Easter in St. George!

For Easter we all went to St. George! We have been doing this for awhile now, a wonderful tradition that we all LOVE of course! :) It is so fun to be with the whole family in the sun. I took a billion pictures, it was hard to cut them down for this blog! Here is a picture of our family at the swimming pool. Lily liked being in the water, especially when Tyler was with her in her blow up seat thing.
This was when we were dying eggs before Easter!You can't go to St. George without going hiking! We went on a fun trail and then climbed the cliffs.

Rach got Addie and Lily matching outfits, and so did Nana! It was so fun to have them matching, they are such CUTE COUSINS!! My two most favorite girls in the world!!!

Our fair skinned little ladies and my freakin tan mom!! :)

This is one of my favorite pictures that I took, and nobody is even looking! Why is it my favorite do you ask? Because this is what I LOVE to do! Sit and converse with my amazing family! Seriously, we are so lucky to all be so close!

Every year Granny has her Easter egg hunt! AND every year, there is a gold egg with 50 dollars in it! This year, she upped the craziness by hiding FOUR golden eggs!! I was the proud reciever of a lucky golden egg! Me and Tyler are especially lucky because last year Tyler is the one who found the egg! Yes, we are rich from Easter eggs ;)

Chillin at the swimming pool! Lily is just so cute I can't stand it! And she is SO GOOD!

Here is most of the cousins after a hard day of playing ultimate frisbee, shopping, swimming and relaxing!! These are the best memories ever!

So I thought I would write a bit about our adventures here in Ogden thus far! We are LOVING our apartment, and trying out new things. One of the big attractions here is the Solomen Center! I just got a Golds Gym pass there and I LOVE it! The cycling classes are my very favorite, and yes, they kick my butt! They also have iFly, iRock, Flowrider, Fat Cats, and a giant movie theater! They have lots of restuarants that we are still in need of trying. I can't wait for the fam to come and visit so we can try out all these new things! I have always wanted to do the iFly! They are just putting in a Walmart about 2 minutes from my house! Love it. There are a billion walking paths here, which Lily and I have been running on! I love being so close to the mountains, especially since it is warming up :) Another thing that I LOVE here...is Riverdale Road and all of the SHOPPING!! :) We decided we are going to start looking for a house here soon, even though we have no idea how long we will be staying. We are excited to get to know our ward...and oh my HECK, I CANT WAIT FOR SUMMER!! :) Life is really good right now, and we are truly blessed! :)

St Patricks Day!

So as most of you know, I was SO excited to get me and Lily all dressed up in green that we did it on Tuesday as well as Thursday! Haha, really, I thought St Paddys Day was on Tuesday! I sent out a cute text to my family with Lilys picture...haha, my mom told me the hard news in her reply that it wasnt until Thursday! I just LOVE taking pictures of Lily! Here is my cute little girl :)

Her toe nails are even green! :)

Haha I just LOVE this picture! Check out them eyes!

6 months!

Six Months

Weight: 11 lbs. --- 0%

Height: 24.5in --- 10%

Head: 16in --- 6%

On March 7th Lily turned 6 months old! A half a year old, I can't believe it! I can't even describe how much I love her and how much joy she brings to our lives! She is at such a fun age, she is getting so smart! She rolls all over the place and can turn on a dime! She scootches on her tummy too, and can almost sit up by herself. She is always making everybody so happy, especially the strangers at the grocery store! Sometimes it freaks me out. She is the HAPPIEST baby I have ever met. You might think I am just bias, but really...she is one happy, smiley baby. I am so lucky!! At her 6 month check-up he said she is doing great, although she needs to GAIN WEIGHT. Dont we all wish we had the same problem. We now have to put more formula in with the water then it calls for so she can get more calories. She just is ALWAYS moving and so she burns more calories!! She also talks and talks which is fun. She hates to be left alone...and she doesnt sleep through the night. I was so excited for 6 months so I could wean her off getting up and eating, but the doctor said that since she is so little I still should get up with her so she can eat. Ahh! Its ok, I would do anything for her. I love her so much and am so thankful for her in my life!

Here is little Lily Bear reading a book in the bathtub :) She looooves bathtime! Her baths always leaves me so wet and very happy!

Ogden!

