ODUS vol. 2: 3rd and Emerson

In the happy land of Eastern Idaho, in a small place known as Idaho Falls, there lies a magical place called Grandma's house.  

I spent a lot of days of my young life drinking root beer, eating cookies, and running around the yard on the corner of 3rd and Emerson street.  What a blessing it has been to have my grandparents be a part of my life.  And now what a blessing it is to see them be a part of my daughter's life. 

Even though she's not yet running around the yard, we are starting to make her own memories on the corner of 3rd and Emerson and have enjoyed a few wonderful visits down to the happy place of Idaho Falls.  And we look forward to many more!

ODUS vol. 1: Out and About-ings

On June 1st little Brin was a whole 4 weeks old, which meant we had reached the recommended "1-month-of-keeping-her-home" mark, which meant we ventured out!

Wednesday of that week we did a trial run to the grocery store, and that little angel did awesome!

First family outing, huge success!

So the next night, we ventured out for round two and enjoyed our first post-baby date night. 

Destination: Drive-In Movie

And again, Brinlee did Awesome!!!  What a wonderful baby!

We are now officially out-and-abouters!  SO nice to not be tied to home anymore.  Besides, she looks so cute and tiny in her car seat  :)

Overdue Update

Welp... this poor blog has been officially neglected.  I'm not quite sure what has happened to me here.  I would blame it on the baby... but she sleeps like a champion, so that excuse is no good.  I even got on a few weeks ago and posted a teaser post in hopes that throwing something out there would motivate me to get on and finish filling things in.  But alas, all I have now is a couple more weeks that have passed and a new list of things to add to the "need to blog about" list.

And so, let me initiate The Overdue Update Series, otherwise known as, ODUS (clever, no?).  Unfortunately there may be several installments, and may take a few days still to get all together, but should be some good reading... 

...if only it weren't so late....... 

*sigh 

Three Weeks of Awesome

Well this blog is in serious need of an update... unfortunately I am in more of a "play with this cute happy baby" mood right now than a "update the blog" mood.  So the real updates will have to wait a little longer.  In the meantime, we can get ourselves excited for:

       - out and about-ings

       - date nights 

       - mothers, aunts, and grandparents

       - ice cream

       - Bill Cosby

       - two pound hamburgers

       - chocolate desserts

       - back to church-ing

Intriguing, no?  We've sure been having a good time enjoying the last three weeks of awesome, and have managed to snap a few pictures.  Eventually it will all find its way into a few posts... now, on to kissing these cute baby feet!

Two Whole Weeks

Well, baby girl will be two weeks old tomorrow and is just as wonderful and cute as ever!!!  Would you believe two weeks ago today I was turning 24 and we looked like this?!

Now we are no longer one person and are significantly more comfortable!  We've stayed pretty busy though.  Here's a quick idea of some of our new favorite pastimes.

Studying with daddy, Napping with mommy,

And taking tubbies!

Ok actually, this is obviously not one of her favorites... but I sure think it's fun!  She had an appointment today and is a little underweight already.  We need a few more ounces, which means an extra feeding or two during the day, which means mom needs to pick out another Disney movie or two (not that I complain about that).  But other than that we are healthy and happy and LOVING this baby!

Birthday For A Birthday

So I had a birthday, and to celebrate our sweet angel baby had a birthday the very next day!  Best gift ever!!  :)  Though my 24th was a bit overshadowed by the joy of baby (as in I wasn't 24 for even 24 hours when she came) it would be a shame to fail to mention that my wonderful husband treated me to a fabulous celebration of 24 years complete with Olive Garden, Ice Cream, and a beautiful new set of scriptures that finally has my married name!

So wonderful to be married to such a wonderful man!