Birthing Center, Montana, and Halloween Decos

Two Fridays ago (Oct. 2) Kenny and I went up to Rigby to check out the Agape Birth Center (http://www.agapebirthservice.com/) and we met with a couple of the mid-wives there. We were very impressed by them and the birthing center. They seem to really know what they are doing and they know if/when a situation turns bad enough to send the mom/baby to the hospital. They have rarely had to ship a mom/baby to the hospital, so that makes me feel good! My mom, stepdad, and Grandma Logan all came too because they were curious as to what a birthing center was and what it looked like--let's just say that they went in skeptical and came out totally impressed (not only with the actual birthing center, but with the knowledge of the mid-wives).

Below is a partial picture of one of the birthing rooms. They have a huge tub with candles all around it, there is a double (or queen size) bed in the room, and the ceiling has a sheer canopy-like material strung up with twinkling lights around it to create a relaxed atmosphere. The room is also very spacious (no crowded hospital delivery rooms!).

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The following Sunday my mom and my stepdad took me up to Glendive, Montana (a 9-10 hour drive from St. Anthony) where they now live. I stayed there for a week and was able to have a nice relaxed week! I was able to spend time with my newest niece, Zoey:

...and my nieces and nephew Taylor, Skyler, and Maddison:

I worked on crafts with my mom and stepdad:

This window was taken from an older home when new ones were put in. My dad primed it and painted it green, and then I put a "crackle" paint on it and coated it in a cream color, so the crackling will show the green underneath. I am planning on decorating this side in just a neutral decoration, and the other side I am going to decorate Christmas-y so that at Christmas I can just flip it over. :)

Mom and I staining our freshly cut and sanded blocks to make into Halloween decorations (see farther below).

My sister, Adrea, my mom, and I worked together to make and can salsa:

I was also able to go and hang out at the Glendive Medical Center in the Lab to see what their lab was like. I got to see a venipuncture on a newborn (I've done heel sticks, but haven't seen a venous draw on a newborn yet) and I got to see how a medium-sized lab runs.

I also got to be lazy and just sit and watch the Disney Channel (which I thoroughly enjoyed), and since it is October I got to watch Halloweentown and all the sequels. Kind of corny, but not half bad either. There really aren't too many good Halloween shows out there (either they are too gory, rated R, or just plain stupid), so I thought the Halloweentown series wasn't too bad. So me and Bentley (my parent's little poodle) just hung out together while my parent's were at work and we watched/snoozed while the Disney Channel was playing. :)


I really had a great week spending time with my family--it was just what I needed! Thanks mom and dad for taking me up and bringing me back and for everything else this last week. Thanks Adrea for letting me hang out with you and the kids at your house and for all the baby stuff!
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Today I put up Halloween decorations and had a lot of fun doing it!

These blocks are some of the crafts I worked on while up in Montana:

This says "Spooky"--it's hard to tell from the picture.

These decorations I already had, I just wanted to take a picture of them:

I painted and carved this small pumpkin today and am really pleased at how it turned out!

And my brother-in-law, Travis, and I put this scarecrow together today as well. Travis stuffed the shirt and pants with newspaper and I drew the face and added the hat, gloves, and boots. I really like how he turned out as well!