Tiana joined us at Multnomah falls on Saturday. Same waterfalls from the previous post a couple of months ago.

My Amazing Daughter

Madi has just been such a joy lately.
It seems like everyday she learns something new to amaze us.

She claps!

She can pull herself up onto things. She loves going from the ottoman to the couch.

I caught her snuggling up to her bear pillow during a nap. She is such a snuggly baby! I love it.

Good to be Home

Well vacation is over and we are back home. It's still a little weird to call Oregon home but I'm starting to love it. Madi and I are getting back into a routine and hanging out with friends. The best news is that my baby is finally taking a bottle. Yeah! Madi refused to eat formula for months but finally we found the bottle and formula she likes and I am slowly trying to wean her. I already feel like I have more energy. Trevor is back in school and has a new hobby of bocce ball. He's been obsessed ever since I bought him a set for Father's Day. He and his friends play in between classes at school, he calls it his recess. Also, we bought a second car. It is a green 95 Ford Taurus. (I'll post a pic later.) It has a lot of miles but runs well and is really nice and roomy inside. The best part is it has 3 seats in front so I can snuggle up to Trev when we are driving. New cars don't have that fun feature. Also it gives me something I have been wanting...some freedom! I can run errands or take Madi to the park.Trevor let Madilyn go wild. The hair reminded me of Trev's baby pics.

We had so much fun at the Heid's. Trevor golfed 3 times in 2 days with his dad. Tracy, Tiff, and I had a wonderful day of pedicures, lunch, and shopping. We spent many days and nights in the pool. We love the new slide. Thanks for having us, Ted and Tracy.

The 4 H Club

We were lucky to be able to get together with some friends from our old ward while we were in AZ. We had a bbq at the Heid house and had a great time with the Hassells, Hooleys, and Holdaways. The boys had a competition to see who could climb up the slide. After a lot of scratched up tummys and hands, Brandon was the only one to succeed. We miss you guys!

Almost Crawling

We thought for sure Madilyn would crawl while we were on our trip but since she was held 90% of the time by family members she didn't really get much floor time. She is almost there. We can see the wheels turning. I love her in blue. It really brings out her eyes.

Our Summer Vacation

While Trevor was taking his finals, I decided to extend my vacation and go to Phoenix early. So Madi and I spent some time with my family while Trevor was working hard back home. We had a great time hanging out with my family. My mom is one busy lady. We went swimming a lot and went to a few of Sal and Santiago's baseball games. Seth and Sierra just loved having their little niece around. They wanted to do everything with her like feeding her, bathing her, dressing her, and even diaper changes. Seth got baptized while we were there and it was such a sweet day. My brother Shane baptized him and Pablo confirmed him. He looked so cute all in white. We're proud of you buddy. Madi loved scooting herself under my moms couch. She would get stuck and then start crying so we'd pull her out. A few minutes later she would be right back under the couch.

Daddy's Girl

Madilyn loves to snuggle with her Daddy.
Trevor watched Madi last week while I went to the temple with some friends. Some of his friends from school were going to see Pirates so he decided to take Madi with. I don't think he got his moneys worth but she did pretty well. His friends were impressed he would attempt this by himself as am I (the movie was 3 hours long). That's my hubby! What a great daddy!

Ship Week

One cool thing about Portland is the navy ships come in and dock in the Willamette River during the rose festival. It is right in the middle of downtown Portland and you can tour the ships for free. We went last Friday and took the tour. It was pretty cool.

Our giant baby

Help! My baby is so big she has outgrown her stroller. Just kidding. Waklee was just pushing her around in her play stroller. She does cause many back aches though. She is now 20 pounds, 11 ounces and 28 inches long. Also, she got two more teeth bringing the count up to 4. They are her top side teeth (fangs?) which I've heard is rare. They usually get their front teeth first. Other than teething she is one happy kid.

Thanks Aunt Janice

Aunt Janice has been very generous lately to our little girl. She got a package today with 5 adorable headbands in it. She is one lucky girl.

Silly Madi

Madi is changing everyday. The faces she makes just cracks me up.

Visit to Seattle

Last weekend we went to Seattle to visit family and friends. We had a great time with Aunt Janice and Grandma Bonnie. Thanks for the delicious meals and the bed. Canasta was played by all. We also visited Trevor's friend Lee and his wife Hadley. We went to a Mariners game on Saturday. It was Madi's first game. She was so great and the M's won. What more could you ask for? Thanks Ted for the tickets.

