Way to go Jake!

Jake will probably kill me for posting this, but I'm so proud of him that I had to share this article with he world. On the APX website they highlight top performers throughout the company and below is what they had to say about Jake! The past two weeks they have been driving 1.5 hours one way each day to Syracuse. Needless to say I miss my husband! He has been working so hard this summer. Keep it up babe!!!



Jacob Dahl and the Rochester Office Reach New Heights
by Matt Pitts
June 25, 2008
Provo, UT - Last week was a huge one for the Rochester office. Not only did they break all previous records but they improved from their previous week by over 30 installs. 5 reps had their best week, and 5 reps had 10+ installs, but the true man behind the curtain has to be Jacob Dahl.Dahl has been consistent week after week, including two weeks of 18, and one of 19. Few reps can say they’ve installed 19 in a week, which represents just over 3 a day. After last week, however, 19 is old news – the old bar. In a huge feat of Apx greatness, Dahl put in 27 installs during week 8.Last week brings him to 141 on the summer, a stellar total even if he were to bagel every day the rest of the summer. Bagels don’t seem to be in the cards for Dahl, however, who the stats seem to project as one of those rare 300+ reps.

Lake Ontario

We brought the girls to Lake Ontario State Park and can't wait to go back! It was a such a beautiful day. Kaylee loved playing in the sand and getting her shorts wet in the water. We were shocked thhat she actually enjoyed sitting in it and touching it and getting in on her hands. Usually she likes the idea of it but gets nervous by the water or the messy sand. Riley liked it too. She wanted to put it in her mouth, but there were tons of tiny little shells and lake debris so it wasn't such a good idea. She put her feet in the water too and seemed to like it. Next time we'll put them in swimsuits and let them go to town.

We were pleasantly surprised to find a town fair going on right off the beach. There was music in the park, lots of food like you'd expect- funnel cakes, popcorn, polish sausage... all sorts of fancy fair food. We did not partake. Once we got closer to the fair we were remided of how disgusting those places could be. We held the girls tight looking for rides Kaylee was big enough to go on. Her favorite was the carousel. And our lucky day, there was an elk for her to ride! I will post soon about the obession in our home over yelk, binni and pincess deah's. Needlees to say, Kaylee love the carousel and would have rode it a hundred times. We ended the day with a few minutes at the park with slide and swings. The girls fell asleep as soon as we got home. Who knows how much they will remember, but me and Jake had a lot of fun being with them.

Rockin' Rochester

A few weeks ago we moved to Rochester, NY. It's about 5 hours north of Yonkers. It has been such a good move. It's better up here for Jake and it's definatley better up here for me and the girls. We live in a complex with parks and grassy fields and usually nice weather. Another bonus- we live about 30 minutes away from Hill Cumorah.

Me and Kaylee are standing at the backdoor of Joseph Smith's house. The door was locked cause we got there early, but we peeked in the windows. It made me so grateful for the apartment we lieved in, even though we were without furniture for 2 weeks : )

Me and Riley are on a bridge over the river that Hyrum Smith was baptised in. We are walking toward the sacred grove.

Me and Riley in the sacred grove. It was such a perfect day. The grove is so peaceful and beautiful. We liked it so much we came back the next week.
Kaylee was feeling the spirit. She wanted to get on her knees : ) Not really, she just was squatting to copy me while I took the picture. Because of our sudden move we had to wait on getting our furniture. We got pretty creative making forts out of moving boxes and watching movies on the floor.

For Kaylee's birthday (she turned two on May 9th) we took her to a nearby mall that had a huge indoor carousel. She loved it. I think we rode it 5 times, a different horse each time. Are you loving my roots in this picture? I just dyed my hair back to brown, but you'll have to wait for pics of that.
This is the little meadow across the street from our apartment. We walk through it to go to the park where the swings are. But I think she has more fun in the grass. She was in love with the dandelions. In this meadow we've seen a bunny, lots of groundhogs, birds and the ultimate... Binny!!! Bambi is Kaylee's most favorite movie, so she about dies when we saw a deer about 25 feet away.

Just to compare- this is the park that we used to go to in Yonkers.

Did I mention we live right by the Erie Canal. How coolis that! Last Sunday we took the girls to the boardwalk to feed the ducks.

Our little girls are becoming best friends. There is nothing better than hearing them make each other laugh.

Riley 's teeth are coming in!!! This is a frequent expression for Riley cause she is always snorting and always drooling.
We are really enjoying our summer here. We have one month down and Jake is doing better than ever. He has installed 77 accounts and can't wait to bust it out next month. He is motivated and on track to hit his goals. We are so proud of him and always look forward to the time we get to see him.

