Photo Tagged

I have been "photo tagged" by Morgan, which is good because it's finally giving me an incentive to update our blog. Ok, so here we go.

The rules: The rules are you have to take ten pictures of the following things. And you have to do it right away. No straightening, cleaning or wiping your child's nose. Then you tag five others.

1. The kitchen sink.

I love this sink. It's so big and deep I can fit big jelly roll pans, the whole crockpot, Caleb, and probably even Evan in it (though not all at once). When we move I'm going to cut it out of the counter and take it with us.

2. The toilet(s).

We have two, so I took two pictures. Very exciting, I know.

3. The laundry room.

Or in our case, laundry closet.

4. The fridge.

5. Children/spouse RIGHT NOW.

Children are sleeping, and since I'm pretty sure taking a picture of them right now would wake them up, there's no way I'm going to do it, so the picture from us at bed time the other day will have to suffice.

And Scott reading a woodworking magazine.

6. Favorite shoes.

These probably aren't really my favorite shoes (though they are definitely the most often worn). My favorite pair is a beautiful pair of black heels, but they're at work.

7. Favorite room.

Though we don't have many to choose from....

8. Dream vacation.

A trip around the globe.

9. Self-portait.

Yikes! Sad as it is, this is the best one I took.

Now I tag (I hate this part)...all of you, or anyone who wants to do it, I guess. It's a cop-out, I know.

Kids say the darndest things!

Today after I came home from work we irresponsibly (irresponsibly because it was so late and because the kids needed jackets that I left at home) went to the playground. Among other things, there is a fairly large cement turtle that Evan climbed on. He kept saying Yee-haw! I said, "Evan, are you riding a turtle? Where's the turtle taking you?" To which he replied, "The turtle isn't real, mom." Oh, ok.

!!Warning, potentially disturbing/offensive/gross/off-color story!! The other night Scott was having Evan play messenger, an informal game in which Scott tells Evan to do or say something and Evan, if he is so inclined, attempts to comply. So first Scott told him to come give me a big hug and say, "I love you," and he did. (So cute!) Then, unbeknownst to me, Scott told Evan to come ask me, "Are you going to do what daddy wants to do tonight?" I will let all of you interpret what Scott meant by that. Evan garbled it pretty good, though, and so I had to ask Scott what he was trying to say. Scott told me he'd told Evan to ask, "Are you going to do what daddy wants to do tonight?" Evan brightened and said, "Yeah! He wants to eat lots and lots of candy!"

And on an unrelated but also very funny note, I came across a totally hilarious blog mocking Mormon culture. I quite literally LOL'd. Several times. Check it out at http://seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com/. Start with the archived first posts and then go from there. But first, another warning: This blog is to be read only by people who have a high tolerance for satire and irreverant humor. I can definitely see how some might be offended by it....

Whew!

Now try not to die of shock. Yes, I am finally updating our blog. We have been busy, busy with trips to Texas and California, hiring a new nanny in between, sick kids, thesis writing, work, and so on.

We had a wonderful but exhausting time in Texas visiting Kara and John for baby Grant's blessing over the 4th of July weekend. We had a BBQ, watched the fireworks, went swimming, visited a train museum, and had all kinds of fun with family. Here are some photos from the train museum:



Evan walking on the train tracks


I'm gonna be an engineer, mom!



The whole family and a really big train


Evan and Andrew with grandma & grandpa


More updates and pictures to follow.