He's a Genius

So Grandpa Tato sent Dean some puzzles for Christmas. Being that he has no clue when Christmas is, I decided to give them to him early. At first I gave all 4 puzzles to him, big mistake. He took all the pieces and started throwing them around the living room. So I thought, ok, maybe he is still too small for puzzles and I put them away.

The next day he grabbed my hand and took me over to the puzzles and pointed at them. So I said "ok, but you can only have one".

I took the puzzle and put it on the floor, this video shows what happened next.

Could There Be Something Better Than ICE CREAM?

I dont like yogurt, it just tastes weird. I found myself at McDonald's the other day, unusual place for me to be at, not so unusual when you have a 1 year old that loves nuggets. Anyway, even though it was snowing outside, I felt like eating some ice cream. So I walk over to the counter and see this cup of vanilla ice cream, with strawberries, and granola. I order it because it looks darn yummy. I was not fooled, this thing I was tasting WAS NOT ICE CREAM. However, my taste buds did not complain, this white creamy substance tasted darn good. But WHAT IS IT? Come to find out, I am eating yogurt. Since that day I have replaced my daily bowl of ice cream/strawberries/whipped cream/nuts with a cup of yogurt/strawberries/granola. HEY! at least its healthier!!!!!!!!!!!

I still do not like the taste of yogurt by itself, but something about the mixture of yogurt, strawberries and granola that I just love. I might, just might dare to say that it tastes better than ice cream.

Our Little Slice of Heaven

We went to the cabin today after church. Everytime we pull up to the driveway my heart jumps for joy. I love it there. There is such a sense of peace and serenity. It is still very surreal that in only a few weeks we get to call it HOME.

Today Tim was splitting some wood and everytime the maul hit the wood Dean would laugh histerically, it was the funniest thing. Oh How I Love Him!









Till Next Time....

Dean takes on Nursery

BIG DAY! So Dean turns 18 months in a few weeks. However, they usually ask the parents to come in with them a few weeks early to help the kids adjust to the change. Apparently kids have a hard time separating from their parents. WHO KNEW!

I went in with him for like 5 minutes and the Nursery President said "It seems like he is not going to have any trouble at all, I guess you can leave". HAHA, as soon as that Nursery door opened he was in there playing with the toys and talking to the kids. Didnt even notice I was there, let alone notice I was gone.

So I got to enjoy my first Relief Society Lesson in a really long time. I love Relief Society and am consistently amazed at the Church and its perfect organizational structure. It is really uplifting to visit with the other women in Relief Society. I have never been able to be an active part of that because my callings have always kept me away, as I listened to the messages and the comments from the other sisters I couldnt help but think "This is the way its supposed to be".

Today's talks where amazing, something was pointed out that really stuck with me. All the talks that where given in General Conference mentioned in some way or another grief, trials, pains, the turbulous times we live in. However, the message was not that. The message was one of hope, peace, comfort.

As my boy entered into Nursery today, I couldnt help but see what lies ahead for him, how grateful I am for a knowledge of the Restored Gospel. How grateful I am to be able to teach him that in turbulous times he can have hope and joy. How comforted I am to know he will have Priesthood blessings in his life.

Dean on his first day to Nursery.

My two greatest loves.

Photo Shoot

So, on Wednesday I had my very first Photo Shoot. I love childrens photography, it is like a adrenaline rush to try to capture that perfect moment in time while they run, and hop and jump around. It seems like its almost impossible to do and so rewarding when you get it. I am not going to post all the picts in here but you can view some of them at:

http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/free/gallery.asp?memberID=282693

I only posted a select few, make sure to click on the image to enlarge it.

Also, email me and let me know which one is your favorite.



Till next time....

Halloween Party

10-19-08

Yesterday was the Halloween Party, it was such a blast. I will start by telling you what we dressed up as. Dean loves Blue's Clues so I bought him a little Blue's outfit. He looked so cute and it was really nice and warm.

So if Dean was going to be Blue, we needed a Joe. I bought Tim a red shirt and then sewed squares across the chest to look like Joe's shirt. It looked great.

So if Dean was Blue and Tim was Joe we needed the clues. So I made some paw prints out of felt and sewed them all over me and I was the clues.







All the kids dressed up, it was nice because usually all the outfits are homemade.
I will tell you some of my favorites:

The Howells: Dan and Rachell dressed up as farmers and their kids where all vegetables. Isaac was a carrot (my mistake for calling him a pumpkin), Luke was corn and Caleb was a tomato.




The Baldwins: Rob was a Prince Charming, Mareva was the Fairy God Mother, Kiki was a Princess and Pume a little mouse.




The Lombardos: Holly was a witch and Madisson was her cat. Dan dresses up as the Bishop, it was really funny.



We roasted hot dogs over the camp fire, went on a hayride, did trunk or treat and then the older kids had a donut eating contest.



It was a cold night, at least I though so, but it was really fun. I love how everyone gets in the spirit of halloween. I think the adults enjoy the dressing up more than the kids do.



Till next time....

CANON Lens Arrives

So yesterday was the day my new lens was to arrive. I was so anxious waiting for it all day. I felt like a school girl in love, waiting anxiously for her crush to walk through the door. Except instead of my crush it was the UPS guy. The moment I saw the UPS truck I felt my heart pounding harder and I ran to welcome him in.

The lens is HUGE, it weighs 6 lbs so I am having a hard time even holding it. But I love it, love it love it. I will be out shooting this weekend for sure and will post picts soon.