Joann Loves Rachel

At Mom and Dad's House

Stacy, Steven, Lisa, Rachel, Cannon, Devin, and Leah met us at Mom and Dad's awesome "cabin" in Midway. Mom made a delicious dinner of roast beef and mashed potatoes, and served icecream and chocolate sauce and yummy frozen banana puree (which Joann preferred to the icecream) for dessert. We got to see Dad's "toy" and hear some of the songs that he's recorded. Joann had a blast jumping on Mom and Dad's bed, and she warmed up and gave hugs and kisses to more people than just Rachel by the end of the evening.

I know this one is fuzzy, but what a hug!

Boys

Devin caught these two cuties at an unknown berry bush during the family reunion last summer. They said, "We're not eating the berries, we're just picking them, but just the black ones because they're sweet."

Then Isaac said, "Actually we are eating them."

I Love Danelle

This is Danelle. She's crying over an onion at the family reunion. I just want to tell you why I love her. I love that not just looks at my measly blog posts, but she comments on every one of them. She's so fun to talk to and she has great ideas about life. She's amazing at decorating and at project management (especially managing that project called Robert). When I come to visit, she makes cinnamon rolls for me and kicks Jaydn out of his room because it's the biggest. She also calls me out of the blue to chat. I love her!

Crazy 8 Tag

Crazy 8 Tag

I have never done this because I always find out I've been tagged months later when I catch up on people's blogs. But I caught this one fresh.

8 Favorite TV shows:
1. So You Think You Can Dance
2. The Office
3. We never watch any other TV shows!
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8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Ruby River
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. El Salvador Restaurant
4. PF Changs
5. Cheesecake Factory
6. Bajio
7. Thai Ruby
8. Panera

8 Things I Did Today:
1. Drove Devin to School
2. Cleaned the house
3. Made bread
4. Blogged
5. Washed dishes
6. Read to Joann
7. Let Joann play in the snow
8. Talked to Janet on the phone

8 Things I Love About Fall:
1. The leaves are amazing in Kentucky! It's my new favorite season.
2. Baking
3. I get to wear my new boots and black coat
4. Pears and apples taste amazing.
5. Walks (before it got so cold)
6. Thanksgiving
7. Halloween
8. Staying inside and reading books

8 Things I Wish For (not in any order!):
1. To live near family
2. More energy
3. Devin coming home early
4. Phone calls from friends and family
5. Fun activities to do with friends
6. A great flight to and from Utah
7. My hair to have body
8. My house to be painted and decorated

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. Christmas
2. Going to Utah
3. Being done with dental school
4. Feeling settled
5. Joann to be potty trained
6. Summer
7. Planting a garden
8. Joann to stop falling down and hurting herself every time I turn around

November '08 Visit to the Todds

Trip to Utah for Mike's Wedding

We got to go to Utah at the beginning of November for Devin's friends' wedding. We were lukcy to be able to spend a Wednesday morning at the Davidson's house with Danielle, Luke, and last but not least Grandma Davidson. Joann is calling them "Dell" and "Newt" and "Gaga." I think she remembered their house from when we lived there (from May 07 to July 08).

She watched Danielle put stickers on Grandma and helped by pulling some off.

Danielle and Joann giving their toys diaper changes.

Matching coats! Notice Grandma and Joann have the same expression on their faces.

Hats

Joann thinks hats are the best thing ever. She points out everyone she sees who has a hat, from a guy waiting at the bus stop to the skycap at the airport. She puts various objects on her head and says, "Hat!" She especially likes "Dada hat."

Halloween

It's amazing how many costumes you can come up with from things around the house. At the ward Trunk or Treat, Joann was Godzilla and we were, well I guess we were New York. Devin has a helicopter on his chest.

On Halloween, Devin and I were invited to a costume party, but it was after Joann's bedtime, so the group costume didn't make sense (not that it did to many people anyway), so I wore a tablecloth and a table decoration (I should have gone as a table) as some sort of autumn mother nature and Devin let me put eyeshadow on his face and wore his white coat and goggles. Joann got to wear a cute tutu that Devin's mom made for her. We took her trick-or-treating because some friends in the ward invited us to. Joann was really shy at first, but when she figured out that people wanted give her stuff that she could put in a bag, she started running up driveways. Devin and I ate all her candy, since she doesn't really know what it is yet and thinks raisins are the best treat ever.

Eden Sebourne, Sydney and Holly Hastings, and Joann

We got to go to an awesome playgroup that my friends Andrea and Liz set up for the ward. Joann thought it was so fun.

The Living Room

Ginger Sugar. Do you think it's an improvement?

We have to find a stair ladder to finish these walls.

Remodel and Paint

Devin's dad worked nonstop for 4 days to build a wall and a closet.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch with Melissa (visting teaching companion) and Eden (cutie with blond curls which we are jealous of). Joann got to see her favorite animals: goats, ducks, sheep, a horse and a dog. She was too timid to feed the goats, but she tried to communicate with them. She thought the pumpkins were great but underestimated her strength. Throwing straw was a highlight.

Number One

I let Joann "paint" with green yogurt.

Joann picked up a bottle of mousse and said, "More?" I put a little on her head and rubbed it in, and she said, "More?" I'm not sure why she wanted mousse, but this was the result.

Camera Walk

Joann and I took a walk and these are the pictures I took. I think my camera is best on auto!