Moab

Ah ha! I found a card reader. Be prepared for a few new posts coming your way. First off...Moab! We went over Memorial day weekend way back when and had a lovely time. Jeff and Bridget plus boys met up with us at a great condo just a little out of town. Mom and Dad drove down with us and we had a grand time. Here are a few shots. I didn't take many pics..

Eli, Josh and Daddy rolling around the red rocks.

Swimming at the condo, Eli's favorite activity.

Dan and I at Dead Horse Point.

Red Butte Gardens

I have so many posts to update but don't have a card reader right now. So I'm going to post these most recent pics and then will have to play catch up when I can get things off my camera.

This last weekend was a fun one! We had a wedding and a missionary farewell all in the same two days. After all the festivities Dad, Mom, Brad, Cristy, Eli and I headed up to Red Butte gardens for a very lovely evening in the flowers. Here are a few shots from my papa.

Eli found water. And after some futile attempt to keep him dry I just stripped him down and let him play. He LOVED it. Major tantrums when we left.

I love this pic. Cristy and Eli because really good buddies.

That's about as close up as I will allow to be photographed right now. I don't want posterity to know I looked like a crack addict at any point in my life.

Easter! Finally!

Easter came and went and I have not had time to post pics here. Let me take you through our weekend of Easter fun one event at a time.

I consider tulips blooming an event. And ours were quite eventful this year. Since we weren't here last Spring, it was fun to see what surprises popped up.

Friday some friends came over and we decorated cookies. Nothing says Easter like sugar!

Sugar high!

Sunday we had dinner with the Kaysville Meiners. We had a great time and enjoyed some lovely weather.




Saturday evening we were graced with the presence of Sam, Rebecca, and April. We had a fun time, and enjoyed the constant entertainment that is Eli.

Good Auntie Reba.

Eli plays with his new truck!

April and Dan show Eli how things work.

Dan's Big 26th Birthday Bash

It was supposed to be an evening in the sun. I'd been planning for a month on lovely weather, barefoot little kids, frisbees, and flowers. Instead, due to a chili wet April, Dan's birthday bbq was moved indoors for a bit more intimate experience. We still have a grand time and lots a great friends stopped by to say hi. Food, friends, and fun. Good times.

Don't be deceived by the green. It was cold outside. Notice only the men folk are out? Us women were inside keeping warm.

Party guests!

More party guests!

The ultimate party crasher.

All Dan wanted in the way of birthday cake were funfetti cupcakes. I could handle that. He looks pretty excited.

Look Mom! A girl baby! They do exists.

Daddy and Eli

Eli's favorite person in the world is not Mom. Oh no. Not the person who runs after his little feet for 9 hours a day solo. Not the person who wiped poop from her favorite shirt yesterday and decided it was just better to throw it away. Not the person who has bruises on her arms and legs from a certain little spoon attack. Nope. Eli's favorite person, far and away, is Daddy.

Every day when Dan gets home Eli runs to the door and literally dances up and down waiting for Dan to walk in. When Dan enters, Eli throws his arms around him and puts his head on his shoulder. And there is a good reason for that. Dan is amazing with Eli. He takes him for walks, jumps with him on the tramp, and tends to scraped knees and fingers. Daddy is Legend.

That is what that looks like...an upside down poopie cleaning...

Story time with Daddy.

Post-Napimus Maximus

When Eli wakes up from his nap he is usually in a pretty good mood. I was able to borrow a camera today and shot some pics of his post-naptime happiness. Man I love this kid.

That right there is classic Eli. Skeptical...and a little disturbed.

No Camera

Well, irony is delicious, and we've been eating it regularly around here. For instance, a few weeks ago Dan and I were on a walk and Eli started fussing in the stroller. I handed him my camera to play with and Dan said, "he'll break that". Scoffing, I told him I let Eli play with the camera all the time and nothing bad has every happened. Well, my son likes to make a liar of me and within two seconds he had inflicted permanent damage on my little Fiji. Or Fuji. My camera.

So I haven't been able to take pictures in a while. And, I really want a new camera. A nice camera. A shiny, super lovely, don't let the baby play with it sort of dealy. I've been looking into a few different models of the Cannon Rebel. Any thoughts on what a good higher/low end camera might be? I would like to find something in the $500-$700 range, new or used.