Finally an update!

We are still alive and well. I like to think it is a good thing when I do not have time to post on the blog...it means we have been having a lot of fun. Here is a little update of the past three months in no particular order...Nina has not been feeling the greatest and right now I am waiting for a call from the Doctor to see if her test for the H1N1 virus is positive. I hope not! She spent her night last night watching baseball with dad.

Is this really my child?! She is so old!!

We repainted some furniture...and this piece is my favorite!

The annual Columbus Day boat float. It was a blast...Nina loved wearing her boat!
Family Night on the Alpine Loop. This Picture does not even come close to capturing the color! It was amazing!
Camping. We have the bug...and we love going...if only it was not so cold!
I kid you not...I strapped Nina into this little chair...and not five minutes after we got to our campsite she was filthy! Oh well...that is what camping is for I guess.
I can walk!Jammin' with dad...a favorite pastime.

Like camping...fishing has been a big part of our summer. Nina liked touching the fish...and we could not keep her out of the water.

Hogle Zoo

Bathtime in the kitchen sink!

Trip to Yellowstone

We will be better. It is a little overwheling to catch y'all up on three months...I think weekly works a little better.

Lake Powell 2009

Nothing better than a few tatoos from Hanksville to get things started in our trailer park!

Swimming with dad...loving the warm water!
Watching off the back of the boat.

Tubing

Driving the boat with Grandpa. (Doesn't she look like she is enjoying herself?)

Hangin' with Dad

We left the regular diaper on while she swam for a while in the lake...I think it got a bit too full...What do you think?

But who needs diapers anyway?! Swimming and almost sleeping.

Good morning Lake Powell. Our 5:30am run. The water was amazing and so was the sunrise! (Sorry the picture is not rotated. It is rotated in my photos and everytime I upload it...it turns. Oh well...you get the idea. Gorgeous.)
Thank you water!

And thanks mom and dad for the fun trip! We loved being with you!

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Nina Had her first Birthday and it was a riot!

Bill at the BBQ
Nina and all of her gifts...I could not believe there were so many gifts for one little girl...than again, she is pretty awesome!

Our present opening helpers!
Nina getting ready to dive in. It was hillarious...she ate all of the little pink dots around the top of her cake and then went at the chocolate.

Nina and cousin Ava

All done!

Kiddie pool bath time
Happy first birhtday Nina! We love having you in our family! Thanks for a great first year sweetie girl!

Swimming!

I have lots of fun pictures to post of our great fourth of July weekend...but I just had to get these videos up of Nina swimming. We have been taking Mom and Me lessons with Bill's Mom and Nina is learning a ton and loving it! Enjoy!

Life is good!

What could be better than brushing your teeth before church?

A family camp out in the backyard!

What could be better than a family camp out in the backyard?

Watching dad get ready for the camp out in the kitchen. (Yes I came down the stairs and Bill was trying out or new camping mattresses. He just couldn't wait!)
And what could be better than seeing silly dad on the kitchen floor? Me in my own sleeping bag on the floor!

And what could possibly be better than getting ready to sleep on the floor?
Sleeping in my Mom's grocery cart at walmart of course! Life does not get better than this.
So Nina was literally falling asleep sitting up in the cart. (Some of you are thinking...why didn't you give your child a nap BEFORE going to the store? She was in bed for two hours this morning...talking, chatting...and of course not sleeping. It would get quiet and I would think...oh there she goes...and then I would hear "roooooaaar." That is what a bear says.) So she started to fall asleep sitting up, and so I laid her down...with a diaper for a pillow...and let her sleep while I shopped. I got a lot done, and she got her nap. Do we work well together or what?!

Thanksgiving Point...and more adventures

So we took Nina to Thanksgiving Point to see the animals. I think she liked it...but it was as much a date night for us to get out of the house as it was to show her the animals. (All of which she called dogs.) Here are a few pictures of the experience.

Nina looking at the baby chicks

Bill helping Nina ride her first horse
Me and Nina looking at the horse

Nina in the Slammer
Lets talk about another favorite pastime...pulling everything out of any cupboard she can reach and making a mess. You can see the evidence of open drawers behind her.
Crazy hair day. Nina loves to pull the rubber bands out of her hair and then she looks like a little vagabond...but we love her.

Did I mention she loves food? And I love this new cheesy smile!

She can stand!
Here she is saying,"I am so excited to try my first popsickle!"

"Oh, wait a sec. Nobody told me it would be cold!"

And last but not least...we love watching Nina smear her face on our sliding glass door. Ha!