I Love Food!!!

Over the past three weeks, we have slowly been introducing solid food to Jared. Because Mom has been busy with party planning and Christmas shopping, we have been introducing the fruits and veggies very slowly, but so far so good! (It probably helps that we started with applesauce, blueberries, and sweet potatoes!) Here are some pictures from breakfast this morning. Beside starting solids, he has also added 2 new teeth. On Friday the 14th, the right tooth starting poking through, and just today the left tooth has started to poke through as well. These will probably be some of his last pictures with a toothless grin!

Goodbye toothless grins, hello toothy smiles!

Open wide!

Yum, yum, yum....gobble, gobble, gobble!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

For the past few years, Elizabeth hasn't had many opportunities to play in the snow. This year so far we have had 3 good snow storms, and she has really had fun making a snowman, throwing snowballs with mom, having mom run her around the yard on the sled, and of course eating a tasty lunch of snow. All the snow has sure made it feel more like Christmas!

Wading in knee deep snow.

Trying to avoid the camera - not sure why, but she decided during the 2nd half of the afternoon to sabotage all of my attempts at picture taking!

Our little snow bunny and her increasingly popular forced smile!

Nothing beats a tasty handful of freshly fallen snow!

Heading back in for a glass of hot chocolate.

The First Snow of the Season

Yesterday the first snow of the winter season fell. Elizabeth was so excited that on the way home from the post office she asked if she could play in the snow. I told her she had to wait until Dad got home because it was dark by then and I needed to make dinner. Luckily Daddy was already home. So Elizabeth dressed in her pink princess dress and sporting a pair of pink sweats underneath headed outside to play. She and Dad built the world's tallest snowman, or in Elizabeth's words they built a "gimentic snowman". It was too dark for pictures last night, put here is a picture of Snowy. After a good hour in the snow they were ready to come in and warm up.

Miscellaneous Monday

Okay, I know it is Wednesday, but I just love that title.
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Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful holiday weekend spent with family. It was nice to enjoy the beautiful (if a bit chilly) Thanksgiving morning by taking a walk with Steven's family. We even simplified the visiting this year and stuck to one house! Although we missed seeing everyone on Thanksgiving, it was wonderful to have a more relaxing day. It was also nice to go and visit with Steven's sister on Friday who was in town from Fresno and catch up with her before she headed back home. It was fun visiting my parents on Friday afternoon with the kids and just having a relaxing chat. Finally we had a fun Friday night and Saturday morning putting up all the decorations (Elizabeth couldn't wait!!). Thanks to all who helped us enjoy our weekend. (And thanks to BYU for winning the football game so we had something to celebrate!)

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Since the BYU vs. Utah football game was on Saturday, when we went to Steven's Mom's to take our Thanksgiving morning walk, we dressed Jared in both BYU & Utah attire, representing the split family he comes from. We thought it was a pretty cute ensamble!

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Elizabeth: Mom, can you make me some cold hot chocolate?

Mom thinking to herself: How is that possible!?!

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Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for...

Two little kidlets, that are the light of my life.

A sense of humor!

All the little helpers in my life.

The fall. Childhood. Playing.

A family that I love and adore. One that shares with me

all the joy, laughter, sadness, pain and love.

Star of The Show!

Okay, so maybe everyone else thought their own kids were the star of the show, but for me Elizabeth was definitely the star of the show. Today was the primary program, and she had a speaking line and a duet with another little girl. Much to our surprise and excitement, she did both her speaking part and her song beautifully with no stage fright. She was one of the loudest singers on every song, and knew some of them better than the older kids (or maybe the older kids were just bored by the whole experience!!) Anyway, we are pleased that she has gotten over her stage fright a bit, but she still didn't talk to one single person that told her that she did a good job, even people that she knew. Congratulations Elizabeth on a job well done!

Go Utes?

Papa got this wig for Elizabeth from one of the recent U football games. We put it on Jared one night and all started laughing. So I snapped a few pictures to share. Here are the pictures of our little Ute (or maybe he is a Cougar in disguise, you never can tell!!)