Palisades Creek Hike

Last week we were so blessed to be able to spend the WHOLE week with Caleb before he had to leave for his Tucson rotation for the month of Oct. We had a wonderful time with him and we did lots of fun things together--bike rides, picnics, swimming, movies, went to the temple, etc. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of everything, but I did bring the camera the day we went hiking up Palisades Creek. We only made it about three miles or so (since Crew insisted on walking) but it was the absolute perfect day for hiking--not too hot, not too cold and the colors were beautiful! I'd forgotten all about how gorgeous Fall is, having been in the hot land of AZ for the past three years.

This is where we stopped for lunch

Caleb showing off his mad skipping rock skills

Caleb put Crew up in this tree and he wasn't too happy about it as you can see...

King (and Queen) of the Mountain

I heart this picture!

And now we're on our own again...sad day, as Caysja would say. :( During the week it's not so bad but the weekends are no fun without Caleb. We'd gotten so spoiled having him come home from Salt Lake the past three months. Hats off to all the single moms out there! We miss you, lots and lots, Honey!!

P.S. And yes, it WAS too good to be true that Capri was sleeping 8 hours at night, because as soon as Caleb left, that ended. She's now doing about four hour stretches, which isn't terrible, but I prefer the 8 hours!

Capri's first camping trip

I just came across these pics and realized I'd never posted about this trip we took. Oops! Over Labor Day weekend we went camping (well, sort of--we didn't stay the night but drove up and back two days in a row) with Caleb's two brothers and their families at Palisades. It was so beautiful (aside from the WIND- ugh!) and we had a great time. Caysja learned to ride her bike without training wheels! (If I can figure out how, I'll try to post the video of it we took.) Caleb took the kids on lots of motorcycle rides and they loved it! This is what started Crew's recent obsession with "cycle-cycles" as he calls them. He LOVES them and will tell me whenever he sees one or hears one drive by our house. He will go out in the garage and point to Caleb's motorcycle over and over and say " Daddy cycle-cycle" about a billion times!

It was Capri's first camping trip and she was a little angel. We went on a hike and this is what she looked like the whole way.

I forgot what they were cheering about, but I love their expressions!

So cozy

Sitting around the campfire

Too good to be true?

So last night Capri (or Priesie as we've started calling her for short) slept 9 hours straight (9pm-6am)!!! Is that too good to be true or what?!? I'm going to get spoiled here! The two nights before that she slept 8 hours straight so I sure hope it continues. That would be heavenly! I can hardly believe it since she's not even 7 weeks old yet. Maybe she can sense my stress level and that less sleep would really put me over the edge!

A few other things I've noticed: she never spits up--it's wonderful! She loves to be wrapped "baby burrito style" and likes to sleep in her swing at night (she doesn't like to be flat on her back). She has FINALLY started taking a paci and I'm SOOO glad because that really helps her calm down and get to sleep. (I went to Walmart and bought every single kind they had!) She is starting to smile a TON and I love it! Also, her eyes are starting to get very blue. We love her!

We've had the best week! Caleb's Dr. in Salt Lake let him have a whole week off before he has to start his new rotation in Tucson next week so we have been living it up and trying to cram everything we could possibly do with him into these last few days. AND, the weather has been WONDERFUL for once (I think it was 87 yesterday)!! I'm so grateful. Pictures will come soon...