On the Road Again

I'm pretty sure that back to back posts have never happened in the history of my blog, but for this little guy it was absolutely necessary. Tomorrow I leave to go see sweet baby Gavin, who arrived on Sunday night, a full three weeks early for my sister Ashley. Rest assured I will be picking her brain trying to figure out the secret to getting a baby to come early.

Try and tell me that those cheeks aren't completely edible. I'm already madly, truly, deeply in love with this little man and can't wait to be his favorite aunt (somewhere I hear sisters and sisters-in-law crying out in protest). More pictures to follow after a weekend spent eating my little nephew up.

Quick sidenote: somehow my beloved son Colton has taken to calling me "Joker." As in The Joker - you know - the villain from Batman? I thought it was a little phase that I could laugh off. One that would hopefully last a day? Maybe two, max. That just wasn't to be. Here are some things I've heard in our house lately:

(During prayers): "We're so grateful for the dinner Mom - I mean - the Joker made us."

"Joker, come wipe my bottom."

"I love you Joker."

And the kicker. (While bringing me a copy of Evan's The Dark Knight DVD and pointing to a beyond creepy picture of Heath Ledger): "Look Joker, it's a picture of you!"

Niiiiiice. It wouldn't be so bad if Evan wasn't affectionately being called Superman and Cade, The Hulk. How did I get stuck being the only villain in the family?

Our Weekend

Labor day for us included:

- Some camping. No pictures (I was too busy keeping my children out of the fire) but a fun time was definitely had by all. Oh and have we talked about how much I loathe outhouses? Evan was lucky enough to accompany me to the outhouse in the middle of the night. I even made the poor man come inside with me. I just can't summon up enough courage to go alone when it's dark outside. He was even nice enough to hold the lantern for me (but drew the line at holding my hand). Who says chivalry is dead?

- Some BYU football. Go Cougs! Such a wild, crazy and fun game to watch. I love fall and I especially love college football, more specifically BYU football.

-Hanging out at Ocean Michigan. I know some prefer to call it "Lake" Michigan but anytime you can't see land as far as the eye can see, I'll refer to it as the ocean, thank you very much. I kept having to remind myself that this was freshwater and absolutely no sharks were going to get me. I also kept asking Evan if there was any way possible that Lake Michigan connected to the ocean. Go ahead, call me paranoid. It would be an accurate description. This was the kiddos on the way home from a day spent under the sun and in the water.