I'm going Bonkers in Yonkers

Last week we packed our girls and our stuff in our Honda and drove 3 days to Yonkers, New York- just a half hour north of Manhattan. The drive was intense. Kaylee and Riley sat right next to each other in their careseats with the third space was occupied with stuff up to the ceiling. Jake drove the whole time, but I don't feel that bad cause I spent the majority of the time turned around in my seat (real safe, i know) feeding Riley and trying to entertain Kaylee. She watched the Backyardigans movie Super Secret Super Spy probably fifteen times. We were pulled over twice for not having license plates (new car) but both times the officers saw the girls squished in the back and let us be on our way. We stayed one night in a city in Iowa wher we go a little room the girls could run aroung in and we could watch American Idol. We all needed a serious break from the car.
So we are here now and let me tell you this place is nuts! We live right on the Hudson River in a sweet apartment- see www.hudsonpark.net. There are so many great things close by- there is a main railroad station with trains that take you to Grand Central Station in 25 minutes. There are tons of restaurants, a library, a boardwalk by the water. It's kind of a wierd place though. If you walk about 3-4 blocks away from our building, it's like you are in a different state. There are very few white people. It's mostly black and hispanic. There are tons of vacant buildings, like 4 Dollar stores in a two block radius, little corner grocery stores that sell produce and a variety of other shops and such. All of the stores though are so crammed. It's hard to get my double stroller through the aisles. I definately feel safe here, just a little out of place.
Since we didn't bring out a lot of stuff, my days are long trying to keep these kids entertained. It doesn't help that Kaylee has been waking up before 7am every morning. Thank goodness we brought the princess tent. It has been the best toy ever (thanks Brian and Heather). We've also been watching a whole lot oh Beesh (Finding Nemo) and Peetah (Peter Pan). She asks for them every morning with out fail.
It's really late and I haven't really gotten into why I'm going bonkers in Yonkers. Basically these two little girls are rocking my world. I think I'd be going bonkers even if I was in Utah : )

she's not even 2 yet

Kaylee has become my horrible addorable. She thinks everything in the house is "mine!" and is quite particular about having things her way. She wants the green sippy, not the pink one. The water is not the right temperature. She needs to be holding her shirt and all of her blankets when she gets out of bed. She loves to push the stools around the kitchen to get into the cupboards- on the search for candy or someting sweet. She has developed a new high pitched scream, which is a joy to hear when she wakes up from her naps. She likes to throw, hit and push and has become pretty familar with timeouts.

Her vocabulary is growing every day which is so cute. It really makes up for the annoying things she does. She loves to say Riley, Daddy and Toby- her favorite people. She also loves to say no, mine and stop frequently. She's having a hard time saying her f's : beet (which is really feet), beesh (fish), broot (fruit).

Kaylee and Riley in the princess tent. Ok Kaylee, you can be a nightmare as long as you are sweet to your little sister : )

finally some pictures

A few weeks ago we took the girls on a last minute trip to Florida to see our dear friends, the Hydes. John and Shelly and Goldie showed us an amazing time.


We stayed in the Gator Suite at Shelly's parents incredible home near Orlando. We went to the authentic Orlando attraction... Gatorland! We saw these gators jump out of the water to snatch up chicken hanging from a rope. There was a guys wrestling gators, but mostly a bunch of bug, fat, lazy gators just lying around.





On Sunday of that weekend we spent some time the Quigley's house in Melboure. Nate Quigley, Shelly's brother-in-law took us out on the boat to go fishing. We had been gone maybe 30 minutes when we ran out of gas. Luckily my kids were at the house because we had to wait for almost two hours for someone to come tow us back to the house. It was a ton of fun because we saw dolphins jumping nearby, enjoyed the sunset and did a little fishing. I just wish I had more pictures. It was one of the funnest vacations we've had.

Need to post

Our camera is being fixed so I have no pictures, but if I don't post now it might be another month before I put anything on here.
Last weekend we took a surprise trip to Seattle. Jake had some work to do and me and the girls were missing grandma and grandpa grandpa. It was Rees' 3rd birthday so we were lucky to be there to celebrate and spend time weith Brian, Heather, Rees and Lucy. Riley and Lucy really enjoyed each other, chatting and rolling towards each other. Kaylee and Rees mostly got a long, but every once in awhile they wanted to show the other who was boss. The weather was great and our flight home was a breeze (thanks to a little help from the Backyardigans on the Zune).

When we got home at 11pm that night, all of pout lights were on and our house was cold. We went downstaris to the thater room and the window was broken out- WE WERE ROBBBED!!!! They took a bunch of electronics, Jake's shotgun I got him for his birthday and his motorcycle! We called the police right away and made our reports. Thankfully we have insurance that will cover everything. Now it's just a matter of paperwork and waiting. Kind of ironic that my alarm selling husband got robbed. The total stolen adds up tp 14000.00

In other news, my little brother got his mission call to Tampa, FL. He reports to the MTC on April 24.
Oh, really has been awhile since I've posted. We are moving out to Yonkers, New York this summer for Jake's job with APX. The plan is to be out there April 15th. I realize I haven't said anything about his change of companies. In a tiny nutshell, the company he had been with for four year, Firstline, went bankrupt. He is now with one of the biggest competitors int the alarm industry, APX. It has been a big blessing, better oppurtunity, and way less stress, and more potential for pay. Because of the switch from firstline to APX Jake hasnt really had to work for 4 months. we feel very spoiled to have vacationed and had so much time together, Jake has been able to snowmobile as much as he has wanted. other than these few updates the Dahl Family is trucking along and lovin life.