So many pictures so little time!

Sorry I haven't posted more about Colin and our new family of four.

Here is one to hold you over till I can either create a slide show or find the patience to upload more to blogger. (This picture is proof that I can take a bad picture. :) I just cut myself out of them when I do.

Rain and Lemons!

I know, I have been totally lame about posting. I have been too busy living through a terrible hacking cough cold, and reading about Evan and the 31 Dates of course. If you haven't, start reading!


The weekend before I got hooked on 31 Dates, and the weekend that I got my cold, Flint, Isaac and I took a trip down to Southern California. Flint had his company's 2008 awards banquet in Anaheim on Saturday, but we decided that since we were going to drive down, we might as well add a couple days on each side of that event to visit with Family and give Nanna, Grammy and Grandpa a chance to play with Isaac. Let's face it, they don't really want to see us anymore. The cute little (but quickly growing) grand kid is all they are interested in.

Forest also blogged about our lemon harvest, but since I had a few more pictures I thought that I would add pictures to his post.

We love all lemon juice, but the real fun was getting together with Great Grandparents Ferkin and Forest's family for the harvest.

Winter Colds

I was on the computer the other day and looked up to Isaac at the door, trailing toilet paper behind him. I asked him what he was doing and he started blowing his nose on it. As if to let me know that he was not playing around, he was just cleaning up his face. (I guess he learned a thing or two during this winter cold season.)

He was being so cute both Flint and I were laughing our heads off at him as we took pictures.

He realized that he was causing our laughter and started acting silly for the camera.

Where did you get that tissue anyway? Uuu ohhh, am I going to get in trouble now?

At least he stayed out of the toilet water.

Fun at the Griffith Park Observatory

We spent our Christmas holiday with both Flint's family and my family down in LA. While we were there the weather was beautiful. Well it did rain one day, but when it cleared away, so did all of the smog. The sky was crystal clear! We could see all the way to Catalina, the Hollywood sign and the snow capped mountains. Flints brothers got out to enjoy the weather by going on a mountain bike adventure which looked like a lot of fun, but a little too much exertion for our lazy behinds. We opted to take a scenic drive up to the Griffith Park Observatory to see LA's panoramic views.

Unfortunately, most of LA was on the same wavelength as we were, because Griffith Park was Packed! Not just the observatory but the entire mountain. The road up to the top was a slow stop and go mess. People were grabbing any parking spot that they could find. Even if it meant that they would have a mile or so to hike before reaching the observatory. Flint and I, who were in the van with Evan, Stu and Malia REALLY lucked out. We were nearly to the top, and doubting that we were ever going to find a parking spot, when the car parked right in front of us pulled out! We parked, walked to the observatory, and played around on the lawns, waiting for Michal's family and Mom (in a van about 10 min. behind us) to arrive. Stu broke out the rugby ball and he Evan and Malia kicked it around a bit.


Isaac couldn't believe his luck when we just put him down on the lawn and followed him as he wondered wherever he wanted. http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?source=ppsl&instanceid=130186882 (I even created a new account and am still getting someone else's slide show when I try to embed it into the blog. oh well)

Michal finally called to let us know that the parking enforcement had turned them away because the lot/hillside was so full, so they just had to turn around and go home! Sorry Michal! (If it is any consolation it was freezing up there! At least 20 degrees or more colder than in town.)

We decided to take a quick look around inside, and then spent some time enjoying the sunset and taking pictures before we left.

I guess if I had realized how many pictures I would be taking before I left the house, I would have put a little more effort into my hair and make-up, and defiantly would have asked Flint to shave and brush his hair. Oh well, I guess you can tell this way that we were on vacation.

Isaac's smile is courtesy or Stu and Evan, who stood behind and did the Haka. It is a dance meant to intimidate, but their version makes Isaac laugh out loud.

We even got some pictures of Isaac sticking his tongue back at them.

I admit that for us, who lucked out with a great parking spot, the trip was defiantly worth while. (I'm pretty sure that Michal and her van full of people would not agree.) LA is rarely so clear and beautiful. I would have much rather fought the crowds on a clear day, than had the place to myself on a smoggy day. I guess that is why they have a laser light show inside; for those smoggy days.

Merry Christmas!

I copied Erika and Tyler's Christmas card design and created a card to send out to all of my far-away friends and relatives.

Unfortunately, the only people who ended up getting a card were the people that I saw face to face and handed them to. Sorry!

At least it is a step in the right direction. This is the first year every that I have even attempted to send out a Christmas card. Next year, I'll just plan on it and get an earlier start. (I hope...)

Merry Christmas and Happy 2009!

Love, Flint, Alli, Isaac, and our June Baby!

Merry Christmas, I'm finally blogging about Halloween

OK, so I've been a slacker, but I kind of have an excuse... About a month ago, I made a long slide show, complete with captions, of Halloween pictures. I was finished and in the process of saving the show when Isaac found the power button on my computer, and figured out that he could press it in. When I found the time to go back and try again, I discovered that no matter how I saved my show, it always displayed as a show created by someone else... I told myself that I would figure it out and post later, but after the frustration, it was always easier to find other things to do.

Anyway, I had kind of figured that I had lost my window of opportunity, since we are deep into the Christmas season already, but ScrapChairPotato did a Halloween, etc. post today! If she can do it, so can I.

Here is my little chicken wandering the cultural hall at our ward party.

The party was fun, but the confusion in the room was a little much for him.

He preferred playing with the decoration in my "trunk-or-treat" room.

On Halloween night, we went to the party at Michal's house, and he felt much more at home.

At first he was still more interested in playing with or eating the decorations.He thought that the decorative corn was pretty cool (appropriate for a chicken), but the ladybug would have been more impressed by flowers.
The party was wonderful, as usual. Lots of food, friends and fun.
Daddy even took the night off to join in on the fun.

Daddy tried to take Isaac trick-or -treating, but Issac was still more interested
in the corn cob then the candy.

My favorite thing of the evening was the homemade root beer that accidentally
(overactive dry ice) froze into root beer slush.

Henry (The Dread Pirate Roberts) liked the cauldron full of trick-or-treating candy.

What? Candy?

Don't worry, Papa with share his candy.
And Bronwen with share her milk.
Then you can kick back in your chicken coop for a while.

I didn't get my camera out when Becky and the cousins were there.
But I got the other cousins to pose for pictures.

Kimball was Dr. Howard Carter.
(He and Henry did tours of King Tuts tomb back in their room.)

Henry was a very serious Dread Pirate Roberts.

Ian was Peter Pan.

Bronwen was a ballerina - "Pli-e"

Jared was an 80's Rocker, who cooked our hot dogs and corn dogs to perfection.

Ian changed out of his costume into his cozy PJs early
to cuddle on the couch with Grammy and Papa.

and Isaac wished that Daddy hadn't had that last bowl of chili.
"Breath of fire."

All in all, it was a fun and successful Halloween.

I guess it is time to start decorating for Christmas!