Introducing Allison!!!

We would like to introduce you all to our new little baby girl, Allison. She is 18 weeks into her incubation.

For Halloween, she'll be dressing as a skeleton. Here she is in her costume. Isn't she cute!!

She can already wave too! It looks like we might have a child prodigy on our hands.

The doctor said everything looks great with her development! We're soooo excited to have another girl, although Nate has been heard to say, "I feel like I lost my chance for glory." (He wanted to father the first grandson on his side of the family.) Well Nate, at our rate, there's still a chance.

Our Apartment

This is our new apartment! We have the second and third floor that you see here.
Edie likes to sit on the front porch to wait for her daddy.

We got new couches and we love them! They're perfect for Sunday naps.

One day, we'll buy a TV stand and move the chess table to a more appropriate location.
Kitchen:

Dining room is across the hall from the kitchen.

Our room is the third floor. It includes a half bath and...

an airplane hanger, which will soon be turned into a nursery.

I forgot to take a picture of Edie's room, so I'll do that later. Until then, here's a picture of Edie herself.

Edie's Birthday

Edie's birthday was the best. Nate had finished his defense the day before and was able to fully function again. My dad was in town, so we had lots of family together. And, the weather was fantastic. We went to the same park that we'd gone to with Matt and Regen for Memorial Day and ate a delicious lunch.

This cake was honestly the best I could do...kinda depressing. My dream cake seemed unattainable.

Nevertheless, Edie did not seem to mind. She did not seem to understand that she was supposed to eat it either. She sat like this forever, bringing her hands toward the cake and then pulling them back to her just before she touched it.

In the end, she looked like this. So, it all worked out. The poor birthday girl had to be cleaned in a freezing creek, which she did not seem to enjoy nearly as much as the cake.

Despite what this may look like, Edie is not spoiled. Yeah right. She got some pretty sweet presents, including a flying monkey, CD player, fridge game, CD's, clothes, a plastic dog to walk, blocks, airplane, and much more. It's a good thing Ana's kids were there to help her learn how to open them all.

We sure love this girl. She had a great first year!

...And Some Other Summer Fun Adventures

Since I haven't posted in months, I thought I would just provide a brief overview of some of the things we did this summer.

Ana and I, with the kids, toured Temple Square. I made Edie match me so that everyone would know she was my daughter.

Nate and I thought this was a funny picture. We took Edie shopping at the mall and got her a smoothie with a gift card given to me by one of my students. She just lounged in her stroller lookin' Edie-licious while sipping her smoothie. Maybe one day she can star in Clueless 2.

Nate sold the truck! We both miss it, especially on all of our recent trips to IKEA.

Wheadon got hitched! Congratulations! She looked beautiful! Edie got her first glimpse of some PG kissing too.

Matt and Regen had their baby! Kenley Rose is gorgeous! You can't see her very well in these pictures, but you can get an idea of how small and precious she is.

Nate's family came out to see the baby and visit relatives. Regen's family came out at the same time too. It was so fun spending time with everyone, eating out, and swimming.

I'm sure more things happened this summer, but man, it seems so long ago and I just can't remember.

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

by Nate Knoebel

This summer I left a butt imprint on our kitchen chair. I also suffered severe eye damage from staring blankly into a computer screen.

I hung out with my friends a lot...well, friend, I guess. We spent nearly every day in 100 degree temperatures trying to get impressive flight data for the many readers of my thesis.

I had one break this summer for a drink of gatorade. But my hard work paid off. I finished school! My wife and I are still together too. All in all, it was a pretty productive summer vacation.

Independence Day

We love our country, so we dressed Edie up in her most festive hand-me-down.


We met up with family and friends that night on campus. Unfortunately, the field we'd chosen was occupied by EFY groups and we were forbidden to enter. So...we sat on the other side of the fence and still had a pretty good view.

Kalia shared her favorite snack with her favorite pal.

The show was great! Edie was only freaked out for about 2 minutes. Luckily, she was so tired afterwards that she slept through the hours of traffic home.

A Weekend Trip to Moab

The telephone rang. It was Jason Tang. I usually don't think twice about Jason calling; Nate and Jason have frequent girl-like conversations on the phone. But this was to be no ordinary chat. This was an invite to the great, red Moab...the day before the trip.

Luckily, Nate was up for it. He seemed more than willing to put off his thesis for one more weekend. We drove down the next day with our car packed full of equipment. This was to be Edie's first campout and we...ok, I...was a little nervous. The Tangs were able to find this luxury canopy for us to share. There was also a pool, bathroom, water, etc.

The babies fell in love with the gravel right away. Edie thrived off trying to dine on the little pebbles. Why can't she be more like Ashlyn?

After we ate two packs of hot dogs and got the babies to sleep, the adults were free to play a wild game of skip-bo. We're not as young as we used to be, though. We didn't last very long.

Although we attempted to leave our campsite and start our hike early in the morning before the heat set in, we didn't get out of the campsite until about 11. This meant we didn't start our hike until 1 p.m., the hottest time of the day. We were worried our car would melt away while we were out walking around. Edie got, how do I say this, a little fussy...maybe because of the heat, maybe because she hadn't had a nap. She would only calm down when she was either wearing or threatening to throw my sunglasses.

We made it to Delicate Arch despite extreme conditions. A lot of other hikers gave us disgusted looks for torturing our babies. But we think it's good for them to be a little tortured every once in a while. Here's a group shot of the Tangs and Knoebels.

I'm posting this picture as a tribute to Nate and to show how manly he is carrying his load.
After resting for quite a while, we bravely ventured on the hike back to our car. We found no protection from the sun or blistering heat while walking.

Somehow, Ashlyn fell asleep. We noticed her dangling and swaying over the edge of the backpack. It must have been Jason's graceful hiking techniques.

We all survived, loved it, and enjoyed smoothies shortly after. This was a great closing social with the Tangs before we move.

For those of you who haven't heard, we're moving to Boston at the end of the summer!

Edie's First Steps

So, I'm finally posting this video of Edie's first steps. It was like a month ago...kinda old news, but still fun to watch. She's really improved since then. This was in Mexico at my Grandmother's house. Nate and my cousin Cristina are her spotters. Her second attempt in this video is the best, so make sure and stay tuned!