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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Our poor kids

Our kids aren't going to be inheriting much as far as drawing goes.  Music, on the other hand, they'll have a head start.  Whew!  So last night, Ryan and I had an at home art date.  We grabbed a big box of markers and some computer paper and challenged each other to drawing.  We might actually do ok at a round of Win Lose or Draw!, but for serious drawing?  Please don't seek out us.  We had to share our art work with you because we knew you'd want a good laugh.

 My rendition of Ryan.
 Ryan drew me out walking Zoe.
And then he attempted to draw my face.  The Shel Silverstein-esque drawing below that is his attempt at capturing a shark face that I make.
 Then we drew a representation of our first meeting.  Above is mine.
This one is Ryan's.  He actually does some cute stick figure drawings.
 I think these are my favorite.  The challenge was to draw Zoe's glow-worm with our feet.  Above is mine.
 The Grinch twin is Ryan's version of the glow-worm.
I couldn't get this picture to face the right direction, but that's what we were using as our model.  We certainly had some good laughs last night.  Hopefully you got something uplifting out of this.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

And that makes $.20

More birthday pictures

My darling sister-in-law is a great photographer and these are some of the pictures she captured at Zoe's birthday party.

 That is such a face I would make.
 No Daddy, no!  I want my tray!
 Ryan re-living a painful memory.
 Zoe cannot believe what she just heard.
 I love this one!
 Zoe needed just a little help blowing out the candles.
 Happy family!
Looking for mommy!
Zoe loves her little glow-worm.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Zoe turns 1

Our little toaster turned 1 last week.  It's hard to believe how quickly time flies.  Zoe told us she wanted bbq tri-tip and corn on the cob for her birthday so naturally we had to acquiesce.  The pictures below are mainly of the mess she made with her cake.  As far as I'm concerned, the messy cake eating on the 1st birthday is a rite of passage.  Congratulations Zoe!  You made it to 1.






Zoe truly does love corn on the cob.  I wasn't just saying that.
I got her some maracas and a tambourine for her birthday.  She loved them..... until....
.... until she cut her tongue on one of them.  
That brief emergency was soon fixed by a lot of chocolate.
And more chocolate.




And more chocolate.
I love this picture.  It looks like she's playing an instrument.
This is what happens when you rub your eye with chocolate covered hands.


Sunday, September 12, 2010

Jackson, WY

Last Saturday we took a day trip to Jackson, WY. What a great day! It was a beautiful drive there and we had a great time in Jackson also. The city of Jackson reminds me a bit of Park City, UT. We learned that there are many a celebrity that own homes in Jackson. We didn't see anyone of note.... not even the dude who had a bi-braided goatee. Unfortunately we didn't get a picture of him. Better luck next time.


I love all the open space. I just can't get enough.
Our cute little creamsicle cutie.
The park in the center of town had 4 antler arches. No animals are killed for the antlers; they are shed naturally and the Boy Scouts go around and pick them up. What kind of merit badge do you earn for that?
Check out the crooked tree!
Walking around a labyrinth in front of St. John's something or other.

Lil' Pocahontas.

Our lil' cowgirl. Thanks Jordan and Priscilla for getting her dressed up!

Zoe loves pushing her own stroller.
Deliciously over-priced ice cream.


Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam....
This is an old barn at a place called Mormon Row. Lovely view with the Tetons behind it.