Jodi and Aaron

Crime Scene

2012-02-14T07:30:00.000-06:00

Cooking

2012-02-14T07:27:00.000-06:00

Cora's new apron I made.

Gotta Dance

2012-02-11T22:08:00.000-06:00

Cora likes to dance. I was looking on my camera and realized there are many many videos of her dancing. I decided I couldn't share them all so I just picked 4. My favorite is the last one if you are only going to watch one 8)

She wears that hat all the time. She is always bringing it to me and wanting it on her head. She stops dancing in the video because it came off her head and she wanted it back on. For some reason blogger wont let me separate the last two video or even type below it. When I even touch a Wii remote Cora goes into hoarding mode. She gathers the other Wii remote, the Wii board, and both sensors for the Wii Active game and then stands on the board in front of the tv and waits for the game to start so she can play. I think the last video on here is the song that was her favorite.

Reading Glasses

2012-02-06T17:43:00.000-06:00

Christmas

2012-01-05T22:38:00.001-06:00

Christmas morning was a little crazy seeing as it was Sunday and we were a little rushed trying to get to church. We went to my parents after church though and they took some pictures. Good thing or I guess we just wouldn't have any pictures of the day. Oops...

Opening her stocking with Granny.

I had to include this picture because Aaron actually looks like he likes me!

Cora got a fourwheeler. She is pretty crazy about it. Everytime she pushes the button she leans way back like it is blowing her back.

She also got a really cute rocking horse thats tail flips and head moves and makes noises. She was scared of it so Chris got on it instead.

Cora and Chris in thier red footed pajamas.

Riding her fourwheeler outside.

Poga got a new seat for his motercycle so they rode around the yard together.

Happy Days.

Gingerbread houses

2012-01-05T22:28:00.000-06:00

Gingerbread houses have become a family tradition of sorts. We normally just do your average graham crackers creation slathered with candy but my brother is in for a little longer then normal while he waits to leave for Peru and we decided to make it into a competition. I think I won.

Trying to bake my gingerbread and make it into a log cabin.

Cora really liked to dump the pretzel bag on the floor and then eat them. I don't know what is going on with her pajamas in this picture but it is kind of funny. She looks like a tiny pregnant lady.

Finished product!

Family Gatherings

2012-01-05T22:24:00.000-06:00

My mom's side of the family got together in December for Christmas.

Cora was amused by something for long enough to let me braid her hair into little pigtails.

Kyler Man is getting so big!

Cora loves this little car that my mom found at a garage sale for a couple dollars. She climbs in and out and closes the door and wants to be pushed all around the yard.

Festival of Lights

2012-01-05T22:20:00.000-06:00

Cora Belle with her Granny and Poga at the Festival of Lights in Galveston.

She is already good at giving me that "get away from me Mom" look.

She was really excited! She kept running all over the place which is not typical Cora when there are so many people around.

Eating popcorn at the end. She was getting pretty tired by this point. The weather was perfect. It was a good little Christmas adventure with my parents!

Mikarose

2011-12-08T18:46:00.000-06:00

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Redecorating...

2011-11-15T21:50:00.000-06:00

Cora obviously decided the front room needed some purple in it. I'm not sure when exactly she did this but I just found it this afternoon. She has been doing really good about coloring on the paper I put out for her. I guess this ends her coloring without supervision... Maybe we will just paint the front door purple :-)

Plantig Trees with Daddy

2011-11-12T10:22:00.000-06:00

14 months

2011-11-09T12:07:00.003-06:00

Can you believe it? Cora turned 14 months old yesterday. It is unreal how fast time passes with a little one around. I told Aaron the other day that I feel like as soon as one holiday gets here, it is gone. I don't feel like I have time to enjoy any of it! It just comes and goes to fast before I feel like I have really soaked it all in. The same goes with Cora. She is changing way to fast. These are a few pictures from yesterday...

She has so many things that she loves to do. Thunder is not one of them. Fixing my hair and climbing are.

She also like to "read." Cora loves to give kisses, but is very particular about who she shares with.

She has had a yucky nose for a while now. She has been quite the trooper with that but I think it is starting to get to her after almost a week. We may have to go to the doctor after all. She is a big far of that pacifier though!

Playing with Daddy. She wanted him to keep putting her socks on and off of her feet but she wasn't to sure about his sock being on her leg.

Other things Cora loves... green beans, sand, carrying stuff around, climbing, "driving cars", rearranging the house (she will take every book and move it to the pantry, or move every shoe into the bathroom, ex...) mud, dirt, or anything else that involves her being outside.

Playing in the Mud

2011-11-06T11:34:00.001-06:00

We planted some trees the other day. Cora thought we were just making her a mud puddle to play in.

She does this little trick quite often. We aren't really sure where it came from. She thinks it is pretty impressive though!

Such a little princess we have!

What Cora has been doing all day...

