The latest sewing endeavors

Thanks to Becky, I had the opportunity to sew two crib bedding sets over the last couple of months. One was for Becky's little girl and the other was for a lady Becky recommended me to. It was a good learning experience and I had fun doing it. I'm glad Becky helped with choosing colors because that can sometimes be a hard part for me. Ryan was very helpful by watching Lisa for several hours each day during last weekend so I could finish the second set. It was a very satisfying project, although I hope I can get faster!

Beauty and fun in Ogden

Our apartment has a great view right outside. I love how the mountains are so close. Ryan has now been snowshoeing twice in that canyon and he only has to drive 20 minutes to get there.

Very nice. There is also a great paved trail along the Ogden River that goes right through the middle of town within walking distance of the apartment. It is good to get out-we certainly can do more of it here during these winter months than in Rexburg. Of course we always take any opportunity we can to play at a park and do some monkeying around.

Children's Treehouse Museum

We discovered a gem of Ogden last weekend. It's called the children's treehouse museum and it is so much fun. It's this big Museum with dozens of room full of every toddler's dream toys, including creative and educational displays. Lisa had a great time playing every imaginable type of pretend games...doctor, dentist, school, kitchen, puppets, art projects, and even a sailor in a boat. I was amazed she was entertained for over three and a half hours. And she would've stayed longer, but we were getting hungry. She was definitely tired as you may be able to tell from looking at her eyes in some of the pictures, but it was totally worth it. Lisa and I even ended up taking the bus on another occasion to go again because we like it so much.

Temporarily in Ogden

We are now living in Ogden for three months while Ryan does his student teaching. Things seem to be working out well. A big thank you to family and friends who are always so willing to help us and who make life so good. Here are a few pictures of our apartment. We were excited to find a furnished place so we didn't have to bring our furniture. It's a little small, but will suit us just fine for this short adventure in Utah. We opted to just get dial-up internet, so I probably won't be doing as much blogging for awhile. The public library has a good connection--that's where I am now. I can come here to post pictures while Lisa plays with the dollhouse she enjoys very much.

Natalie came for a visit yesterday and the girls looked so cute reading together on the bed, especially Maddy. They didn't seem to mind the smallness of the apartment at all.