlsbad to Austin.  The Speed Limit was 80 mph on the road, so we were flying.  A cop came over a hill and clocked me at about 86mph.  Luckily we got off with a warning.

Above are some pictures of Bevo the Longhorn at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.  The joke we kept talking about was Tyler running on the Field in Football glory.  We saw some good views, but couldn't find a gate open to get in the stadium.  We also saw the capitol, the downtown music district, and other parts of Austin.

On July 4th, we saw the Alamo, River Walk, and other Missions and old buildings in San Antonio.  The River Walk is real pretty, but difficult with Stairs and Strollers.  We ate at the County Line BBQ.  We finished the night with Swimming at the Condo Pool.  Zack found out that he can jump out of his crib/pack and play this night, so sleeping has been at a minimum lately.

Sea World was next on the list.  We Saw Shamu, the Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, Sea Lions, Road some Coasters, and ate lots of food.  More Pictures to come.

Wednesday was spent by Lori, Tyler, and kids only.  We did the Children's Museum, which I call a glorified play land for 3-6 year olds.  We also took a drive to a nearby forest called Natural Bridge.  There were Caves and a Zoo, but very costly, so we took the free stroller ride in the forest.  This lasted about 15 mins due to the heat.

Thursday was the fun drive home for 15 hrs.  Kids did really good in the car the whole time, thanks to Disney DVD's.  Just a great time to get out and really relax.