Random pics

Yesterday I asked the boys
if they wanted to help with
dinner. Of course they said
yes (love youth and their
excitement for new things
even chores, too bad it
doesn't stick!) so I got out
peelers and potatoes

and they got out their
'chef hats' and went to town.
I figured they'd make a
mess so I just had them do it
on the table. Lilly supervised
and Andrew cut. They had
fun and it eased my work
load!


Here are the bracelets I
made Lilly at our ward's
craft day. Not bad for $6
and my craftiness! (?)






Here is a cute shot of Megan
and Lilly! They both have
such beautiful smiles!





Sometimes before Mundy goes
to bed he watches a movie in
bed. Sometimes Lilly hangs
out with him so I can get
caught up on things or just
have a minute of 'me' time. One
night this is what I found.


I thought this was a
cute pose








This is a face that Lilly
made for a few days. I'm
so glad we caught this pic
because I haven't seen her
make it recently. It didn't
last long. :( It's so cute!



This outfit reminds me of
the sleeper Toby wore in
Labryinth. (one of my all
time favorite movies) It's
just the girl version of it.


Dang it! I forgot to rotate
this before I put it in here.
Sorry. I just had to have
a pic of Jonah like this. We
were getting ready for church
and he came out like this.
He's getting to be quite the
little man!



Jeremy is reading the book
he brought home from
school and Jonah fell right
asleep! It must be exhausting
being a first grader!




This pic was too cute
to pass up. It's looks like
she is rasing her hand.





Andrew helped to make this
poster and helped to carry it
in the Vetern's Day parad
in Washington City.





I was going to another couple of posts but my girl
is awake now so keep checking and I'll get them
up in the next couple of days, hopefully. At least
by the end of the week.

Air show

My dad, Mundy and the

boys went down to Las

Vegas to see the air show

ate Nellis Air Force Base.

They left at 6 am and

stopped in Mesquite, NV

to have breakfast. Then

stayed until dark at the

air show. The boys nearly

fell asleep as they were

walking in the door, but

at the same time they

had plenty to say about

what they saw and did.

Here is what they had to

say about it.

Andrew said: My favorite

jet was the Thunderbird.

My favorite plane was the

B-1. I liked how the Thunder-

bird did all the amazing, cool,

aero dynamic tricks. Such as

the diamond formation even

when they when they turned and twisted. I also liked, The

Patriots did all the aero dynamic tricks. I like how the F-22

would fly vertically in the same spot. As if they were hovering.

Jeremy said: I liked when I

went in the submarine (above

pic). I liked a big plane. I liked

when I saw and F-22 raptor.

I loved it when I got a picture

of it. (They all got a grab bag

with pictures,pins etc.) It was

fun. Mostly, we didn't get to

go in the cockpits so we had to go in the body of the planes.

We went inside a helicopter (2 pictures down). I liked to play

with that big gun, I turned it around and pretended that I

was shooting it. I wish I could be in the army of the planes.

I would get to shoot big missiles. Make sure you go to this

airshow, it's mostly on weekends.

Jonah said: I liked where we

went in the plane and we got

to drive there (the show) in a

bus (shuttle). My favorite

thing was to get a magazine

from a girl and we got to

go in lots of airplanes. And

that's all!

Mundy enjoyed himself quite

a bit but the noise was a bit

much even for him. The kids

were all over the place and

to excited to listen well so that

was a bit aggravating, but

he made it through the day.

My dad vowed that Jonah was

not getting sugar from him again! Dad got to see his

favorite plane and has decided to save $300 dollars so he

can go to California and take

a ride in one one day.

Over all I think they all enjoyed

themselves despite the sun-

burns, crowds and noise.

Changes

Okay, I think everybody is relieved I figured out, with help, how to change my background. Who knows why I can never remember how to do that. A big Thanks to my little sis for helping me out with this, again! Also, something to look forward to is our new family pic. Amanda's friend Alma, who did the black and whites of Lilly, is going to attempt to do our family picture. I say attempt because it is a challenge to get all the boys on board with a smile and looking where they are supposed to. And now we have Lilly to add to the mix, thankfully our Father in Heaven saw fit to bless me with a mellow happy baby ( he knew I couldn't take anything worse). See you soon!

Lilly growing up...

Had to share this big
pretty smile with you.








