Little House in the Big Woods

Across the street from our house there is a path through woods. It was so fun to go out in the fall, the trees were gorgeous, Jack was happy, and we got to a point where we could no longer see civilization, just trees all around. That was such a welcome escape, and it was so close. The first time we went I didn’t bring my camera, or my phone, so no pictures. That is why I made Chris go back and try and get a family photo because we have, like, none. Since it was just us and the timer, it was hard (impossible) to get Jack to look and smile for the camera. This is the best we could do.

Back behind our place there is a little playground which we finally took Jack to. It’s pretty small, but it’s pretty much all ours since there aren’t too many kids around, and it is right there so I can see it being a great hang-out for the next few years. His favorite was the swing.

 

 The other day our friends from Provo who are doing an internship out here came up for a visit with their daughter. They had fun in the park as well.

 

 

 Finally, Jack gets to see what it’s like to be a big brother! I answered an ad in our local paper looking for a stay-at-home mom to watch their infant son as an alternative to day care (you didn’t think I was pregnant did you?) It’s kind of hard when they both cry but nice when they both sleep. At least I have a little more company (ha), and I’m getting paid. Maybe we will spring for real internet after all. Jack was so fascinated by Levi the first time he came over, he wouldn’t even eat, he just had to keep staring at this new creature. They are about 4 months apart, and hopefully can become little friends.

Connected

We are back with internet. That is our excuse this time for not posting in a while. The un-secured network we were using secured itself so now we are using the coolest thing ever for internet-my phone. Thanks to borrowing some friends internet we were able to download software that allows my cell phone to be our internet modem. It’s not fast; I can’t watch show anymore, but it will do. Someday we will pay the $30 for real internet, but for now and our budget $10 seems just fine.

Anyway, like most everyone else, we celebrated Halloween. We went to our ward's Halloween party and Jack was a cannibal tiger.

Apparently he wanted to eat the tiger (or the candy) so badly, he willed his first tooth to come in, which we discovered the next morning.

 The last picture was a recreation of a previous one.

 

 Jack likes to play with anything crinkly that makes noise so I let Jack play with the Halloween candy after I bought it. He was entertained for quite some time.

Probably the most exciting thing about this Halloween was this :

Halloween jello molds! I found the molds in the clearance section of the grocery store for $.50. We had these molds growing up, so I’m glad to keep that tradition for us.

One other exciting thing is after Halloween shopping. We finally have a few Halloween decorations and a costume for next year. 

 Other runners up are Jack, the abominable snow-man,

 or zero-gravity Jack.