And to all a good night!

At the close Christmas Eve, after gleefully filling the stockings with oranges and other treats, Jon and I sat together on the couch in the glow of the Christmas tree lights.  Calvin sat calmly on my lap and just I a began to tell my hubby how much I loved him, a warm oozy liquid began pouring like molten lava out of the back of Calvin's diaper and all over my hand and pants.  After the eruption was over, which seemed to last several minutes, we quickly assessed the damage.  Luckily the liquid was slow moving enough that it hadn't hit the couch yet.  We all got cleaned up, but the serene Christmas moment was gone forever.  I am grateful to have cherished Christmas memories like this one, even if they aren't glamorous.

May peace find your home and joy fill your life this Christmas season.

Love,
Amy

birthday

Yesterday we drove down to Salt Lake to meet up with Jon's parents and his sister who was visiting from Washington.  We walked around Temple Square in the bitter cold.  Calvin and Autumn were both bundled up pretty warm in new coats.  They both enjoyed seeing their cousin who just learned to walk on this trip.

We stood in line to eat at the Lion House Pantry with lots of people who were also going to watch the Tabernacle Christmas concert.  We had a nice dinner.  As we walked back to our cars we got to see all the temple lights.

For my birthday we had homemade pizza with sourdough crust and Moroccan orange cake for dessert.

a strong kid

Today Calvin was lying on his stomach with one hand under him. He rolled from his stomach to almost his back with one quick motion. He is 5 weeks old.

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happy 1 month calvin

On Wednesday, Calvin was 1 month old. He sure has changed in 1 month!

Cooking Class

Autumn and I watched "Food Nanny" this afternoon. It's a show about a lady who helps people who are incompetent in the kitchen. The food nanny asked the family for a rolling pin to make pastry and all they had was a mason jar. Autumn ran to the kitchen and brought back our rolling pin and presented it to the TV. I laughed so hard. I've decided to start giving Autumn ballet lessons. We go in the basement and dance and stretch for a few minutes. She really likes having Mommy Time.