Boise Again!

Bristol and I headed to Boise again! I think that Bristol has been on enough airplane rides! She is quite the traveler! The occasion was my cousin Scotty and his fiance Sarah's wedding. What a trip! Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Granddad-The-Great getting an early start with "Twinkle Twinkle" on the piano! Bristol was squealing with delight!

Bristol and I in McCall at a "rehearsal" dinner for Scott and Sarah. It was a fiesta with home made tortillas and everything. So good!

Bachelorette Party! Sarah's maid of honor put on a party at Two Rivers Spa in Eagle. The pedicure was absolutely amazing. I didn't think it was going to be so pricey, but hey, what can I do now except enjoy my soft feet and hands, and hot pink nail polish?!

And finally, the event of the year! Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Sarah Erekson! The wedding was held at the Shore Lodge in McCall, Id. It was absolutely beautiful! I have never cried so hard at a wedding before, Scotty is like an older brother to me, so it was so nice to see him so in love. Sarah is an amazing girl and fits so well into our family. My dad conducted the ceremony, and it was very touching. And like he said, it is no coincidence that these two have been preserved, and were able to find each other. They both had brushes with death at a young age, and now here they are! It was a lot of fun!

BUMBO

I kept hearing all of this good info. about the "Bumbo" chair, so I finally broke down and got one for Bristol. She is so spoiled. Anyway, she loves it! She loves being able to sit up on her own and look around, and mom loves it too. Two hands available to do house work! Yay! Bristol is doing so good these days, she is growing like a little weed though! I love my little "Angel Cake" (as Grandpa E. would say)!


Kisses!

SANTA CRUZ

Ty had this Monday off, so of course we wanted to do something fun! Santa Cruz is about 40 minutes from our apartment, so we packed up the car and made a day of it! Kate and Grant came with us too! We had so much fun, and Bristol was an absolute delight! TyRell carried her around all day looking for star fish, sea shells, and anything interesting he could dig up. They are such good buddies. The weather was beautiful. Not too hot, not too chilly either. It was a blast!

We Are Back!

Bristol and I had so much fun in Boise this past week. So much to do! First, we had a great 4th of July celebration. We spent the day in Boise at my Grandparent's, and then the evening watching the fireworks from the boat in McCall. Then we had a great week in McCall, and another weekend in Boise.



HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!



The giant slide my grandparent's rented! So fun!



Bristol's first boat ride and fireworks! She didn't even get scared!

Of course, Bristol decided to roll over for her very first time in Boise. Ty was mad he missed it, but I got it on video and camera. so its all good! She is so funny, she grunts and grunts until she makes it onto her belly, and then she is all smiles!



ALMOST THERE!


I DID IT!



Bristol got a new pool toy! She loves it! Her first time in it at Nana and Grandpa's pool was so much fun. Of course, Huck could not stand her being in the water and had to be as close to her as possible without jumping in himself. And he had to whine at her the whole time. It was so funny. She loves the water though! Atta girl!




After getting back from our trip to Boise and McCall, we drove down to SanFran to see the Golden Gate Bridge and go out to dinner and such. We hadn't seen Ty in a whole week, so it was fun to spend time with eachother! Bristol wasn't having her best of days, so it was kinda stressful, but we made the best of it! It was fun walking around with her...everyone had to stop and take a look at her. She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!



Golden Gate Bridge

Off to Boise/McCall

As obsessed as I have become with blogging lately, I will be taking a vacation from it for 10 whole days! Bristol and I are off to Boise and McCall for some vacation time. There will be a lot of firsts,boating, fireworks, swimming in Grandpa's pool, huckleberry picking, etc., so I'll have a ton to blog when I get back!Can't wait! See ya soon!

Oakland Zoo and Temple Visit

A couple of weeks ago we headed to the Oakland Zoo on our day off! It was so much fun. I must admit that I was more excited for Bristol to be there, but who would have known that she would have slept the whole time? :) We saw some of my favorite things though! The monkeys, and giraffes. So fun!



Following our trip to the Oakland Zoo, we decided to drive a few more minutes to the Oakland Temple grounds and look around. I had no idea how beautiful the grounds were! It was such a great experience to be there as a whole little family!

Disney Land

So, this last week Kate, Bristol and I headed to southern California to visit my family at Disney Land. The six hour drive went really well considering having a baby on board! We spent two full days at Disney Land, and boy did it wear me out! However, it was quite monumental as it was Bristol's first trip!


Grandpa and Bristol in the pool


Bristol on her very first ride! Pirates of the Carribean!


Mickey Mouse!


Aunt Annie and Bristol

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Happy 1st Father's Day Ty! Today was great! We woke up and opened some presents, and then I made Ty some strawberry crepes for breakfast. It was a great morning! Ty is such a great daddy to Bristol. There aren't too many things more beautiful then a dad fully in love with his little girl. So precious! Thanks Ty for being such a great dad!

