Once upon a time....

Once upon a time I met this boy. All great stories start with once upon a time and this one is great at least for me. So once upon a time...Yep he was a boy, in fact my first impression of was WAY CUTE, but I thought that he was too young; every mutual acquaintance we knew was just leaving on their mission and I was not going to get interested in a younger guy. I had just finished my first internship for school and had one year left until I graduated. Some guys in my ward came to help me move into my new apartment and he came along to help (apparently someone told him a cute girl was moving into 12C). Our apartment was kind of a hangout for whoever and Officer was there a lot.

That fall we tried to get a group of us together one Friday night and go to a fair/rodeo in a nearby town. Like many other college Friday night’s, plans changed rather quickly and it ended up being just him and me that went. I didn’t have any intent of this being a date, but I think he felt obligated when it was just us. I found out later that he overdrew his account just to pay for admission to the rodeo. Sorry Love! A few weeks later I found out that my grandma and grandpa were staying in Idaho Falls for her birthday. My grandma and I have always had a special relationship and I wanted to surprise her with a cake and a card with a five dollar bill (just like she had always done when I was a kid) since she wasn't far away. My car Trixy was not the most reliable vehicle, so I turned to Officer. Really, I knew if I asked anything of him he would do it; I guess I kind of took advantage of the situation. I called him (a bold move on my part I think) to see if he wanted to take the afternoon and drive to Idaho Falls with me. He told me later and swears he was preparing himself to call me and ask me out for that night. Anyway he jumped at the opportunity and we took off that afternoon. I wanted to just doorbell ditch a cake on the room of their hotel, but nothing gets by grandma. She caught me. I talked with her for just a minute; her first question was, “who is this young man?” I just said a friend. She invited in for cake, but we planned to go out to eat, so we compromised with coming back for cake after dinner. We get to the restaurant and look over the menu when he looks at me from across the table and says, so if I pay is this considered a date? I laughed. Sure, why not it was free dinner for me. I don’t recall much of the conversation, but I’ll never forget the waiter winking at him (it was a waiter, not a waitress).

I guess that's kind of where it all started for us. I'm sure I could fill you in on a billion details, but I'll just sum it up. We both dated other people for a while and then about 6 months later we just kind of ended up together. He invited me to a concert and on the way home we drove all night in a blizzard. 25 mph on the freeway makes a trip quite long, but we found a lot to talk about. We started spending a lot of time together after that and 4 weeks later I was going to be moving to start my final internship before I graduated. He proposed March 2nd, 2003 after we took a trip to visit my parents. This is hilarious really. He wanted to talk to my dads, he was pretty nervous even though it wasn't really an asking permission thing. My dad ended up in the ER that night from some kind of food poisoning before he had a chance to him talk about it - not a good sign - it just made him more nervous. Once that was over he wanted to make it official and took me to the Temple grounds on our way out of town. As he got down on one knee to ask me, I could see a security guard in the background walking up toward us. It kind of ruined it for me, I was trying not to laugh or cry - I hate getting in trouble. I think he was disappointed that I didn't cry. It was late and long story short - we got kicked off the temple grounds. We joked after that that they probably had photos hanging up somewhere with instructions not to let us come back, of course we knew that wasn't the case. It didn't go as he had planned, but it was a memorable proposal anyway. I wouldn't have had it any other way. We did the long distance thing for 4 months and after I graduated we moved to Sugarhouse(I lived with grandma, he lived in our apartment - had to clarify).

This is getting to be a forever long post - sorry. If you've made it this far keep going, it only gets better, for us anyway.

