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.
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
Wonderful!
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