Trip to Zion's National Park. Thursday June 27th I left work a little early with Josh and Lynlee and we started our road trip down south. We stopped at the Cove Fort exit on our way down to eat dinner at Subway and Lynlee was able to make a new little friend to play with. It was really cute. Sharlyn's grandparents have a house in Hurricane and they are currently on a mission so we were able to stay there for the weekend. It was so nice because we were able to stay in a cool home... when it was actually was over a 110 degrees outside every day. We arrived after 9:30 pm to their home and Lynlee of course woke up when we got there. She wanted to play with the cousins and did not want to go back to bed. Then we got her to go to sleep and she woke up two times in the middle of the night. All I can say is that I was sleepy the next morning.
Friday morning we left at 8 am to go to Zion's. We were able to go on a couple of hikes with the whole family.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Mother and Father's Day 2013
Time to recap Mothers day and Fathers day.
Mothers day was great! On Friday Lynlee gave me a picture that was in a frame that she painted and had help gluing buttons on. She was obsessed with it and wanted to carry it around everywhere. She was very proud of it.
We ended up going to Logan the day before mothers day to see Grandpa Worthen. On our way up there we stopped and got all of our mothers day cards. Yes we are procrastinators :) we buy cards the day before. It worked out well. We met Grandpa in Logan and then went to Kneaders for dinner. We sat out on the patio and enjoyed the weather and had some enjoyable conversation. Lynlee was well behaved, we did have to redirect her a couple of times. Before we left we were able to get Lynlee into her PJs and ready for bed so she could fall asleep on our way home from Logan. It was past 8 pm so all of the desserts went to 50%. We were able to get a few and enjoy them on our way home.
We stopped in Brigham and left a mothers day card for Grandma Penrod. They were not home, but of course the door was unlocked and we were able to leave it on their kitchen table.
Then we stopped at Angie's (Josh's sister) to give her a mothers day card. We were at her house for almost an hour talking and just enjoying being at her home. We don't get to see them too often so it was great to catch up with Angie.
We finally made it home from the long adventure and made it to bed kind of late. The next morning, sweet Joshua Made wheat pancakes for breakfast and we were able to still make it to church on time, he did such a good job! We went to Grandma and Grandpa Ellison's house for a Kalua Pork dinner. It was excellent. I found out that day that for mothers day Josh and I would both be getting mountain bikes. I am super excited about this because we can both go ridding and have a physical activity that we can do together. Now we just have to get a carriage to attach for Lynlee. Mothers day was very special.
Fathers day this year went well. Sunday morning I made Breakfast for everyone and then we went to church. Afterward, we took Lynlee to Grandma and Grandpa Ellison's to sleep and then we were able to go home, and get a few things in order before going back to their house for lunch. Josh got a nurf gun, sandles and super skinny wallet. For months he has been saying that he needs a wallet so he finally got one. The nerf gun was just for fun but he loved it all the same.
Mothers day was great! On Friday Lynlee gave me a picture that was in a frame that she painted and had help gluing buttons on. She was obsessed with it and wanted to carry it around everywhere. She was very proud of it.
We ended up going to Logan the day before mothers day to see Grandpa Worthen. On our way up there we stopped and got all of our mothers day cards. Yes we are procrastinators :) we buy cards the day before. It worked out well. We met Grandpa in Logan and then went to Kneaders for dinner. We sat out on the patio and enjoyed the weather and had some enjoyable conversation. Lynlee was well behaved, we did have to redirect her a couple of times. Before we left we were able to get Lynlee into her PJs and ready for bed so she could fall asleep on our way home from Logan. It was past 8 pm so all of the desserts went to 50%. We were able to get a few and enjoy them on our way home.
We stopped in Brigham and left a mothers day card for Grandma Penrod. They were not home, but of course the door was unlocked and we were able to leave it on their kitchen table.
Then we stopped at Angie's (Josh's sister) to give her a mothers day card. We were at her house for almost an hour talking and just enjoying being at her home. We don't get to see them too often so it was great to catch up with Angie.
