Pout face escalation

Our favorite face, the pout. When Locke's tired he just want to be with mom - or else. And when he's not, this is what happens....

seriously messed up.

I came across this little beauty today...so so so creepy. The worst part?? when she explains how to pose your hands, "they need to be snake-like" ewwww....and her constant stroking of her hands. so very strange. it makes me feel really normal.

Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving this year was absalutely everything I was hoping for - WAY too much food, yearly bingo (Grandma upped the prizes by taping a dollar bill to candy bars - oh man! it was amazing how much more competitive you can get for an extra dollar. or was it that we all wanted one of "grandma's" dollars - a momento for the year??)that was followed by dance instruction from jazzie and amber MUCH too soon after dinner. It envoked a kind of happy-sickness of having fun and trying to ignore the gobs of turkey and mashed potatoes that were wolfed down recently. (I eat like crazy there - rationalizing i'll work it off in the dance party later. although i never last long...)Locke was having such a hoot he didn't nap - in the first picture he is trying SO HARD to keep those little eyelids open - so scared he'll miss one more person coming up to him making a funny face to get him to laugh. By the way thank you to all the relitives, it was the funnest year yet! I love reconnecting with everyone and Locke loved every minute of it!

Grandpa, I think he is the secret mastermind behind every family gathering. He has a herd of range cows that he uses as an excuse to for many unofficial "thanksgiving parties" though out the year. Its one of those things that no one questions. You need 25 people to herd 50 cows right? right. see? no question. we all secretly love it!!
Grandma. the center stone of the family. How did i not know this woman 2 years ago?? It feels like she has always been there, always such a rock. yet so gentle, so unbelievable loving toward the grandkids. She has an AMAZING talent to make every grandkid believe they are her favorite. i just love her.

There is this tradition with the Larsens, where grandma's laundry room becomes the "Dessert Room". and it is filled to the BRIM. I went in there at the beggining to take a picture, and guess who was already in there!!! way to go lane, he was able to score me a lemon tart grandma makes from scratch. so good. soo soo good.




Locke and Warren playing! it was so funny to see them laughing and gargling to each other. it was like they had some secret joke they were telling right in front of us in baby speech! so cute. i love how they recognize each other already. They are so smart! then Locke tried to eat Warren. so i guess they're just babies after all!

yup. its true.

This poor child. Is getting glasses. now who wants to help me try to keep them on?!??!? He needs them 24/7, for the rest of his life. How has he seen anything for the last 8 months?? well. i don't know. he probably hasn't. Hopefully the gift of sight will be a motivator for him to keep his glasses on. But as you can see from the pictures, i doubt it. He hated trying them on, so when they come on Monday i know its going to be a fight to keep them on every minute. Any tips would be appreciated! geesh, i had no idea kids this young could get glasses! it blows my mind!!!!!
He is seriously the toughest kid ever. To check how farsighted he was they put stinging drops in his eyes to dialate the pupils. According to the optomitrist ALL kids scream and cry when he puts them in. But Locke?? not a peep. He is a hardcore farmkid already and i love it! Way to go buddy! i hope we can get this figured out come monday!

lazy eye...

How cute is he all bundled up?? i know this blog only has pictures of him...but our world seriously revolves around Locke. I can't believe how willing each of us are to sacrifice for him. Lane is so funny with him, he's the biggest softie ever. He hates to hear him cry at night, the second Locke makes the smallest wimper Lane runs in there to snatch him up. I love it, its let me see such a different side of Lane.

This picture makes it painfully clear that this boy has a lazy eye - he's looking down at my shirt. i have to take him in next week to see the eye doctor...without insurance. ouch. that bill is guna hurt. I'm curious to see what they'll do about it.

right now he thinks Vicki is the funniest person ever. Its so cute. He smiles more for her than anyone!



This is his favorite toy ever. Recognize it Skye?? My mom bought it when Skye had gracie...9 years ago. And its gone through about a dozen kids since then! including my neighbors 2 kids...

I can't wait till i get a video camera, he is absalutely freaking out on this toy!!



And this face ended our little photoshoot. He's been doing these faces for quite a while, like clockwork, every morning. I was laughing so hard, i'm glad they're not completely blurry. (its his pooping face...)

I'd better not show these to lane, i might get the same reaction as the picture where i used Locke as my model...which was questionable.

ok, so ready for the new headbands?? they are my fav so far. I'm selling them at a craft show next month for 12 bucks. i might save some for my first little girl...

Love you little guy

Locke. I want to thank you for all the smiles you give me everyday. For giggling at me while trying to workout and when i flip my hair around to blow dry it. For never really going to sleep - I love to peek in on you and have your little eyes stare back at me, pleading me to just pick you up. For your new cry, its this perfect little yelp that sounds like a little puppy. I love hearing it late at night when its quiet - it make me and your dad crack up every time. Thank you for kicking your legs and getting excited everytime we walk into grandmas house, how do you know that??!@?@?? For humming "yum" with every.single.bite. Thank you for getting so excited everytime you see me that you knaw on my chin, just to relieve your excitement. For just being you. I love you little buddy.

Sitting up!

Look who's sitting up!! Oh my gosh, Locke just amazes me at how much he grows, and how fast. I swear, last week i thought he would never get the hang of it. Now look at the little guy.

Um, and he's teething. Can you tell from him knawing on the binky? those bottom teeth will be his next little milestone.

oh, this picture. makes me wonder why we have been given a baby...k, seriously just kidding - we were driving to the farm on Sunday, when we all usually take a decent 2 hour nap. (the milkers weren't working - story of my freakin life). We knew Locke would be cranky but we just had to suck it up and go. So along the way he was yelling (NOT crying, big difference...) and honestly...we kinda ignored him. I tried to sleep and give a "SHHHH...Locke, its ok," every once and a while. Without turning around. yeah, how surprised and shocked were we when we went to get him and found him sleeping like this:

Here, see? he is ok. Lesson learned? always turn around in the car to comfort him. I'm still trying to get over my self-induced guilt trip of being a lazy mother.

Locke loves just chilling with Lane, and i love that he loves it. These two are already buds, Lane always talks about the day Locke will want to do chores with him. I just can't wait to take pictures of it. so cute.

Alright and how mean does this storm look? I was a bit scared of it - it looked a little hurricane-ish to me. Thankfully it got sucked up into the desert. This weather is so strange to me! it STILL has not snowed here yet! that is UN HEARD OF in canada. I love utah...




I've been playing around making some little boy hats lately. Locke gets the first one, of course.




Hmmm...he might hate this one later. I've made a few "cluster" flower clips in three different colors. I love how simple they are, its all about the texture with these ones.



p.s. Nicole, I have your brown flower clip done. and no way to get a hold of you....i hope you read this!