And here is a picture of me and Kerry in Las Vegas several years ago. See, smart AND pretty!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
In Defense of Cafeteria Religion
You should read this incredible post on rhetoric, religion, and not being a sheep by my sister-in-law, Kerry. That's why she's the writer in our family- because the girl can really write. She is recovering from surgery and needs diversions so go over to her excellent blog Windmill Watching and leave her clever comments!
And here is a picture of me and Kerry in Las Vegas several years ago. See, smart AND pretty!
And here is a picture of me and Kerry in Las Vegas several years ago. See, smart AND pretty!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Forever friends and tin foil dinners
John's parents still get together every month with a group of friends they made in the first ward they lived in over 30 years ago. John and I have been so lucky to make great friends in our ward, too. Although we're the only ones left still in the neighborhood, we are forever friends with these guys! We headed up Millcreek canyon to make tin foil dinners and enjoy one of the last nights of summer. Charlie loved following Evelyn and Andrew around and throwing rocks. Of course, we underestimated how long tin foil dinners take to make (I never seem to remember!) and ended up feeding the kids s'mores before their dinner. Luckily I had a stroller for Charlie to be contained in for a few moments so I didn't have to worry about him ending up in the creek.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
MahMaw and BahPaw
We had so much fun with my parents while they were in town! Charlie just loved having both grandmas and grandpas around. My dad has already returned to the UAE but we still have my mom for another month.
Reading books with Grandpa. Charlie loved playing with Grandpa, especially in the early morning (they're both early birds). Charlie could say "Grandpa" by the end of my Dad's trip. It sounds like "Bah Paw". Cute.
Just out of a bath and snuggling with Grandma. Charlie's version of "Grandma" is more like "Mah Maw".
Playing in the hose (and a makeshift "pool") outside with Grandpa was a daily occurrence. My dad whipped the yard into shape while he was here- I'm so grateful because we haven't been able to keep up with the yard like my parents do.
Reading books with Grandpa. Charlie loved playing with Grandpa, especially in the early morning (they're both early birds). Charlie could say "Grandpa" by the end of my Dad's trip. It sounds like "Bah Paw". Cute.
Just out of a bath and snuggling with Grandma. Charlie's version of "Grandma" is more like "Mah Maw".
Playing in the hose (and a makeshift "pool") outside with Grandpa was a daily occurrence. My dad whipped the yard into shape while he was here- I'm so grateful because we haven't been able to keep up with the yard like my parents do.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Guess who's 2 months old?
Our perfect, pink, smiley baby niece and cousin, ELIZABETH! Oh, how we love her even though we have never met in person. (One day!) Can you even stand the cuteness? Because I cannot. We love you, Elizabeth!
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Charlie- 16 months
With all the craziness of the summer, Charlie's 15 month checkup was a little late. He got two more immunizations but only cried for a few moments because the nurse gave him a sucker (his first). That distracted him from his pain pretty well!
He weighed in at 29 lbs and is 34 inches tall. At 16 months, he is the size of a large 2-year-old. Love that solid boy! He's getting lots more hair and it's looking like it might be curly!
He's finally gotten attached to a lovey. For right now, he's pretty happy to cuddle with any soft blanket, although he does have one particular favorite one that he loves. He's also started to cuddle up to pillows and stuffed animals.
Charlie has really started to enjoy reading and looking at books much more this month. In the past, he's had only a passing interest, but now he'll sit for longer periods of time looking at books with me. I love it!
Charlie spent 4 days and 4 nights at Grandma and Grandpa T's house while John and I were on our Stake's Pioneer Trek. He had so much fun with them! They went to the pet store, had "Christmas in July" where James and Charlie opened new toys, and played in the backyard in the sprinklers and a new baby pool. A special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa T and Kate, Anne, and Chelsea who all pitched in! We didn't worry about him at all because we knew he was so taken care of!
He's gotten some more words, including "Bah-bah" for Aunt Barbara. There's a baby gate separating our part of the house from Aunt Barbara's apartment and Charlie will stand at the gate and call for her, "Bah-bah!" It's so darling!
He loves to run up to me and hug my legs. The other day, he squeezed me and said, "Mama" while he was hugging me. Melt my heart.
He has started to run and climb. He can now climb on the couch and tries to use his toys as stools to climb up.
He also has begun reaching up to the countertop and likes to see what he can pull off. He has a little suitcase that he loves to drag around and the other day he dragged it over to the door and stood on it so he could get a better reach on the doorknob.
He has two new molars on the top and he's working on two new molars on the bottom. They look so painful, poor baby!
