Happy Birthday Boo!!

Well, Laura got her wish and is taking a night out with her man, Zac Efron on her birthday tomorrow in the Big Apple. I guess dreams really do come true there, wait, I think that's Disneyland or something... I hope it is great! Love you lots, girly!

Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church

PLAIN CITY, Utah - Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church.
Dispatchers received reports of a child driving recklessly on Sunday morning. Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson says one witness said the boy drove through a stop sign.
Anderson says two deputies caught up with the boy and tried unsuccessfully to stop the Dodge Intrepid in an area about 45 miles north of Salt Lake City. The car reached 40 mph before the boy stopped in a driveway and ran inside a home.
Anderson says when the boy's father later confronted him, the boy said he didn't want to go to church. The boy is too young to prosecute and no citations were issued, although police did urge the father to make his car keys more inaccessible to children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YArlFKDFq6Y&feature=player_embedded
You jsut have to wathc the video as well. What a funny kid! (I saw this on a friend's facebook page and laughed so hard).

Happy 24 of July!

I thought that in honor of the 24 I would do a tribute to one of the many pioneers that contributed to our being here in Utah. This is an excerpt from the journal of Allen Joseph Stout, the father of John Henry Fisk Stout, who was the father of our grandfather, Emerald Erwin Stout. He was baptized a member of the Church April 22, 1838 after almost two years of study. His is a remarkeable pioneer story. I decided to just put in the part about his coming across the plains. I hope you enjoy it and appreciate the sacrifices he made for his posterity!

"Now I was making every preparation to get off to Utah so I got what bread stuff and other things for a fitort that I could and got a wagon by hauling 600 pounds of freight for Elder Hyde. I then got three yoke of wild steers of John Brown, the agent for the Perpetual Emigration fund and on the 20th of May 1851, we left…and went to camp… Now in consequence of the high waters we set out on the 4th of July to head the Elkhorn River which was overflowed from bluff to bluff, so that we traveled one hundred fifty miles out of our way to get around the river.

"We had to roll through sand, mud, and water over hills and through trackless plains, except by Indians and buffalo so that when we struck the old road my team was badly used up…

"My health was very bad…When we struck the Sweet Water, at that what is called Independence Rock, my wife was taken with inflammatory rheumatism, and was not able to get out of the wagon until we got to the valley…so that I had to cook for my family, tend on my sick wife and five babies, and manage my team,...So we rolled on up the north fork of Sweet Water, where my wagon broke down, and I had to cash my freight and go leave it. We now set on again and rolled on until we came to Bog Sandu, in ten miles of Green River where our company collapsed...We rolled on through the mountains and up and down the canyons till the 2nd day of Oct. when I rolled my wagon up to my brother Hosea’s house in Great Salt Lake City."

More Pics

So Scott Adams is kind of slow at times. It turns out they separated the shipment. But here you are! I am just so amazed at how photogenic you all are! I love love love them!

I think Shawn stole Alan's powerwave! He looks absolutely marvelous!
Don't worry, Alan still has his part. He decided to let his hair down for this one. Watch out Jenny!

Jenny also went for the power wave. Look for her out on the red carpet! Katherine Zeta Jones has nothing on this glamor girl!

Sprotin the hive. Lets all do the beaver jive!

Paul is smokin hot palying on his freaking awesome guitar, dude! That Courtney is one lucky chick!!

Courtney decided a bow would really make her stand out. And boy, did it ever! You look so amazing, Court!

Steve departed with his part shortly after the mission, but he still wanted to be like Alan so he also let his hair down. Hot to trot!

Alana, the hair trumper, trumped us all, I think. She looks incredible! She just has a certain glow about her.

Looks like Angela was a bit surprised, but the look definitely works for her! You look just darling, girl!

The cheerleading squad.

Alan and Steve displaying their science project.

Yearbook Pictures!

I am so thrilled with how well your school pictures turned out! Of course, we don't have everybody's yet but I wanted to post those that we do have so you wouldn't miss out.. I don't think I could be happier about them!

Marilyn went for the straight across bang. She looks ravishing with the big barrel curls away from her face. This cut really brings out her eyes. Lovely lovely!!
I'm not sure when Spencer had time to grow his hair out so long, but I'm sure Alana helped with that. Who knew he had so much natural curl? What a handsome man.

And Shawna, this is so, I'm just speechless. Angela was asking where she could get herself a pair of those earings and I think we have another size crimper if you want to try that one as well. Stunning!

Laura looks perfect as always. They let her take off her pneumonia tubes for the shot (bless them!). She looks like a glamor girl. I like the shorter hair! It looks fabulous, darling!

We always knew Mason was a stud, and here is the picture to prove it!

Rachel went all out too, and grew her hair out rather quickly as well! I think we are gonna need to stock up on our hairspray supply to keep that bang wave going. What a beaut!

