Just Because...

I love spending all day just Annie and I. We have so much fun together. I figure I better appreciate this time in my life while I can, because it won't come again! Happy Tuesday!

Boise and Burley... Again!

Annie admiring Veva :)

In the picture below it was pretty late... can you tell?

Annie and Veva... chillin' in their tutus.

This last weekend we took a second trip to Boise to see my brother, Shaun's, football game. It was so fun to watch him play and he did an incredible job! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. We are so proud of you Shaun :)

After Boise, we decided, if we're going past Burley, we can't pass up an opportunity to spend some time with our good friends, the Jacks! So we stayed Saturday night with them. Tiff took Annie's six month old pictures, or... more like 5 1/2 months... either way, they turned out to be ADORABLE! I will be posting those soon, so stay tuned... Anyway, we had such a marvelous time, we miss the Jacks already. We will have to do it again soon!

Pink Tutu

It finally fits!! Big thanks to Marcie for making this cute little tutu for Annie! She loves it.

Olive Garden

This last weekend the Fentons came into town, so Saturday night we all went out to Olive Garden. It was so fun to catch up and spend some time with them! We miss you guys already!

Five Months Old

Annie is five months old today! Tomorrow we will be starting rice cereal and she is just about sitting up completely by herself. She continues to light up our life and we love her more and more each day :) Happy five month old birthday Annie!!

Annie's New Fascination

She LOVES her toes! Every time I put her down on her back, she instantly goes for her toes. It's crazy how flexible she is!

Just can't get enough...

Autumn is Coming...

Today was a little cooler than normal, so I whipped out the leggings and boots for Annie. I know it may be a bit too soon, but she stayed plenty warm!

"Mom, please get these clothes off me".

"I feel great now! Ready to move!"

Happy Birthday Michelle!

Michelle, my former roommate, had a birthday this month, so we all went out to Texas Roadhouse last night to celebrate! Annie even dressed up for the occasion! Happy 23rd Birthday Michelle!

From left to right, we have: Madison, Brittany, Me, Lydia, Michelle, Lindsey, and Sarah.

Our Growing Girl

Yesterday, Annie's new diapers came and it made me stop and think how fast is growing up! She is already in size three diapers, just about sitting up by herself, and she laughs and smiles constantly. We went to the doctor last Thursday for a check-up... she was about 4 months and 2 weeks. Here are her numbers:

Weight: 18 pounds (98th percentile)

Length: 26 inches (91st percentile)

Head Circumference: 17.3 inches (96th percentile)

The other day Annie fell asleep with her dad on the couch. She looked so precious, I had to take a picture :) Nathan and I could not be more grateful to have Annie in our lives. It feels as if she has always been with us. She is the best blessing we could ever ask for. We love you Annie!!

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day weekend, we went to Boise to visit my mom's side of the family. Annie enjoyed being held by her Great Grandparents!

The little kids loved playing with Nathan. Below we have Natalie, Troy, and Katie.

Brooklyn was so sweet with Annie. She read her books and gave her lots of kisses and hugs!

Annie loved spending time with her Great Aunt Marcie!

Nathan and my Grandpa watching some TV

We let Annie stay up with us and play cards with Marcie and Erik.

Here are two more of Annie's Great Aunts, Cassie and Melanie.

I love how Annie is just as big as Zander in this picture... let's keep in mind Zander is like a year older than Annie!

Elena was really nice with Annie too... even though Annie looks a little nervous :)

Kisses!

More Kisses!

Nathan and I went out to lunch one day. We went to "On the Border" and it was delicious! As you can see, Annie loved it too :)

Nathan loved trying out the rope swing.

I took my turn too.

Grandpa gave Nathan a piece of wax paper to sit on, so he FLEW down the slide!

On our way home from Boise, we stopped by Burley to say hi to Donny, Tiff and their new baby Veva. She is absolutely precious!!

Donny and Nathan are making them "box"... they forget that they have little girls... not boys :)

Annie loved hanging out with baby Veva! Veva is trying to pull off her bow in this picture. They will be great friends!

Yellowstone National Park

Recently, we were able to get together with Nathan's family and go to Yellowstone! We saw so many neat things and had a very fun time. In the picture below, Nathan is holding Matthew (Annie's cousin).

Nathan and James enjoyed spending some time fishing on Henry's Lake.

Annie appreciated all of the attention on her :)

Here we are again at Henry's Fork

Hugs all around!

Big yawns... so sleepy!

Sound Asleep

We saw some beautiful paint pots and geysers. Here is the whole family!

Old Faithful

Nathan's parents bought everyone a Yellowstone t-shirt and Annie a little moose in memory of the trip. We had a wonderful time seeing all of the amazing sites at Yellowstone and spending some quality time with family! We hope to do it again real soon!