At the end of April, we had to say goodbye to Elder Gonzalez. We were his first area and got spoiled to have him for 6 months, but his transfer came in and he came over to say goodbye. Jordyn was heart-broken because she was sure she was going to marry him, but we told her she will get to see him again some day. He was lots of fun to have around and we can't wait to go to his homecoming in Provo in 18 months.
We also had to say goodbye to a member of our ward who passed away. His name was Gerhard Luttmer and he was 81. He sang in the choir (was pretty much the only tenor) and his wife lead the ward choir. They lived only a few houses down from us and have been very kind and loving to us ever since we moved in to our house. He always gave the kids candy and high-fives at church. We will miss him.
Here's some more pictures of Eva sucking her thumb. I am sad to report that she has stopped doing this and there won't be any more adorable pictures of her with her thumb in her mouth.
Eva taking a bath in the tub; first time without mommy.
Mommy and Eva at church. Eva likes to look at herself on the camera on mommy's phone.
Last week, we lost 3 of our chickens to an unknown predator. 2 of them were missing and one was left dead, so we bought kennel panels and got them put up. I'm hoping that helps keep the rest of our chickens alive.
We also worked very hard last weekend to weed, rake and plant grass seed in the space between our garden and yard. I had to take a picture of it so I can see how different it looks once the grass grows in.
The apricot tree we bought last month has some fruit on it. We are excited for them to ripen.
One of the pear trees we bought last year is loaded with pear buds. We are going to have to support the poor thing, as I'm sure it's going to fall over once the pears get bigger.
Uriah had a strings concert at NVA this week and he did SO good. It makes my heart so happy to see him play the bass. He is incredibly good at it, hardly looking at his fingers while he plays. I hope he keeps going after this year.
KyLee had her first dental appointment this week. I was so sure she was going to clamp down and not open her mouth, or cry and wiggle so that they couldn't get anything done, but she watched Bonnie go first and then she couldn't wait to get into the chair when it was her turn. Our friend, Matt, did a great job engaging her and getting her to open her mouth. She also liked pretending to be a tiger because that is what was on her bib.
I took Eva's 4 month pictures last night (even though I'm about a week behind). She is growing so much. She had her checkup yesterday and she was 13.8 pounds (20th%) and 26.5 inches (98th%). All of her growing power has been going into her height instead of her weight, but that should even out soon. I'm not breastfeeding her anymore because going to work every day decreased my supply, but she will still nurse with me at night before bed. She is such a sweet little darling.
KyLee had to get in on Eva's photo shoot. KyLee had been sick for almost a week with a nasty stomach bug that was giving her the worst diarrhea and vomiting, but she is better now. I really missed my sweet, sassy girl during that sickness.
Last night I rocked Eva to sleep. I have to get in all the snuggles I can now that I'm not home during the day.
This is my new work photo.
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