Sustainable Communities Forum

On October 13th at 7:00 pm, my wonderful dad is giving the key note address at a sustainable communities forum in the SLC library. It'll be good--hope to see you all there!

Provo Food Co-op

I just got my first share of the food co-op this weekend. What a great deal!

Here's what it included:

1 2-lb pkg Chicken Thighs

1 1-lb pkg Lean Ground Beef

4 Gala Apples

4 Brigham City Peaches

4 Utah Pears

2 Organic Utah Acorn Squash

3 Organic Utah Green Bell Peppers

4 Organic Utah Sweet Corn

4 Utah Tomatoes

Stone Ground's Artisan Wheat Loaf

16 oz Rice

And all that for $14! Pretty good, huh?

Check it out for yourself here!

I should also mention that there are locations all along the Wasatch front where you can pick up your food, so this isn't limited to Provo!

Kissing Cowboys and Indians

Growing up in a family of girls, my mom never had to worry about us playing with violent games or being too rough with each other. As I have observed little boys, I decided that just as I don't want our boys to really fight, I don't want them to pretend to fight. I don't really want Abraham and his brother (assuming he'll have one) pretending to kill each other. That doesn't really sound like a fun game. Especially for the younger brother, who will most likely be the one to die. So, I've decided that we won't have toy guns or allow gun play of any kind.

We somehow have this little bag of plastic cowboys and indians in our toy basket and Abe has been playing with them. I know, I'm weak to have already given up on my goal. I excused it by telling myself that it doesn't matter now when he doesn't know they're holding guns and arrows and spears. So, imagine my pride as a mother when Abraham held up a cowboy and an indian and made them kiss each other! Now, that's more like it!

Abe's Trick Flick

Quick story to accompany the short film of Abe's latest. As you'll see, Abe learned what the bee says. He also knows generally what they look like. He has become a little confused now, however, because "bee" sounds like "bean," and bees don't look too disimilar from black beans, which Abraham loves. So now he buzzes when he eats black beans. He also buzzes when the fridge opens, asking to eat some "bees." This has now overlapped to other small black bug-like foods, such as raisins. He's a blast!

Our Latest

Sorry we haven't been regular bloggers! There has been a lot going on with the start of school. And we took a video of all of Abe's best tricks, and have been trying to find a time to put it together so we can show all of you! So look out for that in the near future. Until then, I hope these pictures suffice!

As much as we loved living in Virginia, we were sure glad to be back at the cabin!

Go Mom and Dad!

And Abraham was glad to have his friend Max back! On their first play date, Abraham went right up and gave Max an impromptu hug!

Abraham showing off his paw print and his cheesy smile at the Wymount Social.

More peas, please!

Abraham has been responding so well to his new big-boy-bed. Last night he slept 10 hours straight- a record for little Ham. This is his preferred position for falling asleep; so he can hear the lullabies right in his ear while he plays with my hair. It puts him right out. Andrew has been a great help in getting Abraham to sleep and helping him stay asleep. He never complains about going in to help at all odd hours, and while Andrew has been so busy and had the flu! (But he's getting better finally!)