Introducing... the SACFL!

The Surprisingly Average College Football League is  a college fantasy football league with a big twist.  Instead of drafting individual players, you draft entire teams.  That means you'll have less time debating which quarterback will score the most touchdowns and more time debating who will win!

The inaugural draft begins on August 8, 2013.

For current rules and league details, click here, or go to tinyurl.com/SACFLRules

To sign up to play, click here, or go to tinyurl.com/SACFL

Entering the MTC

After giving his talk in sacrament meeting on Sunday.
He's the one on the left.
(Me: Accidental photobomb)

My little brother entered the MTC on Wednesday.
I'm going to miss him.  He'll be a great missionary, since he is a great brother.
If you know him, you should write him a letter:

Elder Daniel Fred Thurston
MTC Mailbox # 75
IN-IND 0604
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

Elder Daniel Fred Thurston
Indiana Indianapolis Mission
1980 E 116th St STE 200
Carmel, IN 46032
United States

Bucket List

My little brother shared his bucket list on Facebook, and I realized we have a lot of the same goals.  In case you haven't been around both of us at the same time, we're basically the same person.  Anyway, here's my list of things I'd like to do before I die.

• ◯ Visit the seven continents:
•           ✓ North America
•           ✓ South America
•           ✓ Europe
•           ✓ Africa
•           ◯ Asia
•           ◯ Oceania
•           ◯ Antarctica 
• ◯ Visit every state in the union:
•           ◯ Alabama
•           ◯ Alaska
•           ✓ Arizona
•           ◯ Arkansas
•           ✓ California
•           ✓ Colorado
•           ◯ Connecticut
•           ◯ Delaware
•           ✓ Florida
•           ✓ Georgia
•           ◯ Hawaii
•           ✓ Idaho
•           ✓ Illinois
•           ◯ Indiana
•           ✓ Iowa
•           ✓ Kansas
•           ◯ Kentucky
•           ◯ Louisiana
•           ◯ Maine
•           ✓ Maryland
•           ◯ Massachusetts
•           ✓ Michigan
•           ✓ Minnesota
•           ◯ Mississippi
•           ✓ Missouri
•           ✓ Montana
•           ✓ Nebraska
•           ✓ Nevada
•           ◯ New Hampshire
•           ✓ New Jersey
•           ✓ New Mexico
•           ✓ New York
•           ◯ North Carolina
•           ✓ North Dakota
•           ✓ Ohio
•           ◯ Oklahoma
•           ◯ Oregon
•           ✓ Pennsylvania
•           ◯ Rhode Island
•           ◯ South Carolina
•           ◯ South Dakota
•           ✓ Tennessee
•           ✓ Texas
•           ✓ Utah
•           ◯ Vermont
•           ✓ Virginia
•           ◯ Washington
•           ◯ West Virginia
•           ◯ Wisconsin
•           ✓ Wyoming
•           ✓ District of Columbia
• ◯ Visit every temple in the world.
•           ✓ (Kirtland Temple)
•           ◯ St. George Utah Temple
•           ✓ Logan Utah Temple
•           ✓ Manti Utah Temple
•           ✓ Salt Lake Temple
•           ◯ Laie Hawaii Temple
•           ◯ Cardston Alberta Temple
•           ◯ Mesa Arizona Temple
•           ◯ Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
•           ◯ Bern Switzerland Temple
•           ◯ Los Angeles California Temple
•           ◯ Hamilton New Zealand Temple
•           ◯ London England Temple
•           ✓ Oakland California Temple
•           ✓ Ogden Utah Temple‡
•           ✓ Provo Utah Temple
•           ✓ Washington DC Temple
•           ◯ São Paulo Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Tokyo Japan Temple
•           ◯ Seattle Washington Temple
•           ✓ Jordan River Utah Temple
•           ◯ Atlanta Georgia Temple
•           ◯ Apia Samoa Temple
•           ◯ Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
•           ◯ Santiago Chile Temple
•           ◯ Papeete Tahiti Temple
•           ◯ México City México Temple
•           ◯ Boise Idaho Temple
•           ◯ Sydney Australia Temple