Then we had this magical day 5 years ago today and we got married! It was a beautiful day, you can't ask for any better in the bay area. After the ceremony and pictures on the Temple grounds we needed to change because it was an hour drive back to the luncheon and reception. It just so happened that Officer gave our temple recommends to his brother to hang onto during pictures and it just happened that he left early for the drive back. It was the craziest thing - we really weren't going to be allowed to go back into the temple. Thank heavens for this little man who snuck me past the front desk. The rest of the day went off without any hiccups - at least that we knew of. I'm so grateful for my in-laws and my family because trying to plan an out of state wedding while you're in one state and your fiance is in another and the wedding is in another...to complicated for me. Officer and I really didn't have to worry about anything as far as planning goes. It was a happy day and we left that night for Monterrey, CA for our honeymoon - that was a surprise for me, I didn't find out until the reception. We started our happily ever after life together...

And we have lived happily ever after, it's true we have not so good days, but it's a lot easier together. I love you

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this much!

(a circle is forever)

Happy Anniversary!

SWEET SUCCESS!

We really aren't torturing her, I promise. She was singing with Dad and he just moved her lip enough that I finally got a quick picture and if you enlarge it you can she her tooth! It's not that much yet, but we're excited. Yeah! Miss Peanut is all sorts of grown up. It's amazing what we do for pictures - ridiculous really, but it'll always bring a smile to our faces.

Yeah for Purple Popsicles!

We shared a purple Popsicle. Need I say more.

The Tooth Fairy Came to Our House!

The tooth fairy came to our house and brought Miss Peanut a tooth! I assumed that most of Miss Peanut's crankiness was because of adjusting to her new helmet, wrong! I took her to see great grandma Hess the other day and my grandma says she's got two teeth. My Grandma had a stroke a couple years ago and we didn't think she could see all that well anymore - well she can see just fine. That morning when I checked, nothing, but I knew she had two teeth that were really close. She kept pushing her tongue kind of funny out of her mouth and I felt her gums one more time that night when I put her to bed and sure enough there was the ridge of a tooth! What a week. Here are some pictures of my failed attempts to get a picture of her tooth. Too funny!

Update on Extreme Baby Sports

Today Miss Peanut and I took a trip to Costco. One of our first outings with her helmet. Anyway as I'm putting groceries on the check stand a little older couple were behind me talking about how cute she is and about her helmet. I told them that she really likes mountain biking and the cute little man totally believed it for a second until he thought about it. I caught the confused look on his face and said I'm just kidding and told them why she was really wearing it. He just started to chuckle and snort and said uh, mountain biking. I went about paying for my groceries, etc a few times I could hear him just start chuckling to himself again. Probably the best reaction so far.

Fun link for anyone with girls!

http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com/

Update on the potted plant.

After much laughing and unfortunately no letter from the HOA, it has now been retired from their yard and will reappear at a later date, (to be determined when everyone has forgotten about the incident) perhaps on the bishop's lawn I think was the idea (they are a young couple 30ish with a very well taken care of yard). It reminds me of a picture that was passed around in college between me and my room-mates it would disappear just long enough to forget and then suddenly it reappears for a good laugh. Where is that now anyway? Hmmm, Linds?

Extreme Baby Sports Here We Come!

Peanut got her helmet yesterday afternoon, and what an afternoon it was. For those of you who didn't know she's got kind of a funky head. I'm grateful for my education because she had torticolis when she was born and I was able to notice it and treat it quickly, but as she grew her head was not changing the way it should. Her occipital bone (the one in the back) never really expanded normally and then she sleeps 10-12 hours most nights on her back and what do you get - a flat head. At first the pediatrician kind of made it seem like it would be no big deal and it would change as she grew, but at our last visit to her, she made it seem to be a more pressing matter. So hence the helmet. We got to wean her into the helmet 1hr on 1hr off then tomorrow 2hr on 1hr off and so forth. She gets to wear it 23 hrs a day for the next six months.

