James Had a Birthday, Shout Hurray!

That's right, James is now 23 and and old man, at least until March 25th when I also turn 23. We had a great day. We had some free bowling games, so we went to Fat Cats and did a game. Like always, I was terrible. I think my final score was 45. James scored in the 70's. Oh well. We also had a coupon for a free Coldstone ice cream, so we went and got that. Despite Coldstone being expensive, I think it's quite tasty. We had the chocolate cake batter ice cream with Snickers mixed in.

my little angel boy

Then it was on to dinner: chicken and dumplings made by James's mom. He asks for those every year. They were delicious, of course, as was the cake. I made it! Chocolate pound cake is to die for. :) James got some awesome presents, like a Starving Student Card and some gift certificates we can use for dates! I made him some slippers and got another version of Munchkin called Star Munchkin. We played a game of it as I was falling asleep.

It's been a very tiring week, mostly because Joseph is going through a growth spurt. He's been waking up twice a night and eating more in the day as well. The drain on me isn't something I'm great at keeping up with. I think I just need more sleep during his growth spurts. Good news though: he's grown 2-3 inches in the last 6 weeks! Babies his age move around so much, who knows how many calories he takes from me each day?

I went to my first RS meeting in this ward. It was really inspirational, about doing journals and family history. No matter the activity, I always find something I can work on. I haven't really done any research recently, but we have been a little better at keeping up on taking photos. I made a photo book (since I got an email for a free one) of all the pictures since we've been  married. 1 1/2 years fit onto 30 pages, so I could do a little better. :) I'm not too sure what research I can do on my family, but it would be really cool to make a photo book out of all those old photos. Hmm...I have a plan.

I know I'm in a family ward because of the RS meeting last night. In the student ward, it's unlikely that we'd have an activity so early on the in the semester. If we did, it would be a "getting to know you" type thing. The ladies in the ward are super nice so far. I even got invited to lunch this week. I'm the only new person. I'm not one of 30 new faces. It makes me feel a little awkward, as if I'm the center of attention or something. I'm not alone though, because there is another young couple living with parents. I don't know if they have their own apartment, but their whole family is coming over to dinner on Sunday. I'm glad that James and I aren't alone!