Forever Young

Sleeping with Daddy

I should not take pictures of myself :)

This is the life!

Heber is so happy to sit in a high chair at the table.  Bring on the food!

Smile!

My wild child

Sibling Love

It's all in how you sleep

My happy boy!

Wrestling with Daddy

Birthday visit with Daddy at work

Fun in the park

Eliza's Birthday

I asked Eliza what kind of cake she wanted.  She told me she wanted a pink cake and flowers.  So we found a picture of one in my Wilton Cake book and she liked it. I had to tweak it so it worked for her, but I think it turned out nicely.  I'm learning that cake decorating is a fine art.  Props to those who make theirs look so lovely; I don't compare.  At least Eliza loved it and she couldn't keep her fingers off of it.  Happy 3rd Birthday!

Family Vacation

So, I know that there is a lot that I could say about our family vacation, but I want to keep it short.  Basically, we joined Lewis and Tacie in Nauvoo for when she went through the temple.  We then took two days to drive down to Arizona to visit with Stephanie and Joseph.  Then a day trip up to Utah where we stayed with my relatives for Lewis and Tacie's wedding.  Then another two days to get back home with the final few hours of the drive spent with a little girl who ended up with food poisoning.  Poor kid.  At least we made it.  It was so much fun and went by so fast.  The kids did great and I think it's something we could do again.

Here are pictures of our trip.  I think they tell the story better.  So, enjoy!

Hay Ride in Nauvoo

Grandma and Grandpa Hall and Heber

The happy couple in the middle: Tacie and Lewis

Steph and Joseph's dog Sammy with Heber

Eliza or a dog...?

Lee's Ferry at North Rim Grand Canyon

Colorado River from Navajo Bridge

One little dinosaur...

...and the other dino

Eliza, Great-Grandma Hall, and Heber

Heber and Uncle Anthony...too cute!

Lewis and Tacie cutting the cake

No cake all over the face?

Dancing with Daddy

My cousin Mitchell and Heber

Roots & Shoots Charity Event

Scott had a charity event to go to for work.  Each employee is asked to do acts of service so Scott chose to help at the booth JMA had set up at the event.  Roots and Shoots is a very earth friendly organization that is also affiliated with Jane Goodall.  So, JMA had a booth to plant white oak or spruce saplings.  I got to bring the kids along and help out too.  It was so much fun.  Eliza got to plant an oak tree, played the African drums, and colored pictures.  It was a chore just to get her to stop long enough to eat something.  Everyone thought she was just adorable and people couldn't get their fill of Heber either.  I was glad we went and it was so much fun!

 

If you would like more information about Roots and Shoots, click here

New Discoveries

Wow, where to begin.  I realized it has been a while since I have posted anything, so hopefully I can bring you all up to speed.  Not that there is a whole lot really, just that we have had some fun lately.  The pictures should be able to tell most of the story.

Heber learned to stick out his tongue

This is what happened once I refilled their water after it had been empty for a day.  Clearly they couldn't wait for the other to finish.  Sorry guys!

The Care Bear pillow I made for Eliza.  She picked out the fabric.  I have some left over material so I might try a skirt or something...haven't decided.

Kohl's Children's Museum

Easter egg hunting at home and at a friends house.

Heber's first taste of Rice Cereal.  Do I have to eat it Mom?

I found my feet!  Yummy!

The docile garter snakes in our backyard.  They're fun to catch.

Happy Birthday

I had a lot of fun for my birthday.  We celebrated it a day early since that was when Aaron would be home so he could join us.  Aside from the awesome gifts that I got, the highlight of my day was baking my own cake.  It took a little longer that I would have liked.  But, that's what you get when you only have one round cake pan to use.  I found a recipe for a mint cake.  So, the cake part was a white cake flavored with mint extract and a section of the batter was saved to dye green and then add to the white cake, swirled in.  I just used chocolate to fill and frost the cake.  That was fun.  Then I got to frost my cake using the cool cake decorating kit I got last year.  My cake was really just one big experiment, but it was so much fun!  Scott thought it was funny that I had declared I would make my own birthday cake.  I liked it, it tasted amazing, and I think I might have to make it again sometime.  Besides, I got to eat most of that cake, with the help of Eliza because Scott and Aaron are not big cake fans.  More for me!

Picture Some Fun

I thought it was so funny that Heber managed to stick his thumb inside his pacifier and essentially suck his thumb.  Too cute!

Scott and Eliza building a snowman.  Eliza loves her time with Scott.

Ready for bed and staying warm on the couch.

"Cheese"

Akela sleeping on the table.  I think she's clamed it as her own.

Me and the kids

Can you smile, Heber?

Snacking on our hike

Heber in the backpack, watching Scott and Eliza eat their snack.

Playing Pooh Sticks, which is dropping a stick on one side of the bridge and watching to see whose stick will come out first down streem on the other side of the bridge.  Eliza could have played this game all day long.