Conference Wrestling

We've been having some fun together the last couple days, we got to spend all Friday together which was so fun. We ate dinner on a blanket in the living room while watching a funny movie called Leatherheads. This morning we went over to Steph and Calebs to make breakfast and see my Uncle Mark and his family who were visiting. We watched the first session of conference and then said goodbye to Mark. Daniel and I went out to the flat for the second session of conference. Tyson saw us pull up and started freaking out, he's so funny. We had yummy cheese and veggie soup that Phyllis made with toast. And I really enjoyed the speakers especially Elder Wirthlin and Elder Holland, I'm sure the others were great but hard to follow because Daniel and Tyson got in a wrestling match, Tyson can scream like no other, I took some pictures they were pretty funny, I think Tyson might have won. Hopefully tomorrow I can pay more attention to ALL the talks

Addy was really good, she and grandpa took a snooze on the couch

 This is Addy's cute sweater (it came with great pants) my cousin/sister in law Sara Ann gave it to her when she was born, it is 6 months but looks so dang cute, the only warm thing I had since it was rainy this morning. Also I took this pic of Addy a few days ago, Denise sent Addy this bear and she loves it. She sleeps with it every night and kisses it, I love walking in and finding her snuggling her bear!

Prima Ballerina

So I really wanted to start a little business with my cousin Stephanie. There is a little shop in town where you can rent a shelf and sell things. We want to make nursing covers, wipe cases, and little girl tutu's. So we decided to try making the tutu's first, and they turned out sooo cute! Here is Addy in a pink and brown one.I think they turned out. Now we just need to make a bunch of everything and get started. We should have a fun weekend. My uncle Mark (Caleb's dad) is coming with Caleb's stepmom and some of his siblings. We plan to go up with them and LaRae & Adam to the cabin tomorrow night and stay till Saturday mid-morning, it will be Addy's first spendover at the cabin so wish me luck!!! Happy Conference 

Family Fun

So we've been having a great week last week. Daniel was gone one day and night which was sooo sad for me but made me so happy when he came back. Yes I still cry when he is gone, I just love the guy, though I think he missed Addy a little more than me.... he says not. Daniel and I went to breakfast together with Steph and the kids on Saturday which was fun, we went to the Wagon Wheel in Leeds which is awesome the whole restaurant  is a John Wayne motiff. It has great homemade food and a cheap price, love it! Anyways I gave my lesson on dating on Sunday which went really well, I did the candy bar men and they loved it. We had another huge family dinner Sunday night because Shelley and Cody got sealed today. The dinner went good and I tried a yummy mexican dish recipe I got off of good things Utah, it was a hit. We had a family meeting afterwards to discuss land division and maybe selling the ranch possibilities. It was pretty amazing that all 16 kids were home at once and you could tell Phyllis loved it! 14 of the kids were in the temple (the 2 youngest were babysitting) today. My sister-in-law Shelley got married last year civilly to Cody because he was in a custody battle with his Ex who made charges against him and it was looking like it would be a really long time before they could get clearance, a year and twins later they went to the temple. It was so beautiful to see this family who had been worthy all along finally get sealed together. The twins were beautiful and you could see the peace on Shelley's face. Afterwards they took pictures of the 16 kids with parents. So sweet, I'll post some when I get them and give you names and the order.... yes I do know it. It was a great day.

Here are some random pics of this week.

 Daniel and I playing with Photo Booth
I love this kid!! I babysat Tyson this week XOXOXox
I also love this BIG kid, he put on my headband and is making a goofy face, he makes me laugh alot!!
 And I love this thumb sucker. Yes she found her thumb and even though I'm discouraging it, I can't help but think she's cute when she does it!!!

Giveaway

Soooo there is this blog that has great giveaways it is called certainlycharmed.blogspot.com I get to enter twice if I blog about this weeks giveaway it is a $25 gift certificate to Knitstyle.  they make these cute cloth blocks in all different patterns. Check it out!!!

Another clip

My friend Comet took this video and my friend Ace is in it. Addy is so adorable she is talking alot or more like cooing like a morning dove. I love her little voice. P.S. I know I've said this before but Comet and Ace aren't their real names, we just worked together at camp and those were camp names so we got used to calling eachother by those names. So no I don't have crazy weirdo friends... well maybe a little crazy, but I LOVE them.

