A whole bunch of RANDOM

I rotated my pictures in the folders but it didn't work here and I'm too tired to go back and fix them... I was journaling tonight and thought I would do a bit of catch up on here and post some pictures people were asking about. I love this picture of my nephew, Tevi. I hope it was

his sister he learned this cute pose from... the arms and hips

in perfect position and that pointed toe.

My friend, Emily, came down for a visit and promised Max a ride in

her Tacoma. Brig reminds Max that this was the same

truck he had when he met Mama - and then gave it up for a family! Most of the time,

he would say it was a pretty good trade although he misses his truck.

Nothing like a Toyota Tacoma.

It's hard to catch a smile on this girl, but this day I managed!

My sister, Jewls and her friend, Jordan along with my mom came
for a visit in August before school started. We showed them hillbillies
what kids from a big city do... Jordan was a pro! I'm surprised
that Jewls was still on this far down the hill.

Cute Little Grandma (with Lindsee in the background with

Max's cowboy hat and Jewls making one of her pretty faces)

Avalon likes to be awake while Max sleeps because then she

can play with all of his toys that he never lets her touch. She is

now standing up and walking along the furniture. Our fireplace has

cost her a few black eyes already.

Brig and I went to SLC for a formal law dinner. We heard

the Chief Justice speak and enjoyed a very yummy meal at

Little America.We enjoyed one last summer get-away at the Jack

Johnson concert in SLC as well.

Corde and Heidi came for FHE one Monday and Brig and Max did

an excellent reenactment of Nephi and Laban, until little Nephi

got scared of Laban and ran away before finishing the scene.

Little Linebacker Max with a helmet that fits, might never

happen again so we had to get a picture!

Back in March, I decided I wanted to run a half-marathon and got

my sister, Josie on board with me. We ran down the Provo

Canyon, which sure made our times faster than expected!

I hurt for the next several days but it wasn't bad enough to stop

me. We will be doing our second one at the end of October.

Thanks Grandma Gilbert, Little Grandma, Jewls, and my fam for

cheering us on at the finish line.

Aunt Camie and Uncle Tommy came for a visit in July.

Avie was content enough to pop her thumb in, which she only

does when she is really calm and really tired.

They even put the busters to bed for us!

This is Camie and Tommy's dog, G-G Bear. Max has been

obsessed with G ever since Camie started showing him

pictures. Just too precious for words.

Avalon and her cousin, Rustin. I need to work with Avalon

on how to make a friend. These faces just aren't going to

cut it for long. One day, they'll really like each other.

While visiting my sister, Chelsie, in Kentucky, we took a little one day trip without

the kids to Lexington. We were able to watch the World Cup final, visit the Kentucky

Horse Park, eat awesome Indian food, walk through the UK gardens, and see the Rupp Arena.

It is a beautiful city just as you imagine it - horse farms everywhere with white picket fences.

This picture is for my dad. He'll appreciate it. It is Funny Cide, the stallion that

won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2003. It was interesting to

see horse heroes on display in the park. Kinda sad, millionaires who don't get

a lick of the money and basically go behind bars for being so famous.

These are soem of Max's old friends from Lawton, whom he still

talks about and misses. Such a cute bunch of rugrats.

Brig's last day in uniform. So far, he has only had one day in law school where he has said to me, "I wish I was back in the Army." It was good to us, but we are also happy that it is over. I love his longer hair and seeing him in normal clothes. We are enjoying the change of pace in the civilian world. Most of Brig's buddies are deploying again this month and we are grateful that it isn't us... we were just too sissy. I can't imagine doing it again.

We continue to remember the servicemen and their families in our prayers.

Is it really that bad?

After Brig left to study this morning, I decided that Max needed a haircut. This was only like his third haircut since he has my gene of no hair (and the Udall gene of a big head, which is kind of a bad mix!) I only had to bribe him with one piece of licorice. When I finished, I told him how handsome he was and to go in my room and look in the mirror. Well, he did and when he saw it, he started throwing a fit. He stood in my closet crying for 5 minutes and he came out making the ugliest faces at me. I went to get the camera and got a little clip. This is what he says, "I don't like it. Take a towel and wipe it off." Oops, too late...

I think he is still so cute!

The Party!

Max was not dressed appropriate for the occasion, BUT he is officially POTTY-TRAINED so we celebrated him as well... YAY! (and not sure I want to do that again!) We have gone 10 days accident-free. He still sleeps in his diaper at night and told me the other morning after waking up, "Mom, get this diaper off of me. Diapers are for babies."

This was Satchel during the pinata game. He doesn't like loud noises and was hiding over behind the chairs with his ears covered. I thought it was so cute.

Fighting over the treasure!

Max took a hit but was totally cheating.

Everyone else ripped open her presents and she didn't mind a bit.

She made this funny little stink face all day at everybody. It's kinda how

I feel on my birthday.

She picked up every last crumb and was still fairly clean when

it was all said and done.

My sister Morgan gave me the idea for this cute caterpillar, since I

am not known for my creativity. It was fun to make.

Nothing like a cute birthday suit...