Sleepy baby

Lance fell asleep in his bouncy seat... he's so cute!

Flying!

For family night a few weeks ago, our friend Eric Gilchrist took us flying in his plane. It was so much fun! The kids loved it, and even thought Kayla was a little nervous, she still did it. She got used to it, and ended up having a blast. Garrett, of course, was fearless, and Kayla loved singing into the headset. We heard twinkle twinkle little star, and the ABC's in the headphones the whole time. She also counted to 30 over and over. It was pretty funny. We had to go in shifts, Quinn, Tyce, Dallin and Eric went first, then Kayla, Garrett, Sophie, me, and Eric went next.

Tycen and Dallin Gilchrist

Garrett, Kayla, and Sophie Gilchrist

Eric and Dallin Gilchrist, and Tyce

This is as close as Lance got... but he's happy!

That little dot is Quinn, Eric, Tyce, and Dallin coming in for landing.

This little plane is only made to carry 600 pounds of people, but a few months ago, the Gilchrist's and us went on a double date in the plane. I won't go into all the details, but let me just tell you that we were well over that weight limit. Bethany was 7 months pregnant at the time, and, well, we aren't all as fit as we should be, so anyway, the plane was heavy. Eric only brought half a tank fo gas to lighten the load a bit, and we were off to Friday Harbor on Orcas Island. We flew over Saddlebag Island, where we camped last summer, and then landed at Friday Harbor. It was a really rough landing, so Eric pulled up, and we looped around to and again. The second time, we didn't land very smoothly either, and since we were so heavy, we decided to go back to Marysville and have dinner there instead, since the Arlington airport has a longer runway. It was so fun to fly over the Puget Sound, and see all the big ships and yachts. There were sailboats too. The sun set while we were flying, and we came home in the dark. It was a great date. The world we live in truly is beautiful.

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

The kids didn't have school one day last month, so we decided to go to the zoo with Grandma. It was a lot of fun!

The Lemur's have this same structure in their habitat to play on. The kids loved climbing on it. Someday I want one in my back yard, it was a blast.

I remember posing in this shark mouth when I was little.

Lance and Brayden

Lance and I went to Oregon to help Aunt Kim with the babies while she had her wisdom teeth out. Turns out she's super woman, and doesn't need any help, but it's been a fun vacation anyway!

Lance

Lance and Brayden had lots of fun together. Brayden (Kim's oldest) is almost 6 months older than Lance, but Lance is a little heavier.

Lance's Birthday!

We are still in Oregon for Lance's birthday, so we are going to wait until we get home to celebrate with the family. He is one year old today! Lance is the happiest baby I've ever seen. He laughs at everything, and is really laid back about things. He loves to smile, and is adored wherever he goes! I can't believe he is one already, the time sure flies. It's sadder to me this time, because I know he's my last one, so I'll never have a baby again! Although, if I knew I'd get another one as sweet as Lance, I might be tempted to have just one more... :)

Thank you Grandma Renee' for the new shoes!

Kim was asking me if Lance is always so smiley, and I said yeah, he really is. She asked how he knew that things were funny, and how he know when to laugh. I said that I didn't think he was laughing because it's funny, I think he just laughs because he's so happy. So to prove it, I said "I like cheese." and Lance just laughed and laughed. So I kept saying it, and he kept laughing. It was pretty funny. He is such a sweet baby. He loves to hug, and will lay his head down on anyone's shoulder. Everyone at church thinks that they are Lance's favorite, because he reaches for everyone. There was a man at stake conference a few weeks ago that we have never met, but Lance smiled at him, then reached for him, so the man picked him up, and with tears in his eyes hugged Lance and said thanks to me for letting him hold him, because he was really missing his grandkids. I LOVE having Lance in our family! (especially since I know that I really am his favorite!)

I look HOT today!

Tyce got himself all ready Tuesday. He even did his hair with Dad's gel, and came downstairs, then said, "Mom, take a picture of me, I look HOT today!"

Halloween Party

We threw a Halloween party for some of our friends this year, it was SO FUN!!! We made 3 lasagna's, an orange and purple layered jello salad, rolls, and cream corn. Everyone ate on weird dishes, like a lid, or a muffin tin, and had to use weird utensils, like a melon baller, or tongs. It was fun, and surprisingly not very messy! Then we played some games, and had a delicious dessert, (thank you Bethany!) We hope to do it again next year.

Charles and Marie

Eric and Bethany (Bethany is a spider, she has legs attached to her arms, so they move with her. And Eric is getting a piggy back ride from the creepy old guy.)

Ravi and Jess (Ravi is an OB-Gyn... creepy, and the dress that Jess is wearing is her wedding dress. It weighs 22 lbs!)

Bishop and Melissa

Phil and Tammy (They are a pair of blue jeans... they each have a name tag, Tammy is Jean, and Phil is Gene.)

Aaron and Erika (Erika's pregnant tummy is her crystal ball. She looked into the future for us that night to tell us who had to go first in the games and stuff.)

Mom and Dad (nice abs dad!)