The Countdown

 Unbelievable...less than 10 WEEKS to go until baby's debut!  The little steps in his development are so fun, like his eyebrows and eyelashes.  We are soooo excited!  This pregnancy (probably because I'm not the pregnant one) has gone be very quickly.  So we ordered a crib last week.  The store was having a trade-in sale, you can bring in any old crib/stroller/carseat etc for 25% off of a new one.  So, not having anything stored in the closet we asked my Mom and she said she still had MY old crib.  Despite it being some sort of death-trap, I somehow made it through infancy alive sleeping in it.  All sentimentality aside, she said TAKE IT!  So they dug it out of the shed and I hauled it away, cobwebs and all.  That truly is the goal of this sale, to take old, out-of-date and unsafe baby equipment/furniture out of people's homes.  Good idea, $80 saved!

Other things going on lately - see the picture at right.  No, it isn't an earthquake or some other disaster, actually just a self-imposed mess.  We are working on our basement and this shows the concrete after our friend jackhammered it.  It's now been re-done. The reason we decided to replace it was a prominent bump and low spot which you could trip over.  Other stuff done - framing and plumbing.  Electrical next, then inspection.  If we're lucky it will be done by April.  Maybe.  We figured while I am still at work we can pay for it now.  It will be great to have room for more kids, or, at the rate we've been going, at least room for guests.

Our niece had her birthday this month and we were able to take her and her friends to Soldier Hollow.  They have two giant pulley systems which pull you up the hill so you just have to sit on your rear virtually the whole time!  Truly the lazy man's way to enjoy the winter wonderland.   The day started clear but before long it was snowing which was kind of nice but made the runs faster.  I think everyone had a great time, we ate at a restaurant in Heber that has a train running along a track near the ceiling.  Our toddler was very content to watch it come and go.  And, with her fabulous good taste, our niece chose Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcakes for her birthday cake.  Yum.