Skiing 2014

We were lucky enough to get up on the slopes a couple times this season. We ski-ed at both Brighton and Alta this year and loved both of them. It is so beautiful up in the mountains! We'd get off the lifts, catch some amazing views and then race to the bottom.

Love me some time with my man!

Skiing in Utah is amazing. Just a short drive and we're on top of the world.

We even got to ski some powder this year. Love me some Utah powder!

Until next season!

Easter 2014

Easter was so much fun this year! I've decided that kids make holidays 10 times better...just like everybody told me :) 

We started off the weekend with an easter egg hunt on Saturday morning. 

The hunt was divided into age groups and also limited the group sizes which was perfect. No crazy crowds or older kids trampling the younger ones.

Here's Jayne checking out the loot, planning her route...

...more like dad planning the route! He was the designated "helper" for Jayne. When they said "GO!" he made a dash over to a certain candy he'd eyed on our way in.

Then, in his words, he "suppressed his competitive-ness, sat Jayne down and simply gathered the eggs around us".  

We still got some pretty good loot so Jayne (and dad) left happy!

Later that day we went on a bike ride down the river trail and had a picnic in the park.

We loved being together outside and enjoying the beautiful weather. We love Spring!

Then Easter morning we woke up to some special goodies

Then we got ready and then headed off to church and a fun day with my

 family.

I loved spending this time of year with my new little family. Easter is a great time for remembering what is most important in life and guys, family is where its at.

Happy Easter!

Jayne - 7 months

Our 7 month old cutie!

Jayne's 7 month stats

• Weight: 18lbs 5oz. She's still chunky but is thinning out a bit-meaning I can pull her out of the bumbo without her thighs getting a little stuck :) This is probably because she's such a mover these days. She can get around great on the wood floor by rolling or rotating and pulling herself around while on her belly. She'll push off her toes and pull with her arms which looks like she may be getting close to crawling.
• Eats her solid foods like a champ (cereal, pureed veggies and fruits, pears, bananas & crackers). She loves just about anything we give her. She has gotten much better at chomping lately because....
• Jayne has 2 teeth! They're the bottom, middle teeth. When she smiles and I get a glimpse of them, I seriously can't believe our baby has teeth. 
• Her personality is showing more and more. She'll often play the game of "avoid looking at mom/dad when they're trying to get my attention". Even when we move into her line of vision she'll shift and look another way. She's very aware of what she's doing! The other day I was playing this "game" with her and after a bit of playing she just turned and looked at me and gave me a big, cheeky grin. That girl!
• Sitting up very well on her own. She loves being in high chairs when we're out, and will play with her toys sitting up...until she decides to lunge for something out of her reach-sometimes gracefully, other times, not so much
• Loves to have her tongue hang out, puppy style. All the time, anytime. We joke that she's learned this from Koda. 
• Chuckles to herself when we give her a toy. She's a happy camper.

Loves Tim Tams-like a true Aussie!

 My baby is growing up...

I laid her down right by my feet, did something for a couple minutes and looked back and there she was...

...halfway under the couch. Seriously, this girl has got some maneuvering skills!

"Enough with the pictures already mom!"

That's our girl this month. Seriously, what did I do every day without my little mini around? We love our Miss J!