John, Mandy, and more

2012-01-24T13:19:00.002-07:00

Really frustrating… I don't think I'll ever own another BMW because of all the stupid plastic guards.

Valle Vidal

2010-07-31T14:48:00.006-07:00

I hesitate to post this because I think it's letting out a secret… New Mexico isn't the same as the Sahara. I know that's a shock, and if you can't handle that, you better not read any further. In fact, if you live in California don't read any further anyway. Although I know it isn't great for the New Mexican economy, I actually like that people have the wrong idea about our state; that way they stay out of it! Arizona is overrun by people from around the country looking for the Grand Canyon in Phoenix. All they find is pavement so hot, you'll melt your feet. That's probably not fair to the fun things that you can do all over the state, but I have to say the New Mexico is not nearly as bad as the inexperienced claim.

As proof, I submit pictures from our most recent vacation. We went hiking and camping north of Taos, NM in a wilderness area called Valle Vidal. I was just gorgeous!

One day we hiked up to a dam (looking for the lake on the other side) only find that the dam and lake were on private property. Gotta hate that. Mia loved the river, though.

Dad thought he would cool off, but decided it was TOO cold.

Here he is with Dallin showing how pleasant the temperature of the water was...

Well, I couldn't have that. I wanted to see what was on the other side. So Mia and I ventured forth.

Dallin wanted to come too.
We made it! (Mia did too, just not in the same trip).
Dallin discovered oversized dandelions.
I used an old sheet of Dad's to make a wrap for Mia for the hike, since we didn't bring her snazy backpack.
Oh, and this is how to build a fire in the rain.
John and Dad had such a rough time getting the fire going this day because it was so wet and the rain kept putting out whatever they got going. It turns out that one of the sticks in our pile was from an old rancher tending to cows. He would dip the stick in tar and pitch and use it to seal wounds on cattle. When we finally got that one in the fire, it practically erupted! If only we had known, that would have been a lot easier fire to build!

We had so much fun, it was just the right temperature (mid-70's) and there was even rain to make the mountains seem greener. We definitely missed Mom, though. Thanks for showing us more of the beauty of New Mexico, Dad!

Fun at the Baumer's

2010-07-18T00:17:00.002-07:00

I have a terrible predicament; since I've started working 2nd shift, I'm much better at staying up late, and much worse at going to bed early. So after everyone is in bed, I sit and entertain myself for hours because I'm NOT tired. I would much rather get up early in the morning and be productive. At night I have the idea that I'm just 'winding down' and eventually I'll get tired and go to bed... then hours later I find myself blogging.

ANYHOW - I've whined for long enough, I suppose I'll have to show you what the children were doing while they were away. For 9 days. 9 WHOLE days. That was rough, but you have to see that Dallin's soccer skills are improving.

And guess what... Mia is left footed! She's a budding left-wing!
She's also very patient. Here she is waiting for her turn with the ball. I love the hands on the hips!

My favorite things...

2010-07-14T00:03:00.002-07:00

I have a new favorite. I know I haven't been to even half of the temples in the world, but this one is my new favorite. It was absolutely beautiful inside and out. We were able to visit during the amazing McNeill Family Reunion 2010. (I'll post pictures of that later.) They had the Manti Temple Pagent while we were there and John got some awesome pictures. I had the idea for the day-time one. I think it looks like an angel on top of the temple.

Mia fell asleep during our walk around the temple and decided I was a good bed...

Coral Pink Sand Dunes

2010-07-12T10:10:00.003-07:00

So John and the kids are still gone! I've been cleaning and thinning toys (shhh...don't tell Dallin). I'm SO missing them! They're supposed to be coming back Wednesday, so I'm in the home stretch. I thought I would post some pictures of my babies to help ease the loneliness. These are pictures taken at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. The sand dunes were so much bigger than they look in the pictures.

So, this last one was taken at the Gage's house (my grandparents) - Mia and Dallin were SO happy to be out of the car. We had a ton of fun; the Gage home is full of all kind of neat toys. It was absolutely beautiful up there.

