Diamondbacks and Light Rail

On Friday the 8th, we went to the D Backs game to see them lose to the worst team in the league (the Nationals). They aren't doing very well at all, and Shawn and I are kind of bummed that they got rid of their manager Bob Melvin. We really liked him. Anyway, we decided to take the light rail out to the stadium, becuase we haven't been on it yet. And it was pretty neat, it just took too long to get there. It took us about an hour from Dobson area to the stadium, but it was nice we didn't have to worry about paying and looking for parking. Of course my camera died after taking one picture on the train. I really wanted to get Keely at the game, but what can you do?
Keely's cheesy smile....Of course she had to take her bear.
Keely didn't really care much for the game, she just wanted to walk all by herself on the main level. Shawn was tired of trying to contain her in our seats so we just stayed about 5 innings of the game and left.

Lydia's almost here!!

It has been quite a while since I last posted and I was looking at my countdown till Lydia gets here, and she is almost here! I can't believe I only have just 2 to 3 more weeks left. This preganancy has been going by really fast. Then I got to thinking, that I am pretty darn nervous for her to get here. When I was about ready to have Keely, I was very ignorant of what the aftermath was going to be, but know I have full knowledge of what a new baby means - a lot of work and soreness. Am I really ready to go through labor again? Am I really really to embrace another baby and wake every 3 hours of the night for feeding? I guess I don't really have a choice in the matter. Although I am done with being pregnant, and I can't wait to see Lydia, I am a little nervous for a new baby. I know we will get through that first month, and everything will be fine. The anxiety is always worse than the acutal reality of the situation. I am sure we will be just fine. I really can't wait to see her. I will definatly post when she gets here.

Happy Brithday!

May 9th was Shawn's birthday, so this is a little late. He is now 27 years old. He will be 30 before we know it. Dang he is getting old, just kidding honey. I just wanted him to know how much I love and appreciate him. He works so hard for our family and makes us so happy. He is always helping me see when I am in a bad mood and making me a better person.

He is such a good daddy to Keely. She is always asking for him to come home when he has his late classes, and always wants to wrestle. I hope you had a good birthday Shawn, with many more to come. We love you! :) Here are some pictures of Shawn

Wasn't he a cute baby?Shawn at 21 on his mission.

She Did It!! Hooray!!

In January, I started potty training Keely, and things didn't go so well. So I decided to put it off. So I just started it up again on Tuesday and she did it!! I was so proud of her. She actually ran to the potty to go pee! She just kept yelling "I did it, I did it!" It was so cute.
My biggest concern about starting the potty training process was her going poo on the toilet, becuase she runs around and acts crazy when she has to go, and it takes her like 30 minutes. But on Tuesday she went poo on the potty! I was so amazed. Things have been going pretty good today. She had two accidents, one right after her nap, but other than that she has done so good. I hope it continues to go well. We will see.... wish me luck :)

Funny Story

So I want to write this story down so I don't forget it, because it was kind of funny. So today right before leaving for church Keely has to poop. And when she has to go, it is quite the ordeal, it takes her like 30 minutes and she runs around the house, and she always seems to pick the perfect times to go, like when we have to go to church. Well we got to sacrament meeting and she finally went and she started clapping out loud for herself, pointing to her bum, saying "poop, poop!" really loud. I was afraid to look around to see if anyone noticed, but it was so funny.


-On a side note, I have gotten some requests on my pregnant belly. So here is a picture at 28 weeks. (don't mind the messy stairs)

Zoo Trip

Around Christmas time Shawn and I decided to get a zoo pass since we like going and it is worth it to get a pass if you are going to the zoo at least once. I am so glad that we did. We have gone about 3 times since then, and it is so nice to get out in the cool weather and to just walk around and look at the animals. Well about 2 weeks ago, my friends Courtney and Amanda all took our kids to the zoo for a day, and it was so much fun to hang out and see them. Of course the kids had fun and it was a beautiful day. I took like two pictures.....

Keely, Madden and Jaxon playing in the water.The three by the giraffes..

Thanks again girls for coming out to hang out with me. We will definatly have to do it again. :)

South Mountian

So this past Monday for Presidents Day Shawn didn't have school, so he took work off as well. Well we decided to get out of the house and go on a hike. Haha ya you are wondering "with a two year old?" Well Shawn remembered going on an easy hike when he was younger with his family to South Mountain, the Mormon Trail. Haha ya and it ended up being harder than he remembered. Well it was pretty easy for us, but with a two year old it was a little difficult. But I must say I was really suprised with how well Keely did! She hiked pretty much the whole way up, about a mile distance. She wouldn't let us help her most of the time, she wanted to climb the rocks by herself (she is so independent). So it took us a really long time to get to the top. Sometimes I would try to carry her so that we could move a little faster, and let me tell ya, being six months pregnant carring a two year old on your back is quite a work out.

We ate lunch, and rested for a bit, then when it was time to go, we decided Shawn should carry her all the way down, becuase it took too long in the first place to get up there. So he carried her (thanks honey!) while we cruised down the mountian and she ended up falling asleep on his shoulder, she was so exhausted. It was a beautiful day and it was so nice to get out and do something different than just sit around the house all day. Next time we decide to go on a hike we will wait till Keely is a little older and an easier trail. :)