We finally made it home from the long adventure and made it to bed kind of late. The next morning, sweet Joshua Made wheat pancakes for breakfast and we were able to still make it to church on time, he did such a good job! We went to Grandma and Grandpa Ellison's house for a Kalua Pork dinner. It was excellent. I found out that day that for mothers day Josh and I would both be getting mountain bikes. I am super excited about this because we can both go ridding and have a physical activity that we can do together. Now we just have to get a carriage to attach for Lynlee. Mothers day was very special.
Fathers day this year went well. Sunday morning I made Breakfast for everyone and then we went to church. Afterward, we took Lynlee to Grandma and Grandpa Ellison's to sleep and then we were able to go home, and get a few things in order before going back to their house for lunch. Josh got a nurf gun, sandles and super skinny wallet. For months he has been saying that he needs a wallet so he finally got one. The nerf gun was just for fun but he loved it all the same.
(Cambria finish writing)
Thursday, June 20, 2013
April 2013
Time to back up to April and write as much as I remember. Luckily I wrote some things on my spare calendar about Lynlee's milestones. On April 7th Josh and I decided to lower Lynlee's mattress to the lowest level and while we were at it we decided to take the front of the crib off and turn it into a toddler bed. Lynlee loved it and was so excited to be able to get in and out of her bed as she pleased. She did a wonderful job taking a nap in her bed that day. When night time came it was a completely different story! She seemed to be terrified to be left alone. We got her into bed, calmed her down and left. Well she started to cry. So daddy went back down, worked on getting Lynlee calmed down again and then left. He saw her roll out of bed and chase him as he closed the door. She was screaming and pounding on the door. So we hurried and put the front of the crib back on and Lynlee went right to sleep. What an adventure, we haven't tried it again. We have bought a swimming noodle to put under her sheet for the next time we take off the front so she has something that makes it feel like she is being kept in.
A couple of days later we started noticing that Lynlee was repeating the sound "ba" and "da." She is very interested in talking. On April 11th they started to transition Lynlee into the big kid room at daycare, which has 1 and 2 year olds. She absolutely loved being with the older kids. Lynlee is super adventurous and likes going down slides. We have been teaching her to go down the stairs on her belly. Well she decided to run form mommy and go down on her belly face first. She was laughing the whole way down and her chin hit every step.
Josh and I are amazed with how smart Lynlee is. She has learned to use her sign language to communicate a lot of things. On April 14th she was able to say: more, all done, please, up, and down. Only a month later she was able to also sign thank you.
April 17th, Lynlee is really fussy and in a lot of pain because she is getting 4 molars at once. She has a teething ring for molars and she has fallen asleep multiple times with it in her mouth. She still does a good job sleeping, but occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night whining because her mouth hurts. We can normally get her to get back to sleep without any problems. Some evenings because her teeth are bothering her Josh has to hold her until she falls asleep. It is so cute! Josh normally leaves her room with a big wet ring on his shoulder. She rubs her face and nose all over.
At the end of April Lynlee entered a new phase of being the biggest ham ever. She is learning that she can get laughs by performing. She loves to laugh and is such a happy baby! We are so blessed to have her and we are excited to see what the future holds.
A couple of days later we started noticing that Lynlee was repeating the sound "ba" and "da." She is very interested in talking. On April 11th they started to transition Lynlee into the big kid room at daycare, which has 1 and 2 year olds. She absolutely loved being with the older kids. Lynlee is super adventurous and likes going down slides. We have been teaching her to go down the stairs on her belly. Well she decided to run form mommy and go down on her belly face first. She was laughing the whole way down and her chin hit every step.
Josh and I are amazed with how smart Lynlee is. She has learned to use her sign language to communicate a lot of things. On April 14th she was able to say: more, all done, please, up, and down. Only a month later she was able to also sign thank you.
