New Tricks, a Best Friend and Bear Lake

Lots has been going these past couple weeks. Lauren is now about two and a half months old and getting big so fast. Some days it seems as though she gets bigger between the time Ryan leaves for work and the time he gets home. She has even been learning some new tricks, my personal favorite is sleeping from 10pm to 5am every night. :) She has started grabbing and hanging on to things better; she is a big fan of her rattle and any other toys that make noise. Lauren is also getting better at holding her head up and every now and then she'll roll over. Even though these tricks kind of make her sound like a dog, she has definitely got a personality of her own. Speaking of pets, Lauren has new little best friend. His name is George, George the Giraffe. As Ryan puts it he is a cross between a giraffe and a flying squirrel. Lauren loves to cuddle up with him during naps and chew on his face. This is the closest she will be getting to a pet for quite a while.

Last week we got to go to Bear Lake with my family. Which was Lauren's first experience with camping. She did quite well. The forecast said that it was pretty much supposed to rain the whole time but the weather stayed good until the morning that we left. We were able to rent a canoe and a paddle boat and make a pretty sweet sand castle. Jacqui got quite a kick out of just about everything. It was a lot of fun.

Summer term for me is finally over. It was only 7 weeks but it seemed like so much longer because we were all trying to adjust to so many things. I think Lauren handled me being in school quite well, I was only gone for two hours a night though and in the fall it will be a lot crazier. We have two weeks until fall semester starts, but until then Lauren is enjoying the extra attention and not having to eat every meal at the computer or having a book propped up behind her (I must say though, I am getting a lot better at typing one handed).

4th of July Weekend

Here in Provo they have what's called Freedom Days, it runs pretty much all summer with all sort of activities. On July 3rd at 6:30am they launch hot air balloons from a field. People come from all over the country with their hot air balloons to participate. We decied to go check it out...

Laundry Day

Deep in the heart of the Provo jungle, along the trenches of University Avenue, dwells a creature few have witnessed. Neither the man nor women, whom she holds captive, have been able to resist her powers, especially at feeding time! Her most powerful weapons include projectile venom from both ends, earth-shaking hiccups, and the most deadly pouty face followed by a chin-quivering, paralyzing cry to which none have been able to resist succumbing. The creature is covered with brown and blonde fuzz, has large blue eyes and a monstrous mouth, containing a long tongue. Her covering changes daily so it is often difficult to identify her; however only today, laundry day, were we able to discover her true identity……The SOCK MONSTER!!!!! Our photographer barely escaped with her life and these were the only photos that could be salvaged. The only hope for humanity is to calm her into a state of happiness or to lull her to sleep. Signs of this state include a smile, non-threatening noises or a larger than life yawn. Be cautioned though, that in this state she can easily be startled and then all hope may be lost.

Tulips!

So for our anniversary back in the beginning of May we went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. It was pretty sweet, I highly recommend it.

Lauren Marie

I was approaching 5 days past the due date and getting to the point where I was sick of being told how big I was and asked when the baby was due. Luckily Memorial Day held the turning point...I'll attribute going into labor to cutting down the willow tree (I wasn't actually doing any cutting, just taking branches to the dumpster) and taking Jacqui, my niece, on wheelbarrow rides. The next morning, on May 26th at 4am I woke up to contractions that were about 5 minutes apart. My water broke around 4:15 and I woke up Ryan to tell him to start getting ready to go and at 5am we were admitted into the hospital. Our room had an awesome view of Mount Timpanogous and the Maceys parking lot, I wish I had a picture. 14 hours, several games of Skip-bo, some channel surfing, a couple naps and one epidural later, at 6:10pm Lauren Marie Woolsey was born. She was 8lbs. 1oz. and 20 inches long, brown hair and blue eyes (which I am told all Caucasian babies have when they are born). We stayed in the hospital for about two days before we could take her home. The days of a good nights sleep are now over, but we wouldn't trade her for anything. Her latest and greatest tricks include projectile spit up (which sometimes shoots far enough that it doesn't even touch her clothes), kicking off her diaper, and blowing spit bubbles. Life is good.

Married People Have Blogs

So I have been told by several people that single people have facebook and married people have blogs, so since we are married here is our blog. Sad when you work with computers all day and then it takes you two hours and looking at everyone else's blogs to figure out how to set up your own; but here it is how ever great or not so great. Honestly I have been prolonging this for quite sometime mainly because I couldn't think of a name for it and I couldn't think of anything interesting to say, but we've had a few interesting things happen as of late so I decided now is as good a time as any. Maybe someday I'll even be able to get Ryan to write a post or two. I hope you enjoy the adventures of the Woolsey's.