Madi snuggling with Aunt Janice. I remember this very same pose when she visited in December.

Smiling with Grandma Great Bonnie.

First Mothers Day

This pretty much sums up my feelings on this special Mothers Day. I am so grateful to be a mother to a beautiful daughter.

Before I was a Mom…
I made and ate hot meals.

I had unstained clothing.

I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom…

I slept as late as I wanted.

And never worried about how late I got

into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth every day.

Before I was a Mom…

I cleaned my house each day.

I never tripped over toys or forgot words

to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom…

I didn’t worry whether or not my plants

were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was Mom…

I had never been puked on,

Pooped on,

Spat on,

Chewed on,

Peed on,

Or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom…

I had complete control of my mind,

My thoughts.

My body,

And my time.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom…

I never held down a screaming child,

So that doctors could do tests,

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and

cried.

I never got gloriously happy over

a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours

at night

Watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom…

I never held a sleeping baby just because.

I didn’t want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million

pieces.

When I couldn’t stop the hurt.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom…

I didn’t know the feeling of having my

heart outside my body.

I didn’t know how special it could feel to

feed a hungry baby.

I didn’t know that bond between a mother

and her child.

I didn’t know that something so small
Could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom…

I had never risen in the middle of the night .

Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

The joy,

The love,

The heartache,

The wonderment,

Or the satisfaction of being a

Mom.

I didn’t know I was capable

of feeling so

Much before I was a Mom!

Multnomah Falls

Saturday we hiked the Multnomah waterfalls. They are so awesome. It was only about 20 minutes from our house. We have to go again.

Chunka-munka

Madi has been eating rice cereal and baby food lately and I think she's gained a few pounds. She loves to eat. Check out her thighs in the stroller pic, they are so chunky. Her new nickname we've been calling her is chunka-munka.

She's also amazingly strong and can bench more than she weighs. J/K!
Sorry for the blurry pictures, I can't figure out my camera.

Child Exploitation

Trevor is running for student body Sports Coordinator position at his school. He decided to use this as his poster.
People at school had mixed reactions. Some thought that wasn't fair to use your kid to get votes. Others thought it was the best idea ever and she was so cute. What do you think? Could you say no to this face?

Twenty Five

Last Friday I turned 25. Wow that sounds really old. I always tell myself that I feel like I am 19 still. In reality, I think I am turning into an old person. For example, my body hurts after I work out which isn't very often. Also, I don't do spontaneous things anymore. Trevor and I haven't been to a late movie in forever. We actually just went to a movie on Saturday afternoon. It had been four months since we had gone. So for my birthday we went to the mall to let me have a little shopping spree. Lately whenever I go to the mall I just hit up the baby stores. This time I was just supposed to be shopping for me. I felt so weird going into the stores I used to with a stroller, diaperbag, and husband in tow. Don't get me wrong I love having a family more than anything. The coolness factor just wasn't quite there. A lot has changed in the past year.

My birthday was great. We hung out at the Church's and had cake. Also, last night we had cake and ice cream with our neighbors the Kunz's. The best part about being 25 is now I can rent a car, have cheaper car insurance, and for the next 17 days, I am older than Trevor. That means I can boss him around, right?

Copy the link to see Madi roll

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Our Pretty Little Tulip

It was a gorgeous day in Portland today so we decided to go to the Woodburn Tulip Farm. It was so beautiful to see all the colors of tulips imaginable. Days like these make living in Portland great!

Two Kids Later

One fun thing we did in Utah is see my best friend Shelley and her family. She had a baby named Ryker in January and we hadn't seen eachother since before I had Madi so we had to meet each other's kids. She invited me to join her for a mommy and me pilates class but when we showed up it was a Mommy Boot Camp! Needless to say it kicked our butts but we made it through. It was still like old times just with two little ones in tow.

Tremonton!!

Well, we started our first quarter vacation by going to visit Summer's Dad and Step-mom in Tremonton, UT. We had a lot of fun and we went four wheeling from the historic site of golden spike to the beautiful salt lake.(ok so the salt lake is not that beautiful, but we had a lot of fun) We also visited them on the way back and we taught them train game.