more Utah...

I love being in Utah with my family...oh the fun we have!!

Papi and the camera...

Me and Carlee B...sister time!!!

Addison teaching Carlee the fine art of eating a whole piece of cake in one bite :)

This little man loves his Papi and loves to help!!  I am a lucky mama!!

I love how my kids love my parents, and I love how my parents love my kids...so cute!!!

Just hangin' out!!



This little man loves to read...and he also thinks he is a full on grown-up!!

Utah is fun!!  Logan asks everyday if we can move there!!

Gratitude...

To start off our new family tradition of saying 3 things we are grateful for each day, I am going to do mine...

1 - My amazing strong husband.  I could not ask for a more supportive and wonderful man!!

2 - My little man, who is not so little, but what a wonderful boy he is!!

3 - My little princess, what a sweet and funny girl she is!!

I love this family so so much I cant stand myself.  I am so blessed, they create my happiness every day!!

A little Utah...

Can you guess how happy we were to be in Utah??  We went to Utah to visit my parents and see my Grandfather...it was a great trip.  Here is just the beginning.

Mimi is always taking pics upon arrival.

She was beside herself she was so excited!!  

We stopped at Temple Square waiting for Fun Aunt Carlee's plane to come in.  We stopped at the Lion House Bakery and picked up some delicious chocolate chip cookies.  Everyone took a little snack break while mama took a work call.

Told you, they love a good cookie :)

It was a beautiful day!

Logan the train!

She was so funny chasing after Logan and Papi...yes kept yelling "I coming guys"

She had so much fun playing on the outdoor climbing thing, it was great weather and so much fun...more pics to come.

I have a new blog.  I am tracking my weight loss adventure.  Check out my blog at:  https://healthytogether-withemily.blogspot.com

AdDiSsOn RaE my BuG

I cant believe this little bug is 2.  She is the funniest little person I know.  We had the opportunity to celebrate Addison's birthday while we were in Utah, which was like a dream come true for me.  Having my family together to celebrate this perfect little person.

 She had her first chocolate covered strawberry, and as all girls do, she loved it (mostly the chocolate)

She was so happy to have her strawberry (well, 3, but who is counting)

We had brownies on her actual birthday...she loved them can you tell??

A few stats:
- 34 1/2 inches long/tall (95%)
- 25.7 lbs (35%)

Things she loves:
- Logan
- Books
- Rella (Cinderella)
- Tinker Bell
- Almost any animal
- Anything that hops (bunnies and frogs)
- She knows all of her colors (in sign language and verbally)
- She is our happy little weirdo

We celebrated this little princess all week long!!  She was not sure what to do the first time we sang to her, but after that, every day she would say "Happy Addison?" and then ask for cake, she is a woman after my own heart!!

She is maybe the happiest little girl I know.  She is so thoughtful and loves to take turns.  She will say "Lolo turn, Addison turn"

 This however, is exactly who she is.  If she does not want to do something, she will not.  There is no convincing her of anything different.  She is her own person, and that is my favorite and most frustrating thing about her.  I envision this being a wonderful trait when she is a teenager and has to deal with all the world has to tempt her with.

She was Tink for her birthday, and oh how happy did that make her!! 

Daddy and I love you bug, our family would not be the same with out you!  Logan loves you so much, my greatest hope is that you will always be friends.  I love watching you play together!!  I can't wait to see what this next year brings!!

So blessed!

I have been feeling so blessed. I am so grateful for my sweet family. My strong and amazing supportive husband. My sweet, handsome and kind Logan and my head strong, funny beautiful Addison!!

Uve Oou

Addison has been saying "love you" (uve Oou) for about a month. She says it if we say addison say love you. When we are finishing up Skype with Mimi and Papi or going to bed. We say it a lot in our house. So this morning she was walking out of the house with Bob and Logan headed to school and as she stepped into the garage she said "uve oou mama" "by by mama". I almost cried, she is getting so big and so self aware. She knew that is what we say when we leave...so unprompted she made my day (maybe even week!). I am so eternally grateful for my sweet babies and for all they teach me!!