Time with Daddy

In honor of Father's Day we are posting some recent pictures of Drew helping Daddy out putting away Drew's bouncer that he has out-grown. The last picture is random, but we liked it so there it is.

Andrew's 9 month pictures

Here are some pictures from Drew's latest trip to JCPenney. He brought his mommy along, and his friend Ella for pictures. Those dang coupons for a free 8x10 and next thing you know we've spent way too much on pictures of our son! Here are a few of the pictures he took.

All Time Food Blunders

Sure there have been some pretty nasty foods that have come out over the years. As consumers we can be fooled into thinking that something might be good by clever marketing and such. Over the years people have been fooled into thinking that Long John Silvers was actually a restaurant and not just a dumping station for the ocean' s trash for example.

Also McDonalds showed their cockiness years ago by trying to shove so called McDonald's Pizza down our throats.

Well add Skittles into this mix. Sure everyone loves Skittles, even the sour ones are good, but this has gone too far. Chocolate Skittles. Try and wrap your head around the idea of Chocolate Skittles. Despite Steph's warning I had to try them. They might just be the grossest candy known to man. If consumed your taste buds might forever turn on you and make everything taste like dirt.

Who doesn't love Skittles? Who doesn't love chocolate? Then of course they would be great together right?

I should have learned this lesson years ago. My brother and I one morning decided that we loved cereal. We also loved fruit punch. So instead of milk (I think we were out of milk that morning) we put fruit punch into our Corn Flakes. Big mistake. You can only imagine such a taste.

Drew's first haircut

It all started in the tub where Josh had the bright idea to cut Drew's hair while Drew was wet and distracted by the tub. Well that was initially a good idea until Drew started to stand up in the tub. So to further distract him we turned on the faucet water to keep him occupied. He then as you can see in the first picture started grabbing the lever to turn on the shower, which in turned soaked Stephanie. Then he decided since it was his first haircut to do another first: pee standing in the tub! Since the bathroom experiment wasn't going so well we decided to finish cutting his hair in the kitchen. This was much better except for the fact that we cut like drunken butchers. Overall it turned out alright and his pre-mullet hair is long gone before it ever had a chance to give Billy Ray Cyrus a run for his money.

Sweet Home Chicago

Last Friday we flew back to Chicago to surprise Steph's brother Dan for his high school graduation. We were there from Friday to Tuesday and over that time we went to a White Sox game, went to all the graduation stuff (actual graduation, open house, seminary graduation), went to the town Memorial Day parade, and spent some quality time with the Merrills over Memorial Day. Overall it was a really good time and May is a beautiful time in the Midwest as everything is very green and the temperatures were between 60-80 degrees.

Josh's Sports Update

The White Sox have won 8 in a row and are back in first place in the AL Central. The season has been up and down already. They started off fast, then they almost fell apart, and now they are back in first place and looking good with a good mix of pitching and hitting.

BULLS WIN THE DRAFT LOTTERY!

With only a 1.6% chance of landing the top pick in this year's NBA Draft, the Bulls lucked out with the top pick! Now they will most likely have decide between Michael Beasley from Kansas State, a scoring power forward, or Derrik Rose a pure point guard from Memphis (originally from Chicago). I think the Bulls will go with Rose and try and trade there current PG Kirk Hinrich, but I think either player would fit in great. I go back and forth but for now I think my vote is for Beasley, just because we need a big man to score in the post and grab some boards.

Drew decided to venture out away from his toys and find his own entertainment!

Here are some random pictures from the last little while including Drew with Nana, Mommy, and just playing around.

Favorite Quote of the Day

So I was sitting in church today and heard a quote from President Thomas S. Monson that really just hit me. I would like to share, "..you be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow." It was a wonderful talk, and it made me renew my efforts of reading the words from our Prophet. I am even more excited to read General Conference again in our Ensign!

Car Search

So we have been looking at getting a new car for a while now. Who knows when we will actually bite the bullet and get another car. We are looking for something that gets good gas mileage, is roomy enough to grow as a family, and an overall quality vehicle. Steph wants a Honda Accord, while Josh wants a Honda CR-V. Other options that we have looked at include the Honda Fit (we really like Honda's), and Toyota Camry, and the Toyota RAV4. We already have a Toyota Corolla and we love it, but we want something that has more space. Please feel free to comment on your likes and dislikes of any of these cars, or other cars that might be worthwhile to look into.