Wise Words

Listening to Christmas songs:

Tori: Lizzie, sometimes it's hard to be good
Lizzie: Yeah, weally hawd.

Santa is listening!!

Thanksgiving

Owen and his cousin, Graham--they are gonna be TROUBLE!
Grampy was planning his fishing trip with his boys.

So thankful for so much! This Thanksgiving was so different in so many ways. Originally we were supposed to spend Thanksgiving in Colorado with the Whitmill side. Then we were going to spend time with the Peterson side (technically the Eversheds). The plans went back and forth, but we ended up going to SLC. We were so grateful that we already had plans in place, because on Wednesday Grammy called and said that Grandpa Great was in the hospital again, and we should prepare ourselves for the worst. I had no idea how to pack...for a holiday, or a funeral.

Like I said--we have so much to be thankful for this year. Grandpa made it through, and in true Grandpa fashion--he is ready to get back into life asap! What an amazing man! Nothing can slow him down (even having two heart surgeries in less than 48 hours). After a stomach bug swept through the extended family, keeping us all away from the hospital, we were able to go visit Grandpa and Dorothy just before everyone left town. What an amazing holiday gift. We get to keep Grandpa for a while longer.

Four generations--not technically the same line, but close enough.

Grandpa Great and his great grandbabies.

Wise words from a wise man--he had a captive audience, and the lesson that he gave was important. He reminded us that we have been taught that we should have all things in our lives in moderation...all things except for love. He told us to share our love for all things without any kind of restraint. Though it is not a new idea, it was a great reminder! Thanks Grandpa Great! We love you!

Big Head Baby!

The kid has a massive noggin!

(He looks pretty cute in Hunter's glasses though, eh?)

Twilight

Oh, yeah, I was there at midnight for the first showing! Thanks Mom! (Can you believe that they didn't have any posters or anything to take pics with?)

My baby is 9 months old!

I can't believe that Owen is nine months old already! That means only three months til his birthday. (Oh yeah, I am a math genius!) I love this kid, and he is changing so much. He is starting to get so fast when he crawls, and other than being a cranky teether, he is SO much more fun! We started a little rough, but my little prince is totally making up for it. He is so sweet and fun now! He is starting to be adventurous too! He would totally take the stairs head first if only Mommy would get out of the way. He is still hilarious about being hungry or tired. I guess he is a typical male--when he is hungry or tired, NOBODY is happy! The cousins call him "Jimmy Fatman" which is short for "James Fatmananoff." Thanks Daddy--I am sure that he will appreciate that nick name in a few years! He is 17 lbs 6 oz and 27 inches. He plummeted to the 10th percentile for both height and weight. His head is in the 75th...that's why it hurt so bad!

That's my guy at nine months! I LOVE YOU O!

p.s.He cut his first tooth at nine months and one day, a TOTAL record for our kids!! (The girls were both right near their first birthdays.)

First snow

I am a little late with this post, but I had to at least mention that we didn't get our first snow until this week. November 14--that has to be some kind of record for Colorado!! Anyway--Tori was determined to play in the snow, but after the errands were run there wasn't much snow left. Poor thing insisted that she could make a snow man out of the few patches of crusty snow in the yard...sure enough.

My hand is there to show you just how big the snowman was...and yes, the carrot was a nose, but if it had been in the right place the snowman would have fallen over. You do what you gotta do.

GO COUGARS!

Yesterday was the big Air Force Academy vs BYU game. We were so fortunate to have a friend with connections that got us amazing seats at an even more amazing price (thanks Trav!). My family is filled with DIE HARD football fans, and somehow I missed that gene, but that doesn't mean that I had to miss the party. We left at 10 AM for Colorado Springs so that we could tailgate. We got to see Cosmo, get faces painted, and eat! (p.s. happy birthday to Nicole--what a bday, huh?)


Then it was on to the main event! We got to our seats, and a random ticket was drawn for an opportunity to kick a field goal and win a new truck--it was Trav! ROCK ON! He didn't win the truck, but he gave it a great effort, and now we all have a fun story to tell!

BYU started strong, AFA came back hard, but the Cougs powered back and won by 14 pts! GO COUGARS! I am so proud of my school!