The ZOO

We got to go to the Zoo with Grandpa and Grandma Steiny last week. (Finally! Parker has been talking about it every day for weeks - even PRAYING things like "Henly Fodder, wur thanko for da zoo, peas bless we can go to da zoo..." you get the idea). So, we had a lot of fun - even though it was really pretty cold. (I loved having the good company and the extra helping hands! :)

Parker and Pajamas

Parker's latest thing is that he LOVES to wear his pajamas - all day, everyday, everywhere. I really don't know what the deal is, but he is very sure that any other type of clothing is NOT acceptable. So, I will admit that we've made several trips to the school in pajamas, and a few to the grocery store too. Is it really worth the fight???

So, these are pictures that I took for other reasons (the joy of the skunk hat - still gracing his head 6 months after Halloween, a cute kiss for Daddy, the new-found independence that comes with figuring out that he can move kitchen chairs around to get up to things - like an entire box of cereal, and a little attitude/poutiness), but they are here to illustrate his recent obsession with pajamas. Whew!

I will always love Oregon

Ok, so Chad is out of town and I really hate it when he's gone. So rather than do the dishes or the laundry or a million other things that I SHOULD do, I am blogging. :)
So my good friend, Lisa, back in OR "tagged" me. I haven't done this before, but the idea is that you go to your pictures and find the 6th picture in the 6th file and then write about it. So... this is a picture of Bryson with his good buddy Karson at a Safety Camp when we lived in OR. It really was such a great camp. (Bryson came home and put "Mr. Yuck" stickers on almost every non-food container that we owned!) There were several youth in our ward who volunteered at the camp and THEY were awesome too. I just have such tender feelings for all our wonderful friends in Oregon (not to mention the trees and grass :) What a fun memory.
So, Michelle Steiny, if you read this - you are officially tagged! Love ya! :)

Swimming Suits?!?

We have been having GREAT weather lately. The other day, the kids got home from school and Abbey went straight up to her room to change into... her swimming suit! Then they went OUTSIDE. It seems really weird to be doing this in February... don't you think? :)

Pinewood Derby

As we have now entered the world (or subculture) of Scouting - since Bryson turned 8 - we got to participate in our first Pinewood Derby. I will tell you that I have never been a huge fan of scouts or the Pinewood Derby, but I am finding (as usual) that I have been wrong. Scouts is awesome. Seriously. It is REALLY helping Bryson to want to be a better person. The other day he was pushing my friend's stroller (and baby) for her and when I mentioned that being something a good scout would do he just beamed. And the Pinewood Derby... that was such a great opportunity for Bryson and Chad to do a project together. They had so much fun that they ended up making one for/with Abbey too. So... I am repenting :)

(Bryson's car did well in the races. When we got there, most of the cars were AMAZING. We started just hoping that Bryson's would win at least once - but he ended up winning several races. Bonus!!!)

Cold Season

A few weeks ago Parker got a really nasty cold. He walked around like this (MAJOR frown) for most of a week trying to keep the snot from his nose from getting into his mouth! It was so sad (and funny).

We had so much fun in Utah for Christmas. Here are a few pics...