2011-10-26T17:14:00.002-05:00

CandyCorn and Bloody Knees

2011-10-17T18:42:00.001-05:00

Rumor has it that some fall-ish weather is supposed to be coming our way tomorrow. In the mean time we are all just pretending like it is cooler outside and being grateful that it is no longer in the upper 90s every day.

I made that shirt! Not only did I put the candy corn on the front of it, I also made it because stores in Beaumont forgot Halloween was coming and the only black shirts I could find were way to big. It started out as a kids large! Speaking of candy corn, I love how they always have a huge display of it in the middle of the aisle at the grocery store. It is impossible not to smell it if you get anywhere even close to it. So far I have succeeded in just eating it when I go to my mom's house and not actually buying any for my own home. 8) Thanks for supplying me with candy corn Mom! Oh, and speaking of eating candy corn, I am doing the turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning. You should all do it with me...You can even walk the whole thing if you want. I expect to see everyone that lives in this area at the finish line though!

Big blue eyes

Cora Belle likes walking around the yard holding onto my hands now. She managed to fall on the driveway a few days ago and got her first bloody knee. She has had several bumps, bruises, and busted lips but this was the first bloody knee. She was much more concerned with the camera then she was about the knee.

I finally managed to get this picture.

She likes to read. All of her books are in that bottom drawer in her bedroom and I just leave it open all the time. She wanders in there several times a day and looks at all the books.

I opened the window a few nights ago and found these little hand prints all over the screen. Who knows what she had on her hands when she did this. I sure do enjoy those little hand prints all over my house though.

I'm not sure who took this picture (Aaron maybe) while we were at my parents house yesterday. Poga (my dad) had cranberry juice. Turns out she loves that stuff.

Mark and Aaron (mainly Mark since Aaron is so busy) have been working on the pond lately. They are making lots of progress and Aaron has posted some pictures on Facebook but it has changed even more since then. I am going to try to post some updates for everyone.

Giggles

2011-10-14T09:51:00.002-05:00

Homework Help

2011-10-13T19:46:00.000-05:00

Ignore the fact that these pictures turned out crummy for some reason and just look at the cute little face!
She was helping Aaron study for a test.

Oh so sanitary...

2011-10-08T19:02:00.004-05:00

Cora outgrew her bathtub so she is letting her cousin borrow it but she is still not walking so she just gets blasted in the face with the water in the shower so in the mean time, we just throw her in here a couple of times a week...

... and then laugh when she falls.

Remote Control Car

2011-09-23T13:20:00.004-05:00

Cora got a remote control car for her birthday. She loves remotes of any kind so we figured she would like it but it is pretty loud so she is still a little unsure of the whole thing!

Snack Time

2011-09-01T15:08:00.000-05:00

Cora was playing in the pantry a couple days ago and she got quiet. I peaked in there and somehow she had gotten her snacks off the shelf and was taking a couple bites of each one and then moving on to the next. She has figured out how to get the lid off pretty fast and done it a couple since then. Ignore the mess, she likes to pull everything off the shelves. I also realized looking through the pictures Cora rairly wears clothes... I do dress her most of the time before I take her out in public...

Talents

2011-09-01T14:59:00.000-05:00

Cora has lots of talent now days. She likes to sit up here on the shoe thing by the front door. It was way past nap time on this particular occasion and she was not happy that I was taking pictures instead of helping her down.

She also likes to drive and text on her cell phone. We are trying to brake this habit early but no luck so far...

She likes to play on the couch and she discovered the other day that she can make it from the couch to the computer chair and up to the keyboard. She took a dive right as I snapped this picture and was stuck kind of hanging there till I grabbed her. No worries, it just looks like she is about to bust it. She is pretty strong.

She like to dig stuff out of my wallet as well. Money is her favorite. Luckily she hasn't discovered that it is paper and tears yet. This habit doesn't do much for me keeping up with my driver's licence and cards though.

Spaghetti

2011-09-01T14:52:00.000-05:00

I tried to feed Cora spaghetti the other day. I put it in a bowel and pulled out the camera to take the classic and required pictures of spaghetti smeared all over the face pictures.

She was NOT impressed. She put it in her mouth and spit it right back out. She threw what was still in her hand down onto the floor and then threw more on the floor while quickly grabbing her pacifier and putting it in her mouth.

I tried to take out her pacifier and get her to atleast take it again. She was not going for it. It was only good for smearing around on the tray. The pacifier was glued into her mouth.

Her eyes say it all.

Driving

2011-09-01T14:46:00.000-05:00

Cora gets very excited when she gets to sit in the drivers seat.

She knows where the volume knob is and she like to turn it all the way up and dance.

Rain

2011-09-01T14:43:00.000-05:00

It rained the other day and the weather was a little cooler. Cora LOVED it!

She crawled in and out of the house over and over again.

She uncovered the bulbs from that bucket and then recovered them and then uncovered them again and again.

She played in the rain falling off the porch.

She crawled down the steps and went all the way out to the car all in the rain.

Then she would turn around and come back to start all over again.

My floor and plants may never look the same but she loved it!

