The kids

For a guy who isn't even two months old, Lang' is a pretty easy-going fellow...

...that is, until his (overly) affectionate older sister draws near.

Grandma Shirlene visited this past weekend with her camera.  We drove an hour to Haceta Head State Park, where Cape Creek meets the Pacific, and she snapped a few pictures.  It's one of the kids' favorite places to visit.

The Bald and the Beautiful

Question: Which Federation starship captain does Langdon resemble?

Did you really just say James T. Kirk?

[Facepalm]

Here, take a closer look.

Does this help?

If you said Captain Jean Luc Picard, 10,000 quatloos for you!

We also would have accepted "That guy who plays John Locke on Lost" -- even though it was only one episode and he was technically an admiral. [Aside: so is the "fake" John Locke a smoke monster or what? I'm so confused.]

I've always wondered why the cure for male pattern baldness apparently still eludes hair scientists of the 24th century.

What's New!

Travis and I have agreed that the last 3 weeks have been a total fog. I am not even sure about what day of the week it is, but this morning I realized that a lot has happened in the last little bit and I have only been semiconscious to acknowledge it.

Here are the latest happenings at our house with pictures to prove some of it:
(They may not be in chronological order but I am pretty sure they did happen.)

1. I lost 35lbs in 48 hours, but I also discovered my love for oatmeal cookies shortly after. no pictures!

2. A large tree blew over during a wind storm and took out our fence and landed on the neighbors house. I guess that will happen when your roots are not even 12" under ground! Stupid Tree.

3. Karsten learned to shave (w/ his pretend razor) and frequently comments about how smooth his skin is. Thanks a lot Dave & Etta!

4. We are all adjusting to the lack of sleep and I have accepted that my kids may have bags or dark circles under their eyes for a few months.

5. Langdon slept 9 hours last night. Now only if I had gone to sleep when he did... curse you free trial of Netflix with previous seasons of 30 Rock. He is very proud of his accomplishment!


6. Next week will be the first primary activity, in 5 years, that I will get to drop off my kids and walk away and then return 30 minutes late! I was released from primary before Langdon arrived.

7. A quarter note! Seriously, why is this important to my eternal salvation! I have been called as the Relief Society chorister. I can hear my Mother now, "you will have wished you listened to me, Melissa, this is useful information. Everyone needs to know how to lead music"! I seriously have to practice leading the music, last week I practiced with the Mo-Tab and was ready to go, but they changed the song on me at the last minute. Meanies!

8. I left the cave and went grocery shopping at Costco and Walmart. We all (3 kids and a mom) survived and even got everything on the list. Which is more than I can say about the last time I went to Walmart.

9. We got a new vacuum and the kids and Travis are in love. Well, Langdon loves to sleep while it is on and Travis, Karsten and Taeg' love to vacuum... Heavenly!

Hey Anne Geddes! How we doin'? [Updated]

So photographing infants appears simple enough.  All you have to do is point and shoot, right?  Sure, you can bring in some props and go a little nuts -- but there's really no need to oversell it.  Babies are inherently cute.

So, uh, here are the results of our photo shoot today with Langdon.  Bear in mind that we did not employ a professional photographer, or even an amateur one...or even one familiar with basic photography.  We did these ourselves... 

This one seems to say, "Are you gone yet?"

"Please go away"

"If annoying is hereditary, I hope I'm adopted."

"Zzzzzzzzzz"

Not bad for a first effort. Our subject seems a little difficult, but I've heard that's not uncommon in the modeling industry.  I think we'll try some new poses and maybe some exotic locations, or something.

Thank you all for the well-wishes and support.
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UPDATE: As far as I know, Langdon has not seen Napoleon Dynamite -- nevertheless his "Uncle Rico" is quite good...