Yesterday went like this. Try on helmet - FREAK OUT. Adjust helmet and try on again - did okay. Adjust and try it on again - ticked at the orthotist. Wore helmet home - fine 20 minutes screamed 40 minutes. Off 1 hr trying to settle her down. Put helmet on fine 20 minutes scream and cuss at dad 40 minutes - mom and dad almost in tears while also trying to hold scouts at our house. 1 hr off - finally napped. Put on helmet again - ate dinner and anything she could reach, got ready for bath - no screaming - yeah! Only a little fussing, then helmet on after bath for 45 minutes until bed time. Thank Heavens we don't have to wear it to bed yet. Poor girl. She finally rolled over and played a little after her bath even with the helmet on, but it was been a rough day for her. I think this is just as hard on us though. It just makes us so sad to see her that upset, she has been such good natured baby until...dun duh da - the helmet ;) I know she'll adjust quickly, in fact this morning was much better. We've decided that our story to people, when they ask about it, will be that we have encouraged her to be well rounded and she has taken interest in some extreme sports at a very young age and we insist that she were a helmet at all times. Baby football, sky-diving, motocross, mountain biking, etc - you get the idea. Anyway here is our cute girl getting adjusted.

Da-Da's girl!

No doubt about it, Miss Peanut is definately a daddy's girl. When he's home she is all smiles and begs for his undivided attention. She totally says da-da all the time. Most of the time I think it's just her talking, but she says it especially when he's around. I wasn't much of a daddy's girl myself, so it is fun to watch these two together. I just want Officer to know that I am so grateful for the Daddy that he is. I knew when I met him that he would be one of those dads, mostly a big kid, who would be silly and fun, but who would be patient enough to take opportunities to teach. Not so much Peanut right now, but he is so good with his nephew and nieces.

A couple years ago we went camping in California with his family where they spend a lot of time skin-diving. I didn't see him all that much at camp, he was off with the kids teaching games and causing trouble :) He took the time to take each of his nephews that wanted to out snorkeling in this little cove. For most of them it was their first time and Officer was able to teach them how to breathe through a snorkel and not panic with the movement of the waves or the cold water. It's not exactly warm in the Northern California ocean, the water was a sunny 51 degrees. Anyway, I know those boys will never for get that experience and they are the next generation of divers in the family. Last summer we were out in California again and Officer and his brother took the time to teach these boys how to shoot, but he and his brother made sure to teach them how to be safe with them as well. I've been a cub scout leader for a few months now den meetings are at our house. He is so helpful (cuz hello I'm not that good at knot tying and stuff) with teaching and directing these boys as well. I love watching these moments and I look forward to our experiences as parents.

It has been really hard recently with officer's new shift not allowing him to attend church with us on Sundays, but he sets an example by trying to at least make it to a church building to take the sacrament. He is also the elders quorum president and not being able to attend church doesn't help, but during the week he is always trying his best to serve our family and the ward. I'm grateful for that example now because I know that it will be important as Miss Peanut (and someday siblings) grows up.

When Peanut was first born there were a couple nights that after hours of a crying baby and eventually exhausted crying mommy Officer would get up (even though he was in the middle of some pretty stressful training and really long days at work) and he would say "Let me be the daddy - you go to sleep for a little while." Or he came home from work to find me unshowered, in PJs, mascara streaming down my face, changing the 15th diaper of the day and he'd say, "What can I fix for dinner?" I so appreciated that. Despite work and callings and exhausted upset wife and everything else, I know that he is an active loving daddy and husband. THANK YOU!

So from me and Miss Peanut, We love you and

Happy first Father's Day!

Nothing says friendship like a "potted" plant!

So we've had these pranks, I guess you could say, with some friends of ours for a couple years now. It all started when I left my house to get the mail and to my amazement I found a happy group of garden gnomes tending to my flowers. Several months later we were house-sitting for said family and we replaced a wall hanging with a plaque that said:

"A Friend Is Someone Who Will Bail You out of Jail, but Your Best Friend Is the One Sitting next to you Saying 'D*** that was fun!"

I don't think it took them too long to notice, but still a good laugh. Those are a couple highlights, but you get the idea, so with that said...

