Nine Months

Maybe the title of this post should be "on the move" because that is what Izze is these days. She finally figured out how to move her little body and hasn't sat still since. Izze crawls with one knee down and uses her other foot to scoot her around the room. It's pretty fun to watch, once in a while she also stands on her feet and her hands to scoot in circles. Izze loves to laugh and lately cracks up at anything, if anyone is laughing she is sure to join in the fun. If Addie is playing with a toy Izze usually finds a way to get it which makes for some fun fights during the day. Since Izze is on the move the best picture I could get of her was with her arms waving in the air! She has also started to wave her hand and it is so funny to watch because she waves it up and down really fast.

It's What Fun Is

Last Saturday we went to Lagoon and had such a good time! Addie could not get enough of the kiddie land rides, and it was so fun to watch her have such a great time. The weather was perfect and since we stuck to the kid rides the lines were short. Some of our favorite rides were the fish one where you get sprayed with water and Puff the Magic Dragon. Addie also loved the Flying Aces, but after one time on it I didn't feel so hot, so Andrew had to ride it with her. Izze loved riding in her stroller and didn't cry once the whole day! Addie is tall enough to ride Tidal Wave, and since she has no fear she rode it once with Andrew and once with me. We both thought she was going to lose her lunch from the face she was making during the ride, but then she would scream right along with all the other kids so we figured she was fine. We can't wait to go back!

Tulip Festival

Earlier this week we had a family outing to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. It was a nice night and we enjoyed walking through the gardens admiring the massive amounts of flowers. Addie loved running around with her cousins and Izze enjoyed her stroller ride :)

Growing Up

Addie and Izze are growing up right before our eyes. Izze no longer just lays calmly in her crib to fall asleep. She has to turn in circles, sit up and bounce, throw her binki around, cover herself with her blanket and then finally drift off to sleep on her bumper pads. Addie loves to be an entertainer and imagine up her own little stories. She reenacts "Dora" a lot, and also "Super Why" stories. She has many imaginary friends, which I think is so cute and I love to listen to her stories.

Kiwanis 5k

I ran my first official 5k last weekend! It was so stinking cold, I thought my fingers had hypothermia, not really but I was cold until about mile one. I enjoyed it immensely and can't wait for the next race. I even came in 31st overall, don't know how many people actually ran it but those are just minor details :) Andrew, Addie, and Izze came to cheer me to the finish line, it was so fun to see them and Addie really wants to run a race now.

Easter Weekend

We had a fun Easter weekend in St. George! After leaving five inches of snow we drove to the land of blue sky and sun. When we reached the exit for St. George, Addie asked "why is the sky blue Mama?" We had fun hanging out with Andrew's family and enjoying the nice weather. Addie had fun playing with her cousins and Izze enjoyed sitting in her stroller.Addie was so excited to see Maddie and go to the Cotton Manor egg hunt. Addie filled her basket to the brim! We are so glad we could go and talk to a lot of our friends that we miss.Addie and Izze loved their Easter baskets. We had a fun Easter and I enjoyed it even more knowing the girls and I were going to stay a few extra days :) We hung out with Laura, Maddie, and Mia for the extra days and had a blast. We went to lunch with friends, played Yahtzee, played outside, ate candy, went on walks, and much more. We were so busy I forgot to take out my camera :( The memories are all in my head though and we can't wait to visit again soon!!!