8 months

Miriam would not smile today.
Miriam wears her emotions on her sleeve (both happy and sad).
Miriam is turning into a mama's girl.
Miriam can feed herself Cheerios.
Miriam loves when her daddy comes home.
Miriam enjoys looking at books.
Miriam loves dancing to any music.
Miriam loves the Stanley Steamer commercial.
Miriam is the joy of our lives.

Nice Sunday

We had a nice day today. Michael and I were able to attend the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple dedication. Thanks to Natalie, Ryan, and Laura for watching Miriam for us. We spent the afternoon hanging out as a little family, then this evening we went for a walk around our neighborhood. We love the days we get to spend together.

National Zoo

On our last Saturday in Virginia we decided to take Miriam to the zoo. Although the National Zoo is part of the Smithsonian, and therefore it has free admission, it ended up costing us quite a bit to take the Metro in and out of the city. I guess that we will have to get used to that. Here are a couple of pictures from the day.

Miriam and Michael in front of an elephant

Miriam sleeping through the sea lion show

Miriam nice and full and ready to go

We're back

We have made it back to Utah for our last year of school. We will be moving back into our apartment tomorrow. We are excited for our last year at BYU. We look forward to taking advantage of all the opportunities we have while we are here. Michael is mostly looking forward to graduation in April. We had a wonderful summer, but are looking forward to a regular routine again.


Did you think I could post without adding a picture of Miriam?