And Emma. Her fifth grade graduation pictures came so fast! She looks so glamorous and grown up. You look amazing!

THE CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rachel has now found Mom's new camera!!!! 8 months it's been gone! But no longer! It was behind the leather sectional closest to the T.B.!!!!! We think it was stuck in the block of the couch and was shaken loose! We are so happy! Pictures of Halloween, Thanksgiving, California, Mason in a child's pumpkin suit.... would have been forever lost! Hallelujah!

The Little Jarrey Man's Birthday!

Saturday was the Buddy's birthday!! I can't believe the little tyke is two already. He has been so much fun to be with and spoil! He is so sweet and affectionate with everyone and he jsut makes you smile by looking at him! I am so happy he is part of our family!! We love you Gerald!

One of the cutest pictures of the Buddy! Look at that huge grin!
A few of the attendees

Paul and Court came on their one month annversary :) And I love Angela's face in this one.

Mamo and Dadda

Happy as clams. And clams are happy. Jared is so affectionate with his stuffed animals.

The awesome Elmo cake! Alan and Jenny did such a great job!

He gets so excited!

I think he is going to put pillows in it and go down the stairs :)

This is hilarious. And real. I'm sure of it.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number — a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).
Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.
The bank corrected the error the next day.
Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.
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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com

Camping Trip!

Hello Family!

So, for those of you who didn't get my text, we are planning a camping trip! I have asked around, and for the most part, i think we have agreed on the 7th of August for the family camping trip. If that doesn't work for someone, please let me know. So- as of now, I will work on finding a reservation this week, and then as the time gets closer for the trip, i will make food assignments and other various duty assignments. If its alright, i would just like this to be a John Stout family and spouses trip, so no friends please:) If you have any questions, please let me know! Love you lots!

Real test answers

http://aceonlineschools.com/awesomely-bad-and-funny-student-responses-to-test-questions/

I about died when I went to this site! I mean, I was never clever enough inschool to come up with some of this! But be warned, some of them have some bad language...

A Dear John

I was trying to find a mission address on the dearelder.com website and came across a few funny Dear John letters. Poor chaps, doesn't seem like anyone ever waits! But I was also thinking of the Prospective Boyfriend Application Marilyn gave me a while back and this was a little reminiscent of that. And don't worry guys, I haven't turned man-hater, I just got a little chuckle out of this! Enjoy.

Dear Elder Smith, I regret to inform you that you have been eliminated from further contention as "Mr. Right". As you are probably aware, the competition was exceedingly tough and dozens of well-qualified candidates such as yourself also failed to make the final cut. I will, however, keep your name on file should an opening come available. So that you may find better success in your future romantic endeavors, please allow me to offer the following reason(s) you were disqualified from the competition:
·__Your last name is objectionable. I can't imagine taking it, hyphenating it, or subjecting my children to it.
·__The fact that our finest dining experience to date has been at McDonald's reveals a thriftiness that I find unappealing.
·__You failed the 20 Question Rule, i.e., I asked you 20 questions about yourself before you asked me more than one about myself.
·__ You're too short. Any son that we produced would inevitably be beaten up repeatedly at recess.
·__You're too tall. I'm developing a chronic neck condition from trying to kiss you.
·__You have a hairy back.
·__ I find your inability to fix my car extraordinarily unappealing.
·__The fact that your apartment has been condemned reveals an inherent slovenliness that I fear is unbreakable.
·__Although I do enjoy the X-Files, I find your wardrobe of Star Trek uniforms a little disconcerting.
·__Your frequent references to your ex-girlfriend lead me to suspect that you are some sort of psychotic stalker.
·__Your ability to belch the alphabet is not a trait that I am seeking in a long term partner
·__The fact that you categorize the ProBowler's Tour as 'must see TV' demonstrates that you do not meet my intelligence requirements.
·__Although I do plan to support my husband in his interests and hobbies, watching you beat the 67th level of Tetris does not rank in my book as “quality time”.
·__Your decision to buy me a wrench for my birthday after I had specifically requested perfume shows a gift selection impairment I feel unequal to correct.
·__Our culinary tastes diverge too greatly. You consider Rice-A-Roni a banquet, and believe pesto is a cleaning product.
·__My idea of a dream home does not have the words, “double-wide” in the title.
·__I am out of your league; set your sights lower next time.
Sincerely, Jennifer

Invitation!

You all invited to a birthday party for The Buddy on Saturday, July 18th at Alan and Jenny's house at 7:00. In the same tradition as last year, we will invite Jared's grandparents over for dinner at 6:00, and then all the aunts and uncles who would like to come are welcome at 7:00 for cake and ice cream.

Please don't feel bad if you can't come, and please don't worry about bringing presents. We would rather just have your presence!