Sunday, December 18, 2011

White brother yellow brother

Cool older yellow brother sporting the bike and bugs bunny with little white brother tailing behind
With my exams over and a 2 week break ahead of us, we're heading back to Arizona to enjoy Christmas with family. A couple of months ago we found a deal on a toy bike at a garage sale, and I insisted on stowing it away for Christmas. Since we couldn't very well take it to Arizona, Christmas came a bit early. Taking the above picture was striking to me because Enoch and Michael look so different. Enoch's skin is definitely a bit yellower or tanner than Michael's, and I am trying to recall how Enoch looked when he was Michael's age.

Enoch back when he was a little baby buddha at 4 months.
After looking at this picture of Enoch, I'm still not sure how their skin tone compares. I do know that Enoch looks completely different. So, I took another picture of Michael in the same pose to see if he also looks like a Buddha.

Buddha baby or not?
Somehow Michael doesn't seem as Buddha as Enoch was.







I decided that before we left for Arizona I should rake up some leaves so our house didn't look too abandoned while we were gone. When we rented the house I was so pleased about the giant trees in our backyard providing shade. I didn't realize then that it would mean me raking up eleven 40-gallon trash bags of leaves this weekend. And the leaves are still falling. At least it provided us the opportunity to take some classic pictures.


His hair sure is getting long. We don't plan on cutting it until he is old enough to decide whether or not he wants to take the vow of the Nazirite. I guess that's 8 years old?
Sometimes I look at this picture and think the leaves are the bottom of Enoch's dress.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

100 Things We're Grateful For


Following the theme of Thanksgiving and the Ensign's first presidency message, we made a list of 100 things we're grateful for during our family home evening. I thought it was good little exercise and, oddly enough, felt accomplished after doing it.

Things about my spouse
Material Possessions
People
Dead People
Things about nature
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Things about today
Modern Inventions
Foods
Gospel stuff
Historical events
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