3 months!

Ok, I realize that these pictures are now two weeks old, but just think!  Soon I'll post her 4 month pictures!  :)

Kiddo-isms

Snippits heard from our Christmas vacation:

(A candy commercial comes on TV)
Grandma: Do your parents let you eat candy?
Kiddo: No.
Grandma: That's because candy doesn't make you big and strong.
Kiddo: No, but it makes me happy!


Kiddo: I want to read the sillies from the magazine! (Interpretation: "I want to read the comics from the newspaper," an exciting new discovery from our trip.)


Kiddo: Daddy, how old are you?
Brandon: I'm old. I'm 30!
Kiddo: You're 30? You're old! You're gonna die!


While driving around BYU campus to see Brandon's sister, Brandon commented to Kiddo that he could attend BYU when he got older if he really wanted to, to which Kiddo replied, "I'm gonna go on a mission to Chinese and then getting married."
Sounds good to us!

Christmas Vacay

We opted to go to Utah this Christmas, using BG's baby blessing as an excuse (which will be a forthcoming post of its own) to spend the holiday with family. We were only in Utah a few days when the stomach flu attacked both Brandon and me. With much help and support from Grandma (thanks so much!), we somehow survived. It was just about enough to convince us that travelling to Utah is not worth the effort. But we really did have a great time post-illness and were still able to do a few things on our to-do list.

We went to the newly built Natural History Museum of Utah...

...the BYU Paleontology Museum and the Bean Museum (twice! Gotta love that nativity scene!)...

...introduced our families to Bosnian food (it was so great to chat with Ibro, the owner) and Cockta, and introduced BG to most of her extended family, including her great grandma and grandpa. Kiddo loved seeing his cousins again and frequently asks to go back.

Brandon and I were in charge of Christmas Eve dinner--which was, of course, Indian food. Christmas itself was a low-key day, starting with stockings and the traditional Christmas Day overindulgence, taking a break from festivities to attend church and remember why we were celebrating, and then opening presents with family.

Ok, so maybe travelling for the holiday wasn't so bad. I'm sure by next year we'll have forgotten the hassle (and sickness) and will just want to see family again. Anyone up for next year's Christmas in Bermuda?