Goodbye Old, Hello New!

Goodbye beautiful, lazy summer: hello school work!

We had a wonderful summer, complete with a new baby, trips to Vegas and Washington, swimming, hikes and lots of needed rest! We have been looking forward to the school year where we can show our baby off and work hard while we get closer and closer to graduation. I have mostly been spending the weekends studying, but I don't really mind.

BYU football got going well with an exciting win against Oklahoma (ranked 3) and then we stomped Tulane a week later. Go Cougars!

Here is his much needed rest.
Gorgeous sunsets!

Goodbye taco-bed: hello new foam mattress!

About a month ago, I started waking up with pretty bad backaches due to our old mattress, so we decided that it was about time to invest in a new bed. Several trips to IKEA later, we were able to come home with the bed that we wanted.

This particular bed (our old one) was used by Steve when he was living with his sister Laura, and then when I was living with his sister Shauna, I slept on it. We were then able to share it as a couple. However, since it is a full size, we decided to upgrade as well.

Labor Day was the day that we were able to put together our new bed. Steve did the majority of the work while I fed him instructions and entertained Joshua.

It is so nice to get a good-night's rest without waking up in pain! Yay Queen-sized beds!

Also on Labor Day, we were able to go on a double date with Camille and Jason Millar. We met up at the Scera theatre for a live concert by Take Six. I had not previously heard of this group of 6 black men (SUCH good singers!) but I am determined to start getting their CDs! What a great show!

Camille entertained Joshua for part of the concert:

I wish I had thought of this! They looked super-comfortable!

Our family! Joshua didn't really appreciate the noise, but he did sleep through some of it!

Goodbye 2-month old baby, hello 3-month old baby!

Wow! Time sure does fly! This sweet little boy has been in our home for three months now! It is amazing how much we feel like he is a part of our family, and not just an infant! We love it! He is full of smiles, is already great at sleep-training, and just makes us happy!

I was entertained when Steve came out of our room dressed this way. I had gotten Joshua ready for the day without Steve seeing what he was wearing and he came out in the same outfit. They matched completely. My boys are so adorable!

We love being parents!

Maybe this is a little premature for Halloween, but when Joshua was born, he would curl up on our laps and he looked like a little frog. When we saw this outfit at Wal-Mart, we couldn't help but get it. He's our little frog-baby. He doesn't know whether or not he likes the hood, but we sure like dressing him up!