Backyard Camp out

R.E.I. recently had an 83 cent sell, where anything that ends in .83 is half off and usually those items are already marked down significantly. So, the day before the sale we went to R.E.I. to scout out the deals. We were particularly interested in one that our friend Herb had let us know about, it was a -5 degree sleeping bag. As mentioned in a previous post, David is now the Varsity Scout leader in our ward and consequently he has the honor of accompanying the boys on the annual SNOW camp out. If you know David you know that he is a total wimp when it comes to drastic temperatures, thus the need for a -5 degree sleeping bag. So, we found the bag and it was the only one left. It was marked down from, like, $500 to $199.83 so it was going to bee $100, not something you want to pass up. So, since Dave worked the next day I was given the assignment to be there when the store opens and snag the bag. The next day Evelyn and I headed to the store and we were there 10 mins before the store was supposedly open but to my surprise they had opened early and when I went to the bag section, the desired bag was GONE!!! I called Dave and he was freaking out and I asked two different employees to find the bag for me, but they were not having any luck. Then I saw our friend Mathew Earl and he was mothing the words, "we have it for you." *phew* So, long story short we got the bag and Dave was VERY happy.

He decided that he needed to test the bag out, so he had a little camp out in our back yard. He said the bag worked well but it was a little creepy sleeping out there.



Evelyn had fun the next day when daddy let her play in the tent. Look at that smile, it is so priceless.

APT # 6

About 30 Weeks
Weight: 140 lbs (I've gained 22 lbs thus far.)
Blood Pressure: 118/64
Leonard's heart beat: 154 BPM
And I am now measuring right on at 30 weeks.

Oh, and I failed my one hour glucose test by 1 point so I had to take the three hours test during which I threw up (I passed after all) and later that day ended up in the hospital with Kidney pain. I stayed the night so they could pump me full of pain killers and I could get some sleep. Then the vein that had my IV in it "infiltrated" in other words, all the narcotics that were supposed to go into my vein ended up in the surrounding tissue of my arm. I got a rash and my arm was swollen and sore for a few days, but I still got to go home before my 24 hour hold was up which was after the moister robbing sausage muffin and the stale grilled cheese (yum! hospital food, got love it!).
What did I learn from this experience?
1. Demerol makes me really loopy
2. If the medicine burns going into your arm make them change the IV right away instead of waiting for it to burn even more the next time.
3. Don't take the three hour test if your only off by one stinkin' point.

Cousins

Evelyn and Emily


Evelyn is 15 months and Emily is 5 months, but they are practically the same size. Everyone always says how small Evelyn is but when you get these two together I see what people mean.

Here they are with Daddy/Uncle Keith

Evelyn loved trying to take care of Emily, she is going to be a great big sister.

Dave's Done!!!

As of Wednesday December 17th David is no longer a Nursing student, he's DONE!! We are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives. David is relieved to finally be done with school and I am so proud of all of his hard work.



On Saturday they had the pinning ceremony and David got to showcase his cherished uniform on stage.



Evelyn I were able to go on stage and do the pinning for David. Evelyn got a kick out of it and was waving excitedly to the crowed.



The rest of the ceremony was spent keeping Evelyn entertained. If you think church is hard on a one year old, try a two and a half our graduation.






After the ceremony we had a family celebration at Andiamo, Dave's favorite Italian restaurant. Then we had deserts at home with friends.

Now, David is not officially a Nurse yet... First the Board of Registered Nursing has to post his Nurse in Progress license and then he has to take the big test and pass. So, we will keep you posted but it most likely won't be official for a few more months.

A White Christmas

This weekend Evelyn and I joined David and his scouts at Brother Spute's cabin in Hunington. When we got there Fridday night there wasn't any snow so the boys cooked up a delicious dinner and we played some games; mafia, balderdash, and sardines. The boys also played Lord of the Rings Risk until around 3am but Dave, Evelyn, and I were fast asleep by then.

When we woke up the next morning we found that it had snowed and we suited up and headed out to play.

This was Evelyn's first time in the snow.

She really enjoyed sledding

Infact, she did really well in the cold, until her mitten fell off and she realized that she is not a fan of direct skin contact with snow.

Isn't she CUTE!!

If we were sending out Christmas cards this year this is the picture we would have used, but since we are not......

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Evelyn was a very happy girl until we apperently stayed two minutes too long and she had had enough. So we headed back to the cabin for a warm bath.

but not before we did some snow angles.

back at the cabin.

It snowed even more.

We had a great time and everything went very smoothly until.......

....Our car got a little BOOBOO :( We spun out on the ice on our way home and hit a car that had stopped to put chains on. We were actually really blessed that the car was there, other wise we would have ended up down the embankment. No one was hurt and we were able to borrow some chains from the people we hit since their car wasn't drivable any longer.

Walkin' down Christmas Tree Lane

Every year we do this walk and look at all the pretty lights. This year we had a small group of friends with us; Jason, Tanya, and Paige; some of their friends; Sarah, Sammy, Taylor, Terin, and Sarah's sister Julie. Christmas Tree Lane was a lot crowded this year, plus I started to cramp and Evelyn was tired, and so we didn't actually walk the whole way. But what we did see was enjoyable.

Apt #5

26 weeks (6 1/2 months)

Weight: 134 lbs

Blood Pressure: 100/56

Leonard's heart beat: 156 BPM

I am meassuring at 28 weeks, 2 weeks ahead. I guess Leonard had a little growth spurt.