Cider Press Rules

We made another trip to the cabin this Fall. This time to use the (many) apples we picked to make some fresh apple cider with Grandpa Rod's cider press! As you can see, Ty was a big help.

He is official with the hat and everything.

 Here it comes!

 One happy helper.

Lucy wanted in on the action too. 

 I just love this picture below because it portrays Lucy perfectly. She is always grabbing your face and trying to take a bite of your nose. I see this picture often. It reminds me of baby godzilla.

 She was also a big help.

 Two cute girls:

 I should have taken a picture once all of the bottles were filled. We probably ended up with the equivalent of 9 or ten of these orange juice containers. Mmmm!

BBQ and Grandpa for dinner. It was a good night.

 

...made even better with stories from Aunt Aubrey!

 

 A happy grandpa!

Just before we left on Sunday, we went on a beautiful leaf drive on the golf cart. It wasn't quite the peak of the season, but it was sure pretty!

September Adventures

 Phone finally plugged into the computer=picture purge.

 We love the Warner Park Nature Center. This month, they did a "Story Walk" where you walk around a short trail to read the story and see the pictures. It was a cute idea.

 

 We caught the Tennessee State Fair. Though it wasn't as exciting as I had hoped, Ty managed to have a blast.

 In a Family History class at BYU, I discovered there was a "famous" Lotz House in the little town of Franklin Tennessee. I wasn't related to these Lotz's (at least not closely), but I thought it was a neat connection, as Lotz isn't a common name in Utah. Eighteen months later while travelling to Atlanta for my internship, we took a quick stop to see it. There was a sign, but the house was a law office. A year after that, also while travelling cross country (this time from Salt Lake to Washington DC), our car broke down in Franklin. Fast forward seven years and here we are again, this time as locals. The house is now a Civil War Museum, because the house was used as a hospital after the bloody battle of Franklin. The tour was pretty interesting. Mr. Lotz was a wood carver who immigrated from Germany. The battle caused a lot of damage to the house, and after the war, he received threats, so he migrated to California. His daughter Matilda, who was only six during the battle, became a quite famous painter!

 

More Lucy pictures...

Lucy's first time sitting up in a shopping cart!

On pretty much the last day the pools were open, I found out she does like to swim...

 She is just too cute in this swimsuit from Grandma Diney.

 

Two teeth!

 A less than exciting Sunday School...

 Sporting a new do...

The Princess

My sister Mindy couldn't pass up a good deal for a Belle dress for Lucy, so I got a little creative one morning. This is what I ended up with...

(I like most of these, but the top six are my favorite!)

 

Thanks Mindy!

6 Months!

Can you believe it?

At six months, Lucy is a mommy's girl. She also loves watching her brother and playing with his toys. She has been eating solid foods for a month, but already loves all kinds of fruits and vegetables, particularly prunes, bananas and carrots. She even loves the little puffs (broken in to small pieces). Though she was sleeping through the night in Colorado, the move disrupted her schedule and she wakes up at least once a night most nights. She also still takes 2-3 naps per day.

Lucy popped one bottom front tooth at 6.5 months and the other bottom front tooth two days later. Here are her stats (unfortunately, our new doctor doesn't give us the percentages, but they're all about 40%):

Height: 26"

Weight: 15 lbs

Lucy has crazy hair that won't go anywhere but in her eyes. If I comb it back, it sticks straight up! Her eyes are still a beautiful blue, and she has the cutest little thighs. Sometimes we call Lucy a little octopus because she seems to grab anything and everything. When sitting up on her own on the rug, she can flatten completely flat over her legs and reach things she's not supposed to. She is also good at getting the remote and messing up the tv when Ty is watching. I just love my little sweetheart. 

 

Matchy matchy without even planning!