Monday, February 7, 2011

Visit to Moscow

There were two big events in Moscow, ID that I just couldn't pass up. I decided since I was going to head out for them (that's covered in the next post), that I may as well spend some time with Susannah helping her with Evie.
I took a whole week off of school to head out to Moscow and it has been well worth it! I left Saturday from Houston. This is little Evie Sunday morning.
She's just barely starting to smile and it's so cute! This is one that Susannah calls the Jack Nicholson face.
She's also way more alert than last time I was here. She'll just stare at you and I LOVE it!
Sunday evening we had a little excitement - a major diaper blowout- apparently the biggest one so far. It ended up being a 3 person job to get her out of those clothes without getting it on her or her changing table.
I held her while Adam started getting the rest of the stuff off. Susannah was the photographer this time around.
Sorry for the weak stomached folks. I hope you weren't eating and reading this at the same time.
We had to give her a bath after that fiasco and we got some of the cutest pictures ever!
She's so pretty!
We love this shot because it shows just how tiny she is!
This is one of our current favorites as well. Evie's sporting the super cute own hat that her Aunt Whitney made her. I was holding Evie and Susannah was snapping pictures and we were lucky enough to get this one! I love that she's going cross eyed to boot! Susannah posted this one on Facebook and it was apparently decided that she looked like a "Sesame Street issued Kamikazi pilot."
Susannah had this super cute sling thing that was very handy when she needed to get stuff done around the apartment.
Ummmmm. CUTE!
I loved being the little helper! I got tons of time with Evie.
Here are the proud parents trying to get a smile out of her!
I can't stand how cute she is!
Susannah and I tried to do a little photo shoot with Evie, but it was a lot harder that I was thinking it would be. She wasn't very cooperative!
Susannah was trying to get her to rest her head on her hands, but she wasn't having it.
She wasn't in love with the whole posing idea.
She did like being on her back better.
We got the beginnings of a smile here.
We tried different headbands and hats, but she wasn't a happy camper.
Cute, though!
Susannah took a little break for some feeding time and she took a little nap.
This one's a little dark, but we decided to go for round 2 while she was asleep, this time with the owl hat.
She must have been having sweet dreams.
Cozy!
This is just a random one I shot one morning while she was still in her PJs.
We didn't go out much with her, but we did go on a walk one day. She wore this little fleece snow suit that Susannah found for her. It has cute little bear ears!
Susannah also got a Baby Bjorn which was really handy for walks.
Evie slept the whole time.
I liked this old building on the walk.
She was out for a couple of hours after we got back. We didn't take her out of her her snow suit because we didn't want to wake her up. She slept with her arms sticking out like that the whole time.
Adam has this trick that she really likes. He puts her in his jacket or fleece and swings her back and forth. It really seems to calm her down.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Agency

My Relief Society President sent me this and I really liked it! Enjoy!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Pottery

Last weekend (not two days ago - the one before that) was Kim's birthday.
Becca threw her a birthday party at this pottery place, which I thought was a great idea. They have all these pre-made pottery items that you pick out, paint, and purchase. They glaze and fire them for you and you pick them up a week later.
We ended up with quite a big group there and people made some pretty interesting items. It was so much fun.
Afterward, we had some cupcakes out in the parking lot. They were ridiculously good. These were chocolate all the way with an Andes mint on top.
They had several other kinds as well.
We went out for Mexican food right after that. Fun times. Happy Birthday, Kim!
I picked my pie plate up on Saturday since I was out in that neck of the woods again. and here's what it looks like. I'm going to add some more details, but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
Completely unrelated (and for some, unknown reason sideways) was something I did today. Several years ago, a good friend of mine taught Susannah, Jen and me how to make our own mineral foundation and powder. I thought it was pretty cool so I thought I'd get a picture while I was making some more today.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Last few days

The last few days have been so fun! I'm so glad Susannah had Evie while I was still there. I was REALLY sad to leave.
This is Evie just coming home from the hospital.
I had to snap this quick one of the "re-organized" book shelf. I was pretty proud of my handiwork.
That night Susannah and Adam introduced Evie to her other grandparents via Skype. It was really cute to watch their reactions.
She really loves to be swaddled tight.
She is the cutest thing ever!
Susannah was ready to get those hospital bands off, but she wanted a quick picture before that happened.
This picture was taken right after my walk that I wrote about in the post before this one. We really liked how this one turned out.
Adam is pretty good at quieting Evie when she's upset. This is obviously right before she calmed down.
One of my all-time favorite pictures of her thus far.
My dad came back last night to see Evie and to pick me up to bring me back to the Seattle area today.
She took a little nap on Adam's chest while we were watching a movie last night.
Here are my cute parents with Evie.
I LOVE HER!
She wasn't too happy about getting her first sponge bath.
Cute Susannah is trying to comfort her.
One of the last things we had to do before I left today was to play a little dress up with the cutest little elf outfit I found. We had to do a little photo shoot.
I bought the dress and the tights. We got them on her and thought she needed a hat. Susannah had made Evie, herself, and Adam matching "meatheat hats." They were not quite the right color, but it definitely worked with the elf motif.
We couldn't stop laughing - she was so cute.
Doing a little bit of stretching.
My dad and Adam were joking that it looked like she was throwing out gang signs.
I am so sad I had to leave, but I'll definitely look forward to seeing her in the near future and keeping myself posted on Susannah's blog!

Winter Wonderland

While blizzards can be unpleasant, the aftermath turns out to be quite beautiful.
A couple of days ago I went for a walk and had to take my camera because it was so beautiful. This is right outside Adam and Susannah's apartment in Moscow.
All of these next few pictures are inside Moscow, obviously within walking distance from their apartment. :)
I really like this one!
My dad and I drove back to the Seattle area today. It was so pretty that I had to take even more pictures.
These next few are taken right near Snoqualmie, just about an hour from where my parents live.
Sorry, these pictures are all through the dirty windshield, but it was way too cold to stick myself out the window.
This sunset was awesome and was just a couple of miles from my parents' house in the Seattle area.