Family Pictures November 2011

Over Thanksgiving weekend my family had our family pictures taken by my talented Aunt Heather. She was also very kind and did Adalyn's 3 month pictures. It was a quick session (my dad's request) and I think they turned out great.

She is getting so big!

Adalyn's First Thanksgiving

This year was Thanksgiving with my family. We started our vacation on Wednesday by driving down to my parents house. We spent the whole weekend at their house and had a ton of fun. It was a much needed break for me from daily life and I was so excited to get to spend time with everyone. Thursday we started off the day with a race. It was just a 5k, but still tons of fun to be able to do it with family. My sisters, McKay, my cousin Caleb, and I all ran in it. Sadly I came in last, but that is ok because I was just happy to be running. The weather was perfect and it was nice to get some exercise in before the feast. :) Adalyn enjoyed hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa and cheering us on.

After the race we headed to my Grandma and Grandpa Fry's house for Thanksgiving dinner. We had a great time hanging out with family and Adalyn loved all of the attention. I love spending time with family and the whole day was just perfect. Ofcourse we got half way through the day and I realized that I had not taken any pictures of Adalyn. So I pulled the camera out then... sadly she had already spit up on her cute outfit, but we still think she is adorable.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for letting us all come to your house and for all of the yummy food!

I hope everyone also had a fun Thanksgiving! Bring on the Christmas Spirit!

A Blessed Year

Well I wanted to write a Gratitude post, but I kind of ran out of time (we are leaving for my parents house in an hour and it takes a while to gather all of the baby nessesities. So it will be short (lucky for you), Hopefully you aren't too sick of hearing about what everyone is thankful for.
This year has been a VERY blessed year for our little family. I guess years like this are what keep you going through the hard times. I marvel daily at the blessings that we have recieved this year and wonder how I got so lucky. I have been writing in my journal a lot lately to record the daily miracles in my life and I can't wait to go back and read old entrys in the years to come. I have grown a lot in the last few months and I thank Adalyn for giving me the chance to slow down in life and get to know myself and Heavenly Father better. I know that this is not how life is suppose to be, trials are what make us stronger and though there have been a few this year the blessings have by far out weighed them. I think every year could be like this if we just stay positive and count our MANY blessings.
I am thankful for a healthy baby girl who giggles and smiles more than anyone I know. She has made us a family and we are so excited to have her in our home.
I am thankful for McKay's job, the joy he finds there, and the chance that we have had to move to Idaho and try out life on our own. He gets up so early and works so hard each day to provide for us.
I am thankful for our Ward here and the example that they have been to me. Their testimonies are SO powerful and strong and in turn my testimony has developed even more.
I am thankful for our extended families and all of their help to us. I am also thankful for their examples as we began our journey through parenthood it was such a blessing to have their love and guidance.
I am SO very thankful for my mom and her endless service to me. The first week after having Adalyn would have been a huge challenge without her help and organization skills. Having children finally helps you understand the sacrifice that your parents made for you.
I am thankful for the temple. It is beautiful, the blessings are beautiful and I love the peace that I feel when I am there. I am grateful to have one so close and for McKay's willingness to watch Adalyn so that I can attend often.
And finally the number one person that I am thankful for is Jesus Christ, our savior. The gospel of church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the reason that we are on this earth. It is truely the only thing that matters and the only thing that will bring us true happiness. The Savior saved us because he loves us and wants us to return and live with him.

Now since no post is ever complete without a picture here are a few of Adalyn being snuggled in a blanket after her bath.

