Photo Shoot

I don't really know how to take pictures and all I have is a point and shoot camera, but here are some pictures I took of Parker and Autumn.

What Paul and I have Been up to...

Well, it has been quite a while since our last post. I thought that I would update you with pictures in the next 3 posts.

Volleyball game with the kids. Parker enjoyed it and Autumn smiled at the girls sitting behind us.

I finished the blanket I was making for my sister. I started it 2 years ago.

Our Ohio Cleveland Mission Reunion. Above, is Paul talking with his old companion, Paul Green and our Mission President. We love President Cutler! Paul Green stayed a night with us. He is great guy and it was fun for us to get caught up with him. I was able to share an experience with him that is very similar to something he is going through right now. It was a sweet experience to see how the things we go through can help us to help others.

While serving in Kirtland, I had the opportunity of serving with many senior couples. This is Elder and Sister Coleman. I love them. They are so sweet and so funny. I wish I could go back to being a missionary just for a day, just to be around all of these great people.

We watching Lucky Bunny, while Jill and Ron and their family were on Spring Break in Florida. Parker loved feeding him and chasing him around.

We have had a busy month or so. My sister Kristin, and her family were in town. We took a quick trip to Grand Junction to see Paul's parents and his Sister Danelle and her family, Paul's brother Steven and Paul's Mom came to visit. We are so lucky to get to see family so often. Parker and Autumn are spoiled to be able to have so much fun with their cousins. Between all of this, Paul has been studying for and taking his finals. Law School is not so bad until the last month of each semester. It wears me out being by myself with the kids from the moment they wake up until I put them in bed at night and Paul hates being gone so much. But we did it! Two years down and one to go!

Well, we are now packing up and getting ready to go. We are excited to see all that Seattle has in store for us!

What Autumn has been up to...

Playing in the Bouncer (She loves it!)

Playing with Parker's toys, which he lets her do sometimes.

Sleeping (with a pillow when she was sick).

Laughing with her cousins

Diaper time with Parker...we have got to get Parker potty trained!
(Look at how they both have the same exact pose.)

Sitting on the floor with toys

Bouncer again, see how she loves it?!

Rolling all over. She doesn't crawl yet, but she can get any where she wants to go by rolling and spinning. And she is pretty fast!

She can often be found with those fingers in her mouth.

Snuggling up next to Granny.

Snuggling with Uncle Steven.

And she has had her share of stroller time also...

Autumn is such a happy girl. She rarely cries. She seems to be content with whatever is going on. It is so fun to see her rolling around on the floor. Parker never did that, so it is new for us. She is starting to try to get up on all fours, so I am sure she is going to figure out the crawling thing soon. We love our little Autumn Girl!

What Parker has been up to...

Playing Restaurant with Dad

Playing with James

Playing with Autumn's toys

Watching all kinds of TV when he was sick

Hanging out with Aunt's and Uncles and cousins, when Kristin and Mike were in town.

Making cupcakes with Jill

BYU Volleyball Game

Playing with his Food (Parker only does really cheesy smile or no smile for the camera lately)

Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard. (Parker kept asking where "Easter" was...I guess he thought it was a person).

Eating his Easter candy

Since the sun has decided to start shining again, we have been trying to get outside as much as we can. Parker has not been taking naps lately. I still put him in his room for nap time, but he just plays in there for an hour or so. But as you can see, hi is tired. He slept in his stroller like this for over an hour after our walk one day.

Parker is so fun. I think we were both starting to go crazy, after a long winter of being stuck inside all day, but now that we can get outside again, we are both happy! He continues to amaze us with how much he knows and is learning. He just about counted to 30 the other day. You can almost give him any word and he can tell the letter it starts with. It is so cute to listen to him sounding it out. He is finally starting to climb stairs with out crawling up them. He is such a fun boy and I love hearing him laugh. We told him that we are going to Seattle and now every time we get in the car he asks if that is where we are going. In less than a week now!