We made the move, and Hinckley now has his own room. This has meant more sleep for Kassie (she doesn't wake up at any slight rustle of noise coming from his direction), and more sleep for Hinckley (he doesn't wake up when I get up in the morning to get ready for work). It is sort of sad and crazy that he is out of the room, and on his way to be a toddler. But that is what happens!
One of the first nights in H's own room.
New Etsy Shop
It was about 2 weeks ago that Kas began working towards opening her own Etsy shop. It has been fun to watch her make things and play around with the best way to get people to see her stuff. She is really creative and simply enjoys making things. We aren't looking to make a fortune or anything, but it would be nice to have a fun hobby, and have it pay for itself!
If you know of anyone that is looking for baby products, come look at Kassie's site. More products will be coming.
Enjoying the Present
This time in our lives is extremely challenging. It can be hard to not think back on our BYU days and wish for those times to come back, or look to the future about all the things ahead. We are trying to follow the counsel from the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. In one of my favorite talks of all time he stated:
This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now.
We had some time last week to go to the Tulsa Rose Garden. It was so
calming and peaceful there. I think it was exactly what we needed.
First time to the temple since before Hinckley was born. Thanks to an angel ward member that took us and watched H
Yes, he is chunking up a bit.
The sun setting on the Arkansas river along the Riverside trail. It is hard to describe how wonderful it was.
School is still rough for me. This pic was taken as one of
my students was hurtling everything on and in his desk in anger.
Hinckley looks like a vampire here (it is saliva) but he still has a cute smile.
We are already realizing how short these moments are. Hinckley is pretty much grown out of all his clothes we have! I have already been teaching for 2 months. Time doesn't stop, and all things come and go. We are blessed to be here in Tulsa, and hope to continue finding joy and peace in the small moments that come each day.
I love this post! Oh my word Hinckley is ENORMOUS! haha! what a cutie. And Kas that's such a cute picture of you! I love your hair. Grey what a great picture of the river--wow, it's stunning!
I sure hope you guys can come up for christmas because I am dying to meet little Hinckley! What a handsome fellow. The move to his own room is hard, but such a relief too. :) Nice work you guys!
Life is good! Maybe our trials have changed our attitude or maybe things really have gotten better. Either way, 2014 is already looking happy, bright, and beautiful! Greg LOVES his new job. The environment is great and he likes all of his co-workers. Plus, he gets to make films for work! As a media arts major, it is pretty hard to land a job with a steady paycheck right out of college. This one just kind of fell into Greg's lap. The stark contrast between his previous job as a teacher and this one is like night and day. And believe me, the ripple effect of this has spilled over into our home; it's like a breath of fresh air! Hinckley has been very active lately and is already starting to assert his independence. He is 17 1/2 pounds and 28 inches tall. He just discovered how much he loves rolling over, so he does it all the time now. I think he would like to be running and on the move if he only knew how to do it! He also loves food. So far he has only eaten rice cereal
Tomorrow is our baby's due date! We don't think he will come tomorrow, but one never knows. Here are some pics from this week. School is going pretty well for me, though I transition to writing/reading from doing math for the past two weeks so I am a little nervous about that. The view from the bus just before I get off and start teaching for the day. Usually I am barely awake at this point. Awesome panorama of our classroom. It has taken a lot of work to get all this stuff up, but it could still use lots more! Here is a view of the front of the classroom, along with our space ship behavior chart and so forth. I decided to see what would happen if I didn't shave during the week This was the result. Kas is feeling quite big, and ready for the man child to come out! This week Kas learned how to make homemade yogurt - or at least how to extend the yogurt you already have. The latest creative masterpiece from Kassie is this little elep
The final product of "make me a match" that I labored over exceedingly. I was actually sort of unhappy with it all not because of the performances of anyone but mainly just the story. We had to write all so quickly and the re-write it time after time and then storyboard it and really break it down. In all this rush I didn't realize till I was actually shooting it that I really didn't care much for the story as a whole and thus my motivation suffered greatly. I don't think I need to tell epic dramatic tales to care about them but I do want to have a strong point and also a specific conflict or issue that is approached and resolved. I am starting a screen writing class tomorrow and possibly I will gain some insights as to how to develop good stories. Ones that I care about. I don't know why I feel so interested in telling stories - particularly in that I haven't felt very confident with the stories I have come up with. It is extremely hard for me to come up
I love this post! Oh my word Hinckley is ENORMOUS! haha! what a cutie. And Kas that's such a cute picture of you! I love your hair. Grey what a great picture of the river--wow, it's stunning!
ReplyDeleteYes! Thanks for sharing these photos/vids and your labels and text. Really felt like a visit!
ReplyDeleteWow, has Hinckley ever put on the pounds! And the laughing and cooing and talking!!!! Amazing. What a cute boy and what a beautiful place you live in.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you guys can come up for christmas because I am dying to meet little Hinckley! What a handsome fellow. The move to his own room is hard, but such a relief too. :) Nice work you guys!
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