Good Day to be a Cougar/The Making of a Picture

After much effort, this is the best picture we got in our BYU gear yesterday:

And now, the outtakes:

(In that annoying parental photography voice:) Warren, look at me! Cami, get your fingers out of your mouth!

Warren, it's ok. I'll help you, Camille...

Good job, Warren. No, Cami - fingers out!

Good job Cami. Warren, look at the camera!

No fingers! Look at the dang camera!

Put baby cougar back in the middle! Look at the camera, W! Cami! NO FINGERS!

I'm the mom, your sister doesn't like your helping with her fingers, I'll do it.

Cami's falling - Warren! Look!

At me! Look at ME!

Ah...as good as it's gonna get, I suppose. Photoshoot over.

Oh, and suck it Utah.

Catch up

Here's a little blitz of what we've been doing lately:

Took some baths

Worked on our smiling...

Took pictures at JCPenney. Surprise! They turned out well.

ahh...Cami fell asleep on me (this NEVER happens!)

Played in some leaves

Stopped Cami from eating 100 leaves

W went streaking through the neighborhood.

Got sleepy and decided to rest in the stroller

Cut my hair (side note: BANGS! I had hideous bangs in high school and I swore never again. In college I grew them out after a complete stranger in the cougareat started eating fries off my tray and told me I'd be "hotter without those bangs". Who does that?! I was so angry and yet so grateful, because he was the push over the edge I needed to grow those bad boys out. Then after I did I started getting all these dates. Superficial boys... Anyways, I have these baby hairs coming in after giving birth and they needed to be hidden. Viola. I can't decide if they're cool or matronly. Ah well, stuck with them now.)

Made a pretty & tasty chicken pot pie

W ate some corn dogs (food of the gods)

We said goodbye to our friends, the Moss Family. (W& Calvin)

Kissed ourselves in the mirror.

Read some books

Played with Scotty and Courtney over Thanksgiving break. (They're saying "Yeah!!!")

Went Black Friday shopping at the outlets with Courtney, Brett, and Heather. Scored some serious deals.

Made turkey hats. (I SEWED them! That's right, I'm a sewer. No, not really. But I can thread the machine and make it go - sometimes in a straight line even. I've been making baby leg warmers like crazy cause that's the only thing I really know how to do. Those and turkey hats.)

You're caught up

California Real Quick

Taylor's best friend from BYU, Doug, married the awesome Tamara. She is my BFF by default (good thing I love her). They adopted the cute baby Benjamin and are in line to adopt the future William sometime this month. As if two new babies wasn't reason enough to fly down for a visit, one of my best friends from BYU, Bonnie, is in their ward and threw Tamara her baby shower. The stars are definitely aligned, because having these 2 in the same place made for the best weekend! Cami and I enjoyed each other's company boy-free and Taylor and Warren had fun at home. It was a quick trip, so I think we need to go back in the Spring so we can take in some sights and see all the family we have down there. Thanks, girls, for a great time!

Cutest shower - Go Bonnie

C & Uncle Doug

Baby Benny - so cute, so little

Kisses!

Bonnie's favorite picture. She fell asleep face-first. So sad.