We have been watching for a toilet at a garage sale FOR-EV-ER and we were thrilled when we found this beauty below for $5! It just so happened that this family had to go out of town this weekend and we were able to do a little architectural landscaping for them while they were away. We originally thought to add a water feature with a fountain inside the bowl, but this clean simple "water feature" was just what their yard needed! Wouldn't you agree? They should be home in a couple days, and we're hoping that not only will they have a surprise to come home to - it's been in the yard long enough that they just might get a letter from the HOA! Good times! Lovely arrangement I must say.

Some friends told us to try this a while back and I was killing time so...why not.

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Drawing a family tree - Family tree search

Peanut's favorite time of day is before her bath - she kicks, squeals, giggles, and has even started to play a little peek-a-boo. I usually give her one of her favorite fuzzy blankets because she loves how soft they are. I love that she is starting to think something is funny and just laugh at it or us. These are my favorite pictures from playing last night.

Thanksgiving in May?

I've never cooked a turkey before, and I was really hoping to cook my first Thanksgiving dinner last year, but the fact that I was 41 weeks pregnant at the time I opted out. I have always been a little worried that if I were to just go for it on Thanksgiving that I would somehow manage to screw up the turkey, so I decided that last Sunday I'd do a trial run on the turkey. Yeah it was a lot of turkey, but you just can't beat left over turkey sandwiches.

Anyway I had a good ol' butterball turkey in my freezer that I managed to thaw without a hitch, but then came cleaning it out. To my surprise and dismay this bird, still had feathers!!! NO kidding. Now I am a novice at this whole thing, but I was under the assumption that when you buy a turkey at the grocery store they've pretty much taken care of all that for you. I was juggling this turkey around, got it all rinsed and then I seriously had to find a pair of pliers to yank the feathers out ( no I did not put them in my hat). I've never had the opportunity to be that up close and personal with a turkey before and I can't cay that I'm looking forward to it again.

Long story shortened Turkey came out great - so I was told anwyay, I was rather proud about that. So a couple days later I called Butterball about the whole feather siteeashun and thery're sending me another turkey - without feathers this time. Yeah, me . ( No that is not a picture of my turkey, this one was compliments of google - mine looked way better :)

Babies!

Seriously everyone is having babies - it almost make me want another one, but I think we're going to give it some time before we make any hasty decisions. You gotta admit they're stinkin cute, though! Meet my new niece Lauren and my new nephew (who will be know as megaman for blogging purposes). I was able to be there when Lauren was born and it is truly a miracle. Everything happens so fast when you're the one having the baby and it was amazing to be on the other side of it. These babies are so precious!

Lauren Megaman

Grandma and Grandpa

Peanut finally got to meet Grandma and Grandpa this past week while Officer's parents were visiting. She warmed up to them very quickly; she loved grandpa's watch and grandma's glasses. She talks so much now and they got to hear every story.


She got up early just in time to see them off on their long trip home this morning. He faces are so hilarious!
We got to break out the high chair this week - I can't believe that my baby is so grown up already. She loved it and just squealed!

We finally got a funny food face - her pears were too cold for her taste.

Peanut also starting sitting on her own and rolling over! I'm so excited, but the thought that she could be really mobile in a couple months...I better start baby proofing!

After Aunt Candice's baby shower we got pedicures, her feet were so swollen and it was so hot out that we bought a baby pool and filled it up so she could soak her feet and the kids could play. Peanut did okay, but it was kind of cold. After the pool she got a bath in the sink, I think she liked the kitchen sink better!

We also got a new nephew/cousin last week and anytime we'll get a new niece!

Tagged

Two names you've gone by: 1) Trish 2) PJ(Officer's dad calls me PJ.)

Two things I’m wearing right now: 1) Jeans (not my fat ones - I'm finally back to some pre-pregnancy jeans YEAH!) 2) Sandals - I've got to head out the door to do some grocery shopping.

