Great Weekend Part 2

After our wonderful stay at my parents house we rushed home to get things ready for Jeremy's birthday/UFC 100 fight party. It turned out FABULOUS! I think we had about 30ish people show up! THANKS FOR COMING!!!

If there is anything/anyone around Constance will climb it. She (not sure if that is Isabella or Gessenia) was a good sport about it though.

Lorena was a good sport as well.

Trent and April made the drive as well. :) Thanks for coming, Jeremy was thrilled you made it.

Grammie. This was her first fight party, and I don't think she necessarily cared for the fight, but she was a good sport.

Aunt Skylar. She is such a great help! I think she is Constance's favorite Aunt, seriously you should watch these two when they get together.

Anna and Avery. They were my little buddies all night. They helped me put Constance to sleep and wanted to keep checking on her. I finally gave them the monitor so they could hear her sleeping.

Aren't these two just adorable!? Isabella is on the left and Gessenia on the right.

Brady. I don't think he has missed a fight yet....typical man.

Jordan and Parker.

Jesse. A good family friend....wait you already know that from my many previous posts about the Hamblins. Oh, he is a REALLY GREAT PLUMBER if any of you need some work done ;)

David, Renea and Anna. They are Lorena's twin nephews from Texas. They are just up visiting for a bit and are the most polite young men I have ever met! They were quick to help out with anything, and are always making me laugh. It was a pleasure to meet these two.

Well, that's a recap from my most excellent weekend! Now to get ready for another one! We have a Tool concert this Sunday then the following weekend we are headed to Idaho/Wyoming to go rafting the Snake River for a few days!!!! YAY for vacations!

What A Weekend-Part 1

First things first. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEREMY! Yes, it was LAST Thursday. Yes, he did have a good one. I got him Slipknot concert tickets and an iTunes gift card that I accidentally threw away. Go figure.

Well, it is his tradition to get chocolate covered donuts from the Lehi bakery rather than a cake every year from his mom. He did get his donuts, it just wasn't until he got off work. So he brought them home to share with me and Tootsie. Which I think she enjoyed her first donut a little more than the rest of us.
It was actually pretty funny. At first she didn't want to pick it up so she would bend over and bite it...it didn't last long.

What does my little angel look like after riding in a car for 2 hours you might ask?

Where was our first stop on our adventurous weekend?

Why the Greek Festival in Price of course! This was my first, and definitely NOT my last, year going. Trent and April suggested we stop by and eat on our way to Cleveland. I am so glad we did! These were some of the windows in the church. Such neat artwork.

They had these dancers putting on a show while we were eating. Something different, Constance LOVED it! She was jumping and bouncing and clapping, and just really enjoying herself a little too much.

The lovely Trent and April who suggested we go.

Dusty and Parker (oh, and Paisley who isn't here yet), our traveling companions.

What exactly did we eat at the Greek festival you ask? Calamari if you must know! There were a few whole ones in there, but don't let the thought of it gross you out. It was actually REALLY good!

Yep, Trent was the first to eat one.

There was a lot of other great food there as well. The gyros were to DIE for! They also had a good spinach something or other, lamb, rice, BEER (I didn't know churchs sold beer?).

The next ones are actually where we inteded to go for the night. My dad playing with Constance right before we left.
She has learned to share all her toys, but may want them back.

The orange rubbery ball thingy. Most of the grandkids have had a fear of this thing...nope not her.

Parker being silly.

What happens after bathtime and Grandma plays with your hair?

Bath time with my cousin.

Dinner time. Looks more like play time for one little girl.

Grandma wore these two cuties right out.

Grandpa gave me rice crispies treats.

I know the last ones weren't in order....deal with it.

I have about 100 more pictures from Saturday night with Jeremy's family and friends, but I am actually working today. I will try and get them posted tonight or tomorrow....or the next day.

Peterson Splash Pad

We stopped by Grammies yesterday to get some eggs and ask about the rafting trip coming up. Well, they got a new toy! Doesn't this just look like fun? Man, where were these things when I was growing up? I think the slip n' slide was just being invented!
Constance LOVED it, well, minus the bulging diaper because we weren't intending on playing in water. She loves Aunt Sky, she is so good to her....takes her and plays with her, feeds her what a great help.

Here are Constance's cousins. This is Gesenia (hope I spell these right, sorry if I don't Lorenna) on the left and Isabella on the right. They are just 3 weeks younger than Tootsie.

Gesenia.

Isabella.

Avery. The little monster. She really isn't a monster she is just very active. Oh, and obviously doesn't hold still.

Analee. She too is a feisty little thing. And yet so sweet and sharing.

Braylee. The oldest. The tenderest of them all.

Grammie holding Tootsie, big, wet, soggy diaper and all.

Well, after all that playing and no afternoon nap....

this is what you get......

Alligator tears and tantrums.

But that is ok, dad will make it all better with cheese and cookies. (I guess that is what dad's do?)

After a nice bath and new clothes (that are obviously getting a little too small) you get play time!

