Fishy Fishy in a Brook

We went to the ward chili and cornbread dinner/trunk or treat yesterday. When we first got there and put Megan's costume on she was a little shy, and wouldn't turn around for the camera.


But when she saw the other kids in their costumes she quickly got over it, and got back into a posing mood. She had a lot of fun playing all the games and running around (we think this picture where she is fishing is quite ironic.)








And here she is eating her one piece of Halloween candy -- a tootsie roll still in the wrapper. Mmmmm.

Pumpkin Carving

Kimmie is such a good mom. She always plans fun things for me and Meg. This week she invited over our friends the Barlows and we had cheese soup and root beer, and we carved pumpkins. Megan was so excited, she even wanted to show the Barlows her costume, which is progress on that front (we have been trying to tell her it is "cool" and "neat" rather than laugh at her, I think we may have finally convinced her).

Meg has gotten pretty good at posing for the camera (I don't know where she gets that from). Here she is saying cheese.



















































































Meg loved her pumpkin, and she was especially intersted in the "fire" inside. I guess we'll have to be careful about that.

Enchanted Rock

This weekend we went to Enchanted Rock State Park. The State Park pretty much consists of a giant pink granite dome rock that you can climb to enjoy a spectacular view. When we got to the top we found a cave that you could go spelunking in. Mike went in but didn't get very far because we didn't have a flashlight. Mike definitely wants to return with a flashlight next time. Megan is a trooper, she is always ready for fun. (Can you find Mike in the cave?)

New Post

We had such a good time in Utah (and took so many pictures) that it has been hard to decide which ones to use for a new post. We have been thinking about it all week, and it has just been too hard to separate them. So (by popular demand) we thought we'd at least post some pictures, even without explanations.

Megan's Audition

Megan has a few favorite bands. Ever since she was only a few months old she has calmed down when Bob Marley came on, and for the last 3 or 4 moths she has loved Uzi and Ari. Uzi and Ari is the band of Mike's friend Ben Shepard. The first song that she liked on the album was the song "Stella," which is a lullaby (for anyone that has seen our video of Meg's first year, it is the last song on the video.) We noticed when one day she was crying in the car and wouldn't stop, but when that song came on she quieted down and listened. Since then she has branched out and now recognizes any song on the album, and even sings along with at least three of them. Now we make sure to have the CD in the car if we are planning on driving for more than a few minutes, because it is a guarantee to put her in a good mood, and keep her entertained. Here is Megan as the background singer for the song "Mountain/Molehill." (By the way, she was not feeling very good when we filmed this, hence the runny nose.)