Hiking up to Timponogos Cave

A few days ago we decided to go on a little outing since the weather has been so nice. We drove down to American Fork Canyon and hiked up to Timponogos Cave. Sylvia did quite well. We had to adjust her carrying arrangements a couple of times to keep her comfortable, but we all made it up.

The weather was just right and we were done when it started getting a little too warm. By the time we got into the cave it was about Sylvia's nap time. We probably could have planned that better but we didn't. I think the darkness attributed to her falling asleep quickly, but we had to shift her around a little so we could all be comfortable. We finally got things worked out.

Liking apples

Sylvia has become more interested in the food the adults eat at the dinner table. In order to appease her we will sometimes give her an apple to suck on. Don't worry. We keep a close eye on her.

Eric In SLC for 12 hours

Eric was in SLC for a grand total of about 11.5 hours. He flew in after driving from Disneyland the same day. Here's a picture of him doting over Sylvia just before he drove Mom and Dad's Buick back to Phoenix.

Memorial Day Saturday

Sylvia and Nicky went to the Kaysville City Cemetary and met up with some of the Hollists to visit the gravesites of some relatives. We saw the graves of Grandma and Grandpa Hollist. We also saw those of Rella Hollist Moyes and Alan Rushforth. It was enjoyable to see some aunts, uncles and cousins.

Before we went to the cemetary we went to the Office Building in Bountiful that Nicky's parents own to get some help from Uncle Rand about some hinges on a door that needed to be replaced. I guess with management comes having to fix things that need fixing...especially if you don't know anyone in the area that you can hire to do it for you. Thank goodness Rand was going to be in town and was willing to come take a look at things. He didn't do any actual work for us be he helped us find the right hinges.

Then we went out to eat. It was a full day.

Piano Lessons

Sylvia loves to play the piano. She will sit on Nicky's lap and play and even looks up at the music every once in a while. She can get very excited sometimes and gets very expressive in her impromptu compositions. We're sure she's got the makings of a great pianist and musician. She's growing up so well and we enjoy seeing her get excited about things that we enjoy too.

5 Months yesterday

We read today that at 5 months your baby should start sitting up. Well she hasn't quite mastered it on her own but she has some help from pillows and a book. In this video you see one of the books that mom Giauque and Nicky read to Sylvia on a daily basis. Also in the video you will see how much Sylvia loves music. We were thinking of enrolling her in an early Music Appreciation class at the U but she already seems to appreciate it enough. We give her an A+.

A look back

We are just enjoying a sunday evening together and were looking back on some of the pictures and videos we have of Sylvia and found a few funny ones. Here's one to give you a laugh. She was probably only about a month old at the time.

We have finally been enjoying some nicer weather but it still gets cold every once in a while. Mom and Dad Giauque have enjoyed seeing Sylvia grow so much in the last few months. Dad says that she must add a half a million cells a day. They will be leaving for Belgium in anther two weeks.

Sylvia attended her first baptism yesterday. Victoria Gersdorf of our ward was baptized. She is a very sharp eight year old and has enjoyed seeing Sylvia get bigger. Since Sylvia has now able to roll over she has become more mobile...but that also means we have to keep our eyes on her a little more than we have in the past. In fact, just today we had little mishap. Sylvia was laying on an otoman we have and Benjamin was playing with her. He took her eyes off her for just a second and the next thing we knew, she was on the ground. She wasn't hurt but got very frightened and cried quite a bit. It's a good thing that babies forgive so easily.

Last Friday was my last day of work. It was difficult to come to the decision to leave work but I feel it is a good decision for our family. I am taking a medical transcription course which I hope to complete in a few months which will allow me to work from home. I'm glad I have some backfground in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology. Being a volunteer medical interpreter for Primary Children's Midical Center for a year and a half really helped with that. I'm also glad I took those courses in college.

We hope to keep everyone updated a little more regularly so stay posted in the near future.