Very 1st Birthday

I can not believe that Paisley is already 1! She had her first birthday party last night. She had no idea why we were being so crazy all day, but I think she really liked all the attention. Chase and I gave our presents to her during the day. We had some errands to run. Chase picked up some yummy Burger Bar for dinner. Her party was at 6:30. The people who came were:

Grandpa Harvey
Grandma Harvey
Uncle Norm
Susie
Grandma Kenna
Grandpa Roger
Grandma Beth
Grandma Mitchell
Grandma Lori
Grandpa Drew
Braden
Kennedy
Reagan
Mckinley
Colby
Tanya
Korinne
Porter
Holt
Finley
Britain
Skyler
Mommy
Daddy

Needless to say, it was a full house. She got some Treats, $15, Clothes, Fridge Farm Toy, Books, Coat and Snow Pants, Music Toys, Soccer Ball, Jammies, and a fun toy with the colored balls that roll along the curly rubber wires (if that makes any sense at all). She made out pretty well. We gave her a Big purple Bucket to store all of her toys, a bunch of Clothes, 2 Books, a helicopter toy, and a Fridge Farm Toy. In the end, she loves the books much more than the toys. That's a good thing. Her cake was a puppy dog because she loves dogs. She didn't even know what to do with the cake. I had to break it up and feed her some before she would even touch it. She never got messy. By the end of the night she was pooped and ready for a warm bath and her warm bed. Here are some pics from her very special day.




















This is Paisley's birthday party invitation and some pictures of her next to the letters O-N-E and the #1.

Fall 2009

What a BeAuTiFuL time of year!! I really do enjoy Fall. One of the many, many blessings of living in Utah... Season changes. This past Thursday was a perfect day for some pictures in the leaves and a nice walk as a family down by the river. Paisley is so photogenic so that makes it fun to snap a lot of pictures of her. We have, I don't even know how many pictures. All I know is we have A LOT!!

Ouch!!

I called my Neighbor to see if I could borrow a small sauce pan for some frosting I was making tonight, for Paisley's 2nd test-run birthday cake. She told me she had it in her hand and would bring it right over. I went down and opened up the door to wait for her. While I was standing by the front door, Paisley was standing at the top of the stairs holding onto the railing (the gate was up by the way) anyway, her hand slipped and she smacked her little face right on the railing. I watched it happen in slow motion and couldn't get up the stairs fast enough to comfort her as she was sobbing on the carpet. Uugghh, I felt like the worst Mom in the world. She has a little mark above her right eye, but she's going to be ok. I thought for sure she would have a big black bruise. She screamed until she had her binky, and then she was fine. What a tough little girl. And on top of that, she's had a really bad diaper rash the past couple of days. Her little bum has been so red and sore, I feel so bad when I have to change her diaper.
I know these are just the beginning of many, many injuries and ouchies, and I don't know if I'm ready for more.

Pumpkin Patch

For the last few years, Chase's family has been going to a Pumpkin Patch. This was Paisley's first time... 10~19~09. We braved the wind and cold and somehow missed the rain storm. Because of that we didn't have to wait in line. It's fun because you get to go on a hay ride and pick your own pumpkin. There's a field full of them and they're all different sizes. Afterwards we go to Crispy Cream's for fresh doughnuts... YUM!!

What a Sweetheart!!

Paisley is such a SwEetHeARt! She is ALWAYS HAPPY! She's learned a couple of new words. She can say DEER, DUCK, DOGGIE, NO, OH-KEE (I think this is her way of saying OK), and yesterday she said BAPPLE (Apple). She's taken at least 10 steps at one time. Not only is she a sweetheart, but she's a perfect baby. She'll sit out in the living room and play and look at board books for hours on end. She loves to sit on our lap and look at books. She isn't attached to the bottle. We give her the Binky when she goes to sleep but that's all. She LOVES other kids to come over and play. I've babysat a few different kids recently and she loved the interaction. I also take her to Discovery Time at the library once a week. She has to be down on the floor with all the other kids. She didn't inherit my shyness, and that's a good thing. Here's more pictures of our little Sweetheart.

Here's proof that she loves board books.

Here she is, walking!

You can't really tell but she's dancing to CMT.

She does this funny thing where she'll cover both ears. I'm not sure if she does it because it's loud, or what, but it's pretty funny.

Doing what she does best, giving kisses.

Climbing the stairs!

Ba-by {bey-bee)

Paisley can now say "baby". It's the cutest thing. So now she can say 4 words. Mama, Dada, What's that, and baby. So technically it's actually 5 words.
We worked with her again today on her walking, and she took 3 steps by herself. Yay!!

She's growing up!

