In a flash

So I had lost my camera cord but found it now and am taking a minute to update things we have been doing in the last month or so. It's not in order but here it goes!

  Easter Sunday, lots of family fun!!!!

 we went up to smith's to play ball tag and shoot clay pigeon's  easter weekend!! Addy putted around with her daddy and loved it!!!
 Ball tag is so fun!!
 chillin out watching the game with Uncle Skylar
we went on an easter egg hunt and stopped at our neighbors to see the baby lambs they had, Addy wasn't sure about them!

Tyson loved the easter egg hunt!!!
 Addy and Lincoln loved the little easter eggs
Lincoln was hording them though
 So this is one of the room's we were redoing and you can't tell the before but it was pretty bad but we scraped the popcorn ceiling, patched holes and texturized and painted ceiling and walls

 the newly cleaned wall

 I wanted to do a technique and taped of this wall (with the help of Daniel)

 the finished wall

 And whaaaalaa, with the crib I bought with some tax return money Addy finally has a room for herself.

YEAH!!!!!!!

More to come

So I know it's been awhile and I have a ton of updates and pictures from things we've been doing and easter and all that, but I am jumping in the car to go home to Oregon for the weekend... a really short weekend but I take what I can get!!! So when I get back I promise to hook my camera up and update but for now so long and to some Hello we'll see you soon!!!!

finally!!!!

Well I wanted to finally tie up some loose end information so I can get on with everyday things I've been up too. So back to California trip we had a fun time in Monterey and loved seeing Daniel's family they always treat us so great. We went to the redwood forest which I'd never been too, we took a scenic drive to Santa Cruz beach and went to some other beach for some fun in the sand which Addy loved again! We ate on the wharf and we had fun looking at the different agriculture (well I did I love trying to recognize plants and had never seen artichoke fields so it was interesting!!)

 The amazing redwoods!
our little family by this very majestic tree! Over 300 feet tall
 these are banana slugs that are only in this area and are rare to see but we came at the right time because we saw 11 of them... the white thing is a mushroom
 here are those artichoke plants!

And now onto some other news that I Finally am telling this summer is going to be full of FAMILY fun! In case you didn't notice there is a new thing on my blog that's a countdown to baby #2 due in July, that's right I am going to have a baby boy

 and yes if your a math wiz Addy will not quite be 15 months so I have been a little more stressed this time around. This baby is quite the kicker too, he is much more active than Addy was, here's a glimpse of the bumpity bump, not a very good glimpse I mean after the miscarriage weight, addy weight, and not enough time to loose it I'm not very camera happy! But I am doing a lot better this time work and Addy keeps me on my toes!

 And then before the baby comes we're getting another addition to our family and let me say it's a long time coming! These two are finally getting married and Grant will be apart of our family (poor guy :) So happy for them, and I know Clara is excited she'll make a pretty June bride!!!!

Part 2

Well after our San Luis portion of the trip we headed back up to Monterey County (Daniel's uncle lives just outside of Santa Cruz) we had decided to drive up the infamous HWY 1 which is a coastal Hwy.

It was beautiful though it added about 2 hours to our trip. We saw Hearst castle from the road, (anyone who doesn't know about this castle go look it up because the pictures are amazing) Some day I want to take the tours.

Next I was driving Daniel crazy because I was trying to remember where the elephant seals pull out was and we stopped several times because I thought it was it, then to my shame when we did find it there was a huge sign on the road announcing it, Oh well it was worth it, Daniel liked the seals and Addy couldn't take her eyes off them, you can see in the first picture in the back right two big log looking things which were these huge seals then right behind Daniel's back to the left is a regular sized one
 here is the surf at the the beach
 you can see how many there were and that is just a few of them, then this guy right here was ginormous, I mean he was really HUGE!!
After that we kept going and I was a little sad because I got nauseous with how curvy the road was. We took a break in a small town called Gorda Springs and ate at the Whale Watchers cafe, it overlooked a good span of the ocean but to Daniel's chagrin no whale sightings why we were there. We then continued on our picturesque drive into Monterey where we looked through a little then moved on to Daniel's uncle's house (I was ready to be out of the car!!!!) The rest of the trip I'll post later!

Picture post

So read the post previous to this one but here are the some pics from our visit with the very talented Gena Patten, she did amazing and we really appreciated the time we had with them (a few of these I took with Jeff's camera but hers are much better) also there are some pics Daniel took while we were at their beautiful ranch. Sorry so many but I love these photo's of my darling Addy. I have a link to Gena's blog and she has more photo's  there but hope you enjoy these as much as I do. THANKS AGAIN GENA AND JEFF!