Uncle Ben

 

So Daniel's younger brother Ben came home from his mission on Thursday. Ben is the one who is right under Daniel in the Stout lineup. Addy and I went to the airport but Daniel didn't make it because of a quiz in class. I am still cameraless so I didn't get a pic of him, he is about 6 ' 5'' so he's the tallest boy in the family, he was very overwhelmed and he held Addy and said she was the first baby that he'd held in 2 years. He went on a mission to Eugene, Oregon. Anyways he came home to 17 new nieces and nephews, and 4 new in-laws. Anyways after the airport we went back to the flat and had a big family dinner. On Friday Daniel didn't have to work so we spent the day together and we left to go to St. George to get me a pair of jeans (I'm in between sizes and don't have a single pair that fits, I lost 10 pounds!!!!) We just got one pair because I'm going to loose more. Well my friends Comet and Ace came shopping with us we went to Target and Ross. Ben had been shopping with some family and we met them at Ross. We ended up taking Ben with us because he wasn't quite done yet and the rest of them had to go. We went to Cafe Rio and to Neilson's Frozen Custard, us three girls shared one since I'm watching what I eat. We then headed over to the football game in Hurricane. Ace's little brother was playing football for Park City which was why her family was here. It was Addy's first football game and we watched Hurricane beat Park City, but  Andy did good. Saturday we went over the the condo that Ace's family was staying at and just hung out all day before they had to leave. We watched the BYU game another shut out and Papa Procter bought us pizza from the Pizza factory. I said goodbye to everyone, I love the Procters and miss them when they have to go home. We went home and I played Volleyball with Daniel's siblings. 

Sunday we went to my in-laws ward. Caleb and Steph's  little kids sat with us because Caleb and Steph had to speak, so did Ben. We then had a big dinner with all the family. Another great family fun filled weekend. Now I'm just bummed because Daniel has to go out of town for work today and he has to stay the night tonight and will be gone all day tomorrow... I hate that! I get so sad to be away from him!  Well I have a ton of cute pics of Addy with some other people I love!!

Addy loves Auntie Ace

Comet said look she's already a little granola drinking out of her nalgene.

She loves these 2!!! Look at Addy's other cute hat!

 We love Aunt Comet!!

 "grandma" procter she's borrowing Addy because her kids aren't married and don't have kids yet.... get a move on A.J. and Ace!! We love them!

Thanks Natalie

My friend Natalie finally had a day off from work, I wanted her to come with Steph and I to one of our exercise classes, but you know what she wanted to do? Baby sit while I went she really begged me so I took Addy to her before class. This was the first time we'd been to that class it was a mixture of the class we do on Monday's and a Turbo Kick class... we were a little worried because coordination isn't our forte and with that big mirror in front, everyone can see our lack of grace. Anyways after class I went to get Addy and Natalie said Nope, you can have her back in another hour, I'll bring her to you. So I let her and she loved it, so thanks Natalie. Addy wore another super cute outfit. A t-shirt from that gift of Julene and Stevie. Yup another six months outfit, and the jeans are from M.J. (she gave me so many of Katelyn's hand me downs) She had some cute brown shoes that my mom gave her but they didn't last very long. Anyways I had the worst migraine today and it was so painful, I couldn't even stand up... I only started getting them since I was pregnant and after so I don't know why that would happen but I've never had one this bad, luckily it went away after some meds and sleep. Hope everything is going good with everyone!

 Look at this cute hat I got Addy 

Addy got this dress from Julene and Stevie when they came down after she was born for their friends wedding, it looks so cute on her!!! We are doing great just anxiously awaiting the arrival of Uncle Ben on Thursday. Also my friend Ace and her family will be here this weekend Wahooo!!! Doing good exercising and eating right, so I feel pretty good!

Quick Update

So quick update I never posted about Addy's 4 month stat's 

She weighs 14 pounds 2 ounces, and she's 24 1/2 inches tall. Still really healthy besides the cold I gave her but hers unlike mine lasted only 2 days. I think mainly because of the humidifier, constant nose suction, and some awesome essential oil called Ravensara.

