This was a fun pregnancy week. After a few weeks of feeling baby’s flutters, this week brought actual kicking that even Jason is starting to feel. A complete stranger commented on my baby-bump for the first time this week. I was helping a lady find her way at work and she said “I see you’re expecting, that’s so exciting”. She was super-sweet…and I realized… Read more →
Leaf Screen Success!
As you may remember we built a screen to keep the leaves out of our pond this fall/winter. We were having problems with cats. This morning I got proof that our new-improved leaf screen with supporting legs actually works! I don’t know about leaves, but it definitely keeps cats out of the pond. Jason and I both wish it had… Read more →
Fortune Cookie Says…
Lazy Sundays
I like Football season because it gives us all a chance to hang out together and relax on the weekends. *smile* Read more →
Pond Leaf Cover 2.0
This weekend I officially moved the pond fish into the Rubbermaid tote that serves as their ‘winter home’. Complete with rocks and a bubbler, it keeps us from having to worry about keeping our small outdoor pond clean and ice-free during the winter. A couple weekends ago we fashioned some wire mesh into a leaf cover for our pond for… Read more →
Thank Goodness for Fall!
It has been a good month in this Baxter household. My entry is a bit late this month. I was delaying a little bit on the blog because yesterday we had our 19-week ultrasound and wanted to be able to announce the gender of Baby Bx. Turns out Baby Bx will be a BOY! We’re both pretty excited (me a… Read more →
Baby Bx-It’s a Boy!
We had our 19-20 week ultrasound yesterday and found out we’re having a BOY! I’m over-the-moon excited and Jason is pretty happy as well. Jason has a great relationship with his dad and his little brother and I’m really looking forward to him being able to share that with a son. It was pretty obvious on the ultrasound that it… Read more →
Happy Autumn!
In celebration of Fall’s official arrival in Utah, I whipped up some cards for a few special someones. Enjoy! Read more →
Now we’re Cookin’
This weekend was a stock-up of our freezer. Jason likes it when I have these sorts of weekends. Really for me, I prefer to cook 8 things all in one day and do all the dirty dishes at once instead of doing a little at a time more consistently. This way we have lunches stored up for weeks, and if… Read more →
Cantaloupe feast!
Ok, the title may be a little excessive. Our first cantaloupe was harvested the other day. I was checking the garden, and one of the smaller mellons was considerably more orange/yellow than a few days before. About all I know about cantaloupe harvesting is they “slip”, or detach from the vine, when they are ripe. This one was still attached to the… Read more →