April 17th, Lynlee is really fussy and in a lot of pain because she is getting 4 molars at once. She has a teething ring for molars and she has fallen asleep multiple times with it in her mouth. She still does a good job sleeping, but occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night whining because her mouth hurts. We can normally get her to get back to sleep without any problems. Some evenings because her teeth are bothering her Josh has to hold her until she falls asleep. It is so cute! Josh normally leaves her room with a big wet ring on his shoulder. She rubs her face and nose all over.
At the end of April Lynlee entered a new phase of being the biggest ham ever. She is learning that she can get laughs by performing. She loves to laugh and is such a happy baby! We are so blessed to have her and we are excited to see what the future holds.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Long night, little sleep
April, May, and half of June... All gone in the craziness of life; and the entry for March, well I haven't been able to finish that yet. My journal writing has diminished too because I have not made time to sit down and write what has been going on. Many times throughout the day I will think of many things that I want to remember, but I don't get a chance to write anything down, so heavens knows that I will forget what I should remember.
So I want to back up to last night, or early this morning and then I will try to recap what has happened in the past few months. Our sweet Lynlee stayed up a little longer than normal, but it was no big deal because she was happy and receiving lots of love. Josh had to stay up to finish a final project and right after he got into bed Lynlee woke up at 1:30 so Josh went and gave her a drink and then some Tylenol because it seemed like she was having some pain from her teeth. We ended up trading places so he could get some sleep and I would wait with Lynlee until the Tylenol kicked in. That is when the craziness started and we couldn't get her to go back to bed for a few hours. Every time we tried to put her in her crib she would cry and say "no, no, no..." Josh got back up at 3:00 and tried to sing to her and rock her to sleep, he had no luck! We couldn't even get her to lay down in our own bed, she just flipped out. So at 3:50 I climbed into Lynlee's crib and had her lay down with me. She cried for a few minutes but we both quickly fell asleep. I didn't wake up again until about 5:20, I went to my own bed and slept until 6:30. Wow! What a long night we had and I am sleepy today.
I have decided to try and take 10 to 15 minutes every day at work to write in the blog so we can keep updated and I can catch up on what I have missed, so this is the start of my lunch entries. They will be short and sweet but well worth the time!
So I want to back up to last night, or early this morning and then I will try to recap what has happened in the past few months. Our sweet Lynlee stayed up a little longer than normal, but it was no big deal because she was happy and receiving lots of love. Josh had to stay up to finish a final project and right after he got into bed Lynlee woke up at 1:30 so Josh went and gave her a drink and then some Tylenol because it seemed like she was having some pain from her teeth. We ended up trading places so he could get some sleep and I would wait with Lynlee until the Tylenol kicked in. That is when the craziness started and we couldn't get her to go back to bed for a few hours. Every time we tried to put her in her crib she would cry and say "no, no, no..." Josh got back up at 3:00 and tried to sing to her and rock her to sleep, he had no luck! We couldn't even get her to lay down in our own bed, she just flipped out. So at 3:50 I climbed into Lynlee's crib and had her lay down with me. She cried for a few minutes but we both quickly fell asleep. I didn't wake up again until about 5:20, I went to my own bed and slept until 6:30. Wow! What a long night we had and I am sleepy today.
I have decided to try and take 10 to 15 minutes every day at work to write in the blog so we can keep updated and I can catch up on what I have missed, so this is the start of my lunch entries. They will be short and sweet but well worth the time!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
New year
Yes it is a new year and new goals have been made. A time to take a step forward and to better our selves physically, mentally and spiritually. Josh and I have made nutrition goals, mainly about eating sweets. We are wanting to make life long habits for better nutrition, so we don't have to play catch up in the future. We have also made goals with how often we want to work out each week. Spiritually we are reading scriptures in the morning as a family, at least Monday through Friday... We struggle with the weekends. I am so grateful for the support I have from Josh with waking up early and reading the scriptures while I take care of Lynlee.
One of my biggest and possibly will be the most challenging goal for me is to write a minimum of one entry a month this year for our blog. I am currently sitting on my bed thinking about going to sleep, but I want keep a better track of our lives. I think I will try to make short entries every night when I get into bed, instead of trying to do it all in one night. I am keeping track on a calender of the big events that have been happening and of course it is mainly things that Lynlee has been accomplishing.