Time sure is flying by. Paisley will be 1 in a month... WOW!! Paisley amazes me every day. The new things she learns, like... stand up in her high chair that we foolishly bought because the old owner cut out the safety straps... walking around the furniture... climbing the stairs... opening all the lower cupboards and pulling out Mama's glass bake ware... continuously pulling on the phone cord... eating all sorts of food with her hands such as, green beans, apples dices, bread, cheese and gold fish... when you ask her how her cough is, she'll fake cough... ask her to sing and she'll sing... she does indian... she'll give high 5 too. She has become such a better sleeper. She's been going to bed like a good girl. We take a bath, put on our jammies, eat oatmeal, get a drink of water, read a book, say our prayers, lay down like a big girl and never make a peep again. She wakes up around 4:30 or 5:00 and I feed her a small bottle (she's on whole milk now) and then she goes back to sleep until 8:00 or so. I know I've gotten myself into something terrible by feeding her when she wakes up at 5, but it's so hard to lay in bed and listen to her cry. I don't doubt that she's hungry because even I have to eat something in the middle of the night. That's if I'm up anyway. Some things from being pregnant don't go away.
We're all finished with nursing. No more engorged, clogged ducts. Too much info, sorry!
Something that she's started doing that's funny is she'll laugh when she hears someone else laugh. I was on the phone today and started to laugh, and so did she. I had a church activity tonight and some people were laughing and she would laugh too... even if she doesn't understand what's being said, she can tell it's funny. I was talking to a friend from my ward on the phone today and when I hung up, Paisley said "Da-da?", I said "No sweetie that wasn't Daddy". This was the same conversation she was listening to when she was laughing along with me. It was cute.
These are a few pictures I took in our backyard a couple of weeks ago, the same day as her first haircut actually.

Adam's Canyon

No, we didn't just recently hike Adam's Canyon. We did back in... um... July. Better late than never though right? Right. We wanted to hike to Timpanogus Cave but when we called they told us there was a 2 hour wait once you got up to the cave, so we decided it would be better to hike closer to home. Neither of us had ever hiked Adam's Canyon so we thought we'd give it a try. It was the perfect day for a hike because it was overcast. For those of you who don't know where Adam's Canyon is, it begins on the East bench of Layton. The worst part about the hike would be the switch backs in the sand at the beginning. One cool thing about this hike is that a lot of it is in the shade. There's a lot of really big pine trees too. Here are some pictures from our fun day...

Chase and Paisley after making it up the switchbacks.

Moi.

Here we were just hikin' along and all of the sudden I saw this...

At first I thought it was a stick, but then it moved!

I know Paisley isn't looking but I thought it was a cute pic of Chase.

This isn't something you see everyday... a lady being carried out on a stretcher.

Isn't it pretty!

And, we made it!

The guy who took our picture didn't really know that you're supposed to center the people and try to get a good shot of the falls in the background. But I can't complain, at least he was kind enough to take our picture and not steal our camera, right.

Paisley's first time eating licorice.

All tuckered out!! I promise I didn't just let her head hang to the side. I kept putting her jacket under her head but it kept sliding out.

I thought this was a pretty view of the valley and Great Salt Lake.

Wish these were this easy when we started. It doesn't look very steep here, but trust me, they were steep.

What a fun day! We were so tired and so happy to get back to our car. The only thing we would've done different would be to pack more food to eat at the top... like some lunchables. What a good idea. Maybe next time.

1st Hair Cut

Paisley got her hair cut for the first time on September 10th. She was very good and just sat there while Jenni cut it.

My Life!

Tonight I'm feeling pretty happy with my life so I wanted to make a post. First, I have a wonderful and amazing husband whom I love so much. He means everything to me and I know I would be lost without him. He's a living example of unconditional love. He shows me everyday. We have the most perfect daughter. She, too, is a living example of unconditional love. I love her so much. I have parents whom I love and who've raised me and helped me get to where I am today. I have wonderful in-laws (Parents, brothers and sisters), whom I love as well. They've helped my husband become who he is today and I love them for that. I am so blessed to have a place to call home. I'm so blessed to be able to stay home with Paisley. We don't have to worry about who is teaching her and what she is learning, because Chase and I take care of her. I'm blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I love the gospel with all my heart. I know it's true! I love so many things about the gospel, but one thing is that it makes you want to be a better person. I also love that it allows for Families to be Together Forever!
A few other things that are on my mind... How blessed I am to live in America, "Land of the free, because of the brave". I love that quote. I'm so blessed to have family so close. I'm blessed with perfect health... good eyesight, with the help of contacts, perfect hearing and I can walk. These are things I know that I take for granted every day!
I love my life and I wouldn't change anything about it!!