Run Think

So Canon has this new thing that he does - that he actually named for me yesterday.  I was fixing dinner and he said he was going to go "Run Think."  When he has nothing better to do - or actually, it maybe a preferred activity of his, because he does it a lot - he "run thinks."  He literally runs - around the couches, back and forth upstairs or in any long space he seems to come up with.  Back and forth.  Around and around.  I guess it is actually more of a jog, mixed with some skips and an occasional sideways slide.  You can tell he is in deep thought while he does it, because sometimes he is having a conversation with himself.  If you ask him what he is talking about - he will tell you.  I can imagine him as a CEO someday - with a treadmill in his office so he can think things out. 
He also lost his first tooth yesterday.  He didn't want to tooth fairy to come, because he wants to keep his tooth. 

Lauren - 11 months!

The quintessential Lauren expression

It is so fun to put things on her head because she actually leaves them there!

Lauren turned 11 months on the 23rd of March!  I hate that I am so busy that I feel guilty about doing things like scrapbooking and blogging about my kids.  With moving, selling the house, being Young Women's president and all the other "normal" stuff that comes with having 2 kids and a baby - I definitely feel overwhelmed.  But I can't say that we haven't also been very blessed and the Lord is helping me out in amazing ways.  Since our decision to move to Arizona, we have gone from doing the move all by ourselves, financially - and physically, to having it all done for us.  We have also recieved an offer on our house after it was on the market for about a week.  So even though I don't feel like I can do it all - I feel like I also have no excuse to not try.  I don't have to keep my house spotless anymore - and pack up the family every time someone wanted to come look at the house.  And I don't have to do all the packing up into boxes by myself.  I am stressed, but I am blessed :)

Now on to Lauren.  She still only pulls herself to a stand at very select locations.  In her crib and next to the bathtub.  She loves to give kisses - big open mouth ones, right on your mouth - usually accompanied by a runny nose because she has been teething.  Yes, they are disgusting, but I love them.  She also has this really funny laugh.  I'm not even sure how to describe it.  It sounds like it comes from the back of her throat and doesn't so much sound like she is laughing - as she may be dying.  But she does it all with a cute little smile on her face.

Lauren - 10 months

Is it sad that I went to post Lauren's 11 month pictures, and I realized I hadn't even done 10 months?  But fortunately I did take some notes in February on what she was doing - so here it is!  Lauren started pulling to a stand in her crib.  She also started feeding herself Cherrios.  And my favorite new trick is her kisses.  She loves to give the open mouth kiss right on your mouth if she can.  It is pretty gooey - but so fun!