Newest Obsession

Alison has discovered the word "mine". And "all mine" and "it's mine". This has made it very interesting around the house and she claims my side of the bed as hers, the computer, my shoes, daddy's earplugs, etc. We have to correct her often as to what is her's and what's not. This yellow balloon is her newest acquistion and she does NOT let go of it. She learned her lesson with the last two that flew up high and never came back. We had to listen to "all mine" for 20 minutes straight the night she got this. But you can see how happy it makes her in the second picture so we try not to complain too much! And we've decided a balloon bouquet is about the best present a 2 year old could ask for!

Budding Artist

I bought Alison some crayons a while ago and she liked them, but wasn't disciplined enough to really do anything with them. But in the last few weeks, she has taken to wanting them ALL the time. She gets into this position and scribbles in her book for a while. We've only had a couple of encounters with unwanted canvases - the bedroom door and kitchen floor - but she helped me clean them up (THANK YOU Magic Erasers!) and has done well since. I love the tongue sticking out in utter concentration.

More Photoshop fun!

So I figured out how to download some new fonts and how to type in photoshop - I took this picture of Allyn's new baby (Banks' little bro. - see AK's boyfriend). I thought it was cute so I was experimenting a little. I think it turned out pretty good. Maybe I'll make my own baby announcements when the time comes..... Digital is so much easier than paper, scissors and finding the right glue or tape! (again, clicking on the image will give you a better look.)

Look at what Photoshop can do!

I've just started messing around with my photoshop program. I know I should read the manual, but I did come up with this cool effect on the photo below. The original is in the previous post. Give me some time and I'll come up with some other cool stuff. Next up is learning to do digital scrapbook pages. (If you click on it to see the larger image, it looks even better.)

Another Trip to Utah

This will be the last trip for a while. I'm now entering my 3rd trimester and won't be able to travel soon. I had an appointment with my perinatologist today and everything is going just fine so far. My BP is normal and the baby looks totally healthy and he's already 2lbs 6 oz. Crazy! I can feel his feet against my belly all the time. He must be a natural swimmer, I think he's doing flip turns or something.

Here's some pictures of AK in Utah.
She absolutely loves this hat. I'm just glad it still fits her. You may be wondering why she was wearing it in October? Well, look below and this is what we woke up to a few days after we got there!

She really has started to love taking a bath. She runs around saying "Bath! Bath!" all day. And when she gets really desperate, "I need bath!"
This is her makeshift desk. Auntie Lolo's (Willow) stool pulled up to Grandma Suzie's coffee table. The shelf was a perfect foot rest.

Cute Little Bug

Okay, I know I'm late, but here's some Halloween pics!