Thursday, April 29, 2010

Where did April go?

I know it's so cliche to say time flies, but holy cow does it ever!! Here are a few highlights from the month:

Spencer was sick when the Primary had an Easter Egg hunt and then we had bad weather and some other delays, but we did finally give him his own hunt in our lowly little apartment and he had a blast. He made us hide the eggs again and then he did it himself and then again the next morning. I love it how the simple things mean so much to children.


We celebrated my sister-in-law Stephanie's birthday with a picnic in the park. We were loving the sunshine and just soaked it all in.



Esther is now three months old! I can't believe I can't say I have a newborn anymore. She is acting more like a normal baby with a few more fussy spells, though her drooling makes me wonder if teething is to blame for that. She has been sleeping through the night for at least a month now and I am just as happy as can be, especially with our continual struggle with Spencer's sleeping habits. It just isn't fair that he's a night owl AND an early bird!!


It's fun to see her vision improve and to watch her discover new things around her, such as this cute lion mobile that she especially likes staring at.


My mom came out for my cousin's wedding last week, but do you think I remembered to snap any pictures? I can hardly believe I didn't, but we enjoyed her visit all the same, as well as the wedding. Daniel and I were able to attend the sealing in the temple, which is the first time being in the temple together since Esther was born, so that was a real treat.


Can you see the Y on the mountain? Daniel is officially finished with his TA work for the semester, and forever at BYU, and can now spend all of his time on his research and thesis, which he plans to finish next month. We are finally coming to the end of our BYU chapter, after starting here as freshmen 10 years ago in 2000, and are getting mighty excited. I told Daniel that I am curious to see if I will miss the mountains after living so close to them for so many years. I already know I'll miss the dry summers, but I'm sure my skin will enjoy the humidity once again.

Monday, April 12, 2010

And Daniel wonders why I wanted a little girl ...



Yet, of course, I couldn't trade Spencer for the world. I don't know how many times I told him today that I loved him, but that love just keeps growing no matter how much trouble he causes. Besides, he's bound to teach Esther all of his ingenious tricks anyway. (And yes, he came up with this one on his own, and it has kept him entertained for up to a half an hour at a time, so I guess I shouldn't complain.)