Sunday, August 26, 2012

A Day Trip to Logan

So we just celebrated our 7 year anniversary on August 6th and that night Paul's parents watched the girls and we went to dinner and a movie. But we wanted to do a little day trip too, and what better place to go than where we met and spent our first few years of married life - good ol' Logan, Utah! We packed up the girls and drove down in the morning on the following Friday and had a grand time.

First stop was lunch at our favorite restaurant in Logan, a Thai place called Kaiman. We probably ate there twice a month or something and we were really poor as newly weds (ahem, still are) so that's saying something. Then our next obvious stop was Aggie Ice Cream, where I posed with the girls. (I'm looking a little rosy in the cheeks because it was a billion degrees outside.)
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Next we headed to Utah State, where we met as English majors (Paul later changed to Public Relations). My favorite part of the day was just wandering around campus. They were getting ready for classes to start in a couple weeks so everything looked really pretty and well manicured. Below is a pic of the quad with Old Main in the background with the big A on top.
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Strolling down the main hallway in the student center. Memories!
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Sneaking a peek in the student bookstore, looking at the piles of books organized by class for the students.
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Of course we had to take some pictures on the "A" where many, many amorous college students have climbed on top and kissed at midnight in order to become a "True Aggie." (Yes, I went with my roommates once on one of the full moon True Aggie nights. No, I never became a True Aggie because I was waaay too embarrassed.)
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Posing with Mr. Lincoln. We're really funny.
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Daddy and daughter walking outside the student center.
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A quick stop at Old Farm Apartments where we lived while we were dating. I lived in the S building on the left, and Paul lived in the T building on the right. It was meant to be! Thanks Old Farm!
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And the reason we chose that weekend to visit Logan - the Cache County Fair! We used to go every year and it was so fun. We walked around, got BBQ for dinner, and saw a lot of farm animals. Penny liked the cows.
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Hey sheep. I'm really sorry you have plastic things punched through your ears. But you look like you're a nice sheep.
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County fair food! So healthy!
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Our seven-year anniversary self portrait // A quick shot of the valley as we drove home.
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We were exhausted by the end of the day but it was so fun! It was nice to take a tour around Logan and reminisce. I'm sure we'll visit again someday, it's kind of a special place for us. Here's to more fun years ahead!

Monday, August 6, 2012

4 months!

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Some things about 4-month old Violet...

- Weighs 15 lbs 4 oz (80th %), is 25 ½” long (80th %), and her head is 42cm around (75th %)
- Sleeps from 9pm to 6am, and then after a nursing, a few hours more. So nice!
 - Loves to suck on her little hands all.the.time.
- Discovered her feet a week ago and loves to grab and tug on them, especially when I’m changing her diaper.
- Holds her head up pretty well during tummy time.
- Can roll from her back to her side, but not all the way over onto her tummy yet.
- Smiling and babbling all the time. Has a pretty loud screech when she's bored or tired.
- Just started to reach for toys, and she automatically sticks them in her mouth.
- Ticklish under her armpits and on her belly.

This little girl is so fun! She is such a happy baby and doesn't fuss too much. I'm constantly mugging on her squishy cheeks and smelling her sweet baby smell, trying to savor every last moment before I blink and she's not a baby anymore. Penny is so good with her. She loves to come in with me in the morning to get Violet from her crib. She sticks her little arms through the bars and grabs Violet's hand and says "G'mornin' baby sister!" So cute. These 4 months have flown by and we're so happy to have baby girl in our lives!