Dear Rachel,

Can you please come over to my house and dance with me up in my room?



That would be great. Thanks.

Love, June

bumbo baby

He hates his carseat.
He hates his swing.
But he loves his Bumbo!

p.s. At 3:30pm today I dropped off my bribe cookies. At 5:00pm I got the call that my pants were ready. Nice.

How to Grease the Wheels -- BYU Style

Here's a little story for you...

I recently bought myself a new pair of jeans. (That is NOT me in the picture.)

I'm in this awkward in-between postpartum size right now and between that and the change of seasons I have basically nothing to wear and no desire to buy anything which makes getting dressed every day a real chore. I finally broke down and got a new pair of Gap Long & Lean jeans -- my old standby. I have a pair of these jeans in every size from 8-14 just to cover all the bases in and out of pregnancy and various other bodily fluctuations. These new ones are so comfy -- they feel like wearing butter. But they were too long so I took them to get hemmed.

I took them to the BYU laundry because it's cheap and close. But it is not fast. I waited 10 days for them and was so excited to finally pick them up and wear them today. When I slipped them on they were so soft and stretchy and comfy I was in heaven. The new hem looked good and I tried hard all day to convince myself it was the right length. But finally I had to admit they'd hemmed them too short. How disappointing.

So I took them back and they agreed they were too short and said they'd fix them for free since it was their mistake. I told them I don't care about paying the $6 again, but I just don't want to have to wait another 10 days. Was there any way to get them done faster, I asked. The girl told me about how her boss was sick and they were short staffed and busy and I'm back at the end of the line.

But, she said, maybe if I would make them some cookies, they could get them done sooner.

I laughed.

She did not.

She was dead serious, and proceeded to tell me how and where to drop the cookies off and make sure there's enough for all the seamstresses and make sure the guys in drycleaning don't eat them.

So tonight, I'm baking cookies.
I really need my pants.

more catching up

I hate doing catch-up posts, and yet it seems that's what this blog is full of lately. Believe it or not, I actually compose blogs all day long in my every day life. I'll be doing something mundane and imagine the picture and the caption in my head. Wouldn't it be great if I actually published those little snippets regularly. I should try that. In the mean time, here is a photo essay from the past couple of weeks.


Scott and a bajillion other insanely talented local musicians spent 5 days straight recording hymns. It was amazing. (I got to sing too!) Stay tuned for more info as we figure out what to do with it.


Much to our chagrin, we had to say goodbye to Aunt Rachel who has moved away from college life here in Provo and into grown-up working life in Virginia. It doesn't seem real yet. I keep expecting her to just drop in any day and go upstairs and dance with June or play guitar hero with Brenden. We've been spoiled, but I guess now we have to share with Steve & Ie Li.

Happy Birthday Rachel!!!

with Grandpa Z at Ashley's wedding

Huck sucks his thumb when he's on his tummy
(it sure would be nice if he figured out how to do that while in his carseat)

Daddy

The kids carved pumpkins with Grandma & Grandpa Z the other night. It's possible the boys did some designing and directing and that Grandpa had to do all the dirty work.

Grandpa Wiley came to visit last weekend. We had a really great time hanging out with him and Huck was so excited to meet him for the first time.

Did you want to see his cute outfit up close? Here you go:
We went up to Park City to see an art exhibit all made out of legos

Webb's trip to Utah wouldn't be complete without a visit to our favorite hobby store. Then shooting rockets was the activity of choice on a perfect fall day!

Of course they had to get the "big one". Here it goes for the first time:



And to cap it all off, some general silliness.

self-timer sister pics

I found these old pictures on Christine's camera and they made my heart smile and hurt all at once. I love my sisters and love the times we get to be together. This was from last summer, when I was obviously still GREAT with child. I don't remember what prompted such a photo shoot, or why, if we were going to be so dedicated about it (3 locations!) we didn't do more to beautify ourselves (hello ponytail & shiny gray shirt!), but it was fun.

Pinewood Derby 2009

BEFORE

Oliver's car
(keep in mind he is only 6 and this is his 3rd pinewood derby car already)

Brenden's car

DURING

AFTER

Needless to say Brenden was quite pleased with his 2nd Place ribbon at the end of the night, and Scott was happy to realize he might get a break from the pinewood derby next year.