4 Years

Well another year has come and gone since we were married.  We celebrated our 4 year anniversary yesterday and had a great time.  I asked Nephi to plan our anniversary this year and he surprised me with dinner at The Roof!  I was ecstatic.  I had never eaten there before but had heard so many great things about it.  The food, ambiance, view, etc. did not disappoint.  The food was AMAZING!  My only regret was not starving myself before we went so I could have eaten my moneys worth, oh and forgetting my camera in my diaper bag!  And yes, the desserts are THAT good!  I might have used a full size dinner plate to sample almost everything on their dessert table.  It was so nice to have a real date night, just the two of us w/out having to worry about keeping Addie content during dinner.  I could have stayed up there all day it was so pretty.  I know that four years still isn't much in the long run, but I am starting to feel like an old couple these days.  Newlyweds have been moving into my ward who graduated two and three years after me...crazy!  I am pretty proud of all the things that we have done/accomplished the last four years, here are some of those things:

-both graduated college and got career jobs

-lived in three apartments, hopefully this is our last

-had a baby

-adjusted to being parents

-took multiple vacations and road trips

-celebrated birthdays and holidays

-bought our first car together

 (This is our new ride, a Subaru Tribeca!  We are loving the extra room)

-and many more things!
Nephi is my best friend and I can't imagine life without him.  So grateful he is mine for eternity!
These last four years have been amazing and I am excited for what our future has in store.

Grandma Hutzley

Nephi's sweet Grandma Hutlzley passed away last Wednesday the 18th.  Her health had been declining for quite some time.  I don't think it was a coincidence that we had a big family get together with all of her children and grandchildren just days before she passed.  I am so glad we were able to see her one last time.  She sat and talked with me and Addie for a few minutes and those are minutes I will always treasure.  She was Grandma to me too.  I haven't had grandparents in my life for quite some time, especially grandma's and when me and Phi were first engaged she said she would be by grandma!  She is so sweet and loving to her family and I am grateful that I was able to know her.  Her funeral was just beautiful and it just so happened to be on her birthday, the 21st, and the only nice day of weather we have had for quite some time.

 4 Generations

I am so glad Addie was able to meet her

She will be very missed

{ten}

I have a toothless ten month old on my hands.  I didn't think another month would go by without Addie getting any teeth, but it has.  I am beginning to think she doesn't have any!  I have been pretty lousy at taking pictures this last month, we have been on the go a lot more with the nice weather and have had a lot of park days!  We are becoming Layton park regulars.  Addie would spend all day outside if she could.  Addie has been spending a lot of time with cousins and second cousins close to her age and it is so fun to see them starting to interact.  She is getting more and more interested in other kids.  My nephew Jace had his first birthday a few weeks ago and Addie had a blast playing with all his toys.  It is so crazy that we will be celebrating her birthday in just two short months.  


Addie is eating more and more real food and wanting her mush less and less.  She loves her fruits, cottage cheese, and yogurt, but she loves to play the "spit out my veggies all over mom and dad" game, it is a lot of fun.  Addie tried cheerios for the first time this month, not sure why I didn't give her them sooner, and she is absolutely obsessed.  She could easily eat a whole box if i let her and they are way cheaper than the puffs snacks.  Addie has been waving hi and bye-bye constantly and her latest trick is giving hi-5's, it is so dang cute!  She loves peek-a-boo and hamper rides too!


Last week we met up with my friend Kelsey and her cute little girl Molly at Sugarhouse park, that park is massive btw.  Pretty sure I want an SLR camera now!  Kelsey got some great pictures of the girls and we had such a fun time, despite the fact I forgot sunscreen and Addie was lobster red by the end of the day!  

 She was in heaven with a new toy...pine cones!

 You better believe I went out the next day and found an adorable little sunhat for Adds.  It cracks me up every time she wears it.  We went to Layton park one afternoon and she tried it out!

 I had a hard time getting her to look at the camera, she was too preoccupied stuffing snacks in her mouth and trying to eat fistfuls of grass!

We are seriously loving the warmer weather!
Addie is going to take off crawling any day now.  This past weekend she started scooting along on her knees and she practices like everyday, she is just about there.  I guess it is time to start babyproofing!  

Thoughts on Motherhood

On this, my first mother's day, all I can think about is how grateful I am to be a mom.  I have always known I wanted to be a mother and there was a period of time where I didn't know if that dream would come true for me.  I had a hard time getting pregnant with Addie and had many sleepless nights worrying I would never be able to have children.  I remember telling myself that I didn't care how miserable pregnancy was, how terrifying the thought of labor was, how many sleepless nights I would have to endure, how difficult motherhood was in general, I wanted it more than anything and would never complain if I could just have a baby.  Now I am a mother, have been for almost ten months now, and it seriously blows my mind.  Some days are more trying than I think I can handle, but then I think back to the days when I pleaded with the Lord for a baby and was willing to give up anything for the opportunity to be a mom and I can't help but smother Addie in kisses and be so grateful to have her in my life.  I will never take her for granted.  The short period of time that I was dealing with infertility is nothing compared to so many other couples trying to start families and my heart breaks for them.  So basically, on this mother's day, I don't really need fancy gifts and special treatment, all I need I already have in the form of a smiley, giggly, loud, toothless, beautiful baby girl.  I am also so grateful for a sweet, beautiful mother who was the perfect example to me of how to be a mother.  I think it takes becoming a mother yourself to truly appreciate all that your mother does for you and the unconditional love that only a mother can have for her child.  Thanks for all that you do and have done for me mom, I love you!