Mountain (Dew) Baby?

The other night Jacob was extremely hungry and went a little crazy (as you can see) trying to drink Tony's Diet Mountain Dew.  Of course we didn't let him drink any, but it was funny to see how he recognizes bottles as food containers.  I wonder if his like for Mtn Dew is genetic.

We also went hiking in Neff's Canyon last weekend and had a great time being outside.  Unfortunately, we ran in to snow less than a mile up the canyon and really couldn't hike very safely any further.  Jacob seemed to enjoy the hike and kept cooing and making happy noises the whole way.  We can't wait to get up there again with our Mountain Baby.

Silver Beaver

We just wanted to congratulate my dad for getting the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award.  He received this award for his long term service and dedication to the Boy Scouts as well as other youth in Utah.  What a great example he and my mom are of always serving others and having a good time while doing it!  Congratulations Dad!

Singing and Sleeping Baby and Happy Birthday Abby and Max

This morning while I was getting ready for work, I turned on some children's songs in the hopes of entertaining Jacob.  As soon as the music started, Jacob started cooing and making all sorts of noises along with the music.  When the music stopped, he would go completely silent and then start right back up again when the next song came on.  It was very cute.  I will try to get it on video so that I can show all of you.

In other good news, Jacob is consistently sleeping through the night!  We are so happy!  He usually goes to bed around 8 pm and will sleep until 6 or 7 am the next morning.  I can't believe what a good baby he is!

Abby and Max both had birthdays this month.  Abby is now 2 and Max is 8.  I know it is silly to remember a dog's birthday, but I do.  We didn't do anything special, but they didn't seem to mind.  We will celebrate this weekend by going to the dog park.

Mean People Stink!

This is just a random bit of rambling that I would like to get off my chest.  Yesterday, I had a horrible encounter with someone who is supposed to be very intelligent and professional.  This person treated me like someone who has been locked in box in Antarctica for the last twenty years with only a TV that only plays Little House on the Prairie and The Brady Bunch and knows less than nothing about anything and everything.  He kept making sly cutting comments that were very rude, unprofessional, and demeaning.  I did my best to defend myself politely, but by the end of our 45-minute encounter I felt like dirt, began questioning why I am in this profession, wishing I was in that box in Antarctica, and was ready to start bashing in to him.  However, I restrained myself and just vented to poor Tony about it all evening.  

I learned the following four things from this encounter.

1. No matter how smart you are, you look stupid and unprofessional when you demean another person.
2. It is easy to point out other peoples faults when you are looking down your nose at them rather than looking at them in the eye.
3. I NEVER want to make someone feel like I felt after this incident.  I know that I have had my share of making people feel bad, but I don't ever want someone to feel the way I felt again.
4. Mean People Stink!

April Fool's Day Joke

On April Fool's day, I bought a giant cookie that was frosted and had chocolate-looking pieces on the top.  The box said that it was a Pizza cookie.  Tony and I were at his parents' house for dinner and I put the cookie out on a plate.  I broke the cookie into pieces and offered it to Tony's dad.  He tried the cookie and quickly spit it out because it was rock hard.  The fact that it was a rock hard cookie wasn't the joke...it was actually a giant dog treat cookie.  Matt was a good sport about it as Tony, Pauline, and I all laughed at him for trying the cookie.  Part of the reason it was so funny is that we have used that trick before and got Brett (Tony's brother) to eat an entire dog cookie.