Summer is Here

We have anxiously been waiting for summer and boy are we sure glad it's here. We are loving our walks in the morning, or our trips to the gym. Livy has been going through a pretty "tough" phase (hoping it's a phase). She is just a lot more stubborn, throws bigger tantrums, and she's slowly giving up her nap. I think her not taking naps anymore is going to affect me more than her! So because of all of this, we are always trying to keep busy so we're not watching too much TV. Here are a few of our new favorite things. 

This girl has discovered this new love for painting. It's technically finger paints, but to avoid some of the mess I just let her use cue-tips. She actually does a really good job too! She did it almost every day for a week, and so we need to go load up on more paint because she used almost all of it. I would just google "princess coloring page" and print them out and she loved it. 

 Another new favorite past-time is swimming! We literally go almost every day. We have a pool in our community, so it's super convenient, and I don't feel guilt if we only go for 30 minutes, but we could spend 2 hours there too. We actually just also started her in some private swim lessons. She does it once a week, and it's only for 15 minutes but it's the right amount of time. The first lesson she screamed the entire 15 minutes. The second lesson she only cried for the second half. So hopefully next lesson she'll improve even more. She just does NOT like getting her head under water. So if that can be avoided I think she'll be happier. But she is doing great! 

This girl has quite the imagination. She doesn't do this all of the time, but at least once a day she'll start playing with her toys and just carry on conversation after conversation with herself. The other day I was doing things around the house, and found her in the baby's room having a tea-party. It was the cutest thing. Boy, do we love this girl. She is such a hoot. She sure gives us a run for our money, but we wouldn't have it any other way. 

Here's to a long hot summer with many more adventures!!

Memorial Day Weekend

We have had bad luck with Memorial Day. Last year both Ryan and I got the flu, and this year, Livy and Ryan each got it again. Ryan worked late on Thursday night so he could get off early Friday and we could go to the Zoo!! But... Friday Livy wasn't feeling very well, and when she woke up from her nap she just threw up over and over and over again for about 6 hours. I was glad Ryan did come home early to help out though! 

Saturday morning Ryan went for a run up the canyon, and golfing with his dad. I went to my good friend from High School, CeLisa Packer's bridal shower. Then in the afternoon Ryan's parents watched Livy so that we could go to see Iron Man 3. We loved it! Then we had a little BBQ with the Jackson's and had the best hamburgers ever. Everyone was feeling well, until Sunday evening Ryan felt it coming. He had a rough night, neither of us slept very well, so we weren't quite sure how Monday was going to go. 

But Ryan was feeling a little better, so we decided to get out and do something. We went to the Petting Zoo at Thanksgiving Point, right when they opened and it was nice to have the place almost completely to ourselves! There were so many new baby goats, we all loved it. We even got to see them get their milk from a bottle, and Livy loved it!

On the way there Livy was so excited, she said, "We're going to the petting zoo! We're going to see cows, horses, chickens, and bunnies and all these things will make me SO HAPPY!!" It was the cutest thing. 

 The highlight of the morning, was definitely the pony ride. We have tried to get her to ride them every time we've gone, and this time was finally a success! I set her on the pony, and she didn't even hesitate. I walked around a few times next to her, but then she said she wanted to do it by herself. She loved it. She was so darling, I couldn't believe how grown up she looked.

Livy and I went for a swim in our pool while Ryan rested and tried to regain some energy and strength from being so sick. She giggled the whole time we swam, she was excited to be at "the beach". 

Then my parents planned a fun night up the canyon. They got some KFC, we did s'mores, played with some bean bags, enjoyed the beautiful weather and being together. We weren't able to make it up to the cemetery to visit our grandparents, but we are so grateful for the wonderful legacy they have left for us. We're so lucky to be part of such a great heritage. Our weekend definitely had it's ups and downs, but we were grateful for all of the time we were able to spend together!

26 Weeks

Happy 90th Nanny!

My mom's amazing mother turned 90 last week! What an amazing feat! Shes still is getting around pretty well, and a joy to be around. She always looks so beautiful. Nanny still gets her hair done every Thursday, and before taking a few pictures, she said, "Wait, I need to touch up my lipstick".  We were so excited to get to celebrate her 90th birthday with her. Livy even got to sing "Happy Birthday" to her in front of everyone. We had 90 cupcakes, and a delicious sandwich and salad lunch. It was so fun to have Mel here for the weekend to join the party!! 

My mom made an amazing timeline of her life. It was so fun to look through all of the pictures through out her life.  

Mother's Day 2013

We had a fabulous Mother's Day. Especially because Auntie Jen was in town for the weekend for a wedding! Ryan got me a new diaper bag, which I both really wanted/needed. Our ward gave us delicious Kneaders Eclairs. Then for dinner at the Farnsworth's, Crissi and I made a delicious Cafe Rio knock-off dinner. It was fun to have Grandpa Farnsworth, Nanny, and Jen there to join us!

I am so lucky to have these amazing women in my life, plus many many more. I am so grateful for all of these mother's and how much they have taught me. 

I feel so blessed to be this man's wife, to be the mother of his children, and to go through this crazy life together. 

And I am extremely lucky to be the mama of this beautiful, smart, and funny little girl. I love having a little buddy. She is always wanting to help me. She is so sensitive and is always there to comfort me when I am hurt or sad. She has the best sense of humor and is always making me laugh. I love being her mom, and am so grateful to have her in my life. 

I am also excited to see our little family grow and be a mommy to another little baby girl! I am excited to have my "girls". I can't wait to care for her and watch Livy help care for her too. I sure am thankful to be a mother. It's the best job I could ever have. 

We are excited to have 3 little cousins all coming this Fall! Here I am at 24 weeks, Jen at 20 weeks, and Crissi at 16. 

23 Weeks