Videos

So I have decided that videos are somewhat easier to capture then pictures. I have a 30 second window that way. Ryan is learning new things everyday.

Like how to smile and...

That his entire fist in fact does not fit in his mouth. Net yet anyway

Pizza Etc.

So Papa Murphy's was having their annual customer appreciation night. (The reason we started going there in the first place). This means large pepperoni pizza for 4.99 (plus tax of course). Imagine my excitement when we drove up and saw that large pepperoni pizzas were 3.99 dinner for $4.26 Hurray!

This is Ryan learning how to grade Mechanical Engineering homework. And me being grateful that Jesse never had Dr. Blotter as a teacher.

Devotional

Today we heard from President Thomas S. Monson for our devotional.
It was amazing. If you did not get a chance to hear it go to
http://www.byub.org/devotionals/
to listen, watch or read it.

President Monson gave simple, sweet memories of each of the prophets from his life time. He told of personal memories and of the prophet's favorite song and food. He also gave a favorite quote and key character trait of each:

President Heber J. Grant: Presist

President George Albert Smith: There is a great tug of war going on between Satan and the Lord. Stay firmly on the Lord's side; Compassion.

President David O McKay: Consideration

President Joseph Fielding Smith: Scholarship

President Harold B. Lee: Stand ye in holy places and be not moved; Be responsive to and in tune with the Holy Spirit

President Spencer W. Kimball: Lengthen your stride; Dedication

President Ezra Taft Benson: What manner of me ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am. (3 Nephi 27:27); Love

President Howard W. Hunter: Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth... (Proverbs 27:2); Look for the Best in People

President Gordon B. Hinckley: And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! (Doctrine and Covenants 76:22) ; Do Your Best

President Monson concluded by stating these men have never wiavered, never faltered and have never failed.

Looking back on summer... Goshen

So Jesse was working at the Goshen fair toward the end of summer. Cinnamon's four oldest kids and Marie's two oldest were at grandma's house. Well Lexi and Lily woke up sick so they stayed back home with grandma. So I was off to the Goshen fair with three little boys. (Taylor, Samuel and Ryan). About 15 minutes away from home Sam calls and asks me to bring butter. So to Kroger we go. We get into the store and I realize I have to go to the bathroom (and can't make the 1 1/2 hour drive). So to the back of the store. I put the baby on the ground and tell the boys not to move. Fastest I have ever gone. And much to my relief they are still standing there outside the door. Then off to the butter. To keep thier interest I ask Samuel and Taylor to find the cheapest butter. They do and they each take there 4 pounds each (it keep their hands busy through the store). We go through the self checkout and Taylor wants to scan his own... so I let him and then Samuel does his. I hand both boys thier bags of butter and we head out. The self-checkout worker hestitanly says "have a nice day". Back in the car.

So... I really don't know Indiana that well. And I get lost in Warsaw. Yeah. So we finally get to the fair and it is raining. By the time we get there the baby is hungry so I feed them while the boys go on a two rides and sign up for the frog jumping contest. We waited a while in the rain for Samuel and Taylor's turn. Samuel's frog went 72 inches in 2 jumps (or something close to that). At that point Taylor tells me he doesn't feel good. So I send him back to the Elephant Ear trailer with Grandpa. Part the way through eating lunch with Jesse, Taylor throws up behind the trailer. So we wait a bit to make sure it is all out of him. And I feed the baby again. And say good bye to Jesse and we try to leave. Well someone had parked their truck really close to the van and I was stuck. Luckily Doug came out of the camper just then and he backed the van out. Home we go. And I did't get lost.

Samuel was the only one feeling good that night. He also got a bit lonely and as I was doing laundry he put a sleeping bag and pillow down outside the door and told me he just wanted to be near me. That was an adventurous day. (click on the images to make them bigger).

Random pictures...

Bath Time

Cute Baby

Walking all over dad

Ryan's new blanket

Ryan has recently realized that we are separate people. Such actions as leaving the room (even while Jesse is holding him) elicits anger and un-soothe able crying It has also made bedtime a whole lot more difficult. So I decided to make him a blanket. Hopefully said blanket will help him to feel comforted when against; bedtime, gas and the garbage truck (it terrifies him).
If you want to make them they are really easy. Just let me know.

In other news...

Jesse when on a trip to Salt Lake today to meet the company that is sponsoring his capstone project. And he came home with a new addition to our liar's club items.

Is it a nose guard?

Maybe a snoot/drool catcher... you will have to make some guess and perhaps we will tell you ;)

Kicking

Yesterday Ryan discovered that he could make the elephant jingle by kicking it. It is now one of his favorite things to do while in the swing. Again no sound... Jesse's camera is missing the necessary software to allow the sound to upload :P Maybe a driver will help the problem...

Big kicking... soccer player maybe? Then it looks like he gets plan scared of the rattle. LOL