Winter Wonderland!

These pictures are for our Fam in The High Desert- where they get all the cold but not much of the white stuff...

Form or Function?

I was really trying hard to keep Lydia's nursery looking like the Pottery Barn Catalogue, but reality has set in...We got her the cutest little mobile. It has fish and sea weed and it sings and does a light show on the ceiling. It doesn't match the rest of her room and you won't see it in the Pottery Barn Catalogue, but she LOVES it...so much so that she sits and looks at it for about 10 minutes after waking up from her naps which buys me time to do important things like...blogging?!?!?

The Simple Joys

A tribute to all you bird enthusiasts among us who have seen better days...

"The Utah deserts and plateaus and canyons are not a country of big returns, but a country of spiritual healing, incomparable for contemplation, meditation, solitude, quiet, awe, peace of mind and body. We were born of wilderness, and we respond to it more than we sometimes realize. We depend upon it increasingly for relief from the termite life we have created. -Wallace Stegner

(Taken from The Utah Chukar Foundation newsletter; farewell address of Aaron Robinson.)

KEEP THE FAITH!

Cereal Anyone?

Since Lydia is 4 1/2 months now, we thought it might be a good idea to get her used to a spoon. So far she is not loving it, but we'll try it every couple of days and see how it goes! If anyone has any feeding suggestions that would be great--Thanks!

Lydia's Big Day!

Lydi Bug had her 4 month well-check yesterday. Everything checked out great and she seemsto be right on track and healthy as can be--what more could two parents want! She topped the charts in true Taylor baby form...

Weight: 15 LB 14 OZ (90%)
Height: 26" (95%)
...and that Head: 17 1/4 cm. (97%)

She certainly didn't like her shots and she woke up with a fever of 100.4 this morning, but after a dose of Tylenol and a little nap,she was back to her old self. She even came along with me to a meeting and did very well for the full hour and a half.

Recipe Exchange

In honor of the new year and the resolution of being healthier (which seems to top my least each year), I have added some new "healthy recipes" to the recipe blog...feel free to check them out just in case you might have a similar resolution on your list :)