Winter is Coming

So winter is coming here in Cheney. We got a little snow two nights ago that has stuck to the ground. It is now starting to melt where the sun hits. We might get some more tomorrow, so I guess it is time to bring out the big coats and boots.



Here is Whitney with a big smile. She has been smiling more for the camera now. I think it is because she knows she can crawl and grab the camera when she wants to. And she does that sometimes.

We went back to Pasco for a couple of days because Courtney's friend was getting married and I was in charge of the bridal shower. Unfortunately, our camera went on the blitz and the battery didn't hold its charge so I didn't get any pictures of the bride and groom. Here is one with my two younger siblings, Kaitlin and Conner.



I wish we had gotten more pictures in Pasco because going to the temple and to the reception was really fun. And the wedding dress was pretty, but oh well. Whitney has learned a new trick. She can now pull herself up to the standing position onto objects. This means that the puzzle I was working on is now going back into the box unfinished because Whitney broke it. But oh well. Soon she will be walking and we are really going to be in trouble.



That is all the pictures we have this time. Will is enjoying his new job. He is helping people sign up for Medicaid, so he gets to use the phone at work a lot. I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving. We will post new pictures after that.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This was Whitney's first halloween and I think it was a good one. We were given two costumes by Courtney's aunt and we had a hard time between the two on which one Whitney should wear.



The first one was a cow and it was really cute. Especially if we could get Whitney to hold the cow stuffed animal.



The second was a pumpkin and that is the one we chose. Oddly enough, when I took Whitney trick or treating at Eastern campus, another girl in my ward had her daughter dressed as a pumpkin. So we went around the different campus buildings together and we were the pumpkin patch. All the older people giving out candy to the kids thought we were great.

Whitney was really interested in the pumpkins. She loved to hit them and she loved to lick them - a little bit gross.







Can you tell what our two pumpkins are? Will carved the pumpkin shaped pumpkin (which was my idea) and then I carved the rocket shaped pumpkin (which was his idea). It was really fun. I love roasting pumpkin seeds and eating them for the next couple of days. With two pumpkins we had plenty to eat. Yum.

Our ward had a big trunk-or-treating activity for the kids because Halloween was on Sunday and the children all wanted candy. I couldn't believe how many kids there were. Will and I almost ran out of candy to give out. Of course, all the walking around and saying trunk-or-treat made Whitney very sleepy.



Her hat only looks like it covers her whole face. I promise that she could still breath just fine. And Will and I shared a pumpkin shaped pizza from Papa Murphys.



So all in all, Halloween was great. It's fun going around with a kid and picking up candy. Whitney even got to eat some of her candy.






I have been giving her little pieces of chocolate and things like that and she has loved it. What small child, or even small adult, doesn't love chocolate and sugar?

A while ago we received an outfit from Scott and Emily, Will's sister and brother-in-law, who live in Japan. The outfit said it was for babies 3 - 6 kg. Now I don't have a clue how many pounds are in a kilogram, so I wasn't sure when I should let Whitney wear the outfit. But we tried it on the other day and it fit okay. If you look really close it says happy hachikun. I don't know what that means. But the outfit is still really cute. So thank you Scott and Emily.



Whitney has been developing a lot over these past couple of weeks. She got her two bottom teeth, hooray.



Now it took me a long time to get a picture with Whitney showing off her teeth, so I know it isn't the best lighting and quality, but you can see her teeth. Does anyone know if teeth take a long time to keep coming up after they have broken through the gums? Whitney's teeth broke the gums over two weeks ago and they still look really small. Shouldn't they be pushing up some more?

Also, Whitney has learned how to crawl, sort of. She is really slow and will only go a little bit before getting upset. But she is getting there and we are really excited about that. Here is a video of her crawling.






It has been really fun to see Whitney grow and develop. I hope that everyone else has had good Halloweens. I am so excited for all the holidays coming up. Take care everyone.