Austin

My parents and I went to Austin this past weekend. It was nice having people to travel with because of Landon. We went to Austin to see my niece, Riley, get sealed to my brother and sister-in-law and for the blessing. It was great to go out there and visit them. I figured since John was in Germany, I should go somewhere too so I did! My niece is only 7 weeks older than Landon but she's far ahead of him on motor skills. She's already been crawling for a couple weeks now! All Landon does is lay around. Boy is he behind! It was funny to watch them together because Landon is bigger than her but doesn't do anything while she's this tiny little thing crawling around and pulling herself up. What was really funny is when she got really excited, because she had pulled herself up into a standing position, she would squeal/scream. It was probably funnier for me and my parents than for my brother and sister-in-law because they have to hear that every single day while we just had to deal with that sound for a couple of days.

Here's my Mom in Heaven

Here's My Brother and His Family on the Sealing Day (isn't her dress amazingly cute???!!!)

Landon's wondering what's going on and why the attention isn't on him.

Landon was tuckered out from all the fun he'd been having.

Riley beating up Landon

So we went to this bridge because there's a huge colony of bats that live under there. They are supposed to come out a little after sunset in a big cloud. However, this night, we didn't see them at all. Maybe next time.

It's really hard to get a picture of them both looking AND smiling at the camera but I got it!

Waking Up

When Landon wakes up, he's always in a good mood. I decided to sneak in with a camera and take a short video of him in his crib.

Haircut

Landon was born with a ton of hair. We would always joke that at 3 weeks, we were going to be cutting it. He has been long overdue for a haircut. The back of his hair was looking so nappy and his hair has been outrageous lately. So, tonight was the night. On his 5 month birthday, me and my parents thought it'd be a good time to finally cut it. We're going to Austin this weekend for a sealing so we wanted him to look nice for it! Do you know how hard it is to cut a babies hair? They don't like to stay still and they get upset when you try and make them stay still. He was a good sport though and my Mom did a great job. He looks like a little gentleman and now, I think I can manage his hair! What a difference. Here are the results.

Before

During

and After

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOT!

It's my brother Scott's birthday today. He's 27!

The Top 10 Reasons Why My Brother's Awesome

10)He's an engineer following family tradition

9)He's a dog person

8)He writes funny emails

7)He makes great blogs

6)He's smarter than I are

5)All reports indicate Scot will remain in school till he's 40

4)He married Becca

3)He has .... "the knack" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmYDgncMhXw

2)His name rhymes with Pottie (and Snottie)

AND......

1)He's my only brother

Great Great Relatives!

My Great Aunt Norma and Uncle Dick came in town for a short visit for the balloon fiesta. After they went in the morning to see the balloons, we went out for brunch. Landon was on his best behavior (except towards the end as you can tell). It was so good to see them since we don't see them very often because they live in Delaware. So for Landon, these were his great Great Aunt and Uncle that he got to visit with.

And here's one with Uncle Dick holding Landon

Just Hanging

Landon was being a little fussy but I was trying to get stuff done so I sat him up on the couch and he thought that was funny.

Morning Time

Every morning, I wake up to a happy little baby. It's one of the best times of the day. I bring him in to my bed with me and feed him. We then proceed to play. He'll look at my hand and hold it with his two little hands. He concentrates on my hand really hard! He'll make noises and smile. It's the best! Plus, his hair always looks outrageous.