My Sister Jessica and her baby Lily

My little sister lives in Montana. It was a little exciting for me, because while I was pregnant with Travis, Jessica was pregnant with Lily. I have had friends that were pregnant at the same time I was pregnant with Enoch, but it was never a sister. Travis was born in March and Lily in April. Its only a bummer she lives so far away. These two cousins would be two peas in a pod if they grew up together.

 

While they were visiting, she asked if I could take some “Mommy and Me” photos. Trust me when I tell you, I am not a great photographer. I love taking photos of my kids, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not fabulous at it. Joe is the artist when it comes to camera.

I will admit, Jessica and Lily were easy to photograph. They both are extremely photogenic.

 

Thanks for visiting us Jessica and Lily. We love you and miss you. Can’t wait for your next visit!

 

Here are just a few of VERY, very many photos. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

Newest Member of the Blue Man Group

Things got quiet…sometimes, when things are quiet, especially around bedtime, it means Enoch has fallen asleep. Not tonight…

He found a crayola marker somewhere this evening. Funny thing, I don’t buy markers. Hmmm.

 

Pachyderm Painting – Zoo Trip

The Denver Zoo had Pachyderm Painting for a week at their pachyderm exhibit. Most of you know that Enoch adores elephants, so, when I read about this in the monthly flyer, I knew we had to go, no excuses.

I’m SO glad that we did! Enoch loved it! Bonnie came with us so she and Travis hung out at the back of the HUGE CROWD while Enoch and I pushed our way to the front for the perfect view and easy spot for pictures. I’ve also posted pictures from the rest of the visit. Enjoy!

Mimi & Dolly are their names. Mimi is 50 years old and Dolly is 40 years old. Dolly was the first to paint. She was SO cute! She would sort of, slap/beat the paintbrush on the board sideways, it was SO neat. She took a bow after she was done. :D

This is Mimi ^ Patiently waiting her turn to paint.

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Finally, it was Mimi’s turn! She needed a little help, so the zoo people did most of it for her, but she did an awesome job!

  

     

Dolly watched Mimi paint and then decided she was going to try and get some more attention from everyone. Too cute!  

   

And Mimi’s Bow!

  

The finished product and Enoch! The 2nd picture is his, “Mom, stop taking pictures of me!”

 

I love these pictures. ^ I’m going to blow them up and frame them. My favorite is the 2nd picture though, because he’s explaining something to her with his gestures. :D

The Okapi had a baby, aw…

   

Checkin’ out the Seals. That’s Bonnie & Travis, they looked like that for most of the Zoo trip. :D

 

Tropical Discovery! My camera was acting funny so these look a little weird.

 

The 2nd is the Anaconda! I’ve only seen him IN the water, he was HUGE!

 

These fish photos turned out AWESOME.

Kind of cute for such an evil creature…gives me the heebie jeebies…

Enoch enjoys the Komodo Dragons

 

They had a few tables set up around the Zoo this trip where the kids could actually touch stuff. This was an actual snake skeleton.

 

And last but not least, the Snow Leopard. These guys are BEAUTIFUL. Funny thing though, he was sleeping and 2 mice decided they would come and finish his left overs. Do you see both of the mice??

Enoch'isms

So a friend told Joe that our blog was boring and that we needed to post more funny stories about Enoch. SO, here are a few...

1. If Joe and I ever have a "heated" conversation, not really arguing, but more passionate about a subject, Enoch feels like we are fighting. He will proceed to tell Joe, "Daddy, no! You stop it, that's not nice. You go to your bedroom, NOW!".

2. One afternoon Enoch randomly told me that he loved me, like he usually does several times a day. So I decided to play a fun game with Enoch and ask him about the things that he loves.

Mom - Enoch, do you love your Tutu & Papa?
Enoch - Yes
Mom - Do you love your Grandmom & Grandpa?
Enoch - Yes
Mom - Do you love your elephant toys?
Enoch - Yes
Mom - Do you love going to nursery at church?
Enoch - Yes
Mom - Do you love to dance?
Enoch - Yes
Enoch - Mommy, I love my poop. (serious look on his face)
Mom - Oh, you do? Well, that's interesting.
Enoch - Yeah, I love my brother too.
Mom - Well, that's sweet Enoch.

After a few minutes of back and forth banter, Enoch looked at me and started laughing...
Enoch - Mom, I don't love my poop, that's gross!

3. Enoch seems to find blondes attractive. We were watching the Country Music Awards last year or some music awards show and Carrie Underwood came on to the stage wearing this cute little gold dress and Enoch's response is: "WOW Mom! She's pretty!"

4. Enoch refers to his cousins as " RawleyBrody". They are one whole name, he does not distinguish between the two unless he needs a specific cousin.

5. Anytime one of Enoch's animal toys are stacked ontop of each other, they are considered "Circus" animals...that is fine by me. No need to get graphic people, he's 3.

6. Enoch fell off the porch at his cousins house and proceeded to say "Damnit..." as he stood up. (mommy got in trouble for that one.)

7. If Mommy and Daddy say "bad" words, Enoch will kindly tell us, "No, Mom (Dad), that's a bad no no. We don't say that."

8. Enoch likes to have sleep overs with his Tutu (grandmother, Joe's Mom), and lets just say she's a little quiet sleeper challenged. Well, Enoch woke up in the middle of the night one time, shook her shoulder and said, "SsSSH, Tutu, be quiet. Stop snoring!" and went back to sleep.

And to our friend, who kindly labeled our blog as boring: David, we love ya and we hope this makes you happy! :D
I will be sure to post Enoch'isms more often. :D

Happy Weekend Everyone!