General Conference Weekend

On Sunday we ended up at my parent's home for the afternoon session of General Conference. It was a lot of fun since EVERYONE kind of spontaneously showed up. My brother Paul had his camera there and got some cute shots of Landon that I wanted to share.

Calm Landon with anything but calm hair.

Another photo of Landon sticking his tongue out. Surprise, surprise.

And finally just a cute picture.

Cowboy Landon

Eric and Allie had a little fun putting Allie's cowboy hat on Landon's head. I'm not so sure it was as fun for Landon as it was for them (note Eric's hands holding Landon's arms down in the first picture).

We're not sure what it is about hats, but every time Landon has one on his head, he pulls some strange faces!

Because 2 Dogs, a Fish, and a Snake aren't Enough...

We have to bring the neighbors cat over to play, too. Allie has asked for a cat for a long time but we have been able to talk her out of it so far because: 1-I am allergic to cats, 2-We have 2 dogs, and 3-We have a pet fish whom Allie believes might be eaten by a pet cat (we haven't gone out of our way to discourage that notion). Tonight she brought the neighbor's cat Cooper over for a little visit. What I was surprised to discover is that apparently Landon loves cats. I have never seen him get so excited about being around an animal--and he has been around plenty of animals in his short life. WARNING: Allie is the videographer!

More Pictures

Here are a couple of additional photos from our sealing day.
Right after the sealing.

And another cute Landon picture.

This picture reminded me of something Elder Caldwell said when Landon was brought into the sealing room. He said "Your know, your hair won't always stick up like that". I'm not so sure!

Allie the Photographer

Allie continues to believe that she has a special talent for capturing great shots of her little brother. She thinks he is sooooo funny. Allie wanted everyone to see what she caught Landon doing.

Like Father, Like Son

Landon loves to play with Eric's hat. We decided to try and put one on him and see what he did. For the most part he thought it was pretty fun. He even left his hat on (as long as Eric held his arms down).

Have You Ever Wondered...

...what Landon's hair looks like freshly washed and combed? If so, take a look.


It hardly looks like him to me. I have grown so accustomed to his crazy faux-hawk. After about 10 minutes of drying time the transformation is complete.

That looks more like the baby I know and love!

How NOT to Use a Bumbo

I think our blissful Bumbo days are over. This seat was worth it's weight in gold--until just recently. Now it looks like a catastrophe waiting to happen.

Look Who's Learned a New Trick!

Landon Is Average...

at least as far as growth statistics are concerned. This morning was Landon's 6 month well baby visit. He now weighs 18 lbs 3 oz which puts him at 52% for 6 month old boys. He is 26.6 inches long and in the 51% for height. Finally, his head circumference is 39.7 cm which puts him at 50% in that category. Average all the way around--except that Dr Glade says he is "very smart" for a young baby. Landon's pediatrician was impressed with his alertness and social interaction, sure signs of an intelligent baby in his educated opinion. But we already knew that! In addition to being such a smart little guy he impressed all of the office staff with his cheerfulness following his immunizations. As soon as the nurse put the needles down Landon was once again smiling and talking to her just like he had before she started poking him. I guess we could say that he is quick to forgive.

Landon Is Six Months Old Today

Can you believe it? I am amazed at how quickly time has gone. We are halfway to Landon's first birthday. Allie has already begun to plan the big bash. Eventually I am going to have to break it to her that one year old boys don't really care for "princess" parties. Although...as long as there is food involved I doubt very much that Landon will complain. I have been sick for the last several days so when I woke up feeling better this morning I decided to take Landon to the park. It was a very sunny, beautiful day (but isn't it supposed to be fall?). It felt so good to be out of the house and I think that Landon enjoyed it even more than I did.



He sure does like swinging! He giggles the whole time. When he got tired of the swing, Landon spent some time lying on his back talking to the birds up in the tree.

Look what else he has learned how to do...


Eventually, his desire to explore took over and he went to work examining the grass.