Oh Dear

Never good when you find your son sporting your high-heels...

Houston loves making "nests" with his blankets. Odd, but very cute!!

He's never cared for TV of any kind (not that I mind!!), until the day we found him perched like this, by himself, laughing like crazy at "The Simpsons." Great.

For those of you personally keeping in touch with Houston, you know that he just recently has started breaking away from the fluent Chinese he was speaking to give English a try. So cute!

Arrrrr Matey!

Haarrrrppy Halloween!!

Fall Fun!

We've had bunches of fun this Fall! This last weekend my mom came out (this time for fun... not because Sarah got her appendix ripped out of her guts!), and we kept her more than busy!! A day a Thanksgiving Point was just one of our many stops.

Sarah, Mom, and me looking our best.

Houston in his chariot. He loved it!

Does it mean anything when you're the only adults on the slide?

Houston got mad at us when we took him out of his cow ride.

This thing was actually creepy. I'll admit, Sarah and I screamed at one point while lost in its guts...

Rock out!

Derek and Sarah rode the mechanical bull. It was awesome! They both came away with battle wounds...

A Trip to the Zoo!

For Labor Day, Houston and I tagged along with the rest of the Beckstrands on a trip to the zoo. Houston loved the water globe at the beginning and the monkeys the most and had a great time hanging out with the family.

Get Your MAC on!!

I usually post to share pictures of our adventures with Houston. Period. Not today. Today I am posting to inform you all that I'm sitting pretty on cloud 9 today. We got a new computer... and not just any computer... my DREAM computer! Yes, we got a beautiful, sparkling new iMac, and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm already totally in love with it. In fact, the REAL reason I'm even bothering with this post is just to give myself an excuse to use it. :)

Potpourri

Pot-pour-ri: n. a medley or miscellany; mixture.

That's exactly what you're going to get in this insanely over-due post!

Houston's very first ice cream cone! He loves it, can't you tell??

Archery in Colorado! We used to practice with my dad all the time growing up, so it was fun to do it again after so long. I hit the bullseye!!

My dad, Derek, and Daniel honing their skills...

Playing in the sprinklers on a hot afternoon in Colorado.

Houston "clipping" his toenails. He mimics EVERYTHING now.

Houston meeting Hoot at his first Orem Owlz baseball game.

Houston LOVED riding 4-wheelers with Grandma Tammy and Grandpa Jim at Henry's Lake in Idaho (part of the Condie family reunion in Yellowstone).

Family photo at Yellowstone!

Father and son.

One of the zillions of bison we saw at Yellowstone... although most weren't in the restroom parking lot...

Houston and I watch my niece Avery, and the two cousins love playing together...
most of the time :)

Houston refuses to let me feed Avery anymore. HE has to be the one doing it! Poor Avery gets a bit messier during lunchtime now...

Derek being Derek while on a family outing to Thanksgiving Point.

A trip to the duck pond! Houston loved it, and didn't even mind getting bit by a couple of over-zealous ducks!

going...Going...GONE!!!

going...Going...GONE!!!

This last weekend Sarah, Gabe, Daniel, Dad, Derek, and I all got to go river rafting down the Arkansas River in Colorado. My dad and I have been several times and Sarah's been once before, but for the rest of the boys it was their first river rafting experience. It was a fantastic trip, and we all survived without being thrown out. YES!! Thanks Dad for treating us to an awesome ride!!