Our return to Boulder. We say a reluctant goodbye to summer break

Sloane is getting better at posing for the camera. Her biggest problem now is keeping her smile when we break it out.

We are back in Boulder for the school year and things are going well so far. Utah was fun and we'll undoubtedly be back there for numerous more visits, but now it's time settle back into our Boulder apt. Sadly, it seems the people from whom we were stealing our internet have found us out and canceled their service. This means we'll now have to actually pay to get online--it's messed up, I know.

Sloane is now more than three months old and adjusting nicely. She has recently discovered her vocal chords and likes to test them out during Sacrament Meeting or at 1am--just for fun. We tried to capture one of her performances on video but, like I said before, she is still camera shy, or maybe it's camera curious. Still, for those of you who haven't heard her talk this is a little teaser of you might get when you see Sloane in the flesh.

The last picture is with Sloane's cousin Taylor, better known as TC, or even Tack (TAC)!

One-month-old

This was Sloane's 1-month-old outing. We treated ourselves to some crepes down in Boulder. Chocolate Raspberry Cream and Turkey & Mozz. Pretty freken good. Afterwards, we took Sloane shopping for something to put on her head. She is still too small to fit any of the headbands--I think they look kind of white trashy anyway. Still, we ended up finding this simple white one that looks okay. She really hates wearing it, but she put on her bravest face for the camera and let us take some reasonable shots. It has been a good first month; however, Sloane has recently figured out how to get our attention through crying. She likes to use this new trick because it works pretty effectively.

This is the 16th Street Mall in Denver. Denver is supposed to be one of the best cities in the country these days. We think it's okay, but there are a few too many sports bars. Anyways, it was good to get Sloane out on the town. She doesn't really fit in her car-seat yet, but she seems to dig getting strapped into it. We stopped at some random restaurant to feed her. We're still trying to master breastfeeding when we are outdoors. It gets a little tricky sometimes. Starbucks is turning out to be a lifesaver--quiet corners and changing tables in the bathrooms.

This is after a couple of weeks of breastfeeding. Looks like she's putting on some weight. Not that much, though. She's almost up to 7 and a half pounds.

May 14 is my birthday!

This was my birthday dinner--Four Cheese pasta. Lance's mom took me out to The Cheesecake Factory.....so good. Thank you mommy.

Also, this was Sloane's first outing. She went to see the doctor already but this time she went out on the town. Later I felt stupid because I didn't bring anything with me. No diaper bag, no blanket (we had to cover her in Lance's sweater), no nothing. I'm such a bad mother!!!!!!!!! But I'll get better, I promise.





My rule this year was that Lance couldn't spend any money on my birthday present. So this is what he came up with: he went around Boulder collecting different blossoms from trees. I like these way better than any of the other flowers he gave. Those were nice too, but these are way better. I think he had to pay a little money for the card, though. When I made this rule I thought he could write me a little something, and I was right. In the card he wrote a poem about my birthday and the month of May. He wrote me a poem before when we were dating and he drew a picture of the two of us walking through some kind of space-age field. The poem was good but the picture I thought was a little......uhhhh.
This time the poem was better.

Lane also sent me some beautiful flowers; I love them (check the pic). My parents-in-law also gave me some lotion and some really spicy crackers from Japan. Great birthday! I got a new daughter, a weeklong visit from my mother-in-law, and some cool presents from family.

Next year you can all come and participate in my birthday celebration. I accept all types of gifts.

These come right before feeding time. We like to strip her down naked before she eats. Looks like she handles it pretty well.