Breakfast in Chicago with Scott Hardy

My life for the past month

This happens way too often. But I love it.

A full week of cold quarantine ... time to rig a couple of swings from the squat rack.

Arctic Explorers

Monkeys in the banana tree.

Eve "reading" to herself.

Chico Bon Bon

Freezer paper stenciling with Eve as the graphic designer.

Kellogg Kids Bake Sale on Valentine's Day

More Chico Bon Bon

Christmas in Utah - 2011

Oak the Lion and Eve the Wounded Continental Soldier

Oak fell in love with the Hardy's cats. Thank goodness for allergy medicine.

Safety first.

Singing Christmas carols with the cousins.

(Meri, Lily, Claire and Eve)

My cousin Kayla Graham teaching Eve the ropes.

Oak with the miniature horses at my Aunt Ilona's house.

Pictures with Grandma Walker

The Hardys with Great Grandma

The Neuners with Great Grandma. Oak has his shirt off so we could show Grandma how he has Grandpa Walker's large rib cage. I knew we should have named him Oak Wendell.

Eve at the fountain at Temple Square that I remember playing around with my cousins when I was her age.

The Lights on Temple Square. Better than ever.

The Red Cedar Tree. Always a favorite.

Oak loved the Angel Moroni on the East side of the Temple.

The view from Grandpa and Grandma's house.

Deer Creek Reservoire. Heber, Utah

On the Polar Express (The Heber Creeper)

The view from the Miller's cabin in Midway.

On the Rhino.

Clearing the path.

Oak's favorite.

Neuner clan at the Midway cabin.

Mount Timpanogus

Playing with slinkies on the stairs with Aunt Lauren

Oak with his sword and shield from Germany (compliments of Grandpa Bob and Grandma KLynn)

Oak flying airplanes with cousin Will (whom I never saw not wearing those red long johns)

Four Generations

Conclusion, our best visit to Utah yet.

Laura

Just before we moved to Chicago the Hardy kids, Eve, Oak and me went with a friend of mine who is an artist to see her do a painting of the Potomac. She just put it up on her website. That's Oak and me in the right hand corner.

http://lauraerekson.com/artwork/2028471_Potomac.html

220 pounds on the deadlift

At least he won't get mistaken for a girl anymore

Oak has a new hair cut. After looking at his baby pictures, Eve decided Oak looked cuter bald.

I found them in the bathroom yesterday evening. Oak was completely naked while Eve trimmed off his beautiful blonde curls. So sad. Though in the moment I had to put my hand over my mouth so they wouldn't see me laughing.