Sundance

One Saturday in November (due to fortunately marvelous weather) we decided to take a drive through the Provo Canyon.  We drove up to the Sundance Resort and walked around.  We were surprised by how much there wasn't.  We had never been there and have heard of it tons...I think primarily because of the Sundance Film Festival.  We still had fun and Vidalia loved the little stream that runs through the area.

Halloween

Trying on Costumes

Look really closely and you'll see that this is Eliza.

If you show Vidalia these pictures she'll point and say, "My bike!"

She was a good sport letting us squish her face like that.

Actual Halloween

All the kids excited to go trick-or-treating.

Vidalia and Eliza were really good sports.  They lasted longer than the older kids.

Short Story: I made our costumes last year (the ones we used again this year, bee keepers and a bee).  I didn't have a pattern for the pants and was paranoid of not making them big enough.  That being said, our pants are ginormous.  To remedy that problem, I put drawstrings (unfortunately not real ones, just a piece of cloth I cut to be the right size).  Mine broke this Halloween.  I walked around the whole night trying to keep my pants up.  One time I touched my side and I was realized my pants were not so much on.  I don't think anybody besides me noticed, but I don't like the feeling of not wearing pants in public.  I'm so glad it was dark.

Swing Set

When we moved to Utah, we stayed with Ryan's sister Bonnie and her family.  Shortly after we got there they bought an awesome swing set.  All the kids that visit love it.  I only have pictures of Vidalia playing on it though.  I think because it was just me and her the one day I took pictures.  She still had a blast though.

Miniature Golf

I'm still posting pictures from Lincoln.  Isn't that awesome of me?  We went miniature golfing with our friends in the ward.  We took pictures on my phone.  Mostly it's just Vidalia though.

Actually, that's the last of the pictures we have from Lincoln.

For 2 Weeks

For two weeks before we moved, I watched these two cute kids (James and Evelyn).  I'm betting Evelyn is huge now since she was only 3 months then.  James and Vidalia loved to play with each other, mostly.  I think they both got excited about spending lots of time together.  Evelyn was pretty indifferent, but I liked spending time with her and so did Vidalia.

Rag Curlers

In August I tried to do rag curlers in Vidalia's hair.

It quickly turned to this…

 

Maybe next time.

A brief and lacking (word only) summary

 At the very end of August we applied for a job in Utah.  In the middle of September we moved from Lincoln to Utah.  We spent three months living with family (which were more than kind to let us stay for so long) while we looked for a house to buy.  We didn't intend to buy a house upon accepting a job in Utah and suddenly moving, but when we realized we COULD buy a house, we also realized we should.  We found a house we really liked.  It appraised for much lower than we expected and the seller's could no longer sell it to us.  We found a new house we liked.  We ran into some minor property issues that almost didn't exist they were so brief.  We bought a new to us and old to the world (1908) house.  We moved our stuff into our new house the weekend before Christmas.  We moved our bodies into our house on Christmas.  That Friday Vidalia turned 2!  On Saturday we had a little party with a bunch of family.  I feel like I've been sleeping since then.  I don't think that's actually true though.  We have much more to say, so if you like that kind of thing, you can look forward to it.  And thanks to the person who loves reading our blog so much that you bought us a new camera and asked us to start putting pictures up again.  That will happen soon.  ;)

Milestone/Anniversary

        Well, something to be proud of. As of yesterday (January 3, 2013), I acheived 2 years of professional experience as a Recreation Therapist! This happy occurrence could not have been acheived without the constant support and encouragement of my darling wife Melissa :).

Compliments are worth remembering

I do believe I've written on this blog that I believe that compliments are worth remembering to foster gratitude, charity, and goodwill. Any feedback, positive, negative, or neutral can be valuable and beneficial but I still want to focus more on compliments.
             Anyway, recently my father-in-law told that I have a very special relationship with my daughter, that he delights in watching us interact with each other. He told me that she adores me and that I adore her. Thanks, Baba.
          

History

Ours to be specific.
     Today, Friday October 12, 2012 Vidalia got the chance to touch the very bench where her parents' very first conversation took place. It was a very nice experience. For me, I don't think she got it. but she will. she will.