I liked the look on Lilly's
face it looks like she is
worried for Jonah. Mundy
took the pic so I'm hoping
they were just playing
around.



Here is my angel sleeping.
If I ignore the fussing long
enough sometimes she just
falls asleep on her belly.





Mundy looked up the other
day while I was reading to
Lilly and was surprised to see
her actually looking at the
pictures. I said yeah she does
it all the time. He said the boys


at that age were always looking everywhere else.



I tried to put the video on
of her first bite, but it didn't
like the format or something
so here is some pics of her
eating. We tried spoon fed
a couple of times, but I don't

think she is quite ready for

that yet. So we've just been

adding it to her night bottle.

I have to say it doesn't seem

to make much of a difference

in the length of her sleeping.

These last 2 pictures show

the end result of her eating.

I'm not sure she even got any

of this down. We will just have

to try again when she gets a

little bigger.

Dutton Halloween

Two days before Halloween
were kind of rough on Lilly.
She got her 4 month shots
and ended up with a fever
and was not feeling well at
all. Unfortunately, I missed
out on the Halloween
parade as well as the class
parties.


Here is Jeremy with his class.
He is nearly hiding behind the
desk in the bottom left of the
picture.






Here is Andrew in his
costume. Originally he
wanted to be a suicidal
doctor and then changed
his mind to be a chubby
doctor.



This is a better pic
of Jeremy's costume.
Check out that wingspan!
You can just imagine how
many kids got wapped in
the face! Our niece
Mykenna is sitting next to
him here at our ward's
trunk or treat holding my Lilly in her spider costume. I
didn't realize we didn't get a good pic of her. I'll have to
get one from my sister or aunt.


This costume was so cool,
and it's the only pic we have
of the boys together, I had
to share it. The boys' mom
Annie dressed up as pinhead
from the movie "Hell Raiser"
It was a cool costume. Her
husband Greg is dressed up
as a cowboy. Annie's costume scared the wits out of Jeremy.
He saw her car and went running over, but when he saw
her he backed off quickly. He didn't realize it was her until
he saw his stepdad. Sometimes I wish I had more of an
inclination, and more ability, to be creative and get dressed
up. Oh well. I'm just happy to be the mom!
Hope you all had a great Halloweeen!

Our trip to Monticello for the wedding..

We went to Monticello (Southeastern Utah)
for the wedding of Mundy's cousin's daughter.
(Say that five times fast!!) It was a beautiful
drive and now I wish I would have taken
more pictures. We drove through Moab and
other beautiful places to get there. We are
hoping to plan a trip next year for a week
or so we can explore all of it. It was great to
be able to meet more of Mundy's family and
to be a part of the special event! Thanks
to wonderful family who helped us get down
there.
This picture
is of, I believe,
Horse Head
Mtn. Now maybe
you artsy types
will see it right
away, but I had to
see a painting to
be able to see it.


Here I am holding Lilly
next to the heater. It
was dang cold for us
southern utahns!






These are Mundy's
cousins Jim and Tammy.
Jim was the DJ for the
event.





Here are the bride and
groom. Jessica and Avery
are a wonderful couple
and they were so happy
that day. I loved being
able to share the day
with them!



The guy in the Pink vest
is the bride's father. Mundy
and Fritz grew up together
and are quite close. They
often caused trouble together,
oh the stories I've heard! Fritz
is standing next to his wife
Sarah (the blond lady). And
she's standing next to the groom's mother. Fritz and Sarah
are outstanding people and as I've come to know them I've
grown to love them.


Here Lilly and I are standing
outside the temple waiting
for the bride and groom to
emerge. Big thanks to cousin
Melissa (Jim's wife) who
watched Lilly while I was at
the sealing!!!




This picture is pretty dark
but here is some of Mundy's
family. Standing next to
me with her back to the
camera is Melissa who is
talking to Jim's mom
Barbara (Mundy's aunt).
Jim is a little behind and
to the left of her. Two of their kids, Jimmy and Akira,
are hanging out close by and you can see Fritz in the
back left.

We are back!!!

I know it's been way too long so I determined
to get caught up Sunday. Well I was close.
It's now Tuesday, but ain't that the life of a
mother? This post is going to be all about
Lilly. I know I need to get the boys in there
because it's been too long for them too and
they are all growing up sooo big!





