Portraits

Here is Lily's 18 month picture (a couple of months late).  She hasn't had a picture taken since 11 months.  She is quite photogenic, although the photographer had quite a time trying to keep her from pushing the chair around.  Hunter missed his school pictures, so I brought him as well.  They love to take pictures together.  They are good friends and adore each other.

Lily's current vocabulary:  "go away" (taught by brothers) "thank you,"  "bye" "hi" "mom" "dad" "shoes"  She can sign "hat," "thank you," "please," "more," "eat," "drink," "out," "bed,"  and "blanket"

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Harry Potter and Hedwig

Some portraits of my cuties.  Hunter picked the theme this year.  He is, of course, Harry Potter and Lily is Hedwig.  I made both the costumes.  The owl was actually harder than I thought, but I enjoyed it.  I think making costumes is therapeutic for me.  Lily isn't too thrilled with it, especially the hat, but this may be the last year I have to decide what she wears before she insists on being a princess.  She is so cute walking around in the owl costume.  It is stuffed and she waddles around in it.

First Haircut

Lily's first haircut at almost 20 months.  She really didn't have much hair to cut, but she was getting the comb-over effect, with some really long strands on top and nothing under.  I fondly call her my little duckling because she still has that downy fuzzy hair.  My girls were very late to grow hair (and once Megan started growing hair, she discovered the scissors and kept chopping it off.)  The boys on the other hand had full heads of beautiful hair early on.  Hunter had his first haircut at 6 months.  My friend Alethea agreed to cut Lily's hair for me.  She is also Lily's nursery teacher.

Father-Son Bonding Trip

Alex has started a tradition that when his sons turn 12, he will take them to their first priesthood session in Salt Lake City.  Since Dylan turned 12 in August, he got to experience his first father-son priesthood bonding session.  Here they are in front of the grain silos at Welfare Square.

The men in black at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.


Doing manly, dirty and slightly dangerous things together.

Future missionary ready to serve.

Is it snow?  No, just the Y above Provo.  They climbed there with buddies Harrison and Mark from North Carolina.

Breathtaking view of the city.

Such studs--Dylan and Harrison.

They visited grandma on the way home.