Last spring I decided I wanted to start doing some form of preschool with Emily in the fall. She is naturally curious and loves learning and I wanted to add a bit of structure to our day. I started brainstorming with a friend of mine and we have decided to do a weekly lesson plan…
Family
Fort Ouiatenon
Saturday we planned to have a slower morning and then head off to the bacon festival in the afternoon. Andrew and Emily made oatmeal bars together; Emily liked the smashing and the sprinkling involved. I love watching the two of them working on the various projects, baking included. Emily slept later than we expected so…
Weekend Adventure
Last Saturday we found ourselves with literally nothing to do. After a quick google search we loaded up for a little adventure. We went to an outdoor zoo exhibit at the art museum in Lafayette. The animals were very impressive, although we didn’t love them so much that we considered buying them with their $700…
Project Afghan
At the beginning of the year I got yarn to start a new afghan. I had reached a point in my life where I just needed a project that wouldn’t require me to think and help distract me in the evenings from my own unproductive thoughts. A few weeks later we found out we were…
Emily’s Toddler Bed
I didn’t get much sleep Emily’s first year of life. I’m pretty sure that is quite normal, but now that she is sleeping through the night I have become very protective of our routines. I love the ease we’ve had at bedtimes and nap times for the last handful of months. Because of this wonderful…
Our Fourth Anniversary
This last Thursday, August 20, marked the day of our fourth wedding anniversary. It was very full day, but Emily and I made dinner together with apple crisp for a special treat and Andrew arrived home just in time to join us. We talked with Emily about this being our family birthday party (and she…
As High As I Can Reach
My parents gave Emily “Guess How Much I Love You” very shortly after she was born. We’ve been reading it to her ever since. Any time Emily stretches her arms up high, typically during diaper changes, we say, “I love you as hiiiiiiiiigh as I can reach.” This usually brings on the giggles. I wanted…
Moments
When Andrew gets home from school, he and Emily play all sorts of games in the living room. She paticularly loves the one where she runs across the room and jumps into his arms. She says “beep beep beep” as she backs all the way back to the wall walking backwards and then “ready, set,…
Andrew’s Graduation
Andrew graduated with his masters from Purdue this weekend. My family came out to join in the festivities, arriving Friday night. We all got up early Saturday morning so we could be out the door by 7:50am. Once we parked we spent a few minutes arranging Andrew’s robes and hood. Andrew left to go hang…
My BYU Magazine Moment
I spent my senior year at BYU writing a three unit class fusing together my major and minor, Technology and Engineering Education and Music (I focused on sound recording), then teaching my curriculum during student teaching. It was a lot of work and I probably would have given up a few times if Andrew hadn’t…