One on One

Tyler got home really early from clinicals today, so I knew I had to take advantage. One, because I finally had the car. Two, because I had a babysitter for Andee and I could spend some special time with Damon where I wasn't nagging at him to leave Andee alone. So we packed up our buckets and shovels and sunscreen (because we are stinkin white and never get to see the sun) and headed off to the beach. We played in the water, built sand castles, fed the birds our sandwiches and cookies and buried Damon in the sand. It was fun to be alone with Damon again (haven't been able to do that for a while). It reminded me what a sweetie he can be.

Cute but sad!

Andee started crawling today. I think it is so stinkin cute, but at the same time "I can't believe she's crawling already!" That came way too fast, 8 months flew by! What a sweetie pie.

Vacation Time in Bear Lake

After we spent time with the Fergies we drove to Bear Lake and spent a week with Tyler's family. It was actually quite special because everyone made it down there at some point or another. We had a blast. There were lots of cousins Damon's age, swimming, boating, water skiing, and tons of good food thanks to Tyler's mom. Again, my camera spent most the time in my suitcase (I never think about it until it's too late), but I took a few pictures here and there.

vacation time - Rexburg, ID

Finally! A vacation with Tyler. After Tyler took boards we decided we couldn't stand another day here so we planned a last minute trip home. We spent a couple of days with my parents. We got to see my mom graduate which was cool, went running and saw quite a few old friends from high school, which was so fun! I love going home!

Never say never

When I was younger, there were a few things I swore I would never let my kids do...

1. wear socks with sandals

2. wear long sleeved shirts with shorts

3. wear cut off jeans

What a silly thing to say...cuz honestly, does it look that bad?

Who's Ugly

The Last Laugh

Squeaker

Damon, at 6 months, used to talk so loud that he would make his cousin Hallie cry. Andee Squeaks.

Half Marathon

So some podiatry students in our ward are running a half marathon and it sparked my interest. I've always wanted to run halfs/marathons, so I committed. I'm pretty sure I got Tyler committed, too, believe or not. Anyway, I called my dad to ask him for advice since he's ran a couple of marathons, come to find out him and my mom are also training for a half. I am trying to convince them to run the one here in Cali. Who are all these crazy people? Wish us luck!

Bed Head

Andee has the worst bed head everytime she wakes up in the morning and from naps. She also gets puffy eyes, which is a great combination with the crazy hair!

Thanks Marielle!

A big thank-you to Marielle Hayes who took our family pictures. It was a big job considering Damon would not look at the camera and Andee was crying most the time. Our pictures turned out great. I recommend everyone get their pictures taken from Marielle. She did such a wonderful job.

Precious

Andee can sit all by herself now. We really don't have to worry too much about her when she is alone sitting. Yea!

6 months old

Our little Andee is growing up so fast. I can't believe that she is already 6 months old :(

Here are a few things I love about her:

1) She is such a sweeite. Her disposition is so quiet and observant and loving. She loves to watch Damon and smiles and laughs whenever he walks into the room. I think she'll be his little shadow when she gets a little older.

2) She loves her mommy. Whenever I walk into the room she starts whining for me to hold her and cuddle her. If I'm gone and Tyler is babysitting, she does great with him until I walk into the house and she hears me. Then she starts crying and immediately stops as soon as I hold her, she'll look up at me with a huge smile and I just melt. I love that she loves me!

3) She is a great sleeper! What more do you want from a baby than a good nights rest? I am so grateful that she loves to sleep.

4) Her hair. I love putting her hair into a little palm tree pony every day.

I love my little girl so much!

Damon's b-day party

Damon's three! He is in love with the movie Toy Story. He was so excited to get Buzz and Woody. It was the cutest thing when he opened up Buzz, he said over and over again, "it's Buzz, it's Buzz, it's Buzz". For his party I had invited all his friends from nursery and we were planning on going to the park. We woke up Saturday morning and it had been raining and was freezing cold outside. You wouldn't think that would happen since we're in Cali and the week before it was 98 degrees. So I called everyone and invited them to our house instead. Tyler ran to the store and bought a pinata. Tyler cut the pinata practically in half because they were swinging at it with a plastic bat. It took quite a while for them to break it, but finally Joshua (who is a year older than the others) finally wacked it hard enough. It was so cute to see the kids put the candy in thier baggies. There was definietly more candy for each kid than should be allowed in a year (sorry parents). I totally forgot to pull out my camera until the end when we were eating cake and ice cream and pizza. Darn! Damon and all his little pals had such a great time. I love watching little kids play, scream and run around. Tons of fun!