Baby Farm Animals

Tara and I decided to take the kids up to Logan for the Baby Farm Animal Days. I was so excited to see Lily and Davis with the cute little animals. We started to day off great with Lily falling asleep on the way up there.

 

They had little horse rides that the kids could go on, but I didn't feel comfortable putting Lily on them. Tara tried to put Davis on one of the horses and he totally freaked out, so we were not successful. I did snap a photo of Davis petting the horse at least.

 They had so many different animals that you could pet and hold. They had horses, donkeys, goats, bunnies, chicks, and even a baby cow. The kids weren't as interested in the animals as we thought they would be, but we still got some cute pictures of them. Tara and I sure enjoyed playing with the cute animals. 

We had such a fun time with the cute animals, I think we will make this an annual thing that we do with the kids.

Lily's First Swimming Lessons

I heard about these Mommy-Baby swimming lessons that the South Davis Rec Center does, and I decided it would be so fun to do that with Lily. I already knew that she loved the water so I thought it would be fun for both of us. It was a five week course and we just went on Saturday mornings, so it worked perfect with my schedule.

I don't know that she really learned a lot, but the class was basically just to get the babies used to the water and learn some very basic skills. She was so cute with the other kids, and she absolutely LOVED being in the water. It was a great experience and I will most definitely do it again next year.

Easter Sunday 2012

Easter was so fun this year with our sweet Lily Bug. Mommy went a little over board, as usual, with the gifts. She loved her little piggy and she looked so adorable in her Easter dress. We went to church and it was amazing, and then we headed over to my parents house for an Easter egg hunt.

My parents had eggs all over the yard, and they were filled with all sorts of goodies. Lily had so much fun finding them and putting them in her basket. 

She loved to shake the eggs because they made lots of noise, but mostly she just put them in her mouth. 

We had lots of fun celebrating Easter with my family and even got a few shots of the boys with Lily. Oh how I love all the handsome men in my life.

Lots of Snowboarding and Even a Little Skiing

We were able to go snowboarding quite a bit this year. It had been awhile for me because last year I was pregnant with Lily, so I wasn't able to go. So, needless to say, it had been way too long!! We went a few times with Becca and Brad and even a few of Becca's friends. Brighton is the resort we usually go to because it is so cheap to go night boarding. Becca and I were able to catch on to the whole "carving" thing, which made snowboarding so much more fun!! I even jumped a few times which was awesome! The half pipe was more like a quarter pipe this year, so I would just shoot out of it. So Sweet!!

Fun Times in the Lodge

Bryce bought these Geigerrig bags at Costco, and they came with these cool passports that had free ski passes in them. So we took off work one day to go up to the Canyons. It was seriously so nice up there!! We are used to Brighton, which is great and all, but the Canyons is so awesome. We went on a day that was so warm we didn't even have to wear our coats. I was going down the mountain in a shirt and snowboard pants. Incredible.

We had such a fun day up at the Canyons, and we even got some sun tanning in while snowboarding. I know I have never done that before. Awesome!!

The weather was warming up and the snow was leaving us, so we knew we had to go on one last trip before the season ended. So we headed up to Deer Valley. Now those of you who are familiar with the resorts in Utah might be laughing right now because apparently Deer Valley is only for skiing. We didn't know that..... So as we parked the car and started unloading our gear we thought it was strange that we couldn't see any snowboards. We asked the nice guy in the parking lot and he told us it was ski only. So luckily he gave us some free passes because Bryce thought we had passes to Deer Valley in our passports, but we didn't. We had to spend quite a bit to rent skis, plus I had never gone skiing before so I had my work cut out for me.

 

We had the brilliant idea to start out on the big hill, and it wasn't pretty. It literally took us about an hour and a half to get down the stupid mountain. After many falls, tears, and cuss words, I finally made it down. We took a long break and ate some lunch and then decided to try out the bunny hill for awhile until I figured the whole skiing thing out. It was so much easier! Who would have thought right? We had a blast on the bunny hill and I really started to get the hang of it. I don't know that I would ever want to do it again, but at least I can say that I have been skiing before. 

This snowboarding year was a blast and I am sad to see it come to an end. I can't wait until next year when I can strap on the snowboard again!

