Children...what a blessing!

As a parent you have to contend with a whole host of issues you never even considered could even exist as possible issues when you were childless...like sleeping at night or suddenly having a BLOWOUT and you never worried that someone might just suddenly decide to bite you.

And while this may sound fraught with negatives to the childless let me just say that while there are several unpleasant situations that seem to accompany parenthood there are so many positives....like we are never bored or hungry at church now, we never sleep too long, we are trying harder to live the boyscout motto by "Always being prepared" for blowouts, meals on the go, wardrobe malfunctions, naps ..etc. Each month seems to bring more and more excitement to our lives.

Megan is now into everything. We are learning that even the most benin looking objects can be
dangerous in the hands of the impetous eight month old. Her method of crawling is slightly unorthodox but doesn't seem to slow her down.

My last trip to the Dentist...I HOPE!

Today I went to the dentist and had the last of my dental work done. However, my teeth right now are sooooo sore, that I hope I won't have to go back. Pete was able to stay home with Meg who was due for a nap when I left to go to the dentist. She was not very good for him today and wouldn't go to sleep till mom got home. Normally she loves time with daddy! I think she is getting sick...runny nose, cough, general fussiness...Oh well. I guess we will see what happens!

The ten plagues of Egypt...or Oklahoma

These Oklahomians must be naughty, because we have an infestation of crickets like that of the days of Moses and the children of Egypt. It's not all bad, Megan finds the crickets fascinating and nutritious. I have caught here snacking on their carcasses on a few occasions. Eeeewww!!! They are seriously everywhere. I don't usually mind bugs....but these crickets are quickly starting to annoy me!

Inspite of the bug infestation we have had a good week. Peter had Friday off and as a surprise he took us up to Quartz Mountain for lunch. Quartz Mountain sits right on Lake Altus. We let Megan play in the sand and the lake a little after lunch. It was a fun day!!!

Megan gets cuter and funnier everyday! She also gives the best hugs and now has 2 bottom teeth. We are looking forward to heading back to Grammy and Grandpa Sherwood's on Wednesday to see cousins Keyan, Brenna, and Tracen...oh yeah and Aunt Alissa, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Ashlie, Uncle Nick, Grammy, Grandpa, Uncle Adam, and Uncle Brett!!

some pics from our trip

The stars at night....

We went to Dallas this weekend. Saturday morning we got up and drove 4 hours( I drove) to Dallas. We went to see our friends, Joe & Melissa Wilson ( and kids) and they watched Megan so we could go to the Temple. It was so nice. We didn't have a lot of time and so we just did sealings, but it was so cool to be back and I saw a few people I knew from my mission. Then we went to dinner with the Wilsons and Brad, Kathryn, and Logan Garber.

We spent the night with the Garber's and went to the Plano 4th Ward. We stayed an extra night at the Garbers because we just kept visiting. They are so fun and we had such a nice time. Logan is a smarty. He is already reading simple words and books and he just turned 2!!!

We left today and went to Costco, and Target, both things that aren't available near us and then went out to lunch for SUSHI!!! It was so good and we sat at the sushi bar. The waiter and the sushi chef took such good care of us, including getting animal crackers and a little plate of rice for Meg.

We got back to Altus at 6:30 and then Pete took Meg swimming. She sure loves the water. She also was just playing on the floor and when I looked over she had a dead cricket in her mouth. GROSS! We really do feed her! Well I need to put her in her PJ's and put her to bed!

A Trip to the Dentist

Yesterday I took a little trip to the dentist. It had been a while...2 1/2 years ...since my last cleaning and exam. I now have 1 cavity, 1 broken cusp on a molar, one leaking filling, and a partridge and a pear tree. So next Tuesday the dental work will begin.... yea!!!!

Megan is getting bigger, louder, and sillier everyday. Unfortunately she is not sleeping any better and is still working on that second tooth. It comes up and goes back down. I can't wait for it to surface for good.

Peter is preparing for his first checkride (test) in the KC-135. It should be on Friday and if all goes well we will leave for Dallas for a weekend out Saturday morning. Cross your fingers!!!