VayCay Part 1

Well we arrived in Monterey, California on Friday the 13th at about 6:30 p.m. and Daniel's cousin Christina picked us up and then took us to Salinas. We met up with the rest of the gang about 20 of Daniel's relatives at a really yummy Chinese buffet. As usual Christina and Lance wouldn't let us pay they are so kind to us. Uncle Marshall had a car there waiting for us so we could drive to San Luis Obispo. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive and by the time we had ate and got ready to go we didn't get into town until around 11:30. My sister in law's parents were kind enough to let us stay there. We got settled in and then way later while we slept my brother and his family got there. We saw them in the morning and Barbara (Leslee's mom) made us a yummy breakfast I love all the fresh fruit we got on our trip. Addy took a morning nap and Will watched the kids while Daniel, Leslee and I went to Avila beach. Leslee did her morning run while Daniel and I explored the pier and walked the beach, it was very refreshing. We then went back and visited, played with the kids then took a short nap. Leslee's parents took us out to the Firestone grille which has the best tri-tip sandwhiches. 

Then we went to Shell beach with all the kids and it was Addy's first time on the beach, She loved it!!! She of course tried the sand out but all in all was really good about just feeling it. That night we again were wined and dined (without the wine) at Marie Calenders on Pismo beach. It was Barbara's birthday so it was quite the occasion and we had a good time. When we got back we put the kids in a bath and Addy was so excited to see Brock and Keili in the bathtub, it was her first time to have a friend in there and she loved it. We all went to bed not long after. Sunday we went to Sacrament meeting (addy was a pain) and then took naps and had a delicious dinner, Leslee's mom is a great cook my favorite again was the fresh fruit salad. Daniel and I lounged around and then drove out to see my cousin Jeff in Lompoc about 40 minutes away, it was a pretty Sunday drive and I loved seeing his cute family and the ranch they live on. I was really excited for Jeff's wife Gena to take some photo's of Addy and Jeff let me use his camera so I could shoot a few (daniel knows what kind I want in the future.) They turned out great and we had such a nice visit. I loved sweet tempered Gwen and Emma and Addy hit it off, she also seem to take to me which I loved her sweet hugs. I wish it could have been longer and we'll have to do something really fun next time we see them, Thanks again for all the great photo's and visit we love you guys. We then went back to San Luis and enjoyed some pie and some good company. The next day we slept in a little had some breakfast and we all got ready to go (the whole household was leaving town) we said our goodbyes and headed out on the scenic drive of HWY 1 up to Monterey, but we'll leave that for another long fun filled post! Thanks to the Keeps, Grandma Hawthorne, Will and Leslee, and the Patten's for such an enjoyable time!!!   The first three pics are from Avilla beach and don't mind my homeliness, we went under the pier which was a first for me and it was pretty cool, Daniel liked seeing how everything was built together.

The next picture is of Brock, Keili, and Addy at the Keeps house

And then there is a picture of my cousin Jeff's Emma and Addy playing piano and just hitting it off.

IcKy

So last week I missed work for the entire week! Why, because a paper the doctor gave me saying I had the flu and would be contagious for at least 4 days. There was no enjoying the time off I spent my days being miserable in bed trying to care for Addy but ending up asking for help from Roma Ann and Daniel. I had 2 very sleepless nights making day number 3 miserable for all (Sorry I was so grumpy honey) Then of course there was the fact that we really needed me to work but I couldn't. I hate getting sick, and have a whole new respect for Mom's who somehow manage to run a home with kids while feeling miserable! I really tried but a few minutes with the very overactive 10 month old and I was ready for another nap. Well I am back at work and I am feeling a ton better but for my lingering cough which could last for awhile, anyways I'm thinking it's about time for a break good thing Spring Break starts Monday and I have plane tickets leaving Friday to Here...........................

I am really excited Daniel is even going to try surfing and I'm going to enjoy the company of some family and am so excited to see some people I haven't seen in quite awhile (yeah  Jeff and Gena &girls) and I will just be happy to relax and be somewhere else. 5 1/2 days of fun here I come!

Popcorn popping

Yup, I looked out the window and what did I see?

well it's actually a PLUM tree

and a beautiful daffodil

MY  pea plants coming up

yeah for a garden starting to produce

AND of course there is this spring flower

love her little gellies

she announces that spring has arrived here in Southern Utah

and it's beautiful