We are counting down the days here in Tulsa. We are selling off our furniture and starting to pack boxes. Our home is in disarray. We are in this weird transition period for the next few weeks before we settle into Provo.
The weather here certainly changed to summer. It seemed like the wind suddenly stopped blowing and the humidity arrived. We got a lot of rain at the beginning of the week. There was a huge storm on Monday; it was the heaviest rain I have ever seen!
On Monday, we made the two-hour drive to Lucien, Oklahoma, to visit the McGuire Cemetery. This is where Kassie's Grandmother Burnside (her dad's mom) is buried, and many others from that side of the family. We took photos of the graves so that we can use them as sources and post them on familysearch.org. It rekindled the fire to do more family history! We even found that some of these relatives were Vietnam, WWII, or WWI veterans. It was a great way to spend Memorial Day!
Awkward "selfie" with Hinckley's head cut off
Instagram filtered pic of photogenic baby
Hinckley continues to scream. The beginning of the week was a nightmare; Hinckley woke up for about four nights in a row, screaming at the top of his lungs for about forty-five minutes to an hour and a half. There was seemingly no reason and he would not be comforted by anything we could do. Luckily, it was a short-lived phase and on the fifth night he decided to go back to sleeping through the night. We still have no idea what happened. Now his screaming only happens during the day when he is upset or wants attention.
What it looks like when laying in bed while listening to screaming baby.
H also learned to shake his head today. He does it all the time--when he is happy or excited or bored or just wants to look cute. We can tell him, "Shake," and he does it. He acknowledges three words now: shake, clap, and no. Yes, he does know what "no" means; when we say it, he smiles and continues to do what we don't want him to do. Sometimes he actually heeds the word--it depends on how much he really wants to do whatever he shouldn't be doing. (Isn't agency wonderful?!) We just can't help but laugh all the time because of this little boy. The joy he radiates is contagious and we can't stay mad at anything he does once he flashes his smile.
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
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