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!

Happy Birthday!

We celebrated Officer's 28th birthday yesterday(a little belated). I can't believe he's so old - just kidding.

Grins and Giggles

Peanut giggled at me today, I have no clue why. It was the cutest thing. She has been almost giggling for a few weeks - kind of a courtesy laugh. Then of course we made all sorts of retarded faces and sounds to make her do it again- but to no avail. I guess we aren't that funny. Anyway when I catch it on video I'll add it to the blog.

It was 5 years ago this week that we got ourselves engaged. We sat up late last night just laughing about the whole thing. We had been good friends for a while and he took me to an aquabats concert in Salt Lake - we've always decided that that was the turning point for our relationship. Who knew that the aquabats could affect you like that - bah ha. After that, we were retarded - we had talked and joke about getting married and one day it was kind of like - uh what do you really think about it? I brought him home to meet the folks. 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 triying 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.

Here are some recent pictures. She's 12 weeks this week!

Fish face

Just out of the bath

So tired

I just have way too much time on my hands I guess. Officer has been working swings the last few weeks and I've become an insomniac. It is so hard to fall asleep without him. So...what have I been doing with all that time you ask - well our whole blog page has a new look! Sad isn't it. That's not really all I've been doing - I can get so much accomplished once Peanut is asleep - the only problem is that morning still comes and then I realize that staying up late it ridiculous.

I was asked to talk in Sacrament meeting this past weekend. I use to teach, talk, whatever pretty regularly, but it has been at least four years since I've been asked to speak in a Sacrament meeting. The longer its been the more nervous I seem to get. And of course the topic I was asked to speak on was "Mothers who Know," based on Sister Julie Beck's talk last conference. Sure, I thought, ask the new mom to speak about mothers who know. Anyway, all in all it went pretty well, I think. I just want all of you moms out there to know that I love and admire you - I'm learning to be a mother because of the example of each of you! What an adventure. I love being a mom!

Our computer's been down and we've had a sick baby, and a sick mommy. Babie's and Mommy's aren't supposed to get sick I tell you. So anyway we're finally getting back on our feet. We were able to bless peanut last sunday. Thanks to everyone that came - it was great to see everyone and show off our super cute girl.

She loves to talk - in her language. She definately has a temper, but that last few days she only pulls that out when she's really ticked. Now she tries to tell us other things I just haven't quite figured out what all of it means, but she definately tries to talk her way out of going to bed by being so cute. It's really hard to resist, but she has done so good with sleeping all night we don't want to do anything to mess that up. Here is just a few seconds of her really talking, but she does it for a few minutes - I love it!

Meet Peanut

For those of you just tuning in, (mostly because we're new to the blogging world) we entered the wonderful world of parenting! What an adventure so far, we'd like to thank those of you who helped us get to this point. Seriously, we have had those nights when we weren't sure we were going to make it until daylight and then wondered how we would ever get through the day. Now she is sleeping through the night and starting to coo and smile at us, she is our little bundle of joy. Personally, I think she is ridiculously adorable, she is our entertainment now... here's a little blip

I must be nuts!

So after procrastinating for months Officer and I decided that this is a great way for our family and friends to see what we're up to since we don't live nearby. Our ramblings may not be intelligent most of the time, but here goes nothing...

What an amazing walnut! Seriously, in all my life I have never had the pleasure of cracking a walnut! Officer and I spent the afternoon shelling walnuts that his parents brought us from their property back home. As kids Officer and his siblings would have contests to see who could shell the walnut without breaking it. After several failed attempts I managed to shell this beauty without breaking it. Out of probably 200 walnuts, I was able to shell two without destroying them beyond recognition. It's funny how such a simple success can make your day!