So Much To Say, So Little Nap Time

yours truly at Bear Lake

Eve is awake right now in her crib. She missed her morning nap, and now it seems, she will skip the afternoon one as well. She was taking naps really well there for a while. Oh well. At least she's not crying, right?

fruits of our labor

Yesterday Eve turned 8 months old. Yes, Time does pass quickly, but my baby does not grow so fast! She is currently wearing 3-6 month size clothing, and is probably around 14.5 pounds. She is just a tiny thing! But I don't think she's too far behind. I'm hoping that by a year she'll be around 17 or 18 pounds (average is 20). I'd be happy with that.



This past month has been much busier than I anticipated! Well, that's not entirely true; I knew it would be busy, but I was much more overwhelmed than I had planned on being. My good friend Starr was married over Labor Day weekend, and I went down early to help prepare. Marina and Necia, my other good friends from high school came and it was the first time we'd all been together for a long time! Marina came up and spent a night in Logan with us too. Then I hosted book club and a baby shower at my house the next week. We also made a trips to Bear Lake and the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, and this past weekend I spent preparing my primary lesson, preparing a Sharing Time lesson, and building a compost bin out of wooden pallets. I also made peach jam, raisins, four different pie fillings, and dehydrated a ton of fruit, tomatoes and herbs. I do not want to see another fruit or veggie for a while. Unless someone else cooks it for me. We also purchased a quarter of a Steer from a local rancher here, and ate some steak last night. It was soooo yummy! It was so much more fresh and tender, and looked and smelled amazing. Although I will never love Logan itself, I LOVE MY LIFE! And I'm ready for a vacation! Two weeks until we're in Illinois!

ibis and other neat birds from the refuge

cute!!!