evan, lindsay, nina, elena and esther
a blog about a family with members who's names include Elena, Esther, Evan, Lindsay and Nina (in alphabetic order).Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Week three and lions
Things just keep getting better! Nina is doing so good, and getting more and more interesting. We feel like we are getting to know her a little more.
Labels: Nina, nina weekly
Friday, December 19, 2008
Things I Love
There are six of them. (good thing there was a cap bc I kept thinking of more and more)
This is a first for me - obeying a tag. Thanks Jaqui for patiently tagging me. In no particular order...
Warm glowing light - like when dusk light filters into the living room and everything is glowing. Light is an ongoing interest for me.
Evan's front shoulder part - where I can rest my head comfortably and securely to watch a movie, or just lie around
Nina's noises - there are no words for this. There's a wide range of these noises - grunting, cooing, squeaking, breathing, panting, sneezing, etc. They are all beyond adorable and I wish I could freeze them in space & time. It's not just the noise itself, it's the whole package - noises that precede the noise, the timing, her beautiful little self making the noise, etc. I don't ever want to forget her little noises. A few days ago (she must have been like 8 days old or so) possibly the same day she started to take notice of things around her and look around a lot, I noticed that she was making steady calm noises that sounded like she could be trying to have a conversation with me. I joined in and I've been trying to have more of these conversations with her ever since.
Finding the right words - there's something sooo satisfying to me about to accurately express myself on the spot. The simplest way the better. Finding a suitable description for a feeling or idea. When I find the right way to describe something to someone so I can bring it to life for them - i love that. Part of why I love these times is because so often I suffer from what my mom likes to call a 'noun deficiency' - I just lack the words!! And not just nouns - adjectives, pronouns, whatever. Sometimes I'm better at writing an idea than trying to say it. Also sometimes I just don't think about sharing something with someone until later, after the opportunity passed. So when I am able to express something it's magic.
Certain riffs - on the guitar. There are certain points in a song, usually when the tune changes abruptly with a new riff on the guitar, but it's not abrupt - it's dynamic and it flows and transitions so well. Like -- Enlow song "Come in" at the 18 & 48 second mark...like Midlake's "They cannot let it expand" I love the euphoric feeling you get when you hear that, especially when the right words go with it.
The bitter with the sweet - About a month ago I realized that most (if not all) desserts that I love have sweet and non-sweet combined. There has to be a contrast to the sweet, otherwise ughhh it's just too sweet for me. I love dark chocolate. Things that are just plain sweet, like vanilla cake or ice cream, or milky ways (too sweet!), or banana cream pie (sweet with sweet!) -- are just too plain sweet. I like some sour mixed in, or cinnamon, or some tart fruit, or molasses. I love cookie dough ice cream with raspberries, willy wonka candy (lots of sour), hot chocolate with mint, Teresa's ice cream/crispy cake with fruit topping, cinnamon rolls, blackberry pie, i LOVE gingersnaps, german pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon juice. I can think of two exceptions to the sweet/bitter thing - i love rice crispy treats and sugar cookies.
--- AND two bonuses! haha
Blankets - I want to have a house FILLED with blankets. Not lying around everywhere, ya know, but in chests and blanket racks and throws on couches, etc. Nice clean soft blankets - different weights and fabrics. I love the weight of a comfy blanket when you're watching a movie, or having a good conversation, or if it's a rainy crappy day.
Early/mid 90s R&B - I'm experiencing a revival. It started with a craving and I realized that this whole time I had been in denial - there really is something about this music that i love - Lauren Hill, TLC, salt n peppa, etc. (I'd already come to terms with a fondness for Erykah Badu long ago) I must say though, you gotta be careful with lyrical content with this genre.
This is a first for me - obeying a tag. Thanks Jaqui for patiently tagging me. In no particular order...
Warm glowing light - like when dusk light filters into the living room and everything is glowing. Light is an ongoing interest for me.
Evan's front shoulder part - where I can rest my head comfortably and securely to watch a movie, or just lie around
Nina's noises - there are no words for this. There's a wide range of these noises - grunting, cooing, squeaking, breathing, panting, sneezing, etc. They are all beyond adorable and I wish I could freeze them in space & time. It's not just the noise itself, it's the whole package - noises that precede the noise, the timing, her beautiful little self making the noise, etc. I don't ever want to forget her little noises. A few days ago (she must have been like 8 days old or so) possibly the same day she started to take notice of things around her and look around a lot, I noticed that she was making steady calm noises that sounded like she could be trying to have a conversation with me. I joined in and I've been trying to have more of these conversations with her ever since.