On January 20th we noticed that Lynlee Had another tooth that had popped out. She is constantly chewing on two of her fingers or her thumb. She is such a happy baby, even when it seems that her teeth are bothering her. Lynlee has started to walk, she took her first few steps January ___. She has gradually improved and walks more and more every day. She is fun to watch because she looks like a little zombie trying to walk... Arms out in front, bum out and funny little steps. She is so much fun!
Lynlee makes us smile every day, she has an amazing spirit that brightens up the room when she is around. She is laughing a lot and I love to hear her sweet voice babbling.
School started up for Josh in the second week of January. This semester he is taking bio-chemistry, organic chemistry and advanced Book of Mormon studies at the institute. He also continues to volunteer at Ogden Regional Hospital and will start this week volunteering at a school named Mound Fort Junior High. He is super busy, but is learning how to juggle his life well. I could not ask for a better husband.
Work is going well for me. I have a co-worker that now job shares with me. Her name is Mandy and I love working with her. It has made my job more manageable and enjoyable. I have not been too successful this past week with excercise, so now it is time to try and recommit and do better. With that said, it is time for me to go to bed so I can wake up nice and early so I can exercise and shower. Hopefully I don't push snooze too many times :)
Lynlee's First Birthday
It
is a good night to make a quick entry in our blog. Lynlee is in bed for the evening. She is so good about going to bed every
night. She has a routine with her dad of
going into the room, pushing her door shut, turning on the fan then turning off
the light. Then dad turns on her
projector and noise maker and they look at pictures around her room. She especially gets excited to look at the
picture of Jesus and say “jehjeh.” Then
daddy will sing to her and she lays her head on his shoulder. Finally she will give kisses and a hug and will
want put down into her crib where she is tucked in and her miniature blanky is
handed to her. Most evenings she will go
to sleep quickly and she sleeps until the next morning. We love our little angel so much!
Last
night dad was not home so she was put to bed by mom, I don’t think I do the
routine just right. Before we even
finished singing “I am a child of God,” she was diving for her crib. So I put her down to sleep, she opened her
mouth for a kiss, I leaned down and kissed her goodnight then she waved
goodbye. It was so cute! So again tonight I put her to bed and after I
put her down and gave her a kiss she waved goodbye. I don’t know how long this will last, but it
is extremely cute!
Now
it is time to back up a bit to the beginning on February. On Saturday the 2nd we were able
to celebrate Lynlee’s first birthday with family and friends. Kari & Kyle’s family, Sharlyn and kids, and
both sets of Lynlee’s grandparents made it.
Charity came with both her boys, and Tammy & Reece’s family also came. We had tons of fun. We had pizza because Lynlee loves it! JaNae was sweet and brought bread sticks,
even though her boys were sick and they weren’t able to come celebrate. We felt so much love from family and friends
and their support for Lynlee.
We had
decorated the room in lady bug theme and Lynlee had her own lady bug cake. The night before the party we had help from
Aunt Patrice, Kristy Jo, her boyfriend Chris and Grandma Ellison with
decorating cakes and cake pops.
Everything turned out perfectly.
The day of the party Lynlee got to eat her own little cake and loved it.
Over all she ate more frosting than cake.
She was so good at eating pizza, opening gifts and eating cake. She was walking a little and was using the
chairs and table to stand up so she could get started walking, she was doing a
lot of crawling under the tables too, which seems to be her favorite spot
sometimes. She was given a lot of fun
birthday gifts, and is such a lucky little girl!
After
the party we cleaned up and Lynlee fell asleep quickly while driving home. She had
worn herself out! We feel very blessed
to have such a perfect baby. On Tuesday February 5th it was like
Lynlee almost had another party! She had
a ton of gifts to open from my coworkers during her lunch time with us. Tori and Adriane both got her some really
cute outfits. Ashlie bought her a fun polka
dot dress, Laurie got her some Hello Kitty dishes to keep at work, and cup to
drink from (she LOVES them, and knows they are hers). Mandy bought her an
adorable outfit and a pair of pajamas. I
feel lucky to have so many people love Lynlee and care for her. My co-workers are wonderful and will always
hold a special place in my heart.
