Visiting the Baby

So just after Harrison was born, Tim, Kamie, Matt and I were able to run up to Logan to see the family, and of course the new baby. Matt and I had two new babies to see. My roommate from college, Jenni, had just had her baby boy, Trennon Wayne Ash, just two days after my new nephew was born. So we went over to their new house to visit the new parents. I'm pretty sure that two weeks later I still have santizer on my hands from Jared before he would let me hold the baby, but that's ok, it's a new baby right? People are allowed to be a little crazy (crazy in a good way Jared!)

Then we went over to the NICU to see Harrison again. This time we got to hold him! Yay! He was doing a lot better, and Matt was happy to hold his new nephew!

What We Are Up To

Haunted Village- CHECK
Dinner with friends- CHECK
Footloose- CHECK
Shotgun shooting- CHECK
Gardner Village with the witches- CHECK

I'm sure getting through my fall checklist! Yay for the 3 F's:

FALL
FRIENDS
FUN

Harrison Mathias Fischer

We have a new little fisch in the family! On Thursday, Jenny gave birth to a new baby boy! He was born six weeks early, but he and Jenny are healthy and doing well.

Harrison Mathias Fischer
5 pounds, 7 ounces
October 6, 2011
34 weeks

I was able to go up on Thursday night and see Jenny, Randy, and the kids, including Harrison in the NICU. I am always amazed to see a new baby, especially one in the NICU, where he is so tiny, but also so complete. We are so excited for a new nephew, especially Matt, who Harrison shares a name with (although Harrison's middle name is the German version of Matthew).

Brad and Claire were too young to go into the NICU to see their new brother, so we had to hold them up to the window in Harrison's room. Brad was so concerned about all the tubes and monitors, what a cute brother! Claire was funny as she was trying to remember his name!


Tiny baby feet!


Randy's two hands are as big as the whole baby!

Harrison started crying and it was the cutest, tiniest thing I had ever heard!

Fall at Strawberry

Yay for fall! I am loving this wet and cold weather. But, I also love the changes in nature for fall. I went up to Strawberry AKA "Camp" last Sunday to hangout, and Matt and I went for a four-wheeler ride. I haven't driven a four-wheeler in about two years (three years?), when I rolled the four-wheeler over myself and Matt. It was freaky, and ever since, I have not driven a four-wheeler by myself. So this was fun to get out again on the four-wheeler.



As we were riding, I noticed that nature not only was changing into fall, but was looking like it was getting ready for Halloween!





Watch out for the sinkhole... More poltergeist than dirt...

The Dirty Dash

Here PIG PIG PIG! Yes Kendra talked me into running the Dirty Dash with her and some friends up at Soldier Hollow in Midway. Hello 10k? Never run a freaking race in my life, and I'm thinking I can handle a 10k mud obstacle course? Adrenaline 100% of the way, I would never have made it if it were just running. All the mud and obstacles kept me in the game. Jumping over walls, crawling through big pipes, walking through a lake, and slipping down mud hills made things definitely interesting. Most people threw away their shoes after, all I threw away were my socks and my shirt, there was no way they were coming clean! I would definitely do this again, although I need to go with someone who will walk with me! Kendra and Jenna are too hard core for me!





This was the last obstacle, a huge mud pit! People were doing swan dives into the mud, it was crazy!



I did it! I am just as proud of myself as Matt is proud of himself for shooting his elk. Both of those proud moments happened on the same morning!

So Proud

He did it. He is super excited to say the least. It took two days to cut all the meat, and will take four months to stuff the head! So sometime next year we will have to find some space for a huge elk head.






Now what are we going to do if he shoots a deer next month? Too bad all the hunting isn't over... Tim's muzzle loader hunt next week, the regular elk hunt, and the deer hunt.

Widow's Month

October in the Fischer family is technically "Widow's month" because the women rarely see the men due to HUNTING SEASON. Well my "Widow's month" started early this year because of Matt's elk hunt. It is so cute to see him super excited, he was counting down the days until he could go hunting. He tried to get off work an extra day early, but that idea was quickly shot down considering that he told his boss not to count on him for SIX WEEKS due to all the hunts he is going on! As of today, he has not shot his elk, but that could change. He wants one so bad!

So luckily, I have had people taking care of me and filling my schedule! Last weekend, Matt's first weekend gone for his hunt, I started by heading up to Logan for Jenni's baby shower. She and her hubby Jared are expecting baby Trenton next month! I am always up for throwing a party, and Jenni just had moved into a new house, so I threw a September/apple themed shower in her new house. I love getting together with our cute roommates, and everyone came, even baby Olivia, Lindsay's cute girl! We had fun fighting cute baby/new house jealousy and hearing all of Jenni's plans for her new little one!


Jenni, Jeana, Me, Lindsay and Olivia, Natalie Watkins



Then, Rachel (who I worked with at Copperview) and her husband Newel, invited me to Huntsville for an overnighter. We went boating with her family, had lots of food, and they introduced me to frisbee golf, which I learned is an actual game that is very fun! We played up at Snow Basin resort, and it was beautiful!



This week, I had to visit my hubby because I was missing him! So I took Wednesday off and went up to Strawberry on Tuesday night for campfire and night rides on the four-wheeler, then we woke up MEGA EARLY to go hunting! This was my first experience with all this, riding four-wheelers and walking around in the pitch black morning listening to scary elk noises. I pretty much fell asleep sitting there on the mountain looking for elk that were so far away that I couldn't even see them through the binoculars, but hey... I was there supporting my husband and he was thrilled to have me come share this with him. I hate that he is gone 24/7 for this, but he loves it and I can't stop him from doing something he loves so much.


(All I have to say is... THANK HEAVENS FOR MY COVERALLS!!!)