Standing Up

2011-09-01T14:18:00.000-05:00

Standing up is one of Cora's new talents.

She likes to sit down and come for the camera as soon as she spots it.

She also like to play with bowls, spoons, pots, and pans and pull everything off the bottom shelf of the pantry over and over again.

This is the only picture I have snuck of her standing by herself so far.

Dancing in the Morning

2011-08-26T07:46:00.001-05:00

Me and Cora like to turn this song up and dance around the living room in the morning.

Pillows

2011-08-17T13:11:00.000-05:00

I have had that itch to change things up in the house. These pillows on the bed were the first thing that had to go. I didn't want to pay for all new pillows though so I decided I would just change these up. Here is the before picture...

And here are the after pictures! I am thinking about puting some kind of big silky flower thing on one of the green pillows but I havn't decided exactly what yet.

I found a picture of a pillow here ... http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2010/05/pleated-pillow-tutorial.html .. that I liked. It happens to have a tutorial with it but I didn't feel like sorting through the instructions she gave so I just did it my own way. Overall, I am pretty pleased with how they turned out! Now to finish up the living room stuff...

Little Monkey

2011-08-08T15:21:00.000-05:00

Cora is a serious climber. She loves stairs, fireplaces, couches, or anything else that can be climbed, including the piano. Most of the time she just stands beside me and plays on the keys. That doesn't work anymore because she realized she can climb from the floor to the bench and all the way up the piano till she made it to the top. As the super safe mother that I am, I sat there and took picture while she climbed higher and higher. I was close enough to catch her if she slipped...

She is 11 months old today. I wish she would slow down some. Last night she kept trying to walk. As in she would let go of stuff, turn around, and take a few steps before shes busted her bum.

Lake

2011-08-06T22:05:00.002-05:00

Plums

2011-07-28T14:43:00.001-05:00

Plums have become a popular thing at our house. Most of the time this means I hold a plum and attempt to peel it while juice drips down my arm onto the floor. It also means that Cora, the highchair, clothes, and the floor are covered in plums and juice. Today I decided to peel it and take out the seed and chop it us some. I put it in a bowl and let her have at it while I made lunch. She loved it and I stayed clean while everything else was covered in plums!

Bathtime again

2011-07-13T15:23:00.000-05:00

I am sure this is like the bazzilionth post of pictures of Cora in the bathtub but she is just to cute in there to not take pictures. This one just cracked me up for some reason. It was taken before that 3rd tooth on the bottom made its appearance all of the way.

Her hair is seriously out of control. The top is really long and the sides are doing thier best to catch up but all-in-all it just makes for an awesome combover.

Toothbrush or hairbrush? Who cares as long as they are both getting brushed, right?

Wedding Dress

2011-07-13T15:19:00.000-05:00

I put my wedding dress on a few days ago just for fun. Aaron said that it was mandatory that we take a picture with me in it holding Cora. Two and half years and 1 baby later I am pleased to say that it was actually loose on me!

Sick Days

2011-07-13T15:10:00.001-05:00

Cora passed around a cold last week. After she infected a few people including me and Aaron we decided it was best we stay home.

She found plenty of energy to pull all of the tissues out of the box every time I left them down at her level.

She also managed to find the snot sucker every time it got left where she could reach it.

Sunday morning Aaron let me sleep in and he got up with Cora. When I woke up a few hours later this is what I found. It must have been bad for those two to stop and crash out on the couch.

We are all on the mend now and feeling much better, except for Cora's constant teething. She has 7 already fully in and 5 more that are visible making for a total of 11 teeth here pretty soon.

Potato

2011-07-04T12:20:00.000-05:00

We canned potatos at my parent's house a while back. Cora was happy as long as she was up in the middle of everything.

She even scrubbed a few of them for us.

Birthdays!

2011-07-04T12:14:00.000-05:00

We had a cookie at my parents house this year to celebrate turning 22 and 32.

2011-06-04T20:25:00.000-05:00

I guess I had to many pictures on that last post because I really thought it was going to be the last for Washington but I guess not. This really will be the last of the Washington pictures.

Cora wasn't sure how she felt about her hands being freezing cold.

Aircraft carrier that was parked somewhere around Seattle on our drive back.

This was the night before we left. The next morning we got up really early and took a shuttle over to the airport to get ready for our first of 3 plane rides on the trip home. (For those of you that don't know, we got the plane tickets for about $50 for both of us both ways so we booked last minute and happily took what we could get!)

Last of Washington

2011-06-04T20:01:00.000-05:00

This is the last of the Washington pictures finally. The day before we left we just took our time and drove all the way around the northern part of the Olympic Peninsula starting in Forks where we had been staying the night. I believe we ate Subway for every meal the two days we were here except dinner one night, breakfast included.

The big 'ole town of Forks. Just in case you are a twilight fan, the town doesn't look a whole lot like the movie, school included.

Our first big stop of the day was Sol Duc. We thought it was going to be a much shorter trail than it ended up being.

Turns out it was quite the long hike and there was lots of snow.

