Lindsay-Lou and Allie too

For the grandpas and grandmas, aunts, uncles, cousins, and any other random people who care:





Have a good day!

Would you like a side of delicious with that?

Okay, so we had something delectable for dinner tonight. This Fajita Salad from the Cooking Light website is to die for. And I would probably eat the Creamy Cilantro-Lime Sauce even if you smeared it on a piece of wood. It's that good.

Try it. You'll love it.

(Oh, and did I mention that it only took me about 20 minutes to make? Fabulous!!!)

Welcome to our life

Steve had a long day at work today and didn't get home until after 8:00 tonight. I let Allison stay up late, but I put Lindsay down early. This is what I heard while Steve and I were saying our prayers tonight at 10:30 . . .

". . . and thank you for our beautiful little girls, Allison and Lindsay. Huh. I didn't even see Lindsay today. . ."

Wow, Steve. Your power of observation is overwhelming. Glad you just picked that up.

Two Little Girls

What have we been up to lately? Things have been a little a little crazy:


Allison needed another makeover:

Before


After


We finally got Allison to eat her vegetables:


Or maybe not:


It's a good thing that Lindsay loves vegetables. She is such a little angel.


What's that, Lindsay? You also love to eat baking powder? Well that explains this then:





And you also like to eat toilet paper? That's just wrong.



After all that fun, I think it's time for a nap.

A Boo-Boo, a Baby, and a Birthday

My girls have been busy, busy, busy. Allison decided to take a tumble last week. She skinned her knee pretty good and then decided that she REALLY likes bandaids.


She still loves being a princess. She especially loves dancing with her "prince."


I let Lindsay try some frozen Gogurt the other day. This was her response:





Our other princess had a birthday this week.


She loved her new toys:


And she LOVED the birthday cake. She gets her love of sweets from her daddy.





But she gets her tendancy to make a mess from her mommy.



Lindsay wants to tell you something.

Have a good day!

What a crazy kid

I can't believe this crazy girl will be one in a week.



(Note: the bad thing about posting pictures on the internet is that you get to see how messy our house is.)

Palmyra, Kirtland, Niagara Falls, and "The North Coast"

This past week we got to take a much needed vacation. We first drove to Cleveland Ohio and stayed with Steve's Uncle Earl and Aunt Sharlene Mortenson. We visited and waded in the waters of "America's North Coast" as Uncle Earl calls it (Lake Erie). We then drove to Palmyra, New York and visited various LDS church history sites, including visiting the Sacred Grove, seeing the Palmyra Temple, climbing the Hill Commorah, and touring the E.B. Grandon bookstore where The Book of Mormon was first printed. We spent a night in Palmyra and "ran into" an old friend from Steve's home ward in Utah. His old friend (John Giles) is living in Hawaii with his wife and 3 kids and was on vacation too. After Palmyra, we drove to Niagara Falls and stayed a night there. The next day we drove home, stopping in Kirtland for half a day to visit sites there too. The following are pictures from our trip:


Uncle Earl and Aunt Sharlene Mortenson's house in Clevelend




America's "North Coast"



The Kirtland Temple



Larry and Annette Giles (from Steve' home ward) are currently site missionaries in Kirtland. Also pictured is John Giles (their son) and 3 of his kids.



Allison found a bag of markers and was "really quiet" for a while in the backseat before we found up what she was up to. She told us she was a pirate.



Allison in the Sacred Grove.



More Sacred Grove.



The Hill Cumorah is steeper than it looks. Jamie enjoyed watching Steve struggle with the double stroller with the kids.



Lindsay and Steve at the top of the Hill Cumorah



Lindsay and Allison did not like Niagara Falls. They thought it was noisy, misty, and cold.



Steve, on the other hand, loved Niagara Falls.
He also loved blogging this post. Jamie is taking a break from blogging and is now eating bon bons and relaxing in a bubble bath.