What a Cutie!

Here is an assortment of pictures of Adysen playing. She is so cute! You can also click on the pictures to view them larger. :)

August 28th, 2009 - Playing with tennis balls. Who needs expensive toys when you have a canister of tennis balls.

Adysen loves giving hugs. Sometimes she does it on her own, other times we say "aahhh (or ohhh) a hug?" and she will hug just about anything. We have found this to be a very fun game for her and us.

September 4, 2009 - I love these pictures of Adysen! Okay, I really love all the pictures of Adysen, but these are especially cute. I really like the last one with her tongue sticking out!

September 15th, 2009 - Another great purchase! Adysen can even stack the cups, as long as I help her know which one to do next. She also likes to pretend to drink out of them. So smart!

September 18th, 2009 - More hugs, smiles, and pictures of her two bottom teeth. It won't be long before she will have more teeth!

Happy Grandparents Day!

We want to let all of our grandparents (and Adysen's grandparents :) ) know how much we love you! You are remarkable people! We feel so blessed to have you in our lives. We put together a small collage of Adysen's pictures from the last couple of weeks. She is so much fun and it is hard to believe that she is growing so fast! We love you and miss you!

Make a Smilebox postcard

Pushing a Stroller

At the beginning of September we were playing outside and Adysen saw this stroller. She pushed it almost the entire way around our court. Later we found out that the stroller belongs to one of Aydsen's friends. Since she isn't using it anymore, they let us borrow it for a little while. Adysen loves pushing it around our house, back and forth. As soon as we brought it into our apartment, she even figured out how to put her toys in it and push them around with her.

Red Butte Garden

On Labor Day we went to the Red Butte Garden. It seems that it is free every year on Labor Day since we did the same thing last year. This year, I kept rushing us along because I wanted to see everything. Finally near the end, Alton asked me why I was hurrying so fast. I told him that I remembered the trails being really long last year. He looked at me and reminded me that they were a lot shorter than they appeared to be on the map. I guess the difference was last year I was 8 months pregnant and not in very good shape (we had to make a lot of stops to rest), thus the trails felt really long to me. Now I am used to walking 3 miles each morning and the trails were a lot shorter and easier. I guess we didn't have to rush after all! :)

Adysen enjoyed looking at the flowers. She even picked a snap dragon. She also enjoyed pulling her bow out of her hair and trying to put it back in again. Needless to say we had to backtrack a few times to find the missing blue bow. :)

Don't forget to shut the door!

One morning when I was getting ready, I stepped out of the bathroom for a few minutes to grab something. When I returned I found Adysen playing with the toilet paper. She was so excited and interested in it, that I just had to watch and take pictures.

She even helped me clean up the pieces! What a great helper!

What a Summer!

I guess it has been a couple of months since I have posted on our blog. It has been a crazy summer for us. I have been teaching two classes online. They have been keeping me extremely busy. I will be taking a break from teaching this fall, which will be nice. This way I will have a chance to spend more time being a mom.

Adysen is growing so fast. Over the last couple of months she has learned how to stand up while holding onto things. Now she pulls up on everything! She has two teeth on the bottom now. Well, they are still just coming in. I think if you click on the picture below you can see a little bit of a tooth. I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Adysen is now 10 months old. She is so much fun!

We went to a BBQ the other night with some friends. Adysen loved eating watermelon. I never realized how dark watermelon juice was before. I am so glad we have a washer and dryer in our apartment now. :)

What a fun box to play in! Check out those blue eyes! Everybody loves them.

Look what I can reach! The last month I have done a lot of baby proofing.

Don't worry, after taking this picture I moved all the food into boxes.

We enjoyed spending time with the Alexanders when they came to Utah for a family reunion in July. We had a lot of fun participating in the various activities, but most of all we enjoyed making memories and being with our family. Adysen had a lot of fun with her aunts, uncles, and grandparents!

Alton's immediate family with Grandpa and Grandma Alexander.

Grandpa and Grandma Alexander and their children, grand children, and great-grandchildren. Adysen is on Grandma's lap. Alton and I are in the back row 4th and 5th from the left.

Standing Up - Well, at least with some assistance. These pictures were taken on July 1st (or June 30th, I think the date on our camera is off). This was when she first started standing using the couch. I took of the cushions so that it would be easier for her to stand.

Hanging out with Daddy! We went to Boise during the middle of June for my teaching conference. Adysen and Alton played all day together while I was in meetings. They went to some stores and saw lots of fun things.

This is one of my favorite facial expressions. What a cutie!

Too Many New Posts for One Day

Today I thought it would be a great day to get caught up on all of our blogging. We have done a lot of fun things the last few weeks. You may need to click on "older posts" at the bottom of our blog to see the rest of the posts I made today. It is fun to share our experiences and memories with our friends and family. :)

8 Month Photo Shoot

Adysen turned 8 months old on Friday. How exciting! She is growing so fast (and moving fast too). Sunday we tried taking some pictures of her. Our camera is a little slow and we took about 120 pictures. However, we came up with a few really cute ones. The bow and dress were made by one of our friends in our ward and her mom (www.peekaboobowtique.com).

Ensign Peak and Hogle Zoo

We had a lot of fun last weekend. On Friday we hiked up Ensign Peak with one of Alton's friends from work and his fiancee. It was a fun little hike, but quite steep. There was a beautiful view of the valley from the top. However, it was a windy, hazy day so we couldn't see very far. It would be fun to try going back when it is a little more clear.

Then on Saturday we went to Hogle Zoo with our same friends and another couple that Alton goes to school with. We really enjoyed ourselves. Adysen is still a little young to be interested in the animals. However, she really liked watching the turtle swim. She followed it with her hand. She also liked watching the monkeys run back and forth.

I found it especially interesting because one couple we went with is from China and the other is from India. They were able to tell us a little more about the different animals that are found in their countries. For example, the peacock is the national bird of India. The told us about the rain dance the peacock does right before it rains. They were surprised when the peacock at the zoo spread its wings for us, because usually they only do that before it rains. Interestingly, it rained that afternoon after we got home.

What an awesome experience!!