SURPRISE!!! Happy Birthday Bree!

Pete surprised Bree with a trip for her 22nd Birthday! She thought we we’re going to Tahoe but instead we headed to the airport! She had no clue what was going on until her uncles drove up to us at the Salt Lake City airport! It was perfect. We then enjoyed two days snowboarding with family in the b

Beyond the iPhone

So, I am ready to replace my amazing iPhone with the next best thing! I thought they could never beat Apple’s revolutionary gadget… but check out this new level of smartphones. http://www.pomegranatephone.com/

Ok, so it may not be technically “Real” yet… (in fact this site is just a marketing ploy to get you to understand that Nova Scotia is actually a real place) However, they have some amazing new ideas! You will not believe it what they came up with but their little videos help take it from a day-dream to “hey, that could really happen!” I have a feeling these things will be available sometime in the near future.

Christmas time at Cornerstone

It’s that time of the year again! Every December, the Cornerstone staff gets together for a Christmas party. This year we met in the main auditorium since the group has gotten too large for other places. We had such a great time. The food was excellent and Pastor Steve sang with Alvin and the Chipmunks. We also played a game. We competed in teams to see who could make the best Christmas-related photographs. Here are some impressions of that evening.

We have a Nephew!

We finally had a chance to go and visit our newest family member! (Not Pete and more!) So we headed down to San Diego for a quick two day trip. His name is Cannon Ryan Trostrud, and he is the cutest thing on the planet!

We had the coolest flight over. Virgin America Airlines was amazing!


On the last day Bree and Cannon (sister-in-law) made AMAZING homemade chicken noodle soup! We’re talking homemade noodles! Did I say AMAZING yet?