Four Sweet Months

Yes that's right--he's four months and growing fast! Last friday he was 13.8 pounds and 24.5 inches long...for every pound he gains mama loses one (or two)...guess it's time to start solids! New tricks this week include grabbing his feet, pulling his socks off, rolling up onto both sides from front or back, and holding a bottle on his own!

Merry Christmasish...

Scotty's learned a new trick, which means that sometimes when you get his attention he smiles at you, and sometimes...he spits. Profusely. Vigorously. And then he smiles! He's getting more aware of himself everyday--reaching for things, grabbing his feet, rolling around (but not quite over, yet)...he's definitely an independent little man but he's a blast to watch.

We leave for Phoenix in just a few days, which makes life crazy and stressful, but we're looking forward to warmth and some good family time. If we're leaving you behind in Provo, we'll miss you but we'll be back in April! Keep us updated :o) If we're coming to see you in Phoenix, save some sunshine for us! And daddy, thanks for the peppermint ice cream--I'm looking forward to it.

Good Vacation!

WOW what a week and a half...
first we flew down to Phoenix so Eric could interview with Ernst & Young:
Everything went great and he has accepted an offer to intern there beginning Jan. 2nd!
We're excited to get some sunny Phoenix weather instead of gloomy Provo.

While in Phoenix I got to spend a lot of time with mom while Dad competed in the Tour de Tucson bike race (go Daddy!) and I finally got to see Drew and Misty's fabulous house. We also had a party to celebrate Tesseract, our shetland sheepdog that we've had for 12 years. She's had bladder cancer since the beginning of the summer and won't be around much longer, so we made a stepping stone for her to put in our backyard.

We flew back to SLC on Sunday, just in time to turn around Monday for Colorado. We had a fabulous time there, even though it snowed. I won two out of the three late night games of Lord of the Rings Risk, so there's not much to complain about! Scotty got spoiled with lots of grandma love...



I think that about sums up our fabulous vacation...oh wait, one more thing: BYU 17, Utah 10.

We're looking forward to spending time with friends here before the semester ends, and then it's on to Phoenix for sunshine and family!

Scotty is almost three months old....

So we celebrate by taking lots of pictures! I can't believe how fast he is growing--he learns a new trick everyday!

Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We didn't actually get out, as Scotty was having another of those "no-nap" days where he refuses to sleep and makes himself fussy. But still, doesn't he look cute?

I also snapped a picture of baby Madsen in his monkey suit--Madsen was born three days after Scotty (and 2 pounds lighter!) but now outweighs him by at least a pound...