For Kristen:
Sorry you now have to wait until next summer to see this.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
My 1st Birthday
I turned one on September 25, 2008 and I must say it was very exciting. I woke up to choruses of “Happy Birthday” from Mom and Dad. Later Grandma Leanne came over with Aunt Kayla and gave me a few presents. I must say how surprised I was to find that at one year old I could have such “motherly” instincts. Later Dad came home and I was able to open more presents. I got so much awesome stuff that I soon became dizzy with glee. A few days later I had my birthday cake. As I stuffed glob after glob of cake into my mouth I began to wonder if I was shaking from excitement or a sugar rush. I may never know all I can hope for is that I’ll have a birthday next week too. Thank you to all of you who sent me something, called, thought of me or came to visit. It meant so much!
-Elizabeth Grace.
The Latest Adventures of Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth is a pretty busy and crazy girl. She is always on the go. She usually starts her day off with a bath.
After which she gets dressed and makes sure that she has all her accessories.
Often times she follows up with a facial, given by her cousin Tessa.
Then it’s usually out to the fields to do some hard work harvesting crops and washing clothes in the stream.
By then she’s usually pretty tired and just has to take a nap.
Then she’s up again to study. She loves the written word and can spend hours at a time scrutinizing dusty old tomes.
After that to unwind she’ll usually sit down with her dad for a little movie. The most recent film was Goonies and afterwards Luke dressed up as Mikey and she dressed up as Sloth.
At last she settles down for the night to build up the energy for another exciting day.
After which she gets dressed and makes sure that she has all her accessories.
Often times she follows up with a facial, given by her cousin Tessa.
Then it’s usually out to the fields to do some hard work harvesting crops and washing clothes in the stream.
By then she’s usually pretty tired and just has to take a nap.
Then she’s up again to study. She loves the written word and can spend hours at a time scrutinizing dusty old tomes.
After that to unwind she’ll usually sit down with her dad for a little movie. The most recent film was Goonies and afterwards Luke dressed up as Mikey and she dressed up as Sloth.
At last she settles down for the night to build up the energy for another exciting day.
Sunday in the mountains
After church on Sunday, we went up to Big Cottonwood Canyon to take some pictures and to see the colors changing. Here are some of these photos. I believe the area is called Brighton. It's right below the ski lifts.
I guess we arrived just after it stopped raining, so Elizabeth loved playing with the drops of water on the leaves. She ended up flinging it, getting water on both of us.
Check out the colors and the reflection on the still pond.
Here's Kristen with her parents Leanne and Todd.
Elizabeth spotted a crazy duck on the shore of the pond, so as we got a closer look, she got really excited watching him/her doing wacky duck stuff.
Just as we scrambled up to this spot (that kind of stuff is hard to do when you're handling a toddler), some young Nazi kid came jamming up the rocks, sliding recklessly all over the place. As we waited for him to get out of the frame, his lame dad came right up them with him. We had to wait for them to move their Eurotrash butts up the face of the rock so we could snap this shot.
She's hot!
Oh, so hot!
Father and daughter.
Elizabeth with her grandma.
This classy Hickman family photo is taken on a stump where Kristen's family (the Douglas') traditionally takes photos. This is a Hickman first.
On the bottom, you've got Leanne and Kristen's great aunt Rita. Above them is Todd. To the right of him are the Hickmans, and to the right of us is Todd's mom, June.
Then this moose came down the mountain, crossed the trail, and got a drink out of the pond. It didn't seem to mind people around it at all. Todd and I went back to see it and got these shots.
Here's Kayla, Kristen's sister, and her boyfriend John. They would've been in the other collective photos, but they ran off to make out in the forest.
Utah is a pretty beautiful place, especially when the colors change and especially when you grew up in a very brown desert.
I guess we arrived just after it stopped raining, so Elizabeth loved playing with the drops of water on the leaves. She ended up flinging it, getting water on both of us.
Check out the colors and the reflection on the still pond.
Here's Kristen with her parents Leanne and Todd.
Elizabeth spotted a crazy duck on the shore of the pond, so as we got a closer look, she got really excited watching him/her doing wacky duck stuff.
Just as we scrambled up to this spot (that kind of stuff is hard to do when you're handling a toddler), some young Nazi kid came jamming up the rocks, sliding recklessly all over the place. As we waited for him to get out of the frame, his lame dad came right up them with him. We had to wait for them to move their Eurotrash butts up the face of the rock so we could snap this shot.
She's hot!
Oh, so hot!
Father and daughter.
Elizabeth with her grandma.
This classy Hickman family photo is taken on a stump where Kristen's family (the Douglas') traditionally takes photos. This is a Hickman first.
On the bottom, you've got Leanne and Kristen's great aunt Rita. Above them is Todd. To the right of him are the Hickmans, and to the right of us is Todd's mom, June.
Then this moose came down the mountain, crossed the trail, and got a drink out of the pond. It didn't seem to mind people around it at all. Todd and I went back to see it and got these shots.
Here's Kayla, Kristen's sister, and her boyfriend John. They would've been in the other collective photos, but they ran off to make out in the forest.
Utah is a pretty beautiful place, especially when the colors change and especially when you grew up in a very brown desert.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Update
Hickman home has been quite busy lately. Here's what we've been up to:
Luke has been finishing up his final semester at UVU and will graduate in the fall with a BA in Theater with an emphasis on film. He also has been extremely sick with the early stages of pneumonia. As a result he is on four different prescriptions.
Kristen has been rehearsing for The Ark at the Grand Theater. She is playing the part of Martha in this 8 person musical. She is at rehearsal every night while Elizabeth and Luke sit home waiting for the moment she'll walk in the door.
Elizabeth is busy writing the intriguing thesis "Babies and Breastfeeding." And hopes to get it published in the medical journal for the American Baby Association for Infants and Toddlers. She is also learning to walk by herself and eat stage 3 baby food.
Luke has been finishing up his final semester at UVU and will graduate in the fall with a BA in Theater with an emphasis on film. He also has been extremely sick with the early stages of pneumonia. As a result he is on four different prescriptions.
Kristen has been rehearsing for The Ark at the Grand Theater. She is playing the part of Martha in this 8 person musical. She is at rehearsal every night while Elizabeth and Luke sit home waiting for the moment she'll walk in the door.
Elizabeth is busy writing the intriguing thesis "Babies and Breastfeeding." And hopes to get it published in the medical journal for the American Baby Association for Infants and Toddlers. She is also learning to walk by herself and eat stage 3 baby food.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Our friend Christopher Clark on The Today Show
Check out recent posts on his blog for info on his sister and some fund raising he did on his own by clicking here.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Jordan Comes Home!
My Brother Jordan finished his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday June 20th. He served in the Toronto, Canada mission and spoke Mandarin Chinese. It amazes me to think of all the things that have happened here at home while he's been away. And the most staggering thing of all is to realize that he doesn't know the two most important in my life.
LUKE And ELIZABETH
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