Thirsty Girl

Every time Paisley goes out to eat with us, the restaurant gives us those plastic cups with the lid, so we bring them home to use here. We've recently been weening Paisley from nursing during the middle of the night, so when she wakes up, I've been giving her water instead. I've been using those plastic cups with a straw, rather than sippy cups because Paisley doesn't really like sippy cups. The other day I went to get Paisley when she woke up from her nap. I walked in and found her sitting in her crib drinking from one of these cups. I left it on the night stand from the previous night and somehow she was able to grab it. She must have been thirsty. It was the cutest thing ever. She is so smart!!

Nickleback Concert

Chase's birthday is August 26th. Back in April I noticed that Nickleback, one of Chase's favorite bands, was coming in concert, on August 26th. Since they were coming on his birthday I knew we had to go. Skyler and Meghann wanted to go too. Performing at the concert would be Papa Roach, Hinder, Saving Abel and Nickleback. Me and my naive little self didn't think it would be "that bad" of a concert. Well we were running late cause of traffic so we missed the first performance, Saving Abel, but we were ok with that cause we don't know who they are anyway. We had lawn seats so we found a spot we thought would be great to sit and watch the concert. Once we got situated, Papa Roach came out to perform. Let me just say that I have never heard the "F" word more in my entire life than I did just during their performance. I felt terrible. I was pretty disappointed. Then Hinder came out and they were just as bad. We decided that Nickleback wouldn't be like that because they don't swear in their songs. We were wrong. They swore and talked so dirty throughout the entire show. Not to mention Chad Kroeger, the lead singer, sat up there and drank a bottle of Jack Daniels and shared it with the audience. It was not a very good experience. We had fun dancing and singing during the songs we knew, but for the most part, it was a waste of money, which is unfortunate. AND THEN... see, all the people drink during the whole concert and then they get in their cars and drive home, drunk. As we left, I had us take a not so busy road to stay away from the traffic. We had a kid in front of us driving a Beretta. We were on a two lane road, approaching a train track with a cement barricade. All the sudden this car drifts over into the oncoming lane, thankfully there weren't any cars coming, and he speeds up, slams his car into the barricade, runs over it and drifts back into our lane coming to a stop on the side of the road. I was freaking out telling Chase we need to call the cops cause this guy is drunk. We never did call the cops, but we were on the lookout for other drunk drivers the whole way home.








Going to this concert wasn't a good choice and you can bet that I won't be going to another rock concert as long as I live. I did learn something from all of this. The world will tell you that freedom is found in drugs, alcohol, immorality, immodesty, foul language, etc. But the truth of the matter is, the gospel of Jesus Christ is where you find freedom. I am so thankful to have the gospel in my life. I can't imagine my life without it!

Front Runner

My parents take us out to dinner for our birthday and this year Chase chose Tucanos Brazilian Grill down at the Gateway, so we all decided to ride the front runner. This was Paisley's very first ride and I think she had a fun time. Dinner was sooo good too. We did this on 8~24~09.

OuR LiTtLe PrInCeSs!!

We love taking pictures of Paisley and she's so photogenic that I can't pass up the opportunity to show her off a little. So here we go...

These were taken today while she was eating mac n' cheese.

What a cute smile!

Yesterday we went to wake her up from her nap and found her asleep like this; with her little bum in the air.

She's getting so big... standing with only one hand.

And here they are, her 2 teeny tiny teeth.

We love our Princess!!!

Yummy!

A couple of weeks ago I took Paisley to JC Penny with me so I could use my gift cards from my birthday. I pushed her in her stroller while I shopped. As we were shopping, I looked in the stroller and next to Paisley was a little wet piece of paper. I didn't think anything of it and went on my way. When we got home I was feeding her some oatmeal before bed and she was acting kind of weird. All of the sudden she coughed up this...


It's a cardboard tag. It might not look very big in this picture, but it was huge sitting on her little tongue.

Lava Hot Springs

This past weekend we went to Lava Hot Springs with Chase's family for a family vacation. We had a good time. Here are some pictures:

Our car was packed to the brim!

Paisley's hanging out in her new $15 stroller.

Just sittin' around having some camp fun.

Paisley's having some fun on the 1970's swing set.

The reason we went to Lava... TO SWIM!!

I have a fear of heights. I told Chase before we left that this trip I was going to conquer my fear of heights and jump off the bottom platform. I wouldn't say I "conquered" my fears, but I jumped and didn't die.

And here's Chase. He's not afraid!

Skyler told me if I would jump off the bottom platform, he would jump off the top. So after Chase and I jumped, both of them jumped from the very tip top.

Isn't she so cute in this little chair?!

Got Teeth?

While I was standing outside talking to the neighbor girls on Tuesday July 28th, one of them made Paisley smile and as I looked inside her mouth I saw, yep you guessed it, a little white tooth poking through her gums. I went inside and felt it, and sure enough, it was a tooth. A few days later another little tooth popped up. Pictures coming soon...

Pop's Concert

Every year, the Sunday before the 24th, there is a Pops Concert up at Weber State. We go with Chase's family and sit on the lawn and eat treats and listen to the Orchestra and then watch fire works once it gets dark. Here are a few pictures from this year...

Here we are, our cute little family.

Meghann, Reagan and Kennedy hanging out eating some pizza.

Becky, me, Chase and Paisley trying to block the rain.

Tanya, Derek, Hayley, Finley and Britain also blocking the rain.

Drew and Lori

What a stinker!

Chase went to get Paisley up for her nap today and he found her standing up! We lowered her matres a couple of weeks ago because we were afraid of this very thing. Thank heavens we did it when we did!

FrEeDoM!!

Recently I've been thinking about how blessed I am, especially to live in this Country. Living in a Country where I have the freedom to do what I want is something I take for grantid. I don't know what I did to have all the many blessing I do. I love this country!! GoD BlEsS AmErIcA!!!!