Sunshine and Reno

We have been lucky to have a few days of gorgeous weather. We are talking 70's with not a cloud in the sky. I have tried to take advantage of it every time I can. Davis and I have been going for walks in Provo canyon and sitting outside reading in the sunshine. My favorite thing I own right now is the bumbo it has made it so easy for me to do more things with her. She will sit in it outside while I read and talk to her. She leans over and tries to touch the grass. I love watching her learn about all the great things this world has to offer her. I wish I could remember how it felt to feel grass for the first time or the sun on my face for the first time. It must so exciting to her and it makes me wish she could talk so she could tell me how it feels.

Grass!!!!

Sleeping in the sun. She really is her mothers daughter.

This is comfort right here.

Doesn't she just look so interested in the book we are reading.

This last weekend Justin had to go to Reno with a couple of our younger teams for a volleyball tournament. Since they were taking a bus we decided to pack up everyone and go on a little vacation. Some people may think that we are nuts taking our 4 month old on a nine hour bus ride with 20 15 year old girl. Well I thought we were too as we got started but we just went with it. And if i wasn't convinced that we have the best baby ever I am now!!!!! She is amazing she was awake most of the time there and got fussy only once when we went up hill and her ears were popping. She just smiled and hung out for the whole nine hours. When we got to Reno we checked into the hotel and let Davis kick around for a little while before we went to practice. Again she just let us take her all over and never made a fuss. She let everyone hold her and get in her face. We just laid a mattress on the floor and she slept her regular 12 hours. And did I mention that she was still able to take her naps and sleep in the convention center with 300 screaming teenage girls. Our teams did really really well, they finished 5th and 13th in the whole tournament. Not to mention that they both stared ranked in the 60's out of 70 teams. So I would say that they exceeded expectations. It was so fun to watch them win some good matches, some that were really close nail biters. It was also fun to get to know the mom's of the girls better too. It was fun to hear all there funny stories about raising kids and also get some great advice from woman who have been in my shoes before. On the second day most of the mom, Justin and I went to the Atlantis for sushi. I love sushi and I couldn't go last year because I was pregnant so I was so excited to go. Now I have to say the ride home was even easier than the ride there we left Reno at about 4pm. We kept Davis awake for a couple hours then did her routine minus bath time fun time, and then she went to sleep for the rest of the way home. We watched chick flicks all the way there and home. (oh except for the last part of the drive when everyone was asleep and Justin put on cool runnings) "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Twilight, 13 Going On 30, Step It Up, Altogether it was a great weekend full of good food, funny stories, grumpy bus driver, and great company. I feel so blessed to have such a great daughter that allows us to do things like this. I love her so much!!!

Sleeping on the bus
This girl can sleep anywhere and in any position. When she is tired it doesn't matter where she is she sleeps.


My fave

Big blues
He can try but she will never drink that Satan juice.

Napping in dads arms in the loud gym

Again sleeping in Dad's arms on the bus

Big Blues again... This is pretty much her mood on the drive there.

Justin can always get her to smile.

Easter Weekend

For Easter this year we had my sister Danielle here. She goes to BYU-Idaho and they got done the Friday before. On Friday I drove up to Rexburg and helped her get all her stuff home for the summer. I was to have her here and not worrying about school. She works so hard at school and gets very stressed, so every other time she has been here she has been worrying about homework and school. So this time she could just have fun and relax which she deserves. What did suck though, we were planning on having Danielle watch Davis while we went on a real date but couldn't. About an hour after We get back from Rexburg my eye gets ichy and swells twice it's size. It was carzy my eyeball was actually swollen. Luckily it had happened before so I wasn't to worried. But I couldn't touch Davis or anything else so no cookie making or egg dying. BOO!!! On Easter Sunday we woke up (my eye a little better but still bothering me.) and the Easter bunny had come and brought Danielle and Justin candy and Davis new passies and a rubber ducky for bath time fun time. The eater bunny ran out of colored eggs so she just made paper eggs and put them all over our house. Holidays are so fun when you have kids, even though Davis is still too little to actually enjoy them I love going all out for her.

Funny side note Justin thought that it was stake conference so we woke up extra early and got ready to go to conference. It was a little stressful getting everything ready for Easter and getting myself and Davis ready for church. But we did it and we got out the door early. We show up at our stake center and the parking lot is barely full weird. So we get out and walk in still thinking that it is weird that there are no cars here. We open the door to the front of the chapel and there is a man at the pulpit giving a talk. We close the door totally embarrassed and go get back in the car. We are confused and then decide to go check our building thinking maybe it is there. Check our building same thing a ward is meeting. Too bad it still didn't sink in and we go home to check the program. Sure enough stake conference is the following Sunday. So here we are at 10:00 all ready for church and our ward doesn't start until 1:00 so we go back to sleeping.

My little family before churchDavis peacefully sleeping in her Easter dress from Grandma Hermansen. I love the way she is holding her hands in this picture.
Sitting in her bumbo watch mom and aunt Danielle making sugar cookies.

She loves being able to see what's going on so she loves her bumbo. She can sit on the counter and watch me cook. That way too I can talk to her while I am cooking.

My little family

After our stake conference mishap she fell back asleep pretty fast.

Another one of Davis in her Easter dress.

More birthday fun

On the weekend of my actual birthday was rather mellow. My mom and sister had come two weeks earlier which is when I did my birthday shopping. So I got up early that morning and went to get a good workout in, and when I came home Justin and Davis were sleeping together in bed it was so cute!!!! That night we went to dinner at Johnny Carinos which was great. Then we came home and just watched the BYU volleyball match on TV. Justin got me some beautiful flowers and gift certificate to Target. Oh ya and a new car. Ya we got a Mazda cx-7 I love it. I never thought that I would like driving an SUV but I actually do like being off the ground a little bit more. It was a good birthday.

