A Little Early

I know Father's Day is still a few weeks away, but Amelia and I couldn't wait to give this gift to Mark since it is his first Father's Day. What can I say...I love buying cars. Those who know me well know this is so true. Besides, his Explorer had seen it's better days, and it was time he drove a grown up car. With all the latest happenings of grown up life (baby, bishopric, etc.), it was about time to drive something more reliable. It worked out perfectly too. Mark had to take my car for a couple days up to a conference in Midway. Which left me with his beast that I despised, so I took it upon myself to go trade it in. I thought that if it came from Amelia, he couldn't get mad, but I wasn't sure. So we made a big poster with a big #1 balloon. But as you can see from the look on his face that he didn't mind one bit. Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy around!

Dog Days...but where is Summer?!

Although it's a blizzard outside today, and it's MAY, there are some pics of Amelia and Tuck that made me think of the phrase, "the dog days of Summer." It seems that whenever she is sleeping or laying on her back, he feels that he has to copy her! It's really quite cute. (And isn't that a cute blanket she is laying on Grammy Vicki? ;) It matched her church dress perfectly!)

Two Perfect Sundays

This whole blogging thing gets a little overwhelming for me because now I feel like I have to blog about EVERYTHING! That being said, I am now behind on 2 very important events that are deserving of a blog post.

On May 2, Amelia had her debut at church for her blessing. What an amazing day for our little family. Good thing we have church in the afternoon or else we wouldn't have made it! Mark did an absolutely fabulous job and let everyone see his softer side. Amelia on the other hand let us all know that she had her Daddy's lungs! But gratefully, she quieted down half way through the blessing and it ended beautifully. Afterward, we fed the multitudes at our house and it was crazy! I didn't think we could squish that many people in our little house. My family did an incredible job at jumping in and taking over the kitchen so I could enjoy the day. How grateful I am for all of our family and friends that supported us. There were so many who were there from out of town which made it even more special. We love you all so much. So, forgive me once more for posting a gazillion pictures. There are just too many cute ones!


















This past Sunday was one I've been waiting for. It always seemed that Mother's Day was a bit of a sad day for me, especially since I've been married. I know all the things they say about all of us being Mothers, even if we don't have children of our own. But that never made me feel any better. So this Mother's Day, it was finally my turn to truly celebrate, and be celebrated. I'm honored to be Amelia's Mother and I am at a loss for words almost everyday at the amount of love I have for her. We celebrated by taking my Mom, Mark's Mom, and Mark's sister to brunch at the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird. Delicious! Mark said he wishes he could eat that well every day! (Sorry I'm not a better cook honey!!) Then it was church, which is ironic after we had just broken the Sabbath, and then off to my Sister's house for dinner. It was a packed day and by the end, Amelia had had enough! But it was such a fun day and I can't believe it's already over. So again...loads of pictures!











And then there were just a few pics over the past week or two that I had to include. She loves her little play mat with all of her fishy's on them. She squeals and talks to them all the time. She loves her little cousins and thinks they are interesting to look at as well. Then the other day, we had our first walk in the neighborhood in the backpack. She wasn't quite sure what to do when gusts of wind would come up. Her Grandpa found a quiet moment to feed her a bottle. She loved it almost as much as he did!

Sweet Conversations..Part 2

Happy Birthday...To Me!!

Well today I turned the big 3-2. I can't believe I'm this old. Aren't I still supposed to be 18?! My birthday this year had a totally different feel to it and I know it's because I'm a mother now. Having Amelia give me her big cheesey smiles this morning at 4:30 was the best birthday present. She was what I wished for last year on my birthday and I still can't believe she is actually here and that she is actually mine. We had a great day celebrating with friends and family. Life can't get much better than this! Thanks to all who made it such a special day!