Life in Our World - Sixteen for 12 of '13

Grace - Today I am 31 weeks and 7 months pregnant. 2 months to go!

Abe - Quick dinner before a long night of training.  It's a lame picture but they won't let us take
pictures of what we're doing.

Afton - Things to note in this picture: a crib stripped of bedding,
the laundry basket, the garbage can next to the bed, Sesame Street on the computer,
and the little girl who is actually holding still.

Eliza - This little gem chose a good time to fall asleep without help--
her sick sister was running around wet and naked and took a higher priority
at the moment.

 Michelle - Today I am grateful for cell phones (which I luckily had on me)
and that we have a maintenance office nearby with a spare key.

Ty - "I'm so glad when daddy comes home..."

Zeph - I'm in my crib ironically, I didn't actually take a nap today.
Good thing I'm cute and happy!

Ande - First night in our new house! Joe didn't want to be in the picture,
but his thumb did.

Joe - This is what a lot of mornings look like.

Calvin - cooking 14 pork shoulders and 14 gallons of beans for the Spanish Branch Christmas Party.
(Jane speaking here.  Ohhhh, it was good.  The meat was incredible, and Calvin was happy
because he could put as many jalapenos in the beans and as much cayenne pepper in the meat rub
as he wanted and I couldn't say once, "Now remember, Calvin, people might not like their food
as hot as you do and you're cooking for a group."
He made the "pulled pork" by attaching a little metal plate that he had welded onto his power drill.
Then he put the barbecued meat, one roast at a time, into a pan and drilled the fire out of it.
Wa-la: pulled pork.
A chicken plucker, one day, and a pork puller the next - he's handy folks.  He's handy.)

Jane - At the branch party.

Levin - Pretending he's a baby. He's asleep in the crib tonight too...
not sure why... just regressing I guess.

Atlas - a good one

Ray - Work is fun, right?

Cali - Atlas has a new bed-mate. They were having a great time until
I busted up the party... and separated them into different rooms

Ray - Our Christmas tree decorated just how I like it. Pre-lit and no ornaments.

{13+ Pictures Taken on the 13th Day of November 2013}

Ande - This is what homeowners look like!
(Jane speaking here.  Joe and Ande closed on their home today.)

Joe - what painters look like.  So glad we're not doing it ourselves.

Zeph with his greatest objects of desire:  a piece of trash, a pinwheel pen,
and his tambourine.  Being naked doesn't hurt.

Ty practicing in the cockpit trainer

Afton wiping her nose. 

Eliza and her nose sucker.

Michelle - post work out.

Abe - Grace taking my picture for me because I'm tuckered
out after a long day of work

Grace - These items were 40-60% off and I got an additional 20% off for being
a military wife shopping during the Veteran's Day sale at Joann's. I love military discounts!

Cali - something I made

Atlas and Levin - tandem brain rotting.

Ray - I live out of my laptop bag - it's amazing what you can fit into this bag . . .
or should I say it's amazing how little I need to live off of for a few days!

Jane - preparing to read books via facetime
with Afton and Levin

Calvin - watching a gun making video
(Jane speaking here.  This is what kind of a photo you get when you say, "Just
hurry and take the picture so I can finish watching this.")

Thanks family.  I love seeing what one day brings.

Thirteen (plus a few more) Pictures for October Thirteen, Two Thousand Thirteen

Cali - holding after-church-nap Levin

Ray - holding ready-to-take-a-nap Atlas

Levin - foraging food for Houdini (the turtle)

Joe - Moving by the other side of the family means more of the same: moving people.
This is the after shot of Kelsey's move.

Zeph - It's a nice night to be naked.

Ande - I wish I didn't fall asleep every time I tried to read.

Jane - a full week of teaching - ten different lessons - and ended today with teaching the 
young women's lesson at church and visiting teaching.  
(Never mind I taught last month's lesson and never even realized it 'til now.)

Calvin - saying good-bye to Abe and Grace

Dan the Dog - saying good-bye
(Jane speaking here:  So glad that good-bye's aren't sad now that they're only a few hours away)

Abe - taking a break from unpacking

Grace - spending time with Clara

Michelle- This is my pillow.  It called to me all day long.

Eliza - wore matching dresses with Afton to church, made by Aunt Grace

Ty - Baking pumpkin chocolate chip bread to thank people for bringing us meals this week. 

Afton - And my parents wonder why they spend so much money on wipes.
(Not pictured: the giant piles of wipes found on an almost daily basis.)

13 Pictures for September 13, 2013

Grace:  A baby boy coming on Valentine's Day 2014!!!

Abe:  Visiting Joe and Ande and meeting Zeph for the first time

Joe:  Dinner with Abe and Grace

Ande: The front of our new house.
We went out to visit it today with Abe and Grace and can't wait to move in!

Ande:  My view on our morning walk

Zeph: Zeph's favorite food is sweet potatoes.
He ate that entire container in 3 days.

Afton: Afton loves toast. Afton loves ham. Afton loves cheese.
 However, apparently in grilled ham and cheese form,
only one of those is worth eating.  And you can forget about the apples.

Michelle: Yes, I'm still pregnant. No, I don't want to talk about it.

Ty: My first Pinterest project. In my defense, Michelle is the one that found it.
 Our canned food storage.

Calvin:  Welcome to Idaho by the State Police.
Somehow 75 in a 55 doesn't fly in Idaho.

Jane:  On our way to a wedding.  I'm sitting in the backseat listening to
Calvin tell Jake (nephew) about guns and Jake tell Calvin about auctioneering 
(I had to fudge on my picture and take it the morning of the 14th 'cause my 13th picture was too blurry.)

Ray:   Moose 0, Johnny/Ray 1

Ray:  Johnny (brother) eating pudding snacks

[Family, you are the best.  Thanks for the pictures and news.]