Hi All,
It looks like summer just flew by. The last thing I remember was Joslyn being born and after that life has been a blur. Kate's Mom came out and helped us adapt to our new lives as parents for 2 weeks in August. We got our house ready to put on the market. My parents came out in September and we went to 3 National Parks and 2 National Monuments in 3 Days. We went to Atlanta and found a new home and now finally I can sit down a share with you everything we did over the last 2 months.
The first few weeks after Joslyn was born went pretty smoothly - I think. We kind just enjoyed having her around. We started getting her used to her sling that Kate and I both use. It really comes in handy when you're trying to multi-task. I use mine every Saturday when we go to the farmers market. Kate uses hers everyday! I can't recall if there was any one thing that stood out during those first few weeks. The real excitement started when Kate's Mom showed up.
Grandma Okenatez flew in to Salt Lake just before Joslyn turned 1 month old. We had a great time with grandma in town. We went to the park and the farmers market while she was here. The best was when she agreed to babysit Joslyn so that Kate and I could celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated by going to red Butte Gardens and enjoyed seeing Wilco perform under the stars. It was one of the best Wilco shows I've seen and I was glad grandma was able to take care of Joslyn. Grandma's reward (and early birthday present!) was her own evening under the stars at Red Bute Gardens. Kate, Joslyn and I took her to see "A Prairie Home Companion". 2 great shows back to back. This was Joslyn's first show.
One of the best things Grandma O did for us while she was here was take care of Joslyn. This allowed Kate and I to fine tune the house before we put it on the market. We did about 2 weeks worth of work in one. Thanks again Grandma! Hopefully all goes well and we sell our house! Shortly after we finished working on the house Grandma had to go home.
We now had 2 weeks before my parents would come ou,t and judging by the last 2 weeks, they would go quickly. We spent most of the time with good friends here in Salt Lake and finished the interior of the house.
Now came the arrival of my parents who were also just as excited as Grandma O to see Joslyn. My parents were only going to be in town for a week so we were going to squeeze in as many activities as possible. The first big event was a trip up to Park City and a ride on the Olympic Bobsled. Grandpa was excited to give this a go! So Kate and I joined him for a 1 minute flat death ride. Note - they or I do not recommend this ride if you have a bad back. By the time we hit the 4th turn we traveling at 70 MPH into wall - at that point you turn 180 degrees and pull 4 G's. Here is where the bad back part comes in. When we hit 4 G's I thought by back was going to break - literally! The bad part was I knew I had 11 more turns just like the last one left to go. I held on and made it through. I was sore for about a week and even to this day my lower back is still a little tender and that's 2 weeks after we rode it. Kate and my Dad had a good time and we set the fastest time for the day! In fact, Kate says that she wanted to go faster, so was disappointed that we didn't do it in the winter on ice instead of the summer rollers.
After that we all spent 3 days in a minivan driving 1,000 miles all over southern Utah. We had a great time an saw some amazing things. (see slide show) Sadly my parents time here was way too quick and before you knew it they were back in Wisconsin missing their little granddaughter!
As soon as my parents left Kate, Jos, and I left for Atlanta on a house hunting trip. I need to preface this with "I hate house hunting". But 25 houses later we found one we like and think is really good investment. Joslyn was awesome on the trip--she flew well and traveled in the car just as well. It must of been the 1000 miles we put on in the minivan that warmed her up for this trip. Anyway, she was great and the trip was a success.
Now we are back in UT and are trying to sell our house. The movers are scheduled for the 20th of October - so by the end of the month we should be in Atlanta. As always, you are all welcome to come and visit - we would love to have you.
Thanks again for reading!
ya'll come back now! ya hear?
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