It was cold when we got out of the car but the farther we hiked the higher up and deeper into the woods we got and the temperature continued to drop.

Luckily Cora didn't mind at all even though I know she had to have been
freezing so I felt bad the whole time.

There was a shelter at the waterfall, just in case we got stuck in some crazy snow storm I guess.

The actual Sol Duc waterfall. It was really pretty and I could post many more pictures but I will save everyone from having to look through them and just let you google it if you want to see more pictures. I was standing on a bridge that went over the top when I took this picture and the wooden bridge was covered in ice just to tell you how cold it was!

We drove a really long time along side this view.

We also stopped at Madison Creek Falls. It was much warmer and much closer to the road.

We took a big detour up to Hurricane Ridge. Once again, we knew there would be snow we just had no idea how much.

We were so glad we took the time to make the drive up!

Cora was hungry and the snow was very bright without any sunglasses.

This was all I was able to do before the two of the decided it was time to head back to the car.

Isn't the joy just beaming from thier faces?!

After everyone was fed they were much happier about being there but we still had a long drive ahead of us!

2011-05-19T19:00:00.000-05:00

After a long discussion with the ranger lady at the rainforest while we waited on our camera battery to charge we decided a visit to LaPush beach was instore.

It turned out to be everyone's favorite part of the vacation.

When we first arrived me and Cora layed down on a blanket and just enjoyed the sounds and relaxed while that tree blocked the wind.

She was picking up rocks and dropping them on top of herself and eventually just fell asleep. Just for the record, she started out on her stomach on the blanket and got herself into this position on the rocks. They were actually very comfy though...

We eventually decided we needed to do some exploring.

When the waves would come in and out you could hear the rocks rolling on top of each other.

We walked a really long way down this stuff to get to the little island thing we were trying to reach.

This was on the other side of the row of rocks and logs. We saw a sealion right out in there.

That is the island thing we were trying to get to.

Cora fell asleep on the walk.

It was so amazing. This is from rock island thing and it almost captures all of the colors.

We just layed Cora down in that little spot in the rocks and she took a nap.

Trying to get a picture of her napping.

Aaron climbed up on the rock some.

Aww..... Actually the sun was really bright so we couldn't take a picture looking at the camera.

Still napping...

We had been there for a little while when we realized that the tide had come in really fast on us! We grabbed all of our stuff and took of trying to make it across before it got any deeper but we still had to take off our socks and shoes and roll our pants us to our knees to make it across. It was very cold!

We are so glad we made the drive over to LaPush. It was absolutely beautiful and there weren't very many people there so it was really relaxing. We did get a little laugh when driving into LaPush because there are signs that say "No Vampires past this point"

Day 4: Hoh Rainforest

2011-05-19T18:34:00.000-05:00

We discovered the first day of vacation that feeding Cora while she was just sitting there was not going to worry. She was to busy figuring out crawling at the time to sit long enough to eat. Since we didn't have a highchair, we just strapped her to the bed or the chair with a belt. It worked great!

Driving into the Hoh Rainforest.

This river ran along the edge of the rainforest.

Cora sitting on a little bridge at the entrance to the rainforest trails while we waited on Aaron to run back and get my jacket.

Everything was green!

Aaron liked all the fungi.

Moss covered trees...

The trail went to the edge of the rainforest and along the river. We stopped and had a snack.

This is how he carried Cora the whole way.

More fungus stuff...

Look close and you can see us at the base of the tree and tell how big all of the trees really are.

Driving out of the Hoh Rainforest.

Day 3: Reaching the Pacific Coast

2011-05-19T17:51:00.000-05:00

This is our first view of the Pacific Coast!

Cora Belle was not very happy about being woke up from her nap in the car to see the view.

A storm was coming in on us when we got there. It was very very windy. You can see it over there to the left.

Wierd stuff on the trees...

The campground was closed and the gate was locked but obviously we were excluded from that. We just walked right around the gate and went in.

Aaron even dug up a few flowers while we were there for him to bring home and plant. So far they aren't dead at least... They are bulbs so we will see next spring if they make it or not.

Me and Cora Belle waiting on Aaron to get the flowers. Check out how green and moss covered every thing is in the background.

This is the second place we stopped on the coast.

Cora after eating some of the black sand.

We had to climb down this to get to the beach. I'm sure there was an easier way somewhere but we didn't see it. It was much farther up than it looks.

Cora playing in the freezing Pacific water.

Thats me and Cora standing on the big log.

The next stop was this huge cedar tree. The sign said "huge cedar tree" so we thought we would check it out. They weren't kidding...

It was like something off of Fern Gully it was so big.

Day 3:On the Road to Forks

2011-05-19T16:54:00.000-05:00

Day 3 we started the drive to Forks. Our plan was to just take our time and enjoy the scenery and drive as we went.

This was after we got the camera and we were trying to figure it out. We drove up a tsunami evacuation route and this is the view.

That's our car...

Tsunami evacuation route sign...

The water levels change drastically throughout the day.

