Don't Blame Me...

...I voted for McCain.

Happy Haunting!

Ellie was a BYU cheerleader for her first Halloween. (Thanks for the costume Aunt Nanny!) We had a lot of fun going to the trunk-or-treat and spending time with Grandma and Aunt Tami.

Dallas Arboretum Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday we went to the Dallas Arboretum to take our Halloween pictures in the pumpkin patch. Here are some of my favs from our outing. Enjoy!

Utah Adventures

Ellie and I got back on Monday from our 10 day trip to Utah. We went to Charisse's bridal shower and wedding, Suz's mission farwell, and got to spend a lot of time with the fam. Here are a couple of cute pics from the trip.

Oh yeah, and Richard ran a triathlon while we were gone. :)

Dawsonisms

I have the most adorable 4 year old nephew. Dawson is very smart and energetic and enjoys testing the waters of his mom and dad's patience...but we sure do love him.

Today, I spent some time at Bryan and Melissa's with Suz, and she and I got to overhear a conversation that Melissa and Dawson were having as he was taking his evening shower:

*Dawson jumps in the tub, slips, and falls (after having been told not to do it once before already)*

Melissa: Dawson, you are one lucky son-of-a-gun. You could have bitten your lip and it could have been a lot worse.

Dawson: Mom, what's a son-of-a-gun?

Melissa: (Pause) Oh, it's just a silly term.

Dawson: (Pauses then asks very concernedly) I'm a silly term?

*Steph, Suz, Melissa (and then Dawson) laugh hysterically*

And then we were having FHE at their house a few minutes later. We learned about the articles of faith. Melissa wanted to do a review with Dawson before bed. It went something like this:

Melissa: Dawson, who wrote the articles of faith?

Dawson: Um, Jesus?

Melissa: Uh, no.

Dawson: Heavenly Father?

Melissa: (chuckles) No.

Dawson: Richard?

*Again, hysterical laughter by all*

You gotta love this kid!

I ♥ Aunt Nanny!

I am so happy that my Aunt Nanny came to visit me. She was such a help to my mommy! We went on walks, went shopping, watched movies, and I loved spending time with her. I can't wait to see her again next week when mommy takes me to Utah for Aunt Nanny's mission farewell. She is going to serve the Lord in Stockholm, Sweden for a year and a half. I will miss her but I know that she has an important job to do to bring the gospel to the people in Sweden.

I love you Aunt Nanny!

♥ Ellie

Teeth AND Crawling?!?

My baby broke her bottom two teeth last Saturday. Aunt Nanny was here visiting and felt them first...but didn't feel like it was important enough to share. On our way home from dinner that night, I put my finger in her mouth to let her suck on it (awful, I know...but it helps her calm down sans binky) and I felt the little sharp edges of her teeth. I was totally excited and exclaimed to Richard and Erik who were also in the car that Ellie was really teething. Suz was like, "Yeah, I felt those earlier. I thought you already knew." Pretty exciting!

Hard to see, I know...but they're there!

And then tonight while I was straightening up, this is what I came upon. I cannot believe it...my baby is actually CRAWLING! I think she will be doing this for a while though because I can't imagine her actually walking on those little feet. She's almost 8 months and can just now barely fit into shoes! Good times.