French Fries, Friends and Fry Sauce

Here's a picture that has nothing to do with anything...I just thought it was cute...Max is growing up so much...and it seems as if each day, a new discovery is made...

We were so excited at how well our Presto curly fry machine worked, we decided to have a fry bar with our friends the Deardens. Destry served his mission in France, so he was quite used to the idea of Pom Frites for dinner...the kids, however, were ecstatic!!!

Here's the whole fam...

Braydon showing his first curly fry...the kids helped and made all of the fries themselves!!!

Of course, the day is not successful until we get a curly fry that is longer than it's maker!

Braydon showing me his winning smile (he REALLY hates brushing his teeth)!

You can see BIG teeth run in the family (just kidding...they're fake).

We had such a fun time with the Deardens...we had fry sauce, a french white sauce, cheese, chili, the works!!! Nothing beats french fries, friends and fry sauce!

Jump Higher! Jump Higher! Jump! Jump! Jump!

The title of the post was an actual cheer we used for basketball before my squad in high school started seeking the counsel of the U.S.A. (United Spirit Association- you can totally mock the name).

Anyway, Max has been making so much progress quite quickly. His neck control (which had been the bane of my existence) is well established and he no longer looks up at everything...he's doing much better looking forward. He was forming such a bad habit that his grandpa was calling him "Luke Skywatcher!"

He also LOVES the jumper...he jumps for half an hour at a time.

He's a smiler...

We've been fortunate to have a baby that will smile pretty much on command...we're hoping it lasts long enough for him to get some professional pictures taken!

We were happy that Uncle Adam and Aunt Camille visited and got to see the stink shark!!

Wild things and ballerinas...

So, I just got back from a little unexpected trip to California…more on that later…in the mean time…here are some pictures from the last few weeks. I got home to see a surprise present Eric had painted for Max’s room…isn’t it amazing? I have one talented husband!!!!Eric got a chance to go see our neice’s dance recital. Here he is with Jenna, our other neice. Is she not the most precious ballerina EVER?!

Here is Brooke showing Carli her moves!!! Shake that groove thang!!! The elderly man with the red baseball cap seems enthralled!!!

The Lion's House, the Bjorn and the Temple

Eric and I each had to teach in church on Mothers’ Day, so we decided to meet up with Jim, Julie, Carli & Chuck in Salt Lake at the temple the day before.

Here is a picture of us torturing Max’s soul…

The flowers were amazing!!!

Max and his Grandpa

We all know what kind of picture this looks like. I took this picture of Chuck and Carli…pretty artistic, huh? Chuck was nice when I showed him the picture of them… “see, you are artistic, Aimei!” I think maybe Chuck should go into teaching, too, because he was very good at finding ways to be encouraging (even if I didn’t deserve it).

Me & Eric being sacrilegious in front of Emma & Joseph

Max and his Grandpa

The Phillips Three

We went to Brigham Young’s house for lunch.

I had the Beef Wellington (which was fabulous) and we all had a great time (other than Max having a blow out...)

We all got cupcakes free for mothers’ day...but before we decided to take a picture I had already eaten my cupcake, so Julie let me hold her's...don't judge me!!!

Calling all Eldredge family members!!!!

This is just a save the date notice. The Phillips are in charge of this year’s family reunion. It will be in Evanston, Wyoming on August 8, 2009 (which also happens to be me and Eric’s anniversary). Knowing that this year’s reunion will be a slightly farther trek for some of you, we are planning a myriad of activities that are sure to please.

More details to come…if you could all please send a baby picture to me via email aimei.chiu@gmail.com

If you can’t scan it, we can work something else out, just let me know.

If you have ideas or want to help, feel free to email me and I will pass it along to the proper people.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you all!!!

Tater Twister

For my birthday last year Julie and Jim got me a massage…while the masseur, Paco, was well trained in prenatal massages…I opted to wait until after I had Max…and it was well worth it…for anyone who lives in or near Evanston, Paco was great!
We stayed the weekend in Evanston and since Hanky and Jenna were there, too, we decided to bust out our tater twister. We bought it at a garage sale (new- the owner said she never used it) in Afton a couple of years ago for a dollar…I googled it today and found it on sale (used) for $65.00!!!
Here is a picture of one of our longest curly fry…as you can see it’s longer than Hanky is tall!!!

Hanky was so excited to have a boy cousin with an “X” in his name…he really was great with Max the entire weekend. Here, I bought them matching Superman pajamas!!! How cute are they?!My little super Max

Super Three...Hanky, Max & Jenna

Here's Hanky teaching Max how to fly!

Easter

These pictures are from Easter. Here is one of our first family photos. (Thanks, Camille, for being the only person who noticed that we were all matching…I love matching!)

Here is Max hanging out while I made deviled eggs.

This year I made deviled eggs with crab and capers (I’m a big mayo fan, though I used Miracle Whip instead of Best foods…I’ve always been a big supporter of knowing your audience and when you cook for the Phillips family…it’s Miracle Whip all the way).