Cool Shades

Delia never ceases to make me laugh! I caught her the other day strolling around her baby and wearing my sunglasses. I was surprised she was able to keep them on like she did. She seemed to think she was pretty cool and when I got the camera out she seemed to turn into "Miss Hollywood" that's what I call her when she is wearing them. Too Funny!

Of Heebie Jeebies and a Flying Child

Ok. So living in this new house seems to be drawing in some eight legged unwanted guests! I guess with the foundation being 30 years old even though the house is new, these creepy crawlies are starting to make themselves at home! Just in the few days we have been here I have killed 4 spiders already. now that may not seem a lot to you and living in desert area you would come to expect that, but in our other house, which was just up the street, I killed maybe 3 spiders in the 10 months we lived there! So to get to the story... I gave Delia here usual nighttime bath, wrapped her up in a new big, soft towel and took her into her room to rock her and snuggle, something we always have done. When I went to go and prop her head up by my shoulder, what do I see currying from my shoulder down my back?! ....That's right a GIANT spider! about the size of a quarter! Freaking out like I usually do around spiders, especially when they are crawling on me, I toss Delia on the floor, not even thinking as she goes flying through the air (luckily she was not hurt, she had a soft landing) and me frantically brushing the thing off me and running to get a shoe to kill it before is dissappeared!! All Delia did was look at me weird look like "what the heck is wrong with you, seriously" look. Even after the supposed attack of the GIANT spider was over, it still gives me the Heebie Jeebies just thinking about it. If you haven't noticed by now, I have severe Arachnophobia..I have to close my eyes during the spider scene in Harry Potter! I told Christian that we are going to have to get the house sprayed, hopefully within the next year because it is not going to get any better apparently! I would probably consider this close to a near death experience! j/k ;) Well, that's it. Hope you had a good laugh at my expense, and if you too have had a near death experience with an eight legged feind, please do share!

Easter Weekend

Easter this year was fun, but not without it's mishaps! First off we moved into our new house over the weekend, so that was stressful and exciting at the same time. (see previous post below for pictures!) We were late for church because I was spending too much time trying to take some good pictures of Delia who kept whining for more jelly beans. We were invited by some friends to go to the country club for lunch and an Easter egg hunt. We were late for that because of church time. When we got there, they had already done the easter egg hunt, but would have another after lunch. When delia saw the easter bunnny she went right up to him with no reservations while the other younger children cried! I was naturally surprised. Seconds before they opened the doors for the egg hunt, Delia spit out all the M&M's she was eating all over her white leggings and the floor! Ahhhh! What is up with that? She did pretty well with the egg hunt and was able to find a few(with my help of course) but when all the eggs were found, it was time to go and when I pulled her over to the wall for a picture she got mad and threw one of her eggs on the ground because she wasn't interested in pictures at the moment. So then we head out side to get a family picture, which didn't turn out like I would have hoped because it was cold and windy and we had our coats on and Delia was due for her nap! But other than that...it was great. Life wouldn't be interesting without all it's mishaps.

The New House!!

Here are the pictures of the new house! We are so excited! It is hard to pick one thing I like most about this house because I like so many things!! We close on the house this Thursday and will finally be official owners of a house!! Yeah! Enjoy the pictures. They may be in random order because blogger does it weird that way. There are 2 bedrooms upstairs with of course the kitchen and family room and 2 bathrooms. downstairs there are 2 more bedrooms with 1 bathroom and another living room with the back area being for the washer and dryer. Christian tiled the downstairs countertop by himself and he did a fabulous job! My dad built all of the cabinets, which are gorgeous! Everything in this house is so beautiful, it's just a matter of making it a "home" Sorry about the mess, but unpacking is a process!

Ready when you are, Mom!

When Delia was a baby she always loved getting her diaper changed!! then when she started to become mobile it got harder and harder. Now apparently she is gotten so used to the routine because this was how I found her one day and what she does from now on!! I couldn't stop laughing when I turned around and saw her on the floor ready to go! Funny kid..sometimes she surprises me in the funnest ways! Speaking of surprises of how smart and grown up she really is. She took all of the tupperware lids out of the drawer and I told her to put them back and proceeded to watch her(indirectly of course) put them back..it was so funny! When she hucked one in but missed she looked back, grabbed it and put it back in. then after closing the drawer and still missing some I thought she would just take off, but she didn't she went and picked them up and put those back in too!! I was so proud of her! I love moments like these!

Packing!

So we have finally started packing now that we found out we are going to be able to start moving in this Saturday before we close on the house! Luckily we are not packing everything because the house is just down the block and can move things over in increments. It's nice to be able to do it a little at a time eventhough moving is such a pain. We are so excitied! I will try to get some updated pictures ASAP! We feel so blessed to be in the situation we are because it is so unique and has worked out so well for us. I will email everyone our new address shortly!

You've Got A Friend

This is a tribute to all my friends out there! I tried to get the one sung by James Taylor, but they didn't have it. Carol King sings it just as good though! I just want you all to know how your friendship has meant to me. From my friend whom I met in Kentucky you became my family! It was so nice to be able to have friends whose husbands were in the same field and who understood what you were going through. You all were there to talk to and was always reminded that I was not alone. It was soooo hard to leave you all, but lucky for us we have the blogging world! Then there are those who I met in Denver, CO you helped me get through some of the toughest times of being a new mom and new resident in the State. There were so many changes going on in my life that it all become so overwhelming! You know who you are! I treasure your friendship dearly. I wish that we had more time to spend doing things together, but alas my time in Denver was short and I miss you more than you could know! You all were such good mothers and taught me how to be a better one! Now here I am in Farmington, NM and I am still new. Making so many friends in the past 6 years and moving on so quickly has been tremendously hard for me. I have met some great people here and want to be better friends with them, but have not done all I should to throw myself out there. With the stress of a new house I have lost focus on everything else. I am hoping that this summer will be one of get-togethers and a time to blossom our friendships. It has been so nice to have such a strong LDS church membership here to make making friends a little easier, but I have also met some great people who are not members of the LDS church and love them dearly, they are good people and am truly blessed to have them in my life! There are those whom I have met throughout my life that live in all parts of the country(you know who you are!) I love you so much! My sisters and Sisters-in-law, I am so lucky to have such wonderful women in my family, how did that happen?! And a special tribute to my childhood best friend, Rose. We have been friends since we were 10/11 years old. We have been through so much together! Have had plenty of fights which were always reconciled and were always there with good advice and a shoulder to cry on! You are one of the few people who probably knows me better than I know myself! No matter what I did or what I said you stood by me! I love you so much!! I wish we were closer, but phones and computers (and maybe the occasional trip to UT-if the timing is right) will have to do. So all of you near or far have made a great impact on my life and have helped mold me into what I am today, whether you believe it or not, this song is for you! Remember I will always be there for you as you have been for me!

Big Girl!

Well, she did it! She put her shoes on all by herself! Granted they are on the wrong feet, but you still have to give her credit. I told her to get her shoes so we could go "bye, bye" and I didn't think she would actually try to put them on and succeed! I just had to document this moment.

First Day of Nursery

This past sunday was Delia's "official" first day of nursery! The last 2 sundays she has been sick and we had our Stake Conference. This is a new dress and she looks so springy! I just can't believe how grown up she looks everyday! I remember thos days when she was just learning to roll over, was still taking a bottle, and making those raspberry noises! I love the opportunity I have to watch her grow up every minute of her life!