Monday, December 16th, 2013
Happy Birthday, Ruth!
I got a haircut for my birthday! I went to a real salon (read: not Supercuts) and got my hair cut. She straightened it and made it look super cute in a way I will probably never be able to reproduce. But that’s OK. It was a fun way to spend my morning.
That night we went to happy hour at Gustav’s and ate cheese fondue and potato pancakes. It was delicious!
Sunday, December 15th, 2013
We did early birthday for me tonight. I made my own cake and did not put my normal effort into it. It was still pretty tasty, though. Magnus put my candles in.
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
Our ward had a special Christmas Breakfast for our primary kids to see Santa today. We went and Magnus got to see Santa and afterwards we stopped at our favorite donut shop. We got a maple bacon bar, banana fritter and cherry fritter, a buttermilk bar, and a chocolate peppermint donut. They were all very delicious.
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Gideon is practicing his magic skills. They are somewhat lacking except for the “making fluids appear out of nowhere.” He’s pretty good at that.
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Our whole family, in front of our Christmas Tree. Don’t we look happy? (Gideon is undecided.)
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Happy 2nd Week, Gideon!
Even though Ruth is very tired, she still manages to make delicious fudge for neighbors and friends.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
Dana wanted to go to the Gorge today to see the ice build-up from the last week of frigid cold. He went by himself and was able to stop at several waterfalls. The best one was Elowah Falls, which we just went to a few weeks ago. The temperature was warming fast (it reached 37°F), so the delicate ice formations were starting to give. Dana saw one chunk of ice, larger than a person, fall from the top; and when it hit, it made a loud boom and the shock wave made a lot of other ice fall of trees and such. It was awesome.
Monday, December 9th, 2013
Magnus loves LEGO. Here he is playing with our past LEGO Star Wars advent calendars. He made several of the ships into new creations. Some of them were pretty cool.
Sunday, December 8th, 2013
Happy Birthday, Will!
Gideon: our little Christmas present. Ruth took some pictures for our Christmas card and I thought they were very nice.
Saturday, December 7th, 2013
Gideon is a wiggly baby (as Magnus likes to say). He enjoys eating, being held upright, and being awake at night.
Friday, December 6th, 2013
It snowed today, yah! It was a very dry snow, so not good for building anything with, but Magnus and Dana had fun running around outside.
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
Magnus learned how to “Walk Like an Egyptian” today. We also were able to get our Christmas tree set up. It still had some ice on it from the forest, because it has been very cold around here as well.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Happy 1st week, Gideon!
We headed up into the forest to find our perfect Christmas Tree. But we first stopped in Carson to pick up my friend, Brian, who came with us. As we got to higher elevations, we reached the snow level, and eventually we found a good place to search for a tree. It was 21°F with a dry snow covering the ground. The snowy forest was beautiful. Magnus liked making snowballs and throwing them at Brian. After wandering around a bit we found some good candidates. That’s when we went and got Ruth and Gideon out of the car. Ruth helped to make the final selection. Gideon got to be bundled up being warm. Here we are with our tree. On the way out Dana and Brian stopped to see Panther Creek Falls all covered in ice.
Monday, December 2nd, 2013
Here is Gideon Orion looking a little like Walter Matthau or Winston Churchill. He likes to scrunch his face up a lot.
Sunday, December 1st, 2013
It is December now, so the elves have started coming to our home. Every morning they leave a small present in our shoes. To start the month, we got a LEGO advent calendar. Magnus was thrilled to just get to open something.
Friday, November 29th, 2013
Gideon Orion got to come home today. It is a little strange to have another child in our house and it is a bit of an adjustment. All are happy and well.
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
We spent our Thanksgiving at the hospital with our new son. We even got a little Thanksgiving meal there. In the evening, Dana, went over to Farmor’s house to see Magnus and for dinner. Back at the hospital, we had some more visitors come and see Gideon. Magnus seems very excited to have a baby brother and wants to keep rubbing his face on him. We spent that night in the hospital.
