Trouble!

Okay, so I discovered today that no matter how young they are all girls are capable of the craziest moodswings, even 5 month olds. Andi woke up this morning very happy and playful and we had fun for about an hour. Then the beast turned and did nothing but scream and whine, and nothing I did made her happy! She was like that for over an hour before she calmed down and went back to normal and she has been normal and cheerful since.
It makes me very nervous for the teenage years. If she can pull something like that at 5 months, what are we going to do when she's 15 and teenage insane?!

The Coast

We definitly went to "the coast," not the beach this weekend. It was very pretty and nice and cool. We went to Cannon Beach and walked along the water for a while. Andi thought the waves were very funny. Then we walked around the little town, which was very cute, touristy shops. We even found a bead shop and got stuff to make Andi a new bracelet. . . like she cares, but her other one is getting too small. Anyway here are a few pics of the day even though Thad is going to get mad that I am posting pics before he is ;)

Bubbles!!!

Andi took her first bubble bath last night and loved it. She kept trying to eat the bubbles, and I think she actually sucked a few down. She did manage to cover her entire face in bubbles and suck a few up her nose too, which she didn't really like.
We are headed to the coast this weekend. . . yay! e are taking Andi to the aquarium and to whatever else we can find in Seaside. I'll let you know how it goes ;)

Andi's Page

In case anyone was wondering Andi's page has been down all weekend because that part of the BYU server is down. There are new pics on the site, but we have no idea when it wil be back up. Keep checking!

I'm a big girl now!

Well, She's not walking yet, but Andi has figured out how to take the bumper pads off the sides of the crib to play with. The last few mornings I hear her babbling and walk in to find her chewing on the bumper pads or the ties that are supposed to keep them on the crib. And laying sideways like this.

We also finally bought a high chair this weekend. We started Andi on Solids this week and she loves the cereal, and we figured her swing was probably not the best place for her to be eating. So here she is in her new big girl chair.

For my Friends

Someone once said that life's largest conflicts are between your head and your heart. I couldn't agree more. But I think that no matter the struggle the heart will always win, because the heart cannot forget. The heart does not suffer from memory lapses or forgetful spells, but holds on to feelings, people, emotions you think your head might have forgotten.
I am having one of those conflicts today and thankfully my heart is winning, or reminding me of what my head had forgotten.
It is strange to me how content I can be in my life, and how much I can feel at a loss at the same time. My life is good. I am happy. I have a wonderful loving husband; a beautiful sweet baby girl whom I have the privilege to stay home with and take care of, and I have accomplished some of my life's most important ambitions.
But today I miss my friends. My old college roommates who are scattered across the country; My old high school friends, many of whom I've lost track of; and those people I've known my whole life who always seem to live so far away. There is a melancholy, a bittersweet sadness, in knowing where they all are, and what they are doing with their lives, and being unable to be apart of it all. In being unable to have them share in my joys every day. My parents used to tell me that friends come and go, but family will always be there. That is true in a way, but very untrue in another. My family will always be there, and we will get together for holidays and summer vacations, weddings, births and funerals. And while I won't see my friends nearly as often, I will always have them in my heart. I will always want them to be apart of whatever event is happening in my family. I will reminisce and look through pictures and wish that I could transplant everyone I love to the same place. And I will treasure what they have taught me, for each of them has changed my life in a different way.

This is what comes of watching Dawson's creek re-runs by myself in the morning. The funny part is that I never watched the show when it was on in new episodes. But I watched the last 2 episodes of the series today and felt somehow attatched because of how life had scattered them. Thankfully it is time for Andi to wake up and I will now be distracted from this weird funk that I am in.

just checkin in

I don't have anything exciting to talk about. Life is back to normal since our little trips. Although Andi decided to turn in to a teenage since we've been back and does not want to get out of bed in the morning. I usually don't set an alarm b/c she get's up right about 7 every day, but saturday and sunday I was dragging her out of bed at 8 or 8:30. Oh, and now for some reason she sleeps with one arm hanging out of the crib between the bars. I know I did that as a kid, always had an arm or leg hanging off the bed, but i'm not sure it started this early. Strange.
Anyway, it's temple night so Thad is getting off work early and we are having counsins kid baby-sit again. But this time Andi will be awake so we'll see how he does ;)

catching up

Well, I hope you all saw the pics of our weekend in Corvallis on Andi's website. I am back from Cali and so now have some cute ones to post of that trip.
Andi decided she loves swimming so here are a few pics of her in the pool.














