Grandma's having a busy summer, she already made one for Landon & Alicia (Adams) Price (Jul 9). Next up: Trevor & Emily (Jones) Shuman (?). After that: Jordan & Ashlee (Jones) Price (Aug 6). So fun!
Katie's Quilt - May 14, 2011
Grandma Price has put together a quilt for each of grandkids as we've gotten married or started a family. This is Katie Castellaw's (soon to be Mrs. Christopher Williams) quilt.
Grandma's having a busy summer, she already made one for Landon & Alicia (Adams) Price (Jul 9). Next up: Trevor & Emily (Jones) Shuman (?). After that: Jordan & Ashlee (Jones) Price (Aug 6). So fun!
Grandma's having a busy summer, she already made one for Landon & Alicia (Adams) Price (Jul 9). Next up: Trevor & Emily (Jones) Shuman (?). After that: Jordan & Ashlee (Jones) Price (Aug 6). So fun!
Hallie's Baptism Weekend - May 6-8, 2011
WE LOVE VISITING IDAHO!!Playing "Poison" (Freeze Tag) with Uncle James (Carter)
Not sure if Uncle James was the "safe" spot, but the little girls sure loved to run and follow him around. (Christy, Bree, James, Carter & Tyler)
Opa pushing Ellie on the backyard swing and Jake watching.
For Christmas, Mom gave me a copy of "Stone Soup" starring the girls in Oma's preschool. I brought it with me and the kids (especially Ellie) loved pointing out their cousins and seeing their own pictures. (Bree, Christy, Jake, Jessi and Ellie)
Hallie was the star of the weekend at her baptism and confirmation. So glad that the Price Grands could come with us! (Before McKayla was baptised in August 2010, we requested that they just plan on being our travel buddies for baptisms. They made it to McKayla's, Emma's and now Hallie's.)
Afterwards - Opa and Jake
Opa making the 'popcorn' trees snow on the kids.
A video of Opa climbing into the tree to shake petals onto the kids - thank you James for capturing this moment!
A wonderful, fun weekend to witness Hallie's baptism. Thanks to the Price Grands for coming along and sharing the travel costs. And then for the company on the long drive back to Utah on Sunday afternoon. I dropped James off at the Boise airport early in the morning on Sunday. He made it home to Cordova in time to see his mom (Hi Mom!) on Mother's Day. And I got to spend some time on Mother's Day with my mom (Hi Mom!) and her mom (Hi Grandma!).
P.S. James helped me pick out some maternity clothes for Mother's Day. Thanks for a very appropriate gift!
Not sure if Uncle James was the "safe" spot, but the little girls sure loved to run and follow him around. (Christy, Bree, James, Carter & Tyler)
Opa pushing Ellie on the backyard swing and Jake watching.
For Christmas, Mom gave me a copy of "Stone Soup" starring the girls in Oma's preschool. I brought it with me and the kids (especially Ellie) loved pointing out their cousins and seeing their own pictures. (Bree, Christy, Jake, Jessi and Ellie)
Hallie was the star of the weekend at her baptism and confirmation. So glad that the Price Grands could come with us! (Before McKayla was baptised in August 2010, we requested that they just plan on being our travel buddies for baptisms. They made it to McKayla's, Emma's and now Hallie's.)
Afterwards - Opa and Jake
Opa making the 'popcorn' trees snow on the kids.
A video of Opa climbing into the tree to shake petals onto the kids - thank you James for capturing this moment!
A wonderful, fun weekend to witness Hallie's baptism. Thanks to the Price Grands for coming along and sharing the travel costs. And then for the company on the long drive back to Utah on Sunday afternoon. I dropped James off at the Boise airport early in the morning on Sunday. He made it home to Cordova in time to see his mom (Hi Mom!) on Mother's Day. And I got to spend some time on Mother's Day with my mom (Hi Mom!) and her mom (Hi Grandma!).
P.S. James helped me pick out some maternity clothes for Mother's Day. Thanks for a very appropriate gift!
