Things as they really are
Always Be Here
Life just gets sweeter here at home. We are enjoying the beautiful weather and our awesome little man cub. He is simply smashing -- we love to play, woof, and scream for ice cream. Rawr, rawr, rawr. Dallin is here for his first full-length podcast production. He is uncharacteristically quiet. As uncharacteristically as if we were sitting in Sunday School this very moment.
Get the full podcast...Memorial Day 2010
Memorials memorialized, made, mentioned, marveled at, marooned, macarooned, malloc'ed, and memorized. My! Me mighty miss making merry.
Anniversary Trip
April and I took a childless expedition into our childhood and roamed the countryside in SE Idaho for a week. It was fabulous and without children. We had fun by ourselves. All alone. Together. ... Without children. And we love Dallin.
Sock Hunt
Dallin is getting more intelligent all the time. From animal sounds to mimicking and "reading" books to trying to walk, he continues to amaze me.
Each day he learns new tricks. At times he will pick up his toys after he's finished playing. When it's time to brush his teeth he says "zzz" to mimic our vibrating toothbrushes. He blows on his food if we think it's too hot. He blows on my flute, like he's seen me do, and gets so excited if any noise comes out. Dallin also likes to put his hat and socks on by himself. He'll set the sock on top of his foot or set the hat on his head, only to have it fall off again... and again... and again.
A few days ago I wanted to get Dallin ready for his nap. I was busy at the moment, so I told him to go get socks so I could put them on his feet. He immediately left the room, went down the hall to his bedroom and returned with a dirty sock. I could hardly believe it! He had a huge grin on his face as he saw my amazement.
We love having Dallin in our family. He's such a cute, smart, wonderful little boy!
New LDS.org
Has everyone seen the fantastic new beta.lds.org? It's stunning, beautiful, clean, the search just works, and it's all true and uplifting content. What more could you ask for? Ok, maybe Gen. Conference in mucho media formats, revamped scriptures pages, or search for the words of the prophets.
Another Balmy Spring Morning
It's another balmy spring morning in the Salt Lake Valley! Temperatures near 30 degrees with a nice cool wind coming from the west. What more could you ask for? :)
Little Monkey
Tonight we went on a JCPenny's shopping spree with our $10 coupon in hand. The quest: a purchase of $10 (and hopefully no more). The coupon required that you spend at least $10 (not $9.99) on one single item. After roaming the store looking for the most for "our money" we settled on two little paired outfits for Dallin. The total before sale cost: $22.00. Our cost: $1.06! :)
Dallin is one happy little monkey... and so are his parents.
