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!
I can't believe it has only been two months since Hinckley joined our family! It feels like a lot longer than that and he is growing so big way too fast! At his two month check-up today, he weighed 13 lb 12 oz and was 26 1/4 inches long. Apparently he is so tall that he is off the medical charts for his age. Hinckley is such a happy, easy-going baby. He smiles, laughs, and coos a lot. Having him in our family is so fun because he helps us realize the joy of everything once again. He smiles at bright colors or new sounds, enjoys kisses and cuddling, and squeals in delight at seeing nature when we take walks. Yesterday at church it was like he had a rubber neck; for about five minutes he just kept turning back and forth to take it all in--the sights, sounds, and smells. Today he had to get three shots at the doctor's office and even that didn't phase him for long. Oh he screamed and his face got redder than I have ever seen it. I held him and fed him afterwards and then ...
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 ...
It is that time of day when the house is quiet, the table is half covered in pots, pans, and tuber ware with food scattered across. The car isn’t in the garage and the dog lies sleeping on the blue blanket. The sun lies somewhere back there, behind the cloud over those mountains. It makes some nice gold colors on the rocky face of the mountains outside of the window. I guess it is so nice because at this time of year there is a lot of plants and flowers in the back yard so the gold makes it seem sort of dreamlike. Yeah, I’ll do em I guess. Call it being nice or being bored. Does it matter? Approaching the sink I am nipped by the denting smell. The eggshells, scraps of mango, carrot peel, and chunks of tofu drip in my fingers. Oh yes, the trash is under the sink these days. Drip once, drip twice on the floor. The water in the frying pan trembles, shaking the crusty flakes of burnt egg. Yogurt and peanu...
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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