Bears carved out of a log... There were several of these type things around so I had to take a picture 8)

The GPS pulled up Hoquiam's Castle as a point of interest so we figured we would go check it out thinking it was some sort of castle.. turns out it was a bed and breakfast! Actually it was a historic home and bed and breakfast. I still thought it was kind of neat looking.

The Hoh Rain Forest is where we were headed.

Most of the peninsula is Olympic National Forest.

Little side road that Aaron tried to go down. We didn't make it very far...

We pulled over at a rest stop for some reason and Aaron changed Cora's diaper while I went into the restroom. He layed her down on the seat of the rental car to change it and she of course peed on the seat.

There is house or something built on some kind of platform out there in the water. I'm not really sure what it was.

More of the view while driving...

Day 2 Evening

2011-05-19T13:47:00.000-05:00

When we got back from Seattle we drove down to Eatonville to the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. I really wanted to see a moose but we didn't. It was still really neat though! The camera also had some major issues while we were here eventually dying all the way. Aaron was able to recover some of the pictures so here is what we still have!

Elk

Very Very LARGE Bison

Female Elk

Mr.Boss of the herd Elk

Cora wasn't very impressed.

8)

Day 2 Seattle

2011-05-19T10:57:00.000-05:00

Day 2 we got up early in the morning and took the train up to Seattle. We knew it wasn't exactly a scenic train but were hoping for a little something worth seeing... We were slightly dissapointed but it was still fun.

Cora Belle sleeping on the train.

We walked all over Seattle only to realize that one different turn would have gotten us where we were headed.

Fish at the Pike Place Market. I don't know how impressed Aaron was with it but I really thought it was neat. There were lots of people but there was also lots of yummy looking fruits and veggies.

The pig at the market. It's name was Rachael.

If I knew anything about the professional sporting world I could probably tell you what field this was. We asked someone but I don't remember anymore.

Waterfall in the middle of Seattle. I believe UPS built it there.

It is really hard to see in this tiny picture but if you look super close, right to the left of the post by the fire hidrant on this side of the street is me and Cora. We are actually on the other side of the street up against that wall. If any of that made any since...

This was actually on the train ride to Seattle. We ended up taking a bus back to Tacoma becuase we decided there were other things we would rather see than wonder around Seattle all day. City vacations aren't really our thing I don't think....

More of Day 1 Washington

2011-05-19T10:44:00.000-05:00

Aaron says I shouldn't upload to many of the pictures because he doesn't like having to look down through them all but I guess he will just have to close his eyes if he doesn't want to see them! Love him...

This is in the tulip gardens right at the front of Pt Defiance Park.

Funny looking ferns...

Once again looking out over the bay....

Day 1 Washington

2011-05-19T10:40:00.000-05:00

People keep asking when I am going to put the Washington pictures up here but I have been slacking pretty bad! It's already been a month! I have never blogged with Picasa but since that is where my pictures are at I am going to try this out! Here goes...

Cora Belle looking out the plane window. She did so awesome on all of the flights. I was a little bit nervous but with absolutely no reason at all. She never even started to fuss.

I think we decided this was Mt. Rainer but I could be wrong...

We went to Point Defiance Park after we had checked into our hotel room the first night. It was so neat. There all kinds of different plants and trees and we didn't even make a dent into covering everything. We flew into SeaTac airport by the way and drove down to Tacoma for the first night.

The park is right by the bay.

Looking out over the bay.

Door Mat

2011-05-03T12:26:00.002-05:00

Cora wanted outside today and she was not going to let the dogs get in her way.

The door mat on the other hand is a different story. She gives it one touch and turns right back around into the house!

Pans

2011-05-03T12:15:00.003-05:00

We have a spot in our cabinets that is just an open space for my cookie racks, cake pans, ex... Cora found it today. She really like how much noise she can when she pulls them all out!

Moving Around

2011-04-29T20:18:00.004-05:00

I just can't get over this kiddo of mine and how fast she is growing... She crawls really well when she wants to now days and even pulls up on occasion if she wants something bad enough.

Relaxing in the tub

2011-04-29T20:10:00.005-05:00

I have lots and lots of Washington pictures to update but I am skipping ahead a little for tonight! Washington was a blast though and Cora did awesome the whole time, even on the plane rides! We had amazing weather and got to see lots of amazing sites.

For tonight though... we will start with bath time, because who doesn't sit like this while relaxing in the tub...

She was really sleepy though so the end of bath time looked a little more like this.

Cora's New Cry

2011-04-15T11:56:00.003-05:00

Cora has a new cry. Check it out...

The Good Life

2011-04-08T11:13:00.003-05:00

I am pretty sure we are living the good life. We are poor as dirt, dreaming of the day we will have money, and happy as can be. Check it out.

Aaron found this wood, probably on the side of the road somewhere, and made it into a table for ms. Cora Belle. He also had enough wood to make one for Alisa as well!

She looks a little concerned but really she was probably just checking out the dogs.

Happy Days!

