Jessica's New Trick

Now when we put Jessica down to sleep, she likes to get right back up again. She pulls herself up to standing on the couch, our legs, or wherever she can!



After watching this, Nate said, "The only thing she didn't do was spit out her binky and then stare at it on the ground."

On the Move

Jessica is now beginning to get around (and of course into everything!) She was scooting on her belly for a couple of weeks and now she is starting to crawl! She certainly keeps us on our toes!

Getting Comfy

It has been nice to have a crib for Jessica. I think it is a lot more comfortable for her than the playpen this summer. She doesn't like to sleep in the comfy place I set her down in though, she always likes to find a corner to snuggle up in (and usually pull the bumpers down and kick her feet out the rails.)
Anyway...she always looks so cute when she finds a spot to fall asleep, and saves a lot of room for anyone else looking for a bed.


Speaking of comfy...Nate and I got a new bed this week! It is so nice and we're glad to finally put away our air mattress for camping.

Back in Illinois!

Well...we made it back to Illinois! We have been here one week and are still somewhat surrounded by boxes. We really like our new apartment. Jessica has her own bedroom now. I was somewhat nervous the first night, but I found out quickly that I can still hear her if she needs me!


We had a fun few days with our families before we made our trip. We got to stop in Salt Lake and Monticello. Jessica and I got to have our first "tea party" with Grandma Jack, Clarissa and Janelle.


We decided on our way over that we just had to stop and see some of the church history sites. We are so glad that we did-there were so many neat things to see and learn about. We went to Independence, the Liberty Jail, Far West and Adam-Ondi-Ahman in Missouri on Thursday. Then Friday we went to Nauvoo and the Carthage Jail in Illinois. It was wonderful, we only wish we could've spent more time at the various sites.

Visitors!

Rick, Crystal, Sarah and Brenda (Camille's sisters) came and visited us this weekend. We had a lot of fun! On Saturday we went downtown to the "8th Street market" and later they floated the Boise River on tubes with Nate (they returned the rest of the tubes before I had a chance to take their picture.) We played games, ate a bunch and had a great time!

Bruderer Reunion

We had a really fun time at the Bruderer Family Reunion last weekend! It was over by Soda Springs, Idaho. We played games, visited and had a great time. Jessica was, as usual, the star of the show-giving everyone smiles.

She was a good camping baby and we bundled her up in the tent with us.

Nate had time to make Jessica a toy out of a quakey branch-a rattle with three rings and a ball on the end.
The Bruderers had lots of fun things going on. We got to be in the duck race, do a treasure hunt with metal detectors, and Nate cooked his potatoes for the dutch-oven cookoff. (I think they were the first things polished off.)