The big snow storm last week (No, not the over-hyped “blizzard”; the one before that.) literally turned our backyard park into a winter wonderland. So… naturally, I couldn’t pass up the chance to get out at dawn to get some photos.
Needless to say, I am very excited and ready for winter to come!
Every Halloween, Daniel’s family carves pumpkins. Here is our pumpkin for this year!
Daniel and I went to a fun Halloween Party. Daniel made his costume. He won the costume contest. I was a witch.
It is a Craven Family tradition to have homemade chili and breadsticks on Halloween. My family was out of town so I made it myself. I had fun doing it and it made it feel more like Halloween.
Well, we had our Nelson Labs Film Festival Last week and the results are in. My film, “This is Nelson Labs” placed 3rd across the board. Best overall, Best Actor, and Most Original.
I am very happy with how this video turned out. It was a lot of work, but tons of fun to do. A special thanks to Matt and Amanda for all their help!
Enjoy!!
Today I have been married 2 years. It has been a wonderful, crazy and fun adventure. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband. He is my rock! I know he will always be there for me. I Love you Daniel. Can’t wait for the many years to come. Love, Ashley your wife
Last weekend I got a call from some good friends of ours (that we just happen to also be related to), Matt and Amanda, wondering if we would be interested in a quick, spur of the moment camping trip.
Uhhhhhh….. yeah!!
Here’s a quick sampling of our adventures. Enjoy!
We started off Memorial Day bright and early, picking Ashley’s parents up from the Airport as the returned from Hawaii (Lucky Ducks). We then went on up to visit the grave of Ashley’s grandma. We had a good time and it was nice to get together with family.
That afternoon, we had a picnic in the park with my family and I made the most awesome hamburger ever.
Doesn’t it just look delightful?
Ohhhhhhhhh, I’m so ready and excited for summer!!
Many of you may have noticed a minor change in my "headwear" recently and wondered, "What the (insert word of choice here)?" And then there are others that have no idea what I'm talking about…
Well… I must admit, it’s a bit of a departure from the style I’ve sported for the past few years. But hey, everyone needs a change every now and then right? Actually, I’ve got a pretty good reason.
Every year, Nelson Labs has a company film festival. As some may recall, last year I entered a music video for a parody of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence”. Well, sticking with what seems to work, I decided to do another music video this year. This time it is a parody of “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” by REM.
And as REM fans are aware, Michael Stipe is pretty bald… so naturally… I had to be bald for the video. And well, I decided to have a little fun on the way. Ashley was a little hesitant about the idea but being the awesome wife that she is, she eventually indulged me in my insanity and played along.
So here’s a little peek at the process…
And of course I had to have some fun with the mohawk for a bit.
On Saturday, the film crew (Matt, Amanda and Ashley) and I went on down to the basement of Nelson Labs to film the video. It was a lot of fun and should turn out really swell.
Of course, Ashley couldn’t miss the chance to get her photo taken with a Rock ‘n’ Roll star! 
Did I mention that I played the part of all 4 band members? Lots of costume changing going on!
And of course, after the filming was done, we took a little extra time to knock out some beats on the drumkit! 
So, I hope you enjoyed my rationale. No worries, the video will be available soon!
There have been a couple additions to our family in the past month or so. So I would like to welcome them into the world.
Graham Robert Olsen and Braelyn Danine Olsen.
Graham Robert Olsen
Born: Feb 22, 2010 7 lb 10 oz. and 20 in. long
Braelyn Danine Olsen
Born: March 15, 2010 8 lb 2 oz and 20 3/4 in. long
Last weekend, we decided to go for a photo hike up Little Cottonwood Canyon. 
It was a lot of fun, but hiking through multi-foot deep snow can be a little tricky.
So we decided to get some snowshoes!
We tried them out for the first time yesterday and it was awesome!
Who says you have to spend $60 on a lift ticket to enjoy The Greatest Snow On Earth?!?
