These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

This post is going to get lengthy, but there are some things that I want to have documented. I use my blog as a journal, so it often contains posts that people other than myself won't find particularly interesting. However, if you are interested, feel free to read about our favorite things.


This post is dedicated to some of our family's favorite things. Let's start with Lincoln.

Last summer, Lincoln loved to play in the water. I loved it too because most of the days were flippin HOT! It was nice to cool off with Lincoln whenever possible. It made those long, hot summer days pass quickly and it was a good excuse to hang out with friends.


Lincoln is officially obsessed with the Wonder Pets. I swear...I have been so scared of turning him into a couch potato. Therefore, he has not been exposed to very much TV. Lately though, all he wants to do is watch "pets". At least it's a cute show and not too incredibly obnoxious.

Lincoln has found lots of joy in playing in the dirt in the back yard. Part of me thinks he will be sad when we get grass. He loves to go out and get as dirty as possible. It's ok. That's what boys are supposed to do.

Lincoln's favorite foods these days are pancakes, bananas and Go-Gurt. In fact, the first thing he says to me in the morning is "Pa-cake". That is his request every morning. I usually give him a banana with his pancake. He can scarf those bananas down so fast! It seems like he takes about 3 bites, and it's gone!



The Go-Gurt obsession is new. Man...he sure likes those things. When I offer him one, he starts jumping up and down and screaming. The picture below illustrates his joy.

It's no secret to anyone that Lincoln LOVES his Cozy Coupe. (By the way...any time I try to I try to take of him lately, he whips out his pretty smile :)



When Lincoln is outside, he is in his car, but when he's inside, he's on his train. This train we got him for Christmas has been worth every penny! He absolutely loves it! In fact, the train might beat the car in a contest for Lincoln's favorite toy.


Any time Lincoln can possibly climb on something, he will. Climbing is one of his new skills that doesn't thrill me very much. Needless to say, he has fallen several times.

The last things I want to share about Lincoln's favorite things are his love for touching his nose and holding his blankie. He especially loves to hold his blankie between his legs. I am not sure why. It seems like Lincoln is constantly touching his nose. He usually has a finger up a nostril.



Finding favorite things for David was a bit challenging. David is a bit reserved and he doesn't seem to get excited about many things. I have been racking my brain for a few days trying to figure out what he enjoys and I came up with a little list.

David really likes TVs. He is not a couch potato, he just really likes to look at them and drool over them. Every time we go into Costco, we have to make a detour to look at the TVs. He knows all about the best deals and the best technology. He can even tell you about new technology with TVs coming up in the future.
Along with his interest in TVs, he also likes DVDs. He has quite a collection. One of his favorite things to do is to watch one of his favorite movies on his big TV with the surround sound blasting so loud, it shakes the house.....(sigh) men!

David loves to watch college sports, especially football and basketball. His favorite basketball team is Duke and he LOVES March Madness.





Like his son, David enjoys playing in the dirt. He is constantly doing some sort of project in the yard. I am so impressed with him because even though it is WAY harder for him to do yard work than it is for other people, he still does it and he likes it. He is currently getting ready to put in our back yard.



David also loves to hang out with his family. He especially loves to spend time with his brothers. He has instituted a monthly brother night when I am gone for work. They all come over to the house and watch a noisy movie. He loves it!

Out of all these things, I think one of his favorite things to do is to hang out with his nerdy wife and his sweet little boy.

I have lots of things I like, but I was having a hard time thinking about them. Without a doubt, these two boys are at the top of my list of favorite things. I have such a great life and it is because of these two crazy guys.



Something that many people might not know is that I love to listen to music. My favorite band of all time is U2. I don't really like their new stuff, but their songs from the 80's and early 90's are the best!

I think lots of people know that I love the Harry Potter books. I have read them all several times. I am not so impressed with the movies though. I always end up seeing them, but I leave somewhat disappointed.
I am a big Mac Geek. I love my new Mac Computer.

I really like crazy socks. I love all the colors and how weird they can be. I have quite the collection of crazy socks thanks to people who know and understand my love for them. The crazier, the better.

Another one of my favorite things is to spend time with my family. I love hanging out with them and talking about when we were young. Parowan is one of my favorite places to be because there are so many memories and I love sharing those memories with David and Lincoln.

Swimming is another of my favorites. I am so glad that Lincoln shares that joy with me.


Lincoln's pretty smile is definitely on my list of favorite things. His cute scrunched up face will never get old for me.

This video is an attempt to catch one of my other favorite things, a little skip that Lincoln does, but of course, when he saw the camera pointed at him, he decided to demonstrate his pretty smile. The second video shows a little bit of the skip, but only for a second. I will have to try to catch it and post it later.







Thanks for bearing through my long post.

Remembering Laura

Last Sunday, a good friend of mine passed away. At the young age of 30, she died from an infection that her body could not fight. She had Lupus and her immune sysetem was down too far to be able to work against the infection. Her sister, Sarah, asked for memoreis of Laura so that she could compile a book for Laura's children. I thought I would share those memories on my blog.

I have known Laura for as long as I can remember. However, my family moved away from Kearns in 1994 so my contact with her was limited. Although I had not seen Laura very much in the past 15 years, I have so many memories of Laura it is hard to know where to start. My memories of Laura are very vivid. I remember being invited to watch plays at the Noall house put on by all the Noall children. Laura was usually a really funny character. It was at one of these plays that I got my first bee sting. I was about 8 years old and I remember feeling very scared. Laura took care of me and helped me calm down. She made the sting feel better. I felt safe being in the care of Laura.
Laura was a friend to everyone. All of my siblings would truly consider her a friend. My brothers, sister and I always enjoyed the company of Laura. She was so kind and generous to everyone she came in contact with and she always made everyone feel important. My sister, Tori, and I always wanted to be like the Noalls. Laura was always a great friend to us even though she was a few years older than us. She never made us feel like we weren't good enough or old enough to be with her. We were always welcome!
Laura was always very musical. It seemed that she was always singing a song or playing an instrument. My motivation as a piano student was that one day I could be as good at the piano as Laura. That was my goal.
She had a funny sense of humor and loved to make others laugh. Night games were a regular occurrence at the Noalls and Laura was usually the ring leader. We would play outside many nights in the summer and have a great time.
Laura often took Tori and I with her to 7 Eleven to get a Slurpee. We would walk there and play games the whole way. Although the walk to the store was long, it didn't seem that way because Laura would entertain us the entire way there and back.
I remember one night that we planned to sleep outside at our own houses. Before we went to bed, my siblings and I made up a flashlight code so we could communicate with the Noalls. My siblings and I had our flashlight, and Laura and Sarah had their flashlight. We waited up and watched all night for the signals they were flashing to us and we would respond back. It was so fun! Laura made even the silliest things seem fun.
I clearly remember the day that our family moved away from Kearns. I was so sad because I was going to miss the Noall family. Laura let us write on the wall downstairs. The writing said, "Shannon and Tori Edwards were here". That meant a lot to me because it let me know that she would not forget me and my sister just like we are never going to forget her. Laura always had a beautiful spirit about her. I will always remember my good friend Laura.