As it would happen.....

Mike has been home a lot more frequently than we would like at the time, but Adelaide and I are loving the time we get with him! We have been doing a lot. We have fixed up our backyard, and planted our garden. No promises on what will actually grow, but my strawberries are turning red, my raspberries are coming, the little cherries on my tree are green and my zucchini have larger leaves than I would have expected any zucchini of mine to have! I am still waiting to see my corn, peas, butternut squash, carrots and cilantro. I will put up pictures when it looks like more than dirt.

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY UNCLE MITCH!

(I promise there was no alcohol at the party, despite what the red cups and the budweiser mirror and many other posters say...)

Mitch turned 21. His friend Carolyn threw him a really fun party!

It was a jersey party so everyone wore jerseys. There were two TV's with Wii going, music, air hockey, good food, and better friends! Adelaide wore her BYU cheerleader outfit! (GO COUGS! I don't care what the in-laws say, I am still a cougar fan, and she looked dang cute!)

On this rainy Memorial Day, we decided to get outside and go for a hike. We went up to Wallace Falls. It poured the entire time we hiked. It cleared up on the drive home. We were wet and muddy, but we loved being outside and I think Adelaide loved it more than us. Since we are ghetto (and poor) we bought our Kelty Kids Pack at a garage sale. And the really nice ones have little hoods for the babies, but with a little inginuity (all Mike, not me at all), some rope and a little umbrella, Mike had a little system set up for us! We hiked probably 5 miles round trip and enjoyed the greenery that a wet May brings.

I love Addie peeking out behind Mike.

Addie is TROOPER!

SO...if you read the last post, you know about the hand....
Last night, I had to be up at the church at 6 to set up for our Young Women's Mother Appreciation Dinner (I was the decorator.... now I know why I shouldn't do it. It gives me a teeny bit of anxiety). It looked really good if I do say so myself. Addie was doing well. But by the time I was done, so was she. The Tylenol had run out, she was tired, and my energy had run out too. Mike had a presidency meeting for Elder's Quorum, and those usually last until 10. Yes, PM. I called on the way home, in tears, "Mike, we are ok (sob) but I need you to come home (sniff sniff sob sob sob... deep breath deep breath). Addie is just tired, that is why she is screaming. (sob sob) Love you." He came home. We gave her a bath and changed her bandage. She slept better than usual last night too!

Today is such a beautiful day! We went on a run with my new jogger/bike trailer! She loves it! I love it! It is awesome. I just wish I could run more... I am out of shape. To which Mike replies, "There is only one way to get back in shape, run more." We headed to Target and I probably spent more than I should, but I had some gift cards. Then, we came to my parents and went in the hot tub. We turned the heat way down so it felt like a nice warm pool! Addie loves the water! She just kicks around and splashes and giggles! I got her a little floaty thing to sit it and she loves being pushed around the water in that! Oh, do you love her bikini? I think it is sooo cute! Her little belly sticks out.
We had to rebandage her hand after wards. But her hand being bandaged doesn't seem to bother her one little bit! I love her!







Now if only I could get her to stay in one place long enough to change a diaper without a struggle.

Addie's Big Adventure

Today, Addie burned her hand. I feel like it is my fault (most mother's probably would...but that doesn't give me much comfort). I was getting ready and she was crawling around in my bedroom like normal. She crawled into the bathroom, I turned my head for a second, looked back right as she pulled the hot, Hot, HOT straightener down. It touched the back of her right hand for only a second, but we got a 2nd DEGREE BURN out of it. We headed to the doctor. She was so nice and dressed the wound. Now it is off to the pharmacy and a medical supply store to get the stuff to change the dressing twice a day.

I don't know how well you can see the bandage on her right hand.

That was my morning, how was yours?

Life

As it happens, I have not written for two weeks.
I had my birthday! I turned 23. I am starting to realize that I am growing up. (No the baby didn't do it, or the purchasing of our house, but turning 23 did.) Mike took me out to Macaroni Grill and then we went to see Date Night. We, well I know I, loved it. He got me a jogger! It is one that you can hook up to the bike also! It is so nice. I love it! Better yet, Adelaide loves it.
Andria came to town last weekend. We hit up the zoo, Bellevue Square and our new favorite store, Derek Andrew. Mike had a softball game (our ward destroyed the other team!).
Life is good. For my first mother's day, Mike made french toast for breakfast and roast for dinner! He even got up with Addie in the middle of the night.
I have been thinking a lot lately about how lucky I am in my life. I have a wonderful daughter. I love every moment I spend on the floor playing, every minute in the middle of the night rocking her and blowing bubbles in the bath! She is the cutest baby if I do say so myself. Even when she is teething (like now...) I love her!
Mike is my best friend and I don't know how he puts up with me sometimes. I am so grateful that he does. When I look around and see other people's struggles with life and family, I feel so lucky that when we hit those hard times that surely await us, that I get to meet them head on with my companion. He is the best father to Adelaide. She loves her dad. She cries when he leaves in the morning, sad, but it shows me that she loves him. He loves to play with her. I love watching them together! I love my Mike!