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!
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