Silly Dallin

Dallin generally makes me laugh. BUT, there are many times when I find myself wondering if he is more monster, or more sweet little boy who makes me laugh. I think my answer changes at different times of the day.

OUR ONCE A YEAR SNOW IN GA

I always have people ask me if it gets cold in the south during the winter. I say....."uh, yeah.....it's the winter" Then they ask, "do you ever get snow in the south?" I say, "usually we get a light snow shower once a year." Here's our token snow shower for the winter......yes, in the south. The kids had a great time playing in it and only came in once their hands were freezing. Of course all the pictures are blurry but you get the idea. I think the camera must have fogged up in the cold??

Mia lovin it
I could only get them to stand still for one
Mia making tracks
Dallin chasing Mia
After getting a spatula Dallin was ready for a second round

NAUSEA AT A WHOLE NEW LEVEL

So.....the kids rarely use their tub to take a bath. They prefer ours because it's big and somehow that makes it better and more fun. We had my sister Angel and her roommate Lisa visit for a few days after Christmas. Of course they used the kids bathroom. After they left Mia took a shower in there and Ben noticed the water wasn't draining well. So as Ben usually does he decided to dig the clog out instead of using Drano like I would. I'm sure some of this is from the previous owners and the band-aid is most likely from Mia......but all I'm saying is that Angel and Lisa finally put it over the top. Their hair must fall out in record numbers of strands a day. They can dispute this but I know it was their fault :) Every time I look at it I gag and almost throw up and that is not from being pregnant at this point.

Christmas Slideshow.....Finally!!

I finally decided to add some Christmas pictures......uh, 14 days after the fact. SORRY!! We didn't really get any good ones of Christmas day because we mostly took video. And our camera ran out of batteries at the worst times......like when we played in the snow. Lame, I know.

ALL ABOUT DALLIN

IT'S ALL ABOUT DALLIN THIS TIME. NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T LOVE MIA. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN WE REALIZED WE HADN'T POSTED IN A WHILE WE DOWNLOADED OUR PICTURES AND FOUND THAT THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY PICTURES OF MIA BY HERSELF. HER POST WILL HAVE TO COME LATER.

DALLIN IS AT THAT HORRIBLE STAGE WHERE HE WANTS TO GIVE UP HIS NAP AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO. SOMETIMES I GIVE IN AND LET HIM SKIP IT. THIS IS WHAT I FIND BETWEEN 5 AND 6PM. IT'S NOT A PRETTY PICTURE WHEN WE HAVE TO FORCE HIM AWAKE SO THAT HE GOES TO BED AT A NORMAL TIME.
DITTO
YOU CAN'T TELL FROM THIS ANGLE BUT DALLIN CAME OUT OF THE KITCHEN HOLDING LIKE 5 KNIVES IN A FAN LIKE SHAPE.......HE LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO THROWS THE KNIVES AT A GIRL TWIRLING ON A BIG WHEEL......YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?

THE POOR KID WAS NOT HAPPY
DALLIN LOVES HIS NEW SHOES
IS THERE ANYTHING CUTER ?
THAT IS HALF OF A LARGE EASTER EGG......HE HAS A BIG MOUTH PEOPLE
THE COKE BLUE DEMON OR DEVIL OR SOMETHING......BEN GOT IT FREE FROM WORK

DALLIN'S 2ND BIRTHDAY......AND THANKSGIVING

SO DALLIN'S BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR ALSO HAPPENED TO BE THANKSGIVING. ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GREAT DAY. WE HAD 16 PEOPLE AND TONS OF FOOD. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO SING TO DALLIN.....I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN IT SEEMS IN THE VIDEO. HE HAD JUST WOKEN UP FROM HIS NAP AND GENERALLY NEEDS A LITTLE WHILE TO PERK UP. BUT, WE HAD TO GET THE PARTY STARTED SO WE JUMPED RIGHT INTO THE CAKE AND SONG AND THE OUTCOME WAS SAD BUT COMICAL. HE LATER BECAME MUCH HAPPIER AND ENJOYED HIS PRESENTS WHICH CONSISTED OF NEW SHOES AND SOCKS, A COUPLE OF HOTWHEELS CARS, A MAGNETIC TRUCK, A LEAPFROG ALPHABET SONG THING THAT GOES ON THE FRIDGE AND TEACHES KIDS THEIR LETTERS WITH THEIR SOUINDS, A LITTLE EINSTEINS VIEW FINDER AND SOME MONEY.

FUN AT THE ZOO WITH DADDY

WHILE I WENT TO TOFW A FEW WEEKENDS AGO......BEN TOOK THE KIDS TO THE ZOO AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. THEY USUALLY GO WITH ME WHILE BEN IS AT WORK SO IT WAS GOOD FOR THEM TO GO WITH DADDY.

CAMEL TIME

I THINK DALLIN WON THE ARGUEMENT
AWWWWW....

AT THE PANDA EXHIBIT

DALLIN BRUSHING THE GOATS
MIA BRUSHING THE SHEEP
POSING WITH THE LION

TIME OUT FOR WOMEN

THIS WEEKEND WE WENT TO TIME OUT FOR WOMEN. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME AND I RATHER ENJOYED IT. IT WAS UPLIFTING, INSPIRING, TEAR-JERKING AND AMONG OTHER THINGS......ENTERTAINING.
me, my sister Ruth, my mom, my sister Maryann, my sister Elizabeth and my sister-in-law Lisa were there
Michael McLean was our host so he sang many times as he did the segways into the other presenters.....I had been to a couple of firesides by him while I was at BYU so I had heard some of his cheesy lines before but it was still good
Jenny Oaks Baker(daughter of Dallin H. Oaks) was our musical talent for Friday night and talented she is. She plays the violin and graduated from Juilliard.....ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
Mary Ellen Edmonds was a speaker on Friday and she was one of my favorites.......VERY FUNNY!!
Cherie Call was the musical presenter on Saturday. She is a singer/songwriter that I had heard of many times but never listened to. I liked her a lot. She was kind of folk-ie but it wasn't too much for me. We had many other presenters including Emily Watts which I also loved and a couple of professorsf rom BYU and an Air Force pilot who now writes books. All in all it was great.

HALLOWEEN

MIA WAS ANASTASIA ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT

DALLIN WAS A BUMBLE BEE.....WE COULD NEVER GET A GOOD PICTURE OF HIM BUT I MUST REPORT THAT HE HAS HAD ME PUT THE BUMBLE BEE ON HIM SEVERAL TIMES TODAY SO HE LIKED IT MORE THAT IT LOOKS

MIA WAS LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD FOR OUR WARD'S TRUNK-OR-TREAT

MIA'S SHORT HAIR

MIA HADN'T HAD A HAIRCUT IN A WHILE.....IT TURNED OUT ALOT SHORTER THAN I HAD HOPED BUT IT IS STILL CUTE ON HER AND IS NOW HEALTHY

ALONG WITH DRESS-UP..... DALLIN ALSO OCCASIONALLY LIKES DOLLS

DALLIN LOVES THIS LITTLE HAT

PARMESAN POPCORN

BEN AND DALLIN EATING THEIR FAVORITE BEDTIME SNACK

STRETCHES

SINCE I HAVE TO STRETCH OFTEN FOR MY SHOULDER......MIA AND DALLIN LIKE TO JOIN IN

WARNING: BITER AHEAD

DALLIN BITES WHEN HE GETS REALLY MAD......MIA IS ALWAYS THE VICTIM