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December Fun

I received an email with these pictures and couldn't resist posting them. Emma and Collin are so much fun and we LOVE them! Emma likes to look at Santa this year but she definitely does not like sitting on Santa's lap. Collin love Christmas and really likes that he gets a prize every time he sits on Santa's lap. We hope you enjoy the pictures.

Thanksgiving Weekend

This year was not our year to spend at home. Since three of us are married we switch holidays between families. This year is our year for Christmas at the Larimore's home. Therefore, Thanksgiving was spend with the in laws. Mom, Dad, and Justin went out to Metro Grill for Thanksgiving dinner and went out to the movies.

The day after Thanksgiving was full of moving for the Cook's, shopping for the Stone's, and utter chaos for the Mosley's. Mimi had a sleepover for Collin so Brian could finish his FINAL project for school. HOORAY!!!! It is on it's way to San Fransisco as we speak and pending a presentation and approval....Brian will have a masters in animation from the Academy of Art University in San Fransisco. Today Collin woke up and decided he was going to help Pops with the cars. Collin said that he was going to fix all the cars in the whole city and his world. He also said that some people may think he is a baby but he is a big boy because he can fix cars.....it was too funny. Pops told him that if he was a real car fixer he had to eat a hot dog at Costco....so Pops and Collin went to Costco for lunch. Here is the video of him fixing the car. Also, we can't leave Cooper out....he managed to find a new accessory for himself....a cone :) LOL....nothing he does shocks us now!!

FINALLY!!! I know we haven't had a post in a while. I think everyone lost my email address because no one has sent me pictures to update the blog in months. THANKFULLY, we have the most amazing Aunt in the entire world. Jill is a very talented photographer. She took beautiful family pictures last weekend while we were in Globe. The whole family is so excited that we finally have a picture of everyone that looks amazing! We enjoyed spending time in Claypool. It is an amazing little town and best of all it is where our Granny lives! Thanks Granny and Jill for such a wonderful weekend!

Shelly and Rob in Cali

Shelly and Rob took their turn in California this week. For anyone that didn't hear, there was an earthquake yesterday in L.A. Shelly and Rob are splitting their time between San Diego and L.A. Yesterday they were in the San Diego temple when the earthquake occurred. Shelly described everything as swaying; the chandeliers where moving and the entire building itself. The San Diego Temple is on rollers and was probably the safest place in the world for them to be. We are happy that Shelly and Rob were in the temple and were protected as they are away from home. It served as a reminder of our Heavenly Fathers love for my family, and reminds me of how blessed we are to be part of the Gospel.

Justin, Mom, Dad, & Denny

Justin, Mom, Dad, and Denny went to California about a week ago for vacation. We are happy that they had such a great time. Below are some pictures of the action. Including the Segways that Justin wiped out on and skinned up his knee. Enjoy :)

Watch Out...another one bites the dust!

Another victim has been taken down by the every popular....1st and last annual sardines game. Brian has come down with poison ivy along with Justin. Both will be visiting the doctor tomorrow. This will be Justin's second visit. All along Daniel thought he was such a loser because he didn't win the game...little did he know it would be one worth losing. We are all praying for Rob and hoping he doesn't contract the wonderful rash that comes with poison ivy. We wish Justin and Brian a quick recovery!

The Aftershocks

We had a wonderful time camping but this week we definitely felt the aftershocks in the Larimore home. Justin has POISON IVY!! Poor guy, he had such a blast playing sardines but little did he know he had laid down in a patch of poison ivy during the game. Today Justin and mom spent time in urgent care because it started burning and rapidly spreading overnight.
Before the Poison Ivy

The progression as of Friday

The Poison Ivy Saturday Afternoon (1 day later)

Cooper wanted to make his point clear about his camping experience, as if chewing through 2 leashes didn't make his point clear. Upon arriving home the dog went crazy. He started off small with tearing up the accent pillows and other normal puppy behaviors. Then he did something CRAZY...he swallowed Brian's dress sock....I couldn't do that if you offered me a million dollars! We had to be on babysitting duty to insure that Cooper didn't choke to death. Mom almost took him to the vet tyesterday but she decided to wait, good thing because the dog fixed the problem himself and saved a lot of money.

SUMMER TIME!

Well it has been a busy summer! We celebrated both Collin and Emma's birthdays. Shanna and Brian worked hard and had really fun parties for both of them. There cakes were super cute and Shanna did a great job on both of them too. Collin is a busy three year old. He has been busy playing YMCA Itty Bitty Sports. They started with basketball and now they are playing tee-ball. Collin was so embarrassed about his little sippy cup that he use to go to the side where no one could see him drinking from it. Now Collin has a big boy water bottle which he is thrilled about.

Emma is a busy 1 year old walking all over the place! She is communicating with her sign language more and more and is growing up fast.

Justin has been busy this summer too. He went to EFY and has been helping around the house and in my classroom. Shelly and Rob are both working and are both studying hard as summer school students :( Mom and Dad are busy taking care of Cooper...he is a big baby!! Mom has taught Cooper how to catch a ball in mid-air! Hooray for MOM...only people who know Cooper can understand what an accomplishment that is!!! He also jumped over the baby gate yesterday but he still doesn't remember that he can get over it so he continues to hang all over it. Maybe someday he will comprehend his size :)

Tomorrow Cooper is going to be shaved because he will be camping with us and since he loves water mom doesn't want to deal with his uncontrollable hair. I will post pictures of our cute dog with his new haircut and hopefully he will still be cute :) Have a wonderful 4th of July from the Larimore Family!

COLLIN IS THREE!!!

That's right! Collin is three years old. Collin has brought a special light and spirit to our family that is irreplaceable. He is so thrilled to be alive! Life as a three year old has been a wonderful experience in which he gets to play sports on a team, go to story time, swimming lessons, gymboree, and much much more. It is so hard to believe he has been here for three years! We all feel very blessed to have such a wonderful nephew, son, and grandson around! Happy Birthday Collin, we love you! Here are so pictures through the years :)!

Thanksgiving 5 months old

April Conference 10 months

Becoming a big brother just after turning 2

Collin is a great big brother!

December 2007- Collin is 2 and 1/2

Collin and Emma are an amazing blessing! I can't imagine our family without them. Collin is a ball of energy. I think everyone would like him to share some! He has the funniest personality and is so lovable. He wants everyone to be excited about life like he is. Collin can't wait to be around people and is alway eager to share his exciting days with others. Recently he is excited about riding his bike. He is in about 10o places at once! But he always takes time to show that he loves his sister and even though he sometimes is a bit too rough and steals her bun....I know he loves her to peices! They even enjoy causing trouble for mommy at nap time and crawl into the same crib. Collin loves to tell everyone that Emma is his sister because he is so happy to be a big brother. Emma loves Collin and already looks up to him. They have grown so quickly and we are so happy that Shanna and Brian have been here so share!! Everyday we are blessed by their existence here on this earth. These two are a daily testimony to me that we come from a loving Heavenly Father and we are all his children!

Happy Birthday J!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!! I can't believe that Justin is already 17! It seems like just yesterday that Mom and Dad were showing us a video and Shanna thought they were telling her she was adopted, but in reality they were telling us about you! I will never forget how excited I was to have a baby around! We were all sure you were a girl....but we are so happy you weren't :) I know all the sisters treasure the cricket throwing and beatings we received almost daily! Thanks for being such a great brother! We love you and hope you had an amazing birthday! P.S. we are so excited that you bought Rock Band and I can't wait to post video of the family trying it!