Isabella and Adam

Trunk-or-Treat

With one of my Young Women from church


Adam was Johnny Appleseed

Halloween

The "Loot"

She wore a warmer costume to go out.

We spent Halloween with some dear friends in Nazareth, PA. It was so fun! Thanks for having us over!

Apple Picking

Our friend owns an apple orchard in Milton, NY, and graciously invited us up to clean him out. His one stipulation: make sure much of the apples go to people in need. If you've never been apple picking, I highly recommend it. We brought along friends from our ward, and we piled up. So, our world has been filled with apples lately. Our car smells like apples, our house smells like apples. Apples Everywhere. We've made apple pie, apple crisp, 30+ quarts of applesauce, and we plan to can more apples for pie filling. We've been handing out apples left and right, and yesterday we even got a chance to give a box to the homeless who live by the Lackawanna River.

It has been an amazing experience for us and those involved. To quote our high councilman (who also picked apples in NY): "There really is nothing like picking something that God made right off the tree, bringing it home, and laying it up in store for your family." Hear, hear.

Tonight we caught Isabella crawling toward the apple box. She was having a grand time until her little hand got stuck in the box, flipping her (slowly) onto the floor! Poor doll. How adorable to see a fat little baby trying to climb into an apple box.

Thanks to the orchard owner, Anthony--one of the kindest men we know.

Here we are in Lancaster in September with Adam's brother, Ben, his beautiful wife, Yuri, and their awesome kiddos. This picture was taken before Adam shaved and got a hair cut. I can't believe how much hair he had! Good thing it was just a summer thing.

Facial Hair? Yes or No

Fun in the Sun with Chubs

One of Adam's coworkers said Isabella looks like the Michelin Man. I thought this picture showed that quite well. Okay--that's the last of the fat baby comments--at least for awhile. She'll probably grow up to be a graceful swan ballerina. (Okay, maybe not, since neither her mama nor papa resembles anything close to that, but . . .) I think she'll thin out just fine. Oh what fun the chub is now! (Doesn't Ian have a winning smile, too? Handsome boy!)

One of the best pictures of all time

If you could see her face better, I think this could win some kind of fat baby award. I more than LOVE this picture.

Isabella's Evolution

a few weeks, to a few months, to now almost 8 months. My, how those cheeks have grown!

Our Girl

Cute kiddos

Beautiful Chubs

A Fatter Baby there Never has Been . . .

Handsome!

Portraits, August 2008

Ian, age 31/2; Isabella, age 6 months

Kara's Wish Photography, Hurricane, UT

Mate's cabin, Brig Niagara

Brig Niagara, Erie, PA

First Rice Cereal