Our mission, to keep everybody alive and happy -- to boldly do what none of us have done before!
Okay so baby Ella's entrance into the world wasn't cool like this, Star Trek the Next Generation theme song, her entrance to the world was pretty epic (Daniel might tell you that he thought he entered a strange new world where things called "bloody show" are good, along with poop and crying.)
Fortunately for all of us, Daniel got good pictures to share! (because some of us were busy doing other things at the time)
Came into the World Screaming ( We wanted a singer, and now we know she has the equipment!)
All Cleaned Up and Happy 1
All Cleaned Up and Happy 2
Ready to go Home ( and to try out some new clothes!)
Mommy Making Faces
*By the way, if you're reading this blog, you're friends or family of Daniel or Elissa, and you don't have access to the pictures but would like to, send us your email so we can share them with you! (We just don't want creep-faces having easy access to pictures of our cute little girl)
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Ella's Here!
Friday, July 26, 2013
Ice Cream Maker and Other Diversions
So, a few weeks ago you heard about our ice cream maker mix up. Don't worry, it has all be solved now, and we have tried out our new toy! To see the ice cream maker go here:
Ice Cream Maker
So you fill up one end with the cream mixture and the other with ice and salt. Then you roll it, or shake it. If it is full, this takes about 30-40 minutes. Now after our first adventure my arms were starting to get really sore, as you can imagine. Then I realized that this ball we were rolling and shaking was the weight of the baby inside of me. No wonder I'm tired all the time!
All in all, we like our new toy. Our only issues are that we wish it came with a scraper. You aren't supposed to use metal to get the ice cream off the sides BUT we don't have any utensils in the kitchen that are the right shape and hardiness to get the ice cream off the sides without a little hassle. We are thinking of running to the fancy cooking store to see if they sell something that would work for our application. (supposedly a thin wooden spoon works nicely, we'll have to see)
We have been busy trying to keep ourselves entertained, but not too far from home. (You know, just in case. . . ) We went out for Mexican food and to the game store last week. I've been feeling big and sore this week, so we have done lots of things that can be done from the couch. (TV, and card games mostly)
Ice Cream Maker
So you fill up one end with the cream mixture and the other with ice and salt. Then you roll it, or shake it. If it is full, this takes about 30-40 minutes. Now after our first adventure my arms were starting to get really sore, as you can imagine. Then I realized that this ball we were rolling and shaking was the weight of the baby inside of me. No wonder I'm tired all the time!
All in all, we like our new toy. Our only issues are that we wish it came with a scraper. You aren't supposed to use metal to get the ice cream off the sides BUT we don't have any utensils in the kitchen that are the right shape and hardiness to get the ice cream off the sides without a little hassle. We are thinking of running to the fancy cooking store to see if they sell something that would work for our application. (supposedly a thin wooden spoon works nicely, we'll have to see)
We have been busy trying to keep ourselves entertained, but not too far from home. (You know, just in case. . . ) We went out for Mexican food and to the game store last week. I've been feeling big and sore this week, so we have done lots of things that can be done from the couch. (TV, and card games mostly)
Friday, July 19, 2013
A Real Piano!
Well, it's not often lately that we have exciting news that isn't related to the baby, but this is exciting for me: we got a real live piano (instead of the keyboard I've been using since high school)!
For those of you who know about different types of pianos, yes, it's a spinet piano (a Baldwin Aerosonic). I've always just judged pianos by how they sound and feel, but apparently according to some people on the internet, spinet pianos are a form of child abuse. Apparently this particular piano escapes the intense criticism sometimes.
Honestly though, who cares -- it's a real piano, I like the sound and feel, and it means that I don't have to wait until I'm old to play on something other than a keyboard.
Honestly though, who cares -- it's a real piano, I like the sound and feel, and it means that I don't have to wait until I'm old to play on something other than a keyboard.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Baby Pictures (no, she hasn't come yet)
As Elissa said last post, we really haven't been doing much besides preparing for the baby and working a little extra (to prepare for having time off when the baby comes). This last week we did see the doctor, though. We have pictures to prove it!
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
Isn't it amazing how good their imaging is getting? It's like you can see her face even before she was born. And she's cute. (which isn't a surprise, 'cause her mom is cute too)
Another interesting thing that happened was that we decided to get an ice cream maker ball (I don't know how many of you did this but it's basically the same thing as when you get a skinny metal can and put the ice cream ingredients in that, then put it in with a bunch of salty ice inside a bigger can, then roll the can around). We were excited to see it in the mail today, until we opened it:
Our new Ice Cream Maker (trust me, you want to see).
Elissa had this all happen while I was at work, and worked with people to get it fixed, except that it's a little inconvenient. Anyway, we hope you all had a good week, and.... yeah.
Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
Isn't it amazing how good their imaging is getting? It's like you can see her face even before she was born. And she's cute. (which isn't a surprise, 'cause her mom is cute too)
Another interesting thing that happened was that we decided to get an ice cream maker ball (I don't know how many of you did this but it's basically the same thing as when you get a skinny metal can and put the ice cream ingredients in that, then put it in with a bunch of salty ice inside a bigger can, then roll the can around). We were excited to see it in the mail today, until we opened it:
Our new Ice Cream Maker (trust me, you want to see).
Elissa had this all happen while I was at work, and worked with people to get it fixed, except that it's a little inconvenient. Anyway, we hope you all had a good week, and.... yeah.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Getting Ready for Baby
This is a really late post, as of late it seems like Daniel has been working late and I have been busy getting ready for baby. I know that those are good things, but they aren't very interesting to post about.
The last Saturday of June, the ladies in the ward threw me a baby shower. It was lots of fun, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the best dressed baby in the whole neighborhood! It was fun to see some friends from the old ward as well.
Since then, I've been trying to figure out the last few things I want to get ordered/bought before baby comes. I think the list would be shrinking, but I keep coming up with more things! I finally picked out a car seat which also arrived last week; now, if baby comes early we can now take her home!
The last Saturday of June, the ladies in the ward threw me a baby shower. It was lots of fun, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the best dressed baby in the whole neighborhood! It was fun to see some friends from the old ward as well.
Since then, I've been trying to figure out the last few things I want to get ordered/bought before baby comes. I think the list would be shrinking, but I keep coming up with more things! I finally picked out a car seat which also arrived last week; now, if baby comes early we can now take her home!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Last Week of June
This is a really late post for this last week. We didn't do much around here. We did finally pick out and order a car seat (just in case baby girl decides to come early to the world) which came this week.
Daniel has been hard at work trying to get things on his project in a state that he won't feel bad about taking paternity leave when the baby comes. So, he has been super busy with work stuff.
This last week was girls' book club. We read Laughing Without an Accent. I really enjoyed it. So, if you are looking for a light, funny read this might be the book you are looking for!
Daniel has been hard at work trying to get things on his project in a state that he won't feel bad about taking paternity leave when the baby comes. So, he has been super busy with work stuff.
This last week was girls' book club. We read Laughing Without an Accent. I really enjoyed it. So, if you are looking for a light, funny read this might be the book you are looking for!
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