Thankfully on our trip home we had an entire row on the plane to ourselve. So Andi spent the flight like this.
I love going home, but am so glad to be back. Andi sleeps so much better in her own bed, as do I. And I sleep much better when we don't have to share a room! But it was a fun trip and we are looking foreward to my fam coming to visit in July. We are headed back to Cali in August Sean and Ash so don't forget!

Trauma

First of all, Thad put some great pictures of last weekend with his family up on Andi's website. So since they are up there I'm not going to put them up here. So check them out there.
Second we have had a rough few days with Andi. She was really fussy and whiney and just not herself saturday and I just figured it was teething. Well Saturday night she woke up around midnight just screaming. SO I picked her up and she was just burning up, it hurt my arm to hold her. So we gave her some tylenol and water in her bottle and took her outside by the pool to cool down. Sunday after Dad and Walter gave her a blessing we took her to the Dr's office I used to work at and she has a wicked ear infection. All the Dr had to do was put the light thingy in her ear and she started screaming. So we got her some meds and keep her on tylenol and she is much happpier today. Much more like herself. ANd since the meds are a 5 day supply she should be much much better by the time we have to fly home. Poor baby.
Oh, but we did take her in the pool saturday and she is a fan. and looks stinkin cute in her bathing suit ;)

Friend!

Okay Lisa! Now my life is complete! I have found everyone I miss! well sort of, I still need your e-mail Lisa.
Graduation went well last night. Bobby secretly(well he told me and kels but we couldn't tell the parents) auditioned for and was chosen to sing at graduation. Mom and Dad were completely surprised, "Bobby's singing. . . by himself. . does he know that?!" But he did really well, and I was so proud of him.
Tonight we are actually still in the middle of the party for he and his group of friends. The nice part is that it was a family party, so the kids all came with their familes. But as an older sibling I am a little tweaked about all the hoopla. My parents never threw parties for me. If I had one I planned it and did all the work. I guess those are the perks of being at the end of the line. Loosers get everything!
I am, at the moment, waiting for the paint to dry in these blocks we are using as center pieces for tomorrows baby shower. I have become a little crafty in my stay at home mom career. Not really, Thad cut out teh blocks and sanded them, I just get to paint them.
I will report back when more fun happens.

Keeps going and going . . .

Well, Monday was really nice. The boys went fishing of course, and the girls went downtown. They have a super cute walking path along the river in Corvallis, and all these fun shops, including the best bakery/deli ever! It was a great discovery. Andi quite enjoyed herself, and even tried to drink out of my straw, she didn't get anything out, but tried really hard.
Tuesday and today I have been doing all the laundry from the weekend trip so I can re-pack everything for California this weekend. Andi and I are flying to Bako tomorrow morning for my little bro's graduation and my sister-in-laws baby shower. Plus my parents are hosting a graduation party for Bobby's friends, and I am teaching YW's on Sunday, and Tarin is throwing her little guy his first birthday party. As usual it's non-stop action. Should be fun. I"ll post pics when I get them!

Memorial Day Weekend

Well, our weekend has been fun, and it's not over yet! Saturday noon-ish we headed down to Corvallis to hang out with Tanya & Billy(Thad's sis and bro in law) and Thads parents who are visiting the NW for the week. Andi of course hated the drive but loves Tanya's little dog Roxi. I was afraid she might be scared of the dog, but can't get enough of watching it run around. The dog even licked her ears and Andi just tried to grab it's nose. Tanya and Billy are building a fabulous house here in Corvallis and we got the grand tour. I Was way impressed with all the colors they used on the walls and how awesome it looks. I've got to get brave like that, it looks great. Tomorrow I think the guys are going fly-fishing, and i'm not sure what the girls are doing. But i'll be sure to post if it's anything fun!

Chuck Norris

So lately Thad is really entertained by anything that mocks Chuck Norris, as we all should be. Anyway, he found a hilarious website with a Chuck Norris fact sheet. . . here are a few of my favorites. . .


Fact # 64 - Chuck Norris never goes hunting. Hunting implies you might fail, Chuck Norris goes killing.
Fact #42 - Chuck Norris never sleeps, he waits.
Fact # 36 - Chuck Norris can slam revolving doors
Fact # 88 - Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he's never cried.
Fact # 27 - The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

So Funny!

Where are they?!