Since
her birthday she has improved greatly on her walking. She can now stand on her own and walk almost
anywhere. We are not seeing her crawl
much anymore, it is sad to see our cute baby growing up! We are excited to see
what the future holds for us as a family.
Lynlee has started to say her first words. For a while she has said “daw,” for dog. But the first very clear word she said was “da-da.”
Josh was getting her ready for daycare
and I was doing my hair and listening to them over the intercom system. He told Lynlee, “say da-da,” and she
immediately said, “da-da.” I was very excited to hear her. She is trying to say more and more words, but
continually reverts back to “tha-“ if she can’t say anything else for what she
wants. She is so much fun!
Josh
is busy busy busy in his school, work and volunteering. He has Organic Chemistry 2 and Bio Chemistry,
and advanced Book of Mormon studies. He
is also a supplemental instructor for Organic Chemistry 1. He is volunteering once a week at Mound Fort junior
high to help students who are struggling is school and also volunteers at Ogden
Regional Hospital once a week. He also
picks up occasional graveyard shifts at Chancellor Garden’s. Most days he is gone early and home late
because he is studying and preparing for classes and teaching. I know that I never studied as hard as he
does currently, and I am so amazed by his dedication and his knowledge. He is doing so well in school.
Monday
was President’s day. I finally had a day
off to go snowboarding with my dad while Josh had to study and Lynlee went to
Aunt Kari’s for the day. I have been
itching to go up all year! Well we got
up to Brighton and it was a beautiful, clear day with a high of 25 and almost
no wind. All the trails had been
groomed. On our first run down I was
flying down the hill really fast on my snowboard… Well I ended up catching my
back edge and crashed hard. The toe end
of my board dug into the snow and I ended up jamming my left ankle. I kept going, thinking “I will be okay.” We went three more runs and I decided the
pain was getting pretty bad, so we went to the lodge to see what damage I had
done. Well that ended our day at
Brighton. My ankle hurt bad enough that
I wasn’t hardly able to walk. So instead
we went to lunch together, and had an enjoyable day.
The
next day, while at work, Laurie loaned me her crutch, which helped a ton. Mandy had the great idea that I should go get
a brace. So we went to the store and she
helped me pick one out. It has made the
biggest difference! I am still sore, but
I can walk mostly without limping. I
feel blessed that I am not worse off and I only sprained my ankle.
It
is getting late and I plan on waking up early to get some exercise in. Last week Lyn and I got up early three times
to exercise, my injury kind of stopped us on that path so I need to jump back
on the wagon and keep exercising.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Update by Cambria
Last month I wrote at the beginning of February... Now I am writing at the end of March. I have a lot to fill in. I have been writing on my calendar at work the milestones that Lynlee has been accomplishing. I will have to take the computer to work so I can make sure I fill in all of the holes.
February ended up being a very good month overall. Lynlee mastered walking and became very confident in her ability to move around. I frequently put her hair in a full pony tail because it is quick and very adorable on her. She is becoming so much fun! She loves to babble and talk on phones.
The month of February we celebrated Sharlyn's birthday. We went to the pita pit which one of her favorite places to eat. We all enjoyed it and had a fun time eating and talking. The rest of February flew by! Rya had her fifth birthday on Saturday February 23rd. That morning I took ribbon bread out to Nathan and Sharlyn's and then I went and had my hair done. I got it cut a lot shorter than I am used to, it is a cute style and I have grown to really like it. Sharlyn threw an adorable tea party with lots of finger foods. She had colored sandwiches, veggies, lolly pop tea and lots of treats. The kids enjoyed it and of course Lynlee was a bundle of joy running around and adding to the chaos. It was very well planned with fun games, finger nail painting, cakes and presents. Poor Rya did not know what to do with all of the attention and so she ended up being a little bashful. When it came time to blow out the candles she didn't want to do it, someone else did and she ran to her room crying. Her daddy went and spoke with her and finally came out to blow our her candles. All went well and she did a great job.
