My Annie: finally is a blogger!

My very wonderful friend Annie finally started a blog! I wanted to give a small shout out to her page and let her know that I love her.
http://anelizabeth.blogspot.com/
I appreciate the countless hours of support she has always given me. Life is hard and good friends help so much. I can't imagine my life without her. I am always amazed by the beautiful women in my life. My girlfriends, sister and Mom are so strong and do so much for everyone around them. I don't think anyone knows me as much as my girlfriends. No one has helped me through problems the way they do or seen me at my worst and still love me unconditionally.
I love you Annie. Thank you for always being there.

HALLOWEEN HELP!

Ok- I am having the HARDEST TIME finding a CUTE halloween costume! I'm not sure I like the Tom Arma stuff for Addi... too hot and bulky she won't wear it... I like the Purple Fairy at Gymboree but I'm not sure it's really Addi! WHAT SHOULD I DO???? HELP ME! It's the dumbest thing and it's stressing me out!!!

Does it look like Elmo swallowed this kid or is it cute?

Do you like this fairy costume?

I wish I could find a cute Elmo costume... or a cute Puppy! Any tips???

The new Train park!

The park on the trail by our house was remodeled a few months ago. Addi is IN LOVE with the new park and so am I! They have these little chairs that spin when you sit on them... fun for kids and adults :) Addi loves the train and the horses! She loves that there is a tunnel and rocks to climb on and I think the biggest reason she loves it is it doesn't involve a car ride to get there! I try to take her at night after dinner and let her RUN IT ALL OUT!

Hanging on the bar! (I think we all do this as kids!)

PEEK-A-BOO!
CHOO CHOO!
I can't believe she's big enough to ride these... look her feet touch... It makes me sad and happy at the same time! It's fun to watch her be independent... but I miss having a squishy baby!

Sorry about the annoying MOM voice in this video...

but I just wanted you all to see she can do it ALL BY HERSELF!

We love living in California... there is so much to do and the weather is so beautiful. I am lucky to live in such a beautiful neighborhood...with a great ward and wonderful friends. California really is a nice place to raise a family, I think I'd have a hard time leaving!

LA County Fair

Addi's preschool had a field trip on Wednesday to the LA County fair. We were only able to go for a few hours but it was still a great time. The LA County Fair is HUGE! We only were able to go to one barn but Addi got to touch a ton of animals and see lots of cows, horses, pigs and sheep. We have definitely seen enough fairs this year though! I think we're ready for some City Livin now! :)

Addi would stick her fingers in and the pig would come over to smell her, she thought it was pretty funny!

The guy said "Be soft, One Finger" Addi got the one finger part...but she poked the heck out of that baby chicken! I think she chose to ignore the BE SOFT part!
Addi's first bunny! No... we will not be getting one!


It was nice that they had so many "hands on" animals at this fair! We had a great time! Thanks Amy for taking pictures!

Addi's First day of Pre-preschool!

I started a Parent-Tot class with Addi yesterday. It was a lot of fun to see her interact with other kids her age and do little arts and crafts and singing time. This class was a great find (thanks again Amy) It is seriously only $35 for the whole fall which include two 3-hour classses every week and lots of field trips. This wednesday we are going to the state fair for free and in a couple weeks we are going to Oak Glen, which is an apple orchard/farm. Addi is going to love this class and I am really going to love the chance to spend time with her and watch her develop!

I was so proud that Addi played with the dolls! She really is a girl!

Playtime outside!
Addi's first craft project! I think she did a great job!The classroom! Lots of toys!
Thanks again for the tip Amy, I am very excited for this class!

Utah State Fair

We went to the Utah State Fair with Quinn's friends, Ben and Steph and Addi's love: Jack! It was so much fun! The Utah Fair is small and no where else in the world can get away with charging $8.50 for a corndog, but it was fun to see the kids watch the animals and go on little rides!

Tigers (which are not in this picture... but you can tell that Ben and Quinn were captivated!)

