Christmas 2010

Christmas morning- Dali seemed to know just what to do. There is a video at the very bottom of her walking in to the tree.

Christmas Day at Grandmother and Pops house

A few of her cute cousins eating dinner



Acting out the nativity. Adaliah is a supposed to be a sheep.

One of the best parts of Christmas was talking to Cecily on the phone! (She is in Spain on a mission) She is doing wonderful out there- but we sure miss her! Also- Pete's brother Joel called from Oregan to tell us he's engaged!

It was a wonderful Christmas full of family, amazing food, and lots of fun!

This was actually the next day at our niece Presley's baby blessing. Left to right Julie, Me, Susan, Steff, and Amanda the mother of sweet Presley.

The week before Christmas we went down to Manti to celebrate. Pete and I met up with some friends (Candalyn, Drew and thier baby Devery) and went the the local production of nutcracker (which Adaliah loved!). Then we stayed up late playing games with family. The next day we went to Church, opened presents, and ate dinner. It was the perfect weekend.

Here is my niece Lily and Pete. She fell right asleep in his arms..it was so adorable.

Dali and her new puzzle which I think is the winning present of the year. (Thanks again Mom) She carries those puzzle pieces with her every where she goes.

My cute Granny gave all of us girls Snuggies for Christmas! haha. Left to right Me, Cami, Kim, Mary, and Karen. When we were down- we found out my sister-in-law Cami is pregnant! So the 3 cute girls in the middle are all pregnant! Yay! More cousins!! Cami and Kim are due in June and Mary in March!

10 months

10 months!

1. She is officially a talker. She is always trying to repeat what we say, but she says 10-12 words all the time. Including "Moo" when you ask her what a cow says. So adorable.

2. She has learned to open cupboards...and yes...pull everything out.

3. She loves to explore. She'll crawl or push her stroller all around the house. A few days ago I heard her crying so I ran around looking for her. Finally I found her stuck underneath the guest bed. What a crazy.

4. She still LOVES to play peek-a-boo. It cracks me up. I never know when her little face is going to poke around a corner and then hide again...and again.. and again. She'll play with anybody that will look at her.

5. She had two ear infections again...poor thing.

6. She loves to dance. We say "Dali Dance!" and she'll start grooving.

7. She is walking a little bit more everyday..

8. My favorite new thing- she knows what "give hugs and kisses" means. It melts my heart. I love her hugs, and I love watching her give her cousins and family hugs. What sweetie!

Guess who took her first steps today?!

Crazy! Adaliah thinks she is so big! We were at Pete's parents house and Pete's dad (Pop) got her to stand for 30 - 40 seconds at a time which is a lot longer then she has ever stood before. I think something just clicked in her head... because next thing we know she started taking 4 or 5 steps at a time. It was so fun that it happened at Pete's parents with uncles and cousins and Grandmother and Pop to share the moment.

I tried to get video of her tonight after our ward party- but she was so tired and crazy and not very interested in walking. But I'm sure i'll get lots more video. I give her a week before she is cruising around the house like a crazy girl.

Random

1. Adaliah has quit taking her morning nap. In order for me to get anything done- I have had to resort to "Baby Boost" a movie that my sister Mary let me barrow. It's just a movie of kids playing and singing songs. Adaliah LOVES IT and it gives me a few mins to run around like a crazy woman and try to get stuff done.


And I just had to add this picture because she is such a doll!

2. I have been babysitting a lot lately. It's been keeping me very busy. Here is Jo Jo (age 3) giving Dali a big juicy kiss. Yes she fell completely onto her back when he was done- but to my surprise...no tears...just a big smile for Jo. Cute kids.

3. I spent literally 3 hours in the mall looking for a fancy Christmas dress for Pete's work party. Poor Adaliah... And just in case you're wondering, I didn't find anything. I went home with some earrings. Bummer. But Pete's Christmas party was amazing and Pete got a very prestigious award. He wouldn't want me to brag about him too much- so I'll just say I'm really proud of him!

4. Adaliah took her first spill- she hit her face on my friends coffee table and cut open her lip on the right side. She had a pretty good fat lip. A few hours later she fell at my sisters house and split the other side open on her hard floor. Perfect. This picture was taken before the second accident.

5.I had my little love Hudson over. He played so well with Adaliah! Probably because they both love to take everything out of every drawer in my house. Perfect.

I made cookies when he was over. He couldn't wait for them to be ready! When the timer when off he yelled "Bekah it went Beep Beep!" then after he shoved the cookie in his mouth.. he asked "another tookie please?". How can you resist that little face?

So life has been good. Very crazy. But good.

Peek A Boo

I cannot get enough of this girl! She is at that age that she surprises me with something new EVERYDAY! A new word- a new game- more mobility..... She is adorable. Anyway- sorry the video is sideways... But Enjoy Adaliah playing Peek a Boo. She's been initiating this game at the most hilarious times. I want to eat her up!

"Da da" and......

So Adaliah has been saying "DA DA" for over a month now, but we still have been working on "MA MA". Well a few days ago she started reaching for me and saying "BA BA". After doing it time after time, Pete tried to convince me that is how she says mom. I didn't believe him at first...but now I am totally convinced. Every time we ask her to say ma ma she says ba ba.

I'm so pumped! She finally calls me something! See for yourself!

Part 2

More pictures from Thanksgiving in Manti

And remember this little guy that used to be my world?!

He is all grown up!! It was so cute to see him and Dali play together. My two little loves.