While that party was wrapping up we got Aiden and Lynlee ready to go to Stone's super hero birthday party (Stone's parents are our friends). On the short drive over Aiden fell asleep just before we got there. Charity and Zane had some cute decorations and the kids had a great time playing. They made super hero masks and then ate cake and Stone opened his gifts. Lynlee and Aiden played so hard and when it was time to go home they both quickly fell asleep in the car. It was a good day.
On February 28th I picked Lynlee up from daycare and we went home, grabbed a couple of bags of potatoes that we had got form the bountiful basket and we were taking them out to aunt Kari's. I was on the phone with Grandma Ellison and all of a sudden I heard a splash, then I smelt something a little off. I looked back and Lynlee had vomited all over the place. Her new car seat had been officially sworn in. The poor baby. So we rushed home, after dropping off the potatoes. Bampa had started up a bath for Lynlee. We carried her in, stripped off everything and put her into the bath. While I was cleaning Lynlee I learned that Bampa was out cleaning Lynlee's car seat. I was so grateful he did that because I had to go visiting teaching and I had just run out of extra time. Yes we made it just in time for visiting. Lynlee ended up being sick and sensitive to milk products for a few days. She cleared up in time to go back to daycare the following Monday.
On Friday March 1st, Josh and I drove up to Boise
February ended up being a very good month overall. Lynlee mastered walking and became very confident in her ability to move around. I frequently put her hair in a full pony tail because it is quick and very adorable on her. She is becoming so much fun! She loves to babble and talk on phones.
The month of February we celebrated Sharlyn's birthday. We went to the pita pit which one of her favorite places to eat. We all enjoyed it and had a fun time eating and talking. The rest of February flew by! Rya had her fifth birthday on Saturday February 23rd. That morning I took ribbon bread out to Nathan and Sharlyn's and then I went and had my hair done. I got it cut a lot shorter than I am used to, it is a cute style and I have grown to really like it. Sharlyn threw an adorable tea party with lots of finger foods. She had colored sandwiches, veggies, lolly pop tea and lots of treats. The kids enjoyed it and of course Lynlee was a bundle of joy running around and adding to the chaos. It was very well planned with fun games, finger nail painting, cakes and presents. Poor Rya did not know what to do with all of the attention and so she ended up being a little bashful. When it came time to blow out the candles she didn't want to do it, someone else did and she ran to her room crying. Her daddy went and spoke with her and finally came out to blow our her candles. All went well and she did a great job.
While that party was wrapping up we got Aiden and Lynlee ready to go to Stone's super hero birthday party (Stone's parents are our friends). On the short drive over Aiden fell asleep just before we got there. Charity and Zane had some cute decorations and the kids had a great time playing. They made super hero masks and then ate cake and Stone opened his gifts. Lynlee and Aiden played so hard and when it was time to go home they both quickly fell asleep in the car. It was a good day.
On February 28th I picked Lynlee up from daycare and we went home, grabbed a couple of bags of potatoes that we had got form the bountiful basket and we were taking them out to aunt Kari's. I was on the phone with Grandma Ellison and all of a sudden I heard a splash, then I smelt something a little off. I looked back and Lynlee had vomited all over the place. Her new car seat had been officially sworn in. The poor baby. So we rushed home, after dropping off the potatoes. Bampa had started up a bath for Lynlee. We carried her in, stripped off everything and put her into the bath. While I was cleaning Lynlee I learned that Bampa was out cleaning Lynlee's car seat. I was so grateful he did that because I had to go visiting teaching and I had just run out of extra time. Yes we made it just in time for visiting. Lynlee ended up being sick and sensitive to milk products for a few days. She cleared up in time to go back to daycare the following Monday.
On Friday March 1st, Josh and I drove up to Boise
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