Cousin mania

We got to see lots of cousins this month. For Cousin Matthew's first birthday party, we got together at a park, played, and ate food. And it was great timing, since Cherie and kids were in town from Idaho- they are so fun!

Bethany loved the slide ("sie") with Aunt Martha. And throwing dirt, as evidenced by her pants.

The Birthday Boy with his OJ mustache.

Martha, Hunter, and Julianna eat some hot dogs.

Sadie, Trae, a headless Cherie (oops!), Baby Natalie, and Bethany. And the really yummy carrot cake.

And then, of course, there was Halloween. Mary and Craig threw a party at their house. There were some pretty fun costumes.

Mary decided not to dress up this year. [Witchy cackle] Just kidding Mary.

Mary's little dragon. And Bethany running away from this perfect photo op.

Here's another attempt at a picture of Bethany. She just kept moving! And snorting! She really got into character:)

Aunt Martha in her very cool bumblebee suit and

Our Little Piggy

And my favorite costume of the night... Mike! Or should I say Michelle?

Want to see that again?

Happy Halloween!

Roofers for Hire

Always ready for a project, Hiram decided to replace our partially rotten roof. The joys of home ownership... Some really nice friends (with experience at this type of thing) helped us immensely. "Hiram, when will you fix the roof again?" "Never."

Almost done
Debris at the end

Liz was obviously made for construction.

Blackmail Pictures

Words of wisdom from Bethany:

Oatmeal tastes so much better when I eat it with my hands.

Swimming underwear works much better on my head than on my bottom.

See?

Never let your parents dress you.

Mommy C Comes to Town

Liz's mom flew out to Utah around the beginning of October. We had some fun times.

Three generations of Corson women

Bethany warmed up to her grandma a little better this time. See the progression:

Day two

Day five: smiley face

We took a little hike near Bridal Veil falls. So fun!

The falls. (Bethany obviously liked them!)

John, Amy, Sam, and Mom

Bethany, Liz, and Sam

John kept trying to make Bethany smile by doing bizarre faces. He wouldn't let me capture these on camera, though, despite my sneaky tactics. This is the best I could get. And Sam favored us with some dance moves from Batman, which were also enjoyed by all. Again, not on camera...

Explorations

Because of Hiram's crazy schedule, we crammed a lot of fun into a short time this summer. Here are some of our recent adventures.

Bridal Veil Falls

Hiram made sure we had plenty of water. Thanks, Hiram.

In front of the falls. We didn't attempt the hike, but even the base was beautiful.

Fillmore Canyon (again)

We went here for Memorial Day and loved it, so we decided to come back. It was SO relaxing! And this time, we met a bunch of "locals," who knew a lot of Hiram's relatives really well. Small world!

Hiram kept the fire going. Bethany tried her best to blow it out (from a distance!)

Little Miss Smiley Pants

Bethany is such a little happy one. Here are some things that make her happy:

Making new friends and showing them the house (ie, mopping the floor with them):


Babysitting. Gentle, Bethany.



Architecture/ construction in her mumu:

Being a biker chick:

Making music (and dancing to it):

Relocating her parents' belongings (shoes, keys, wallets...):

Playing with her hair (now that she has some...):

Sitting in the best seat in the house:

Making sure we have enough baby wipes (this girl likes to be prepared...):

EATING! This girl begs for food like a true champion. "Mmmmmmm," she says, while pointing at whatever we're eating. Or were going to eat, until she grabbed it...

"Mom, are you going to eat that?"

Our Big Girl

Bethany turned one! So we threw a little family party.

She seemed more interested in other stuff than her birthday cake. We must admit, it had kind of a lame candle, but it's all we had... It blew itself out, but she needs the extra luck, so we gave her the credit.

She loved her cake, made by Hiram. Most of it ended up in her mouth (though her bottom was covered in crumbs when we lifted her up).

And here are some of the other guests:

Bethany had a great time finding John's belly button.

Mount Never-Rest

Hiram's been working himself like a madman this summer. Full-time night shifts plus nursing classes. Plus, doing lots of nice things for Liz and Bethany:

Dada love

Hours of peekaboo with the door (she never gets bored!)

He just needs an occasional nap.... And Bethany thinks that's her cue...

Scaling Mount Never-Rest

But we all know the truth- he'd have it no other way:)