Do you want milk or water? Ummm, juice.

Something Eden said back in December. It's still funny.

One of the many things we really love about Eden is how funny she is. Some of this is unintentional. However, she really has a sense of humor and she knows when she's being funny. These pictures were taken back in May. We were eating at Culver's one day (mmmmm.... frozen custard :) and she was in one of her silly moods so she started making every face she knows to get us to laugh. Andy's parents and my mom were there too and she had us all laughing for quite a while. Fortunately, Sha-sha had her camera and snapped some pictures. She still makes faces like this once in a while but she's already moved on to bigger and better things so I'm glad we captured this moment.

You'll notice the lovely 'hairstyle' she's sporting. This is a common look for Eden. We call it "I had pigtails earlier today, but I pulled them out." I think she does it on purpose, just because she knows it enhances the goofy factor.

Enjoy :)

Okay, and I had to throw this one in too. We've trained her well. Any time she sees the U emblem, she yells "GO UTES!" We're so proud.

More about Utah

We took Eden to Wheeler Farm in June with the Craven Clan (minus Kevin, Scotty and Ben) and she really had fun. She loved feeding the ducks and looking at all the animals. We went on a ride in a trailer being pulled by a tractor (I think they called it a hay ride, but I didn't see any hay). Eden wore her pig tails special that day but we didn't see any pigs (they were all sleeping in their house). Luckily, all the other animals were being quite social. Eden liked the treehouse and we had a hard time getting her out of it. It was a fun afternoon for her.

Riding on the saddle

Peeking through the treehouse window

More to come...

Back and ready to blog!

It's been a long time. But we're back. We've spent quite a while in Utah visiting with family and friends and it's been a lot of fun. I took a lot of pictures, which I will blog about over the next few days. The computer is running slow tonight (and so am I) so I'll just start with a few pictures.

The main reason for the vacation: Family! Eden loved spending time with her cousins.

The Craven Family cousins: Abbie, Lexi, Sammy and Eden

Sometimes they got a little silly.


Eden's first french braids. Grandma Sha-sha was patient enough to put them in while Eden watched SuperWhy. They only lasted about 15 minutes, but she looked so cute while it lasted.

Tag with non-related picture

So, I'm in Utah and I haven't blogged for a long time. I plan on doing a lot of blogging when I get back to Omaha and I can get my pictures to load onto my computer. However, I have been tagged by a lot of people lately (all the same tag too) so I am going to answer the tag so that people know I am still alive. If you're a relative or friend who doesn't care about this, just ignore it.

Five things on my to do list:

1. Enjoy the rest of vacation
   
2. Go back to Omaha
   
3. Download some pictures and blog
   
4. Finish some books I am working on
   
5. Start up family scripture study again (cuz it's been a while...)
   

Places I have lived:

• Salt Lake City UT
  
• Midvale UT
  
• Wauwatosa WI
  
• Milwaukee WI
  
• Omaha NE

I don't have any recent pictures but blogs without pictures are boring so here is a picture from last summer for your viewing enjoyment.

Why I didn't blog last week

Another grad pic because I'm a proud wiffey :)

We were moving into the house, but I also was having too much fun doing things with the family (not that I only blog when I'm bored, but my family doesn't come out to visit that often). We took a day trip and went to Winter Quarters (which is only about 20 minutes away) and went through the visitors center. It was pouring rain so we didn't walk through the old cemetary they have or get up close to the temple but it was still a nice experience.

Eden is more than willing to push a handcart. What a good pioneer!

One of the highlights of the trip for me was seeing the piano Victor Borge donated to the museum. It was his first piano and also one of his favorites. Don't know who Victor Borge is (well, was)? Shame on you! Go to the library and get a video of him! Go Now! Hurry. He's so funny. It will make your day.
The whole trip was really interesting. The drive was pretty and when we got home my dad made refurgefuripheth. Okay, he made red pudding with cream but in Danish, I swear that's how it sounds. Fortunately, it tastes better than it sounds....

Hubba hubba!

Dr. Craven, MD (and other things)

I know I haven't blogged for over three weeks but hopefully we've had a good excuse. Or a lot of good excuses. Here's an update of what's been going on since our last blog.

The biggest news is that Andy GRADUATED! My mom came out to visit/help and Andy's parents were also here for a couple days and we went to the commencement exercises on May 16 (thanks again Browns for taking Eden to the zoo. We already really miss you). The ceremony was really nice and Andy walked out with that really really expensive piece of paper we've been waiting on for four years. I'm really proud of him for all the hard work and dedication he has put into med school and I know he's going to be a great doctor. Thanks to Christina for taking this great picture of Andy and our other graduating friends. You're the best. To see more graduation pics you can go to Tina's blog here.

The day after graduation we packed up a large Penske truck to move to Omaha where Andy is going to do his residency in Emergency Medicine at UNMC. I don't know what I would have done if my mom and Marcia and Bruce weren't there to help out. They were all so willing to watch Eden and help with the final packing. Eden really wanted to drive the moving truck and was so excited when we let her sit behind the wheel.

We got to Omaha Sunday night and the next morning we did our final walk through and then closed on our house. That was quite a nerve-wracking and exciting moment all rolled into one. We had some of the elders from our new ward came over to help us move in and they were very helpful. That evening my dad and my sister came out to see the new house and help us unpack. Eden got to be the center of attention for the next few days and she is really missing them all.

Andy was grilling some chicken for dinner out on the deck a couple days after we moved in. He set up a camp chair and was drinking a soda when Eden came out. She wanted a chair just like him and after he got it, she asked for her drink as well. She is such a little daddy's girl. It's so cute to see her growing up.

We live just a few minutes away from our church now, which is very nice because we used to live about 20 minutes away. This church only has one nursery with 4 or 5 other little girls in it so I think Eden will have a good time once she gets used to it. Here's a picture of our little ham on Sunday.

So now we're pretty much moved in. We still have a few boxes that aren't totally unpacked but I think we're getting back into the swing of things. Eden loves the new house and has been very busy exploring everything and running around in all the space she has now. We're going to be going out to Utah on Friday so we may not post again for a few weeks after that, but I'll try to post again before we leave. It's been a busy month. We're all a little worn out!

Our Flying Ace

This past week has been pretty busy for us. We've been trying to squeeze in a few last things before we move and we've started packing up boxes in preparation for the move. On Saturday we went to the zoo with the Browns and the kids had a really good time. It was pouring rain but they didn't seem to mind much. Eden loved the elephants and the "gorillallas". However, she was equally fascinated with the seagulls and the ducks so I'm not sure why we pay money to take her to the zoo. By the time we left, the rain was really coming down hard and both Eden and Alex were pretty soaked, but still having fun.


We also went to Oshkosh this week to go to the EAA air museum. It was quite interesting as well. Eden loved to run around and tell us the colors on all the planes. They have a kids area with some different activities for kids to enjoy and Eden loved it. She got to sit in the cockpit of an F22 that has lots of lit up buttons and switches and it makes noise. She was just in heaven. She spent so much time pushing buttons and pulling levers and saying "Eight, Nine, Ten, ZOOM!" She asks us all the time if she can drive the car and we say no, but I guess flying airplanes is okay. We could have left her in the cockpit and gone through the rest of the museum and I don't think she would have noticed we were gone. So if you want ideas for her birthday, an F22 would be a good idea. Do you know where we could buy one, Brian?