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Here is a recap of some of the things going on at our house.

When you are teething and pitiful, you can get away with a lot.

Our neighbors had us over for dinner and a movie last weekend. They made authentic chicken tostadas. (Some of you may be aware of my love for tostadas because of my former e-mail address, tostada@hotmail.com) These were the best tostadas I have ever had. I will share the recipe as soon as I get it. We contributed this simple but delicious fruit pizza recipe.







Suddenly, it is winter here in Houston. We woke up to a very chilly home on Tuesday, and it has remained very cold ever since. It was strange how our AC had been struggling to keep the house at a steamy 80 degrees the day before, and suddenly our thermostat read 68 degrees. And I assure you that 68 degrees is cold in place as humid as this. Little Ian's hands and lips were blue that first morning when we went to get him up. I never thought the day would come when we would want to use our heater.


This is probably the first time Ian has worn pants since we left Provo. I have really enjoyed dressing Ian up in all his winter clothes.

This is before our morning stroll. Ian and I go walking with another mom and baby in the ward almost every day. There are lots of paved, wooded trails in our neighborhood.

This is after our walk. It was way cooler outside than Ian and I were prepared for. Look at Ian's little pink nose. : ) This beanie was knit by Ian's great-grandpa Searles!

Last night a beautiful horse name Butterscotch left me with this souvenir of our introduction. I was sure we were friends until she bit me.

Also, today Scott turns 27! I will capture pictures of the festivities this evening, and will certainly post them so you can all feel like you celebrated with us.

To our worldwide audience:

Perhaps you have noticed a new feature on the Larson Family blog: the visitor counter. As I type this, our count is up to over 60 visits in just two days. Thanks for stoppin' by! Compliments of Site Meter, I know who our faithful readers are! Yes, you are no longer annonymous.

That includes our international audience, which I did not previously know was interested in our little family. Though I am flattered that a stranger in Germany spent more than twenty minutes getting caught up on the latest Larson family happenings, that does not concern me nearly as much as the visitor from The Maine Bureau of Taxation who has been back to see us three times in the last two days. Who are you? I am very curious.

Site Meter has also made me aware that we have friends in China, Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey, Denmark, London, India, Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Taiwan, Australia, Egypt, Iran, Hong Kong, Spain, France, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Greece. Well. Doesn't that make me feel a little weird.

I am now contemplating making this an invite-only blog. Do you all have any objections to logging in?

Ian and Mommy

Pinewood Derby

Scott entered this beauty in the Elder's Quarum Pinewood Derby last weekend. There were two divisions: Regulation and "Anything Goes".

The one next to Scott's was his competition in the "Anything Goes" race. Scott will have to be the one to explain how he put his car together. It was pretty cool. And I wsa so proud of him it was embarassing. For him. :)

My engineer is so handsome.