I'm in love

Thank you Cassi!!!!

For all of you that are wondering about this picture. This is sweet, sweet goodness in a bottle. Cooked down apples in their own juices. Adding Brown sugar, cinnamon, and yes more sugar. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Now I think a little, okay a large helping of vanilla ice cream, and as I have been told some Carmel goes quite nicely.

Good ol' stroller

First I would like to thank all the ladies that chipped in to purchase the stroller. It has been well used. Let us recap on it's life. It has been rolling for close to four years. In those years I would say easily it was used at least 180 days of the year, each time was a two mile trip. Any way I estimate that it has about or more than a thousand miles on it. The tires are no longer round, and have developed a flatness to them. The brake has been broken for some time. As of recent it has been used for the grocery run to the store down the street. But, alas it is time to retire it I feel. You tell me what you think.
Well at this point I thought that I had a picture of Amelia, and Aliza squished in it together, but I realized it is on my phone. I will take a picture and post it later.
So I can't decide on a double stroller or a pull behind cart. I have found that both are not cheap.

What do you think?

Here you go!

Come on Colt!

Jason has always enjoyed watching college football, and since we have moved to Austin, we have all started watching the University of Texas Longhorns.

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the UT game against UT El Paso (even saw that Mike Price, former WSU Cougar coach, is still coaching...at UTEP). It was at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on a 90 degree day. Amelia enjoyed the game for a little while, but we didn't make it to half time. It was a little hot...

We taught her that day to do the Hook 'em Horns sign. Now, she walks around saying "Hook 'em Horns!"

She also loves to point out when anyone is wearing a longhorn T-shirt.

Well, yesterday was the big rivalry game. Jason was watching UT play Oklahoma. The first half was not going well. Amelia walks over to the TV and yells, "C'mon Colt!" Colt McKoy is the quarterback, and it was pretty darn cute to hear Amelia actively watching football.

Saturday Morning Donuts

After we moved to Pullman when I was a kid, Saturday mornings were donut mornings (except when we did the paper route...I think we had a few more donut mornings then). I have always had a soft spot for donuts, and every once in a while, I'll give in on a Saturday morning. Well, this Saturday, Jason woke up and told me he had had a dream about donuts. So, I got on to yelp.com and found Ken's Donuts. They were pretty tasty!

So if you wake up some Saturday, and feel like this...

Just try a donut!

2 weeks

Well, it has been two weeks at work. It is going well, all I do is unload trailers in the morning. Time moves right along, I have small little victories when I'm done with a trailer or a giant pile of boxes it's, well okay I guess. I like the physical labor, and fast paced work. I have been assigned my own door, so most of the time I am by my self. Some have said that it is a good sign to be by myself. The other workers have said they "alika my a style". That remains to be seen.
This morning was not my best. I had two small boxes seemingly not a problem. Well the tape must have been dried spit or something. One I just had to look at. Anyway I grabbed one, poof hundreds of fliers. Yea, I saw the other one, poof hundreds of fliers what a mess. That is how this morning went. I recovered and finished.
The mid morning nod offs haven't been as bad as the first week. Amelia is a good kid when I am "resting my eyes" I usually find a blanket on me courtesy of my daughter. The other morning when I was um, grumpy. Amelia was aware of it and said "daddy it's okay Jesus still loves you". I love that kid. Go Texas, Hook'em Jason

Our Little Sweet Pea

It is hard to believe that Aliza is more than 5 months old. She continues to be a delightful little baby. She is so pleasant during the day that it almost makes up for the 3 a.m. feedings!

So, what has she been up to this last month? Riding in laundry baskets, of course!

Helping me study in the evenings. No, really, she does. Jason takes Amelia out to play at the playground, and Aliza hangs out with me. Okay, so I am not sure how much studying I get done during that time, but she sure is good company.

And, of course, she loves her big sister. She is thoroughly entertained by Amelia, and smiles at her all the time.

Aliza also loves bath time, and I think that she looks super cute in her bunny rabbit bathrobe.

Today, we also took a big step and introduced rice cereal. Here are the before and after photos:

We have delayed giving her rice cereal because she has such a sensitive stomach. (Note to self, Indian food is a bad idea, unless you like to change a blow out diaper at 1 a.m.) Aliza was loving the rice cereal though! I only gave her a little bit just to test it out, but she let out a whine when the food was all gone just to let me know that she would have liked a little bit more. She is such a happy little girl, and so darn cute!!!

For the most part, everything is going well down here in Austin. Amelia seems to like it here, and Jason is really liking his new job. I enjoy school, and I keep reminding myself that I came here for the challenge. However, it is definitely not easy!!!

update:workforce

One of my favorite things about working here is. I wake up in the morning(3:15 am), thinking that is fall and putting a pull over sweater on in habit. Coming from Sandpoint, ID I'm sure it is already a little chilly. Then grabbed all of the necessities like keys, wallet, etc. Step out side and it is 85 degrees. Instant sweat just to the car. I do like the warm nights thought it is nice. All doing well. Jason
Lindsay, everybody has a dirty kitchen now and again.