This is just for fun. I saw it on someone else's blog.

1 . YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Randie Mustang

2. GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Mint Chip Chocolate Chip

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of last name) Slea

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Red Horse

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Lee Paradise

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2letters of your first) Leash (ha ha ha :))

7.SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Blue Orange

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) Oscar Cuthbert

9.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names ) Ann Christopher

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 6th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Greibel Glendale

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Autumn Cala Lilly

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now+"ie") Strawberry Sockie

13. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Muffin Birch

14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour") The Crochet Storm Tour

15. YOUR CELEBRITY COUPLE NAME: (half of your name, half your significant other's name, mixed together in whichever order sounds best.) Roberry (or Sherbert) ha ha ha :)

Craig and I spent the weekend in downtown Stevensville. I met a friend of mine who lives in town and has a couple little boys. We watched a parade for the Western Heritage Days festival and went to some other events. That night Robert and I went to the concert...Huey Lewis was there (see pictures). On Wednesday Craig and I went on a hike with another lady in the ward. It would have been pretty easy, but with the 14 pound baby strapped to my front, it was a little challenging. But we made it and it was beautiful. I think Craig liked the fresh air and scenery. I wanted to take some pictures, but I didn't feel like packing the camera up there, too. The baby was enough. :) Robert is almost done with the tiling job he's doing. When he gets it finished and everything gets landscaped, I will take some pictures of The Springs and post them. I also want to take some pictures of the scenery around here. Hopefully I can get that done soon. Well, gotta run.

Nothing new...

There isn't much to add...life is going pretty much the same as usual. Robert has been working a lot. He finished painting the basement of the The Springs (the reception center where he works as chef, if you didn't know) then they borrowed a super-powered carpet cleaner from a contractor they know and he cleaned all of the carpets. It was a tough job, but that's done, too. Now Jason (his boss) has him tiling an outside staircase when the weather is good, like today. He's getting a lot of experience in many forms of construction, but not too much chef work. :) There's usually about one event per month or so where he gets to cook. We are grateful for the job and that the owner is willing to keep Robert on and utilize his other skills and his willingness (and ability) to quickly learn whatever they need him to do. He is also working on a proposal to build a catering trailer. There's a huge need and market for that around here. If that gets approved, he will have that big project to oversee. I spend my days nursing Craig, swaddling and rocking him to keep him calm when he's not nursing, getting some housework done when (or if) he naps, and taking him on walks or errands during the day. We often walk down to visit Robert at work. Today Craig and I went into town for the Western Heritage Days festival. There wasn't much to so see today...tomorrow is the parade and more exciting stuff. The weather cleared up for the festival. It's been cold and rainy for over a week now. We even had snow advisories a couple of nights and woke up one morning to snow flurries! Nothing stuck here, but Butte and other cities got a few inches this week. I wish I would have taken a picture. I need to get used to pulling my camera out more. This time of year is so beautiful. The next time we go for a walk, I will take some pictures and post them. Well, I need to go get the dishes done while Craig is still sleeping. He's beginning to smile a lot, so I'll try to get a picture on here of that soon. I have a couple videos I want to put on (one from our camera and one from youtube) but I can't figure out how to do it. If anyone reading this knows, please help. :) Take care.

Craig's first time at church

Today we blessed Craig. He fell asleep right before Sacrament (which we were grateful for since he had been crying during the drive to church). However, when I took him out of his car seat and gave him to Robert for the blessing, he woke up! He fussed a little during the blessing, but held out pretty well until it was over. Robert gave a beautiful blessing. A lady in the ward wrote down most of it for us and gave it to us after church. I was really grateful for that since I didn't think of it until it was too late. It was fun to go to church and see everyone again after my long exile. :) But I didn't see much of them since I spent most of the day in the mother's lounge nursing Craig--he's still at that stage where all he wants to do is eat. He also seems to never want to take a nap unless I'm taking one with him, or he's in the stroller. Then he gets over tired. So, I end up nursing him. I'm okay with it, though, since I know he'll soon grow out of the cute and cuddly stage and I'll miss it. He'll want to be off and running in no time, from what others tell me. He is such a sweet little boy and the light of our life. I wish I could capture in pictures or video all the best moments. I try to, but some are impossible to get. Craig was weighed last Wednesday and he's already 11lbs. 12oz. He's has a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, so we'll see what other progress he's made in his growth. He was officially a month old last Friday, which is hard for me to believe. It is flying by too quickly.

