Too tired to eat

Eden is growing up so quick and changing just as quick. She decided not to sleep through the night anymore, so I decided that she didn't need her afternoon nap anymore either. This has helped her fall asleep easier at night, but she still wakes up in the middle of the night. But an unseen consequence of the "no nap" decision is that dinner is not quite the same.

We'll figure out a good balance soon, I hope for her sake and mine.

Trip to Logan

It's been a while since we took a family vacation, so we decided to go on a little trip over Labor Day weekend. We didn't go far, but it was worth it to see the cousins. We went to see Aaron's sister Mary and their family. Eden really enjoyed spending time with cousins that she doesn't get to see too often.

We went to a really fun park and here Madelyn, Ethan and Gabe can sell lemonade.

Here Eden is armed as "Sir Laughs A Lot"

Ethan and Eden flying in an airplane. We hope to get out to Logan and visit again soon, this was a very fun family trip.

Summer's now over

Well, we've enjoyed our summer together as a family. It was nice to have Aaron home for the summer and is now weird to have him gone all day. Eden and I are slowly adjusting. But here are a few fun things we did over the summer:

After a very wet June, we were able to see some beautiful skies, including this double rainbow.

We celebrated Aaron's 30th birthday, with the ONE candle we had.

We went camping in Manti with Grandpa Smith.

Eden loved the flowers at the Manti Temple.

Eden and Karla at the Temple.

Lots of room for Eden to run!

We spent part of the fourth of July with Grandpa White as well.

We did a lot of fun activities this summer, but what I'm learning is that I need to bring my camera with me more often. Next summer we'll have two little ones and pictures will be twice as important.

It's a boy!!

Hello all family and friends...we don't know how many get a chance to look at our blog (since we don't seem to update it as much as we should), but for those who didn't know the exciting news, let us share it with you all: We are pregnant and are having a baby boy sometime in December! He is due 4 days before Eden's birthday, so hopefully he'll come earlier than later. As far as a name for our son, we're still working on it. The goal is to have something long before the labor begins...and once he's here, you'll be sure to see a lot of pictures. Until then, we'll just imagine him looking as Eden did, a lot of soft hair and chubby cheeks.

Playing the piano

Is the hair of Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn? Or is it just a baby playing her own interpretations on the piano? Each day she gets a little bit better on the piano, nothing like the primary songs, but it's still pretty in it's own little way...

...the only thing that could make this better was if the piano was actually in tune. Maybe when we start paying for lessons we'll invest in a newer piano, until then, this one seems to work just fine!

Pigtails

A few weeks ago I realized that Eden's hair was getting too long for just a clip, so I went out and bought some hair ties. I don't do my hair often, so I'm far from expert level, but I wanted to see her face and eyes, so I gave it a try. She screamed at first, tried to pull away, but I was determined. So I put on a Veggie Tales and with her focus on something else, I was able to get the deed done!
Here is the end result, a beautiful girl with beautiful eyes. (now the trick is to convince her to keep them in)

The Easter Duck

At Easter we went to a few Easter egg hunts, one was with our play group at Autumn Anderson's home. She filled Easter baskets with all sorts of fun treats for little kids, one was this small candy duck. Eden loves duckies and will imitate their sound all the time. But when we put her in her high chair and presented this duckie, it took her a moments of looking at the duckie before she noticed the surprise it held within as it began to melt in her hands. This was by far, her favorite Easter treat.