WARNING: nudity

So, Reid is the funniest kid ever. He LOVES to run around naked. Before his bath we strip him down, and by the time we get his diaper off HE is off. He runs around the house at full speed like it's the funniest thing ever. I didn't get it in this clip, but he usually likes to stand in the doorway and dance too. It's so funny. I hope it's not creepy that I'm posting this...it's pretty much a full-frontal shot. It may be a boring video for some, but it's slapstick comedy to me. Tee hee. Reid will thank me when he's a teenager.

Nate Got A New Job!

So Nate just got the best job ever. It was such a blessing. The previous company Nate worked for decided to close their doors and Nate found himself out of the job. Fortunately, the week before Nate had applied for a job with the company above, and ended up getting it. It is very exciting because he will basically be an engineer's assistant. He will get to use what he is learning in school as well as have several years of experience in his field when he graduate. They are offered to pay him more than his previous job, they specifically wanted a first year engineering student, and they were excited that he had some experience in the field. We are so happy about it!

I Ran My 5K!

Just thought I would give you all a little up-date. I ran my 5K last Saturday, and it went pretty well. Because it's such a short race I had a goal to run it fast. Sadly, I was the only runner with a jogging stroller and the reason was because the path was skinny and had snow on it! I worked my butt off and had a pretty slow time because of it. The bright side was that I was a local celebrity. fifteen people must have come up to me (both during and after the race) and told me how great it was that I was running with a baby. It was pretty neat. In two weeks I run my 10K, and I am hoping that some of the snow will be gone so that I can get a better time!

The Jack Attack

So I watch my friend Jessica's little boy, Jack for a couple of hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and let me tell you he is a barrel of laughs! He's 8 months and has a lot of both chub and personality (which are both essential traits in cute babies) and he and Reid generally have a great time together. Reid is not so good at sharing, but we are working on it. Here they are playing in the crib together. They both started jumping and were having a great time until Jack lost his balance and hit his little chin on the railing. It was fun while it lasted, but it didn't end happy for Mr. Jack...

Fun Run(s)

OK, so I have decided to get back into the running community. It's about time! I am going to be running four events over the next few months. I signed up for a 30K winter running series in Salt Lake City where I will be running a 5K, a 10K, and then a 15K between January and February. I am pretty excited about it! Of course, this is all just practice for a half marathon I am running in SLC on April 19th. I have been running a lot and working hard, but I feel like now it's time to buckle down and get serious. I have created a pretty rigorous schedule, and I feel like if I let all of you in on my plan I HAVE to do it now, right? Wish me luck. I will keep you updated on how all of my races go!

More Snow!

So it snowed again here in good ole Provo, and I saw it as an opportunity to get Reid used to this frigid climate. We went sledding around the yard, which he LOVED.

One of his favorite things to do was eat the snow.

On the sled!

Sadly, the snow was six or seven inches deep, so walking was a bit too difficult for short little legs. Here he is after a face plant. That's cold on the nose, mommy!

Another face plant. It was pretty funny, but also sad. We went back inside after a couple of meetings with the freezing snow. Baby noses can only take so much!

No Triple Salchows Here

So I guess this picture requires a bit of a story, here goes... Nate got an academic scholarship from BYU for the year, but he is required to take a certain amount of credits to keep it. Well, this semester he needed an extra half credit, so what did I do? I signed him up for figure skating and told him that it was an ice skating class that's what. Sadly, before he went to the first day of class he read the syllabus. You should have seen the look of horror on his face when he saw that he would have to perform a three minute choreographed routine to music. Tee hee. When I sent him off with spandex in hand I think we both had the sneaking suspicion that he would have to drop his masculinity at the door before going to class. Sadly for me it turns out that you can choose to do either figure skating OR ice hockey. Guess what he chose. Although you would think that being Canadian would make you a good hockey player, trust me, it doesn't (see above photo). Somehow he landed on his chin--don't ask me how. So much for my triple salchow. It would have made SUCH a great birthday present.

*OK, so Nate wants me to edit this story for content (embellishment to be more specific). I guess he didn't ACTUALLY go to his first class with spandex, but the offer still stands if he want to borrow mine. Sorry for the exaggeration, it was only to enhance the humor in the story, and c'mon people, what do you expect from an English major anyway? The rest of the story is true though, but I know what you're thinking. Can you really trust me now, and my answer is...of course you can. Bwahahahahaha!