Thanks for Reading and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Entertainment

Adalyn is three months old and SO fun. She is getting more interactive and we are finding out the things that she does and does not like. She hates the dark and getting lotion put on. She used to hate the swing and now that is where she LOVES being the most (besides being held). She is getting stronger and loves to pull herself up to sitting up position when you are holding her.
But I think her most favorite thing is TV. She will sit and watch a movie for a very long time. The other day I needed to make some business phone calls so I put Tangled on for her and she was as happy as can be. I never thought that a child this young could be captivated by something for so long. McKay and I realized that we will have to make sure we monitor what she is around carefully because she eats it all up. I have been trying to decide what I should get her for Christmas this year so I have been researching different toys and trying to figure out which ones she would like best (McKay thinks I am crazy and doesn't want to buy any, but he isn't here all day when she is bored out of her mind unless I am staring right at her) and I think I have found some good ones and thanks to Amazon Mom I don't even have to leave my house to buy them. :) So excited for Christmas!

Meeting Grandpa Pace

This past weekend Adalyn got to meet Grandpa Pace at a family get together. As always she was all smiles and loved the attention. McKay loved joking around with his brothers and teasing Skyler. We don't get to see the Pace side of the family very often anymore and it was nice to catch up with them, it also made us very excited for Christmas. Oh December you can't come fast enough, or maybe just make it to next week when we get to have an amazing Thanksgiving dinner. :) Good luck with all of the food prep this next week! Here are a few pictures with Adalyn and a few of her aunts and uncles

Winter Workouts

"Aren't you freezing?" (one lady asked me when I was wearing shorts and flip flops and it was about to snow later that day) Honestly I didn't even realize that it was so cold that day until she asked me. I guess I should get out of my "cave" a little more often and stay up to date with the changing seasons.
But I finally figured out that it is no longer warm weather and so I have had to change my morning workouts from daily walks to indoor stuff. In earlier years I would just bundle up and keep going outside until ice came, but with a baby I figured I had better play it safe and not force her to endure the cold just so that I could workout. My morning workouts consist of the two DVDs that I own and then I will substitute in with workout movies from the library. I have really gotten into Kickboxing and other Cardio Stuff. I have found that I can incorporate the abs without having to do the much dreaded crunches (they are not my cup of tea). Today I did a dance workout (it was a ton of fun!) and I was reminded of my childhood and all of those years of dancing. The only difference is back then my favorite part of dancing were the performances and now I would not be caught dead "dancing" in front of an audience. No my living room all by my lonesome is good enough for me. I just hope that the library can supply me with enough DVDs that do not require weights, a step, or exersize balls until Christmas and then hopefully Santa can help me get a few pieces of equipment. And maybe someday far far away (hopefully with Craiglist's help) I will be able to get a treadmill. I would LOVE to get into running again (hint hint McKay lol). But for now I will enjoy my fun morning dance parties.
Well that is basically it, if you are wondering why I wrote this post...I don't know. hows that for an answer? Oh and another random piece of information I have not had a piece of chocolate since Halloween! Hopefully I can make it to Thanksgiving without a slip up, but I just made some Carmel Brownies today and I just don't know if I can resist... could you?

Sleepy Head

Adalyn has been sleeping a ton lately! Not only has she been sleeping through the night for the past few weeks but she also sleeps REALLY well during the day (as long as mom isn't packing her around to a ton of errands) Sometimes she sleeps too well, and I have to wake her up for her feedings. Must be hitting a growth spurt or something. But a side benefit of her sleeping so much is that she is well rested and so pleasent to be around the rest of the time. We sure love our calm and happy baby!

Can't believe she will be three months in three days! Have a Great Day!

Adalyn's First Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! I am not usually a fan of dressing up on Halloween, I am not that creative when in comes to costumes, but this year was fun because we had Adalyn. (I felt like that took the pressure off of me to dress up). For her costume we decided to go with Minnie Mouse and man she was SO cute! We spent the evening going to a few of our neighbors houses to show her off and then headed over to McKay's aunt and uncle's house for a visit. It was a nice relaxing evening, but we are sure excited to be able to take her trick or treating next year :) Here are a few pictures of her in her costume. I think all she wanted to do was go back to bed and sleep so she isn't quite her normal smiley self...
Our Cute Minnie Mouse:

Have a great day!