4th of July

2010-07-06T10:52:00.003-07:00

We had so much fun over the 4th. I saw my mom for the first time since her chemo/radiation treatments for thyroid cancer. How wonderful it was just to sit a laugh with her. Dad and I had fun just listening to her play with the children and laugh. She has such a great love for life and never holds back with her laugh. We took the family to the Tubac fireworks show just south of us. It was short and sweet. John and Phil had a chance to get some fun pictures. We had a great weekend with friends and family playing baseball at the park, watching movies and playing with new toys. John took the kids back to Albuquerque with my parents to work on Dad's patio, but instead everyone is sick! I guess he'll be spending a little more time up there than expected...

New Beginnings

2010-06-26T17:24:00.007-07:00

So I pretty much abandoned my blog after Arkansas- being home was just too overwhelming! So now, over six months later, I've finally got enough guilt that I'm going to try to start again. My little family went up to Utah for the McNeill Family Reunion recently and seized the opportunity to visit family we haven't seen in almost 6 years! My mother's parents live in Idaho and are pretty hard to visit. We got to see spend the day with them on Monday and it was a blast. Our trip home included several stops; John's cousin Thomas welcomed us to his beautiful victorian home in Logan, we visited the Capitol and Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and then the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah (we skipped Bryce Canyon because it was packed full!)

We were gone for a week and it was just awesome. I really miss spending that much time with my babies and John took the opportunity to get some time behind the camera. He focused mostly on the artsy pictures, so I don't have too wide of a variety of people pictures, so enjoy!

This was the night we arrived in Manti; Uncle Ian took care of the cousins' need for marshmallows.

Count down

2009-11-19T00:08:00.002-07:00

Yippeeeee! Only 2 weeks left as of Thursday until we head home. That feels good! See you soon, Tucson!

Ozark Vacation

2009-11-03T09:18:00.004-07:00

So I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures from a vacation we took recently to the Ozarks here in Arkansas. First let me say that Arkansas has an awesome state park system! They have very developed camp grounds that are so clean and plentiful. If you want to experience some really comfy camping - Arkansas is the place. We went as the leaves were changing, and my dad was able to come visit to see the great Ozarks. Our first stop was the Ozark Folk Center. It was so fun! They had a band that only plays songs older than 1940. One of the fiddlers/dancers/singers was an 11 year old girl - and she was AWESOME! John has some video of here that I'll have to post.

Anyhow, gotta go run (we've got a 1/2 marathon in Jan to get ready for!) I'll post more later.

Manipulating Baby

2009-10-09T07:53:00.002-07:00

Okay, manipulating is a bit harsh, but it's close to true. She's started throwing tantrums for things she wants and it is oh-so-sad to watch. My sweet little baby has become a little girl-crabby tantrums and all. If she doesn't get held or get a bite of our food or get a toy she wants, out come the tears. Little does she know that those blue eyes would get a lot more if she didn't sit and scream. She also had this great way of puckering her lips. It's hilarious!

Hot Springs, AR

2009-09-26T07:50:00.007-07:00

Okay, I'd better apologize ahead of time because I'm going to make this a picture-loaded post. There was just so much to see in Hot Springs. Arkansas can be a seriously beautiful place - once you get out of the swamps. Hot Springs is about 3 times the size of Camden at about 30,000. It is surrounded by 3 lakes: Lake Ouchita (Wah-chi-tah), Lake Hamilton, and Lake Catherine. The city was founded on some geysers, so there is a street in downtown Hot Springs with Bath Houses (like in Rome... kinda) called 'Bath Row'. Although they weren't the original structures from the early 1800's, it was fun to see something a little older than the 70's.

Our first night in Hot Springs, there was a Jazz concert and a boat tour on Lake Ouachita. In our kids' interest, we decided the boat tour would be best, so we headed out... LATE. We missed the tour and spent the sunset on the beach throwing rocks and then on the playground. Dallin was so upset about missing the boat that he started crying. I told him it was a good lesson to us, the ever tardy McNeill's, to make punctuality a priority. I don't think he cared for my lecture. Throwing rocks helped him quickly forget, though.

After an awful night in a hotel - not because of the hotel, but because Mia is getting her two top front teeth (yeah!), we went driving in the 'mountains' around Hot Springs, and then eventually ended up at Garvin Botanical Gardens. Oh so pretty! It was great fun. They have some awesome waterfalls, a Koi pond with Koi big enough to eat you. Seriously. I think they have mixed them with the alligators. We had so much fun we spent almost the entire day there!