Two things I want (or have) in a relationship: 1) HUMOR - When you laugh so hard your stomach hurts (Thanks Officer - zebra, zebra) 2) Sincerity - It's nice to know what's coming out of your spouse's mouth is sincere, too many people are superficial.

Two of my favorite things to do: 1)Bake desserts! and eat them too! I love it. 2) Spend time with the fam.

Two things you did last night: 1) Made stir-fry for dinner 2) Watched The Office season finale

Two people you last talked to: 1) Peanut 2) My mom

Two things you’re doing tomorrow: 1) Going to my sister's baby shower 2) Getting a pedicure

Two longest car rides: 1) Boise to California - the long way through Oregon and down through the Redwoods, beautiful but I almost lost my mind! 2) Boise to Cananda and back - that was forever ago!

Two favorite holidays: 1)Christmas 2)Thanksgiving

Two favorite drinks: 1)Fresca (I don't drink soda that much but if I do it's Fresca 2) I love vanilla steamed milk in the winter.

Two things about me you may not have known: 1)I am currently a cub scout den leader. 2) I am so clumsy - yesterday when I went for a run (not on my normal route) I tripped and fell not once, but twice. I'm proud that I picked myself up and kept going the first time, but after the second I thought - if I keep going and fall again.....yeah, I walked after that.

Two jobs I’ve had in my life: 1) Physical Therapist Assistant the past 5 years 2) I was a TA for the cadaver labs in college Anaotomy and Physiology classes.

Two movies I would watch over and over: 1) A lot like love 2) ???

Two favorite foods: 1) I could eat pasta just about everyday of the week 2) chocolate

Two places I’d rather be right now: 1) on a beach in mexico 2) working out

Two people I tag: 1) Nickie) 2) Ellen

Spit Happens!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love watching peanut learn to do things; I just get such a kick out of this girl. Here's the latest.

We are always blowing on her belly, so I think that's where she learned the spitting thing.

She had a hard time reaching her bugs so she learned that if she kicked them with her feet eventually she could catch one.

Wiggles and giggles!

I was uploading a bunch of video today that we had taken over the last few weeks and I just laughed. Peanut is hillarious when she wakes up and also when you get her undressed to take a bath. She gets so excited and she wiggles like crazy. I just love it, she was a little camera shy, but you get the idea.

This is more of her bouncer, but we got her laughing a little at dad. Sometimes she snorts when she laughs, it so funny. There is nothing better than baby giggles.

Update

I thought I should attempt an update, I blink and another month has gone by, seriously I gotta stay on top of this. Officer has changed shifts a couple times and that seems to throw us all off for a while and then when we are getting used to it changes again. One more time this week and then it won't change for 6 months. He loves his job. I think that certain people are cut out for that kind of job and Officer is one of them. He loves to drive fast and now he gets to without any repercussion. All kidding aside, he is so good with people; I can't believe some of the stories I hear though - I won't share some of them are kind of gross.

Peanut is growing like crazy, I just can't believe that she is 5 1/2 months already. Here's a few pictures, I couldn't pass up the booger bubble shot. I'm learning that she does things in her own time. Practicing physical therapy for 5 years before having her you have in your head milestones that an kids should reach by certain ages. Well I have thrown some of that, alot of that out the window. I know where she should be and how to help, but I'm just kind of letting her do it at her own pace. She is rolling over with a little help and every now and then I'll catch her rolling on her own - I think it is just by accident still. She is loving real food I'd have to say I think her favorite so far is green beans, but pears are a close second. We really don't get any funny food faces though - I gotta be honest I was really looking forward to that. I can't seem to get the spoon to her mouth fast enough, it's hillarious to watch. I think she is teething too, she is drooling like crazy all the time and with a low fever and not sleeping as well right now - I 'm guessing that it's got to be teeth, only time will tell I guess. She is not usually very snuggly , but she loves it when I rub the back of her head, it's so cute she'll just sit there.

