Food, Glorious Food!

Well, we finally did it.  We fed the boy food!  Baby rice.  And Mmmmm-boy did he liked it, but boy was it messy.

A Dam Trip

My Dad is a Civil Engineer.  That means that he designs Water Treatment Plants and Dams for a living.  He loves to tour them when ever he can.  It has always been a joke in my family that my Dad plans family vacations so that he can make a stop at a Dam or Sewer House.  Really, we did tour one or the other on almost every trip growing up.  So why stop the tradition now that we are grown?  With the Bonniville Dam just 50 miles up the road, my Dad was itching to go see it.  

I know that it sounds weird and crazy.  But It is actually a lot of fun.  I love watching my Dad light up and get all giddy when we make these stops.  I think that he likes showing his family the kind of cool things come from his job.

My little brother Cuyler standing next to some Dam things.

A Whale of a Story

My parents came to visit last week.  On Saturday we went put to New Port for a day at the beach.  Sadly, it was was to cold and windy to enjoy the beach.  But we did get to go on a cool boat ride.  It was a 2 hour whaling tour.  Wow it was cool.  We saw whales, and dolphins, and a sea lion, and a sunfish.  And Tom and Culyer got to catch some crabs.  I would highly recommend it to anyone. 

Tom on the boat.

A whale in the water.

Going Ape

Tom has taken to trying a bunch of crazy diets lately, such as the Master Cleanse, a diet that consists mainly of lemon aid made from freshly squeezed lemons, maple syrup, and a pinch of cyan pepper.   Well, we heard about this diet experiment that the BBC did call the "Ape Diet."  Essentially, they had people eat 5 kilos (11 lbs) of raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts, for 12 days.  On average, people lost 20 lbs, and their cholesterol levels and blood pressure dropped.  So of course, Tom decided that he too wanted to try it. 

Last week was the week.  We started on Tuesday.  I measured out 11 lbs of raw food for each of us, and the day began.  Boy was it hard to get that much food down, I could only get down 9 of the lbs.  

Well, I must say I did see results.  After only 4 days, I lost over 8 pounds!  So I am glad to report that I have met my initial weight goal of loosing all my baby weight!!!

Memories!

My sister did this on her blog, and it was tons of fun to read.  So, I thought I would try it.

Play along if you like!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! I think online interactions should count.

2. Next, if you feel inspired, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll check to see if you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. But you can leave a comment whether or not you want to do it on yours.

Sleeping babies

My friend Lindsey's baby just turned 3 months old, so Lindsey 

 to go back to work.  A couple of us are taking turns watching Cassia during the week.  I had her yesterday, and neither Owen or Cassia would take their naps.  After an hour of two screaming babies, I gave up and laid down with the two of them on my bed, and we all took a nap together.  After I was sure they were both asleep, I got up, so I could snap this picture.  How cute are they?!

Mommy's little helper

The other day I was practicing my super-mommy skills of holding a baby, cooking dinner and doing the dishes.  Owen decided that the suds looked so fun that he just had to get his hands in them, which of coarse he then tried to put his bubble covered hands in his mouth.  I think the pictures say it all!