Pictures of Baby Elise Warnick and Big Brother Gavin

Gavin likes to sit and hold his baby sister. . .for about 10 seconds. Then he wants to give her back and play with his trucks.

Baby Elise pretty much spends most of her day eating and sleeping. She is pretty quiet when she is awake but Gavin is the first one to tell us when she's crying. . .like we don't hear her.

Elise likes her swing also, except when Gavin wants to give it a big push.

Welcome Baby Warnick

Megan and Danny welcomed their new baby girl, Thursday, at 2:20 p.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 7 oz. Both Megan and the new baby are doing fine.

Great grandparents, Helen and Ed, and grandparents, Margaret and Brad, took dinner down to the hospital for a very hungry Megan.

Gavin was very curious to see his new baby. . .and was most concerned that he couldn't find her hands (they were covered with the long sleeves).

Brad and Great Grandparents, Helen and Ed, look on as the new baby slept soundly.

The Collegiate Peaks

We went to Colorado this past weekend to see Ian. While there, we went to the central part of the state to a town called Salida. From there we went to the Collegiate Peaks Range and snowshoed about 4 miles up the backside of Mt. Yale (one of the fifty two 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado) . The scenery was beautiful and afterward, we went swimming in the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. What a great way to spend time in Colorado!

When we stopped for lunch, there were a variety of birds around. Brad had a few crumbs in his hands so the birds came for lunch also.

Big Band Dance

Last Saturday night was the annual Big Band Dance at BYU. This dance is held every February as a salute to the armed forces. The dance is supposed to be set in a 1940s canteen. Synthesis, BYU's top jazz band, provided the music and a fabulous big band feeling. We did all sorts of dancing, including foxtrot, cha cha, and swing. I went with my friend Phil, which was especially fun because we went together three years ago as freshmen.

There was a short show that depicted a love story during World War II. We all then sang the different songs of the branches of the armed forces. A favorite part of the evening was when this World War II veteran talked about the more-than-140 missions he completed and then played the trumpet that he played many times during the war.

Phil and I had a great time together. I am not that best dancer (but I am learning!), so whenever I missed some steps Phil would just start spinning and twirling me to get me back on. The dance floor was packed, but we still spent a lot of time out on it. My feet were killing me by the end of the night... a small price to pay for a wonderful evening.

It's Just Like Camping in Helen's Kitchen

This is a picture of one of the tiles we are having glued into the corian backsplash. We thought the mother otter and her baby were sweet and a typical scene along the California coast.
The cabinets are in and the corian counter top is being installed here. The white squares along the backsplash are for the five tiles we are having glued in. They are scenes from California.
Our "camping kitchen" also doubles as Dory's bedroom. She doesn't mind sleeping in the "kitchen"!
We even had a new window installed where there was a blank wall before. There is now so much more light in the family room! It's amazing!

On January 12, the demolition crew came in and started their work on our kitchen and family room. All the cabinets, counter tops and flooring were taken out. . . . making way for all new. We moved our "camping kitchen" into our downstairs bedroom and laundry room. We have been enjoying MANY crockpot meals during our kitchen renovation. This is the end of week 4 without a functioning kitchen and I have to admit, it's gone pretty smoothly. On Monday, a cork floor is being installed in the kitchen and family room. Then the only thing left to do is have the appliances installed. We can't wait! More pictures will follow when it is completed.