The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good:

On Saturday Jonathan, Autumn, and I drove up Logan Canyon to the Limber Pine Trail (just before Bear Lake.) The grove of trees is 560 years old. It was a pleasant little hike. You may remember (if you are a family member) trying to stop there on Memorial Day several years ago when it was snowing. After the hike we took a jeep road from Temple Flat to Temple Fork road.






The Bad:
This morning I went to the doctor and found out I have Mono. Autumn might have it too. I got the strep test (negative) and the blood test for Mono (positive). Yuck!

The Ugly:
We were up all last night. I don't think I slept from 3am to 7am. Until further notice, please do not call between 9am and noon and 1pm to 6pm unless it is an emergency. (Mono usually lasts about a month. I'll let everyone know when the restrictions have been lifted.)

A bridal shower for my friend Lisa

Last night I hosted a bridal shower for my old roommate Lisa. She is living in Linden and drove up for the shower. I had a lot of help getting ready. Some of Lisa's friends and family brought food and my neighbors tended Autumn in the final moments of getting the house ready. It was a wonderfully attended shower and everyone stayed an extra hour to talk to Lisa. We had good food ;) including chocolate trifle, grapes, veggies, pecan bar cookies, punch, and chips with seven layer dip. I decorated with the Katrina and Bethany's bridal veils, and lots of balloons.

My most memorable random moment was after the shower when Jonathan and I were sprawled out, exhausted on the living room floor talking. At some point we started singing and comparing our own versions of the Books of the Old Testemant song. "Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers...". Which version do you like better, the one sung to the tune of "Praise to the Man" or the one sung to "Do What is Right"?

Special Visitor

See if you can see who the special visitor was in Sacrament meeting today. Hint: Look at the musical number!
(For non-family members, the visitor was my sister's brother-in-law, Jake. He was asked to sing in our ward by our choir director.)

Happy 11 months Autumn!

Autumn took 8 steps in a row yesterday! Her vocabulary is growing too. I've heard her say (without prompting) lately:
doggie
bird
book
no
yes
what is it?
I did it! (sometimes even before she does something cool.)
Igot it!
What is it light! (after I turned on her bedroom light.)

Autumn likes to climb from the arm of the recliner to the arm of the couch. There's a 4 inch gap between them.) She climbs up the stairs, down the stairs, and up the stairs with a toy. She loves going to the park, any park. She likes to stand up and throw her red bouncy ball at us. The swimming pool and the bathtub are great places to play. Watermelon is the best food ever. If watermelon is in sight and not on Autumn's plate, there are tears. Yogurt doesn't give her problems any more. Bananas and graham crackers are still not her favorite. Autumn's hair has become really curly. She still just has eight teeth. Only.

The "Autumn and Kloe" Movie is here!

Orem Trip Pictures

Autumn and her cousin Kloe really enjoyed playing together last week when we were in Orem for Aunt Connie's funeral. Jessica has some good pictures on her blog. Kloe was nice enough to lend Autumn a swimming suit and swim diaper. Thanks Jessica!


Autumn got to meet Aunt Alysa and Uncle Ray for the first time. They made a special trip up from Farmington, NM to come to the funeral. I think Autumn and Aunt Alysa look a lot alike.

Grandmas are the best.
Jonathan's dad dedicated Aunt Connie's grave. It was a very nice prayer. The funeral was lovely as well.

Brigham City Temple

We are excited to get another temple only 35 minutes from our house. This is great because the Logan Temple is closed for two months out of the year for maintenance. Having the Brigham City Temple halves the hour long drive to the Ogden Temple. (Picture credit www.lds.org)