PCL YA Extravaganza

For non-Provo library nerds, I'm talking about the Provo City Library Young Adult Book Festival. Many thanks to Es for getting tickets and the ladies for getting us good seats!

Scott Westerfeld of bestselling Uglies Trilogy and Leviathan book fame was the keynote speaker. He was actually a really great and funny speaker. He explained that his book has pictures because he got the Japanese copy of Uglies that had pictures and he wondered, why do they get pictures and not us? It was really interesting.

He showed several of the pictures that are in the book Leviathan. I haven't read Leviathan yet, but I liked the Uglies books.

Then, he signed books. It was really bright in the signing room so the picture makes me look a little scary.

Tons of local authors were also there and doing Q&A and signing. I wish I could have stayed longer but Lily was at home needing food. It was a great event and I really hope that they do it again. Excellent job, P-town.

Getting Cold!

It's starting to get cold here in Utah and we're having to start using sweaters and hoodies. I'm looking into getting some sort of bunting or car seat cover. I'm on the fence for what to get, so feel free to weigh in on your opinions!

4 months!

Oh my goodness, my baby is 4 months old! We visited the doctor and got her check up and I was surprised by what we learned. My baby is a string bean! Super long and skinny!

This outfit fits in length but not in width so she looks wider than she really is in this picture.

She's getting good at grabbing at toys hanging in front of her, and she's starting to put everything into her mouth. She smiles lots and giggled for the first time this week. I'm working on a video of her giggles. No rolling over yet, but she can hold up her head and her chest.

I love this picture below because her eyes look so blue.

Dinner with Linds

Lindsay invited us over for a yummy dinner at her house and it was so nice to spend time with her. I want to add a big thanks to her for her friendship! She's so welcoming and truly makes everyone feel loved in her home! Thanks, Linds!

Another reason Lindsay's house is so wonderful is that she has some great stuff to entertain the "kids." I walked into the library to find this.

Witches Night Out (In)

For years, my wonderful friends and I (organized by the Halloween-loving Olivia) have gone to a fun all-women dance party called Witches Night Out. This year, we got together and ate dinner and as we prepared to leave, we got talking. Many of us had had a rough day and then it was raining and we were running late...so we decided to just go to ice cream and talk some more.

It was SO nice to hang out with these girls. I love them! They always make me feel so happy and I laugh so hard with them. Esther can imitate people like you would not believe. I laughed until I couldn't breath. Heather has such an infectious laugh and once she'd start laughing at Esther, we were all gone. And Olivia is perpetually happy. Nothing ever gets her down. She's so much fun to be around. Thanks, ladies!

Back

Someone left some unusually mean and hurtful comments on my blog and I've struggled with why they would go out of their way to anonymously post words that only cause someone to feel distressed.

It's taken me awhile to decide whether to take my blog private or how to continue. I've decided that it's sad that someone has such negative feelings about me, but I still want to share my love of my family openly.

I'm back and regret that I let someone else's words effect me so. I can only hope that people who do not harbor favorable feelings toward me will move on, as I have.

Happy Baby

Just some pictures to show how big Lily is getting! I love her smile!