Okay so i've managed to get in touch with everyone I have been missing but Leeann and Rebekah. If any of you have talked to them recently or know how to contact them let me know. Or tell them to start blogging and join the fun. Jayme, I expect a blog from you any day now ;)

Welcome to the Real World

Well, we've had a fun weekend. Friday night we hired our first baby-sitter. Not that we haven't been out on dates since Andi was born, but Kelsie watched her while we were in Provo so that doesn't really count cos it was free. Anyway Thad's cousins kid Carter came over so we could go see The Davinci Code. Fabulous byu the way. As usual the book was better and there were parts it left out, but all around good suspenseful actionpacked thriller. So we went to a very late showing so Andi would be asleep for the night and 11 year old Carter really wouldn't have to do anything, but be there just in case. But I think Andi has this sense, she knows when i'm gone. She woke up 30 minuted after we left and we hadn't left the poor kid a bottle, showed him where diapers were, instructions or anything! She sleeps 10-12 hours a nigth now, so why would we! But he changed her and made a bottle and tried to feed her and everything, so we were really impressed. Bradon is 11 and I don't know that he would have figured out what to do, but Bradon is the baby and Carter has 4 younger siblings, so he seems older than Bradon.
Anyway Saturday night we went to an office BBQ at Thad's bosses 20 acre gentlemens ranch. It was fun, but kinda weird at the same time. They had coolers full of beer and everyone was drinking. We've just been in Utah so long that it seemed bizarre, you just forget what the real world is like living in the bubble. But Thad works with some really great people, a couple that I would have thought were LDS if I didn't know better. So Thad picked up a couple Books of Mormon at church today to have at work.
All in all, good weekend.

Totally No Lack of Cuteness

Okay so you have to see these pics we took of Andi this weekend. This first one I call her first modeling shoot.

And this one is just to show of Thad's editing skills. I was actually holding her up, but it totally looks like she can stand by herself!

Tweaked!

OKay, I'm a little tweaked and no one is picking up their phones for me to vent. So I will vent to all of you at once. I have had headaches everyday for almost a month now. 2 excedrine usually takes care of it, but i'm pretty sure that will eat holes in my stomach sooner or later. So I called around to Chiropractors offices today(i'm pretty sure the headaches are because my back is tweaked) to get an appointment and check prices since we don't have insurance right now. Anyway, I set up an apointment for this one place at 2 o'clock. So I just went and the lady was like, Oh your a new patient we need you to come back at 4 instead because we didn't schedule enough time for a new patient exam right now. So I leave and then they call me to say that they miss quoted me a price, so instead of $38 dollars a visit it is $350 for the initial and then like 50 after that!. Are you kidding me!!!! So I cancelled my appointment and luckily got an appointment somewhere else for later today that is much more reasonable. But it irritates me that they didn't call and tell me before I got there that I needed to reschedule, vastly miss-quoted the price and made me drag Andi out when she was supposed to be going down for a nap! Loosers!

Bizarro!

Okay, the stupidest thing keeps happening to my shirts. Seriously this is weird. It has happened to 4 of them and it makes me crazy! For some reason randomly I look down and there is a tear in the elbow. . . left elbow on all four shirts. I moisturize like crazy so it's not like my elbows are rough and rubbing holes, if so it would rip both sleeves. But I decided to patch one of them and it seemed to work. I wore it for the 2nd time today since I patched it and guess what. Another tear, left sleeve just above the patch! Thad thinks I do it on purpose so I have an excuse to shop. . . like I think we have the money for that. Whatever. . . it's stupid! Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Nostalgic

So I have reconnected with my old roomies and King Henry friends the last couple weeks and it has made me so nostalgic. So I had to post some pictures that just make me happy. I love you guys and miss you all!

I have been thinking that in a year or so when we(spouses included) are all done with school/not pregnant and can travel, need to have a reunion.

There is nothing super exciting to report from here. In the last week I have managed to find Costoc, Albertsons, blockbuster, Target, and Papa Johns, you know the essentials. But I haven't been to adventurous as far as exploring goes. Maybe this weekend when Thad is around to help with Andi we'll go exploring.

We kind of have a tradition of going to a show for my birthday, and being near portland this summer we want to do it again. Hairspray is coming. . . anyone seen it? Should we go?

Another Day

So this is my new favorite picture of Andi. I don't know how Thad get's her to make these faces! Thad started work yesterday and seems to like it. He has his own office, which I think is weird for an intern, but he thinks it's normal. "Why wouldn't they give me an office?" "Uh, becuase you are an intern, and intern is another word for Peon!" But apparently not in this company, so he's happy.
I think I can see the tooth that has been giving Andi such fits lately. It's on the bottom, and i'm thinking it should be popping out in a few weeks. . . right now it's just a little white spot. I can just picture the face she's making in this photo with one little chomper sticking up.
p.s. anonymous, Jayme, so glad to hear from you! e-mail me so we can catch up, my e-mail is posted on my profile.