•           ◯ Manila Philippines Temple
•           ◯ Dallas Texas Temple
•           ◯ Taipei Taiwan Temple
•           ◯ Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
•           ◯ Freiberg Germany Temple
•           ◯ Stockholm Sweden Temple
•           ◯ Chicago Illinois Temple
•           ◯ Johannesburg South Africa Temple
•           ◯ Seoul Korea Temple
•           ◯ Lima Perú Temple
•           ✓ Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
•           ◯ Denver Colorado Temple
•           ◯ Frankfurt Germany Temple
•           ◯ Portland Oregon Temple
•           ✓ Las Vegas Nevada Temple
•           ◯ Toronto Ontario Temple
•           ◯ San Diego California Temple
•           ◯ Orlando Florida Temple
•           ✓ Bountiful Utah Temple
•           ◯ Hong Kong China Temple
•           ✓ Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple
•           ✓ St. Louis Missouri Temple
•           ◯ Vernal Utah Temple
•           ◯ Preston England Temple
•           ✓ Monticello Utah Temple
•           ◯ Anchorage Alaska Temple
•           ◯ Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple
•           ◯ Madrid Spain Temple
•           ◯ Bogotá Colombia Temple
•           ◯ Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
•           ◯ Spokane Washington Temple
•           ◯ Columbus Ohio Temple
•           ◯ Bismarck North Dakota Temple
•           ◯ Columbia South Carolina Temple
•           ◯ Detroit Michigan Temple
•           ◯ Regina Saskatchewan Temple
•           ◯ Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
•           ◯ Billings Montana Temple
•           ◯ Edmonton Alberta Temple
•           ◯ Raleigh North Carolina Temple
•           ◯ St. Paul Minnesota Temple
•           ◯ Kona Hawaii Temple
•           ◯ Ciudad Juárez México Temple
•           ◯ Hermosillo Sonora México Temple
•           ◯ Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
•           ◯ Oaxaca México Temple
•           ◯ Tuxtla Gutiérrez México Temple
•           ◯ Louisville Kentucky Temple
•           ✓ Palmyra New York Temple
•           ◯ Fresno California Temple
•           ◯ Medford Oregon Temple
•           ◯ Reno Nevada Temple
•           ◯ Memphis Tennessee Temple
•           ◯ Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
•           ◯ Tampico México Temple
•           ◯ Nashville Tennessee Temple
•           ✓ San José Costa Rica Temple
•           ◯ Montréal Québec Temple
•           ◯ Fukuoka Japan Temple
•           ◯ Adelaide Australia Temple
•           ◯ Melbourne Australia Temple
•           ◯ Suva Fiji Temple
•           ◯ Mérida México Temple
•           ◯ Veracruz México Temple
•           ◯ Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
•           ◯ Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
•           ◯ Caracas Venezuela Temple
•           ◯ Houston Texas Temple
•           ◯ Birmingham Alabama Temple
•           ◯ Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple
•           ◯ Boston Massachusetts Temple
•           ◯ Recife Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Montevideo Uruguay Temple
•           ◯ Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
•           ◯ Guadalajara México Temple
•           ◯ Perth Australia Temple
•           ◯ Columbia River Washington Temple
•           ◯ Snowflake Arizona Temple
•           ◯ Lubbock Texas Temple
•           ◯ Monterrey México Temple
•           ◯ Campinas Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Asunción Paraguay Temple
•           ✓ Nauvoo Illinois Temple
•           ◯ The Hague Netherlands Temple
•           ◯ Brisbane Australia Temple
•           ◯ Redlands California Temple
•           ◯ Accra Ghana Temple
•           ◯ Copenhagen Denmark Temple
•           ✓ Manhattan New York Temple
•           ◯ San Antonio Texas Temple
•           ◯ Aba Nigeria Temple
•           ◯ Newport Beach California Temple
