Alpine Loop and Cascade Springs
A couple weeks ago we wanted to get out of the house but we didn’t feel like camping so we decided to have a campfire dinner and then come home. We went to the spot where Tim proposed. We got some great pictures of Kalyn. After dinner we drove down to Cascade Springs and explored a little bit in that area.
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At Least It Wasn’t the Wall
One day after swim lessons Tim put Kalyn in a dry diaper while I got myself dressed. Tim had to run so I was going to get Kalyn dressed as soon as I was done. In the time between Tim put the diaper on and I came with some clothes, Kalyn found a pen and made a lovely drawing all over her tummy. It was very cute and I was grateful it was just on her tummy.
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Help Me Choose an Outfit
We entered Kalyn in the Freedom Festival Baby Contest that takes place this Saturday. I’m wondering which outfit you think we should put Kalyn in? Let me know in the comments!
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Some Pictures
Here are some pictures from some things we’ve done lately. We went camping up by Payson Lakes last week. This past Saturday Kalyn went swimming for the first time. This week we’ve been doing mom & tot swimming lessons. Kalyn is still a little bit nervous about the water, but is getting better.
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Spring City Heritage Day
On Memorial Day weekend Kalyn and I went with my mom and sister to Spring City’s heritage day. We had a great time and got to see lots of beautiful old homes.
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Brad and Rita Get Married
A few weeks ago we went to Idaho for my dad’s wedding. We had a lot of fun! Here are a few pictures that Anna mostly took. I don’t have any pictures of the actual wedding, unfortunately. After the wedding all of the kids went to Wahooz family fun center. Kalyn enjoyed playing miniature golf once she figured out that the balls were supposed to go in the hole.
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Kalyn Makes Some Friends
Yesterday we went to the waterfall/pond area by Heritage Halls on BYU campus. While we were there Kalyn made some friends. Then, we made a video.
And, here’s some pictures:
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Finally, An Update
So, the past few weeks have been really crazy for us. We were able to sell our contract, which meant we had to quickly move out of our place in Fort Collins. Then we stayed in Idaho Falls for a couple weeks with Tim’s family. Finall, Monday we moved into our apartment here in Provo. Everything went really well and we are glad to finally be settled again.
Here are some pictures from the past month. While we were in Idaho Falls we got to visit with Erick and see Lara and Nate’s new daughter, Natalie. It was great!
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Tim Takes It All Off
Tim has apparently always wanted to shave his head. So, yesterday, since he has been working at home, and doesn’t have any major commitments in the next few weeks, he decided to go ahead and do it.
Tims edit: I just always wanted to do it once to see what it is like. I’ve always liked short hair as it takes less work to look nice, and I’d always kind of wondered what it would feel like having a shaved head. I never did it when I was young because I though my mom would freak out, and was never brave enough after as I was quite afraid I’d look hideous and all the hot babes would never speak to me again.
Here is what I’ve learned:
- My head is much rounder than I thought. It always felt a little square on the edges, but turns out it is really round.
- My head has lots of little dips and divots that are a pain to try and shave as the hairs are laid down and don’t get cut easily.
- I wouldn’t want this as a hairstyle. Shaving my face annoys me enough. Shaving the whole head every 2-3 days would drive me nuts.
- I was surprised how quickly I’d forget I had no hair. I reach up to scratch my head and am surprised there is not hair there.
- Katie and I were both surprised that I didn’t look as bad as either of us feared. In fact, when I put on a shirt and tie I looked more like a ‘hip business man’ than some Neo-Nazi or something.
- Nobody really seemed to care I did it. I bet if I was still in Provo it might make a difference, but not in Fort Collins.
- The wind was really, really, cold. It was kind of shocking getting out of the car to go into Priesthood session and feeling so darn cold. Most of your body heat is lost out of the head, and not having hair does a lot to make it feel breezy. I got cold sitting in the gym watching conference. That has never happened before.
- The baby is kind of scared of my bare head. She refused to touch it, stares, and runs away when she sees it.
- Katie and I both thought it felt strange, but not in a bad way. Nowhere near as soft as we’d expected.
- Rubbing it the wrong way is difficult - kind of like with shark skin. In fact, you can’t pull your shirt down over your head if it is touching the skin. The little tiny hairs grab it and hold it tight. I put a blanket over my head so it would touch the top and Katie couldn’t pull it off will all hear strength when pulling against the grain. It didn’t feel painful at all.
Here’s the before pictures.
First, he buzzed his hair to make shaving easier. Katie helped a lot.
Then he lathered up with lots of shaving cream.
And then he shaved. He did a bit up front, and then turned it over to Katie who finished the rest. Kalyn was pretty disturbed when she saw her Daddy with no hair.
And, finally, Tim with no hair:
It took more than an hour to do, and a second touch up attempt to get the little patches that had been missed.
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Birds in the Snow
Kalyn enjoys watching birds at the birdfeeder. She usually gets so excited she runs up and pounds on the window. The birds are starting to get used to her, though, and don’t fly away as much.
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