Bristol Lovin

I have been gettin some Bristol lovin lately! Yes, that is a hickey on my neck, and no it is not from Ty. (His are much bigger, much darker, and always hidden with makeup...) Bristol has been sucking on ANYTHING and EVERYTHING lately, and the other day she was so mad that when she finally calmed down and sucked on my neck, I just let her have at it. Little did I know that I would get a mark! I have another one on my arm too! HA! It is so funny! It's ok though, I love her love marks.

P.S. It was a little bigger and brighter, but this shot is a couple of days after the event.

Bristol is so fun these days! She is getting really good at holding her head up and standing. She can pull herself up from a sitting position to a standing position just by holding on to my fingers. She is doing so good! And best yet, she is getting even more smiley! I love it!

*Note on the outfit. My Auntie Laurie bought this for her that says "I love my Auntie." It is so stinkin cute!

Ashley in INDIA!

Last year my sister Ashley spent just over a month or so in India volunteering at the Rising Star Outreach school for children. She loved it so much that she was promoted to volunteer there again this summer for three months! Although I miss her terribly, I know that she is doing amazing service. The children at the school stay there for nine whole months, and for the remaining three stay with their families in the leprosy colonies. Ashley is in charge of training tutors to help the children with their English, and is also in charge of nightly dinners for the volunteers. Her e-mail is quite slow there, but I recieve an e-mail about once a week from her. She is having an amazing experience! She stays extremely busy, showers with frogs, melts in the heat, and running from monkeys and snakes. She quite likes the excitement! These are not pictures that she has taken, but some for the Rising Star Outreach website. (I know, I probably shouldn't use them....but I love them!)

The School

Sunday Dresses

So, Ty took this picture from his phone, so it won't upload any bigger, but isn't she so cute! I love dressing her up, especially on Sunday's when she can be in a dress! And for some reasons she is the best behaved out of the whole week on Sundays. Try and explain that!

HELP!

So, I still consider myself a blogging idiot! I can't figure a few things out. If anyone can help me out, I would surely appreciate it!
#1. I hate that poop brown background color. If anyone knows how to change it, let me knwo!
#2. A ton of people have those really fun picture collages where there is more than one picture, some different sizes, all clumped together. I would love to know how to do that!
#3. I was trying to post a new picture under the title at the top, but it won't let me post a big one, just a teeny one. I don't get it!

So, if any of you excellent bloggers could help me out it would be awesome!

This is a picture that RyLee, my brother-in-law, captured over General Conference weekend. I love it! He is so awesome! Bristol is three months old (more like two weeks and six days old)and obviously loving life! She is such a sweet baby, and has brought such a sweet spirit to our home. We love her to pieces!

Bristol's Blessing Day

Bristol was blessed on April 26th, 2009! It was a beautiful blessing, and it was great to have family in town before we moved to California for the summer!

SKUNKED

Interested in a funny story? Well, it wasn't funny when it happened, but here it goes. My sister Ashley, Bristol, and I were driving back from Boise to Logan last night. We were about five minutes from Logan when the car in front of us hit a skunk, but guess who got the spray? We did. I was reclined in the passenger seat when all of a sudden Ash swirved into the other lane and said "Oh my gosh." I flew up, and she said that we just got sprayed by a skunk. Instantly the car reeked. I started feeling like throwing up. The smell was so bad. When I finally got home Ty told me that both me and the baby reeked like skunk. I was beside myself and ripped all of the babie's clothes off and quickly got her smelling better, and then delt with me. My hair was so bad! Now, our apartment smells like skunk, the outside of our car has skunk oil all over it, and the inside of the car makes me want to barf. It is so bad! Luckily the agriculture department on campus has a solution that will help...so until then! Happy Skunk!

President Monson Pictures

So forever ago I posted that I met the prophet and that I had pictures to prove it. So, for all of you non believers, here they are!

This is my family and I waiting in the conference room. This is the famous room that you see in the Ensign and what not where the First Presidency are photographed.

My dad receiving his award.

A family photo with the Prophet.

Have you ever seen a Joseph Smith nutcracker? You have now! And yes, He is holding the brass plates. Gotta love it!

President Monson giving us a performance on the piano, and telling us stories. He is full of them!

A few more pics

So, still no camera cord. These are some pictures of Bristol that my sister posted on facebook! Thanks Kate!

The World of Moms

So, being a mommy is absolutely wonderful. I LOVE IT! However...I am totally exhausted and cry sometimes because I just don't know what to do. Bristol's personality is totally coming out these days! She is not a quiet sleeper. She grunts and groans while she is sleeping which makes me think she is going to wake up all of the time. But she really is a good baby. It just takes some getting used to! Who would have ever thought that what used to take me 10 minutes (like doing the dishes or my makeup) would now take over a 1/2 hour? Nothing can quite prepare you for motherhood, but 'my cup runeth over' with so much joy. I love my little girl! As for more recent pictures-I lost my camera cord. So, the only pics I have on the computer are from Ty's phone. I'm hoping to buy a new cord tomorrow though, so until then!