Good thing we spent all last weekend child resisting everything! This girl will climb up EVERYTHING.

My little angel.

*My daycare is closed all next week. I have found a great babysitter for Monday and Tuesday, but if you would like to volunteer for a few hours Wed-Fri let me know ;) I would love for Tootsie to have a play date*

Super Deal

I know, I know, breast feeding is better...blah blah blah. It wasn't for me....never will be. Soooo.....Enfamil is my source of nutrients for my special child. I just so happened to find the SWEETEST deal yet! Costco has the BIG cans of Enfamil for $5.50 off a can!!! I DARE you to find a better deal (other than the free cans at the Pediatricians office). So, what do you do with a deal this good? You buy all that you will need until your child turns 1! I officially (HOPEFULLY) will never buy formula for this child again! Wait, did I just jinx myself? Probably so. I bought 8 cans....that should easily last me another 3 months....again hopefully.
I just love pics of my sleeping child. Maybe it is because it is the only time she will hold still.

Oh, and she drools, a LOT.

She is very happy when she wakes up though.

Can you believe she is almost 9 months?

I just love my little punk rocker.

I just got a new shipment of leg warmers in. Seriously, do you think I am an addict? YES!

I am just blown away how fast time has gone by! I can honestly say I have tried to enjoy every minute of it.

Some of the things Constance is doing these days:

She can say Mama and Dada

She understands "No"

Cruising across the furniture (has been for about 2 weeks)

Speed crawling....she can get somewhere pretty darn quick

Climbing...she can climb stairs, totes, couches (almost) I know it won't be long before she is out of her play pen. She will take the toys she has in there stack them and climb up on them to see how tall she can get!!! SMART COOKIE!

Shares....anything she has she wants you to try. She will give you a ball...food...anything she has (she will want it back though).

She LOVES onions...well the tops of them, so more like shallots and chives.

9 Month Stats:

Weight: 17 lb 14 oz=28%

Height: 26 3/4"=24%

Head: 43 1/2 cm=45%

So basically her body is just little but her head is growing....yup....sounds like a typical baby.

Ahhhh....

just another manic Monday! I think I would rather have a Monday off rather than a Friday. There is just something about waking up on Sunday and realizing you don't have to go to work the next day.

As for the weekend it was REALLY REALLY nice. Jeremy worked a 1/2 day on Friday and spent the rest of the day with Constance. Wait, he spent pretty much all weekend with her. It was a nice and much needed break for me.

Friday, I got the house cleaned. I mean DEEP cleaned. You know where you take out all your pots and pans and Tupperware and throw away all that you don't need or are missing parts? You know the kid of cleaning, where you are vacuuming and mopping and bleaching everything you see, and don't see but can reach. That was my Friday. We hung out on the back patio pretty much all night and roasted hot dogs and just chatted the night away. Romantic (if you are into that kind of stuff, which I am not, it is gross ;)

Saturday entailed pretty much me running errands everywhere. Jeremy was putting in a ceiling fan for Constance's room and doing all the baby resisting I have had on his list for many months now. I ran to get a gate for our stairs, which ended up being the WRONG one, so I had to go to another store 15 miles away to get the "right" one. Had to run to Costco to get some items for a BBQ, had to run to Lowes to get some light bulbs for said light, Jeremy broke all the lights, so I have to run BACK to Walmart and get more lights. Then off to a bbq and fireworks show at Grammies and Papa's. She loves fireworks, just not any that make noise. She was mesmerized by the shooting lights and sparkles, but as soon as we set off one that had noise....she was in instant tears. She passed out before we got to watch the city fireworks, but that was ok. I was in heaven sitting there with her asleep in my lap watching the show. PERFECT evening.

Sunday, more cleaning. I mean the DEEP cleaning. The bedroom cleaning that tends to get neglected because how often do you have to clean it because someone is coming over? I cleaned out our closet, which I am actually ashamed to say I took out a TRUCK full of clothes. Seriously, I had 2 bags, the HUGE 55 gallon ones, that went to the garbage. I also had 2 bags, the HUGE 55 gallon ones, that is headed to the DI. I think Jeremy was disgusted by it, but it had to be done. I had clothes from when we first met, almost 7 years ago! I guess one good thing about doing all that work and cleaning is he can now see what clothes I really have that fit and are in good condition. Not many. Shopping time! Only stipulation is he has to go with me. I know, sounds bizzar right? He wants to make sure I get good quality clothes that will last, not just whatever I can find that fits OK on the clearance rack. Can't I just shop more for Constance? It is much funner.

I feel like summer has officially hit. From now until Christmas it seems like we have something planned. We are headed to my parents' house this Friday and Saturday for a little family reunion. Only to rush back Saturday night to host a big dinner/fight party for Jeremy's birthday (this Thursday). All are invited to come, it is going to be a BLAST! We are cooking up some delicious food around 6 pm, the fights start at 8 pm. We understand not everyone is into the UFC so please come and have some dinner anyway, we understand if you don't stay for the fights!!!!