I got some bubbles for a dollar the other day thinking that Cora might enjoy watching them. It turns out that her daddy loved bubbles as a kid obviously still does.

Who needs toys when you have leaves to play with?

It was really great weather for the fire pit that evening.
We just sat outside, blew bubbles, and relaxed!

Cora got this seat from her Granny and Poga for Christmas. She isn't really supposed to ride in it until she is 1 year old but we took a short ride to Grandmas and around the yard. She didn't really know what to think about it. It will be lots of fun when she is big enough to wear a helmet and we can go on real rides with her!

We are also started brushing her teeth (as in the top and bottom one on the right side) recently. She loves it.

She also really like it when I share my smoothie with her. Aaron just dumps several different kinds of frozen, fresh, and canned fruit in a blender and we get pure fruit yumminess back. Obviously Cora agrees!

In other news, we are using our two free Southwest Airlines tickets to go to Washington state. Tickets are booked! I am kinda bummed my parents aren't going to be able to go with us like we had originally hoped for but when our tickets came in yesterday we decided we better go ahead and book asap because who knows what this summer will bring us! Hoh Rainforest here we come!

Daddy Time

2011-04-02T19:31:00.003-05:00

Cora really likes spending time with her daddy playing outside.

He walked in with her on his shoulders and when he went to turn around and leave this is what I saw. They had been walking around the yard like this. The best part about it is that it was a full dirty diaper that was half-way off up there!

Cora had her first big bleeding accident today. She was sitting on the floor playing and face planted it right over. The blood seemed to be coming from the gums around her tooth. This picture was after she had rubbed some of the blood off on Aaron's shirt and he had wiped some off with a paper towel. Aaron's first response was of course a very excited, "Did you get a picture?" She survived though and got over it pretty quick.

She eats watermelon out of this thing and she seems to really like it. It is a big mess but it is okay because it is kind of fun that she gets to feed herself sometimes!

She attempts to pull herself up on everything. This particular spot she is really good at getting into a squatting position. She will be crawling before we know it. I am not ready for her to be 7 months old.

A tad late...

2011-03-29T21:41:00.002-05:00

These 3 pictures ended up on the internal memory of my camera somehow and so I am just now getting to pulling them off but look how little she was!!!

This was right before they did her tongue surgery. This was probably the only time that she has every really sucked on a pacifier for more than a minute. They gave her the little alligator at the hospital. This was an amazing day. They brought her back from the surgery and she immediately started nursing. What a relief that was!

So tiny and precious!

Where did the past 6 months go?!

2011-03-20T18:40:00.003-05:00

Cora's little tooshie just looked to cute sleeping in her little pants here for me not to take a picture!

She is growing up WAY to fast!

Reese's Pieces

2011-03-18T13:31:00.002-05:00

Cora likes Reese's and Pieces.

They are fond of playing with her too.

She thinks that her hands belong in their mouths.

She will have a beastly immune system.

Sitting Up

2011-03-18T13:23:00.002-05:00

Cora is learning to sit up. She does pretty good except that she generally has to much to do to just waste time sitting up so she leans over to whatever she wants and then flops down to play!

... and an action shot of the falling...

Redbud

2011-03-18T13:17:00.002-05:00

We went to Redbud a couple weekends ago! I took a few picture while we were waiting on the parade. Here they go...

Cora likes to chew on her feet. The shoes just gave her a little something extra to gum on!

Spring Break in Galveston

2011-03-10T22:19:00.004-06:00

We went to Galveston today. It is spring break which means traditionally we have to go walk the strand. It was a little chilly in the shade with the wind but it felt good in the sun.

Aaron got this friendly guy to draw him!

Cora broke mom's pearls so they because her toy for the day. Luckily they were fake ones because after she broke them she also lost them. Ooopps...

Check out her cute flip-flops! 8)

She didn't know what to think about Santa Clause. She just started at him! I guess he hangs around Galveston during spring break also.

It was kinda cold on the ferry!

All-in-all it was a fun day! It is always good to get out of the house and enjoy some fresh air! I also just realized that my parents aren't in any of these pictures but they went with us too! A big thanks to them for the fun day!

seesaw

2011-03-10T22:12:00.002-06:00

My parents have a seesaw. We played on it with Cora a couple of seeks ago. She loved it of course. I was to slow getting my camera and by the time I got it and got back on the seesaw the excitement had worn off some. It was also hard to get a picture of her smiling while the seesaw went up and down! This is the best I could get! Enjoy!

Fun Swinging

2011-03-10T22:02:00.002-06:00

Cora's Poga (my dad) built her a swing for Christmas. It was pretty big for her at the time and so now that she is a little stronger Aaron hung it up yesterday. She loves it! I put a pillow behind her just in case she decides she needs to squirm backwards so that she wont hit her head! Once again you will have to ignore my awesome videoing skills at the end and turn your heads to the side. I considered leaving it off but I knew family far off would enjoy!