Today was pretty cute too. Sundays are just always so busy (especially lately I tell you about that later) between church and meetings but we're always running all day. Peanut does so good to just go with it, I had to take her with me to a meeting because Officer was working and somebody else was holding her. She was fine for a while, but then she just got this huge adorable bottom lip and just wimpered the whole way home( it was a beautiful day so we took the stroller). I thought she was tired, but she didn't want to go down for a nap. She's kind of in between this I only want 2 naps, but I do way better with 2 and a teeny little cat nap to make it til bedtime at 8:00. Well, she just didn't want to go to sleep. I fed her, changed her, played for a while, but when I put her down she just wimpered - she normally doesn't fight it too much and has a way different I don't want to go to bed cry, but this wasn't it. She did fine if I sat and combed her hair, or held her hand, but as soon as I left she just wimpered more. It was so sad, I finally just caved. I just sat her in my lap and she was perfectly content with that; I talked and played and sang with her for a couple hours until it was time to get her ready for bed. She went to bed just fine; I guess she just really needed some mom time. I hope this doesn't lead to the whole separation anxiety thing. Anyway I'm loving being a mommy. We've been way busy with our church callings. I'm the (newly released as of today) ward activities chairperson and I'm also a bear/wolf den leader. I didn't realize how much time is involved with both callings, but it's a lot between planning meetings den/pack meetings and activities. Each week I have 6 eight and nine year old boys come to our house for den meetings. I really love it, but it is exhausting by the time they leave. Last week we made bird feeders from tin cans and hershey kiss roses for them to give to their moms for mother's day. Amazingly we fit both projects into one power packed hour of scouts. Then I have been busy trying to plan our upcoming ward activity. Officer also just got called to be elders quorum president on top of his crazy work schedule, so he jokes that he is the inactive elder quorum president. I had no idea how much he would be involved with. He's so good to help people move in/out - he's done a lot of that lately.

Our exciting addition to the family, we finally got a family car - well kind of. We needed something bigger because hello car seats are huge and my little protege just doesn't have much room to spare. Officer decided he would make the sacrifice and sell his truck and he'd drive the little hoopty because it gets better gas mileage than his truck did and I don't drive all that far anymore. So, we bought an Xterra. We've haven't given her a name yet, but I say it's a she becasue it's red. Any ideas on names let us know.

Johnny Jump-up!

This was one of officer's big requests before we had peanut and when someone bought it for our baby shower he was ecstatic! I could not get enough of her today - she played and bounce for probably 25 minutes. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

We went to the cabin this weekend and I saw this picture in the closet. It always reminds me of my grandpa and grandma's house when I was a kid. I remember it hanging above the kitchen table. Now that I am older it seems to have more meaning for me - just feelings of peace and gratitude for how blessed my life is. I am really blessed. I just wanted to share this picture with you.

Tagged...

6 random things I don't think most people don’t know about me.

1. My sister and I got sushed at a Josh Groban concert. Okay, for starters it's a concert not a symphony or an opera or anything. We got tickets for free last minute, so we just went for fun. He is very talented, but he sang like 5 songs in a row in another language and by the fifth one they were all sounding the same. Anyway we were just chatting and this girl next to me totally leans over and says could you be quiet we're trying to listen. It was so hard not to laugh in her face - the concert was so loud. Were polite though - I do have manners.

2. I like decorating. I wouldn't say that I’m all that great at it or anything, but it’s fun. I woke up the yesterday and decided to paint our bedroom. It’s a work in progress; I definitely decorate on a budget so it takes a little while to get the big picture. I had a lot of fun doing Peanut’s room last year and our living room. Here are a few before and afters.

