Visitor Weekend

We had a lot of fun when 

Allison (my good friend from DC) and 

Brock (Jake's good friend from high school) 

happened to be visiting us during 

the same weekend.

The weekend was filled with

good food (including Mellow Mushroom,

4 Rivers, the Food & Wine Festival at Epcot,

Steak & Shake, and pumpkin chocolate chip

pancakes) and lots of fun (including Trivial Pursuit 

night and a day at Disneyworld). Allison and I

even managed to squeeze in some pedicures.

And in the middle of it all, 

Corbett turned 5 months! 

Brock and Allison helped us take 

the traditional monthly picture. 

It is always a treat to have

friends and family come to visit!

Our Little Thinker

A Thousand Words

You know how they say that

a picture is worth a thousand words?

Well, I tried it out on this one.

I sat down and typed the story 

behind this ill fated family photo 

(taken in August) in exactly 1,000 words. 

But then I decided it was WAY 

too long to share on this blog.

So here is the condensed 

version, in exactly 12 words:

Terrible weather

Three failed attempts

Lost engagement ring

One (semi) decent picture

Not sure I'm going to want to attempt 

family photos again any time soon.

Baby's First Haircut

Most kids wait until they are a 

year before getting their first haircut.

Corbett lasted 4 months.

And where else to take a

Florida baby for his first haircut than...

DISNEYWORLD!

Did you know that Disneyworld

has a barbershop? It is located on

Main Street in Magic Kingdom, and

specializes in "Baby's First Haircut."

A friend of ours, who works for Disney,

offered to get us in for this special occasion.

I was a little sad to see my baby

take this very grown-up step, but

Jake insisted it was time.

Before

During

After

Corbett did great, and was given 

special Mickey ears, along with a lock 

of his hair and this certificate.

Once he was all spiffed up,

we took the little guy to meet Snow White,

in honor of his Seven Dwarfs post.

Clearly, he was not in the 

mood to meet a princess.

All in all, 

a fun and successful 

first trip to Disney.

Utah Highlight Reel

We had an opportunity of a lifetime

this summer when Jake was allowed to do 

an away rotation at Primary Children's

Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

He worked in the Emergency Department

and had a great experience, not to mention an

awesome schedule. We stayed with my family, 

and I loved spending time with them and

having so much help with Corbett.  

I've already blogged about some of 

our adventures, and I documented most of 

our trip in this album on Facebook.

Here are some other notable highlights
(although not at all an exhaustive list):

Corbett's cousins were

so excited to meet him.

Jake finally took me

on a motorcycle ride.

Twice!

We went swimming.

Jake spent some quality time

with his dad, Don.

We helped Uncle Dave

buy a new car.

Corbett learned to roll.

We enjoyed the great outdoors.

We caught up with friends from
Orlando who now live in Utah.

We dominated at
game night with friends...

...despite what the opposing
team would tell you.

And although I hate to mention it,
Jake was ecstatic to be at this epic
(and unbelievable) BYU-Utah game.

What a trip.

In short, we took advantage of

all that Utah has to offer, and we look

forward to returning again soon!

Poulter Stupid Human Tricks

It started off with Dallin catching

puffs of whip cream in his mouth.

Then came requests for Andrew's 

water bottle trick (he can empty

one in about 3 seconds!).

It made us wonder what other

"stupid human tricks" the Poulter

family had up our sleeves.

Jake showed off his juggling skills.

Craig wowed us with his muscles.

Cameron has all sorts of

body contortions.

Cade made us laugh with his 

fried egg impression.

A crowd favorite was definitely

watching Dallin eat a bowl of cereal

out of the "hole" in his chest.

All I could come up with was

making a snake with my hands.

Corbett wanted to contribute too,

so he managed to conjure up a blowout 

that went through his diaper, his clothes, 

his blanket, and on to Grandma's lap!

She was sweet and didn't mind.

After everyone else went to bed,

Adam, Dallin and Jake stayed up 

and discovered some fun tricks 

involving the camera and a laser.

There is always fun

in the Poulter home.

Hogle Zoo

I've been to Hogle Zoo many times,
but this was definitely the nicest I have ever
seen it. We enjoyed the renovations and all of
the animals that were out and about.

This little monkey had a great time.