What we are up to this Fall

Our first fall down in St. George has been, so far, fantastic! It's still about 70 degrees during the day, and the heater has only turned on twice. We are looking forward to more great times and good weather through the winter. To kick off the holidays, we dressed Alivia up and took her to Staheli's Farm to see the animals and the pumpkin patch. This is a real farm with lots of cows and even more cow pies! It stunk!! But we got some great pictures.

Love those chubby legs

Our little Lady Bug

So I decided to take Ali to the park and try my hand at photography.
I think I did pretty well, but it is easy when your
subject is so adorable!!!

So Sweet!

I just love this one! She saw the maintenance guy with his leaf blower
and couldn't take her eyes off him.

Peek-A-Boo

Gotta love green grass and blue skies in November.

A Little Bit of Fall

Well it has been a little while since my last post...... So here are some quick little updates.

Bryan's sister Whitney got MARRIED!!! It was a fantastic day with family and friends and we loved having an extended visit to Salt Lake. Back in good ol' St. George, Bryan is still loving his job! It provides a fair amount of challenges, which he is pleased about, and he continues to work very hard. Which provides me with a lovely lifestyle: the stay at home, maybe get a shower, chase my child all day, MOM. I honestly do love that I can stay at home with Alivia and watch her change and grow and learn everyday. She is crawling up a storm these days, and pulling herself up to standing on everything!!! We still haven't quite got everything baby proofed, but as long as we keep all doors shut and small things off the floor, she seems to be ok. She loves to explore and it is so fun to watch her figure new things out, like the springy door stop in the hall that makes a fun sound. She still loves to eat(she might be tiny but the girl can pack it away), and jump and read books. Her Blankie is still her go to item, and it is already starting to fall apart! I got online and luckily found one just like hers and ordered another one. It should arrive any day now. Hopefully she won't know the difference(fingers crossed).

At Gardner Village------

Photobooth at Whitney and Ryan's Wedding.

Flirty little Ute girl. So Proud!

My baby girl is 6 months old today!!!!

I can't believe half of a year has gone by already! I definitely feel like it is almost bitter sweet. On the one hand it is exciting that she is getting bigger, learning, but she is not my little tiny baby any more. It is just a reminder of how fleeting life is and that it is so important to make everyday count. It has been such a challenging, emotional, but mostly wonderful experience. I couldn't imagine what my life would be like with out my little angel by my side, and I feel so lucky and blessed that I am able to stay home and be a mom everyday.

Here are a few things about my big girl:

Alivia Brooke(aka)

-Ali Belle, Ali Bug, Love Bug, Bug, Princess, Little Girl, Little One, Angel

Alivia. . .

Loves her toes, mommy's cell phone, the t.v. remotes, empty water bottles, and Johnny Jump Up. She can't be with out her BLANKI!!! I need to get another one for when it is in the wash and she wont nap unless she has it. Alivia is sitting up all on her own and loves to hang out with all of her toys around her on the floor. She is getting pretty good at standing, with a little assistance, will sometimes take a few little, wobbly steps. She is now eating foods, and will eat anything I give her! So far she has had rice cereal, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, and apple sauce.

The only thing that gets her upset is when she doesn't get attention when she wants it. I guess being with mom all the time is making her a little spoiled. We will work on that.

I have the best, sweetest, and happiest baby and I love being her momma!!

More fun pictures of Alivia

Eating peas for the first time..... gagged through it

Love this face!!

Such a happy girl!

Alivia rocking her Rebocks

Beating the Heat

So as most of you know, Bryan and I recently relocated to St. George and we are now experiencing our first summer down here. And it has been a HOT one! But we are finding fun things to do to that make it bearable. This last weekend, we were fortunate enough to be invited to Quail Creek with the Tait family. We had such a great time out on the water! Alivia did so well, just hung out in her life jacket and didn't make a peep! She actually fell asleep on the boat. She seems to really love the water and being outside. So the next day we ventured out to Zions National Park, again with the Tait's. It is such an amazing and beautiful place, if you have never been I highly recommend going. We hiked up the canyon, along side the river. It was shaded and cool by the water and made for a very nice afternoon. We ended the day by barbecuing hot dogs in the park. So for any of you needing a get away, it might be hot, but you are more than welcome to come join us down south for some fun in the sun.

Trying this again!!!

For all of you out there that gave up on me ever keeping up on this, I really will try to do better this time.
I have once again found myself unable to sleep, which is how this blog got started nearly 2 years ago. But this time I have something else keeping me from my slumber. No, it isn't the baby, I am lucky that on most nights I get my full recommended 8 hours. I am restless thinking of life. Ha Ha Ha I know we all have our deep, inspirational, meaning of life moments, but I sit tonight, or rather this morning, pondering why it is so hard to let go of life? It is not really the saying goodbye that is the hard part, it is the knowledge that there isn't going to be another hello. So say "hello" to those you love as often as you can.