Hell Week

Have you ever watched that show that documents the Navy SEAL training, and they have a week they call "hell week"? Well we had our own mini version of that this last week. I had two big exams and a presentation in another class, and the less than extraordinary election day to top it off. This meant that I wouldn't be home as much due to study and review, while Audra was to be home with a fussy baby that has recently taken to hating nap time. I think we were both at wit's end come Saturday. But, we made it through unscathed and are anxiously waiting for Thanksgiving break.

On a more positive note, we've amassed some great pictures of the little Eva over the last month or so. Please enjoy free of charge.

These next few shots were taken by my sister, Sarah, who has become quite the photographess. I call these the "glamour shots" (be sure to look at both links, each word "glamour" and "shots" is a separate link).

These next few are from Halloween. As you can see she was a bumble bee (amongst other things). I've never seen a cuter bee.

These are just a few random shots.

Hog Heaven...

That's right. After years of nagging, I finally got Audra to crack and let me buy a motorcycle. I'm sure gas prices, and the thought of being stuck at home all day every day with a crying baby helped.

I actually bought this fancy schmancy little Honda in Utah about a week before we moved out to Colorado. My brother Jake found it for me in St. George and hauled it up for me. When he pulled up and unloaded the bike, I was a bit overwhelmed and couldn't help but question what the heck I was doing. I had very little motorcycle riding experience, and the experience I did have included me laying the motorcycle down on a dirt road at about 50 mph. I slid on my stomach with my hands out in front of me and the bike on my legs for like 30 yards. As I lay there, some people in a campsite on the side of the road just looked at me. I'm sure they were laughing. I think I still have some gravel in the palms of my hands.

Anyway, back to my current situation. Thoughts of death and bloody hamburger people came to mind as I took it for my first spin. For some reason, this never bothered me before. But, after a couple months of riding to and from school every day in Fort Collins, I am now quite comfortable and my bike handles ever so smoothly. The only problem is that it's usually so darn cold in the morning, that I freeze my nuggets off. I can't afford the nice riding gear so I put like three pairs of jeans on and several coats and jackets. That only keeps the cold out for a few hundred yards.



All in all, I think the bike's been a good purchase. I pay about 6 bucks every two weeks for gas which is nice. I get 60 miles to the gallon on this hog. I've only almost died twice, once by a dumb school bus that decided to merge into my lane, but because of my cat-like reflexes I avoided disaster. Let's hope no one decides to run me over...knock on wood.

Just A Few Pics

So many people have been bothering us to put some more pics of the little lady Eva on the blog. So, here they are.

She's been smiling quite a bit lately. Unfortunately that usually means she's about to cry too.

This is her preferred sleeping position when she's not in her bed.

Just starting to find some things intriguing, like the little bubbles on this bouncer.

Dad with Eva in the Baby Bjorn. She didn't like it one bit. Maybe when she grows a little.

The classic puzzled look.

This is perhaps the greatest smile we've captured. Kudos to Audra for being ready.

A little tummy time.

More updates to follow.