Halloween 2012

We were pirates this year.  Well, I kinda was.  I just sort of scavenged things from around the house for my "costume" (Chad's tuxedo shirt, a few scarfs, flip flops & rolled up pants).  And let me also mention, that I had to go to walmart dressed this way.  The walmart greeter greeted me with, "What are you supposed to be?".

Chad & Liam, on the other hand, were a little more authentic.  I told the greeter that I was a lot more pirate-esque with my husband & son around who actually looked like pirates.  (oh, btw, this below picture is from our ward halloween party.)

Needless to say, we didn't dress up for halloween, just Liam.  (Actually, Chad temporarily dressed up.  He emerged from our room wearing my clothes.  His chest filled out my shirt better than I can.  I looked at him & said, "You better not stretch out my shirt."  He had a giggle in his eyes.  I could tell he thought the pants were mine.  Luckily they weren't (I would've really been mad).  They were just merely a tighter pair of his pants that he'd forgotten about.    I think I rained on his parade when I added, "...and those pants are not mine."  He changed & came back with his wig on.)

This was his first year trick-or-treating.  Does is count if I'm the one that says "trick or treat"?

Liam running away from me with my camera.

Dental Hygeine

It's kinda crazy to see how much Liam does/learns through imitation.  Lately, it has been this.  And let me confess, he's not copying me on this habit.

He may not develop good flossing skills from his mom, but I hope that I can teach him other important things- maybe to love the Lord...a love for the scriptures...prayer...putting down the toilet seat...just to name a few.  :)

A day in the park

Well, actually these are pictures from two separate visits.

As soon as Liam got out of the swing, he bolted for the other kids on the merry-go-round. I let Chad chase him while I continued to take pictures. And then, Chad being a good dad, hitched a ride on the merry-go-round to appease Liam.  I'm sure the kids thought, 'Man, these two are heavy!'

This day Liam & me went on a little walk to the park and remembering how much he loved the merry-go-round, we took a little detour.   At one point a man driving through the park stopped & just watched us for awhile. Feeling a little nervous, I finally acknowledged the onlooker by waving to him at which he replied back, "I'm not sure who's having more fun, you or him." (Both Liam & me were both giggling & exclaiming "WEEEE!").

October 2011 General Conference pictures

Another general conference has come and went.  Every talk was inspiring & wonderful, but like each year there were a specific few that really touched my heart- messages that seemed tailored for me.  My favorite, probably a talk by Carl B. Cook, "It Is Better to Look Up".  (click the title if you want to go read/listen/watch it!).

And, trying to stay true to tradition, we took what I like to refer to as "general conference" pictures.  I feel like every general conference I grow spiritually in some way.  There's always some talk that is exactly what I've been praying for or need to hear.  These pictures are a way to mark my families physical growth...& maybe even put a visual with a period when I/we learned something we needed to learn.

 Sunday we spent the day with family & I got some awesome spaghetti eating pictures.

Let me introduce the king of the pasta.

and the queen (Kyra's little Gracie Sue).

Now, a confession.  We didn't actually take pictures on Saturday or Sunday (when general conference was taking place).  I wasn't feeling good that day...but I wasn't going to give up on the tradition I'm trying to create!  So we just took them a few days later. :)

It wasn't all smooth sailing.  We got a few of these...

...and a few I'll probably print & stick on our wall.

And these- I just love. I snapped them when they thought I was messing with the self timer.  I love my family!