Latest

Well, I typed this up awhile ago, I'm just getting to posting it now. I can't believe how big she has got this last little while. We have now just flipped her car seat around to forward facing. She likes it better and so do I, it's fun to see her cute little face every time I turn around, although I hate that it means she is growing up. She climbs in and out of the bath tub, the toy box, the laundry basket. She climbs up onto my fireplace hearth, which I hate because she can't get down from it without me or plopping down on her head. She has quite the vocabulary now. Her everyday vocab consists of dadda, babba, go go, bye, hi, dog, Abbie. Yes, she says the dogs name clear as a whistle, but can't say momma anymore. I honestly think she thinks my name is babba. She sings the part of, eiei without the o, in old mc donald had a farm. The one word I know she is saying but it's just not very clear is thank you. It comes out as, tay tu. She will come up to me and hand me something and say tay tu, such a polite little girl. We are having so much fun with Audrey and I really enjoy watching her learn new things. Her stats at her 1yr were: Weight: 21 lb-60% Head: 18"-67% Height: 31" 94%

Audrey's 1st

Well yesterday morning we had left our windows open to go to sleep that night and a cat woke me up about 1:58am on April 22nd. What does this story have to do with Audrey you ask? Well I just found it ironic that at almost that exact time; exactly one year ago I had woken up to my water breaking with Audrey. I found myself doing this all day long yesterday......"Oh Bryce, at this time a year ago, we would have been doing this" etc etc....... Later on that day, I was getting all of the batteries charged for the big day. I started to flip through some footage on the video camera because we really don't use it all that much, typically only for really special occasions. I found myself watching a lot of clips of us in Brasil. It got me thinking of how many great adventures and trips Bryce and I have been on over the past 11 years together. As I mentioned Brasil, Carribean, Cancun, Puerto Rico, Seattle, New York, Nauvoo, Kirtland and lots and lots of cruises. I then came to the footage of Audrey's first day in the hospital, her first bath time, her first food feeding. I then watched her smile and giggle. Her first crawl, playing with Abbie and her toys, her first Christmas. Having Audrey is hands down, the best adventure Bryce and I have ever started together, other than marriage. She was so worth the 5 year wait and we truly can't imagine our lives without her. There are defiantly mornings where I'm like, ahhhhhh, do I have to get up?? And her attitude some days can really get to me, but by golly, I love that little baby, I mean toddler, sniff sniff. She is such a happy baby and yes, you will always be our little "baby girl". Mom and daddy love you so much and are so glad to have made it through this 1st year with you, there were days I didn't know if we would survive, well if I would, but I did. It is so nice to have family that lives so close and to have such support from all of them. Everybody but 3 people were there. Brody who is off working in Florida, we miss you. Great grandpa Stevenson and Nancy because he is in the hospital battling for his health. We love and pray for you. I don't know if you guys really know how much it meant to us, especially to me that you were there. For me, it wasn't so much just a birthday party for a 1 year old as it was truly celebrating the birth of a miracle that we so desperately wanted and needed. Thanks for coming; we love each and every one of you!

Happy Birthday Girls! My sister Jen and Audrey celebrate the same birthday!

Easter 2012

Today was a great day. The weather was great, the talks in church were awesome, dinner at my parents was delicious. It is always good to have another day, other than Christmas, dedicated to the Savior. I'm so grateful for the Resurrection of my Savior.
Here are some pictures of the last couple of days.....














Happy Easter Everyone!!

11 wonderful years

Yesterday Bryce and I celebrated our 11th year of being married. I use the word "celebrated" because I believe it is something that should be celebrated! Living in a world of celebrity "role models" that stay married for a good 2 weeks, is not my idea of a marriage and I'm so glad to have a partner that is on the same page as me.
We dropped Abbie off at my parents and Audrey off at Bryce's parents(we figured it's good for siblings to be separated occasionally) haha. We stopped by the new theaters in Farmington to see "Hunger Games" did a little shopping there for a bit, then went off to hit the REAL shopping center, CITY CREEK. Yes, people it is amazing. I honestly think it's more the architectural factors that I like more about the place then the actual shopping though! Pick your jaws up off the floor people, if you know me, that shouldn't be to shocking, I don't even like to shop all that much.
From there we headed to the Roof to have a nice dinner, where we got to look over the spot that we were married 11 years prior.
We spent the night in Salt Lake while relaxing in the hot tub and sauna. The relaxing stopped there because I didn't sleep hardly a wink due to a loud furnace that nearly gave me a heart attack as it kicked on early early in the morning.
I really don't care what we do Bryce, I just enjoy being with you. You are my best friend and always will be and it's so amazing that we have put another year behind us so quickly. When people ask us how long we have been married, and then I tell them, I half wait to hear, "oh but you look so young, there's no way you could be married for that long". No one did, it was all in my head. We are getting older and it is defiantly starting to show. Gray hair, wrinkles, over weight, these are just things that we get to do together. I love you babe! Thanks for another year.

Jazzy Wolsey Time

The Wolseys were kind enough to invite us to go to the Jazz game with them awhile ago. we had a lot of fun and of course the Jazz won, they always win when we go!! We got to go into this place to eat and drink and be merry(well LDS style) for free. It was all buffet style and it was really good. At half time we got to go back in and have buffet style desserts, oh my goodness it was craziness, did I mention FREE? Thanks for the fun Wolseys, you guys are always good for a laugh!

