Yes, yes, I know it's not October yet....

But I couldn't help myself.  I almost changed it a week ago, but thought that might be a little bit to early.  I rationalize doing it now (less than a week from October may I say) because we will be out of town on Tuesday which is when I was planning on changing it.  I suppose that I could just do it on Wednesday when I get home, but I'm getting antsy.  Don't worry.  I won't change to a Thanksgiving one until November 1 and I won't change to a Christmas one until after Thanksgiving.  I just get so excited for autumn and the fun holidays!  You can bet that when I get home on Wednesday the holiday box will be out and I will be decorating with the scant Halloween stuff that I have.  I hope you don't all think I'm too weird for changing it already.

The Omnivore's Top 100

I was clicking on links to different food blogs this morning, and many of them had recent posts about this Omnivore's Top 100.  So I went to the original site, and I found that this British blogger had made a list of 100 things he thinks that everyone should try at least once in their life.  The rules are to copy this list to your blog, bold the things you've tried, and cross out the things that you would never consider.  I did this and then realized how long a list of 100 things really is on a blog, so I will give you the link to his blog, Very Good Taste, so that you can look at them yourself.  I have only tasted 28 of these things, so I have some work to do!  There are several that I will not try, so at least it's not 73 things I have to find and try!

On a food note, I put some of the better blogs in my Cooking Blogs section so you should check them out!  Also, if you enjoy cooking and food, check out Share Our Strength.  There are so many ways, through food, to get involved in educating the public and help alleviate children's hunger in America.  Hold a bake sale!  Go out to eat (this campaign is going on this week!  Check out what restaurants are participating in your area)!  Volunteer or teach!  Eat great food!

UPDATE:  Brett kicked my butt on the omnivore's top 100.  He's tried 44!  Can anyone beat that?

Baby Love

The Waddoups watched Kennedy for a little while last week while I was helping out a friend and Brett was helping the guy that bought his car.  I didn't get these pictures until this morning, but I was looking forward to seeing them ever since I heard about them!  Ever since we found out that we were having a girl and they were having a boy, we have been joking about them getting married one day.  But Kennedy and Boston look like they might like each other a lot already!

Here they are, holding hands without being provoked!  As Kim pointed out to us, there are no pictures of Kennedy that aren't blurry because she is constantly moving.  I'm serious, she never stops.  But I figure that this will be a good thing as she gets older.  And I have to point out, that although the parents of both children tend to be pretty conservative, I think it would be hilarious if they got married considering their names.  Don't Kennedy and Boston just go together anyway?

"They used to sit around and stare at each other all day. Got very boring."

Yes, much of the day is spent staring at Kennedy and obeying her every whim.  She is most definitely the queen of this household.  But it most certainly is not boring!  She is a funny girl with a great personality and we laugh quite a bit at what she does.  Here are a few of the things she has been doing lately.  When she gets changed, she loves to roll over.  And sometimes that roll comes before she has a new diaper on.  She has such a cute bum that we couldn't resist snapping this.

As most babies are, she is darling when she sleeps.  The other day we got this picture of her during a nap.

She loves to chill!  She often lays with her hands behind her head, awake and asleep.  But she's not always that chill.  Apparently she loves BYU football, just like everyone else around here.  Brett had the game on, so he pulled her high chair into the living room so that he could watch while she ate her green beans.  I got this picture between bites.

They are both enthralled by the game.  It was so cute to watch daddy feed her while they both enjoyed their Saturday sports.  We can't wait to see what other antics Kennedy will get into as she gets older!

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Thanks to the kindness of Lori and Brent (who could not go due to moving into a new house), I had the amazing opportunity to go to the Conference Center in Salt Lake last night and see The Gift of Music concert.  We were informed by the conductor that this is the largest concert hall in the world.  And it is beautiful.  I love it every time I'm there.

It was an even bigger surprise and treat because I had no idea that this concert was even happening when Lori called me.  But then she said three magic words: Brian Stokes Mitchell.  I was so thrilled.  I was able to see him once before almost 5 years ago when he came to Emerson College while I was a student there.  He came and spoke on a Friday night, and then he held a master class with some of the older musical theatre students on Saturday morning.  He was incredible.  He was in Man of La Mancha at the time and he walked us through his interpretation of The Impossible Dream.  I have loved him ever since I first heard him on Ragtime.

He was incredible once again.  He sang with the Utah Symphony, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Denyce Graves.  But he stole the show.  Walking back to our car, he was the only person anyone could talk about.  He sang Some Enchanted Evening, Wheels of a Dream, and of course, The Impossible Dream which received (and deserved) a standing ovation.  (The video does not do him justice because it's grainy, so please look it up somewhere else to get the full effect.)  He also sang some jazz which was fabulous.  He is such an incredible performer and I have been lucky enough to see him twice.  Next adventure is to see him in an actual show!  Thank you Lori and Brent for giving me the gift of music.