Thursday, August 28, 2008

6 Months

Edison is six months now. I cannot believe how fast that went. He is growing and learning so fast. He had his check up on Tuesday and the poor little guy is still recovering from those nasty immunizations. He is 14 lbs. 2 oz. and 26 in. long.
I've got some great pictures to post but Blogger is being difficult right now so you'll just have to live with this one. Isn't he just the cutest thing there ever was! I'll post more about Edison and his achievements when I can't get some more pictures up.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Twin Falls Temple


Another wonderful thing we got to participate in while we were staying at my parents house was the open house of the Twin Falls Temple. There are a lot of people in my parents ward that are involved in it so it is kind of all everyone talks about. Chris and I were even able to be ushers inside the temple for one of the days. My mom thought it would be special if everyone in my family could come and go to the open house together. It was very special, especially chaotic! No, I'm mostly kidding. It was just a little crazy with so many children with us. There were 26 people in the group with just my family and then there were a few other people. It really was a neat thing to have us all together in the Celestial room. So gorgeous!


My sister-in-law insisted that we all get pictures in front of the temple. I'm glad she did.
There we all are. What a crazy, big group huh!? What are familys for anyway but to keep getting bigger and spread the love around. Love all you guys!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Grandma's House in Pictures

Gordon loves his Grandma's house. There is just so much for him to do. Now that we are home, he tells me at least twice a day that he is going back to Papa's house and he's not coming back till Sunday.
Here are just a few of the things we did all summer long:
The four-wheeler was Gordon's favorite thing. He would relentlessly ask for rides all day long. When I couldn't find him in the house, this was the first place I checked outside.
Gordon loves his Papa; probably because of the four-wheeler. And other reasons I'm sure! =)
Gordon got to play with his cousins Spencer and Ashlynn for a whole week. They had a lot of fun playing in the water.
Gordon and Spencer thought it was funny to put on the helmet and then hit eachother in the head. They were laughing like crazy. Those silly kids.
Gordon also got to play with his cousin Fisher for a few days. Ashlynn left her bike, which was a good thing for Gordon because he loves to ride bikes.

This is Gordon at "work". He would say, "Bye, I'm going to work." And then he would come in all covered in dirt saying, "I got so dirty at work." He wants to be like his dad so much its cute.

Another of his favorite things at Grandma's house is Max, their dog. I would look outside and Gordon would be walking along with his arm around Max just talking to him. He really is man's best friend, or at least a boy's.

We certainly did have a lot of fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house but I am so glad to be back. School starts on Monday and I am sorry to say that I am happy summer is over and we get to have our husband and father back!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Pioneer Day and Camping

I took Gordon and Edison to the Pioneer Day Parade with some friends. I was going to take them to the park afterwards for some of the other festivities they had going on but the parade (1 1/2 hours in the sun) wore me out. We decided to just let them swim in the "backyard."

While we were waiting for the parade the kids splashed in the water and ate fruit snacks. Gordon thought it was way too cool picking up all the candy. He insisted on putting it all in his pockets since his lame mom forgot to bring a bag. He would get so distracted trying to fit it in after awhile that he would miss all the good stuff. I was like, "hurry and go get that tootsie roll." (Tootsie rolls are my favorite.) It was a lot of fun.

That weekend we went camping with some friends. I just love Gordon's face in this picture. We tried three or four times to get them all to look at the camera and smile. This is what we got. (By the way, I am stealing all of these photos from Michelle and Tina since I forgot my camera!) We really had a fun time once we finally found a camp site, around 8:30. But it was truly the best one out there. We had yummy tinfoil dinners and banana boats (which I had never heard of) and of course smores.

Michelle and Dan and their two kids used to live right below us until they moved in April? so it was so good to see them again. Gordon really missed his good friend. It was so great to see them play together again. Here they are practicing crossing the road together.


I went to town on the smores and dropped all three or four in the dirt. I was trying to melt the chocolate a little bit and it is quite the balancing act. Everything would be fine until I tried to bring the smore back to me, that's went it all went south. Tina and Dave thought it was pretty hilarious and had to get this shot of me eating a smore with no top on--it was just unsalvagable.

And I have to include this little family picture even though I look horrendous. I never look good early in the morning; my poor hubby.

In the morning we went to a little spring that had some small caves and the boys went exploring. Gordon really loves the outdoors. Chris said he has no fear and he always wants to lead the way. He is just too cute!

We hope to go camping at least one more time before the weather turns cold. We kind of feel like we have to since we bought a new tent! (Chris hates to borrow things from people. He can be so stubborn sometimes. Can't we all!)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

3x3x3

Three movies that make you laugh out loud no matter what:
1. The Man Who Knew Too Little - I love Bill Murray!
2. Tommy Boy - just because it is a family favorite and we grew up watching it and laughing together
3. Pure Luck - if you haven't seen this, you should. Martin Short is hilarious.


Three movies that make you cry like a little baby:
1. Broke Down Palace - whenever I want a good cry, I put this movie in
2. Awakenings - I took a film class in college and we had to watch this. I was bawling so hard but trying to hold it in at the same time; people were giving me wierd looks.
3. Charlie - Seriously bawled my eyes out when I saw this in the theatres, I mean my shirt was soaking afterwards. Now it makes me cry even more because I know what is going to happen and I have children so it hits a soft spot for me.


Okay and I just have to add this one: Heart and Souls - it makes me laugh and cry every time! Such a good movie.


Three movies that I loved as a kid but now I wonder what in the world I was thinking:
1. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - I don't think these need any commentary.
2. Drop Dead Fred - Oh wait, one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen.
3. Babes in Toyland

Monday, August 4, 2008

I'm Back...For Reals This Time

Okay, so I know I have been slacking but so much has been going on this summer. And I decided I didn't want to forget it all so I am going back in time to blog about all of it.

Every two years we have a family reunion with my mom's side of the family. This year we went up to Swan Valley (near Jackson Hole, Wyoming). It was so gorgeous up there. It was so funny because we were driving forever through Idaho and then all the sudden you hit Swan Valley and it is so green and beautiful and we were all thinking, "Is this Idaho?" Our lodge had a great view which I did get a picture of but I can't find the cord that connects my camera to my computer so I am stealing these off my sister-in-law's blog.
See that massive slide. It looks a whole lot more daunting when you are sitting on top trying to make yourself go down. It took several in the family the whole week to muster up the courage to go down. No matter how many times I went down that slide, I still squealed like a little girl. It was a lot of fun. Gordon loved playing with all his cousins. It was great because he would play so hard all day that he fell asleep so fast at night and then we could stay up and play games all night. Chris got to go white water rafting and I got to go to a melodrama in Jackson. (We have to trade off doing things so that the other can watch the kiddos.) It was a lot of fun but I am sure glad to be back.