Our Day

We're teething today...we'll try to post again soon.

Ten on Tuesday

1. Did you know there is a Prophet on the earth today. President Thomas S. Monson spoke to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Saturday and Sunday. You can listen to him and other leaders here.

2. I ran across this picture of Liesel the other day. I just love it.

3. QOTD: (Which is actually the quote of everyday) Eliza: When Andrew gets married, I get to see Princesses! Can you tell we are excited to go to California?

4. Lydia is working on getting her second tooth. She has also decided she will not eat another spoonful of baby food. Only the good stuff now. Sometimes when she knows that we are eating something that she doesn't have she'll start to yell at us. She is learning from her sisters really quickly.

5. We built a fort the other day and the girls loved it. Even Lydia wanted to get in on the fun. She would crawl in and look around and then get distracted by something else. As soon as Eliza and Liesel would start giggling though...she was right back to the fun.

6. Looking for some fun Halloween crafts and treats? We loved looking here.

7. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty came out today? I am so excited to go get our copy. Eliza and I were dancing and singing all morning.

8. My sweet neighbor Peggy came over today with my birthday present...a new plant. It is so cute and I already re potted it and have a spot picked out. Oh how a plant can liven up a place.

9. Book Review: Have all of you heard about the new Nursery Manuel put out by the church? It is fantastic. We have been using the lessons for Family Home Evening and the girls love them. We don't have to ask them to sit and be quiet. It truly is a blessing from heaven. You can download all the lessons and picture here.

10. We had our very own football party last Friday Night. BYU was playing Utah State and we watched over the Internet. To celebrate the occasion we decorated and I made these.

The party was a huge hit and the Cougars Won! It was a great night for all.

Quick Update

This post is long overdue. Hopefully this week our Internet will get hooked up at our house and the updates will be more frequent.

We want to send a big welcome to Baby Will...Congrats Scott and Nicol...we hope that parenthood is treating you well.

Also a big congrats to Andrew, Daniels brother, who recently got engaged. We are so excited for your big day and for the family fun afterwords. Welcome to the family Tara!

Our family also had a couple of big events happen the last couple of weeks. Lydia broke her first tooth. We are thrilled to have it here and hope that the following teeth aren't quite as messy.

Our other news is Daniel's promotion at work. Daniel has been promoted to the Strategic Marketing Manager for the Colorado Division of Pulte Homes. We are so grateful for this opportunity and so proud of our dad and all his hard work. We love you Daniel.

Ten on Tuesday--To Daniel

Today is our anniversary so here are ten of the reasons I fell in love with Daniel.

1. His cool ride…when I met Daniel he drove a White Ford Tempo named ‘White Lightning’ and rode a scooter around campus…I couldn’t wait for a ride…from the day that we met he hasn’t been concerned about what the car was; just as long as it ran.

2. His good looks…when I was in Young Women’s we were constantly writing down what we wanted in a future spouse…for some reason I always pictured him tall with blond hair and blue eyes…I knew he was the one the minute I saw him!

3. His family…it was so nice to have someone rooting for me even when things were a little uncertain.

4. His appetite…we met in the cafeteria at BYU-Idaho and I could always count on finding him there…since then his meal choices have dropped dramatically, and sometimes the quality is questionable, but he eats everything just the same.

5. His spontaneity…from his great big bear hugs in the library…to buying a new suit for our dance date…to the surprise proposal…I never knew what to expect…but somehow it always worked out.
6. His athletic ability…one of the first activities Daniel and I did together was a snow football game…he was the Quarter Back and I was the frequent receiver…a match made in heaven. Then later we would run together in the Hart building at 5:30 in the morning…I’m not much of a morning person anymore.

7. His sincerity…from day one he was always completely honest and true to his heart…sometimes it hurt, but I could always count on him doing what felt right to him…and now to us.

8. His frequent notes…most mornings during our engagement I would wake up to a note on my doorstep or an email in my inbox…all my roommates were jealous.

9. His musical talent…we sang together in the choirs at school…I love sitting next to him in Sacrament meeting and singing the hymns together…my heart still jumps every time he starts singing tenor.

10. His dedication…to the gospel, to work, to being a dad, and to loving me…he does everything with 100% and I’m truly the luckiest girl around.

I love you Daniel. The courtship may have been a little rough but everything about being married to you has been bliss. Here is to forever—together!

Look who's talking...

...and sitting...
...and crawling.

Lydia has been busy the last few days. She is learning to say 'Da Da' which turns out to be the word of choice around here...especially at church. She is sitting up on her own now and doing very well. She hasn't figured out how to get from the sitting position to her tummy without some pain so she usually starts to 'fuss' so someone will help her. She has also started the army crawl. For the first few weeks after Lydia was born we thought she would be our mellow baby...you know the one that is just content to play quietly by them self or sit still on Dad's lap at church...It seems like every family has one...except us. I guess that is what you get when you have two very high strung parents...a whole bunch of super active children...but we wouldn't have it any other way. Go get 'em Lydia!

Dance, Dance, Dance

Eliza started dance on Monday... She was so excited until the instructor sat them all down cross legged and asked them to stretch their neck. Not the kind of dancing she's use to.
Today was better though...she isn't the most flexible class member but she did really well walking across the room on her toes. Can you tell how much she loves her dress (seriously it is torture to get it off her).