Family Pictures

When my family was all together again for the first time in 2+ years we decided to get family pictures done:

This was a difficult endeavor with 2 babies, 1 of which HATES taking pictures (ahem...addy...)

She did her best to not comply with anything we did; including multiple tantrums, screams, and arching of her back.  It was not pleasant for anyone. But we did manage to get a few we could work with.

Here's a few of my favorites:

Thank you Laura for putting up with addy us.

More Seattle Fun

I failed to post some of our very first adventures of when we got to Seattle.

This is the amazing view from our apartment:

We had to visit Pikes:

Addy was quite entertained by the street performers. This guy especially amazed her:

Seth enjoyed some dried kiwi from the market:

Addy saw the water from across the street and got so very excited, however when we got closer to it she became scared of it:

Seth wasn't scared:

We didn't bring a lot of toys out here with us so Addy makes do with what she has:

We met up with some friends for Sunday dinner and enjoyed chocolate covered cinnamon bears:

Exploring the neighborhood:

Went to the Ballard Locks:

We stayed there for a few hours...

Addy turns into a grouch when we get the camera out. every. time.

You have to catch her when she doesn't know you're taking a picture:

She really liked playing on this...thing...?

She is a goofy girl. We are smitten.  She shows her personality more and more each day.

I have made a different page on the blog where I think it will be fun to capture some of the goofy things she does and says.  It's more for me to keep track, but if you click at the top of the page {Addy Says} I will share.  I will be adding more to it sporadically through the months so keep checking back :)

Another Endeavor

Many of you know that after we moved back to Utah and Seth started school, I was able to cut back at the Pharmacy.  

I loved my new found free time and freedom!  

and the opportunity to be home with Addy :) 

I had the time and energy to actually get things done around the house and do what I WANTED to do.  

For a long time now, I have contemplated on starting another blog to keep track of my "projects".  

Being in Seattle for the summer has been the perfect opportunity to get things rolling, (not having some of my other distractions around)...Long story short, I did it!

I started another blog.  

Anyway, I would love for you to check it out! 

 It's still new, there is lots more I plan to add. 

Let me know what you think...become a follower...let me know when you find cool furniture and don't know what to do with it...let your friends know...let me know if you've done any amazing projects that I could share...etc...etc...

I might be crazy...

Beaches and Baseball

I don't think I was truly converted to loving Seattle until I went to the beach.  Addy and I met up with with some other BYU families one afternoon at Alki.  It was a gorgeous day and Addy had lots of fun throwing rocks, and spent lots of time putting sand and rocks into a bucket.  I think she could do that all day!  We could both be beach bums for the rest of our lives and be happy! The area we went to was pretty rocky, but there are sandy areas there as well...

I took a few pictures with my camera that I left outside while in Utah...it doesn't quite work as well, don't mind the big blurry circle in the middle of the pictures, I dealt with what I had! (by the way, just got a new camera I'm excited to try out)

I loved it so much that I took Seth back later that week for a date night :) We ate at a fun little Mexican Restaurant and sat and dazed into each other's eyes while watching the sunset.  Okay, not really...we got cold so we couldn't stay for the whole sunset...

We're also not too far from Golden Gardens beach, which I think I actually like better than Alki...our ward had a BBQ there a few weekends ago, and we spent part of last Saturday there enjoying a picnic.  It has lots of nice sand :) Of course I don't have any pictures...

We went to a Mariner's game for family night a couple weeks ago.  Addy got a free hat, and I also got one...they are children's hats, but Seth told me I could pull it off. haha...

Addy thought that the stairs were her own, personal seat.  She enjoyed herself.

Did we win? Nope. But we had a great time!