He's [scooting] on sunshine... whoaaa...

Bye Ehmen

Corban's brother Evan left for his 2 year mission in Taiwan last month.  Pepper loves and misses Uncle Ehmen!!

"Oh. Em. Gee.  Look at all that lucious hair, 

just waiting to get in my grubby, sweaty clutches.  

Come to PAPA!"

 

"Ooooohh and BRACELETS!  

Of course they aren't as tasty as 

Mommy's dangly earrings, but they'll do."

"Who am I kidding.  

Really I just want that hair.  

In my belly.  

Like now.

Don't you judge me, Evan."

 "Are you guys done yet?  

Cause I am. 

Peace out."

We love you Evan!  We're so proud of you!  Thanks for spending some of your last Missouri days with us!

Do your duty

I'll give you two chances to guess what Pepper is doing in these pictures, but you'll probably only need one.

"No picurs!  NO PICURS!!"

Someday in about 10 years Pepper may or may not kill me posting these pictures.  Hope you enjoyed them!

UPDATE:  I have been notified that not everyone can figure out what Pepper is doing in just one or two guesses.  So I'll just tell you:  POOPING.

It's ok for sisters to swoon. I won't tell.

Haley,
Take a deep breath, and make sure you are sitting down. Here's the proof:)

WOOOT!!

A few more for Hermana VDM

Hermana,

I feel like this is the easiest way to share pics with you... it's probably not, but that's how I feel so here we go!  

I took the kids to visit Mom and Dad last week.  It was a great trip!  Pepper had so much fun playing barbies with Gwapa, feeding the kitties (Rocky and Thoey), and jumping on the trampoline.  

Killing time in the St. Louis airport... the kids were great on both flights, HOORAY!  Pepper was so excited to be going on a "hairplane."  She tells me everyday now, "Go hairplane soon please, Mommy? Snack on hairplane and buckle! Pweeease Mommy?"

Giddy-up!! (FYI---I know the big beautiful TV in the background is going to throw you off... but yes, this is Mom and Dad's house.)

I can't get enough of his squishiness.  

Walking the bike trail!  Forgot to pack a more manly hat for Lincoln, poor guy... It was gorgeous weather in Cincy.

Mom got these goldfish to use in her sunbeams lesson.  Chelsea (who also came to Cincy--party time!!) and I were sitting in the  family room when (unbeknownst to us) Pepper decided to pick up this very heavy jar off the kitchen table to show it to us.  She made it  all the way into the family room before dropping it on the floor, spilling fish and poopy fish water on Mom's nice carpet.  Sorry Gwama!! 

She LOVES her GWAMA!!

And Farmer John!  Er, I mean GWAPA!!

Doctor Pepper:)

Playing at Julifs Park

The morning after we got back to St. Louis, Pepper found some nail polish on my nightstand while I was in another room.  Amazingly enough she didn't get it on any furniture! The tears are from her freaking out about, "WASH HANDS PLEASE!!!"

Aren't they handsome?  :)

What up Hermana!

Aunt Horchata,
Hola Tia!  Como estas? I hope things are going good in Cali.  Mostly I'm just writing to tell you that you should be  excited to have kids someday.  I realize this has nothing to do with missionary work, but I'm 9 months old, and I don't know anything about missionary work.  But I do know about the little blue boxes you and my mom both have and I want to tell you that your kids are going to LOVE IT!!

Here I am just minding my own biznasssss, just being handsome and cute...

Hold up... my hand is stuck... it's caught on something... hmmm... I'm not sure what it is, but like I said, I'm 9 months old, so whatever it is I will LOVE it and it will be MINE and it will go in my MOUTH!

Ok, for real... where is the end of this thing?  I know it's going to be something  awesome... 

 O.  M.  G.
WAIT.
I KNOW.
O. M. G.
Don't tell me!  It's um, ah, that thing my mom carries in her pocket 24/7!  That thing that I grab whenever I'm lying on my changing table!  That thing my wandering hands find every time I'm nursing!  That blue thing that brings me endless entertainment, but also endless torment when mom takes it away!  
AHHHHH!!!! YESSSS!!!!  Now where is it????

Hold up, is the coast clear?  Ok, I'm going for it.

VICTORY!!! 

VICTORY!!! 

VICTORY!!!

Quick!  Help me hide it before Mom notices it's gone!  Where are my pockets?  Why doesn't this outfit have pockets???  Stupid pocketless romper!

(***Sidenote:  Did you check out my thighs?  I know you're a missionary and aren't supposed to check out cute boys, but I'm a baby, so it's probably ok.  Mom says I am scrumptious.)


Ok Hermana, te quiero!  Hasta luego!
Lincoln