Manti Light Parade- Thanksgiving

We had an amazing thanksgiving with Pete's family on Thursday. The food was delicous and the company was delightful. We had a great holiday.

It's tradition in my family to go to the Manti light parade and party the friday night after thanksgiving and then have our big thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Here are some pictures from our fun night.


Dali and her cousin Lily with Santa. They both did surprisingly well on his lap!

My family playing games all night long...

Adaliah and the sock

Yesterday Adaliah found one of her socks on the floor. She picked it up and then didn’t put it back down until it was time for bed. Everywhere she went the sock went to. She would crawl around with a firm grip on it. After I put her to bed I found it in her toy box. She must have put it there to keep it safe.

Then morning came- and sure enough- first thing- the sock came out of the toy box and back into her hand.

Why spend money on toys when socks can be so fun?!

Adaliah: "Oh!"

Adaliah showing me her sock.

And don't we love the morning hair and the WAY to long pjs? So adorable.

A taste of home

Him: Grew up in Riverton with 2500 kids in his high school

Her: Grew up with 2500 people in her entire city

Him: Grew up close to shopping, food, lots of entertainment, and traffic.

Her: Grew up close to sheep, turkeys, horses, and four wheeling trails.

Where do they end up?

Close to the city for him with a taste of home for her. And we love it. We’re glad to be settled.

This is the view from our back door

And this is where Adaliah and I are camping out during the blizzard.

Adaliah signing Dog!

Dog is one of the signs I've been pretty consistent with teaching her. Between her books with dogs, her stuffed animal dogs, and my sisters dog Jane...she hears about them a lot. Today we were reading a story and she started signing it. Smart little cookie!

And I had to add this one as well- too adorable.

9 months

9 months

Weight 21.6 pounds (90%)

Height 28 inches (80%)

A little about her...

*She is getting over her stranger danger! Hurray! During the move she had to be babysat a few times and she did great!

*She signs “more” and “all done”

*She finally is starting to like finger foods. (Crackers, Puffs…ext)

*She loves to play with EVERYTHING but toys…

*She loves to look at pictures on the wall. It’s like her favorite thing ever. She points to a picture so we take her over to look at it, then she points to another one..then back to the first one… She would do it all day if we let her.

* She points by stretching out her arm and bending her wrist. So adorable…

*Her eighth tooth just broke through yesterday. Crazy

*She loves to clap!

*Words I swear I’ve heard her say multiple times in the right context … “Jo Jo” – the little boy I nanny. “Mama”- Ussualy when she’s sad. “Bah” when she sees a ball “Ah Du” When she’s done with her food. And of course "Da Da".Maybe I’m crazy- but I swear she knows.

*She still loves other kids! She screams at the store or at church when kids walk by and she is in heaven when we are with cousins or friends.

She is still so snuggly and sweet and wonderful. We love our girl!

Big News

We bought a house and we are moving....tomorrow. Move #7 for Pete and I. Bring it on. Am I excited? Yes. Nervous? Extremely.

This is the first time I’ve been nervous before a move. I was less nervous moving to Chicago..and moving with a 6 week old..

What is with the nerves?

This is the conclusion I’ve come to: We bought this house knowing it’s probably pretty long term. We wanted to find a nice neighborhood, a house to grow into, a yard for kids to play in, and somewhere we can picture our kids growing up. We found the house. After months of searching we found it- and the keys are ours tomorrow. This is permanent.

This is the hose Adaliah will take her first steps in and have her first Christmas in. This is the house she’ll walk out the door with her backpack on her first day of school. This is the house I’ll bring my second baby home to…and my third…and my forth… …and..(you get the idea). This is where memories will be made and never ending friendships will be developed.

I know I’m probably making this a bigger deal then it needs to be. But It’s kind of scary to think about. This is the next chapter of our lives and it begins….. tomorrow.

I guess part of the reason I think it’s such a big deal is because I KNOW that the neighborhood I grew up in shaped me into the person I am today. Between primary teachers, young women’s leaders, cute old ladies across the street, and of course friends…

One family in particular the Barclays:

They lived across the street from me.. Tausha was a year older, and Kayla a year younger. We spent every day together when we were little making up dances, riding bikes, building forts, making home videos, playing night games, putting on plays… so many fun memories.

Then when we were older we were doing drill team together, going on double dates, fighting over the same boys…(haha)....

They shaped me into who I am today and they are still some of my greatest friends. Anyway- I need to get back to packing. This is going to be a crazy weekend. I’m excited. Nervous but excited.

Busy Saturday!

I am happy to say I got that "spring in my step" back just in time for a very busy Saturday.

It started early in the morning running the 5K Turkey Trot with Karen. It's our 3rd year in a row to run this race. It's becoming a tradition. We took turns pushing Dali and had a great time.

We ran home and showered and then met my mom and bother Dave for lunch.

After lunch I picked Pete up and headed to Provo to Andrea's 1st birthday party. Andrea was adorable and it was so good to catch up with Tausha and Kayla. Dali found a nice comfy spot to watch presents. So cute...

After the party we got home just in time for me to take my mom to the airport.

I got home around 8:00- to find a yummy dinner on the table that Pete had prepared (worlds greatest husband). I ate dinner and I then went to sleep for the night by 8:30- which was kinda 7:30 because of daylight savings! Gatta love the good sleep. Phew- what a fun day!

Today Karen took some family pictures of us at the park. I'll post more later. Good night for now.