A New Chapter In Our Lives

Logan does not need very much in life to be happy. He is one of the most optimistic and genuinely happy person that I know (I am so lucky that he is my husband!). There is one thing that he has been dreaming about for quite some time. He is now the proud new owner of a Suzuki gs550 motorcycle. After his sixteen hour class last week (that he skipped out on church to finish) he now has his motorcycle licence. He is also the proud new owner of a helmet, gloves, a motorcycle jacket, and motorcycle boots (hooray for Craigslist!).

I love you Logan, and I am so happy for you and your new motorcycle!

Sorting Games

Last week I read an article in a baby magazine about sorting games to play with your toddler. One of the games listed was giving the baby a bowl of goldfish mixed with cheerios and helping her sort them into piles.

Today I was feeding Evelyn and she got bored. When I came back she had sorted all of her pieces of bread into the cupholder circle on her tray, and she had all of her ravioli in the other tray compartment! She decided to take matters into her own hands and teach herself that game! Cute, cute, cute.

Summer Time Fun

This summer is going to be fantastic! Evelyn is old enough to really enjoy some of the fun things to do out here in Cleveland. This last week we visited the Children's Museum of Cleveland with some friends. Evelyn loved it! I bought a year pass for our family and all of us went together on Saturday. This week I am planning to buy a summer pool pass for all of us. Cleveland Heights has a fabulous swimming pool and some fun children's wading pools.

On Saturday evening we had a great BBQ picnic with some of our good friends. We had a great time hanging out with the adults and Evelyn loved playing with the kids. What a great day!

Logan has been very busy this week because he added a new 16 hour class to his schedule. I am now the proud wife of a husband with a motorcycle licence! He took an intense weekend class and passed with flying colors! (He actually did better on his driving test than someone else in the class that has been riding a Harley for 40 years). We are now looking for a bike on Craigslist and we have some good prospects.

Have a great week! Go out and play in this beautiful weather.

Here I am at 22 weeks pregnant.
This is a great place about a mile from our house. We took a bike ride to feed the ducks and see the goslings. Sometimes we even see turtles! We live in a great place.

Back in the Groove

Home again, home again. I am getting back into the groove of being home and not being on vacation. I have been in Utah or Idaho for one and a half of the past two and a half months! We are actually going back for Griffin's Wedding in a few short weeks. We are excited to have Ashland become part of the family!

This group was full of doctor's appointments, dentist appointments, and other kinds of appointments. Brag moment: The Doctor said that Evelyn is very very smart for her age! She is amazing at figuring things out mechanically and finding new ways to use her toys. The doctor also said she was a very curious baby. Yes. I agree Dr. Boyd. I love it!

I am also very close to having a new front tooth! Only three weeks to a month left (that may seem like a long time, but I have had no front tooth for over 9 months!). My new student doctor and best friend, Logan Hazard, made me a brand new Essex tooth to wear until then. No more cracked falling apart piece of junk that I have been living with!

My baby doctor had some good news and some not so good news. The babies are doing great! That is the important news... The not so fun news is that they are in the worst possible position for their Mama. Our little boy has his head down by my right hip and his body strait across toward my belly button. Our baby girl has her head by my belly button and her body strait out toward my other hip. Both babies are transverse. Having one baby transverse is hard, but two will reek havoc on the moma's back and lower belly. I can attest to the truth of this. The good news is the doctor said they will eventually move to an up and down position... eventually.

On Thursday I had a wonderful dinner with the presidency of CADA. We had members from last years presidency and the incoming presidency. I have loved being the secretary for the last two years, but this year is going to be pretty hectic as it is. I am still excited to help plan, volunteer and participate in upcoming events.

Pictures will be posted soon.

Relaxing Vacation

I have realized that when you get behind on one week it is very difficult to catch up. Three weeks later...

Our vacation was great. We visited the Almond's for the first week and then we went to see the Hazard's for the second week. We had a very laid back and relaxing trip with both families. With the Almond's we had a good time doing fun projects around the house. I love doing things like that! We had some alone time with Marissa and with Shannon. We also had time to 'hang out' with Brandon. I loved spending time with my mom too. Hooray for family!

Time with the Hazard's was a lot the same. We saw some VERY good basketball games! We also went to Yellowstone National Park for a day.

I don't have pictures from the trip on this computer... We haven't posted because Logan's computer has been MIA for the last week and he has all of the pictures. As soon as it returns I will post some.