I had the flu this last weekend and it was awful, but I'm doing great now. Daniel is well into the flow of school again and really is enjoying his classes! Our laptop went kapoot so we took some of our financial aid and did some research and are now proud owners of a MacBook. We are actually loving it and learning why everyone else is a fan. I can now use Skype (which is amazing and if you have a web cam or built in camera and a headset then check it out at Skype.com or you can purchase a Skype kit if you don't have the above, basically it's free calls anywhere in the world over the computer, you don't need a camera but you do need the headset and it's nice to see the person when talking.) anyways I was able to talk to Cathy my friend from Luxembourg and she was able to see Addy through the camera. If any of you have a Skype account let me know!! It can be used for a PC.  

I am trying really hard this week to work out and eat better, So far so good though I am incredibly sore. Daniel is so supportive he's now getting up early and going running just to motivate me, plus he did a pilates video with me... if that's not love_____!!!!!

Addy's been just the center of our world  she's learning so fast and she's such a little giggler!! She laughs at everyone. Our day pretty much is routine now. She sleeps so well she's now going down for the night at 7:00 and wakes up around 7:00 then eats and goes back to sleep until 9:00 then we talk and play,tummy time, jumper, books, and baby einstein. Then Addy eats again and takes a nap at 12:00 she usually sleeps until around 3:30 sometimes 4:30 then we play some more, she listens to me practice the piano she jumps while I make dinner and she gets to eat some rice cereal. Then an hour or so later she gets a bath she eats again and she's down. We have our off days but that's basically it. I take little responsibility for her awesome sleeping, she was born like that I did however take notes on how my oldest brother Will trained his kids. His 2 year old still naps from about 1-4 or 5 and then goes to sleep at 7:30. Luckily I have a cooperative baby! I love my life with her and am excited every morning to get up and see her smiling face.

Here is a cute pic of my fair haired babe!

 Addy in her jumper!

Addy

My friend Comet took these videos of Addy a few weeks ago, you all get to hear her coo!!

Labor Day / Peach Days

Peach Days falls on Labor Day every year. Peach Days is a local celebration of the towns history. In case everyone was wondering Peaches grow rampant here and on the Church orchards just in a few weeks they got over a couple ton of peaches, and according to the people down here they are the best peaches ever... I must say they are yummy. This is the time of year down here that makes me like living here. On the property we live on there is peach trees, grape vines, pomegranate bushes, pecan trees, walnut trees, apple trees, plum trees, pistachio trees, and almond trees. Plus my father in law planted a field of melons this year so cantaloupe and watermelon is a weekly thing. We also have squash, and tomatoes from my mother-in-laws garden. It is so fun to have this right at your fingertips. Anyways Peach Days has a huge parade, local vendors, carnival, and pioneer demonstrations. Family always comes down and this year the Stout girls participated in a Volleyball tournament. We didn't win but it was fun to play together, also it was so hard. We played over 5 hours on Friday and a couple more hours on Saturday. I was so sore and I hurt pretty bad but it was good for me. I got sick though on Sunday and that basically ruined the rest of the weekend for me. Adelaide had to get her shots yesterday and she's been so sad and subdued today, and sleeping like crazy. She's also catching my cold so I feel so bad for her. Daniel started classes and I think that they will be good this year.  We are getting ready for Daniel's younger brother Ben to get home from his mission on the 18th. He is in the Eugene Mission and he left before Daniel and I were engaged but I knew him before that and can't wait to see him again. Well no pictures today but I'm trying a video so my parents can see Addy baby, she's usually more smiley but she's not feeling so good, but it still shows how beautiful she is...(well I think she is!) 

Addy's 4 months

I can't believe Addy turned four months old on the 29th . She is the sweetest thing!!! I love her so much. Daniel and I are still in awe of this little girl. Every day she gets bigger and does new fun things. Here are some things Addy is up to.

*Falls asleep in her crib by herself

* Sleeps 9-12 hours at night

* eats rice cereal and some pureed foods once a day.

* rolls over both ways (but doesn't like to roll to her belly)

(Addy in mid-roll over)

* laughs really hard when her daddy fake laughs at her and blows raspberries

*plays with one of her toys (well she eats it)

Addy doing her push ups!

* takes her binky out and tries to put it back in.

* coo's (Roma Ann says she sounds like a morning dove)

*tries to pull herself up if you hold her hands

*smiles at everyone

We are so grateful for this sweet baby girl!!!

Some thoughts on motherhood!

A mommy learns to turn off the monitor when trying to teach a baby to fall asleep in their own bed.