Finding the right words - there's something sooo satisfying to me about to accurately express myself on the spot. The simplest way the better. Finding a suitable description for a feeling or idea. When I find the right way to describe something to someone so I can bring it to life for them - i love that. Part of why I love these times is because so often I suffer from what my mom likes to call a 'noun deficiency' - I just lack the words!! And not just nouns - adjectives, pronouns, whatever. Sometimes I'm better at writing an idea than trying to say it. Also sometimes I just don't think about sharing something with someone until later, after the opportunity passed. So when I am able to express something it's magic.
Certain riffs - on the guitar. There are certain points in a song, usually when the tune changes abruptly with a new riff on the guitar, but it's not abrupt - it's dynamic and it flows and transitions so well. Like -- Enlow song "Come in" at the 18 & 48 second mark...like Midlake's "They cannot let it expand" I love the euphoric feeling you get when you hear that, especially when the right words go with it.
The bitter with the sweet - About a month ago I realized that most (if not all) desserts that I love have sweet and non-sweet combined. There has to be a contrast to the sweet, otherwise ughhh it's just too sweet for me. I love dark chocolate. Things that are just plain sweet, like vanilla cake or ice cream, or milky ways (too sweet!), or banana cream pie (sweet with sweet!) -- are just too plain sweet. I like some sour mixed in, or cinnamon, or some tart fruit, or molasses. I love cookie dough ice cream with raspberries, willy wonka candy (lots of sour), hot chocolate with mint, Teresa's ice cream/crispy cake with fruit topping, cinnamon rolls, blackberry pie, i LOVE gingersnaps, german pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon juice. I can think of two exceptions to the sweet/bitter thing - i love rice crispy treats and sugar cookies.
--- AND two bonuses! haha
Blankets - I want to have a house FILLED with blankets. Not lying around everywhere, ya know, but in chests and blanket racks and throws on couches, etc. Nice clean soft blankets - different weights and fabrics. I love the weight of a comfy blanket when you're watching a movie, or having a good conversation, or if it's a rainy crappy day.
Early/mid 90s R&B - I'm experiencing a revival. It started with a craving and I realized that this whole time I had been in denial - there really is something about this music that i love - Lauren Hill, TLC, salt n peppa, etc. (I'd already come to terms with a fondness for Erykah Badu long ago) I must say though, you gotta be careful with lyrical content with this genre.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Hunting Trees
Emily and Joe Davis and I went out to look for Christmas trees the yesterday. It was a quite the adventure. I think the journey was greater than the destination. Hopefully the start of a new tradition, except the whole Nina and Lindsay staying home part (frowns).
This was taken near Island Park, Idaho. I'll add some more video when we trim the tree. Merry Christmas!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Nina and Lindsay Sleeping
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Lindsay got lurnd!
Lindsay graduated with a Bachelors degree from BYU-Idaho this weekend. She majored in Sociology and earned a minor Economics. You rock wonder mom!
Lindsay and her parents.
Lindsay and her pit crew (although Nina slept through most of it)
The assembly
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A little more official
Well folks, no more blogspot in the name. We've had this sweet little domain name (www.evanandlindsay.com) for almost 2 years and now that finals are over and I am getting a bit better with the web design stuff, I took the time to make our blog into our website.
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Eight days old
Nina is doing so awesome! Her umbilical cord fell off today and she is starting to look around so much more (we don't think they're related).
Labels: Nina, nina weekly
Friday, December 5, 2008
Nina's hiccups!
Nina and I were hanging out last night and she got an adorable little case of the hiccups. Thank goodness I had the video camera close by!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Meet Nina :)
It's really hard to explain, I have this new friend. I feel so connected, so much love, so much joy. This is what cameras were intended for.
Labels: Nina, nina weekly, pregnancy
New photos of the nameless wonder (and lindsay)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The baby is here
We feel incredibly blessed. We had a wonderful birth, Lindsay did awesome, and we have a healthy mother and baby.
No, we do not yet have a name. But we will soon, I'm sure. For now, I think I'll try to get some sleep.
Evan
Labels: baby, video, vlog, webisode
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