Poor Baby

Lily has been feeling under the weather the last few days with a terrible sore throat and a fever. I feel so bad for her. Poor little thing.

New Do

Dear Mom & Dad,

I love my sweet new hair cut. I really appreciate you trying out your "grooming skills" on me. But, maybe next time you should just take me to the groomer instead.

Love,

Diva

I Did It!!

Well, the triathlon is over! I am so proud of myself for finishing! I was sooo nervous when it started that I had such a huge knot in my stomach. But, once I started I calmed down a little bit. I made pretty good time...I finished in 1 hour, which was my goal, so I am really happy about it. It was such a great feeling crossing that finish line...I was so happy, and it was so fun having everyone there cheering us on! I did better on the swim and run than I thought, but the bike was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. It was so fun to do it with my friends and family. Congratulations Anna, Katie, Amy and April! I am so proud of you guys, you did so awesome - and I am so happy we were all in it together. And, congratulations to me for competing and finishing my first triathlon!!Here I am after I crossed the finish line. Sorry, this is the only picture you get. Don't think I am about to post a picture of me in my swimsuit and bike shorts :)

On a different note, I finished the best book on the drive down. This book will now be one of my very favorites. I absolutely fell in love with the characters in this book. The way it is written is so clever, and it is so much fun to read. I hardly ever get emotional when I am reading books, but this one really got me. I was so sad it when it was over. I highly recommend it...I loved it.

Monster Tree

We have had this monster tree in our backyard that we have been wanting to get rid of so we can put in a fence. We hired a guy to come take it out, but the thing is so big his chain saw broke while cutting it...so he wanted to charge us a whole lot more to take it out. Anton was having none of it. So, Anton thought he would take a stab at it himself. He has been chopping away at this tree for quite some time now. Well, last week my dad was over and he said, "why don't you just pull your truck onto the lawn, and pull it out with chains". So, we went to Lowes, dusted off the good old truck, pulled it onto the lawn...and this is what happened.It was so fun to watch it come out! It is such a relief for Anton to finally have it out. The truck tore up some of the lawn, but it is worth it to have that dang tree out. Way to go Anton!

Almost here...

This is a big week for me! This Saturday, I am competing in my very first triathlon. I am both nervous and excited. Probably a little more nervous than excited! But, in the end I will be so proud of myself for finishing....and that's all I care about. I don't need to be super quick or amazing at it...I just need to finish. And, I will. St. George here we come! Wish me luck!!

Love

I love her.

Out and About

In my opinion the weather the last two days has been absolutely perfect! Since the weather has been so great...why not take advantage of it?! On Tuesday my mom and sisters (and their kids) went to Gardner Village to see the witches they put out for Halloween. Darling! As I mentioned before, the weather was perfect, and it was so fun to be together. Then, that night we had my cute parents over for dinner. The dinner turned out delicious, and we had a great time. Lily performed for them like you can't believe. She was so funny, she made us laugh so hard. Then, today, my sister called and said "I know this is really last minute, but do you want to go golfing?"... I was lucky my granny was available to tend because we had SO MUCH FUN! We always laugh so hard. It was just the three of us...me, my mom and my sister Anna (my sister Emily couldn't find a sitter). So, I don't know what is on the agenda for tomorrow, but I am sure Lily and I will find something fun to do!

Fun Weekend

Lily's sleeping pattern has been a little funny the last two weeks or so...she has been waking up more than she normally does. And, she hasn't been feeling well because she has been having a hard time going to the bathroom...and I read that if a nursing baby is having trouble going to the bathroom, it is because they aren't getting enough to eat. The writing was on the wall...I finally had to break down and give Lily some rice cereal. So, after we went out to dinner on Friday we stopped by the store and picked up some cereal for her. We thought for sure she would hate it. Not exactly the case. She was SMACKING! It was so funny! She loved it. And, to make things even better...she only got up once for about 10 minutes, then slept in until 9! It was fabulous. And, her other little 'problem' is working itself out. So, it turns out giving her some rice cereal was the answer! Another big thing Lily did....she turned over! I was in kitchen yesterday, and Anton yelled "Lily just turned over". I didn't believe it, so went to see for myself...there she was laying on her belly. Way to go Lily Bug!We had such a fun night on Friday...we went out to dinner, then went shopping for some clothes for Lily. Believe it or not, this was the first time I have actually bought clothes for Lily. Between my mom, Antons mom and all the gifts we received when she was born, I haven't had to buy anything. So, it was fun to go and buy her some new fall clothes. The rest of the weekend was so fun and laid back. I love General Conference weekend for that exact reason. I love staying home and watching conference in my sweats all day. During the sessions on Sunday, we took a drive up Little Cottonwood canyon. The colors were beautiful, and it had snowed. Lily got to feel snow for the first time! Then we came home listened to the rest of conference, took the dogs on a walk, and had a delicious dinner. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend.