Addyson received a beautiful dress and bonnet from Bill and Trudy Locke. She reminds me of Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep!

Here are some great photos of Kristy, Addy and my visit to Zion and Bryce Canyon. I had the best time with Kristy. In fact, it was perfect except for the last night. The last night I found out that Kristy and my husband, Daron, are...both REPUBLICANS! The horror! Although it was a shock and a bit unsettling I figured if I can still love Daron then I can still love Kristy. I did however turn into bed early so I could read "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama. Yup, I shuffled off mumbling "I still have hope..."

My Best Friend Kristy flew into town and we had a great time. She helped me with Addy especially in the morning which was a dream come true! I took Addy and Kristy on their first tour of Best Friends, Zion and St. George. On Saturday Addy stayed with her dad and Kristy and I went to Bryce Canyon. It was the first time for both of us which made it even more special. Next blog post will be all about Kristy and her visit.























Kristy was holding Addy and she was smiling. It turned out to be the best Addy photo yet. Unfortunately, Kristy had her eyes half closed and was reaching for her tennis shoe so she would have killed me if I didn't crop her out!




















As a mom I have learned that multitasking takes on a WHOLE new meaning. Not only can I hold the baby and work on the computer I have walked down the street nursing the baby, gone to the bathroom while nursing and eaten many meals while holding and nursing the baby. Addy is feeding from a bottle now so Dad gets to enjoy the art of multitasking as well!
























As a mom you get very creative when it comes to calming a crying baby. I think I have found a way to work out while I do it. Here I am doing a squat swing combo!

























Not only is Jill cute as a button she has been a LIFESAVER! She has a son that is about 6 months older than Addy. She has given us a swing and a bassinet for the bed that has truly been a gift! She has also answered many of my new mom questions and been so encouraging and helpful. We love Jill!

KRISTY MADE IT!

Kristy flew from Houston to Denver to Farmington, NM to Page, AZ and Addyson and I picked her up. We were very excited to see her! She looked absolutely beautiful and it was as if no time had passed! Although it looked like Kristy actually flew the plane she was just posing for a photo in the Beechcraft 190. I think that the pilots thought she was pretty (wink, wink). Anyhow, when we made it back to Kanab we didn't miss a beat in toasting to a safe trip and our friendship!

Happy 35th Daron!

Well big D is now 35 - yikes!  Since I am older than D it is hard to get excited about him getting older! ha.  We had some friends over to celebrate and he was able to golf 9 holes with Jon in the afternoon.   He also spent some time with Addyson and they are my FAVORITE photos of the two of them so far!  Addy was able to join the party before drifting off to sleep.  Our friend Heidi was happy to hold her at the festivities.

Happy Mothers Day!

Today is my first official mothers day as a mom.  I think Addyson knew that today was mothers day because she has been an angel all day long.  Her Grandmother bought her a pretty pink flowered dress to wear on this special day.  Her Grandfather has a wonderful camera that takes good clear photos (great for showing Addysons smooth skin, not great for exposing her moms wrinkles!) Anyhow, what do they say?  It is all about the baby after you have kids :)

Thank you for all the mothers day calls I hope everyone can come out and visit soon.  Kristy will be here at the end of the month! Whooo Hooo.  Enjoy our first mothers day photos!

More Addy photos!

Daron's parents asked Daron what he wanted for his birthday and you might be surprised by his answer. Think about it. Daron has a new baby and a dog that is afraid loud noises so, of course, he asked for an electronic drum set. It is a bit quieter than Guitar Hero as he can wear headphones although nothing can cover up the pat pat boom pat boom. I have discovered that Daron can play the drums even better than he can play the guitar and he can play the guitar pretty darn good!