Awesome St. George Lightning Storm

The storm tonight was awesome, so I just had to get some photos of it. Most of my photos turned out blurry (sadly), but I had the good sense to get my little tripod out for these shots, enjoy:

Two Additions to the Family

For Bethany's birthday (July 4th), we went out and got her some pets (she's been pet-less for far too long).

We originally intended to get a frog (since we both love frogs), but Bethany really wanted something cuddly (and the thought of feeding live crickets to a frog didn't really excite me much). So we got her a couple of female rats instead (she's had a few rats before).

I've never been a huge rat fan, myself, but when you get used to the tails, they're actually pretty cute (especially when they're little). We named the larger, more energetic one Tai Lee, and the smaller, more sedentary one, Mei (we're both pretty big Avatar fans).

So, I now present the "girls" to you:

For a little while, we had to put them in this smaller cage until a new bigger cage came in the mail. Their first cage had too much spacing between the bars, and they could squeeze out.

Somebody's being cute.

They love sleeping in their hammock.

P.S. I'll post some better pictures when we get some.

"Do you have a flag?"

From this time, hence-forth, Bethany and I claim this parking spot (the one on the left) under this tree at the Bloomington Wall-Mart. In fact we claim this tree too. We like that tree; it helps us find our spot, among other things ;]

Seriously, guys, that's our spot. How come we haven't been able to park there for the last 3 months? How inconsiderate!