Ivy's Tails and Cottage Cheese

Ivy's hair has finally gotten long enough to put ponies in. Today we tried the pigtail approach. Although it is pretty cute, she does resemble a bug or a martian the way they stick straight up. So we will be sticking with the one pony. The biggest bonus of having her hair done is we no longer hear "Oh what a cute little boy you have!" Ivy tends to try and pull them out when Mom isn't looking though so I am always worried she is going to choke on a rubber band. I'm pretty sure she has swallowed at least one.
As for the cottage cheese face, its cuz I don't like to sit there and feed her, so I just plopped some cottage cheese on her tray and she went to town. She loved it and just so you know cottage cheese is not the easiest to clean up. It just kind of smears around, meaning we found cottage cheese everywhere.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

We rode the bikes down to Clement Park tonight to watch some fireworks. It rained for a bit, but we managed to stay dry. Ivy wasn't sure about the fireworks....they didn't really keep her attention. She liked seeing all the dogs and kids though. Riding back home in the dark was interesting.

Rockies vs. Padres

Ivy went to her first baseball game last night.
When we first got there she had this worried expression on her face, she wasn't so sure about what was going on. But as more people showed up she got into it a little bit more. Ivy actually lasted a lot longer than we thought she would making it all the way to the 7th inning. Of course that is right when the game started to get good. We don't know who won but we sure had a great time!

Uncle Cory got bored today. Apparently he thinks Ivy is more than meets the eye!

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!