Reasons

Reasons I haven't posted in a while....

*I have been a single mom for most of the last month- Terrell was in Malta ( tiny island country in the Mediterranean) Now he is in Georgia and will leave for Vegas as soon as he returns- sigh

Big Wave outside T's hotel in Malta- So beautiful! Other pix are of T's trip and a day spent in Rome.

* My "to-do" list is getting longer and longer. Lot's of the usual stuff : take Owen to the doc, plant Viburnums in back, make bridal shower invites for Ash, and arrange meals for the prego's in my ward. But a couple odd things are on the list too: ask crotchety old farmer in Oakley to borrow his horse, post a want ad on Craig's list for a cat, build a cave out of rocks in the backyard....

( Reason for the rock cave in the backyard...)

* Leah is teething and feels the pain at night. She is absolutely inconsolable and will scream and scream her lungs out. It makes for very tired long days.

* Owen chewed up the USB cord that connects the camera to the computer so I couldn't put any pix on the computer. I bought a new one on eBay and it took 17 days to arrive- sheesh. The day after I got it I saw Leah chewing on it- Good grief!

* Terrell took the camera with him to Malta so I was stuck with shooting film.

While we were out.....

Owen started preschool and loves it. This is a pix of him leaving for his first day- wasn't loving it so much. He goes with two other boys and a little girl. He is the youngest and still pretty shy but he is always excited to go now. I love having the mornings with just Leah and I- it is so relaxing :)

Owen turned three last month! It was a "Bob the Builder" birthday- his latest favorite toy. We celebrated at kangaroo Zoo and had a pizza party. I am so in love with this boy.


Terrell was in town for Halloween, so we went trick-or treating around his office and then to a couple houses around the neighborhood. Skipped out on the ward trunk-or-treat. I think they are a little lame. We were so surprised because Owen actually wanted to go trick-or-treating. He was too scared to ring the bell but he held his candy bag out just like a pro. I think I have eaten more of his candy than he has. He likes to remind me daily "Candy has too much sugar mom". Here are a couple pix of the kiddlets. Owen is a monkey and Leah the froggie this year.

Leah's first taste of candy- she's hooked now :)

Leah is almost crawling. She gets up on her hands and knees and rocks and then face plants into the carpet. She has learned to wave and says "na na" for her binky. She is so much more social and talkative than baby Owen was- it is really fun to see their differences.

Cold little trick-or-treater