3. I love the ocean. I didn’t really care until after I married Officer. I’d been a couple times, as a kid, but it didn’t matter all that much. Officer took me to Monterey, CA for our honeymoon. It was beautiful – I was hooked. I think we’ve been back to the ocean at least once a year ever since. I really love just hanging out under water and watching it move. Sounds stupid, but it does - all these little critters come to life. I got scuba certified last year, which was a whole other story, but after all the prep work we weren't able to scuba on our trip because I got sick, so we snorkeled a lot. I saw a billion different fish, lobsters, sea turtles, and even found a few octopus hiding in rocks. Also, Officer’s family goes diving for abalone most summers for the past 30+ years. I went for the first time a couple years ago. It’s great to camp so close to the ocean that you can hear it when you wake up. It’s just relaxing! I miss it now.

4. I won my office Halloween costume three years in a row. So - not a very flattering picture hello I was 37 weeks pregnant and still working full time. If you can't tell I was a deviled egg.

5. I'm allergic to kiwi - I just found that out. I used to eat them a lot and then one day my throat got all fuzzy and swelled up and I couldn't breathe. I thought maybe I didn't rinse and peel the skin off enough or something so I tried them again recently - same reaction. Bummer.

6. I'd have to say that this one takes the cake. The one time in my life I wore a bikini was last year when Officer and I took a trip to the Caribbean. I have to preface it by saying that I was working out and – dang I looked good. So…the funny part about it is that while we spent the day at the beach in St. Johns, Antigua we were playing around in near the shore and I totally got stung by a jelly fish. You know when you were younger and you would give someone a “horse bite.” That’s totally what it felt like - a really really bad horse bite at the top of my calf. As I’m screaming OUCH, OUCH, OUCH and running toward the beach guess what happens – hmm…only the obvious, my top came down. There you have it – the moral of the story is don’t wear a bikini; you might get stung by a jellyfish. And if wasn't hillarious enough, it was totally in the shape of a gold fish cracker! Weird.

Well, how's that for complete randomness? I think I am going to tag Holly and Janna and anyone else who wants to! TAG You're IT!

Totally ridiculous, I know!

Okay, so um what happened to March? I woke up and suddenly it's April. It's ridiculous that I haven't updated this in like a month. Anywho - no April fools jokes today - however there is a couple hours left in the day...wheels are turning. I was called to be a wolf/bear den leader for cub scouts last month and can I just say it is a lot of work. I didn't think that I would be involved until I at least gave birth to a man child, but I guess it's my time to learn now. I love that the boys are at an age where even though they are totally wild, when you teach them silly things they think they are hillarious. This month we're doing magic. I taught them some "tricky" tricks (I'm too clumsy to do magic) last week in our den meeting and when they finally understood the tricks - they totally busted up. They make me laugh, I'm totally loving it! Besides scouts I have made an extra effort this month to shed some of the left over pregnancy weight - it is so hard to have uninterrupted exercise time now and these last few lbs are kicking my behind!

Officer's schedule has been crazy -and just when we get used to it - it changes nights, to swings, to days - he has two more weeks and then he is officially on his own and we'll have a set schedule for a few months. We took a trip to Salt Lake for Easter so Peanut could meet her Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Great Grandmas, etc. She met probably 50 people that weekend. It's crazy to learn how to travel with an infant - definitely not a vacations for moms. We had such a good time with everyone. Peanut is HUGE! She had her 4 month appt. with the MD last week - 90th percentile for everything. I do not enjoy the shots though, it's so sad. She is finally giggling more, but we have yet to catch it on video. She is so intrigued by the camera that she stops when we bring it out. To end the month Officer and I got a free night at the Anniversary Inn like a year ago (I refused to go while I was big and pregnant), so we finally went and left Peanut for the first time with Grandma for the night. I hardly knew what to do with myself. We enjoyed it though - what parent doesn't? Alrighty - I've been tagged, never been tagged before, so its a work in progress - I'll have to post it later.

Little Discovery

Oh how I love these pictures! I don't think I can post anything without a picture - and I've taken hundreds of Peanut already. I don't know what sparked her interest, but she will find something so fascinating and examine for minutes (which is almost forever in 3 month attention span time). I just love to watch her discover things. Yesterday it was Daddy's ear and nose. The pictures say it all!