The fun continues.

Scotty has also become the resident fashion consultant. Apparently he thought Eric would look better as a cyclops or with a monocle.


We tried our best oculus repairo skills but apparently we're all muggles. Now we're just waiting for Eric's new (and cheap!) glasses to arrive from zenni in the mail. I'm also trying to win a $100 gift certificate to Eye Buy Direct to get a new pair of glasses for me--mine are seriously toddler smeared and scratched.


I have had some luck with giveaways recently even though I rarely enter them. In fact, today I found out I won a personalized placemat for Scotty! This will be his second, but I'm glad to get it because he likes to get them out and play with them.


I picked this one because "firefighter" is one of his favorite signs and that just doesn't come up very often in casual conversation. I do think I'll get one that says "Scotty" instead of Christpoher, however...

In other news, Scotty cracks us up and is a lot of fun to be around. Eric and I played a little Rock Band while he was eating a snack and he started singing along so we let him play. He scored a 59% on this song (on easy, but hey, it's a hard song and the kid can barely talk!)

This video's for you, Bekah!

For those who don't recognize the song, it's "That's What you Get" by Paramore, and the chorus (which he sings pretty accurately) is all woahs.

Scotty's Newest Exploits

There's always something to make me laugh and keep things interesting. He finally regained his curtain privileges and so far, so good--they've stayed on the wall where they belong and no stuffed animals have been speared by the curtain rod.

He loves to share his world with me. Constantly. The other day I put on a short video for him to watch after his nap while I finished a school assignment. He kept walking from the front room to the computer to tell me what he would see: "Mama, horse." A minute later, "Mama, dog!" If I didn't pay attention to his explanation, he would put his little hands on the side of my face and turn it toward him and say really slow, "Mama...horse...." like he was trying to teach it to me! Made it hard to get my stuff done but cute, nonetheless.

Yesterday Eric came to the store with us before he left for his CPA class. As we got in the car, I tried to get Scotty to agree to call Eric some goofy nickname...

Meg: "Scotty say, 'yeah!'"
Eric: "Scotty say, 'no!'"
Scotty: ............
Meg: "say, 'yeah!'"
Eric: "no, say 'no'"
Scotty: ......... "uh-oh!"

He's already a pro at not taking sides ;o)

Here's a video of Scotty at his most realistic.

And yes, he does totally nail the camera with the case.

Recent crafts

Last summer I started an ambitious project to make a quiet book to keep Scotty entertained during church. My friend Janae was making one and she made it seem so quick and easy--I should have been wary because that girl can make a gorgeous quilt (including creating her own pattern!) in like a week.

So here it is. Finally finished. Only one year later! I'm glad I made this and I put a lot of time, thought, and love into it. And I'll never make another one as long as I live. Enjoy!

Scotty's newest thing is pointing out people in pictures. To prevent him from breaking anymore of my pictures or pulling them off the walls, and to keep him close to family that's far away, I made him a collage book all his own. Congratulations to all of you who are now a part of his vocabulary :o)

This next one is pretty long, so it's mostly for the grandma's,
but he is getting pretty good at lots of names...is yours one of them?

Daddy Day

Scotty gave us the best Father's Day present yesterday: he slept in till 9am. Of course, I hadn't planned on that miracle, so I hadn't set an alarm. Still, I managed to make Eric french toast breakfast in bed, jump in the shower, mostly figure out how to do my hair without looking like a mushroom, and make it to church to accompany choir practice by 10am. Whew!

Eric didn't want any presents, so I practiced restraint. I finally found a nice bag to replace the duffel bag he currently hauls to the temple :o) Mostly I bought things for Scotty so he could look just like his daddy, including miniature black wingtips and a nice white button shirt.

This picture is a better summation of our day:

Check out that loving face!

We also decided to make a huge Father's Day card for Eric via a candy bar poster. Scotty helped me pick out candy as we walked around the store to write a creative message of love and appreciation.


Of course, Eric really only likes Reese's, and that's a hard word to incorporate, so we improvised.

We love you, Eric!

Complete Randomness

I uploaded the newest pictures from my camera and have decided that there isn't much a storyline to accompany them. So, here you are: complete randomness.

Scotty's friend Marian came over to play.

She "read" a book to Scotty by pointing at the pictures and saying "what is that? what does that cow say?" Hmm...exactly what I do all day! I guess I'm replaceable :o) She saw me taking a picture and asked for a picture of just her--isn't she cute?

We've known her since day one and will really miss the Birk's when we move in a month!


While Eric's been taking CPA review courses all day Saturday in Salt Lake, Scotty and I have taken a few trips up north to visit family. Two weeks ago we got to go to my cousin's wife's baby shower. She's avoided any "belly pictures" so I of course took a few :o) She looks super cute so I don't know what she's hiding!

Scotty had a great time borrowing Kyler's new dog and jumping all over family members. Here he is with my aunt Peggy.



One more picture...tada! I whacked all my hair off again! I'm still learning how to do it because it's been a few years since I had short hair but I LOVE it. Besides, I finally look more than 25 than 16...
I got my student teaching assignment for fall and am excited to get started! I'm a litle anxious about blending in with the 14 year-olds but I'm sure it will be a great experience. I'm teaching with Kris Radamacher-Gorowitz at Desert Vista High School. I graduated from there in 2002 and know Kris by name as she was the cheer coach. Wish me luck!