April/May Double Date - Moab Adventure - April 29-May 1, 2011
Tiffany and Brian (aren't they cute!?) came adventuring with us. Once they got to NSL, we all packed into the Outlaw and hit the road.
In true Utah style, it was raining / snowing in April and a huge accident on Hwy 6 added a couple hours to our drive. Luckily, we had a cabin reserved at a campground in Moab and even in the middle of the night we were able to get into our weekend digs. Tiny little cabin with two full-size beds (bring your own bedding). One tiny little wooden tv tray style table, tiny garbage can and an electric heater. Bathrooms/showers down the road a little bit. A bit crowded inside the cabin once James' mountain bike joined us in the room. It had to defrost from the layer of ice and grime from the snowy drive.
Saturday April 30 - Mountain Biking / Hiking
First thing, pick up Brian's rental mountain bike from Poison Spider. Load up the bikes and head out to the chosen trail head.
Brian and James at Gemini Bridges trail head
Brian and Tiffany photo op!
The Jessi James Gang
While the guys were mountain biking. Tiffany and I went exploring. A quick drive through downtown Moab for gas and a wander into Arches National Park. We planned to do a hike out to an arch that I'd never hiked to before, but we only had half an hour or so before we needed to pick up our men.
Tiffany and Jessi at Tower Arch Trail
Meanwhile, the guys were exploring the Gemini Bridges trail.
James - mountain bike trail guide
The Slayer
The view on Gemini Bridges Mountain Bike Trail
The view from Eagle's Perch near the Gemini Bridges mountain bike trail
Somewhere near this overlook, Brian's rental bike broke. The part of the bike that connects the pedals and the "go". So no matter how Brian pedalled, the bike would not be propelled forward. He could go downhill just fine, but had to push the bike across the flats and any uphills. Tiffany and I ended up driving up the bottom of the Gemini Bridges jeep trail until we connected with Brian and James. Then loading up the bikes to get back to Poison Spider. We were over an hour late turning the bike back in, but because of the broken bike there wasn't any penalty for that. In fact, Poison Spider refunded Brian's rental fee. Great customer service there!
Sunday May 1 - we chose to do a little hiking in Arches National Park before the long drive back to NSL and on to Idaho Falls (for B&T)
We chose Delicate Arch - not a terribly long hike, but the arch is on everything - license plates and billboards. Plus, Tiffany had never been. And I really like the very, very short side trail over to some Indian petroglyphs.
Tiffany and Brian at Delicate Arch
Brian and James at Delicate Arch
Brian jumping over a rock cairn (I think Tiffany made him jump those rocks a dozen times before getting the perfect picture).
Jessi and James - Delicate Arch trail. I need to watch my feet while hiking, because I tend to trip on things if I'm checking out the scenery. For a little while, I decided to follow James' footsteps down the trail. Of course he noticed his pink shadow and began hiking in small loops and jumping over rocks and small cracks for me to follow him. We both had a good laugh when he walked backwards for a few steps and I tried to copy.
It was a very fun hike, a very fun trip. Always glad when family can join us for adventures.
In true Utah style, it was raining / snowing in April and a huge accident on Hwy 6 added a couple hours to our drive. Luckily, we had a cabin reserved at a campground in Moab and even in the middle of the night we were able to get into our weekend digs. Tiny little cabin with two full-size beds (bring your own bedding). One tiny little wooden tv tray style table, tiny garbage can and an electric heater. Bathrooms/showers down the road a little bit. A bit crowded inside the cabin once James' mountain bike joined us in the room. It had to defrost from the layer of ice and grime from the snowy drive.
Saturday April 30 - Mountain Biking / Hiking
First thing, pick up Brian's rental mountain bike from Poison Spider. Load up the bikes and head out to the chosen trail head.
Brian and James at Gemini Bridges trail head
Brian and Tiffany photo op!
