Sea World

The Beach

Trip to San Diego

We have finally taken Jack on his first airplane ride. We just got home from San Diego, where we spent Thanksgiving. We flew in on Tuesday, before Thanksgiving, and just come home today. My cousing Carson got married in the San Diego Temple. It was a lot of fun! My family met us there on Thursday so we did get some family time in but for the most part it was just my cute family on our first vacation together! We stayed in LA on the first night, San Diego for 4 nights and then Beverly Hills last night. We hit the beach, the mall, Sea World, and went star searching on Rodeo Drive, in Bel Air and Beverly Hills. It was so much fun, but I have to say I am happy to be home. Jack did really well, and I think that he had a lot of fun!! He loved Sea World and was very interested in everything that went on there. He was saying Shamu by the end of the day! He also loved the beach and ended up falling in the ocean within about 10 minutes. Perfect weather the whole time and it was really nice to be able to see my cousin get married! Happy trails!

Learing how to Smile!

Well, Jack has been smiling forever but never on cue!! He is finally catching on! Here are some pics of the first ones I could catch on camera! He will now see the camera and start smiling away and saying "Cheese!" SO CUTE!

I Have Been Tagged

I have been tagged... the rules of the game go like this... I will tell 6 things about me that some people may or may not know. Then, at the end of the post I will tag 6 people (if I know that many who blog) and they can continue the game! Thanks Kim... makes me feel special!

I love to read. So much so that I often neglect my family and child when I am reading a good book. I can only go to the library every so often and space a month or so between books. I was reading books every day for awhile until Jason said ENOUGH!! :)

I love to work out. More then I should and can be a little obsessive about this as well! I am planning on running a marathon/and triathlon before the next baby comes!

My hubby and I have been married almost 5 years and I knew I was going to marry him the day that I met him. He had to be convinced. :) We are very happy and I couldn't imagine my life without him.

I really really want a daughter!! Am hoping that my next child will be a girl. I have two sisters and one brother and Jason has no sisters so I am a little nervous it won't happen! There has to be a girl up there for me! Jack would love a baby sister!

I hate hate hate making dinner. I would much rather go out. Choosing what to have, cleaning up after... it seems like a waste of time when Cafe Rio is just down the street. I guess I will have to learn to live with it though.

Last but not least, I love my son Jack. I could laugh at him all day and am so happy he is not a newborn anymore! He is learning so much and I love to hear him say MOON, DADDY and MOMMY. He loves the moon... I don't know why... maybe he will be an astronaunt!

Well there you have it. Things you probably knew but I had fun sharing! I am tagging... Melissa, Celeste, Kimmy (my cousin), Kathie, Erica (when they get blogs) and Megan.

Sweet Friends

I had to post this picture of Jack and Belle (my friend Celeste's daughter). It is so cute! They were born 4 months apart and are turning into really cute friends! I am happy that Jack has friend that he will probably know his whole life! What sweet kids!

Marathon and Triathlon- ERS

Since I had Jack, I have struggled to get back into shape. What I have found that helps is training for something to compete in! You all saw the pictures of the half marathon in August, and since then I didn't really have my sights set on anything in particular. Kristin ran the St George marathon in October and did awesome! 4 hrs 11 minutes. I was so jealous. Crazy, I know... but I wish that I would have done it with her. But, you have to sign up for that months in advance... anyway, Kristin suggested doing a triathlon this past weekend and so I did get to do this one with her. We only had two weeks to get ready and I only swam once! Swimming is not my forte.... Anyway, we did it anyway and it was a lot of fun! It was 3.1 miles of running, 10 miles on the bike, and a 350 meter swim. We finished together in a little less then an hour and a half. I can't wait to do another one!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween this year was a lot of fun! Jack was really getting into it, considering he is only a year old. I decided to have him be a tiger because he loves to roar. The outfit was so cute and he really loved wearing it. He didn't even mind the hood! We did a lot of fun things, including trunk or treating at Grandma Cindys dance studio, visiting Dad at work and going to Provo to visit both aunts. He was pooped by the end of the day so we didn't take him trick or treating, but I think he had fun all the same.
We also had a house warming/Halloween party and carved pumpkins. Jack thought it was cool, but was scared of the seeds and all the gross stuff inside.
Happy Halloween!!

Jacks First Boo Boo

Well, most people who know me well, kno that I can not live without the gym. Since we have moved closer to my favorite place, I can now take Jack at more convienent times and not have to suffer through 545am workouts. We have been going around 9am most everyday and Jack has just loved going to the daycare and playing with all the kids. He had been doing really well, no crying at all, for about 4 weeks until one Wednesday I came to pick him up and he was just bawling. I didn't think anything of it at first... maybe just a bad day. So I take him home and get him in the tub and I notice bite marks on his shoulder. Hmm... I guessed that he took a toy away from some kid and paid the price, but at least the explained his crying. So, I take him again the next morning. I am in cycling, working my butt off and the daycare lady comes in after about half hour. Oh great... noone likes to see her, especially in the middle of a workout. Luckily they came in for someone else. I watched the mom leave and they stood outside talking for a minute and then motioned for me. Yuck. So, I grab and diaper and head out. They say to me... a little girl has just bitten your son right above the eye. Now things are coming together. Oh, I say... she must have been the one to bite him yesterday too... Surprise all around at the mention of another bite. So, I go down to check on Jack, thinking that they will be right behind me. Jack is a mess and won't let me put him down so I head back up to get my stuff, with him in tow, and the other mom has just gone back to class! I was so mad! She should have had to go and take her daughter out of there. Instead I am taking my maimed child home and I miss half my workout! What a day!
Jack healed quickly and has returned to loving the gym with me everyday! But what a crazy experience!

Our First House

Well, as I have said we have moved from our first house! It was kind of a sad experience. We built our house and so I was a little sad to see it go. I am relieved, however, that we are in our new house, and that our other house sold. It was a little iffy there for awhile. We have been in our new house for about 3 weeks and we love it!! It is so central to everything and with all the work we put into it (new paint, new carpet and new tile) we are really feeling at home. We love our new ward and just everything about our new house!
For our last night in our old house, we had KFC and finished packing. It is weird that Jack won't even remember that house! Here are some pics of moving day!

What a Break!!

I know, I know... where the **** have we been??? I haven't posted anything in months! Well, first off, we moved... and have been without a computer... second, all my pictures on my camera were packed and third... we have just been so busy!! But I am blogging today and we will get you all caught up!