Oh, and Some About the Boys Too. . .

Sheridan had a pretty good run this science fair season, after the school fair (above, in January when he still had his long hair), he went on to district, and then to the Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair at BYU on March 23. This fair had winners from Provo and Alpine districts as well as the charter and homeschools in the county. The fair itself is pretty fun (rock climbing wall, flight simulator), and was made more fun for Sheridan when he came home with a trophy for 1st place in the chemistry division, and a check for $30.

Mitchell--the Cool Knight (2-10-10)

Caleb takes a great deal of pride in being big enough to haul his sister around (after weeks of pleading with me to let him try). She, however is not always as fond of the opportunity. Caleb really is great with Eve. My favorite is when he sits by her and sings her spontaneously created songs. (2-28-10)

Just a cute one of my cute 3-year-old. (3-28-10)

How Sheridan tends the baby :-) (In his defense, he'd finally gotten his hands on the 5th Fablehaven this day. One of his friends at school let him borrow his copy. Sheridan was thrilled since I'm too cheap to buy the hardback version and the waiting lists at the libraries are way too long.) (3-31-10)

Eve's Sunday Fashions

I take surprising delight in getting Eve all dolled up for Sundays. Except for the spitting-up part, it's a lot like playing with baby dolls. I'd forgotten how much fun it could be.

February 14--6 weeks old

February 21--7 weeks

March 14--10 weeks old

March 28--12 weeks old

Mitchell has to get in on the fun too.

Valentine's Day 2010

I actually loved that Valentine's Day fell on a Sunday this year; we could get all the school stuff out of the way, and enjoy family celebrations. Here we are enjoying our traditional fondue dinner by candlelight.

Blessing Day

February 7, 2010

Little Blessings

We have a neat tradition for the baby girls in our family. My sisters and all of my sister's daughters have been blessed in this beautiful baby dress that was made by my grandmother sometime in the '40's. (Correct me if I'm mistaken here, sisters) I believe she made it for a baby that she miscarried--her last pregnancy, so it wasn't worn until my mother started using it for our blessing days. I have to admit that seeing this dress hanging in my sister's closet was the one thing that made me feel sad about having only boys. Because I can't keep the dress and pass it down to Eve (baby Nyah will be the next to use it), I decided to make shoes to go with it that she can keep. I asked my mom to help me take a pattern off of some existing crib shoes, and she brought back the completely sewn satin shoes. Then it was up to me to try and copy my grandmother's incredible handiwork and embroider a matching pattern on the shoes. My mom even brought over some silk embroidery thread that had been my grandmothers for me to use. After some practice on a scrap cloth, and a couple of internet video tutorials, I was mostly pleased with my late-night-the-night-before-the-blessing results. I certainly gained a much greater respect for the skill and artistry that my grandmother possessed.

Eve--4 Weeks Old

January 28, 2010

Four Weeks Old

So, I know I have extremely limited photography skills, and only a point-and-shoot camera, but I still wanted to try and capture some of Eve's "newborn" (almost) phase. Here are some of the results of my efforts. (Oh, guess which outfit she decided to poop out on? The family heirloom blessing dress, naturally. Luckily it washed right out.)

First Social Event

When she was two weeks old, we took Eve to our neighbor's son's wedding reception. It was a fun excuse to get her all dressed up (and even accessorized!). (Thanks for the cute dress, Aunt Chelsea.)

What You Get Whem Marcus has Control of the Camera. . .

25 (long, hard :-) ) days old.

Eve and Her Brothers--January 2010

This is how Mitchell dealt with the upheaval of his life. He was a little intense for a couple of days (trying his darndest to bring the baby a cup of water), but he's handling things quite well.





























No way the new baby can get all the attention. Mitchell will see to that!



















The big boys love to carry her around--so far she seems to enjoy it as well.