He loves playing outside and quite often is found wearing only a diaper playing in the sprinklers or with the garden hose.
He still knows what an elephant says and will bring me his elephant toy so that we both can make the trumpeting noise. The other day at the doctor's office, I taught him how to snort like a pig. He will do both "tricks" when you ask him what those animals say. He's working on horse and fish and bunny and dog, too.
He loves eating grown up food. Chili is one of his favorites.
He thinks all unidentifiable electronics are phones. Right now he's holding the Wii-mote (the Nintendo Wii remote) up to his ear and saying, "Mama! Dada! Bah-bah!" like he's talking into a phone.
His love of music is still very apparent- he loves to sing along and dance to music. We, of course, are very pleased about this!
Charlie's getting more mischievous- his latest escapades have included pooping on the floor (not pictured to spare us all) and toilet papering the entire upstairs. He also loves to climb into the toy box (which he usually gets stuck in) and lately has started sitting on the bookshelf.
He weighed in at 29 lbs and is 34 inches tall. At 16 months, he is the size of a large 2-year-old. Love that solid boy! He's getting lots more hair and it's looking like it might be curly!
He's finally gotten attached to a lovey. For right now, he's pretty happy to cuddle with any soft blanket, although he does have one particular favorite one that he loves. He's also started to cuddle up to pillows and stuffed animals.
Charlie has really started to enjoy reading and looking at books much more this month. In the past, he's had only a passing interest, but now he'll sit for longer periods of time looking at books with me. I love it!
Charlie spent 4 days and 4 nights at Grandma and Grandpa T's house while John and I were on our Stake's Pioneer Trek. He had so much fun with them! They went to the pet store, had "Christmas in July" where James and Charlie opened new toys, and played in the backyard in the sprinklers and a new baby pool. A special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa T and Kate, Anne, and Chelsea who all pitched in! We didn't worry about him at all because we knew he was so taken care of!
He's gotten some more words, including "Bah-bah" for Aunt Barbara. There's a baby gate separating our part of the house from Aunt Barbara's apartment and Charlie will stand at the gate and call for her, "Bah-bah!" It's so darling!
He loves to run up to me and hug my legs. The other day, he squeezed me and said, "Mama" while he was hugging me. Melt my heart.
He has started to run and climb. He can now climb on the couch and tries to use his toys as stools to climb up.
He also has begun reaching up to the countertop and likes to see what he can pull off. He has a little suitcase that he loves to drag around and the other day he dragged it over to the door and stood on it so he could get a better reach on the doorknob.
He has two new molars on the top and he's working on two new molars on the bottom. They look so painful, poor baby!
He loves playing outside and quite often is found wearing only a diaper playing in the sprinklers or with the garden hose.
He still knows what an elephant says and will bring me his elephant toy so that we both can make the trumpeting noise. The other day at the doctor's office, I taught him how to snort like a pig. He will do both "tricks" when you ask him what those animals say. He's working on horse and fish and bunny and dog, too.
He loves eating grown up food. Chili is one of his favorites.
He thinks all unidentifiable electronics are phones. Right now he's holding the Wii-mote (the Nintendo Wii remote) up to his ear and saying, "Mama! Dada! Bah-bah!" like he's talking into a phone.
His love of music is still very apparent- he loves to sing along and dance to music. We, of course, are very pleased about this!
Charlie's getting more mischievous- his latest escapades have included pooping on the floor (not pictured to spare us all) and toilet papering the entire upstairs. He also loves to climb into the toy box (which he usually gets stuck in) and lately has started sitting on the bookshelf.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Busy, busy
This week:
-my parents are here visiting from the UAE
-is my last week of school ever! (with finals and papers and projects to show for it!)
-I'm working on a press conference for Child Rescue and the Candlelight Serenade (have you bought your tickets yet?)
-Charlie is turning more into a little boy and is less of a baby every day (bittersweet!)
-I have fun social events to attend and put on
-I'm planning fun things to squeeze into the last bit of summer
It's a little crazy over here! What are you up to in these last few weeks of summer?
-my parents are here visiting from the UAE
-is my last week of school ever! (with finals and papers and projects to show for it!)
-I'm working on a press conference for Child Rescue and the Candlelight Serenade (have you bought your tickets yet?)
-Charlie is turning more into a little boy and is less of a baby every day (bittersweet!)
-I have fun social events to attend and put on
-I'm planning fun things to squeeze into the last bit of summer
It's a little crazy over here! What are you up to in these last few weeks of summer?
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