Simply Steeds

Provo Canyon Happy fall and happy October! I love Provo in the fall, and I get super nostalgic every time I think that we just had our last summer here, this is our last fall here, our last football season here, etc. But it's fun too that all of it is Lydia's first fall, football season, etc. so that makes things fun! :) I'm so glad we won the game last night! :D Another great thing about fall is General Conference! October and April each year, we get to hear from the Apostles and Prophet of God! This October the Prophet, President Monson, encouraged us to be examples and shine as lights in the world. I love him so much and am thankful for his dedication. There were lots of talks about how to find answers to gospel questions and what to do if you have doubts or concerns. It made me think about how up until about a year ago, I believed that the men and women God calls to lead us in the Church are all perfect (no one ever taught me that, but for some craz...

This is a picture of the messiest/funnest day of Lydia's young life! Her first meal of zucchini and her first dessert of strawberries! :D It was the best! She loved it! It was her 4-month birthday and so we decided to blend up some yummy food for her. She LOVES eating and grabbed the spoon to bring into her mouth when we filled it with food! :D Mitchy learned this song, Coldplay's "Clocks" after seeing the sheet music once, and I'm so glad he did because it's one of my favorite songs ever! He played it for Lydia while I got her food ready. :D And here is the video of her first meal: zucchini!!! And here is the strawberry dessert! That's not all she eats in her high chair (thank you Grandpa and Grandma Steed for the high chair! we love it!) Lydia also eats spatulas and whisks with the occasional snack of watermelon juice: We just love having her sit at the family dinner table while we eat meals, and...