Monday, April 5, 2010

Wow! Time sure does fly by when you're having fun! Miss A is three months old now and she is such a joy! She is still sleeping through the night (since 4 weeks) and we have recently moved her bedtime to 8 PM. She gets up around 6-7 AM now, but it's worth it - we now have our evenings! Miss A loves her play gym - she reaches out and grabs the toys. In fact, this morning she managed to do a 360 degree scoot while playing - she wanted to have better access to the toys on the other side! :-) Miss A is learning to roll over - she can roll from her back to her tummy, but then she gets upset because she can't roll back. :-)

Brian loves to make Miss A laugh - she learned to chuckle about two weeks ago. We keep trying to catch it on film, but so far, no good.

We had a wonderful, spirit-filled Easter weekend - it is so great to be able to watch conference in our own home! The Easter Bunny came on Sunday morning - Miss A really isn't interested in candy yet, so he brought her some Dr. Seuss books - and the stuffed whale from the If I Ran The Circus book! We were able to catch one of her big grins too!



Easter can be exhausting! This is what Miss A looked like during most of conference - and somehow the whale swam over to hang with her(thanks Brian!). :-)

We went for our first family photo shoot over Easter weekend. It was a lot of fun, and Miss A did really well despite the fact that she was rather grumpy about being awake during her nap time. Here are some pics!









We've also been really busy with the house. The master bathroom is well on its way to being done...the shower rebuild and new tile is completed...the walls have been painted...the new vanity and plumbing have been installed. Brian's Mom was kind enough to spend her time preparing the shower for sealing the grout while she was here, and as soon as Laura's Dad retrofits the new shower fixtures - we'll finally be up and running!

All the baseboards have finally been painted - a big thanks to all of our ward friends who came over for the painting party! We also had the exterior of the bay window re-built and re-painted last week - Hurricane Ike was kind enough to show us all the rotten wood that the previous owners had painted over, and it's been getting worse over the last year. The new gutters will be installed over that area this week - we'll make sure we get some before and after pics posted soon!

Brian was assigned a new area at work - and he likes it much better. He loves being able to work Monday through Friday! We knew he was under a lot of stress before, so it is wonderful seeing him be able to relax when he is home in the evenings.

I am still working part-time, we just hired on two additional employees, so I will be able to concentrate on my real job, which is doing the marketing for our company. When we lost our admin and staging coordinator last year, I took over both jobs - and with the baby I don't want to work full-time any more, so I am relieved that we are getting the additional help!

We loved spending time with the family during Miss A's blessing a few weeks ago, and we get to see some of our awesome nieces and nephews this coming week, so we'll keep you posted!


Well, that's all for now...we promise to post more soon - now it's your turn!!!

Our Florida Trip - October 2008

Our Oregon Trip Photos

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