How Much Is That Baby In The Mirror?

 Last week, in preparation for Ryan's family coming to visit, the boys and I headed upstairs to do some cleaning. There are mirrors for closet doors in both bedrooms. Pierscen discovered himself in one set and was ecstatic.

It was honestly so funny to watch him. Especially when he decided to kiss himself. :) How cute is that?!

Hey, if I was that cute, I would probably kiss my own reflection too. He is getting better with his little kisses. He is such a doll.

He spent time smacking the mirror, dancing, and talking, and laughing at himself. (Can I just say how amazed I am that Dodger didn't worm his way into any of these pictures? He was there the whole time, and typically when I to go take pictures, he will at least get his tail in there. Silly puppy.)

When we picked Ryan up for work, we headed over to our polling station so he could vote. I voted earlier that morning. There was no wait when I went, but there was for Ryan. (Nothing like the lines I was hearing about in Utah and around the country.)

I took Pierscen out in the hall to cruise around for a while. While there, we ran into our next door neighbors who were also there to vote. That was the first time I officially met the husband, David. I have talked to Melody, the wife a couple of times. They have a cute little girl who is only 2 weeks younger than Pierscen. They have two dogs and they are some of the very few that I don't know their names. At last I know! Bo and Yeager. 

The elections did not go how I had hoped. I thought about posting on that, but I don't have much to say, really. Pray that both sides come together and make the best decisions for this country. That's the most important thing. And as always, grow close to the Lord, focus on family, and continue to prepare for the second coming. We still live in an amazing country filled with incredible freedoms. If we can come together as a people, this amazing nation will carry on. 

On a different note, check out this bear! This was at Sam's Club. Pierscen loves stuffed animals. I don't think he really grasped the idea that this was a HUGE stuffed animal. He just saw the furry arm/paw and was happy. Life is pretty awesome when you keep things simple. :)

Oh There They Are!

 When I went to swap out Pierscen's 3-6 month clothes for 6-12, I was absolutely sure that I had another box of clothes... somewhere. I dug through the remaining boxes of things to be unpacked, but came up empty handed. I was bummed about this because A. More clothes would be wonderful great. B. I was positive there was at least one really sweet Halloween costume (a frog) in there from my sister. It just didn't make sense. I knew there was no way it (the costume) could have been bigger than 12 months because I could still picture my nephew wearing it and he was pretty small. But I also know it was not smaller than 6 months because I had all of those clothes in Pierscen's room. Sad day. So we stuck with the skeleton pjs.

Well... look what I found! A week too late. Bummer! But at least it made me feel better knowing that I wasn't crazy. There WAS another box. And now I have lots of extra clothes. :)

I couldn't waste the chance to dress him up and take pictures since he definitely won't fit next year! It turns out this costume, though SO stinking cute, is remarkably a little on the small side. (It says 6-12 months and P runs a little on the small side himself.) He fit okay, but it doesn't have a slit for the legs. Just a sack basically. He was still able to crawl in it, but if he tried to sit up, he couldn't extent his legs enough for balance and would topple over. I don't think he would have been happy in it very long because he is on the go all the time and he wouldn't have been able to pull himself into a standing position. But at least I got some cute pictures of it.

We also discovered a Tigger costume. This one fit him great! What a shame I didn't find this box just a little sooner! 

He makes a pretty cute model, wouldn't you say? He could totally be one of those diaper babies on the side of the box. :)

Picture Book

My biggest dilemma with the blog is that I feel like I only post when things "happen." And to be fair, I think that's what people appreciate. They want to hear what's "going on." But then I find that I have all these other pictures that don't have a "story" but I love them anyway. And of course there are posts that I want to do that are more just thoughts. I used to be a religious journal writer. Just ask Nicia. She can confirm it. But once I got married, it really tappered off. And especially since I have had Pierscen - yeah... This blog is my journal. Now that being said, there are a lot of things I would never post on here because it's just too personal. (My own choice). I just feel like there isn't enough time to get everything done that I would like to. I think every person on earth feels that way. Anyway, while I internalize my problem with journal/blog/scrapbooking, here is a post of pretty much just pictures. I am sure that my readers will appreciate a post like this every now and again. A picture book instead of my usual novels. (With the exception of this paragraph.)

About a month ago, I cut Pierscen's hair again. It's shorter than the first time, but I still like it.

The above picture makes me laugh so hard. Dodger is in panic mode and P is ecstatic. Hahaha!

Don't worry, he isn't getting ready to bite him. That's his kissy face.

 

 And here are some pictures from one of our last walks. It's been so cold lately that I totally avoid taking P if I have to.

We sure love our little guy. More picture books to come.