Trouble

Alan is getting into everything lately. Here are a coulpe of times I caught him and got a picture. He is so proud of himself. I can't be upset when he pulls these cute faces. It's always fun having a little one around. I can tell we are getting close to his first birthday!! We all love Alan.

Easter 2010

We told Davey to smile and this is what he did. He is such a fun boy.

Alan had  fun playing with the plastic eggs. No candy for Alan. I already forgot what happened to his cheek. He is pulling himself up now and so he takes a tumble here and there.

Grant wanted a, you know,"cool hat" in his Easter basket. So here he is sporting his hat. I think he is a cutie.

We had to take this family photo in stages. I guess we don't know how to set a timer on a camera. I don't even know if our camera has one. I just remember growing up my Dad would always set the timer on his camera and then run to hop in the picture. It was always fun to watch him.

I don't have any girls around, if you noticed in my last post even our dog Reagan is a boy. So every once in a while I feel like dressing my boys up. Easter is definitely one of those times I feel like it. Especially this year because I found pink for the boys. This is the first time I have ever got to buy something pink. It is hard to see but under the coats are pink dress shirts and Grant has a pink stripe on his blue shirt. Fun for me. David loves his little outfit.

We had my sister Alaina and her family, my brother Gary and my Dad come for Dinner. I fixed a ham and some yummy whole wheat rolls I even milled the wheat for them. I made a key lime pie for desert. Alaina made deviled eggs and a mandarin orange jello salad. So sorry Mom had to miss this Easter dinner she recently had back surgery and could not travel well yet.

I really enjoyed conference and felt uplifted. It was like hearing all the things that are in my heart that I never can express in words. I guess that is why we listen to prophets and apostles because they are able to communicate what the spirit tells them.

My Running Partner

The boys and Regan hanging out on the front porch.

So this is my awesome running partner. I started running again a couple of months ago and every time I leave on a run Regan our dog runs right along with me the whole time. I really like having the company.

Now let me tell you a little bit about our Dog Reagan. Jared and I are always hesitant to have any pets. I always think it is just another mouth to feed and it costs money and they are messy and so on. (We have never had good luck with dogs either we had a few dogs in the past and they all died. Two dogs got euthanasied before we could claim them. One got ran over by a tractor while we were at Disneyland.) Anyway when Reagan was two years old Jared's brother Matthew and his wife Maren bought him and enjoyed him for a time then Reagan started getting out of their backyard and running around on a main road in front of their house. Fearing Reagan would get hit they gave her to Jared's Sister Rebbecca who lives further away from a main road. After a while Reagan started getting out and roaming their neighborhood. He became well known from what I hear and was always returned home. Well as soon as we moved out on the farm guess who showed up, Reagan. I guess it is our turn to have him. He has actually been a really good dog and has not caused us any trouble. We are now quite fond of him and hope he sticks around for years to come. (No worries Rebbecca we like Reagan despite my complaining.)

Getting so big! Alan is 8 months!

I had these pictures taken when Alan was 7 months old and another month has gone by already! Alan is so much fun and I can't believe how fast time is flying by.
Photos taken by Addie White. I will post a link to her site and blog.

If you look closely you can see his two bottom teeth!!

Cutest face ever!!!!!!!!!!!

I was in love with this hat, so please forgive all the photos in it.

Do you just want to kiss those cheeks!! I do all day long.

Derby Drama

Grant's 1st Pinewood Derby was January 9th 2010! Grant had long awaited this day. He first learned about Pinewood Derby when I was a Wolf leader, he was 6 at the time and could not wait for his moment of glory. Well I guess we waited until the last minute to finish his car even though he had been reminding us frequently! So the tension was high and then the wheel broke off the car and a chunk of wood came with it and it seemed unfixable. So Dad was upset. Grant was upset. They had even decided not to go to the Derby. After the drama died down a bit they went ahead and went, hoping there would be someone there or something there to help them fix the car so it could race. If not I told Grant he should at least go to watch and support his friends. Grant did race his car and he felt bad again because he did not "win". This was a good opportunity to really teach good sportsmanship. He was upset until the awards were handed out and he got a showmanship award and a Mr. Goodbar which made him feel a lot better. He also raced the winner after the race and beat him that made him feel better too. I think he may have set his car on the track wrong? Hopefully next year will be less drama and more fun. I promise we wont procrastinate either.

The lineup Grant's car is the red one on the end.

Grant and one of his best friends Tanner racing their cars. Grant is on the right.

His Award and Mr. Goodbar! Happy!

Grant's word bubble: I did not win. I don't want to pose for a picture.

Christmas Break in Alpine

Aspen Lodge.
This was our 4th time staying at the lodge with Jared's Family. We had a reunion right after Christmas. It was the first time the family was all together since before Jared's parents went on their mission. It had been over three years!

Grant and two of the many cousins Isaac and Josh. Grant and his cousins went sledding and had several snowball fights. On the last day two of the uncles were challenged to a big snowball fight. The boys would not give up they fought for nearly two hours before the uncles finally gave in.

Davey was so excited to show me how he could make snow angels. I thought it was so cute I wish I would have got it on video. I just wasn't thinking.

We all had fun, I really enjoyed watching it snow and wearing a coat and cute mittens and a scarf. It's rare that I really need true winter clothes.

Applesauce and apple butter!

This year for Christmas I gave my parents and Jared's parents applesauce, apple butter and apple jelly. A friend in my ward had bought boxes of apples for $7 a box. She ended up with too many boxes and so she sold one to me. I then, with a dozen phone calls to my friend and a couple of days in the kitchen made and canned for the first time applesauce, apple butter and apple jelly. It was a fun project. I really want to can peaches this summer!