A little bit of catch up!

The big thing that happened this week is that my Oma and Apa left for Brussels! We took wonderful pictures of our bubble playing fun, but then my "placenta head" mommy didn't grab the camera as we headed back south. So those pictures will have to wait a few more days. We still wanted to do a shout out to Oma and Apa though! We miss you! We love the emails!
And if any of you remember, this actually means my time in St. George is up! Oh no! We'll be moving up to SLC shortly, but Daddy has to get the house ready first. So Mommy and I are going to hang out for just a few more weeks and pack in as much sun and warmth. We're excited though and already got our zoo membership! YEAH!

These pictures were taken several Sundays ago.
Here's one of my classic faces. I'm really good at this one!

Digging in the dirt with Grandpa. (I'm actually being nice to him!)

And these pictures were taken just this week. Aunt Becca and Uncles Eric, and Marty were on Spring Break and it felt almost like summer. Mommy and I have tan lines!


Then of course, I need to wish Grandma and Aunt Becca a belated Happy Birthday! I loved the cake. It was my favorite...well maybe those cool singing cards you both got were my favorite!

A Jump on Summer

Mommy is desperate to get a jump on summer. Bring on the heat! (As Jonathan's mommy pointed out, that makes mommy crazy seeing as how she'll be in her third trimester during some of the worst of the heat!) Anyway, normally we don't get to jump in the hot tub until it's dark outside, but Grandma thought it might be more fun to do it during the day so we could feel like we were swimming! Boy was she right. It made it feel like it was summer time. Except for the part where the big pool water was still probably 50 degrees or below. We didn't swim in the big pool.

I was so excited when mommy opened the pool cover that I didn't want to wait for Daddy to come back with my swim suit. I stripped naked and made mommy very nervous until Daddy got there!

Busted!

Yup, that would be me standing on Grandma and Grandpa's pool cover. I didn't actually walk on it so I think I shouldn't be in trouble!

Other fun pictures of me with crazy post-nap hair made all the more fun by time on the tramp.

What's a good day at Target?

I love Target. New Hat: $1.00 Slurpee: $1.25 Utter Joy: Priceless

More Hiking

What a surprise that with the nice weather and Grandpa not working, we would all go hiking on Sunday afternoon! It was very pretty out.We went on a little hike just outside of the Snow Canyon State Park. Grandpa found a little rock wall that he built with Uncle Marty probably 6 years ago and only a few rocks had fallen. We didn't get any pictures of it, but we're hoping it's still there in another 6 years.




Daddy also went backpacking with Grandpa, Uncle Marty, and mom's cousin Ty. They went to Short Creek which is up behind the polygamist town of Hildale. You'll have to ask Daddy about that town. But it did feel good to sleep in a sleeping bag in a tent again. It's been awhile for my daddy!

Jumpin' Jacks

On Saturday, my uncle Eric was bored out of his mind. He and his two buddies wanted to go to Jumpin' Jacks. It's this place where they have the bounce house toys set up semi-permanently and you pay to get in daily, etc. Grandma wanted company so they thought I might like this place. So we pay for mommy and me to play. We walk in to the huge warehouse like room and I basically flipped out. I was terrified of EVERYTHING. The lights were dimmed and some disco balls were spinning which probably made it scarier, but I DID NOT want to be put down under any circumstances. The little kids bounce area was definitely too scary. So mommy thought we had just wasted a bunch of money, until I found the little 50 cent rides that are normally outside a K-Mart.



Again there is super cute video of my fun on this ride, but something about mommy makes the computer not upload these videos.

Then Grandma suggested Mommy go try the big slide since we paid for her anyway. I watched Mommy go down that slide and something clicked in my head. It might have helped a little that the lights came back on, but I wanted to go down this slide with Mommy. Keep in mind, this slide is two stories high. My pregnant Mommy hauled my 22 pound dead weight up a fairly steep "air ladder." I LOVED IT. I wanted to try everything. Of course, I wanted to be where all the BIG kids were having fun and running around kamikaze style, but Mommy eventually got me warmed up to the idea of the little kid area.

Hiking with Grandpa

A few weeks ago, Grandpa took Dad, Uncle Eric, and me hiking on a Sunday afternoon. This is how Grandpa prefers to spend his Sunday afternoons especially if he doesn't work. I like hiking...most of the time. I tend to get a little cranky that I can't just wander off.