Nothing new has happened lately, but I thought I should add a new entry anyway, since it's been a while. Craig will be three weeks old in a few days...time has (in a way) flown by. Last week I was tired of being home all the time, and I was feeling much better myself, so I started taking him out once a day to run errands and visit Robert at work. His routine is established (for now). In the morning he'll be pretty alert and content between feedings, then he'll take a nap in the afternoon while we're running errands and then when we get home I'll try to take a nap with him. He's doing really well and except for some crankiness late at night right before bedtime, he's been a pretty mellow and easy to please baby. We feel very lucky to have him. The pictures really don't do him justice...he's one of the cutest babies in the whole wide world. :) (I said "one of" since I know most of the people viewing this blog have babies of their own--but we're all a little biased toward our own babies, right?) Everything else is going well. I am trying to get back into my church responsibilities little by little. Robert is a ward missionary and an Elders Quorum teacher, so he's going to teach today (Sunday). He was able to go out with the missionaries last week and we were also able to have a new member over to our place for a new member discussion. She even brought a non-member friend. So, life is moving on. It's been a big change, but I find I really enjoy all the time I spend with him, even the cranky ones. :) Well, I gotta go. Take care, and hopefully I can spend some more time putting some more interesting things on here than just posts and pictures.

Well, two weeks (actually about two and half weeks) has passed and things are going very well. We are establishing our new routine and Craig is getting used to life "outside." He is still a very good baby and is usually pretty easy to read when he cries and needs something.

He's here!

Well, on April 30th at 8:41pm, little Craig Elijah Leal was born. We went the hospital at 7:00am (after a long night of irregular contractions) and after many hours of waiting, he finally came. We just love this little guy. He is such a good baby. He had a difficult time learning to nurse, but he seems to have picked it up very well now. He sleeps well, too. Sometimes too well...we have to wake him up in time to feed him. He was 8lbs 14oz and 21 1/4 inches long at birth. We're getting him weighed today, though, so we'll see what he is now.

Hello!

Well, I thought I'd give this a try. I set up this address over a month ago, but then the blogspot people emailed me about something weird...they thought it might have been a spam blog. I responded and then never heard anything from them. Today I randomly just tried to access our blog, and it popped up! So, I guess they decided we are who we say we are. Anyway, I have a few pictures I have posted and I will post more once the baby comes. We're just waiting, waiting, waiting. It could be any day or it literally could be another three weeks. I'm just trying to stay busy and keep my mind off of it. It's hard, though, because we had to have everything done (furniture put together, clothes washed, the baby's room organized, etc.) by the time we thought he might reasonably come, which was a week ago. Now everything is done and I've spent so much time focusing on it that now I have to find a new project, which I probably won't get to finish. I've got everything packed, too, which is kind of a pain since I'm sort of living out my suitcase with some of the daily things I need to use now, but I'll also need at the hospital. And every time we need the camera, we have to pull it out of the suitcase, too. Anyway, I'm sure time will pass quicker than we think, but until then, we wait! So, enjoy the pictures we have. A friend threw a small birthday party for me on Saturday (my birthday is not until this Wednesday, though) and Robert made me a beautiful Seven-Layer Chocolate Cake, which was fabulous. Unfortunately, the picture is in the camera out in the car, in the suitcase. I'll put it on later. Well, take care and I'll give updates later!