Being sick stinks! Part 2, Plus other stuff.

We went to Utah this last week with Darin for a trade show. It actually worked out to go early and see my family at a wedding. My cousin Dallas got married, so that was fun to see my mom's side of the family. Plus hang out with my parents and 2 brothers. We also went and saw Aunt Jacquie and her fun family. Then DOOM! Ivy got sick. She had a 103 temperature for 3 days. It is so sad when all a little baby wants to do is lay there. So that put a damper on the rest of our trip. We ended up leaving a little earlier then planned and I didn't get to do anything really. Oh we also saw our fun Baird cousins in Cedar Hills. We have a lot of fond memories of living in Utah and every time we visit we get a little homesick. Especially since we have so many close friends and family there. But every time we come home I am reminded of how lucky we are to live where we do. Oh and to finish Ivy's being sick saga she broke out in hives on her face on Friday and a viral rash on her body. Her fever ended up being roseola. Luckily she is feeling much better and we have our happy baby back!

ABC's...

ABC's...

Just cuz Rachelle said so!

a-attached or single: I don't even remember life being single.
b-best friend: Darin and mi madre.
c-cake or pie: Pie for sure.
d-day of choice: I try to enjoy every day. But I like days when Darin gets to play.
e-essential item: water
f-favorite color: red for decorating and right now I'm diggin yellow to wear.
g-gummy bears or worms: chocolate covered gummy bears
h-hometown: Beaverton OR
i-indulgence(s): ice cream and natural cheetos(although I don't know whats natural about them)
j-January or July: Both have there pros and cons
k-kids: Ivy Faith who is quickly approaching one. CRAZY!
l-life is incomplete without: Who knew that life was incomplete without Ivy, and I'm sure we'll feel that way about any other kids we are blessed with.
m-marriage date: June 1, 2001
n-number of siblings- 3 brothers and 1 sister.
o-oranges or apples: Apples
p-phobias or fears: Losing my family, being trapped
q-quote(s): Anything Michael says on the Office.
r-reason to smile: Ivy talking on the phone.
s-season: I love every season. I really look forward to the change of seasons
t-tag five: uh, sure.
u-unknown fact about me: I hate walking in bare feet.
v-vegetarian or oppressor of animal: If I liked more vegetables maybe, but I love hamburgers
w-worst habit: being lazy
x-x-rays or ultrasounds: Depends on the kind of ultrasound
y-your favorite food: fruit-any kind, any time -except Papaya
z-zodiac sign: Scorpio

Bike riding

I got a bike trailer for Mother's Day and we sure have loved it. For one we get to ride our bikes at the same time instead of taking turns so someone could be here with Ivy. Ivy wasn't so sure at first but now she has a great time. She talks and sings and looks all around. The only bad part is that the trails by our house run east/west. Which means you are either going uphill or down. The down is fun, its the up that gets to you. So we need to find a trail that goes north/south!

Being sick stinks!

This past week has been miserable. We brought home everyone's sickness from Washington and have been feeling terrible. It started with Ivy getting the goopy eyes. Then I got the flu/cold crap with my ears and throat being the worst. Then Ivy got that. All the while we were hoping Darin would make it out ok, but he has been battling being sick the last couple days. Oh man, I don't even remember the last time I was that sick. Have you ever noticed that being sick as an adult is WAY worse than you remember it being as a kid? And to make it all worse the weather was perfect outside! We couldn't even go on a bike ride. Here it is a week later and we are pulling through, ready to go outside and enjoy spring and its supposed to snow tomorrow. GRRR! But what do ya do. At least we are on the mend!

Seven years!!

Tomorrow is our seven year anniversary! Its hard to believe and not at the same time. That means we have been together eight and a half years. Pretty crazy. This last year has definitely been the best year. Adding Ivy to our family is the best thing to happen to us. Its everything we waited for(for four years). It just makes us wonder how we ever made it without her. Of course thats how I feel about Darin also. He is the the best for me and I'm so happy he is mine! Love ya Darin. Happy Anniversary!

Funner parts of our trip

We went to Washington and Idaho to see our families. Its amusing (well depends on how you look at it I guess) when your vacations are those kind instead of going to Mexico or something like that. Oh well. Thats what we get for living so far away I guess. We got to see all of Darin's family which is always fun. We are the only members of his immediate family that don't live in Tri-Cities Washington, so its exciting to see all of the kids growing up and things like that when we visit. The hard part is not seeing everyone as much as we would like. But people have to work and do other things. Also we get caught up in helping out his parents. Its just that we aren't there to help like we wish we could, so we try to get a year's worth of work done in one week!

Ivy absolutely loved every second of it. She is such a little social butterfly. She was in heaven being with her cousins. Getting carried around by the girls and always having someone to play with. Now that we are home I think she is a little bored to be honest. Anyways. We got some really fun pictures of the fam to update our walls.

From Washington, we rented a car and drove to Boise to meet my family there for the weekend. My dad's whole family ended up being there because of my cousins homecoming. It was really fun to see everyone. Especially since it had been actually years since we had seen some of them. The weather was glorious and the food was good too. I loved spending time with my family and having them get to know Ivy better. I am glad to be home but the whole thing sure made me sad that we don't live close to our families. Its hard seeing them only twice a year.

Home Makeover

So the last week and a half have been super busy. We flew up to Washington for my niece Hailey's baptism. While we were there we did Extreme Home Makeover-Warnick Edition. Darin's parents were desperately in need of some new carpet so while we had the carpet ripped out we decided to paint and everything. It started out as a small project of just doing the living room, but we got such a good deal on the carpet that we were able to also do the family room-which is now the office! We ended up taking down wallpaper, retexturing, painting, adding new carpet and trim. And then of course we couldn't put old furniture in so Wayne and Ellen got a new desk, bookcases and an entertainment armoire. I can't even remember what those rooms used to look like, they are so different. We had fun working with family on the project we just wish we lived closer to enjoy it with them!