I can't believe I completely forgot to mention that my child now crawls and pulls herself up on everything. She's been crawling for about three weeks now - she was trying her hardest to move and then one day she said, "Oh, I think maybe I'll crawl today." So now, she's is all over the place. She pulls herself up to sort through her toys and will crawl any distance if it involves her being able to reach a dirty flip flop to chew on - Gross!

Her new favorite thing is to rip up magazines. She pulls them down and rips to her heart's content. I just have to be careful because on more than one occasion she's upchucked some paper :).

She likes to follow anywhere the pups go so I'm just waiting for her to try and go out into the backyard through the dog door :)

4 random things about my husband

He drinks Diet Coke like water
He has a toe with no nail
He is an amazing cook
He always helps people at the store get products off the top shelf :)


4 movies that I would/could watch more than once
Pride and Prejudice
The Spongebob Movie
Can't Hardly Wait


4 places that I have been:
New Zealand
Amsterdam
Fiji
Cancun

4 people who email me regularly:
No one really lol I mostly text and I dont' know anyone who lives far away that would require an email


4 favorite foods:
Cookies
Fruit Snacks
Lasagna
Brussel Sprouts

4 places I would like to visit:
Australia
Seattle
Ireland
Bahamas

4 things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
Being done with school
Not having anymore school
Graduating from school
Oh, and no more school


4 people I have tagged:

Tracy
Melenie
Brittany
Janese

We went to Salt Lake for a long weekend and had a blast! Jeremy needed to meet with some clients so LJ and I went with him for a little shopping and hanging out with the family. The weather was great and I even needed a jacket - something we St. Georgians keep in the attic for "special occasions"

LJ and I hung out at IKEA for a while while Jeremy worked one day and she began to fall asleep in the shopping cart (I told her maybe if you nap when you should this wouldn't happen lol) and so I went to pick her up and she was covered in poop! So I couldn't carry her through the store so I just hurried through it, manuvering past gawking shoppers and occasionally sliding into displays, while she slept with her head in my hand. Thankfully we made it to the restroom (and double thankfully I brought an extra outfit with me) and poop was everywhere! I swear she holds it in specifically let loose her poopstorms in public locations.

Poop currently in progress!

Then we decided to go to the zoo on Saturday. Tracy, Jeremy, LJ, and I had so much fun reminiscing about when went to the zoo as kids. We even let LJ drink from the Lion fountain that we all remember loving when we came many many many many years ago! LJ loved, loved, loved, the animals but especially the ones that were close to the fence, moving around, or walking around the park (like the peacocks and turkeys). She screeched and laughed and it was the cutest thing ever!

Kelly came down from Logan on Saturday afternoon and we sisters all drove to Ogden to watch Carson and DSC play Weber State (they didn't fare to well - but isn't it sportsmanship what really counts lol?). Poor Carson took a really hard hit in the third quarter and received a fairly nice concussion. He walked off the field but says he doesn't remember doing it. But I got some really nice pictures of him playing and we even saw our cousin Patrick's long lost twin. I wanted to ask him for a pic but that would probably have weirded him out! All in all it was a great night!

Patrick's long lost twin in the yellow!

We went to Carson's first football game of the season on Saturday! It was so stormy and windy until about 6 o'clock and then the weather just cleared right up and it was perfect weather for a football game. Lindsay had a great time! I got her a little DSC cheerleader outfit and she loved screaming like everyone else when the team did something good!

I got some really good pictures of Carson while he was playing - Go 86!!!! (I'm still so used to him being #4 so I kept confusing him with someone else on his team).

Hopefully the good weather keeps up so that it will be nice and cool for next Saturday's game.

I set my little girl in her crib the other day and she was able to to stand in it holding on to the rail. Just yesterday I had to cradle her little head and now she's a little independent girl. It's bittersweet!

We went to the park on Friday and just enjoyed the day! It wasn't as hot as it normally is - hence our willingness to venture outdoors- and we played with the pups and Lindsay grabbed and tried to eat the grass :) A tasty treat I'm sure! I can't wait until it gets cooler and we can be outside more!

Tracy came down for the weekend so we thought it would be fun for me, her, and Kelly to go down to Vegas for some shopping before she went home and Kelly moved back up to Logan. I forget, though, how much I truly hate Vegas - especially in the day - and DOUBLE especially in the middle of summer. We did find some good deals though, which is always a plus.

We were gone pretty much the whole day so Lindsay hadn't seen Baxter or Willie for quite a while. I was holding her while I was getting her bath ready and the boys came in and she went hysterical. She laughed louder than I ever heard her laugh before. She laughed so hard she scared Will and he started barking at her :) I got a cute video of her on my cell phone showing just how much she really loves her puppies.

On a sad note, we already miss Aunt Kelly :( We hope she's already having fun up north!

We had a very busy weekend! I entered Lindsay into the cute baby contest at the fair and they called me and told me that she was a finalist! We brought her to the fair on Saturday to show her off on the stage and then the Washington County princesses judged each group. She didn't win, unfortunately (although we all know she was robbed!) but we had a lot of fun dressing her up and showing just how cute she really is. Grandma and Grandpa came to see her and she even tried a pina colada snow cone!

After the contest Lindsay and I drove up to Delta to meet Daddy to go to the Talbot family reunion. Lindsay was able to see her cousin Gracie Lee Talbot, Aunt Laura, Uncle Tony, and Grandma & Grandpa Talbot. Gracie and Lindsay had lots of fun playing with Gracie's toys and getting to know each other. It was so fun to watch them play together. It will be nice for them to grow up with cousins so close in age!

We also had a fun breakfast where Lindsay got to get her first taste of Orange juice. We got a cute video of her trying to adjust to the new flavor - it's really cute! All in all, it was a busy but very fun weekend!