They have a garden that you have to take a long walkway to get to, and then it has boulders and fun bridges and a cave for the kids to play in. We could have come back the next day and spent another playing in that park. And now I'll be a little indulgent and show you how cool the park is and my pretty nature pic.

Dallin's Big Race

2009-09-18T11:02:00.004-07:00

So John and I have been training for a half marathon that we'll be running in Phoenix in January. I've been trying to do as many 5K races as I can between now and then. They inevitably have kid's races in them, and Dallin ran in the last one that John raced. So there is one coming up in October, but this time it's a full mile. So we've begun training Dallin. He is SO cute in his running clothes! We had to get some pictures. The first one is of the house we are renting... a little run down, eh? but green!

Birthdays

2009-09-13T13:44:00.007-07:00

Ok, so it's a rainy Sunday in Arkansas, and we just got done building a nice dresser with plenty of cubby-holes for Dallin and Mia's clothes out of cardboard boxes (I love living in temporary housing). So I thought I would sit down and write about the birthdays we just celebrated.

Mia is officially ONE year old! We went to the store to get her a cake (since I don't have a cake pan that will really fit the toaster over... or flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, etc.). We held up a small container of colorful muffins with sprinkles on them. Dallin was very excited for that one, and thought giving Mia a choice was just to torture him. But we did give her a choice. The other choice was a small cream-cheese frosted carrot cake with small orange frosting carrots on top. She looked at them (we weren't even sure if she cared at all) and she formed a little

pointer with her hand and chose... the carrot cake. AWWWW- NO FAIR!! (that was Dallin's

reaction.) So Mia blew out one candle and put her little fists into a nice slice of carrot cake.

John's birthday is the very next day, so we had to celebrate! I started by letting him sleep in and taking the kids shopping at Wal-Mart first thing in the morning. We got some yummy mushrooms and peppers to make breakfast burritos for him (his fav breakfast). We chose a pound cake and some raspberries for his birthday cake and unfortunately he had to deal with the same candle (but it's because he's No. 1 in our books).

Welcome to Arkansas!

2009-08-30T12:25:00.008-07:00

So our little family is in Arkansas - we made it! We are living in Camden, Arkansas until December. Raytheon sent us on a little adventure. So we decided to drive from Arizona to Arkansas so that we could have two cars while here (Raytheon is renting me another). So here are some of the pictures from our long, long, loooooooonnnnnggggg car trip (did I mention that it was long?)

We loaded up a U-Haul, hitched it to the poor Suburu, and drove across four states. Ok, so really we didn't drive all the way across Arizona or Arkansas. We did get to stop twice; once in El Paso (hallelujah Holiday Inn!), and once in Dallas. We stopped by Chuck and Tami's house in McKinney for breakfast and we got to see Alicia too (although we missed her kido and hubby). Then it was off to Arkansas!

I started work this week - and boy, was it a busy week! It was Mia's and John's b-day on Friday and Saturday, and we had to find a more permanent place to stay (we're staying in some really nice long term hotel right now that's a little pricey, although cheaper than a hotel by far). So here is a picture of Dallin outside of our hotel/apartment. I'll post some pics from Mia's and John's birthdays next... I promise this time.

Easter and gardens

2009-04-19T13:11:00.006-07:00

So I promised pictures of our yard and my plants, so here we go! Some are a little old, but I'm slow and busy, so just be glad they are up! First, I cannot believe how much my family has been sick this year! It's ridiculous! I don't know if it's because one more kid changes everything and passes everything around a lot more effectively or what, but we are sick again. Just a cold - but nagging and ouchy in the head. SO. Here's what's been going on. First, Easter.

We had a great Easter. I think Dallin got the message about what Easter is really about. Although he got his fair share of chocolate, too. The Easter Bunny came and left a nice basket and truck. He was really excited about that. I woke him up to see it and I think he was in a bit of shock.

So we decorated eggs with Phillip and Sara (my sister and her husband). And put up the Easter Egg Tree.

Mia and Dallin looked great in their Easter duds. We had to take pictures before church (consequently making us very late). Dallin is such a ham - we were having too much fun with it.

Ok - lets post this and then I'll get up a post about my yard....

