Happy 4 Years

Today is James and my four year anniversary. Happy Anniversary, honey!! It has been a fabulous four years, I really know how to pick them! James is a cute, funny, and thoughtful husband and a doting father. I can't believe how young we look in this picture, it just doesn't seem like it has been that long. This is in our first apartment in Wyview at BYU. Ahhhh. I love you, James. 

Three Generations

This is my mom and Natalie's Grandma. She is the one person that Natalie will go to as much as her mommy and daddy (almost). Grandma is so much fun and tries to teach Natalie how to say lots of things. She likes to make Natty laugh, and she's really good at it! She also likes to buy Natty new things, aren't Grandmas the best? 

New Car!

Here is my new car, the Chrysler Pacifica. I'm so excited to drive it, I love it! It's kind of a cross between an SUV and a wagon, it's got 6 seats, with 2 captain chairs in the back, and a third row that folds down for storage. I love the DVD player, I think that will be very useful on long trips, and I'm excited to try out the Sirius radio. Thanks James =)

Love to Jump

Here I am on my Uncle Phil's trampoline (or "tramp" as we used to refer to it). I am one talented jumper. That first move is called a hurkey for those of you who weren't cheerleaders in high school. I used to jump on the tramp all the time, I loved it! We would play add on and leap frog and do knee flips and pancakes...I still got it!

Cousins

Natalie loved her cousin Brady, she had a lot of fun with him. Here they are together:

And here's Natalie trying to push past Brady:


And here she is trying to pet him:


Must...get...past...Brady


Brady's hair is sooo soft, it's just like duck fluff!

Off to Utah

We are leaving for Utah today to see Brady!! We've never met the cute little guy and we are so excited to see him. Here are him and Natalie at about the same age, what do you think, any resemblance? They're both cute, so they have that in common =). Brady is now 6 months old and he likes to wiggle, eat sweet potatoes, and take off his socks. I think he looks exactly like my brother Corey. We'll be there for the 4th of July, it should be lots and lots of fun!
 

Weekends are Supposed to be Fun

Natalie and I have been sick all weekend. Blech! I took her to the doctor on Saturday and she had two ear infections, poor thing. She woke up coughing three nights in a row. Finally, last night we both slept through the night. I think we're on the mend...yea! Good thing James was here to help. Of course, James woke up with an eye infection Monday morning, we are one sad family.







Hmmm...what can I destroy now? 

How fun is this?

Natalie discovered the toilet paper roll today, what fun! She is into anything and everything now. Trash cans, drawers, cupboards, you name it! She is quick! It's just so much fun to dump everything of all it's contents. I guess what goes around comes around, because my mom says I was always into everything, too. Inquiring minds want to know!

 

Strawberry Fields Forever

Well, here we are at the strawberry fields in Irvine, what a fun trip! We rode in a tractor (not Natalie's favorite part) and got to try all sorts of fresh vegetables and fruit on the way to the strawberry fields. Natalie loved the strawberries as you can tell by her outfit.



Mmmm, pretty good...

More please...

All done! Yea!! 

Pictures of the Natskers

We got these pictures taken back in March. She sure hammed it up for the camera, they turned out so adorable. It was hard to pick which ones to get, they all turned out so cute. These are the ones I picked out, I love them.

Come closer, I have a secret...

More Pictures of Natsky

This is just pure Natalie, it captures her personality perfectly


We got this one in an 8x10, so precious!

Love Rachael Ray!

So this was my Mother's Day gift from my mom, isn't she thoughtful? You gotta love Rachael, she's just so darn good! I have tried quite a few of her recipes and have not been let down yet. I love my new cookbook and can't wait to try it! Thanks mom...

Wiggle Worm

It seems like every time I put Natalie down to wiggle around on the floor, she ends up under the bed, or under a table, or next to a piece of furniture, she just instinctively goes toward large objects. Then she cries until I come and rescue her and hold her for a bit. It's an endless cycle. I think my dad hit the nail on the head when he said Natalie always looks like there's somewhere she has to be, and she needs to find out a way to get there...quick!

Hiking in Laguna Canyon

This was a couple of weekends ago, James and I were feeling really ambitious and went hiking in Laguna Canyon. Natalie loved it, she didn't let out a peep the whole time and by the end she was completely zonked. We had a great time with our Natsky.
 

Clap clap.

Natalie's new trick is clapping. She'll do it on cue when James and I say, "Yeaaaa!" and she'll put her cute little hands together and smile huge. It's the cutest thing. I took Natalie to the park across the street yesterday, she got so excited to see all of the little kids playing. She stood on my lap and just squealed, squealed, squealed and waved her arms up and down. It was so funny. And every time she heard a little kid scream, she'd do it right back. It's so fun to see her little personality coming out.
 

Pretty as a Flower

On Monday, Natalie and I went with a friend, Shannon and her son Colin, to the flower fields in Carlsbad. Shannon takes gorgeous pictures and was nice enough to take these of Natalie, I just love them! The flower fields are really beautiful, it's kind of a fun place to go! There were a lot of stroller moms there and there's a playground, picnic area and tractor rides. Quite the adventure! We were illegal and sat by the flowers, you really aren't supposed to, but what the heck! You only live once =).