Backwards Day!!

So, I was looking at Arianna's skirt the other day and noticed the pockets were not in the right place! I guess that's what happens when kids dress themselves!! ( this skirt has pleats on both sides so I can see why she put it on backwards)

6 Months Already!!

I can't believe 6 months has already snuck up on me! Time sure flies by when you are having a great time!!

I sure love that Alayna has such a big beautiful smile! Even though Alayna is a mama's girl, she smiles at everyone around her.
Alayna doesn't have her dr.'s appointment until next week so I cannot tell you how long she is or how much she weighs...not yet anyway. But, Alayna loves to move, roll, and scoot! I will place her on the ground and turn my back for just a second and Alayna is already on the other side of the rug. It is crazy. I have already started looking into putting up gates around the house so she doesn't take a tumble down any of the stairs.

I don't have many picutres of me and Alayna together...because I am the one taking the pictures most of the time. So, here we are. I love Alayna's lips in this picture...they are pink and puckery (if that is a word). I don't look as cute as Alayna in this picture. In my defense, Alayna decided to wake up for a few hours last night so I only got about 4 hours of sleep...oh well.

Everyone Is Doing It!

I figured I would do this tag since I rarely do them: Enjoy!

1:Where is your cell phone? In the diaper bag
2:Where is your significant other? In our room working
3:Your hair color? Dirty Blond
4:Your mother? Dot (Dorothy) Beautiful
5:Your father? Rick (Fredrick) Handsome
6:Your favorite thing? Family
7: Your dream last night? I can't remember...I slept so good!
8:Your dream/goal? Serve missions for my Church
9:The room you're in? Arianna's room
10:Your hobby? Blogging
11:Your fear? Losing a child
12:Where do you want to be in 6 years? Maybe more eduacation
13:Where were you last night? At home getting ready for trash day
14:What you're not? Hungry
15:One of your wish list items? Gym Pass ??
16:Where you grew up? Orem, Utah
17:The last thing you did? Put Alayna down for her nap
18:What are you wearing? Black capris/purple shirt
19:Your TV? Samsung
20:Your pet? Black cat...Ashes
21:Your computer? Dell
22:Your mood? Little tired
23:Missing someone? Yes
24:Your car? Odessey
25: Something you're not wearing? Shoes
26:Favorite store? Target
27:Your summer? Was fun
28:Love someone? Pat
29:Your favorite color? Blue
30:When is the last time you laughed? 1 hour ago...Alayna
31:When is the last time you cried? Last night

I am not going to tag anyone unless you want to copy and paste the questions...I'd love to read your answers, but no pressure!

I'm so ready for this

So, Alayna has been sleeping through the night for the past few days and it makes me so happy! But...I find myself wondering, "Is this temporary? Or are we finally hitting a mile stone here?" Time will tell I guess.

Of Course She's Hungry, Just Look At Her!

Isn't Alayna starved to the bone? Ha!! If any of you know my kids, they sure get chuncky!! Take a look...more pictures to come this week!

Alayna sure is a happy baby! Here she is just chillin on our bed.
We bought a new bouncer. Alayna loves playing and jumping in it. Oh, she also likes to poop in it too! If you put Alayna in this bouncer, 9 times out of ten she poops...thought you would like to know that!
Here is Alayna loving her rice cereal! She didn't seem to mind the new texture of the food. Arianna didn't care too much for cereal so this is new to us!
Alayna looks fantastic wearing her food don't you think?
This is just proof of how good of a sister Arianna is to Alayna. Arianna wants to help out in any way possible. Now I hardly get a chance to feed Alayna. Just today Arianna said to me, because I wanted to feed Alayna, "Mom, if you don't let me feed Alayna, how am I suppose to be a mom?" Yikes, I'd better not let her feed the baby anymore...she's too young to be a mom!

Alayna

Teething Moments:

You know you have had a bad night when your baby falls asleep on a blanket on the floor like this...darn that teething! This is actually a picture of Alayna in Utah. Notice my set up here...blanket on the floor (extra padding), two pillows stacked on top of each other (for my head), toys spread here and there! This is where I spent most of my nights so Pat and Arianna could sleep. It was a rough 3 nights.
This is Alayna at 5 months. She loves to chew on her toes (first sign of teething actually). We thought, "Oh this is so cute!" Of course it is cute, but had I known what was to come in the next few weeks, I think I would have had a different thought!

Back To School

I know it has been a few weeks since school started, but I am finally getting it posted now. Arianna is in 1st grade! I can't believe it! So far Arianna loves school (I hope she enjoys school through her entire school years...yeah right!)

Anyway, here she is with her new clothes and new pink backpack.

My baby is growing up!!

Minus 1, Plus 1

Minus 1: So, Arianna finally lost her second front tooth. She is now officially what I call "toothless"! I dropped her off at school and when I came back to pick her up, it was gone. Arianna pulled the tooth out all on her own during class. I am sure it made her feel cool and awesome to do it when her classmates were around...that's Arianna for ya!

Plus 1: We took a quick trip to Utah for my nephew's baptism. The entire time we were there, Alayna was fussy and would not sleep much at all. (It was a very trying time for me). Anyway, we got back home and within 2 days, a tooth had broke through. Poor little lady. Teething must be a painful experience. I don't have a picture of Alayna's tooth because she barely lets me see it. It is the bottom front tooth.