Life

2009-03-19T05:49:00.005-07:00

So life has gotten hectic. I finished up one of my classes and this week is spring break (yippee!). However, there are still two to go. Since I have to leave work in the middle of the day for the class, I end up missing 4 hours of work and as a result have to make up that time. That translates to 12 hour work days. Stink. So I only get a few hours with my beautiful babies. Luckily we have awesome neighbors that help out John with the kids - Dallin has a new best friend in Elle down the block and is constantly at her house, and Lyn will take Mia any chance she can get. So that's what's been happening. Dallin is growing so quickly and has had a little of a jealous color to him lately, but if given some one-on-one attention he is great. Mia is growing even faster. We've gotten her to eat sweet potatoes in addition to her banana staple now. We'll see when we can add something new... (Dallin was never so picky). John has completely landscaped the backyard. He even built a swing for me. It looks awesome. The sod is so green and we finally have stopped tracking dirt into the house!! I love it! I have a Black Tulip Magnolia planted out there. If you've never seen one you should definitely google it. Ours only has two blossoms on it (it's a baby), but I'm so excited for the full grown version! We also planted some rosemary, jasmine vine and an orange tree. We have some geraniums in hanging baskets as well. The real excitement will come when I transplant my garden. I have chives, dill, parsley, rosemary, basil, peppers, tomatoes, and green beans growing inside. Dallin also planted watermelon outside. Then we have cucumber and sunflowers left to plant. This is my first time planting a garden and I didn't think the little seeds would do so well; I have probably 50 tomato plants about 8" tall. John won't let me keep them all, so I'm going to go buy some little pots and make them into presents. I figure it's almost as nice as giving away the tomatoes, right? Almost. I told him we'll just can the tomatoes. Food storage, right? Don't worry about the fact that I have no idea how to can...

Anyhow, I'll post some pictures of the backyard shortly. What I really wanted to do was show off John's latest work. He went wake-boarding with a friend of ours and filmed everyone. It made for a pretty fun short film.

Mia Christmas pics

2009-01-30T14:05:00.003-07:00

So I'm a little late. But she looks about the same... We got her a really cute Christmas sweater.

:-)

Dallin and Grandpa on sleds

2009-01-23T21:51:00.002-07:00

So my parent's driveway is really steep...

When it rains it pours...

2008-11-27T07:02:00.001-07:00

It's raining in Arizona - and finally it feels a little like fall. And so I am going to shower you with pictures. Let me preface by telling you that this was a joint birthday party. Dallin shares a birthday with a little boy that lives a couple doors down - Alejandro. He is just one year older. He wanted a Star Wars party and Dallin didn't really care, so we went with it. This was a HUGE party! I think it's the biggest I've ever thrown (besides our wedding). Usually about half of the invitees respond... nope. ALL. Everyone except one family that I invited showed up. I think a little over 60 guests. Which was great - Dallin had so much fun. We got a jumping castle, pinata, and paper plate space ships for the kids to decorate. We grilled hot dogs and I made a Stormtrooper cupcake-cake. We put a '4' candle on one cupcake for Dallin and a '5' candle for Alejandro. Dallin got a billion birthday presents - including an Indiana Jones whip and hat. So cute.

So the previous weekend we blessed Mia. No, we aren't Catholic. The dress just makes it look that way. She did look gorgeous, though.

AND before that was Halloween. I went to Colorado for my paternal grandmother's funeral, but Dallin stayed home and went Trick or Treating. He was a fireman. Coincidentally, he wants to be a fireman when he grows up... he went around the block with Daddy and Aunt Sara (Beth). John said every house he stopped at he wanted to go in and play, so finally John gave up and he let him stay and play at one of the neighbor's house. Dallin is just too familiar with our neighbors - possibly the only drawback! ;-)

Dallin's hair and Mia's nose

2008-10-30T21:36:00.003-07:00

So because they are so cute I have to add in these pictures. You can see I gave Dallin a haircut the day after the pumpkin patch. Ok... so I didn't really. I started on the bottom and John thought it looked bad so he finished up. FOREVER! Dallin was a really good boy. He sat through John's very anal haircut so patiently.

The second picture is horribly out of focus, but oh so cute anyhow. We went camping and it was a little cold the next morning. This is my brand new baby with a very cold nose. P.S. - Hannagan Meadows is gorgeous. Don't anybody go there, though, because I like how secluded it is. :-P

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-29T22:10:00.004-07:00

Mia is smiling and cooing and kinda laughing. She is so sweet! We had such a busy weekend. We started with donuts at Fry's and then went to the park to play and then the party started! There were pony rides, a petting zoo, a chili cook-off and best of all - a pumpkin patch! I think both of the kids had so much fun. Dallin needed a hair cut really bad, so he got one the next day.