This is what I saw when I got home from the gym. This is happiness.

Just chillin' watching some volleyball.

More volleyball.

The flowers Justin got me for my birthday. They were so pretty they looked fake.

That night as we were getting Davis ready for bath time fun time she stared grabbing her toes for the first time. She got a hold of them and hasn't let go yet.

TOES!!!!

Grandma Fun

My mom came up for a visit at the end of March. My sister and I share the same birthday so my mom came up to celebrate all together. It was so fun to have her and Danielle here. Mom was so sweet and got my sister and I cute vans shoes and money! On Saturday we packed up Davis and headed to salt lake for a day of shopping and lunch. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch it is the best place and I love everything on their menu. Davis was a little fussy so it was a bit more stressful than I'd hoped. After we had a great lunch we headed to Nordstrom Rack for a little retail therapy. They had some great stuff Danielle and I both found great jeans and sunglasses. Grandma also got Davis a beautiful Easter dress. We also went to the BYU volleyball match with my brother Michael. Davis was in a great mood. She smiled and giggled for everyone showing off how cute she is. I love my mom so much and I am grateful that she cares so much about me and is always there for me. I also adore my wonderful sister Danielle. She the most beautiful girl inside and out, and is a great example to me. Even though I am the older sister I learn more from her than she learns from me.

Grandma and Davis at the volleyball game BYU vs. UCLA
Out to lunch at the cheesecake Factory. I didn't get to eat much of my lunch because the lady wanted to be held.

Two beautiful ladies. I love these woman!!!

Three hotties ready for a day of shopping and fun. (just a little plug for myself... yes those are my skinny jeans. )

More to come...

Davis rolled over twice yesturday and three times today. She is doing great and I love her big personality already. More to come...

For the grandparents

Here are some pictures for the grandparents who don't get to see her very often. And by the way she is just the prettiest baby (to me). She has had flawless beautiful skin since the day she was born. She is definitely my favorite subject to shoot pictures of.

Spring Break

Last week was spring break for UVU so we got to have Justin home every day. We definitely made the most of having him home and having beautiful weather. It was in the 60's almost 70 everyday and man, did we need it. This has been a long Winter and we are ready for Spring. Anyway we started the week off by going on walks, one of which was up Provo canyon to the falls. It was beautiful!!! It felt so good to have the sun on my face and my toes hanging out of my Rainbows. We didn't want the sun in Davis' eyes so we put some sunglasses on her and I got a picture, it was the cutest thing. Also, Justin got a little excited and decided to do some offroading with the stroller. It was built for tough terrain but I don't know our baby was. The next day we took Davis up to the Hogel zoo. She is still way little but I figured it is never too early to get them used to going out and learning new things. We showed her and talked about the animals. She was awake for most of the time and I think she actually liked all the visual stimulation. We have made it a goal to talk to her like we would anyone else as much as possible. NO baby talk! She really got talkative at the elephants and Zebras. It was so cute. I doubt it was because of the animals but it was still cute. It was the funniest thing when we went by the gorillas and one was trying to drink out of a big Gatorade bottle. After a while of getting frustrated he finally got the cap off the bottle and went to town. It was so funny to watch. I am so grateful that I have such a great family. When we weren't going to the zoo or walking we were hanging at the playground that is right outside our door. I would take Davis out in her bouncy chair to nap while I read to her in the sun. Sunshine makes me so happy and I hope I pass my love for the outdoors onto her. No TV or video games, I want my kids to love God's beautiful earth and all his creations.

We had so much fun spending the week together and being outside. Justin is such a great dad and Davis loves having him around. Her face lights up like Christmas whenever she sees him. Being a dad and the provider for a family isn't easy, that is why I am so grateful that he works so hard at both. I wish we could have him home all the time because everything is better when Dad is around.

Daddy Davis swing time

As you can tell she is really afraid of the fake wooden snake. (Justin really liked this toy)

This was near the end of zoo trip and Davis is OUT! As you can see the weather was so nice even a light sweater was not necessary.

Gatorade drinking for aforementioned gorilla.

Daddy and Davis looking at the Meerkats in the small animal exhibit. We also saw the cutest little monkeys. They came right up to the glass and where Davis could actually see them.

More Daddy Davis at the penguins
ZEBRAS!! She loved them and they were so funny. That one kept picking up his food bowl and throwing it in the air. I think he was hungry and getting angry that his bowl was still empty.
Giraffe... that's all I have to say about that.

Elephants, they were playing really cool music and we stood for a while. Davis was so awake and alert.

Justin offroading with the stroller and our three month old baby. She is already an adrenaline junkie.

The walk up Provo canyon is my favorite .


Cute little coy smile. Everything this girls does is so girly.

Mommy and Davis at the falls

Daddy and Davis. She was holding up her fist so Justin did it too. (baby power)

Here are the shades. Man she is one cooooool baby. It is so great that she has Justin's personality and is laid back. That way I get to do stuff like this to her and she doesn't freak out.

Wearing dads hat to keep the sun off her face.

More swing time fun time. Again I am glad that she is laid back and lets us do this stuff with her. I just hope she stays super chill and doesn't get my high strung anxiety-ridden personality.

It was a great week that went too fast. With Summer just around the corner I will look forward to many more days like these. (so Summer hurry up and get here)