Mahwaige... Is What Bwings us Togethah...

This has been a big week for the Corson family! Mom, Dada, and Rob Corson flew into Utah for JOHN'S WEDDING! John and Amy Sonntag got married in the Bountiful Temple on Tuesday the 22nd. Here are some highlights of the week:

We made pirishky for Sunday dinner, and it turned out REALLY GOOD! You'll notice Dada Corson on the right rolling the dough. Who knew he could cook?

Dad and Bethany did a little walz. It calmed her right down for a while!

Then we went to see the lights on Temple Square. Beautiful! And cold....

And then of course there was the main event:

John and Amy Corson coming out of the temple

A snowy picture with Mom and Dada Corson

The Corson siblings at the wedding reception, minus Becca (8 1/2 months pregnant, so she couldn't fly out), plus Hiram and Bethany

Bethany found some excitement of her own- a nice finger to suck on! Or an Uncle Sam-wich. hahaha


Don't they look elegant? And Bethany's dress matches Hiram's tie and boutonniere!


The proud parents of the groom. And HER dress also matches HIS boutonniere! What a color coordinated reception!

Cutting the cake



Whew, what a busy day!

Our Super Sucker 2009 (TM)

Bethany has been using her mouth to explore the world. Anything is fair game. This includes the shower curtain, towels, hands, noses, etc.

Here's one of our favorites:

So what if we give her REAL FOOD to suck on? We tried bananas.

Not a big fan. Go figure!

A Dream Come True

When Liz was pregnant with Bethany, she had a weird dream. The baby was born, and instead of being a cute little boy or girl, it was a little stuffed monkey with button eyes. Liz was determined to love it, and she snuggled and tried to bond, but those little button eyes just wouldn't look back at her. Liz woke up very sad.

Fortunately, Bethany was born, and she appeared quite human. Except that lately the weirdest thing has been happening when she wears a sleeper given to her by John and Amy. Watch this strange transformation:

NOOOOOO!

The Stork has Been Busy

This past Sunday, we attended the baby blessing of our newest nephew, Matthew William Olsen. He is the son of Mary (Hiram's sister) and Craig. The crazy thing about this blessing is that Matt is the third baby that has been born in our family since July. Bethany started the whole thing off in July, then Hiram's sister Cherie gave birth to Natalie Nicole Mecham at the end of September, and now Mary has given birth to Matt. So all three Thornton siblings born in January have had a baby this year. PLUS, Liz's sister Becca is due in January, and Hiram's step- sister is due in March. That will make FIVE nieces and nephews born within a year!

Here are the three babies and their moms: Mary, Matt, Liz, Bethany, Cherie, and Natalie. Bethany looks so big in comparison to the other two- a couple of months make a big diference in baby time!

And here are some cute pics Thomas took of Bethany during the breakfast following the blessing. We are amazed that he was able to get pictures of her smiling. She's a happy girl, but usually when she sees someone with a camera, she starts investigating the camera and stops smiling!