Real world...

2008-10-16T19:27:00.003-07:00

So I started work again on Monday, having taken 6 weeks of maternity leave after Mia was born. Pardon the expression, but it sucks. Ok, so it isn't that bad, I just don't like leaving my beautiful children. Dallin has odd temper tantrums like crying because the tears on his cheeks are hot... really. He said that they hurt his cheeks. (So stop crying!??!) But I think Mia couldn't care less - as long as she eats. Pumping breastmilk is definitely the second worst thing about going back to work. Fortunately, though, it looks like I don't have to worry about drying up with stress at work; I got a new job! I'm switching from industrial engineer to manufacturing engineer. It has been fun learning the processes they go through to get hardware out the door. So much red tape in a big company. Anyhow, I like work. Let me rephrase that. I like what I do. I wish my kids could somehow be there too.

Albuqerque Fun

2008-10-10T16:53:00.007-07:00

We spent the week in Albuquerque with my parents. Dallin, Mia and I flew up on Tuesday. We're taking off tomorrow to go meet John in the woods and camp for the night. It's been a busy week! Tuesday we shopped with Grandma and played with all kinds of toys. They have all the fun ones - Lincoln Logs, Tonka trucks, Legos, and Tinker Toys. Wednesday we went hiking at Tent Rock National Monument. That was SOOOO cool! I didn't know that there was something like that in New Mexico. The rock formations were really cool, but the best part was the canyon; tight sandstone cliffs with a little path in between and lots of cool nooks and crannies. We picnic ed in the rocks and then headed home for dinner.

Dallin thought it would be fun to bury my parents' dog, Babe, while making a sandcastle.

See the Macho Man below... Thursday we woke up bright and early (4:30am) and got out to the International Balloon Fiesta. It was odd shaped balloon day. It was SO much fun! Mia was nice and warm in her sling again - love that thing - and Dallin made Grandpa carry him all morning. After the first balloons took off, the competition began. Then the more normal balloons raced to tag a stick for a $2000 prize. They also tried to drop sandbags near a flag for more prizes. It was really cool to watch them fly past us and then quickly drop and ascend again and circle around again. It was fun. After that we went to the Children's Museum in Albuquerque. Dallin had so much fun! He especially liked the exhibits to do with erosion and music. They also had life size Lincoln Logs on a patio. We built a house Dallin-sized.

Mia was nice and comfy warm in her sling and a stylish hat.

This morning we took off for Bandelier National Monument. So cool! There are little houses carved out of the cliffs. We walked all over until Dallin was too exhausted. Note - no dogs allowed. My parents' poor dog had to wait in the car. Dallin finally got what we were looking at on the way out at the visitor's center where they had some dioramas. Mia did a great job - no fear of heights. Dallin kept telling me, "This is gonna be scary!" We climbed 140ft on ladders to a kiva in a cave up in the cliff. Really amazing. So for those of you who have never been to New Mexico, you are missing out! We barely scratched the surface and it was just amazing.

Baseball, Soccer, Frisbee OR Sprinklers?

2008-09-28T12:31:00.007-07:00

Dallin hasn't decided which is his favorite, but we tell him that practice makes perfect. Since church starts so late, we decided to go have a picnic lunch and play a game. While there the sprinklers came on and Dallin couldn't resist getting soaked! Not only that, but he thought it great fun to try to trick Mommy into running into them.

*Mia just sat back and took it all in stride*

Golfing Dallin

2008-09-26T16:11:00.001-07:00

I've been sick for the past couple of days, so Dallin hasn't gotten to have any fun. But when I am fun, we go to the park. Here are some pictures my brother-in-law, Phillip Flores, took of Dallin playing golf at the park. John says we have insight into what Dallin will look like as a crabby old man.

Mischievous boy

2008-09-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

So don't ever turn your back on a three year old little boy. Technically he didn't get in any trouble for this because he did ask. His question was, "Do you need this Mommy? No? Can I break it? Thanks!"