Merry-go-round! I love this picture!
Jack and Addi were having fun throwing Hay at Quinn. Addi discovered the hay first and when she bent over and picked it up she excitedly screamed "HEY" or "HAY" ha ha...it made me laugh! She was just excited to play in the dirt, I was proud she "knew" what it was!
Cotton Candy time! I was nice enough to share my favorite part with the kids! LOL!

They loved it!

This was the biggest damn bull I've ever seen! What kind of an idiot would stand next to it... what kind of a horrible parent would send her kid up to take a picture with the idiot next to the bull! LOL! :) Seriously though- the thing was atleast 6 feet tall... it makes Big Ben look tiny!

Someone got a little pooped out! Thanks to Aunt Shay for letting us borrow her stroller and create a bed for Addi!

I'm so dumb... right before the lady took this picture I said Addi, look at the camera... which made her look at me! Oh well....(Christina, want to photoshop this?)

I really had a lot of fun hanging out with Ben and Steph. Jack and Addi really love each other! They hold hands and kiss and talk about each other: it's adorable! One day hopefully we'll all live very close together so the kids can play everyday!

We're Home

We made our way back to California yesterday! I have to say I've never been so happy to drive through San Bernadino canyon and know that my house was only 30 minutes away! We had so much fun in Utah (more blogs to come) and Addi had so much fun with her dad and his family and friends. I had a lot of fun with my friends too but it is safe to say that there is "no place like home!" I must have been exhausted because I fell asleep around 6:30 last night and woke up this morning at 7! (Guess it's a good thing my mom was around to watch Addi- since I put her in her high chair for dinner and laid down for a "second" while she ate- ha ha!) I just want to say thanks to all my friends for spending so much time with me and thanks to Quinn for EVERYTHING! We had a great time and we always seem to make good memories when we come up to Utah!

Childrens Museum: Boys will be Boys!

We discovered that the Children's Museum is not only a place for little kids but also a place for big kids! Quinn and Ben had a lot of fun playing with the toys and making sure they could do all the fun kid things!

Ben was trying to convince Quinn to let him lift him on the crane!

Men like leather couches! So Quinn had a seat...I let him sit there for a while before I mentioned he had been chillin in the Nursing Area! HA HA! He was a little embarassed!


All of us!

Children's Museum: The Kids

On Wednesday, Quinn and I took Addi to the Children's Museum in Salt Lake. It is for sure the coolest place for kids! We went with his sister, Shay and her beautiful little girl Zaida, and Quinn's best friend Ben and his son Jack (who happens to be the boy Addi will be marrying) :) The kids had a blast playing with each other and all the kid size toys!

Playing music

Addi was having fun putting balls in the vaccuum thing: she kept yelling: LOOK UP! It was adorable! Zaida was enjoying the action!
Addi and Zaida! I had to put a little weight on Zaida's side... Addi got a little on her! :)
Jack and Addi's first horse ride together!
If this was the news content: I would actually watch it!
It was seriously a fun day. The kids are adorable and it is such an amazing place to go and have a good time! I have had such a great week. I love spending time with Quinn, his friends and family. If you haven't been to the Discovery Gateway you NEED to go!

The Aquarium and The Beach

Summer quarter is finally over! YAY! I took my last final on Friday when Quinn was in town and then we decided Saturday had to be a fun day! We went to the Long Beach Aquarium in the morning and had a great time. It is so big and there are so many fun things to see! They even have a bird aviary with Parrots. After the Aquarium we went to Huntington Beach and had fish tacos (Quinn's fave) and then did a little shopping, and went to the actual beach! Addi loves to play in the water! We had a blast and I have to say it was a wonderful day! It was so relaxing and fun! A perfect way to spend my last day in Cali!

Addi loves Grandma!

My favorite sea creature...spider crabs! Holy crap they are huge!!!
Addi was throwing a fit because I wanted to take a picture, and she still managed to say "cheese" while she was screaming! It was very funny! (which is why Quinn's laughing)

Beautiful day at the beach!

Jumpin waves!
Boogie Boarding!

It was such a good day! I love that we all got to spend so much time together!