Deer Hunt/Fall Break Weekend

This last weekend was Fall Break from school and work for Ben and I. A long time ago Ben decided that he wanted to go deer hunting. He had never been before, and I had only been once when I was fourteen so I knew I would be no help to him. Not to mention I didn't want to go trekking around in the boonies with Evelyn. So when he put in for the hunt, he put in for the Panguitch area so that we could go down to Parowan and he could go with Shane, Dylan, and Wyatt. We left Thursday afternoon after Ben got out of class.

We got to my Mom's about 10:30. Evelyn was SO happy to see her Grandma, Grandpa, and uncles! I wanted to see how Evelyn would react when she saw Maya, my mom's tiny chihuahua. I stole her from her bed in Wyatt's room and showed her to Evelyn. Maya did a little growl/bark at her and Evelyn laughed! It was the first time she has laughed for real, and I loved it!! We got to bed around midnight. I was a little worried about how Evelyn would sleep, but she did great!

Friday morning, the boys got ready and headed up on the mountain. Josh didn't have to work until 4pm, so we had lots of fun just hanging out around the house. Later that day, we went to visit my Aunt Marcy and her kiddos. They weren't able to come up for the blessing or for Hayley's wedding, so they hadn't met Evelyn yet! They had so much fun holding Evelyn and playing with her while we were there. Marcy measured Evelyn's wrist for a bracelet, and totally made one and gave it to her before we left for the weekend! It is the cutest thing, and looks so adorable on her wrist!

Friday evening I went to Cedar to spend some time with Natalie. It was so good to see her! Her cute puppy Daisy was so curious about Evelyn and Natalie was so worried that she was going to scratch her. But she was so good! We spent a good amount of time just sitting at her house hanging out. At one point, Natalie was telling me about her situation with school, and Evelyn started busting up laughing at her! It was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen in my whole life. All three of us couldn't stop laughing for probably five minutes! We went to Pizza Factory for dinner and shared a yummy pizza. I'm so glad that I got to see Natalie and catch up with her, it had been way too long since I had seen her last!

Saturday morning, Nadine, Lyndee, Matt, Ella, and Brinzee came up for a few minutes. Nadine had a plumb cake to give to Ben for his birthday, along with some pomegranates. A little later, my mom, Evelyn, and I went to my Aunt Julie's house. Uncle Spence was outside building a chicken coop, so we didn't get to visit with him much, but we had lots of fun just hanging out and chatting. I think we were there for about four hours! Julie let Madison play with her hair, and it got just a little out of control. There were ribbons and butterfly clips everywhere! :)

Saturday evening, Ben's dad, Brandon, and Nick stopped by as they were on their way home from duck hunting in Salt Lake. While they were there, my Grandma and Grandpa Adams stopped on their way home from Payson. It was so funny to listen to Grandpa and Larry talk, they have really similar senses of humor. :)

Throughout the weekend, I looked through pictures from when I was little. Ben wanted to see some baby pictures of me so he could compare them with Evelyn. Most of the pictures my mom had of when I was tiny were pretty blurry, but I found one good one, and put it next to a picture of Evelyn.

I can't see any resemblance, can you? ;)

Sunday afternoon, Shane brought Ben home from the mountain.. empty handed. :\ He had a few opportunities to take a deer, but none of them worked out. I felt pretty bad, because Ben really had his heart set on taking a bunch of deer meat home. I did too, but I knew that there was a possibility that he wouldn't get one. He did say that he enjoyed the trip anyway, and so did I. Hopefully he will have better luck next year. :)

Sometimes living so far away from our families is really hard, especially when a visit comes to an end and we have to make the long trip home. But I know that Logan is where we are supposed to be right now. I'm just hoping that we can make a trip down during the holiday season.

Evelyn: Two Months!

Evelyn has grown so much!

At her two month appointment on October 4th, we got to find out just how much she has grown! She weighed 11 lbs 12 oz, just over four pounds heaver than when she was born.

She is now 23 1/4 in long, which is 3 1/4 in more than she was just two months ago.

At her appointment she had to get three shots. The nurse did them so quick that they were over before I knew it. Evelyn did scream pretty bad, but it only lasted for two minutes at the most.

Before she got her shots, when the doctor was checking her out, she said that she is the happiest baby he has seen in a long time! Right when he came in the room she started smiling and talking and didn't stop until the nurse came to giver her her shots.

Also during her appointment, the doctor looked at the birth marks on her head. He said that they will get bigger until she is about six months old, and then they will gradually fade away. He just said to be careful that she doesn't get bumped or scratched on those spots because if they start bleeding they will be really hard to stop.

During the last month she has started to coo and talk a lot more, and she smiles basically all day except when she is overly tired or hungry. 

She rolled from her tummy to her back once, but hasn't done it again. 

I started working at an elementary school for 3.5 hours a day, and Evelyn is babysat by a girl named Cassie who tended my cousins when they were tiny. Evelyn absolutely loves Cassie, and gives her a big grin every morning when she first sees her. :)

We finally got batteries for our swing, and Evelyn loves it!

She also still absolutely loves bath time. She has a bath every night, not necessarily because she needs it, but because she loves it and it helps set up her evening routine before bedtime. 

She has basically slept through the night once, but she usually wakes up two times during the night to eat. 

She loves it when her Daddy bicycles her legs really fast. She gets a huge kick out of it.

She loves it when Ben comes home in the evening. She will grin and laugh and talk to him for a long time. 

We are pretty sure her eyes are turning brown!

She is still in size one diapers, and is wearing 0-3 month clothes. She still fits in her newborn clothes, but they are really snug.

Every day that goes by, I love this little girl more and more.

Happy Two Month Birthday, Evelyn! We love you!

Evelyn's Blessing Day

On September 1, 2013, Ben blessed Evelyn during sacrament meeting. We had lots of family come up for the weekend, and it was so good to see everyone!

Saturday night, we had a potluck dinner and everyone was able to come except my Mom, Shane, and the boys. They got here about 9pm that night because they had to wait for Josh to get off work to come up.

Natalie was even able to come up! I was so glad to see her, it had been way too long.

My mom made Evelyn's blessing dress, and it is absolutely beautiful! It makes me sad that she only got to wear it once. 

The blessing that Ben gave Evelyn was wonderful. He blessed her, among other things, that she would love serving her fellow man, that she would learn the Gospel quickly, and that she will be a great help to me when other children join our family.

I am so grateful that Evelyn is my daughter, and I absolutely love being her mom! 

Here are quite a few pictures from that weekend, in no particular order. :)