FIRST FOOD

Allison is 5 months old! We gave her rice cereal for the first time this week. I think her face says it all:



She was not a fan! I guess we'll try again in a few weeks.

TWILIGHT

Anyone else excited?!! (I'm going Saturday!)

THANKS, SON

It's definitely one of those days. I woke up with a headache that would not go away. Matthew refused to get dressed. Allison decided that napping just wasn't her thing anymore. I have a living room covered in toys and a mountain of clean laundry to fold and put away.

It is one of those days where I just want to crawl into bed, pull the covers over my head, and just stay there. Maybe forever. Or at least until Tyson gets home. 6:00 just won't come fast enough.

I finally decided at lunchtime that if Extra Strength Tylenol wasn't going to work for me, then I needed a little caffeine to kill the headache. So I bundled up Allison and headed to the Coke machine outside our building. (Meanwhile, Matthew is wearing his pajama pants and no shirt; that's as far as we got this morning.) So, I put in my quarters, and the dumb machine eats my money. No Dr. Pepper for me. Or in this case, no Mr. Pibb, but same difference. Right then, the maintenance man walks by and I explained what happened, to which he says "Ohhhh. That's bad." And keeps walking. Thanks.

So I head back inside. Matthew is dressed. Miracle! I sit on the couch, head leaned back, eyes closed while I feed Allison. Matthew is eating lunch and listening to Pet Shop Boys. Great for a headache.

Out of nowhere, Matt says:

"Mom, did you want to be a mom when you grew up?"

I couldn't help but smile.

Yes I did.

Thanks for the reminder Matt. It is just what I needed today.

BAPTISM DAY

Matthew 3:13-17
"Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness, Then he suffered him.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Last Saturday was a really special day for our family. Corinne got baptized! She was so excited and we were so proud of her! I know you are probably interested in pictures, so here goes:







Thanks to our family for coming and supporting her on this important day!

MORE HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES

Our Halloween weekend ended with our church Halloween Party/Chili Cook-off. I am on the activities committee, so I had to help plan and decorate. The kids had fun eating and playing carnival games.


Matt decided to be a Jedi and Corinne was happy to wear her Dorothy costume for about the 4th time (I guess we got our money's worth on that one!)


Allison was a pumpkin, and a sleepy one too!

On Halloween night, we went "trunk-or-treating" with family in Draper. This time Grandma was there too. All the cousins were loaded up with TONS of candy. I think we are set for life!





It was a great couple of weeks with Grandma Brown here. I hope we can do this again next year!