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

A very happy UNBIRTHDAY

Well It's Addy's 10 month Un-birthday. Since February doesn't have a 29th this year I guess we'll call today her birthday. Ooohhh by the way I was looking and last post was my 100th!!! Anyway Addy is getting so big she tries to talk a lot, and stands up on anything she can. She is so funny to us, she gives random kisses and hugs we just love this little sweetie!!

A sweet pic of our big girl

She loves jumping with Daddy, and look at that view we have!

she tries to eat everything, she can't quite reach this yet, but it's funny to watch her try.

Man she's getting tall

She loves touch and feel books

We love her so much and are grateful we get to be her parents, I can't believe I've been a mom for 10 months I feel like we just had her last week.

To finish off this post I was looking at some pics and found a pretty view from the 320 acres up on Smiths that belong to my father-in-law and his siblings it overlooks Zion and is a fun place to go, this is my sister clara and I put this picture in because she has made a change, from Brunette too...

BLONDE BOMBSHELL !!!! HEHEHEHEHE

(this pic is of her and her squeeze Grant at the sweethearts ball)

Auntie Comet Loves Adelaide

Hey, Auntie Comet here! I had such a blast tending Adelaide last friday while Mav and Danielle went to a movie. I have no idea what to do with a baby, but Adelaide is so sweet. I just love her! Addy is getting so big, and she isn't bald anymore. I keep telling her "Stop growing" but she doesn't listen to her old Auntie Comet.

Funny thing happened though. I went and got her one of my old bears thinking she would love it! But NO WAY! She was so scared of my little bear, and since I am mean I got the video camera out and recorded her reaction! It's not abusive to make a kid cry so you can laugh is it?!?! Mav, forgive me for making Adeliade cry, but come on it is so cute!! And after a few minutes she warmed up to my bear and loved it. The first video is of Adelaide scared, and then she decides he's harmless and loves him. I hope these videos upload!

NEW

Well I had a real need for a lift, and nothings better than a new cut and color. I usually save blonde till summer but the weather has been so nice here, I just felt summery. So quick update, V-day was fun but low key because we had family over and we already said our upcoming California trip was our gift but Daniel did take Aunt Roma Ann, Addy, and I out to breakfast and he got us each a flower and some chocolates (My father-in-law ate most of mine which was good for me!!!) Daniel's cousin Christina and her husband came for a week they were here V-Day and if you look back on posts they are the generous cousins who got us a hotel room last June. They treated my in-laws, us, and Roma Ann to dinner so that was really sweet. Anyways we has a great week  just talking a lot watching movies at home and everyone enjoying Addy. Roma Ann's daughter and her husband came on Friday and we always have so much fun when they are here, they adore Addy and want to steal her, they've been trying for a year and can't get pregnant so it's hard to watch how amazing they are with her and see how they ache for one of their own, I guess all I can do is pray for them. I've had some tough migraines lately but the doctor said they're tension headaches so I just need to not stress and make sure I don't carry Addy on the same side all the time. Daniel's looking for a new job and we're keeping our fingers crossed. Everything else is good and I've just got to get through the next couple of weeks at work until Spring Break.

Scarlet Woman!

Addy was suppose to be taking a nap and when Daddy got home he heard her so went in to check. He came out laughing and said Honey, we have a problem. Your daughter wants to go to Vegas to be a Scarlet Woman (he says that now because my mom uses that term and it makes Daniel laugh) Here is what I saw to make Daddy say such a thing

The reason for Addy's noise was she was undressing herself and as you can see she's not at all ashamed!

This is what my SWEET BABY has been up to.

learning to play the guitar.




 being mischievous all day long and acting innocent

And this, Daddy caught Adelaide being pretty cool by standing against the wall she would push off for a second then grab back on, then do a one-handed lean, she's definitely on the way to walking!

I sure love this little girl, everyday she has some jobs she feels like she has to do. She goes to the sofa table and crawls through knocks everything off and crawls out of it, then goes down the hallway and makes a pit stop at the guest bathroom where she feels the bath mats, then she continues on into Roma Ann's room and clears out the bottom shelf of her computer desk. She is a hardworker let me tell you! As soon as you put things up, she squirms to get down to do it all again! She sure is entertaining to watch!