The Jessi James Gang
While the guys were mountain biking. Tiffany and I went exploring. A quick drive through downtown Moab for gas and a wander into Arches National Park. We planned to do a hike out to an arch that I'd never hiked to before, but we only had half an hour or so before we needed to pick up our men.
Tiffany and Jessi at Tower Arch Trail
Meanwhile, the guys were exploring the Gemini Bridges trail.
James - mountain bike trail guide
The Slayer
The view on Gemini Bridges Mountain Bike Trail
The view from Eagle's Perch near the Gemini Bridges mountain bike trail
Somewhere near this overlook, Brian's rental bike broke. The part of the bike that connects the pedals and the "go". So no matter how Brian pedalled, the bike would not be propelled forward. He could go downhill just fine, but had to push the bike across the flats and any uphills. Tiffany and I ended up driving up the bottom of the Gemini Bridges jeep trail until we connected with Brian and James. Then loading up the bikes to get back to Poison Spider. We were over an hour late turning the bike back in, but because of the broken bike there wasn't any penalty for that. In fact, Poison Spider refunded Brian's rental fee. Great customer service there!
Sunday May 1 - we chose to do a little hiking in Arches National Park before the long drive back to NSL and on to Idaho Falls (for B&T)
We chose Delicate Arch - not a terribly long hike, but the arch is on everything - license plates and billboards. Plus, Tiffany had never been. And I really like the very, very short side trail over to some Indian petroglyphs.
Tiffany and Brian at Delicate Arch
Brian and James at Delicate Arch
Brian jumping over a rock cairn (I think Tiffany made him jump those rocks a dozen times before getting the perfect picture).
Jessi and James - Delicate Arch trail. I need to watch my feet while hiking, because I tend to trip on things if I'm checking out the scenery. For a little while, I decided to follow James' footsteps down the trail. Of course he noticed his pink shadow and began hiking in small loops and jumping over rocks and small cracks for me to follow him. We both had a good laugh when he walked backwards for a few steps and I tried to copy.
It was a very fun hike, a very fun trip. Always glad when family can join us for adventures.
Sadly the weekend was over. Thankfully we all had an uneventful drive back to our respective homes. Let's do it again! This has to count for our April and May dates because James is leaving for Alaska and summer work in just a few short days.
Anatomy Ultrasound - April 29, 2011
20 weeks pregnant, 20 weeks to go? Today we had the anatomy ultrasound. I had to drink a ton of water and not use the facilities until after the appointment. The ultrasound tech checked my cervix first, then let me go to the restroom before continuing with the baby. (SO grateful for that!)
The next thing she checked was if we wanted to know gender. YES! So she took a picture. It's a BOY!
We knew it! We've been referring to "him" for a couple of months, so nice to know that we can continue to do so.
And then we got to see other body parts - like the brain and kidneys and lungs and I just had to take the tech's word for it! I did recognize the heart though - tough to miss when it is beating away! She was able to pull up a graph of the heartbeat and then turned on a speaker so we could hear it again. She said 144 bpm.
And then the parts I could recognize!
Legs
Arm/Hand
Foot - made me laugh when the tech said he's got big feet. Perhaps compared to other 20 week babies? But really, those are some tiny little feet when the whole baby weighs about half a pound!
When she zoomed in on the face, we saw the mouth moving and even one hand zoom by. Amazing how the ultrasound "looks" through me and through the baby to "see" specific body parts.
Then a quick Dr. Appt - took the fundal height for the first time - 21 cm, just perfect. And got to hear the heartbeat again with Dr. K.
Next appt: May 27th.
P.S. If the ultrasound tech was right, and we have a boy baby, his name is Lincoln. Lincoln James. Lincoln James McCalvy. LJM. Yay!
The next thing she checked was if we wanted to know gender. YES! So she took a picture. It's a BOY!
And then we got to see other body parts - like the brain and kidneys and lungs and I just had to take the tech's word for it! I did recognize the heart though - tough to miss when it is beating away! She was able to pull up a graph of the heartbeat and then turned on a speaker so we could hear it again. She said 144 bpm.