Saint George Trip

My mom really wanted to go down to Saint George over her Spring Break, so Tara asked the Weinerts if we could stay in their house for a few days. They were so nice to let us use their beautiful home. We brought the kids with us, which was fun, but also a little crazy! They were packed in the car for the drive up and they did really great. We just plugged some movies in for Davis, and Lily was a trooper.

We were really hungry when we arrived in Saint George, so we went to the Pasta Factory for some yummy food. By the time we got home it was time to get the kids ready for bed. They took a tub together, which is always fun, and then we put them down. We stayed up and talked for a bit, and then decided to get some sleep.

The next day we decided to do some shopping at the outlets. I got some really cute clothes for Lily, and I even found her a new swimming suit. Davis got a little fussy so we weren't able to stay out for very long, but we still got some great stuff. Later on that evening we went to visit my cousin Vicki. It was so nice to see her and her cute family. 

On our last day there we wanted to take the kids to the pool. So we got the house mostly cleaned up and ready to leave and then we hit the pool. It was so fun with Davis and Lily. They both just love being in the water, and they were total goof balls together. It was way cute!

When we got home from the pool our aunt Betty came by to see us. It was so fun to talk to her and for her to see the kids. We headed home after Betty left, and the kids did great on the drive. We got home pretty late, but Bryce was there to meet us (I think he was lonely while we were gone). It was such a fun trip!

Lily is 9 Months Old!

 Our sweet Lily Bug is now 9 months old and we can't believe it! She is getting so big and I swear she changes every day. On St. Patrick's day she FINALLY started to crawl! It has been a long time coming, and honestly we were starting to get worried. But I guess she just got sick of rolling everywhere and wanted to try the whole crawling thing out. We are so proud of our little one. She has also started dancing. It is hilarious! It doesn't matter what kind of music comes on, she starts bouncing up and down and just loves it. Bryce laid down on the floor with her and started beat boxing and she started dancing. So funny!!

 

 One of Lily's favorite thing to do is take a bath. She gets so excited when you get her undressed and ready for the tub. She has been spending a lot of time with her cousin Davis and she loves him! They both get so excited to see each other, and Davis is so sweet with her. They have taken baths together a number of times, and I just had to snap a picture one night that we had them in there. So Cute!

 

 Another thing Lily loves is helping her mom with the laundry (ok she isn't much help, but it's still fun). She loves pulling the clothes out of the hamper and playing with them. When she sees the laundry basket she gets so excited and rushes over to help. 

 

 Lily finally has enough hair to fit into a pony, or pigtails and sometimes I even do it curly with a cute headband. One of my favorite things to do is get her all dolled up and do her hair super cute and then take her out into public. You wouldn't believe all the comments I get on how adorable my daughter is! I am such a proud mom.

 Our friend Alice did her 9 month photos, and once again they turned out so stinking cute! It was quite a fun experience though. We stopped on the side of the road and then had to hike down this really steep slope in order to get to the spot Alice had in mind. Bryce was in his dress shoes, and I was in boots with heels on them. It was kind of scary getting down there, but it was definitely worth it! It was so pretty and we got some amazing photos.

  She did really good for the first few photos, but it was so cold and she started to get really fussy. We tried to put her on the treasure box to get another cute shot, but she wouldn't stop crying. The pictures were still way cute though even though she was just beside herself. 

 

We went back to Alice's apartment to get some inside shots, and they also turned out super cute. Lily makes it really easy on us because she is so dang cute! We can't believe how fast she is growing up, but we love her more every day. 

 

 

Jazz Game

We got invited to go to a Jazz game on February 20th with Jesse and Alice. Jesse got some tickets from his work, and they were nice enough to ask us to go with them. We got to go down stairs to eat dinner before the game. The food was really great. They had beef, salmon, potatoes, veggies and yummy desserts of course. We felt pretty important down there with all the rich people. We had some pretty good seats in the lower bowl. I am pretty sure I have never had seats in the lower bowl before so I was really excited.

 

At half-time we got to go back down to get treats and drinks to enjoy. The score was really close all game, and the Jazz were usually ahead by a few points. But in the fourth quarter they fell apart. The other team ended up winning by a few points, which was quite disappointing. It was still a great game to watch, and it was fun to get out with some friends for the night.