•           ◯ Sacramento California Temple
•           ◯ Helsinki Finland Temple
•           ◯ Rexburg Idaho Temple
•           ◯ Curitiba Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Panamá City Panamá Temple
•           ◯ Twin Falls Idaho Temple
•           ✓ Draper Utah Temple
•           ◯ Oquirrh Mountain Temple
•           ◯ Vancouver British Columbia Temple
•           ◯ The Gila Valley Arizona Temple
•           ◯ Cebu City Philippines Temple
•           ◯ Kyiv Ukraine Temple
•           ◯ San Salvador El Salvador Temple
•           ◯ Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple
•           ✓ Kansas City Missouri Temple
•           ◯ Manaus Brazil Temple
•           ◯ Brigham City Utah Temple
•           ◯ Calgary Alberta Temple
•           ◯ Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple
•           ◯ Rome Italy Temple*
•           ◯ Córdoba Argentina Temple*
•           ◯ Gilbert Arizona Temple*
•           ◯ Phoenix Arizona Temple*
•           ◯ Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple*
•           ◯ Trujillo Perú Temple*
•           ◯ Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple*
•           ◯ Payson Utah Temple*
•           ◯ Sapporo Japan Temple*
•           ◯ Fortaleza Brazil Temple*
•           ✓ Provo City Center Temple*
•           ◯ Tijuana México Temple*
•           ◯ Indianapolis Indiana Temple*
•           ◯ Concepción Chile Temple†
•           ◯ Lisbon Portugal Temple†
•           ◯ Urdaneta Philippines Temple†
•           ◯ Hartford Connecticut Temple†
•           ◯ Fort Collins Colorado Temple†
•           ◯ Meridian Idaho Temple†
•           ◯ Winnipeg Manitoba Temple†
•           ◯ Barranquilla Colombia Temple†
•           ◯ Durban South Africa Temple†
•           ◯ Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo Temple†
•           ◯ Star Valley Wyoming Temple†
•           ◯ Paris France Temple†
•           ◯ Tucson Arizona Temple†
•           ◯ Arequipa Perú Temple†
•           ◯ Cedar City Utah Temple†
•           ◯ Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple†
•                     *under construction, †announced, ‡closed for renovation
• ✓ Visit the Sacred Grove.
• ◯ Visit Scotland
• ◯ Visit Wales
• ◯ Visit Ireland
• ✓ Visit England
• ◯ Stand on the North Pole.
• ◯ Stand on the South Pole.
• ◯ Stand on the Equator.
• ✓ Stand on the Prime Meridian.
• ◯ Write a book.
• ◯ Write a pop song (lyrics, music, or both).
• ◯ Record an album.
• ✓ Compose a piece of music.
• ◯ Have the composed piece performed.
• ✓ Get married.
• ◯ Have some childrens.
•          ◯ Baby Thor
• ◯ Graduate from college.
• ◯ Graduate from graduate school with a PhD.

Best T-Shirt Ever

Since we recently went to see Iron Man 3, we of course talked about how excited we were to go and see the movie.  Apparently, Sam was excited as well.  Whether it was coincidence or not that Sam kicked whenever we talked about Iron Man 3, Hayley said that we should call him Iron Baby instead of Baby Thor.

Yesterday, I saw this t-shirt at the bookstore and thought that it would be a perfect way to show my loyalty to Baby Thor.  My proposition is to call our next child Iron Baby.

So, what do you think? Baby Thor or Iron Baby?

Sam's (Thor's) Future Home

(Real Photo will be included, pending our
putting up curtains in the room and making it look nice.)

After a long Saturday of driving past yard sales, looking on KSL, finding a crib, not having a big enough
station wagon, finding a truck, unloading said crib, the crib not fitting through the bedroom door, taking apart said crib, reassembling said crib, and going to the Real Salt Lake game, Sam finally has a place to lay his head when he gets here.

Special thanks to Shawn Cates for letting us borrow his truck in exchange for dropping yard sale off at DI.

(Photo will be included, pending our putting up curtains in the room and making it look nice.)