punkin patch

 Last Sunday, my Uncle Jay and Aunt Pola invited us over to pick our own pumpkins in their patch. It was pretty legit. They had so many different kinds of pumpkins planted, but my favorite is called a Cinderella pumpkin. Its shape and color is GORGEOUS. The second picture I have posted is of Svea in the back of the little tractor trailor with all the pumpkins we picked and the little white pumpkin is hers:) 

Can you can?

 I made applesauce this week and canned it by myself, for the first time! It was so fun and rewarding. My wonderful cousin Megan gave me a load of fresh apples, along with her strainer, jars, canning equipment, and a link to a fabulous DIY canning website. 


And then I just did it. It was actually pretty easy! But it just made a huge mess.

Yes...I totally made a makeshift tripod and set a timer to get this picture. Don't judge...I really wanted to savor this experience!

Check Out this BABE!

Look at this girl! She is getting SO big. She's still twice the size of a normal kid her age, so she's pretty healthy:) She has started sucking her thumb. Exhibit A:

We try to make her stop, but it's just SO cute, and it makes her happy, so we pull out her thumb and replace it with her binkie most....well about half the time. 

She also is getting good at tummy time (and when I say good at, I mean not protesting it...) Exhibit B:

Svea also participated in the BYU homecoming parade last weekend....and it was FREEZING.  I am a program director for the Dietetics Afterschool Program, and being part of "Y-Serve" it was my responsibility to march and represent, and well, Svea had no choice.But as always, she was a trooper. (It helped that we got to ride in the heated truck the whole way instead of actually marching but....)

 Also, my dear cousin Megan watches Svea for me while I go to school, but if I need to go to campus for any other reason (reading periodicals in the library for an annoying assignment, or for meetings, or group projects, etc) I get to take her with me, and this is how we travel:

She loves it. I can see it in her face.