Neil's First Thanksgiving

We flew to Las Vegas to celebrate Thanksgiving with Mr. D's family.

Our son handled the flight there pretty well and we even managed to give him a little nap (even though it was interrupted prematurely by the pilot deciding to share on the loudspeaker that he was indeed still planning to take us to Las Vegas). Neil gave us a ton of smiles and cuddles during the flight that we really enjoyed. He's also learning how to talk and tell stories, but we haven't figured out how to teach him that places like airplanes and church meetings are for quiet time and inside voices, not telling stories at max volume.

For our week in Las Vegas we stayed with Mr. D's sister's family and enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast at his grandparent's home. We also took a trip to The Strip to check out the botanical gardens at the Bellagio. That week David got some sort of stomach bug so we also spent a lot of time around the house taking it easy.

Although we didn't feed Neil any of the Thanksgiving feast, for the past couple weeks we have been giving him his first solids such as bananas and rice cereal. The first time we gave Neil solids he thought it was hilarious that mom and dad were putting stuff on a spoon into his mouth that tasted a lot like formula but obviously wasn't food because it wasn't in a bottle. Now he has figured out how to swallow and we are enjoying teaching him about food.

After spending time with Mr. D's family we drove up to St. George area so that we could say hello to my grandparents and see my uncle and his family. It has been pretty special getting to share to our grandparents their namesake great grandson. We are thankful for our family and hope you had a good Thanksgiving celebrating with yours too.

Love,
-Mr. D and Mrs. M

Comments

Camping Adventure at Penrose Point State Park

This past weekend Mr. D and I went camping at Penrose Point State Park with a family we have been friends with for almost three years! We decided to carpool there together with our camping gear and all seven of us in their van. After we got there, we made hotdogs for dinner, s’mores and cobbler for dessert, and enjoyed spending time together in front of the campfire. The following morning we walked over to the water and had fun discovering crabs in the rocks. Here are some of the photos from the trip: Checking out an alive sand dollar Looking for crabs on the water Crazy tree and roots This was the website we used to book the reservation: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/PenrosePointStatePark -Mr. D and Mrs. M

Our Backyard Chicken Adventure

Back in February I told David we should get chickens! He told me the egg shortage would end soon and that we wouldn't save any money having chickens. He was 100% right (there are a lot of fixed costs with raising chickens like building a coop and run, but afterwards the expenses are not too bad) and the chickens have been a lot of fun. Turns out there was a lot I didn't know about chickens and I greatly enjoyed learning about them! For example, I learned the following: Why are grocery store eggs white? Most eggs we eat come from white leghorn chickens, which lay white eggs, but different chicken breeds lay different colors. Meat Chickens vs. Egg Chickens - Humans have cared for chickens for a long time. Some chickens are bred for their meat (think Cornish cross) and others for their eggs. David and I are not excited about processing chickens, so instead we went for chickens that are egg layers. Egg production vs. Collecting the rainbow of egg colors - We decided we wanted a mi...

Neil's friends visit

Our friends from Seattle were in town visiting for a work conference in Park City and they stopped by our home and stayed with us for a day. We loved seeing them and getting to have our boys play together. There was a lot to do at our home-- play with legos, practice baseball, enjoy the chickens, and read together. Hope to have them visit again next time they are here for a work trip or to ski.

Mr. D and Mrs. M

Search This Blog