Family Pictures 2010

These pictures were taken by Shannon Ellis in November. The very next day we had our first big snow of the year. So it was a good thing we took them when we did. They were taken in David and Julianne's back yard. Shannon got started on the kids when it was light outside but Julianne was cutting and dying my hair and it took longer than expected so by the time I got out there it was starting to get dark. But I think they turned out good anyway.

These pictures were doctored by Randi Marshant. She is in my ward, and we were in the same workout group in the morning for a while. In this picture everyone looked good but me. I was making a silly face, trying to get the kids to smile. So Randi replaced my face withe one from another computer. She has a really cool photo shop program that she used to do that.

This was the picture that she changed my face with another.

Lance and Whitney

My kids have been changing right before my eyes and it is really fun to watch, better than any movie. Lance is really starting to show his personality. He like to do thing that make Whitney laugh. Lately Whitney has been carrying around a blanket that she calls her bebe. She has seen Adimae do that with one of her blankets, and she must have thought it was cool. Lance saw her with this blanket yesterday and so he found a cloth and started carrying it around. It really got funny when he started putting it on his head and pulling it off really fast, and screaming. It was like he was trying to scare Whitney. What it made her do was laugh really, really hard! So of course he kept doing it. What a little clown :)
Whitney also like to do things that will make Lance laugh. The other day I was down stair and I heard Lance laughing so hard I thought he was going to stop breathing. I went to see what was happening and I saw that Whitney was acting like she was falling into the door and Lance thought it was soooo funny. I couldn't help it, I laughed so hard. But I was not able to get it on video so I am waiting for them to do it again so I can tape it.
It is fun because Lance is finally getting big enough that they can play together. I love it, there is really nothing better that watching your kids have fun together. I really hope and pray that they will always be great friends.

Lance Boy

Today Lance got it. He did it today, he started walking!! He is walking all over the place. yahoo! The difference between Whitney and Lance is that Whitney was very cautious. She would hold on to thing until she knew she could walk without falling and so once she finally let go of the wall she was off and running. Lance was not afraid to fall, he has been trying to stand and walk even before he was one and he had a lot of bad falls. I called him my bruiser because for a week of so his face was covered on bruises because he was falling so much. But today it just sunk in and he has been walking. I am really happy because Berny was watching the kids all day today because I went to Island Park for Aunt Kari's funeral. So it was a special day for Lance that his dad was able to be the first witness to.
Kari's funeral was an amazing experience. I realized how much I really love my mom's family and my cousins, and I know that Heavenly Father is mindful of that family. I also realized that I want to be a much better person. I want to be the wife and mother that when I die they can know that I loved them, and sacrificed to them, and that I have a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some personal goals that I made for myself was that I want to be better and making breakfast for my family, and I want to make sure that I am always praying for my husband and my children. I want to know their need and be able have the faith that when I pray for those needs that the Lord will answer my prayers.