Gid the Cereal Kid...

Okay... I found these on my computer. I think Zach was the culprit. He calls them... Gid "The Cereal Killer". Not quite right... He sure loves his cereal though. The kids thought it was pretty funny to stick them to his head. I thought it was kinda cruel... but he doesn't seem to mind a bit. He is such a happy little boy... except when he wants out of his car seat... but that is another story.

What happend here?

Gideon was just going to town crawling and Mommacita and I were blogging and watching him... the next thing you know... Gid is squealing and mad as a wet cat. You see the evidence... Boo's water dish was completely full and then it wasn't. It wasn't so much the water that made him mad (at least after he got over the shock from the cold water)... it was the fact that he was slipping as he tried to crawl through it. I love the look of consternation in the top right corner. He wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or cry at that point. Then Momma showed him he could have a splash fest on Grandma's hardwood floor. His first response was "Your crazy Momma" and then he got into the fun and all was good. They are so much fun... but you can not turn your head for one little moment. Plus he is not so sure he wants to be held... he has way to much to do and we are just holding him back. Gotta embrace the independence. This is when their personalities really develop and OH What a Personality He Has.... =0)

Cedar Rapids, IA Youth Conf.

So this picture pretty much says it all. Cedar Rapids, IA Stake Youth Conference was held at the Liberty Stake Center. They came to Missouri to go to our local Historical Mormon Sites. They kindly invited the Liberty Stake youth to their first dance. It was a wonderful turnout and pretty much everyone had a great time. I even got to slow dance with Brent... I'm pretty sure this is Sarah's dream... just kidding. You gotta check out Zach's crazy hair in the bottom left corner. As you can see the girls just love him (Pictured with Lovely Sari and Little Galbraith). I wish the picture of him dancing with Sarah's little sister-in-law had turned out. They decided they were almost related. They sure looked cute dancing together. I have to say I was very proud of Zach... he danced with all the little wall flowers and made their night. I didn't even have to ask him to. I told him how kind that was... He said (being ever so humble) "I figure I needed to spread my goodness around." What a nut. It was still sweet. Of course when it came time to leave all the little girls from Cedar Rapids Stake had to exchange Facebook addresses with him. He was lovin' it.

Gideon's Designer Bod

I saw this gift bag and then I saw my sweet Grandbaby and of course I thought... (wouldn't everyone?) I think this is what Gid will look like some day... pretty funny. So what I did was fold down the part of the bag with the mans face on it and place Gideon inside the bag... yes I said "inside the bag". I don't think he thought it was quite as funny as momma and I did.

This one is pretty much a classic. Hey girls... look at me... I am one super studly little dude!

Elder Iverson Goes Home

Elder Iverson is going home (boo hoo), so he had to come over to say goodbye and roast some mallows. It's tradition.. so is burning suits... but he didn't have one... or maybe he was afraid of his mom. I'm not sure why he thought he needed the axe??? What's up with that? We sure have enjoyed having him over and will miss him. We have been lucky to have him in our ward for close to six months. We have truly come to love and admire him. We wish him all the best. (Oh... check out my new do... pretty sure Brent doesn't like it... he hasn't said one word about the color... not one word... that is not like him... he might be learning.) Once again, dog in shot with Gideon and I... not ours.

Gideon the Wonder Kid!

So Gideon is pretty much a Wonder Kid! You have to watch him all the time. Here he is on a mission. You may be thinking he is just innocently playing with Uncle Zach's flip flops... but no!

He loves this crazy dog... did I mention.... it is not ours. He belongs to the neighbors... but seems to spend way more time at our house than theirs. I'm pretty sure he eats more of the dogs' food then our three combined. But on to the Adventures of Gideon. Here Gid spots Sebastian and our little dogs. It was kinda sweet. Now pay close attention. Notice the door is shut.

You may be wondering "Who Let the Dogs In? Who? Who? Who? Who?" That would be Gideon. Pretty impressive huh? Isn't it neat that his momma caught this on film or you wouldn't believe it.

You can tell he is pretty proud of himself. He didn't even seem to mind that Momma closed the door. That just makes it a game. I open... you close... look what I can do. Gotta Love Him!!! But truly... Gideon is a Wonder Child Times Two! You take wonder child, Misty and add wonder child, Jake and you get Wonder Child Times Two, Gideon! (OH... by the way... I am probably in deep doo doo for blogging these first... but they were on my camera... so fair game.)

Flood & Effect

Playing with Graduated Tint

So Wendy & I are just doing a little playing in Picasa2. Here are three examples of graduated tint from a sepia picture. I think it is pretty neat to play in. I saw where they did this and printed it for four different pictures to put up in a grouping. Kinda fun!

Fun with Picasa2

Okay... I thought I did this once. I have been playing around with the special effects in Picasa2. I used the color saturation on this photo and loved the way it turned out. I need to go for a walk tomorrow (or technically today) after church and get some new photos to play with. It is after 1 a.m. and Brent and I are still wired. We have been working on the theater room all day... and I do mean all day... it is looking great... but we are completely wired. Could not fall asleep for anything. Good thing we don't have to be a church until 11:00 a.m. or we would be in deep kimshe. More later.

Our Little Baby Bach!

Gideon is a baby prodigy! Okay maybe not a prodigy yet, but he sure likes to make music. Look at that grin. The more he played, the more he giggled and squealed.

Here he is trying to make sure Grandpa has got his good side. "Do you see how I make this neat music?"

We are pretty sure with his super talented daddy, he will be playing for real before he is five. That is my best guess, I could be wrong... might even be a little biased, but I don't think so. He makes a pretty cute Baby Bach anyway.