Holiday Photos!

Go Katy! Ring that bell!

On Christmas eve we rang the Christmas Bells. We made dreams come true. Mandy was helping Malaki with his bell.

Malaki and Grandma Chris Spendlove (don't tell Chris we published her picture!)

Malaki and Kylee

Malaki LOVED his new stacker toy he got for Christmas. When he first got it he sat and played for a really long time.

Old Halloween!

These are pictures from Halloween 2009. Kennedy had a ton of fun decorating the yard. You can see she did a very good job! Mandy and Katy came over and we went trick or treating. It was all good fun. Happy first Halloween Malaki!

Look what I found in the road!!!

Scott went to the bank earlier this week. As he was pulling out he saw the strangest thing. There was a small turtle running into the road. Scott put the car in neutral and set the e-brake and dashed out in the road to save the little guy. Luckly neither Scott nor the turtle got hurt. Scott sent messages to Nicole and Mandy to see what he should do with it. He was pretty sure it was not native to the area.

Mandy ended up wanting him. Latter that day, Mandy took him to the pet store and found out that he is a painted turtle. He lives in the water and on the land. He eats fish. Mandy named him Atibon Legba.

Remembering Malaki's First 2 Months

Malaki is now 12 weeks old and we have a TON of pictures. Here are various pictures from June & July. Hope you enjoy! Kennedy has been an awesome big sister! She gives him lots of snuggles, sings him songs, reads him stories and can even calm him when he is upset. She is an excellent "shhhhh"er. Malaki definately loves his big sister, when ever she talks to him he automatically smiles. Sometimes they just lay in bed next to eachother and giggle.

Bath time has been interesting! It is always a surprise when the water first touches his skin. He gets this look on his face that exclaims "...I don't know about this..!" Whenever we sprinkle the water on him he gets pretty intense. For the first few weeks Malaki thought that bath time was a great time for potty time! But now he is getting the hang of things (& so are we!) and it has gone much smoother..and cleaner. He usually is pretty calm during the actual bath. He lays there and looks around, kicks his feet and munches on his fingers. He loves to just lay around and giggle in his towel. He very much likes to be without his clothes. He squiles and yipes, and says things like "aroo, and geeee!!" Even when he just needs a change, he loves to lay on his changing table and talk to Mom and Dad about all sorts of things. These are some of our favorite times with Malaki. Malaki already loves to learn! He constantly studies his surroundings. Within the first week he had a favorite book and a favorite page. The moment we would lay him down he'd look for his lion. He and this lion had some wonderful conversations together! He loves to study pictures and look at flash cards. Mom even had to go out and find "ready for school" preschool flash cards to keep him entertained! At this rate he will be reading in no time!

The best place to study and learn about new things is out side! There are so many colors and sounds. The best part are the bright green leaves against the blue sky. Malaki loves to be out side and loves to be moving! Our sleepy wrap is the best thing to keep him comfy and give him what he wants, lots of walks. There are many days that we would go out 3 or 4 times! June had been abnormally WET! It rained almost EVERY day after Malaki was born for 3 weeks straight! The wrap was very useful for protecting him from the sudden rain showers that we would wait out under a near by tree. The sleepy wrap is also great because it gives Scott the sensation of being pregnant, which has been fun for Nicole! He says he even gets a little indigestion.

Life at home has been pleasant, but Mom was itching to get out after 3 weeks at home. Grandpa Nolan had a specail trip to the Zoo planned for him and Kennedy, so we decided to see if we could tag along. Mom had a great time look at all the animals, and Malaki enjoyed the movement and the sleep!
We even went on Vacation! We atteneded the Atkin annual family reunion, "The Atkinder" at Bear Lake from July 11-14. Malaki and Mom mostly stayed in doors eating and sleeping and trying to relax. Malaki got to met a lot of his relatives for the first time and enjoyed socializing. He was the youngest to attend. Here are some pictures from that weekend:

Malaki thinks his Mom is really funny. Somes he'd rather laugh at her then eat. He will even try to laugh at her WHILE eating. The above is a picture of him taking a break from dinner to laugh.
Malaki loves his Dad. He already takes him on lots of adventures. We have gone up Big Cottonwood Caynon to roast hot dogs and marshmellows, went to Bear Lake and explored Minnitonka Cave. The picture above is of Scott and Malaki playing in St. Charles Canyon. Scott keeps saying he can't wait until Malaki is old enough to ride in the bike trailer and go on the bus. When Scott and Malaki are together, Scott never stops singing. He makes up songs about everything and anything. Malaki seems to enjoy it.

Malaki was very pleased to find out his aunt Mandy and cousin katy would be coming with us to the reunion. His aunt Mandy can always get him smiling! He loves to play with her and tell her stories.

Pictures from Mandy

Tom and Lorna were sealed in the Logan Temple.
Mandy came up and took tons of pictures.

Kennedy helping "the round one" down the hill.



Mandy and Katy!


2t! Sweet!

Miss Kennedy! I don't know what that look is for. Maybe I asked her if she wanted to help me take the chicken to the vet

Old Mandy Pics!

I have had these pictures of Mandy for a long time. She has been asking for them for like 2 years, and finnaly I have scanned them in. The picture of her in the drawer is my favorite!

Mandy gives Scott a Birthday Present

Here is Toby. He is beautiful. Look at his crazy tongue and toes!

Fun with Mandy

Mandy came up to visit last weekend. Amongst other fun we had, we carved pumpkins and made a cartoon. Here a picture of Scotts pumpkin. It is a bull. Here is a link to the cartoon we made! hooray!