Here are some pictures of Dallin holding Mia. He told me I was only allowed to take pictures of Mia. He likes to hold his little sister, but quickly passes her back when she starts crying. He likes to give her kisses on the nose.

Sunday Fun

2008-09-20T16:57:00.000-07:00

My dad is finally home from Iraq!! Our family has been praying for him every night since he left; "Please bless that Grandpa will be safe in Iraq." So Dallin's first prayer after seeing Grandpa:

Dallin: Dear Heavenly Father... please bless..., wait, Mom?
Me: Yes?
Dallin: Where is Grandpa?
Me: At his house.
Dallin: Please bless that Grandpa will be safe at home.

He is such a smart little booger. I'm glad his prayers aren't just regurgitating what John and I say.

So Dad came down for my baby shower and we spent the next morning at the park. Here are some pictures - some are by my brother in-law.

Mia's home

2008-09-20T16:52:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures we took a few days after coming home with Mia...

Mia gets a bath

2008-09-20T16:14:00.000-07:00

So Mia's cord fell off a little too early and we had to have the belly button cauterized. EWWWW. Not so bad, I just felt bad for her. She acted like it didn't hurt, though. So we got to give her a bath the other day. It's funny because we have exact same pictures for Dallin's first bath. I think they look almost identical - our camera is better quality, but otherwise pretty similar... She loved it of course, and even gave us a smile.

Meet Mia!

2008-08-30T16:32:00.002-07:00

Mia Lilly was born on the 28th (sorry John - almost the best birthday present ever). She was 9 lbs, 6 oz, and 21 in. long. She's a McNeill baby! I know you are all wondering if she's as... challenging... as Dallin was. NOPE! She is so calm, great disposition. Almost as good as a Julie! Ok, maybe that's being too optimistic. But thus far she seems to be a very good baby. We're all home and doing well. We can't wait to show her off! For anyone interested, we are going to have a shower on the 13th of September and the baby blessing on November 2nd. Hope to see you soon!

A conversation with Dallin

2008-08-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

Dallin: I'm eating all my mac and cheese so I get big like daddy.
Mandy: Good job, honey.
Dallin: I'm growing slow, right?
Mandy: To you. To mommy you grow too fast.
Dallin: But Mommy, it's so slow.
Mandy: Not to Mommy. I don't want you to grow up. Stay my little
Dallin.
Dallin: No Mommy, I need to get big like Daddy. So I'm eating my mac
and cheese.
Mandy: No more mac and cheese for you. I want my little Dallin always.
Dallin: I want a little mommy.
Mandy: Too late; I'm already big.
Dallin: Mommy, were you little?
Mandy: Yes, a long time ago - you can ask Grandma.
Dallin: But Grandma wasn't little.
Mandy: There's another Grandma that might have a different opinion on that one.
Dallin: Can I eat my mac and cheese now?
Mandy: Yes. Hurry up- you need a bath.

Family Reunion Fun

2008-06-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

So I gave up on this blog when I learned that my dad couldn't see anything posted, but being with family all weekend made me rethink. We spent the weekend with John's father's family in Bluewater, New Mexico. It was great! We had some great times with the family. Dallin was so happy playing with cousins and 'Lita and Lito' that he insisted that Daddy turn around all the way back to Arizona. Poor kid doesn't get very much quality play time with other kids here.

John prepared a special surprise for me - a hidden goodie package in an aspen grove. I've wanted to visit someplace green for a while and John knew it. So when he was in Grants a couple of weeks back he hid a goodie package under an old stump in an aspen grove. When I went up with him (during the family reunion weekend) we hiked through the area - Lita was watching Dallin - and enjoyed ourselves. Well, we walked to the spot where the stump was and I stopped, taking in the scene and said, this is a perfect spot. John responded - you think so? Pull up a rock. He sat on the stump for a second and then started digging under it.... weird... and then pulls out a bunch of little presents for me; Nutella, sparkling cider, a picture of him. It was SO sweet! We had such a great afternoon playing with the camera - trying to get good shots of the aspen trees in the sunlight.

Dallin's Birthday

2007-11-19T15:37:00.000-07:00

A fitting way to start a blog, right? Today was Dallin's 3rd birthday. He is so big! We cut his hair on Sunday in preparation for it, so be prepared for pictures of a little shaved head. We played at the park with some friends and ate red icing. No, not cupcakes, just the icing. GROSS.