Friday, September 26, 2008

Funny Josie


If anyone plans to follow this blog regularly, I have to warn that I will be including a lot of pictures of Josie right now. She is in that adorable stage of life where everything is an adventure and something to be explored or pulled out or destroyed. Her current favorite pass time is shoving items into small spaces, (usually where they don't belong) Example: If you are looking for a DVD at our house don't look in the logical place, check under the chair or couch. Josie has slipped 98% of our small collection under the furniture like her own personal mailbox. She also likes to stick items through the cracks under doors. I will often open a closet and find a small collection of odds and ends on the bottom. The drawer under the stove is another favorite location. Her 2nd favorite thing to do is "play on the computer" We joke that she is starting her own blog at this young age. She will even come up to you if you are on the computer and force herself up onto the chair and literally push you off so she can have her turn. She is also turning into a ham. She will give you this cheesy, wrinkle the nose smile when ever the camera is pulled out.
This picture was taken just after our ward Lua. Not your traditional lua. We were an hour late, Conor got stung by a bee 4 minutes into our arrival and it was sprinkling, windy and down right cold. You would think Conor could handle a little bee sting considering he get's poked with a needle several times a day, but he was hysterical! This was one lua we wish we hadn't attended. On the bright side, Josie loved the lei. She still puts it on and actually keeps it on as she ransacks the house. How can you be mad at a face like that?

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Teasing Josie

Conor and Josie generally get along quite well, but there are a few times Conor just can't resist teasing her. His current favorite form of teasing is to get a balloon and blow it up then let all the air out so it sputters around the room or blows all over her. Josie can't stand it! She isn't quite sure what to think. She use to laugh then cry and back and forth, now she crys when he even pulls out the balloon, and runs to me for shelter and comfort. Conor laughs so hard he can hardly breathe. I have had to resort to time out to stop the torture. So now he self imposes time out because he apparently thinks getting a good laugh out of it is worth it.

1 year in Spokane

We have reached our 1 year mark here in Spokane. It is hard to believe that an entire year has gone by. It is crazy to me how time really can fly by. The 1st 6 months here were torture, but once we finally got into our house and met a few people and got started in school and settled into routines it is finally starting to feel like home. Although I know in my heart of hearts I will always refer to Logan as home. I guess that is how you know you are completely happy some where, when you stop calling your prior living arrangements "back home" and start referring to your current location as home. I was thinking back to our first few weeks here and how I would get in the car to go somewhere and panic about finding my way home, or I would go some crazy out of the way route, just because I didn't know better. I know better now! Here's to another year of adventure and fun in Spokane.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Conor Mutton bustin

Mutton Bustin



We love the fair! There is just something about the fair that draws us out every year. We like to go check out the animals and vegetables on steroids. Oh- and of course the people watching at the fair can't be beat. I personally like to watch money pour out of people's pockets as they buy up fair "junk." This year was especially memorable because Conor had the opportunity to do some Mutton Bustin! We asked him if he wanted to try it and the first thing he said was: "How fast do they run?" They told him they go about as fast as he can ride his bike so he decided he could handle that and jumped right on. He held on like nothing else, even when his legs came loose he was still clinging for dear life. Way to go Conor! You were so brave.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

My first attempt at blogging

I have decided to finally take the plunge into the blogging world. I have been toying with the idea for a while now, but decided it is time to join.