So Proud

of my little sister.

She is on a mission in Argentina, Resistencia.

She speaks Spanish. 

She teaches the gospel. 

She loves Idaho.

She eats strange fish.

She lives in concrete apartments.

She is growing her hair out.

A small confession: I can’t wait until she gets home.

I have started counting down the months.

Five and a half.

I am looking forward to our Thursday afternoon phone call.

It will be good.

St. Patrick’s Day

This morning Paul and I were talking about St. Patrick’s Day.  I love a good holiday and think it’s important to know why it is celebrated, so I asked Paul why St. Patrick was so important.  Without missing a beat he said, “because he got rid of all the snakes in Ireland.”  I’m kind of gullible.  Not that gullible though.  It would be really cool if that’s why St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated.  I looked it up.  St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated because St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland.  No snakes involved-I even checked Wikipedia.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Time Flies

Theodore is already six months!  I can’t believe how fast the time has flown by.  He is so cute and funny (I am very biased and know you all feel the same way about your children).

He can roll over in all directions, reaches for things, and loves cords, strings, and generally anything he doesn’t need, like the camera.  It is difficult to take a picture of him because of his curiousness.  While he is generally happy, he can throw a little fit over things we take away.  Theodore can sit up for a few seconds, but gets excited and falls forward.  At his six month check-up he weighed 15 pounds (10th %), is 25 inches (8th%) and his little noggin is 17 1/2 inches (3rd %).  Bath time is a favorite activity.  He is very serious about his splashes.  He eats rice cereal and oatmeal.   Theodore likes to have someone in the room with him for an audience.  We love this little guy!