So we have been really busy as of late! Let me tell you all that has been going on. So one day I am discussing with my best friend Erin Kay that it looks like Tyler and I will be in Logan for the summer because he got that Sheriff posistion and the other places just weren't hiring. There was only one last prospect, and that was Ogden. There were over 200 people that tested for this posistion, and they hired 8 new Police officers! I am VERY proud of Tyler for doing all of the tests and doing so well on all of them! So when he got the call that he got the job, they basically said you have two weeks and then you will be starting! So we found a wonderful apartment in West Haven and up and moved, just like that! I LOVE our new place! It has SO much room, much much more than I am used to! :) We got a new couch, TV, washer/dryer...not to mention we finally have a garbage disposal, a dishwasher, and TWO bathrooms! Oh and TWO walk in closets! Haha, I am in heaven! Tyler has been loving his new job! He is doing a Mini Academy these first two weeks and then he starts his Field Training with Officers for 14 weeks. That means he basically has a partner he drives around with and isn't on his own yet. He got his new walky radio thing and we have been listening to all of the police reports...holy cow it will be one interesting job! For example...last night somebody got stabbed with a pitch fork! Ummm scary/weird. He will be SO good at his job, and he has such a passion for it! At the end of the summer he will be starting more schooling to get his degree in Criminal Justice, and he is working on being a Detective! I am excited for this new life ahead of us!! I love Tyler SO much, and am so proud that he is pursuing his dreams!!! He has given me a wonderful life. :) And doesnt he look dang good in a uniform?!.

Logan

Right now I am packing up my little apartment that Tyler and I have lived in since we got married. It is really little, and Lilys basinett barely fits in our room with us! It is OLD, and I mean old. We get really weird smells from the girls cooking downstairs, and no matter how hard I scrub the sinks and tubs, they don't get clean! Despite all of these facts, I am going to miss this place. I feel like we have truly made it our little home. It has so many memories, not to mention it was SO cheap! Not only will I miss our little place, I will miss Logan. Maybe not the January/February months...but Logan is a great place to live! I am sure most of you have heard me complain about it, but thats only because its far away from my mom. In all honesty, it is a great place to be! I love the community, I love the library, I love the aquatic center, I love my gym, I love our play group, I love being an activity day leader, I love my friends here, I love LOVE my work, I love the summer here, I love the fall, I love the mountains, I love 1st dam and the ducks, I love Blue Bird, I LOVE Gossners Cheese Factory, I love Utah State University, I love the Logan Temple, I love the River Walk, I love laying in bed at night and looking at the huge lit up A out of my window, I love floating the canal, I love Ambassadors, I love.......oh my, I could go on and on. Needless to say, I am in a bit of a sad state right now. I hate change. I truly have been blessed here in Logan. I will miss it. We are now on to bigger and better things, but Logan will always hold a special place in my heart. Thanks to all of you who have made Logan such a special place! :)

Valentines!

For Valentines Day this year Tyler and I decided to stay in Logan and just relax, which was totally fine with me! I watched Lily while Tyler was at work and when he got home he ordered me out of the house! He told me to go to the gym and shopping or whatever, but not to come back until 6:30. This was fiiiiine by me! :) I got a good work out in and did some shopping and when I returned there were hearts all over the door and this was on the table! And the best part? The house was sparkling clean! :) Tyler calls this his 'Love Shrine'...he knows I love Sports drinks as of late, and he got me some dark mint chocolate, bath and lotion smell good stuff, and socks! (Socks are always the best present in the world, I looooove socks!) He also ordered us Pizza from Papa Johns. Now, you may not think this is romantic, but he got it because it was the first meal we had after we got married. Haha...I loved every piece of this night! And after dinner I got to take a smell good bath! :) It was a great day.
For Valentines Day for Tyler I got him all of his favorite foods and packed his lunch the night before work. It was full with love notes, chocolate hearts, and sooo much food! It was fun to suprise him, because everybody who knows me knows I am soooo bad at keeping secrets!

A couple of days before Valentines I made Lily a tutu, took her to Shawnees and she took some adorable pictures! These ones are my favorites!

Lily is so much fun! She is one happy baby! I can already tell that she has a gift to make everyone around her smile and happy. She LOVES to talk to everyone in church and it has been a blessing to Tyler and I to meet new friends as well! We love her so much! And I love my Tyler so much too. He is such a hard worker, and the perfect person for me. I love him so much! I am so blessed to have so many people that I love in my life! :) HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! :)