Summer is coming to a close, and with it will go things like eating fresh fruit and swimming in the plastic pool in the back yard. Hinckley has really enjoyed both of these to a large degree. His favorite outside activity however is not swimming, it is eating grapes! As soon as one of us takes him outside he starts pointing and grunting at the grape arbor with a startling intensity.
Big boys sit in chairs.
Labor Day hiking with family in the mountains
Keeping H busy during church.
Of the many things we love about UT, the farmer's market and the natural beauty are among the top. We've enjoyed having such fresh wonderful produce available in our own backyard and of course at the BYU stadium farmer's market on Thursdays.
Shopping at the stadium farmer's market
Beautiful flowers!
Making movies with the boy
Having a temple so close is a huge plus, though with a baby we've realized how hard it is to get there still.
We are still eating our WFPB way, and enjoying it very much. Recently we tried our hands at making "cheesecake" which we found to be extremely tasty. We played around with a few different flavors including chocolate, peanut butter, and blueberry.
School started for me this past week (Greg) and I am really enjoying that. Meanwhile, Hinckley is keeping Kas very busy at home as he is playing with the idea of walking and is relentless in exploring new places and areas.
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...
August 3, 2025 The last three weeks have been a blur as we've had lots of extended family events and excursions. Here are some highlights over the second half of July. Welcoming my parents home from their mission to Germany Desmond's discovery of his ability to open the front door and escape Addie and my date to the Scera outdoor theater to see "Annie" Kas and Hinckley date to see Superman Greyson and my date going to the batting cages with a machine pitch Celebrating my parent's 50th anniversary at their home with family and friends Splash Summit with cousins - Greyson did Freefall 3 times, and I got the bruises to prove that I did it too haha The joy of organizing the sports equipment in the garage Our family's final visit to the Burnsides in their SLC apartment as they prepare to go home to Colorado Family reunion at Bear Lake with the Williams (lots of good food, cousin time, sunburns, water fun, spikeball, and some very tasty shakes) Desmond walking - s...
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 ...
Wonderful!
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