Good times

We've been enjoying lots of good times in our house lately. Here are some highlights.

We enjoyed not one, but two visits from my parents last week. They stopped in on their way to and from St. George. William loved seeing them and wearing Grandpa's hat and glasses. I was actually quite shocked when my dad put his glasses on William since my dad is ferociously protective of his glasses (with good reason of course).

William is getting better and better at walking. He took his first steps on August 4th. He now does about half and half with walking and crawling. This last Saturday he was able to stand up completely by himself - no help from the wall, furniture, etc. I love the look he gets on his face when he walks. He is so proud of himself! (I am aware that this picture does not show him walking a lone, but I thought this was a cute picture.)

William now has 2 new friends! He loves cuddling with these 2 dogs.

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William has such a contagious laugh. I love it!

This is William's silly face. He does this when he tries to wink. It's pretty darn funny. He also does the squinty-eyed face when we pray. Today he actually clasped his hands and almost closed his eyes when I prayed for lunch. Yay!

P.S. Thanks for all the congratulations we received. We really appreciate your love and support. We are so excited to welcome a new child into our family and we think the timing is perfect!

Exciting

Fall is in the air! And in the mountains! I took this photo a few weeks ago, so I guess I need to go back and see how much everything has changed. I decorated my living room yesterday for fall/Halloween. So exciting!

This is also exciting:

Horrible picture but you get the idea! + sign = pregnant! As my brother said recently, the double stroller is filled! I'm due right around my birthday in May!

Nice hats!

We recently purchased a double stroller since we found it for a great deal. The stroller comes with "booties" that you can put over your children's legs when it is cold outside. David thought these booties made great hats!

Daddy putting William's hat on.

My silly boys! I just love these two!

P.S. No, this is not an announcement. We just found a really great deal on the double stroller we wanted and we couldn't pass it up. But hopefully sometime within the next year or so there will be another little person here to occupy the other seat!

Move over, Tim!

Last Wednesday David and I had the chance to go the Keith Urban's Escape Together Concert. We had tickets up in the Upper Bowl of the Delta Center since they were the cheapest. I just wanted to be there, I didn't care if I had horrible seats. Well, we never got to find out how good our seats were. As we were walking toward the escalator a man stopped us. He asked if our seats were "up there" and we said yes. He then said he had some extra tickets that he wouldn't be able to use and if we wanted them we could have them. We gladly took them and headed over to our new seats. They were awesome!!! We were sitting in the lower bowl just above one of the 4 entrances to the floor (what is that called anyway?). We had a lovely view of the stage! Thanks so much David Herbert for your great tickets!

Lovin' our new seats!

I am fully aware that this next sentence will probably make my brother gag. I literally swooned when Keith Urban came out - just like my mother does when she sees Neil Diamond. Wow! Keith is so great to watch! He really gets into playing the guitar and singing. I must say his concert was better than Tim McGraw's concert.

The concert really was great! I loved that he had a "mini-stage" set-up behind the floor seats and right in front of the lower bowl. He sang 3 or 4 songs on the mini-stage before risking his life (again) to walk back to the main stage. Seriously, don't people get that even celebrities want some personal space? Anyway... We had a lovely time! I can't wait until he comes to town again. I definitely want to go! Here are some highlights from the concert.

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Books

This is a sight I see several times a day. While I worry about the safety of my books (I can't help it, I'm a teacher!), I absolutely LOVE that William adores books.

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This also happens several times a day. I love sitting in the doorway and listening to William read. He will do this for 15 + minutes at a time. I just love it!

I did it!!!

I reached my goal of reading 10,000 pages this year!!! Yes, Harry Potter definitely helped, but I had been dying to reread them. I'm definitely NOT done reading for the year - oh no! I have 4 more book club meetings for the year. Shannon Hale's new book Forest Born comes out in 11 days so I am going to read that and reread the other books of Bayern before I read Forest Born. I also have to do my annual reading of Pride and Prejudice (I can't help it, I just LOVE that book). And who knows what else I'll read! Any suggestions? What books have you read lately? Happy Reading!

photo from here

All things fall

Fall is coming (only 3 more weeks)! I love fall! I love the changes of color, the falling leaves, and temperature. I love raking up leaves just to jump in them and then to do it all over again. I love the clothes I get to wear during the fall. I especially enjoy the fall holidays. I've been thinking about our Halloween costumes for months now. I think I know what we are going to do, but I still have to work out the kinks.

photo courtesy of http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/pictures/ig/fall_photos/fall_cemetery.htm

I also love fall sports. BYU football is just around the corner... 4 more days (hence the change in my blog's attire, wish it was really BYU blue though)! I wish I was one of the thousands heading to Texas this weekend. I would love to cheer myself hoarse as I support my beloved cougars against the No. 3 ranked OU Sooners. I would love it if they kick some Sooner booty.

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I admit I don't know many of the players names, don't even ask me about positions or plays. (I am trying to learn though.) I love football for the thrill and the rush- the opportunity to Rise and Shout with my fellow Cougar fans. I love watching and feeling the Haka. I also love BYU football for the way my niece and nephew say cougars (tooders) as they cheer for their favorite team. I love it when they win, I try not to hate it when they lose. Even when they do lose, I still anxiously anticipate the next game. And I still get chills when I watch this...

David still laughs about this moment. My dad and I jumped up and down hugging each other. I believe I even had tears in my eyes. What a rush!

So here's to fall and BYU football (of course)!!!
GO COUGARS!!!!!