New lawn

Alex and a few guys threw this down in less than an hour! He did a great job and the bushes are actually blossoming. It's so crazy to be able to walk on grass without any shoes on and not get pickers. It was in prestine condition until the day Frazier got on it. I didn't see what happened but I did see his ball in the middle of the lawn. There was clumps of grass thrown around - when Alex came home I thought he was going to kill him. Let's just say it was almost a reenactment of "Old Yeller".

Emmett and Ethan

This is a picture of Emmett and Ethan. Ethan is my cousin's son who is about 7 weeks older than Emmett. Do they look alike to you? The crazy thing is I was seriously considering naming him Ethan, until Jamie took the name since she had her little boy first. I still was thinking about naming him Ethan, but I decided against it. Good thing too - they could be twins. It's close enough anyway because today Alex called him Ethan and I believe Jamie has called her little boy Emmett. Oh ya - Emmett is on the left.

Today Show

My sister Katie and her husband Ryan went to NY this week and 5 minutes into their trip they got on the Today Show! But - It's not luck. Katie is 5'11"-ish so she's easy to spot in the crowd. If I was there - well - you wouldn't be able to see me because I'm not even 5'5". So pretty much she got on because she's tall, thin and beautiful. It's total discrimination I tell you!

Happy Birthday Alex!

First big Sewing Project

This is the first big sewing project I have had. I wanted it done before Emmett was born and my cousin Anya showed me how to sew them. I was worried they looked to circusy, but Anya assured me they were cute. As she was leaving she started humming circus music and I said, "I TOLD YOU it looked like a circus". She just said I put it in her head. Real real nice.
Anya sewed the bed skirt and bumper pad for me though so I guess I have to let it go? I owe her one - but I'm afraid what that entails.

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Seriously Needs a Haircut

He is only 2 weeks old and his hair is out of control.
Is he too young for a haircut? I just think it's going to be funny
when he balds in the back...then I can do a comb-over. Awesome.

The "Item"

What's behind the book?

Still Trying to Hide the evidence with her hands.
One big clue is she's sucking her thumb.

Ta DAH! The Fuzz!!

Some of you have never seen the "item". Zoë has had the fuzzy since we went to Oregon. I believe she was about 8 months old when Eric gave her the fuzzy. A good friend of ours gave it to Eric soon after moving into the Jacksonville ward – so the fuzz is now about 14 years old. It used to be beautiful and fluffy and now it looks like a mangled rabbit fur hide…which it is actually. People are so grossed out when they see Zoë holding it. She’s dropped it several times in the airport and you should see the horror on some faces!! One young guy picked it up and brought it to us, and I thought he was going to throw up. We got away with it pretty nicely in Wyoming though. No one seemed to look twice at the dead animal she was holding. Oregon is another story.

Sound Asleep

Emmett has decided that he hates the swaddle and will NOT sleep flat on his back. He's so cute though that his demands are met - with kisses!