St George

Bryce and I decided to get away. With work and raising a little one and well, just life, we decided we needed to head out of town. My mom offered to take Audrey for the weekend and I have to admit deep down, I was glad. I know you shouldn't want to leave your child, especially when she is only 10 months old, but dang it, I wanted to. Bryce and I needed a little alone time, which is hard to get when you are constantly catering to your child. So no, there was no guilt here, other than the fact that I had to burden my parents with Audrey and the dog.
Bryce and I didn't leave until after 10 pm Thursday evening which put our arrival time around 2:30am, we got lost trying to find the place, so then we didn't get to the actual house until after 3. The drive down was actually really fun for me, we talked for about 4 hours straight without even turning on the radio.
The next day we headed off to breakfast, went golfing, hit the Parade of Homes, dinner and ended the night with massages. Saturday we did more Parade of Homes, shopping and of course eating. At dinner that night, my mom called me to inform me that Audrey had walked all by herself. She asked me if I was mad? And of course I wasn't, but I was upset. I was sad that I had missed my baby girls first steps. It is no body's fault but Audrey's! Why does she have to be soooo advanced? Hahaha Audrey just turned 10 months that week and I knew she would be walking sometime this month, she wasn't far off, but obviously I didn't think she would be walking the day after we left her. My mom sent me a video of her walking, it wasn't quite the same, but it was at least something. Sunday, we did lunch, hit a few more houses and headed home.
We got home to find Audrey saying "mam ma". I think my mom had refrained from telling me that one because she thought it might push me over the edge. It's all fine and dandy mom and dad, just plan on having her in the next little while for an entire week so that when we come home, she will be potty trained;)
Thanks honey for the quick get away, it's always fun hanging out with you. Thanks mom and dad for watching the rest of our family. It's so nice leaving them and knowing that they are both in good hands.

10 months

Here is Audrey at 10 months haulin around the house. This is her new thing. She likes to stand outside of her car and push it around the house.

Audrey got a new tooth coming in on top for her 10 month b-day. She got the bottom 2 at 6 months and decided to wait awhile for this one.
She is very vocal, great, she likes to hear herself talk! She also loves to sing with her mommy. She doesn't sing the right words of course, but she sure thinks she is. It's almost like a contest to see who can get the loudest.
Audrey also loves the vacuum, and has ever since birth. Since she has been able to crawl, she chases me around. I go to the side of her and out of no where she will dart at it like a bull going after red. I have to be very careful, I almost got her little fingers the other day.
She is like spider man. She now likes to scale walls to get around and she does quite well.
These are just a few of the things that Audrey is doing now. She definitely keeps me moving.
XOXO baby

1st Valentines

Here are some cutie patootie pictures of Audrey in here little Valentine outfit. Ohhh I just want to kiss her all the time, except when she ticks me off, then I'm like, na'ah. Love you baby girl!

words...I think

Well Audrey seems to be saying things, well, I think. They sound like words to me, so there you have it. She says, "yeah", "dadda" (still), "hi". Of course if I were to ask her to do any of these things in front of anyone, she would never in a million years do it, so you'll just have to take my word for it. I have also got her to say, "roarrrrr" like a bear and lately anytime she is holding something and she drops it, she totally lets out this "ughhhh" in frustration, like she's totally peeved that she has to bend over to get it. I hate how big she is getting. Tomorrow she will be 10 months, oh wait, yup, that was me just wiping away a tear.
STOP GROWING LITTLE ONE!

drink, ahhhh, drink

The other day Audreys feeding time came around, as it does every 4 hours. I sat her down on my lap and tried to put the bottle in her mouth. She opened up, but would not drink, she just kept pushing it from side to side and then she clenches both of her hands into fists while tensing up her whole body and let out an ahhhh! So I put her down in irritation cause the kid was ticking me off.
So as she walked around the ottoman for a bit, I asked her a little later if she wanted her babba? She came to me, I sat her in my lap, while she proceeded to do the exact same thing following it with an ahhhhh! Instead of putting her down this time, I just thought whatever, she'll eat when she wants I guess and we just watched tv for a second. As we were sitting there, she let out a big sneeze and out came what looked like a big snot ball, (a little graphic and gross I know, just remember, this is my blog here people)Of course it landed on my leg and I was like "oh no you di-nt", but oh yeah, she did. As I inspected this thing sitting on my leg that was covered in her formula like the PI that I am, come to find out it wasn't at all a big ball of goo, it was a big piece of plastic that Audrey had placed in her mouth at some point. Nice goin babysitter, oh wait, that was me.
Chalk it up for another "mommy point". Once again Audrey, lesson learned. When a baby that can't speak tenses up and clenches hands into fists and she lets out the phrase ahhhhh! That usually means something. That day it was, "hey mom, I shoved some 3" piece of plastic that I found off the disgusting floor that the dog probably sat on into my mouth and now your trying to wash it down with milk but I have to tell you it's not going down because this piece of plastic is a total barrier here, what are you trying to do kill me? Oh whatever dummy, I will just sneeze it out onto your leg and make it look like some big ball of goo".
Thanks for being the smart one Audrey.