Romantic Getaway and Baby News

I have an amazing husband! Logan surprised me this week with an anniversary trip. Next week is actually our anniversary, but it just happens to be finals week as well. Logan booked us a night in a romantic cabin nestled deep in the woods. We arrived at a very 'quaint' cabin and were very pleased when we opened the door and saw the cutest little cabin either of us had ever seen. Inside, the cabin looked brand new. There was a kitchen (complete with everything except an oven), a little living room nook, a bedroom and a large bathroom with a jacuzzi tub. The back door led us to a deck with two cozy chairs and a woodburning stove. Logan and I cooked our BBQ dinner and had a romantic and relaxing evening.

The next day we went hiking to see all of the nearby attractions. There were about seven caves, waterfalls, natural bridges, and beautiful landmarks that we could hike to. These structures kind of reminded me of Zion National Park without the sheer walls. Also, unlike Zion, these structures were surrounded by lovely forests. I would recommend the Hocking Hills Cabins and surrounding areas to everyone that lives here. We had an amazing time.

We arrived home on Wednesday night. Our big eighteen week ultrasound was scheduled for The next day. We were finally going to find out the genders of Noodle and Twitch!

We gave them nicknames a long time ago, and Twitch has always lived up to her name. She is the one that constantly feels like a centepede or small earthquake in the left side of my belly. Noodle is the calm and collected baby that wiggles and kicks just enough to know that he is OK. We are VERY excited for our little boy and our little girl. When we found out I was pregnant, we talked about wether we wanted a boy or girl. We both immediately said boy, but then we also decided that it would be nice for Eva to have another girl close to her age. Well, problem solved.

On Saturday we had a neighborhood/ward yard sale that was mostly for the people that are graduating and moving. Logan and I set up a table and we made a bit of money. Hooray for yard sales!

We are headed out for a Sunday family bike ride!

Here are some pictures of the week.

This was our cute little cabin! Look at http://www.ashcave.com/lb.htm to see pictures of the inside and find out more info if you are interested.

This is a cave we hiked to. There was a group of very young christian singers that were singing acapella in another part of the cave. They had amazing voices!

This was one of the man made caves we hiked through.


I think this pose looks like it should be in a wedding announcement

I decided to be more creative this time with my pregnancy pictures. Here I am at 18 Weeks Pregnant.

Two little baby heads!

I have always thought these ultrasounds were pretty funny! Now I have one of my own!

Our baby girl is walking! Actually, she is marching!

It has been a great week

It has been a fantastic, busy, fun, great week for us here in Cleveland. Unfortunately, our camera broke on Saturday and we don't have a card reader to get the pictures off it, so there are no pictures. [Update- we bought a new camera. There are pictures on the bottom of this post.]

On Tuesday I did my first "real" filling in the dental clinic. It is about time. I have been in school for two years. I have learned a lot of theoretical stuff. Starting now, however, I finally get to apply what I have been learning. From here on out I will be in the clinic nearly every day. Woo hoo! (Except for the required paperwork and protocols, etc. I hear that can be a pain.)

On Thursday I got out of school early because the seniors were doing stuff for their board exams. We took advantage of the time by going down to Cuyahoga Vally National Park. We brought our bikes and rode arond for a while. Then we went to a nice picnic spot where we grilled chicken for dinner and explored the area. We are lucky to live so close to such a cool place. Eva loves it too.

On Friday morning I assisted Tyler, a senior, with his board exams. This looked like a stressful day. That afternoon we went to the beach at Edgewater State Park. Evelyn loves the sand and all of the birds.

Saturday I assisted with boards again in the morning. Again, stress. While I was gone Evelyn and Rachel went to Ethan Wilson's birthday party. Apparently, Evelyn really likes blue frosting. After I got back we went to a picnic for Mark Broadbent's party at horseshoe lake. There were a lot of friends their, and we had fun eating, playing on the playground equipment, playing catch, and just hanging out.

Like I said, it's been a fun week. This next week is looking like it'll be fun as well.

This is at Cuyahoga Vally. It was a beautiful day!

I dug a hole at the beach and put Evelyn in it. She didn't seem to mind...

...until she started eating sand, and then couldn't get it out of her mouth because her hands had sand on them so it just made it worse. What a tragic situation to be in.

And so we rescued her and chased birds. She liked that.