Well, I just realized why I haven't updated my blog in two months! Every time I try and write a new blog post, typepad freezes up on me and loses the post. I've sat here so many times and almost pushed the publish button...and right then, the blog gods look down on me and say nanananana!!!! And poof, my post is gone. Argh!!! I have so much I want to share..... let me try and give you a recap on the past two months....
At halloween Cooper and I traveled up to Utah and spent another holiday away from daddy (I promise we'll be home next year hon!) But we had a blast with my sisters, mom, bro-in-law and cousins.
My sisters and their spooky families...
Yes, Madonna and Richard Simmons did call me asking for their cheap-80's-who's-that-girl-lipstick and crazy exercise man pants back...and yes, Cooper realized at the moment that this picture was taken that it WILL come back and haunt him in his teenage years!
Don't you hate it when people write "wash me" in the dirt on your car and "I need a tan" on your pastey white legs!
All the cousins together.
This pirate has a nose picking problem.
We had a ton of fun trick or treating, but Cooper and I seemed to be holding up the tail end the entire night. I ended up picking him up and jogging between houses to try and keep up with the triathalon trick or treaters we were with! Fun times...
Then we headed up to Idaho for the real reason for our travels.... My beautiful grandmother, Edna, turned 90 this year and all of the family got together to celebrate her life! It meant so much to be there and to hear my aunts and uncles share fun stories and fond memories of her. I love my grandmother...she would give Polyanna a run for her money any day and make even the grumpiest person feel good about life.
Doesn't she have the sweetest smile!
Then I had my "cough" 30th "cough" birthday. It was a rough one, I must say. I had a hard time crossing the imaginary threshold from a 20 something to a 30 something. Although, my gut that resembles that green blob that slid off John Cusack's plate in Better Off Dead reminds me that time is marching on and taking my body with it. My wonderful hubby, sensing my dismay (and complaints every 30 seconds) swooped down like a knight on a horse and threw a surprise party for me with family and some close friends. So my birthday turned out to be pretty good...although I am still begrudgingly admitting that I'm um just past 29. I can't find the pictures from that night, so you'll have to settle for a pic of me and my knight from the family christmas party.
Which brings me to the family Christmas party. This was the Liljenquist side's party and it was so much fun. I love seeing my cousins, and it is especially fun since most of us have kids now. We had a live nativity, christmas gift exchanges, and the mack daddy of all pinatas. We brought the pinata with us in Christian's little natural gas civic, and because it has virtually no trunk space, Cooper had to share his headroom with it. It kept falling on him and the poor kid was so scared of the monster that was "attacking" him that I had to hold it up for most of the hour drive across town! And the candy we brought only filled up part of one leg! He was huge!
Christmas was awesome. We stayed the night at my parents' house and everyone gathered in the hallway for the annual picture right before everyone rushes into the living room to see what goodies santa left for them. I adore how scary this picture is!
Openings presents was lots of fun. Cooper opened all of his and then helped everyone that would let him open theirs. Here is the fam after all the gifts were open.
That beautiful angle does wonders for my thighs! Not!
I'll leave you with these beautiful photos of the rockband madness that went on for the rest of Christmas day. I had a little fun with dragging the shutter and getting a little motion into the images. You gotta love these!
Fun times! So there you have the last two months of my life! Sortof! We had more fun times up in Utah, but I'll share those in another post. I also have had some sessions that I'd love to share but I'm tired so it will have to come tomorrow! Til then!
i love the candids you take of your family life. the costumes are a riot! the rockband photos rock!
Posted by: Shannon | January 22, 2009 at 08:54 PM
Love this post, Cindy. You and your fam are such a blast. Miss you! ~m
Posted by: Melody | February 06, 2009 at 02:44 PM
Missed your posts!
Posted by: Oana Hogrefe | February 07, 2009 at 06:58 PM
That picture of my brother is timeless. Just like I remember him. :o) Love Ya Sean!
Posted by: Christina Picker | February 20, 2009 at 09:34 PM