Can't Sit Still

Lila is walking! She took her first steps on her own when she was 9 1/2 mths. She had been cruising along the couches the few months before that. It's amazing how quickly she improves!

This is what she does all day long:)

Personalities

I opened up the fridge the other day to find this and thought it was funny/interesting so I took a picture.

We had two of these cartons of chocolate milk and Chris decided to label one as his. I guess he thought only writing the message 'don't drink Ginny' wasn't enough so the skull and crossbones picture was also necessary to keep me from drinking it.

I think this scenario is a perfect example of Chris' personality (writing a ridiculous message on a milk carton and joke about not wanting to share). My personality is best described by how I react to such things (laughing while I drink the milk anyway). This also made me wonder what Lila's personality will be. Will she be like one of us or the other? Will she take a little from each of us or will she be completely different all together?

We will just have to wait and see:)

Here's all our personalities as they are now.

                                                                         Charming

                                                                         Honest

                                                                         Ready, Set, Go

                                                                         Insanely Hilarious

                                                                         Super Competitive

                                                                         Good-Humored

                                                                         Inclusive

                                                                         Nurturing

                                                                         No-Nonsense

                                                                         Yo

                                                                         Lovable

                                                                         Intrepid

                                                                         Laid-back

                                                                         Adorable

Halloween Festivities!

Our first Halloween activity was getting pumpkins to carve.

This sign

 was at a church where we bought our pumpkins. People think Mormons are weird, go figure. 

Lila didn't know what to think about the pumpkins but I think she liked the wagon we used to haul them around in.

 These are our creations.

We also watched 'Tim Burton's, The Nightmare Before Christmas', it's a family tradition.

Chris' mom gave us this singing/dancing Frankenstein and Lila has a love/hate relationship with him. She always pushes him over when he's singing/dancing then she laughs and dances to the music.

Isn't she the cutest witch ever?!

Chris and I didn't dress up this year but I think we will from now on. It just makes it more fun.

I made these candy men for the kids in my Sunday school class.

Lila's first Halloween was a hit!

Hope yours was too:)

Nana and Grandpa Johnson Visit

They just had to come see Lila and how much she's grown. So they packed up the car and made the drive from Utah. Gifts were involved of course.

Lila playing with her new Cabbage Patch Kid.

Lila loves these toy beads! She chews on them and is always carrying as she moves around the room.

 Chris and I were able to go to the Temple together while Nana and Grandpa watched Lila and toured the Mormon Trail Center.

We also went to



Where Brigham Young was sustained as the 2nd prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.



 It has been great living close to and visiting these church history sights. They are a constant reminder of how much the pioneers sacrificed to bring forth the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm so grateful for their example of faith and diligence.

Lowell and Sharon left us for a few days and visited some more sights. They originally intended to go to Adam-Ondi-Ahmen then onto Independence, MO. Instead, they headed to Nauvoo, IL after Adam-Ondi-Ahmen. They were able to go to the Nauvoo Temple while they were there and ran into some old friends from California. It really is a small world.

They came back and stayed with us for one more day then headed back home. 

Thanks for coming:) We loved having you here!

It's coming...I can feel it!

Today, Lila put my hand in her mouth and sarted sucking on it. I felt a sharpness on her bottom gum. Lila's first tooth is coming through!!!

Can you see it...can you? Yeah, neither can I, but I can feel it!

Lila is Crawling!!

This first video is of Lila beginning to crawl last week.

This second video is of her crawling today.

I'm so amazed at how fast she improves. I shouldn't be, cause she practices everyday. All her hard work has paid off:)

She can also sit up on her own too. I love watching her learn and grow!!

Keep on Comin'

The visitors just keep on comin' and we love it! We've either had family or friends come to visit once a month since May. Our friends, Jeanne and Kent Lamb, stopped by on there long road trip from CA. They haven't seen Lila since she was 3 mths. old and she's grown so much. 

Jeanne and Kent holding Lila before bedtime.

I don't know how many times they had us over for dinner and games. It felt like old times. We ate and played games:)

Playing games. Jeanne threw the dice to make it an action shot.

Thanks for coming. It was great seeing you guys!!

Anyone else want to come visit? We'd love to see you:)