List of Firsts

Baby books contain many places to record such precious information as first word, first bath, first step, etc. But I think they should also include first trip to the E.R., first black eye, first object shoved up nose, etc. While I was getting toothbrushes ready last night, Elliot lost his balance and fell against the side of the tub. This morning, he has a little bit of a purple eye with a goose egg to go along with it. I'm sure it's not the last bump and bruise that this kid will get. He is fearless. He loves climbing on the table and counter top, and he has even tried to walk down the stairs.

Night at the Cabin

For Grandpa Steve's birthday (earlier this month), we took a little trip to the cabin. My mom and Steve stopped by our house on their way down and picked up the girls. I followed a couple of hours later with Elliot and then Guy came down many hours after that. After a yummy enchilada dinner, we had movie night. My mom rented a projector and we hung up a sheet and watched "The Rescuers". After watching the movie, Amelia said that she wanted to be adopted. Apparently, just like Penny. Elliot enjoyed eating popcorn and then sleeping through some of the movie.


Saturday morning began with yummy pancakes, cinnamon syrup and sausage. We took a little drive down to Ephraim that took almost two hours round trip. Luckily, Ashley slept for just about the entire excursion which made for a much happier Ashley later that night. Of course, we had to bundle up and play in the snow. Ashley was worried that she would get stuck in the deep snow, so I had to make a path for her by stomping down all the snow. Too bad the snow was too crusty to make a snowman.


That night, we went out to dinner for Steve's birthday at Cavalier's Pizza in Mt. Pleasant. We ordered way too much food but it was so delicious. Then it was back to the cabin for pie, ice cream and presents. Now that we were all sufficiently stuffed, it was time for me to pack our bags and head back home. I really hate driving at night in Sanpete because I am terrified that I am going to hit a deer. Luckily, I only saw one deer and one jack rabbit on the way home. By the time I got home, all three kids were sleeping in the back and I was ready to hit the hay too. I must have been pretty tired though because I completely slept through my alarm and woke up at 8:00...right when my presidency was getting to my house for our Sunday meeting. Oops.

Feeding the Ducks

Every time we drive by Guy's work, the girls say that they want to feed the ducks. Silly me. I don't remember to have bread with me every time we drive by. Guy and I talked about going out to lunch one day so I decided to surprise the girls and bring bread so we could actually feed the ducks. We did it on a day that it looked like it would be warm, but by the time the bread was gone, it had started to rain. Gotta love spring! Amelia even got really close to the water and fed the fish some bread too. Ashley mostly just dropped the bread at her feet instead of throwing it. And one thing that I learned...the Canadian geese are a little bit mean. They chase off the ducks and then fight each other for every scrap of bread. Lots of fun though.