A mommy learns that they'll still remember you when you have to leave them for an hour or two.



A mommy learns that most of the time a mother of 16 knows more than a doctor.



A mommy learns that baby wanting and laughing at daddy can be just as good as baby wanting and laughing at mommy.



A mommy learns to ignore some crying.



A mommy learns that tone of voice matters so much!



A mommy learns to put socks or slippers on baby when their in the jumper or they might get a floor burn on their toe.



A mommy learns that just because their quiet doesn't mean they are asleep, always take a peek or you might miss something, like them literally trying to eat their teddy bear or maybe she was trying to kiss it.



A mommy learns that laundry is 2x as much and 5x as messy!!!



A mommy learns to dodge puke projectile, and that sheets are sometimes washed twice a week.



A mommy learns that being a mommy is one of the most special things that someone can ever be!

Help!!

So got a request! anyone who has a good ideas for teaching aids or activities for beehives please let me in on them ASAP!!

Tag

I've been tagged!

4 things you may not know about me:

1. I love to cook!!! And try new recipes.
2. I like to sew and do some crafty things.
3. A few people in the world think my name is Maveric
4. I have the best husband in the world!!!

4 places I go over and over:

1. The Flat (my in-laws house)
2. Lynns (local grocery store)
3. Wal-Mart
4. Ross

4 people that e-mail me:

1. Ashley Holmes
2. junk mail
3. redbox :)
4. Comet

4 of my favorite foods:

1. just recently found out I love Hibachi grills!!
2. Chicken and veggies
3. Good Mexican food
4. Pasta, Pasta!!

4 places I'd love to be:

1. Home (Oregon)
2. California
3. Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!
4. Wherever Daniel is!

4 movies I watch over and over:

1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Nacho Libre
3. Lord of the Rings
4. Count of Monte Cristo

Joys:

1. Being married to Daniel!
2. Being a mommy
3. Having a big family
4. Reading
5. Playing sports

Fears:
1. Not being prepared for what's ahead
2. Not being enough for my little family
3. Not being a good example
4. Loosing anyone in my family.

Goals:
1. Get Daniel through school!!!
2. Loose Weight!
3. Be the best mom and wife I can be
4. Learn to play the piano

Current Obsessions

1. See #1-4 on goals
2. Reading
3. Watching the olympics
4. Finding healthy recipes

Suprising facts about me:

1. I've taken part in butchering and wrapping a side of beef!
2. I can't drive a stick!
3. I love Rock Climbing (I even own the shoes)

I tag:
River
LaRae
Jamie

Rewind......

So I know it's been awhile since I've posted but it just seems like I can't get to it!!! These last couple weeks haven't been particularly busy but just have flown by. Daniel and I were suppose to go to Park City a couple weekends ago but had to work and Addy was a little sick and we just needed to stay home but I was sad to miss my friends and the Backyard Concert they hold every year. Here at home we had another visit from Roma Ann's only daughter Kara. She is so fun and we love seeing her. I have been working hard at practicing the piano, and trying to get some exercise in. Daniel's sister Crystal left this last week. She'll be gone for a year to be a nanny in Italy. She was so excited and I don't blame her. The family has a private jet and a yacht and they go on vacation every 3 weeks so she's looking forward to seeing some of the world and maybe picking up some Italian!

So the crib I bought before Addy was born lost a few cruicial pieces (well I guess it was my fault) anyways it now only works as a toddler bed and so is still being put to use by Tyson. Addy's been needing to move to a bigger bed now so I started saving pennies for a nice crib. Daniel came home a few days ago with one he got at a yardsale and it is pretty cute. So we moved Addy into the crib and her own room and even though I cried the first night she did great!! She's sleeping about 9-12 hours depending on the night then eats and goes right back to sleep for another couple hours... I just count my blessings that I have such a sweet baby!!!! Also after her morning nap today I heard her wake up and she was just talking and laughing away to herself.

Daniel and I have been enjoying the Olympics and watch it every night.

Well I know I won't get it posted in time so an early happy birthday to my nephew Mikey Griffin. Also hope my dad's eye is doing okay, though I know deep down you want to be a pirate and mom wants the tax cut :) And awesome job to my parents for participating in the area's biggest loser and doing amazing! Keep it up! Can't wait to see ya. Here is some random pics:

Lincoln and Addy trying to get the others hand in their mouth!awesome Roma Ann Addy loves to be rocked by her.

