Soren Andrew - Week 2

Daddy figured out the wrap

Happy Thanksgiving!

No traveling for us this year, just a lot of resting and becoming a new family. We watched the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the beginning of Miracle on 34th Street, and we ate leftovers. We are thankful for no-stress holidays (and visits from Aunt L)!

Thanksgiving Eve

Aunt L arrived this evening with the fixin's for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Much to Jason's chagrin, it was a Schad-style holiday meal, sans turkey, stuffing and cranberries. Aunt L also got in some face time with Soren, which provided a nice break for Mama and Daddy.

Soren Andrew - Week 1

Sympathy for his pregnant wife

Since I've become pregnant, nothing around the house has really changed, and for me, that's nothing to complain about. Jason still cleans (sometimes more than) his fair share and is a willing cook or cook's assistant at mealtime. He still puts up with the occasional fit of tears, blaming it on baby hormones now instead of PMS, and brings me flowers for no reason.

Sympathy is not something he lacks, so I really didn't feel the need to torture him at our newborn care class, but I was glad he got to experience the sympathy belly.




It wasn't too hard for him because it weighs about the same as his body armor. He decided to show off and tried a handstand, sort of like what we saw another Youtube parent do. This is his second attempt.

An evening out, geocaching

Another geocaching evening out. This time we were following a series that highlights art installations in Blue Springs.

Our first find was near "Subdued Radiance" by Beth Nybeck of Iowa. It was made out of galvanized steel by the fine arts major.


Next, we searched for a while near Catch Me If You Can. This piece was created by Rosie Sandifer of Lubbock, Texas. Unfortunately, we did not find this one.



Our next try was called Swift Cache. Apparently, Blue Springs Park and Rec have decided to put up places for Chimney Swifts to nest. This was an easy one.






After dinner, we looked around an installation by Alexander Tylevich. It was named Favorite of the Year by Americans for the Arts Year in Review 2003. It was near here that Jason and I spotted a chicken out wandering around and thought it to be rather odd.




Our final stop was Tumble Weeds by Karl Saliter of Cornwall Bridge, Conn. This one took us a while, but we eventually got it before we called it a night.