This is how Lilly sleeps these days. On Friday
she started rolling over from her back to her
stomach and it's showing now when she sleeps.
It's kind of funny, and kind of not, because she
has been rolling over from her stomach to her
back for a long time and now she doesn't do it
often because she's bonked her head on a harder
floor a couple of times so she's afraid to do it.
So she gets on to her stomach and then gets tired
after a little bit and starts fussing but won't roll
back over. I finally give and roll her back onto
her back only to have her be on her stomach
again in less then a minute and then she starts
fussing again. She'll do this several times in a row
so I just have to put her in the bouncer or swing.
Down below is a picture of her thumb in her mouth.
Usually she puts her pointer and middle finger in
her mouth, but lately she always has a hand or
toy in there.








I put her in the swing last night and when I
checked on her she was sideways. That kid
doesn't stop moving unless she's sleeping.
We had almost 100 pictures of her from
the last down load and maybe 15 of them
are not blurry!
For example the next to pictures of are
where she starts and then where she
ends up even with out the rolling over.

Lilly has come to really enjoy toys lately.

This green pickle with legs is one of her favorites.

It's just long enough to get one of it's legs in her

mouth! This is one of the few pictures we've

been able to get of Lilly smiling. She smiles a

ton and is even laughing now, but every time

I pull out a camera she quits or does it right

before or after the picture gets taken. Mundy

took about 20 pics in a row (most of them blurry)

and this is the only one he caught her smiling .

This is a picture of Lilly with her cousin Paige

(whom I babysit occasionally). Paige is about

a month and a half younger then Lilly. The

cool thing is that Paige's brother is about a

month and a half younger then Jonah!

Lilly has graduated from the socks on the hands

for over a month now, but I was putting them

on her at night to keep her hands warm. Then

I discovered that it didn't do much good because

she sucks on them until they are soaking wet.

She's a little drool monster!

My girl has been so much fun and she's learning

so much. She is going to be loud and make sure

she's heard. I've already received a comment

about it at church. She is truly a happy baby and

only gets fussy if she's tired or not getting her

food fast enough. And don't even think about

start feeding her and the realize she needs a

diaper change and pull her off. You've never

seen her get so angry!! I love her little laugh

that is developing. She doesn't do it often yet,

but it's not far from coming. I can't believe that

we are almost at her 4 mo. appt! I'm really

not looking forward to the shots. :( I'll

probably cry again. I hear about others that

have lost their babies to Sids or even think about

the possiblity of her dying or being stolen

(I can have a morbid imagination) and it breaks

my heart just thinking about it. I love my girl.

I love being a mommy. It's better then anything!

I'm looking forward to solid foods and crawling

(kind of).

stopped in our tracks..

It may be a little while before I can post. We are having an issue with our external hard drive and may have lost most of our pictures. :( So until Mundy gets that resolved and we have a new way of getting pictures safetly off and stored I may not post much for a little while!

Western Legends Roundup

The weekend before Labor Day weekend
Mundy, Lilly, Mom, Dad and I all went
to Kanab for their annual Western Legends
Roundup. They have old movie stars, stunt
men, etc. come and you get autographs and
pictures with them. Lilly was the star of the
show as you will see in some of these photos.
Please watch out there are actually pics of me
in here and you will see why I like to be
behind the camera....

This is their old fashioned parade they do

every year, they even had a real cattle

drive. Our batteries died so we have

to use the pictures dad got, otherwise

I would have a picture of that.

Here is a picture from a set from a

movie. You can't see Lilly well because

of the lighting, but I liked the pic of

Mundy imbibing. As you can see

mom was pretty freaked out and

wanted out of her cage.

This is a pic of Don Shanks he

played and Indian in many movies

including Last of the Mohicans and

Wind Dancer.

These are pics of us with some of these

movie guys. I have to be honest I really

didn't know any of them, but I've never

been big into westerns. The guy in the

fancy black suit was Lilly's biggest fan and

made sure to of the professional photo-

graphers got her pic that may end up

in some of their literature for future

Western Legends Roundups. The lady

holding Lilly was said to have gotten teary

eyed holding her. Unfortunatly, I missed

it as I was holding the camera and trying

to get a good picture.

We had a lot of fun and I'm sure we will go

again now that we know about it.