Much Needed Vacation... April 2013

This past weekend we had the opportunity to go on a short vacation for a few days. We decided to go to SLC to do a little shopping, visit the planet aquarium, and go to the zoo. The weather wasn't suppose to be very good but I didn't care...I needed a get away. I was excited to get out of the house since we haven't really gone anywhere since Alee was born (which is about 8 1/2 months ago). It ended up being a really nice weekend with Joni's family and my mom. We did a lot of shopping (what's new)! :) Friday we went to the planet aquarium in Sandy and later drove up to SLC. Saturday we ended up going to the Hogle Zoo and after that we stopped by "This is The Place" for a train ride. We were really excited to take Alee to the zoo and show her all the animals. When we got there she was asleep and it was cold/rainy so we didn't wake her up...she sleep through most of it. :( Well have to plan better next time and go when there is better weather. Todd ended up getting called for a job Saturday night and had to fly out of SLC to Wyoming for a job. Sunday we headed home and stopped by IKEA (which I have never been to) and shopped for a couple hrs. All in all it was a good and much needed vacation.

WAY BEHIND!

I have written a bunch of posts trying to stay updated on all the new things going on with Alee and our little family, but I haven't gotten around to publishing them. I was waiting to attach pictures to the posts, but now I'm really behind so I'll just have to attach pictures later. So there will be a few posts a little out of order but at least they will be up and well be able to read later and remember the fun and exciting things that went on.

8 Months March 2013

Our little baby is almost nine months old! She is growing so fast and doing so many new things. She is very mobile now and crawling around everywhere. She is able to open almost all of the cupboards and drawers and loves to pull everything out. She has attempted to stand on her own although she usually gets nervous and sits down before she realizes she could probably stand easily all by herself. She can say "dada" "mama" and "baba." It melts my heart to hear her say "mama" I've been anxiously waiting for that! :) In the middle of the night when she wakes up she will usually start to cry and before long I hear "mama, mama," she has me figured out and knows I can't ignore that sweet little voice. Everyday we fall more and more in love with this little girl. We love the little personalty that is evolving in her and she always has us laughing at something funny she is doing. We just can't get enough of her! Alee is a very busy girl and keeps us on our toes. She loves to explore and find new things to play with. Everytime Todd goes into the office it's not long before Alee is crawling right behind him. She loves to go in dads office and play with the printer and push all the buttons. :) Alee is such a smart girl! Anytime we start singing patty cake she knows and she'll start clapping her hands. Right now her daddy is teaching her to hold one finger up when he says one. She's not quite got it but i'm sure it won't be long ...baby einstein on our hands.

Seven Months & Standing

I can't seem to keep up with this blog let alone all the new things Alee is doing at seven months. I've probably said this before, but I think we have a genius on our hands! :) She picks things up so fast that it seems like every week she is doing something new that were just amazed by. She has really got the crawling thing down  and now she is starting to pull herself up on things. She loves to crawl over to the entertainment center and grab ahold of the knobs and stand up. Unfortunately with her standing she has also been falling a lot and has not yet mastered a soft landing. Poor little thing has gotten a few bumps and bruises along her way.

Pics coming soon...