Loosing Hair

2011-02-24T10:35:00.004-06:00

Cora's hair is getting more and more awesome by the day. Notice the extreme balding going on on the sides there.

It is kind of like a half comb-over/ half mohawk thingy.

The back is growing really long in one patch where is doesn't get warn off.

She like to chew on everything!

Getting ready for some carrots.

Yum Yum!

Tummy time can last for a really long time if it is outside.

She really like her puppy that Aunt G got for her for Christmas. When I lay her down in her crib at night she reaches for it. I try to put it far enough away in the crib that she can't reach it but she still manages to have it with her every morning when I go in there.

She will be 6 months old before we know it!

Put One Foot in Front of the Other

2011-02-07T18:16:00.002-06:00

Once again you will have to ignore how I can't seem to turn the camera in the right direction while videoing. So turn your heads to the left and check out Cora's newest trick.

I am not sure this qualifies as a trick actually but we think it is kinda funny that if you hold her up she will walk all over the place putting one foot in front of the other one. She turns 5 months tomorrow by the way which means sitting up is right around the corner possibly!

-Jodi Out.-

Rice Cereal

2011-02-02T23:24:00.004-06:00

I am pretty sure I have the most amazing and cutest baby ever. I am sure every mother thinks that but just take a look at her. Even in her p.j.s she is oober cute. Is oober a word?

The pediatrician griped at me at Cora's 4 month appointment because we hadn't been feeding her rice cereal and I told her I had no intentions of starting that day when we got home which she thought we should do. Finally I just started nodding my head and let her give her spill. She got the point and moved on pretty quick. She is almost 5 months now though and I have decided to feed her rice cereal. We will start the veggies and such at 6 months. We did it really thin in the bottle for a little while and all seemed to be going well so we have decided to start going for the spoon thing.

Cora thinks that EVERYTHING (except a pacifier) belongs in her mouth. It makes it kind of hard to get a spoon into her mouth when she is constantly shoving her rice covered hands in there.

The up side is that she also thinks the spoons belongs in her mouth... as long as she can hold it that is.

Covered in rice cereal and she is still as cute as they come with those Big ole' blue eyes.

Did I mention she has really big blue eyes?

I don't think she actually got any cereal into her mouth but it gave us something to do for 10 minutes and she enjoys holding the spoon. Life is good...

-Jodi Out.-

Lots O' Cora...

2011-01-28T19:03:00.006-06:00

The weather outside was B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L today so of course Cora and I had to take some of it in! She was just laying on the porch looking around so I thought I would take some pictures and the joy of this being my blog is that if I want to post 20 pictures of Cora doing the exact same thing, I can!

Everything goes into her mouth right now. If she is on her back or in the car seat than this very often includes her own toes.

The end.

-Jodi Out.-

2011-01-25T18:38:00.005-06:00

I got these 3-D cardboard letters from hobby lobby for half price the other day! I spent yesterday putting 5 layers of paint on each one. I guess the paint really soaked in. Today I made the flowers and decorated my piano for Valentines! I love decorating for holidays!

Then I found this beauty! My Mom painted these for my class back in elementary. There is one for every holiday!

Aaron brought this home from the mail! It is a sample from Klennex and it is tiny and super cute! You can't exactly tell how big it is in this picture but if you could, you would agree that it is blog worthy! Imagine a Klennex box like this one but tiny!

And to wrap it all a video of my wet crazy haired child! Just turn your head sideways and watch the talent she has at blowing bubbles.

Jodi Out.

Splish Splash

2011-01-19T20:46:00.002-06:00

You might say that Cora really likes bath time. She did this for about 20 minutes straight. At that point she had very little water left in the tub and the kitchen was covered in water. Normally she bathes in the shower but the kitchen was warmer tonight... guess we wont be trying that again any time soon!

Move it!

2011-01-19T20:40:00.002-06:00

Cora really likes to be moving! I was sneaking around the corner of the door because my bright blue camera distracts her every time!

Yummy Fingers

2010-12-07T21:23:00.003-06:00

Cora insists on sucking on her fingers. I have tried to put a stop to it and substitute a pacifier because supposedly that is an easier habit to break. It's not working. She is determined that it is her fingers she wants.

Random picture parade

2010-10-21T16:26:00.004-05:00

So life happens which means that I have very little time to do much blogging but I figured I would do a quick and random picture parade...

Ignore that this picture is side ways. I just wanted to show everyone how awesome Cora's hair is. 8-) It does this no matter what I try to do to it. It does a Mohawk in the front and stands straight up in the back.

I am not sure who gave us this toy but it is Cora's current favorite. It sings Mary had a little lamb for literally all of about 5 seconds which means that I have to sit there and push the button over and over and over again. Really I think she like the flashing lights in the wings.

She enjoys her swing on occasion. Enough so that it is serious when we run out of batteries.
Thanks to Amy for letting us use this.

This is what happens when I set Cora on the couch and turn my back. In this particular picture she had been asleep for about an hour and then wiggled her way to here before I caught her. She was asleep the whole time. Needless to say she dislikes being swaddled while sleeping because she likes to be able to move.

