Ready for Summer!

We are so excited for Summer! Too bad we skipped right over spring- going from sweaters to shorts in a matter of days! Danelle has enjoyed being outside- from walks, the swing,BBQ's, the pool and mostly just watching other kids play! Is her new swimsuit cute or what!? Danelle with Lydia (a girl I babysit sometimes)



I think she's a little confused about being in a swing but outside...

Ode to Baby Thighs

Awwwww yes, the one time in your life where rolls, cottage cheese and dimples are the most adorable things you have ever seen! I must admit, I rarely ever put pants on this girl just because I love seeing her cute little legs! Granted there are lots of other babies out there with double the thigh circumference as hers (uh hem Chase) but none the less I can not get enough of them! Thank goodness summer is here and so are the short shorts and skirts-for her at least! Also the ONLY time in her life we will let her show off her legs!

More Please!!!!

We're trying to plump our little girl up so we started to feed her "baby food"! Even with more nursing the girl is always hungry so we decided to go ahead and start into the solids. I can see why a lot of moms wait till 6 months though- it's such a mess!!! The girl can't get enough though! We tried the rice cereal first and then slowly tried others. So far we've done Bananas and Squash and she really likes both. The second time we were feeding her the rice cereal she cried when it ran out and we stopped feeding her! We had to hurry and make more to keep her happy!!! I'll have to get some video of it next time- it's quite entertaining.

BABYSTEALS.COM

BabySteals is such a great idea. It is a website where you can get quality, name brand baby and maternity products at the best prices on the web. One deal at a time until it's sold out! It's like one of my other favorite websites Woot.com They post something new at 9:00 am MST each day and there is a 3 item limit per person so the wealth can be shared :) If you live in the SLC area you can do a local pickup and save on shipping. Plus they do "Baby Showers" every so often where they do several items all in the same day! I bought a Signing Time Video for $4 off it on Friday! Check it out any of you moms out there!

Danelle's been tagged!

8 things you might not know about me (Danelle):

1. I'm studying Spanish- I love reading my warning label on my car seat and swing, especially the part in Spanish. (I also try and peel it off every time I see it). Plus my dad loves to talk and sing to me in espanol!












2. I still sleep in my swing- all the time. I know I know I should be using my big beautiful crib that my mom and dad got me, but let's face it, i'm an only child and I always get my way. Plus I think my mom's a little weak- she values her sleep way to much to keep fighting with me to sleep in my crib. Maybe we'll work on it next week... :)

3. I have the world's strongest abs. I can do sit-ups like you wouldn't believe! Just try laying me flat on my back and see what I can do. This is also the reason my mom can't get me to sleep in my crib... see exhibit A below: (it all started with the reflux problem...)

4. I have super long dark eyelashes! It's hard for mom to get a picture that really shows them off the way they truly are, but yeah, I got them so be jealous!



5. I take showers instead of baths.

6. I think our dog Cole is hilarious. Every time I seem him I mysteriously start giggling.

7. I have a mullet. And I make it look good. (mom will post a picture of it later).

8. I always have an "alert" look on my face. That's usually because I AM alert all the time. I love to stare at EVERYTHING! You should see me at the store when there are so many things to take in! Compare me to my 1 month photo- I was even alert then!
I now tag: Cooper, Ripley & Ryder, Evan and Brooke!

For those of us who can't get enough of her...

Jump

Toe Licker

She's a cutie pie!

Trip to Texas

Spring

Don't we all just love spring! After being inside with a newborn all winter I must say I'm really ready for spring! Hopefully we'll get to enjoy it for a little while before we jump into a Texas summer!

Here are some spring photos. Not exactly the best place to build a birds nest! When Lane opened the grill lid to cook this is what he found. We feel bad moving it, but I really don't think it's going to work out.
Our tulips are back for another season! Yeah! My gardening skills at their best!








Lane was lucky and got to "work" Monday on the golf course up in Pittsburgh. They golfed at this really nice course called Oakmont where I guess they hold the US open quite often. The boy has it pretty rough.

She's discovered ducks...

Thanks to the amazing spring weather, we've been having so much fun meeting with dad for lunches!! Danelle loves going to the duck pond by Lane's work and watching all the ducks hang around us.











Friday night Lane was able to baptize a new convert Pete, who will be in his Young Mens group. Saturday we had a campfire-since i'm the YW's Camp Director- and then got to BBQ and hot tub afterwards. It feels like we're trying to make up for lost time outside these past few days! I think Danelle is slowly adjusting to life outside of the house too!

An Enchanted Evening & The Appalachian Trail

This weekend Lane took me to our Stake's Adult Dance and since we couldn't find a sitter for Danelle she got to come too! The next morning Lane got up and went on a hike with the scouts covering several miles of the Appalachian Trail! Oh and another weekend highlight was when Danelle slept 9 hours on Friday night! Her longest yet! (normally she still gets up for a 3 am feeding....) Wish us luck!

Don't mess with Texas...

WE'RE MOVING! Lane got a promotion (he works for a company called Schreiber) and so in his new position he'll be covering the clients in the South West states like Texas, Arizona, Utah, Colorado...etc.

So...we pretty much get to pick where we want to live- how cool is that -since he'll be working from home and then traveling to those places every so often. We're pretty sure we're going to do Texas for it being central to where most of his business will be (so less traveling) , the cost of living is very good and frankly we both thought it would be fun to live in Texas for awhile! We're both not sure how long we'll be there, i'm sure a couple of years is all though- unless we really love it and decide to stay :) . I'm sure many of you are thinking it's a bit odd that we didn't choose Colorado (or Utah) since we've always been talking about moving there but we figure we still have plenty of time to get to Colorado and for now Texas is a better fit!

As for when we will be moving we will find out later this week. It sounds like we'll take a house hunting trip the first of May and then pretty much whenever we're ready we can move! Danelle seems a little nervous about Texas in this picture...
Here we are celebrating at TGI Fridays. Danelle has been so good when we take her out places, it really makes it so much easier to go out more often! We even brought her little chair with us! She loves to feel a part of the action!We of course have loved living out here on the East Coast, and especially living in this part of Pennsylvania! It has been so amazing to get to visit several times cities like D.C. NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, Baltimore just to name a few! And we've made so many wonderful friends that we will miss dearly! 2 years has gone by fast! I'll keep you posted on all the updates of the move!

Texas vs. Colorado

So, if you could choose between living anywhere in Colorado or Texas, which state (or city) would you choose? *Vote on the poll to the right... & don't worry, it's anonymous :)

Spring Break/Easter Trip

Babies on a Plane!

Any advice for traveling with a 3 month old on an airplane? We're finally letting my family meet little Danelle :) and I'm trying to figure out what to pack, should I bring the car seat to the gate, put her in a snugli and avoid the stroller in security, i'm nursing her but should I bring extra bottles, and so on. She'll be a lap infant so no extra seat and it's on NW airlines so I think we'll just have an isle and middle seat with Lane & I...so any advise is greatly appreciated!!!

Danelle's Week In Review

Riding with Dad in his new b-day car (scared for her life), Stroller rides (a.k.a. SPRING FEVER!!!) and holding toys and trying not to whack herself with them.

Not to be left out...

Danelle was a little jealous that her cousin Chase got to show off his baby rolls, so here's one from her. (don't worry we will not start the whole comparing babies business... Chase would eat her alive!)Also, family keeps asking "What color are her eyes"? And since Lane and I both have blue, i'm pretty sure her's will be staying blue too! It's just hard to tell in most of the pictures we post of her...