Mostly Anna

My brother, Jonathan, was here with his family to visit his in-laws for Thanksgiving.  So we went down to visit.  Mostly just to visit his kids.  We went to some family fun place in Provo to take Anna on the Carousel.  Instead we found some other fun things to do.

 

Dan and Jonathan did a ropes course.  Jonathan was a little nervous.

 

 But then see how brave he got.

Dan showing off.

 

 

 

Anna enjoyed watching instead of playing on the playground.  Mostly she found the playground terrifying and would only play on some triangle pillow thing.

 

 Jonah has teeth apparently.  So cute.

She danced with Dan a bit and then learned how to bowl.

 

She'd get really excited to roll/throw/whatever the ball but by the time it was halfway down the lane she lost interest and would make this face.

 This is when she tried kicking it.

We went on the carousel after that and was only slightly terrified.  The kid is afraid of everyone but oh my goodness, she is so cute.  I will just only write about her apparently.  I do so love Jonah and it was fun to see Jonathan and Jen but Anna just steals the show wherever she goes.

Lil' Brudder!

Jameson is mine.  Two weeks shy of my fifth birthday I went to the hospital to see my new baby brother.  When my dad handed him to me he told me he was my birthday present.  So he really is mine.  And then a few years ago Jimmy and I decided we would just be each other's favorite sibling. 

So, to be honest I started the post in April and then forgot about it.  But now James gets home in less than two weeks and I'll be happy to have him around again.  I've missed the random witty texts from him and his one-liners.  I miss his crazy moods and secret sweetness.

Some favorite stories....

-He sleep walks when he needs to use the bathroom.  Dryer, Popsicle, Bed-making chair in Sun Valley, Spoons for towels.

-I once chased him and forced some hair from the brush in his mouth (You see why I'm his favorite?)  He threw up.  And very recently I learned that it was not because he was grossed out, it was because he was afraid there might be lice and he would get it in his mouth.

-When he was home alone and didn't want to be and so he came and hung out with my friends when I was in high school.

-When he got to come to New York for my birthday.

-Falling asleep in his high chair and trying to feed himself graham crackers

-"Hi, I'm a young mother"

-He probably doesn't remember but I taught him all his times tables

-The poopy bum chase

-"Ahh Whiskey"

-Indiana James

-"Gunther, go get me some whiskey."

-The kid was fearless, he'd do (and probably will continue to) just about anything.

-When the man nearly killed us on the freeway and then pretended to shoot us-I flipped the guy off because you don't threaten my baby brother

-"Ya Sharli, shut the hell up!"  Probably the best mother's day moment of all time.

-He got to be one of my efy-ers and he was adorable.  He even played his own song on guitar for the variety show

-I was just reminded that once when Stef was being too powerful, she sent him to bed without dinner so I was super nice and brought him a bowl of butter to eat.  He told me just barely that he loved it.

-He once kissed my friend Mikell when we were in second grade

-He was the only one I'd let come up on the roof with me.

-The Bountiful Temple is definitely his

-Uh-Buh-Buh-Buh-Buh!

Ya... He ate the snow...

 

This is the haircut he gave himself.

We were being sad about the first day of summer and nothing to do after work.

 Then creepily our hands brushed just in time for the timer to go off.

I'm pretty sure he cut his ugly hair just for my wedding because he likes me.

 Jimmy jumped off a bridge just to save my necklace!

This is the staple Jimmy photo face

 

 

Taken just for James

 Aren't we adorable?

 

 

 

 

 See how much he loves me?

He and my dad are nothing alike.

 

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 We love efy!

 "Fabio"

Tate idolizes Jameson

 

"Who the heck is Uncle Al?"

  Here's his bum.

Probably the best looking one.

 Jimmy is a great wakeboarder.

This move he refers to as "The Wipe".

Mostly he's adorable