3 Weeks in Utah!

Well Isla & I Just got back from our vacation & I would like to say it was a success! Isla was a great little traveler, she pretty much just slept in the car on the way to wherever we were going. I think that part might get harder as time goes on and she realizes how trapped she is in that little car seat!

The first part of our trip was to Zions National Park where Steve's parents have a cabin. When we left Arizona in was starting to get really warm and when we woke up on our first morning in Zions we saw this... 

I was very surprised! Our plan was to take Isla on her first official hike but when I saw the snow I knew that wasn't going to happen! That is until I went in and talked with Steve's family:) They told me that they were still planning on going!!! I have to admit, I thought that was crazy at first but they assured me that down in the canyon itself there would be no snow and it would be warmer. So we went! When we got down to the park entrance I could see that they were right. Steve snapped a bunch of pictures while we drove to the place that we would catch the bus to our hike.

Isla's first hike! You can't tell but she is in that carrier that Steve is wearing:) We dressed her as warm as possible and she pretty much just slept the whole time. In my opinion it could have been a little bit warmer.... I was not prepared for snow and cold but it worked out in the end and I'm glad we did the hike because how can you go to Zion's and not ENJOY Zions!!!

Isla in her cute hat we got her just for the hike. 

One of the days Steve and his brother Scott went mountain biking & golfing in the same day! When they got back to the cabin they were exhausted so they just sat their babies next to them and chilled like this for what had to be at least an hour. This was a cute picture of them just hanging out.

We sat Miles (Isla's cousin) & Isla next to each other and took a bunch of pictures. This is one of my favorites... I love how Miles looks like he is trying to eat his shirt and is sharing it with Isla:) Must have been a good tasting shirt for both of them to want some of it!

The Zions trip was so nice and relaxing! I was worried about how Isla would do, but she was fantastic! At the end of that trip I hitched a ride to Salt Lake City with my brother in law's family and Steve went back to Mesa for work:(

One of the reasons for coming to Utah was for my friend Jessica's wedding in which I was a bridesmaid. Below is me and my friend Shannon. Jessica, Shannon & I have been friends since about elementary school and have always kept in touch over the years so I was excited to be asked to be a bridesmaid and re-unite the 3 of us together for a weekend!

Jessica and her new husband Miles coming out of the temple.

Isla & I at Jessica's wedding reception

More friends!!! I love coming to Utah and getting to see Ashley and Brittney. This time is was even more fun because Shannon came too! We had a little Sunday brunch at my parents house and Isla got to hang out with her new friend Audrey:)

During our Utah adventure we did a lot of fun things. One of the highlights was taking Isla swimming for the first time! She loved to kick her feet in the water. She is getting to be sooooo much fun!

My cousin Lexi surprised us all by coming to visit from Chicago. I love that I got to see her and her daughter Macie and I'm so glad they came swimming with us!

My sister Alli, Justin & Haddy... I love these guys:)

Isla's first dip in the pool. I wondered how she would re-act to the water since it was not as warm as her normal bath water. She loved it for about a half of an hour and then I could tell she was starting to get a little cold. I took her out and she must have been exhausted from all the kicking and splashing because she was dead asleep the rest of our time at the pool...

Cousins:) My mom got Haddy and Isla matching dresses so we could take some pictures of them together. We tried very hard to get some cute shots but it's toughing taking pictures with their age groups. I think we at least got a couple of good ones of them together.

I cut my hair!

My precious baby

On my last day we had a pot-luck thing at my parents house to celebrate my sisters birthday and My brother-in-laws graduation. Pretty much all of my extended family came and it was so much fun to see everybody! 

This was such a wonderful vacation! It is always nice to see family and whenever we stay at my parents house we truly get spoiled!

2 Months baby!

Well it's official... Time is going too fast! I love all the new fun things that Isla is learning, but I also love her just the way she is:) I have to say though, she is getting to be so much more fun! Not that the early newborn stage wasn't good because it was, it's just different. Now I get more sleep:)

I love so many things about her now so here is the list of things that I want to remember about her second month of life...

HER STATS:
Weight: 10 lb 9 oz (45th percentile)
Hight: 23 1/2 in (85th percentile)
Head Circumference: 14 1/2 (11th percentile)

• SHE IS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! I discovered everybody's version of sleeping through the night is different so my version is she sleeps at least 7-9 hours each night and then I will wake up and feed her around 6 am and put her back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. I am a functioning human being again!
• She still smiles a lot but now she kind of laughs too. It's a cute laugh that could also just be some kind of sound but she only does it when she is smiling really big!
• She likes to make sounds... Not for a long period of time or anything but I am hearing lots of cute noises coming out of her mouth these days.
• She still loves her play gym but now she has kind of learned to try and hit the toys that are dangling above her head. She can't grab on to anything yet (at least on purpose) but she is starting to learn that she can touch what she see's.
• She loves books! Who new someone so small could appreciate a good book. She loves to look at the pictures and in one of her books about puppies, (it's a texture book), I will take her hand and rub it against the different textures and she laughs!
• Sadly she is starting to learn to cry a little bit more:( Sometimes when I go to feed her and I sit her on my lap getting the food ready she will shreek! Not a cute sound but I still love her.
• I think her favorite thing in the ENTIRE world is getting her diaper changed or her clothes changed... I don't understand it but am happy she enjoys it.
• She likes to be held sitting up now and looking out into the world.
• She decided that she HATES tummy time, but she enjoys getting her feet played with. That changed quick!
• She has a flat spot on the side of her head:( We are trying to hold her different ways and put her to sleep in the opposite direction in the crib to correct it. I have heard from many people including her doctor that it is a totally correctable thing as long as we just keep up the conscious effort to hold her differently. (That is a little harder for me because for some reason I can only hold her on one side).
• She is a copycat! If I open my mouth, she opens hers. If I stick out my tongue, she will stick out hers. I smile, she smiles. She is adorable!

Here are a bunch of my favorite pictures from the last month. I love her so much!

Hanging out with dad while he checks all the sports scores

She fell asleep in her play gym.... So precious 

This is Weston's new hang out while I feed Isla

Going for a walk

Weston is Isla's back rest

Little feet:)

Silly face

Just us girls:)

And now we are off on our first family adventure! A trip to Zions then to Salt Lake. This will be the first time traveling with a baby. Wish us luck!

Isla's First Easter

I had so much fun putting a fun Easter together for Isla. I know she won't remember it but at least she will have pictures of it:) We had a fantastic day! I finally learned how to use the video setting on our camera so I have posted two video's below.

This is when Isla first woke up. This is my favorite time of day because she is so happy!

This is Isla in her pretty Easter dress. I loved this dress on her but the material was a little slippery, I really had to hold on tight to her!

Easter Eve in her cute bunny jammies

Right when she woke up

My little pea in a pod. She loves these swaddle wraps even though I think they look like a strait jacket:)

My precious princess  

Showing off her Easter dress

This was our breakfast that morning. Delicious omelets! They where sooooo goooood!

Our cute little family

Steve is the best dad!

I think Isla's first Easter was a success!