She's not Miss Sicky anymore.

This video was taken this morning previously to Ami chewing on an electrical cord and shocking herself. Hopefully she can still do all this tomorrow!

Park Season Approaching

Today was the perfect day to go to the park. We could see snow on the mountains, but we were down below without jackets on. Ami was able to truck around the park a lot more than in our previous visits this year. She seemed to really enjoy herself. Beware with park season coming you will probably get sick of too many pictures, but too bad.



I've been playing with Photoshop a little to figure out how to touch up pictures and get the most out them, so some of the pictures I posted might look a little different.

Church Before a Child.

On Sunday Scott and I almost did rock, paper, scissors to stay home with Ami, but our Primary has been running short staffed lately, so I decided that I would be the one to attend Church. It was really enjoyable. I was able to listen to the speakers without being a jungle gym for my monkey. The icing on the cake was the talks given were really great and the Spirit filled the room. Then, in Primary I seemed to be a lot more efficient without having to lug the little one. Love her and all, but she is just so darn cute that she's distracting.



What's going to happen when there is more? Double or triple the distractions!!

Blowing Kisses

Ami is still cute even when she is sick with snot running down her face. Last night we were watching TV and the person on stage blew a kiss, so Ami started blowing kisses. Than, at five this morning I was changing her diaper and doing some other stuff and she started blowing me kisses. It made me feel appreciated even though she probably doesn't know what appreciation is. I love that kid. Seems like she has this trick down. We'll have to move on to other things when she gets to feeling better.

Sickness Strikes Again

I will be happy when winter is over. Ami is sick again. Yesterday afternoon she had a temperature and it continued on through this morning. I made a doctor's appointment being the paranoid mother that I am. Well, she only has a cold. It's almost like I wish she was sick enough to take antibiotics so she would get over and done with it, but I know that there are risk there too. This time I was able to see our regular doctor instead of the PA so he advised to give her a small dose of benadryl to dry her up at night so she can sleep. Hallelujah!!



At least with a cold you can go places if necessary. When they are vomiting and have the runs you are afraid to go anywhere in fear that they will explode out of one of their ends.



Anyways here is a lovely picture of Ami this morning in all of her glory.

One going on Three

Ami seems a lot different to me since she turned one. Over night she has learned how to kiss, blow kisses, make annoying sounds while pointing, and repeat the sounds she hears you say including poopy this morning. Now she doesn't know what the words mean she just knows she is making the sounds you made. It's almost everyday she says something different. They don't stay in her vocabulary very long. Yesterday she said thank you but couldn't repeat it even if you offered her a life time supply of ice cream. She is going through a new phase and the other night I would have sold her into slavery. Mama is just going to have to adjust.

How Efficient

Wednesday our house guest left. Now I have nobody to fold my laundry or keep my kid entertained. We met my dad half way in Socorro. While I was there I stopped by and saw Kate, a friend from college. I mentioned that we would be going to see Grama in April since Lisa is getting married. This brought on a funny conversation.



Kate--Lisa is getting married? When did she have a boyfriend?



Me--They started dating in November.



Kate--And they are already getting married?



Me--Yep. In the Mormon culture you date to find Mr. Right. If you know he's not the one on the first date that's it.



Kate--You date for a purpose. You Mormons are efficient at dating and moving!!

I Got Leather for Valentine's

This year Scott didn't have it easy for Valentine's Day. In previous years he would always send flowers the day after Valentine's to where I worked. Yes, the day after because it was tons cheaper. Well, this year he was given the task to think of something thoughtful.

He actually had a great idea. He was going to get me a locket and put a picture of him and Ami in it. Well, he didn't know that I already have a locket without any pictures. Since, I was with him I directed him to another route.

Previously in the day I went to the mall with Katie to go shopping for our husbands. We had stopped by Wilson Leather to look for the guys, but had found stuff that we really liked plus they were having a great sale. We joked with the salesman that we would be back later with our husbands. The salesman didn't seem surprised to see me back. So, this year Scott got me leather for Valentine's. A new leather jacket that is.

Happy Valentine's Day

Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a Romantic Redneck BBQ Feast (seriously the name of what we ordered). We took advantage of my mom being here last weekend and went to eat and a movie. We did some fine dining at Dickey's, where you get a complimentary plastic cup and you use clothe napkins.

Happy Birthday Ami

Yesterday was Ami's birthday. We had a small BBQ with Ami's "boyfriend," his parents, and my mom. Ami really had a great time until we started singing to her. I'm not sure if it was our singing or we just startled. She started crying, soon the cake and ice cream made it all better once she figured out that it was some good stuff.

She danced around to her children's song CD holding as many blocks as she possibly could. She sat in her butterfly chair and kicked her feet back and forth. Her and Jack took turns sitting in the chair. She tried to use the little wagon that the blocks came in as a skateboard. No not really she only put one foot in and stood there, but I can see it happening in the near future.

We all had a great time until bedtime. We got her all wound up with presents and cake and expected her to go to sleep as easily as she normally does. She threw a fit during her initial time of falling asleep because she still wanted to party. Then, at 11:30 when I went to open her door I heard her laughing and babbling.

New rule. We are having our kids' birthday parties at 10 in the morning, so all the sugar and excitement will have worn off.

I posted some pictures and hope to have a video up once we review the tape.