14 Months

Wow, Leighton is really growing up fast! We will be in SC in a few days and we're getting so excited! I wish I had more pictures to post, but I just snapped this with my cell phone today!

Rexburg Circus and a few things about Leighton

This week we went to the circus in Rexburg! I didn't take a lot of pictures of the acts, but I did get some of Melissa riding the elephant with her girls (and I totally forgot to give you the CD Melissa, I will give it to you next time I see you!) and a few of all of us there! I love spending time with my family and Leighton loves to play with her cousins! I am going to have a lot of catching up to do after this semester, but here are a few things Leighton does/likes right now:

1. She just turned 1 and we had an 'Alice in Wonderland' party with Jack's parents, a few friends, and my Mom, Brandon, Jenny, and Hunter were even able to come!

2. She loves to talk! She just babbles away and we just laugh and laugh because she "knows" exactly what she is telling us! She says 'please' a lot now, as well as 'baby,' 'mama,' 'dada,' 'oooooh!,' 'bella' (her cousin), 'ten' (when we count), and occasionally she will say 'tank you' and 'elmo.'

3. She loves to brush her teeth and sleeps from 7pm-7am! She even points to her crib after reading and prayer at night.

4. She feeds herself a lot now, especially bananas! She's like a little monkey!

5. She is getting a lot better at being "soft" with babies and other kids and understands 'no-no.'

6. Her chronic ear infections are getting a lot better and she doesn't seem to pull at them much the past 2 weeks.

7. She is a total daddy's girl, I always joke with Jack that I have to be the favorite with baby#2.

8. She loves playing with blocks and counting and loves ANYTHING WITH MUSIC... just like Mom and Dad.

9. Her favorite thing to say is "baa-TAH" and laugh her bum off, but none of us can figure out what it means! She says it over and over, so we get a real kick out of it!

10. She has 8 teeth and is teething again and she hates to have a dirty diaper, so hopefully this will come in handy when potty-training time comes!

Well, here is one more picture that I thought was cute... she kept hitting her highchair and saying "baa-TAH"!

Crazy 8's!

Ok... I haven't posted in quite a long time, but just to prove I still read all my family's blogs, Lindsay tagged me in this one, so what the heck! :]

8 TV Shows I Watch
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. 30 Rock
3. Modern Family
4. The Office
5. The Big Bang Theory
6. How I Met Your Mother
7. Biggest Loser
8. Vampire Diaries (Don't ask me.. I'll deny it! HA!)



8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Chick Fil A
2. Olive Garden
3. Garcia's Mexican

4. San Jose's

5. Macaroni Grill

6. Anything JAPANESE
7. Five Guys
8. Texas Roadhouse



8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Having the night off with Jack to RELAX
2. The weekends!
3. Seeing my family when I can visit
4. Blowing Leighton bubbles in the bathtub
5. Idaho Summertime.. if it ever comes!!!
6. Playing games with Jack, board games or on the Wii.
7. Having another baby
8. JACK FINISHING SCHOOL! Shoulda' been #1!!



8 Things I Did Yesterday
1. Went to class
2. Made chocolate covered strawberries
3. Went to the Farmer's Market
4. Watched some movies with Jack
5. Played with Leighton all morning :]
6. Visited my friends at Horkley's
7. Let Leighton eat chicken, something kinda new
8. Washed some blankets for my Mom's bed on Tuesday

8 Things I Am Passionate About
1. The Gospel
2. Family and quality time together
3. Education
4. Making time for just Leighton, with no distractions or homework
5. Being outside for the 3 months you can here. haha.
6. Reading my scriptures and praying every morning and night
7. Paying full tithing to the Lord
8. Hanging out with good friends

8 Words/Phrases I Often Use
1. Bye Bye
2. Say, "Baby"
3. IIIII LLOOOVVVEEEE UUUU!
4. Uh-oh!
5. No-no honey!
6. Lalalalala... is it time to sing?
7. Give mama kisses!
8. Let's go change your bum! (Not the favorite)

8 Things I Have Learned From My Past
1. Everything happens for a reason
2. There was a reason for everything my Mama said
3. Unisom is the best for morning sickness (stole this from Lindsay.. SO TRUE)
4. "I can sum up everything I've learned about life in 3 words... It Goes On" -Robert Frost
5. You have to have a good laugh and a good cry sometimes.
6. What goes around comes around.
7. Don't wanna get karma-slapped.
8. If you always pray, you can't go to bed angry.

8 Places I Want To Visit/See
1. SC -- my family! AUGUST?
2. Disney world again in August.. happiest place on Earth :]
3. Europe, everywhere, the Sistine Chapel, the Louvre, I wanna see it all!!!
4. Vegas, baby!
5. The Oregon Coast (where Goonies was filmed)
6. I wanna take Jack to the Biltmore and to Wash. D.C.
7. NYC, me and Sarah's first real vacay after school?!
8. Anywhere with history, I'm a total history geek!

8 Things I Need/Want
1. Laser Eye Surgery
2. To drop like 20 more pounds.
3. A live-in babysitter/maid/personal chef! Yes please!
4. A car
5. A warmer climate and a pool to put in it
6. To find the winning lottery ticket
7. An elliptical at home
8. Veneers! One day!

8 Bloggers I'm Tagging To Do This
1. Momma
2. Ginger
3. Melissa
4. Jenny Collins
5. Jenny Kolb
6. Andrea
7. Bree
8. Connie

KISSES!

Leighton, The Social Butterfly!

Leighton is feeling so much better now and she was so funny during church today! She is very social and loves to talk... especially when everything is quiet.. So of course, her favorite place to babble away is in church. Jack had to let her eat cereal puffs all during Priesthood so everyone else could hear the lesson! She is just a hoot! This picture is from yesterday. This weekend was a blast, I just love being at home with my little girl!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday!!

We have an 8-month-old! Where is the time going?!

Leighton turned 8 months old yesterday! She loves bathtime and making a mess with whatever the can get her little hands on! I love this stage, it is SO much fun!

We love you, Leighton!!

2009 ROCKED!

I haven't updated in months, but now that Leighton goes to bed by herself at night and I'm working a little less.. I think I'll hop back on the blogging wagon! If for no other reason, it helps me remember what we did each month! So here's why 2009 was so special to me and 2010 is only going to be better!!

JANUARY

*Jack and I got sealed in the Rexburg Temple

*My Mom and Addi came to visit

FEBRUARY

*Valentine's Day with Jack at Olive Garden and decorating Leighton's room

*Hand and Foot with the Dexter's everyday :]

MARCH

*Took Jack to a Jazz/Suns game and cabin weekend

*Jack redid the kitchen floor and surprised me

APRIL

*Jack finished the semester with a 3.8

*The Last Shenanigan with the Dexter's

MAY

*We added a Little L to our family!

*Ethan came out for his birthday and stayed until I had Leighton

JUNE

*Cutest newborn pictures ever

*Jack had his first Father's Day

JULY

*My mom came to meet Leighton

*Addi came out for EFY and stayed with us

*The Maxfield family was reunited and we took some family pictures

AUGUST

*Leighton was blessed in SC by her daddy :]

*Jack and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary in Hilton Head, SC

SEPTEMBER

*Leighton got 2 teeth

*Jack got accepted into the Nursing Program at BYU-I

OCTOBER

*I finally got my golden birthday

*Leighton started eating baby food, she loves bananas the best!

NOVEMBER

*We met the Maxfield family in Disney World

*Thanksgiving with my family in SC

DECEMBER

*Our first Christmas as parents was WONDERFUL

*Our first New Year's Eve together at midnight (not at work!)