And then the parts I could recognize!
Legs
Arm/Hand
Foot - made me laugh when the tech said he's got big feet. Perhaps compared to other 20 week babies? But really, those are some tiny little feet when the whole baby weighs about half a pound!
When she zoomed in on the face, we saw the mouth moving and even one hand zoom by. Amazing how the ultrasound "looks" through me and through the baby to "see" specific body parts.
Then a quick Dr. Appt - took the fundal height for the first time - 21 cm, just perfect. And got to hear the heartbeat again with Dr. K.
Next appt: May 27th.
P.S. If the ultrasound tech was right, and we have a boy baby, his name is Lincoln. Lincoln James. Lincoln James McCalvy. LJM. Yay!
The Slayer - April 28, 2011
April 20, 2011 - James' new bike! The Rocky Mountain Slayer. He researched for months and finally chose his bike. Then it came without pedals (!?)
April 24, 2011 - James bought some shoes and pedals off the guy who helped him put the bike together. And a bike stand - which is very handy when maintaining and cleaning the bike. Hooray for a new bike! Now to pick just the right helmet and jersey and maybe some spandex bike shorts??
April 24, 2011 - James bought some shoes and pedals off the guy who helped him put the bike together. And a bike stand - which is very handy when maintaining and cleaning the bike. Hooray for a new bike! Now to pick just the right helmet and jersey and maybe some spandex bike shorts??
April 28, 2011 - James takes the new bike out for it's inaugural ride - in the area around North Salt Lake. No photos of James, just a video of the guys he was riding with. Mostly guys from Backcountry. They'll do rides throughout the summer. Last year James was able to 'check out' bikes from Backcountry and learned where to go for some great mountain biking. But this year, they sold all the bikes that James was 'testing'. I don't think James is sad about that - did you see his shiny new red bike?
Biking - April 22, 2011
James is playing basketball with the guys from Backcountry, and I got off work a little early. Finally a beautiful day (we've had a lot of rain this spring!). So I decided to get the bike out and go for a ride on the Legacy Parkway Trail. I've been from the Center Street Trailhead to the south toward work quite a bit, so today I decided to ride North and see what there is to see on the bike trail.
Important for next time: check the tires - after a long winter, they're underinflated and that makes riding the trail a bit difficult. After about 3 minutes on the paved trail, I wanted to turn around and walk the bike back to the car. But that would've been a waste of a pretty day. I told myself I'd ride for 30 minutes and then turn around. At about 30 minutes, I was close to Bountiful Lake. And that was worth exploring. So I kept going and rode the bike around the lake before heading back to the car.
10.9 miles total in an hour and 38 minutes. Not a fast ride - I had to keep telling myself that riding the bike (underinflated tires or not) was faster than getting off and pushing the bike! It is a beautiful day.
Important for next time: check the tires - after a long winter, they're underinflated and that makes riding the trail a bit difficult. After about 3 minutes on the paved trail, I wanted to turn around and walk the bike back to the car. But that would've been a waste of a pretty day. I told myself I'd ride for 30 minutes and then turn around. At about 30 minutes, I was close to Bountiful Lake. And that was worth exploring. So I kept going and rode the bike around the lake before heading back to the car.
10.9 miles total in an hour and 38 minutes. Not a fast ride - I had to keep telling myself that riding the bike (underinflated tires or not) was faster than getting off and pushing the bike! It is a beautiful day.
Wild Rose Trail - April 15, 2011
Now that ski season is over, I want to go hiking! This is the trail that is closest to our apartment - The Wild Rose Trail. Guess it isn't quite hiking season yet. I still got in a little hike on a pretty day (James was playing basketball with some guys from Backcountry).
And this gathering of heavy equipment is very close to the trailhead. There is a pipeline project that we've been seeing across the valley and even across the state a bit. I'm thinking that the Wild Rose Trailhead might be involved in a bit of construction soon.
Happy Birthday Kristen!
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