Venture into Solids

I gave Nate rice cereal for the first time a few days ago. Here are the various reactions to this new experience.....






In the end he loved it and gobbled it all up!

Happy Anniversary

To Mary (my sister and sister-in-law) and Peter (my double brother-in-law)!

Five years right?

Blue Day

In Kindergarten some of the days are color days. On those days you are supposed to wear the appropriate color if possible, they have a color themed snack, etc. Well Abigail's enthusiasm for this color fun has spread to the whole family. We all wear the color of the day (it makes it much easier to pick something out to wear with a specified color criteria), and I have tried to make dinner color-themed as well. This is what I made on blue day....German Oven Pancakes with blue sour cream, blueberries, sausage (didn't mess with the color there, that would be scary) and blue milk.

The weird thing is, it's not all that appetizing--the whole blue food thing. But to the kids it was WAY more appetizing than usual. I think between Abigail and Owen they came pretty darn close to polishing off an entire pie plate of German Oven Pancake, and they both drank more milk than usual.

I guess the lesson is, I should use food coloring more often.

Tomorrow is white day--sounds pretty bland. But rainbow day is Friday!

"Mominy"

Apparently this is my new nickname--"Mominy." Owen has been calling me this for a couple of days now. He has completely switched from "Mommy" to "Mominy." He's very consistent with it, too. He even keeps it up when he is in the throws of a meltdown. I'm not quite sure if after 2 1/2 years of life he's decided that's what everyone has in fact really been saying when they say "Mommy." Or if perhaps he is just trying to mix things up a bit. Either way, I think it is funny and I like it.

This is just one of a few nicknames that Owen uses. There's "Daven" (Dave--as in "Dave 'n Margaret"), "Nafan" (Nathan), "M'n'M" (Emilyn), "Cafroom" (Catherine--sort of like bathroom), and "Teebs" (Steve) which unfortunately he doesn't say anymore--but the rest of us do.

Gotta love Owen! (btw, Please notice his t-shirt says: "I DO ALL MY OWN STUNTS". I think it's hilarious, and so perfect for Owen)

Pachelbel Bedtime

Saw this on YouTube, and found it to be very funny, truthful, and clever.

Ballerina Fairies

Here is just a random picture I came across of Abigail and her cute cousin Liza who came to visit from the Denver area a few weeks ago. (She is Alec's sister's daughter.) This was when they were being ballerina fairies, and had to pose very dramatically. It's too bad we didn't get more photos while they were here. The kids all seemed to have a lot of fun together, and we wish we all could hang out more often.

Marianne and Adam's Wedding

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Last week was Adam (my younger brother) and Marianne's wedding. It was a very special ceremony in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, where a strong Spirit was felt. Here we are on the steps of the temple with my dad, all six of my siblings and their spouses. I know my mom was proud we were all in the temple together that day.

Later that night, they had a lovely wedding celebration at La Caille. The weather was PERFECT and the grounds were very beautiful. There was a tasty dinner and fun dancing. Everyone got into the groove--even Dad!

We enjoyed a fun evening out without the kids. We even got to dress up! I don't think I have seen Alec in a tux since our wedding day 8 years ago. Doesn't he look handsome?