2009

So far 2009 has been a lot of fun. Below are some photos from this past month. A lot of them are from the Children's Discovery Museum in Salt Lake. We got a 1 year membership for Griffin and have been going there at least twice a week! He loves it!

Church

As most of you already know, we began attending church regularly a few month ago. Griffin loves going to the nursery and playing with the other kids and barely even notices when Steve & I leave the room, since he is so busy entertaining the other children... He is already just like his dad.

Steve & I have really enjoyed going together and it has been such a wonderful expirience for us as a family. Steve & I are both going to baptized on the 19th of February and we wanted to shar this news with our friends and family. Griffin was blessed/baptized last year on Christmas eve, so he is one step ahead of us!

The best part for me is watching our faith grow individualy and as a couple and as family. I can already feel the impact that taking an active role in our relationship with God is having on us all and I could not be more happy about it!

15 months and counting

So this month was the 15 month mark of Steve & I trying for #2. Once again I am NOT pregnant. We are trying again this month and I am praying that it happens. We would really appriciate prayers from our friends and family to help this happen for us, or to guide us to whomever can help us or to just help us to cope with the negative tests. They get harger to take every time!

Thanks everyone!!

Alter Egos

1. My rock star name: *Food Versa*
{First pet and current car}

2. My gangsta name: *Reeses Milano*
{Favorite candy bar and favorite cookie}

3. My detective name: *Pink Puppy*
{Favorite color and favorite animal}

4. My Star Wars name: *Skaki of none*
{First three letters of last name and first two letters of first name then the word "of" then a medication you are on}

5. My superhero name: *The Gold Acai*
{2nd favorite color and favorite drink with "The" in front}

6. My Nascar name: *Barbara Irene*
{First names of your grandmothers}

7. My "lover" name: *The One Truffles*
{Name of your favorite perfume/cologne and your favorite candy}

8. Witness-protection name: *Gigi J*
{Mother's and father's middle names}

This is fun...everyone should do it!

Past & Present

Last week we went out Sunday Brunch with Brendan, Jack, Scott, Joanne & Rachael & the three of us. It was fun for about 10 minues. We were all talking and visiting. Steve and I actually got a picture with just the two of us for the first time in a long time. So I had to post it. When I printed this picture to scrapbook it, i came across a picture from when we were young and had to put it up to. It was so cool to be able to compare pics from the span of a decade. From young teens with a crush to happily married parents. I thought it was neat.

Anyways, Griffin decided to bring his attitude with him to brunch...as you can see from the picture. He threw the biggest fit. It was so embarassing, so I got my food to go and took him home...he fell asleep on the way home and I put him down for a nap and actually finished my book before everyone came back to our place!!! So all is well that ends well.

Halloween

Happy Haloween!

This was Griffin's secong halloween and it was a blast! We went to Cornbellies and did the haunted hay ride & corn maze and eat really yummy fried food. Griff was a lion for halloween and we almost has him saying roar...and by almost I mean not really. Every time I would ask to to "ROOOAAAARRR" he would say "quack"...I should not have laughed so hard the first time he did it becuse he did everytime after that and laughed and got that mischievious look on his face. It was cute!
Here is my happy lion cub, in his favorite place...his car seat. He finally got some teeth!! I was wondering hen they would make their apperence. He did not get his first tooth until he was 11 mos old and the other 5 took their time. More comming I am guessing, from the super fun tantrums we have had over the last week!

At Corn bellies they have little wagons shaped like ears of corn. He thought it was really fun to his daddy to pull him around, but it made Steve nervouose to pull it behind him where he could not see his "little buddy". He is so funny. That is why is decided to push the wagon and watch Griff the entire time.

They had tire swings that were all shaped like different things. We decided to ride on the motorcycle one. Lunch Box was not as excited as I thought he would be but I think he liked it for a second. He is much happier if he is running around...but mommy liked it!

Later that night we had our Army friend & all of their kids over. (we are the only couple in our group of friends that is not in the army.) We played games and passed out candy. Scott & Joanne came by for a while to, followed by Brendan & Jack. So we had a full house. Mom could not be there because she was off to Colorado volenteering for McCain & Palin. All in all it was a fun halloween! Holidays are so much more fun when you have kids! Now I am getting excited for Thanksgiving in Shelley!