Puppies and Kitties

I put this post on my other blog, "The Funny Sayings of Lizzy," but I just thought it was so funny that I would share it on our famiyl blog too. If you haven't checked the other blog, feel free to do so.

Lizzy has been pretending a lot lately to be a kitty or a puppy. She will walk around the house on her hands and feet and meow or bark. Then at snack time, she will put her snack food on the table or on the floor and say, "It's puppy food," and pick it up with her mouth, like a dog. It's quite amusing.

I always ask her what the name of her puppy or kitty is, and she's come up with some pretty creative names, and some that are just weird. Here are some of the better ones:

Bocco the puppy.

Carl the puppy.

Kiwi the kitty.

And the duo team, a puppy and a nice monster.
Tiny the puppy, and Iny-bee the monster. Tiny is blue and Iny-bee is pink.

I'm sure there will be more fun names in the future!

A Little Bragging

Well I just need to brag here a little bit. It is so warm here in Forest Grove. We have been enjoying the nice weather and praying that the rainy season doesn't come too soon.
Yesterday it was so nice that Adam, Lizzy and I went on a bike ride around 6pm wearing shorts and a T-shirt. Granted, the wind was a little chilly, but we were still quite comfortable. I was surprised that I didn't need my sweater.

Well, now that I am bragging about our warm weather, it will rain. That's how things go! But luckily, looking out the window, all I see is blue sky with no clouds.

I'll enjoy the warm weather as long as it lasts and I hope it stays warm for Halloween this weekend.

Wedding Bells... Well Engagement Bells Anyway!

So my "little" brother is getting married! He's not so little though, over 6 feet tall. Sadly, at 5'8" I am the shortest sibling. Anyway, Eldon proposed to Elizabeth Goetz (pronounced Gates... I think that is how he said her last name is spelled) and she said yes. Now we will have to Elizabeth's in the family. She is from southern Alberta, and Eldon says "She's so cool!"

They plan on getting married in February in the Cardston Temple and I am very happy for them.

Congratulations Eldon and Elizabeth!

New Photos

A lady in my ward is a proffessional photographer, and this week for playgroup she brought a backdrop, some lights, and some props, so we could take our own pictures. Here are a few of the good ones that I took while I was there. Lizzy had a really hard time sitting still. Almost everytime she gave a big smile she would jump up out of the chair, spread her arms open wide and yell "cheese!" I got a few pictures that were of just her dress! I also took a few of Lizzy with her best friend Conrad which were super cute!

Conrad and Elizabeth.

This one is my favourite!

This pose is all Lizzy! I didn't prompt her or anything! I love seeing Lizzy's toes stick out at the bottom! Her toenails are painted purple to match her dress. She loves to have her nails painted, and then showing them off. This is also her favourite dress and she wants to wear it every Sunday for church. I won't let her wear it during the week unless for a special occasion, otherwise she would wear it everyday. She calls it her "big purple dress." She has a lot of other cute dresses too, but this one is the fluffiest and twirls the best.

She didn't want me to do her hair either. She said, "Just keep it long." She loves her "long, long hair" and I love how it curls at the end all by itself.

No doubt about it... Lizzy sure is a cutie!

My Birthday

It was my birthday last month (September 28th) and Adam made me a wonderful supper of lemon chicken on fetuccini, biscuits, cake and ice-cream. We had a few friends over and had a nice time. Lizzy was really excited to eat birthday cake and to see the candles on the cake. She told me that we had to have party hats at a birthday party, so we decided to make some for the kiddies.

Lizzy picked some pumpkin paper, and her friend Con picked some spiderweb paper. Then they coloured them and made some party hats (very crudely made, but they served the purpose).


Adam's yummy cake that he made! It was delicious! Thanks honey!

Little Me

Nothing really new is happening right now down here in the Grove, but I feel I need to post something because I haven't done so in a while.

The weather is slowly getting cooler here. This morning I wore a sweater to the park for the first time. Last week it was over 30 degress celisus, so sweater weather is a big change. The leaves haven't started turning yet so everything is still green. I'm sure now that it's getting cooler and there is threat of rain, the leaves will start changing colour. Forest Grove is really beautiful in the fall with all the different kinds of trees and all the colours. I'll post some pictures when that starts happening.

I found some fun pictures and thought I'd share:
That's me in the middle with my brothers. I think it was Travis's birthday here. He's probably 3 or 4. I always liked to help out with the birthday parties and such and it looks like we got to decorate our own crowns!

This is my sister, and me as a baby. Aren't I cute! I was bald for 2 or 3 years and was so glad when Lizzy grew enough hair for ponytails (well, very small ponytails) by her first birthday, and didn't take too much after me.

So hooray for the blast from the past, and hopefully I'll have something interest to post in the near future.

Adoptive Parents

I have some really great friends, Tiffany and Kent, who are looking to adopt a baby. If you know someone who is looking for adoptive parents, have them look at Tiffany and Kent's profile here.

It's a great profile with lots of information, so please take a look! I will also put this link on the side of my blog for a more permanent placing.

They are a great couple and will be great parents!