Have any of you seen the show Survivor Man on the Discovery Channel? We love the show. Dallas watched a marathon the day we blessed Annie and decided that he was going to go on a "Survivor Man" trip- meaning no food, no shelter, that sort of thing. He conned some friends into going with him (Mitch Nelson and Ben Atwood), and by the time they got around to actually going, it ended up just being a "guys only" camping trip with no tent. They went in the middle of September, but I just barely got the pictures off of Dallas' camera. I don't know much about the trip, but I do know that it included Big Foot stories, catching only teeny fish, MRE's, and a sweet shelter. I'm glad they had fun, and that I didn't have to go!
Ben Atwood
Mitch Nelson
The shelter
Crazy Carolyn Kaiserman
Abby Nicoll
Kallie Nicoll
Sierra Nicoll
Jenn Robinson, Amylee Nicoll
Liesel Steele
Sierra, Kallie, Kristie, Abby, Misty, Shanna, Liesel, Amylee, Annie
Natalie, Rachel, Shauna, Katie
Taking Annie to the High School Shakespeare Competition proved... challenging. In spite of all my pacing up and down side walks, awkward feedings, and running out of a room when she started to cry, we managed to have a very good time. I was able to enjoy some wonderful work by both the Davis High Advanced Theater class as well as the other high school students competing at the competition. It never ceases to amaze me that there is such talent in these young actors and actresses. Until next year, my friends!
Annie has been having a hard time nursing. This is frustrating because for the first two weeks she was a champ! Well, then she decided that she was going to wake up and join life; it has been interesting ever since. I finally figured out that she wants things on her own time-table, not mine, and if I try to change that she lets me have it. Therefore, any sort of schedule is out the window. (Goodbye Babywise- I loved you for my first, but you just don't work with my second).
Annie is quite the social little thing. She loves to be held and is already trying her hardest to sit up so she can see everything. (I think she might have some of that Kaiserman-I'm-afraid-I-might-miss-something-gene.) She is mostly observant; she smiles and giggles on occasion, but not at the drop of a hat.
Annie loves her Mama. We snuggle all day and I still can't get enough of her. She finds her brother amusing, mostly from a distance, but her Daddy is her favorite. She gives him most of her smiles and sounds.
She also loves her little sesame street mobile that was handed down to her from her Aunt Shanna. She will talk and talk to those little characters all through her diaper changes.
Annie loves sleep, just like her Mom! She likes to go to bed around nine, and most nights will sleep until 6AM or 7AM. She will then wake up to be fed, and head right back to sleep until about 8:30AM. She will be awake for only an hour or so, and then it's back to dreamland for another hour. She takes a big nap with Mom (when possible) in the afternoon, but catnaps the rest of the day until bedtime. How grateful I am for a baby that sleeps through the night!
Annie slept in her crib for the first time last night. She seems to like it; there is a lot more to look at with the designs of her crib sheet and bumpers.
She has recently began blowing bubbles (which is still cute because she's so teeny), and she loves to have a blanket all bunched around her face when she is in her swing so she can hold onto it. (If I can't calm her down, that is what I do and it works like a charm).
It never ceases to amaze me how much personality a 3 month old baby has. She fits perfectly in our family, and we love her just the way she is- the spitty, fussy, cuddly, sleeping-through-the-night, bubble-blowing, mobile-loving beautiful baby girl that she is. Did you know that there is also a flower called Sweet Annie? Here it is, and it is just as lovely as my sweet Annie.
Sometimes I love it when kids can't say things exactly right. Will has pretty good speech for his age, but he still mixes things up and has a hard time pronouncing some things; like the "th" sound. Here is a possible sentence: "Seff, will you watch a noovie wiff me while we put gorilla bars in our moufs?"Okay, so the sentence is obviously one I made up to fit these words into, but you get the gist. It will make me sad when Will no longer makes these simple mistakes.
The cold temperatures and first snow of the season yesterday made me even more grateful that we were able to go and enjoy fall this week! The peak of the season is always so fleeting. The kids and I went to Sundance to ride the ski lift with Jenn (her kids James, Alli and Miles), and Grandma Kaiserman. I have lived in Heber City for over 5 years now, but I don't think I have ever seen fall leaves this stunning! The reds and oranges were at their peak, and the yellows were just beginning to turn. It was lovely. God painted quite the canvas, didn't he?