Daniel's steak dinner we made that steak was huge and yummy!

Addy is getting so strong she'll sit like this for a long time.Crazy creepy spider Kara found. Any guesses what kind? I think an albino garden spider... he he he.

got my hair done, it's pretty blonde now

This is such a cute dress that LaRae and Tarek got her before she was born! Thanks guys!

Like Mother or Father or Both?

So found a pic of Daniel's baby pics and Addy sure does look alot like him just like everyone says but then I think she has some of me well here is the pics vote let me know who you think Addy looks like!!!

Happy Birthday!

So I can't get the pictures to move so into the text so you'll just have to match them up! The first 3 are from Tuacahn(Addy was so good I even got a compliment from a stranger on how well behaved she was), the next one is Taylor and his fiance Julie with Addy, and the last one is Addy cuddling with Lincoln she looks small compared to him and they love each other they talk alot to each other!)

So Saturday the 26th my sweet hubby turned 23! I was pretty excited about his birthday this year. I had made plans on Saturday-Sunday to babysit Caleb and Stephs kids all because they were going to Vegas for their anniversary so I knew we had to celebrate on Friday.

But let's catch up on the week before we get into the weekend. Last Monday Daniel's Uncle Marshall and Aunt Phyllis, his cousins Lauri and Kristina came to stay. They were taking Lauri's daughter Jessica to Rexburg for her first year. They just had to drop her off and leave. Lauri wsa a bit worried about her because she called and was a bit sad that she had a roommate who was kinda a snot and she didn't know anyone. I quickly called Clara and had her go give that girl a hug from her mom and show her around. At 10:00 at night Clara showed up said "hi you don't know me and this may be weird" (gave her a hug) and said "that's from your mom" Jess just started laughing, Clara explained who she was and then took her to her apartment introduced her and had a yummy carmelette brownie. Clara was exited to meet her because she's over 6 feet tall and a great basketball and volleyball player so Clara wants to nab her for an intramural team :) Thanks for helping her Clara, her family was really grateful. Anyways they stayed till Wednesday. Tuesday night we all went to Tuacahn to see Les Miserables. It was really fun. Marshall's family was there, Roma ann and Jordan and our friend Kenz. Taylor and his fiance from Georgia Julie. My in-laws. And Aunt Angelyn and Uncle Jack Lemmon. It was so pretty there, I highly recommend seeing a show there.

Well skipping ahead Julie is originally from Mexico and she made us homemade tortilla's, beans,and Chile Rellenos it was so yummy!! Tayor graduated from the Marines and we are so proud of him.

Friday night I took Daniel to Samuri 21 a Japanese Hibachi grill it was pretty awesome and the food was deliciouso!!! Later that night I blindfolded Daniel and drove him out to watch the stars from the back of the truck (something he really has wanted to do) and then gave him his gifts at midnight (a fossil watch, new wallet, and gift certificate for a massage.) He loved it!! Comet watched Addy for the dinner (thanks Auntie commie!) And Roma Ann watched Addy while we were gone driving, thanks Roma! Though Addy is a cinch to watch at night because she sleeps through the night now!!!! I love my baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vacation

So Daniel's favorite mission companion Joey Simon got married this last weekend and we went up for the dinner on Wednesday and the sealing in the Mt. Timpanogous (sp) temple which was beautiful. Anyways we saw Uncle Johns family, we saw my friend Rikki, we went and visited the people at camp K, we went to Magna and saw Sara Ann and Sheldon and went swimming. We also went to Park City and saw Ace. We then stayed a couple nights with Daniel's sister Angelyn in Highland. Daniel's sis Shelley was there with her kids and it was fun to see all these neices and nephews, and compare the tiny twins to our baby girl. Here is a bunch of pics and we loved seeing everyone! We have Daniel's birthday coming up and lots of people visiting so I'll write more later this week.(Snap from camp! Bright Outside)

(The Simons! Joey and Kailee Uncle Joey and Addy sport the same do!)

(3rd time swimming, Daddy and Addy at the Magna City Pool)(If you look close Uncle Jared's face is messed up he got in a car accident and the air bag won!)

(Auntie Ace! We love you!)

(Addy with Ace's dog Emma I love this dog!)

(Addy with the bear Ace got her from her trip to Jackson hole, we named him Jack)