I thought the outfit was cute and I would just take a quick picture when we got home from church. Cora was not happy about it.

Luckily she changes her opinion pretty quick.

This is her first real bath. She really like to pee when I change her diaper if I'm not fast enough. Most of the time this means that it runs up the changing pad and soaks her clear up to her hair. That is what happened on this occasion. She saved her poo for after she was in the bathtub full of water 8)
She was also hungry which is why she is trying to eat her hand here.

8) It is pretty awesome to walk into a room and see the man you love taking a nap with your little one on his chest 8)

This picture proves that I am a genius, at least for today. Cora does not like to be in her car seat unless it is moving. As long as it is rocking and there are no other major issues she is pretty content in it. This is not always true for her swing but it is hard to rock a car seat and work-out at the gym at the same time. A 30 minute work-out would take an hour and if I dared tried to actually exercise for an hour we were stretching the gym time into two hours. Today I came up with this brilliant idea. I tied one end of the bungee to the car seat and the other to my hand and as I was on the elliptical with my hand going back and forth her car seat moved back and forth! I had a very successful hour long work-out today with only fussing when I stopped to get some water! Now if only I can walk tomorrow and this continues to work...

1 week old

2010-09-15T10:35:00.002-05:00

Cora had her first Dr.'s appointment this morning. It was bright and early at 8 after a long night with only a little sleep but we made it! Cora is doing great. We just saw the nurse practitioner today and she was really nice. She said that she would talk to Dr. Sales about referring her out for her tongue but that would take place at her next appointment in 2 weeks. She now weighs 7 lbs 1 oz which puts her at the 22nd percentile and she is 20.5" long for the 75th percentile. This means she has gained 6 oz since leaving the hospital and grew half an inch. I can't remember what her head was but it was on the smaller side I know that. They said that everything looks great. I kinda hoped they would want to do something about her tongue sooner but I am just grateful that I can pump and feed her that way. It doesn't take long and she is getting the nourishment she needs so we are just happy about that and maybe in a few weeks they will do her tongue and she will actually be able to breastfeed. They also said that I shouldn't have her out in a setting like church for 3 possibly 4 weeks because Strep is going around really bad right now... we will see how that goes because I am ready to go back to church already. O-well I guess I will do what I have to do... Some nights she sleeps awesome and some nights she screams all night but Aaron and I are doing great and loving it all!

Finally at Home!

2010-09-10T20:50:00.002-05:00

I am going to see how far I get with this before Cora wakes up!

Wednesday seems like forever ago! On tuesday I went to the doctor and I still had no change but he had high hopes that the induction was going to go pretty well. So, Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock we arrived at the medical center. There was nobody at the front desk and a lobby full of people waiting to be checked in. They later said that someone was on vacation and the other person was out sick. Needless to say in was about 7 before we even talked to anyone! Sometime around 7:30 or 8 they started the Pitocin drip. When he got there at 11:15ish he checked me and I had dilated to a 3. ( The day before I had been a 1 and that morning when I checked in I was at a 2). He broke my water then. After that, everything flew! The contractions were coming like crazy and so they started some form of pain medicine in my IV which was a LIFE SAVER! I was pretty sure I was going to die prior to that because they were coming so hard and so fast. She checked me when she started the pain medicine and said I was still a 3. The contractions were coming really close and so finally they agreed to do the epidural even though they had wanted to wait until I was at a 4. They guy came right in and everyone went out in the hall so they could try and get it in. He succeeded pretty quick actually but he still couldn't get it in me fast enough to catch up. That went on for a while and everything was still hurting so she said that maybe I was just progressing really fast and that was while it wasn't helping, because it couldn't catch up. Sure enough she checked and I was already a 7, almost 8. He kept trying to get the medicine in me but within minutes I was almost a 9 and they finally went out in the hall to get my mom and tell her that she had better come in because the baby was coming fast! The epidural guy gave up and I started pushing. Dr. Mennie came in and at 1:55 miss Cora was born! It all went really fast and the epidural didn't really kick in until after she was born but that is okay with me, at least I wasn't in labor forever! She weighed 6 lbz 15 oz and is 20 in long. She has a head full of hair that always looks like we have it combed into a mohawk. Pretty much she is amazing! I can't believe how blessed we are! They sewed me up and left her in the room for the first hour and then took her away, which I was not excited about. Within a few hours I was wanting to play a card game and felt pretty good! They moved us over to postpartum around 9 that night. Cora does not want to breast feed but we are working on it. At one point the nurse told me that she Cora was the most stubborn baby she has seen it a long time. The same nurse, who was pretty amazing, sent about 6 hours in our room that night trying to get her to breast feed. Thursday was kinda lame but we survived. Dr. Mennie told me that I could go home if the pediatrician would release Cora. The pediatrician was some fill in guy who obviously didnt' really care to be there and he wouldn't release her, lame. So we stayed all day thursday and were not very impressed with the nurses that day but supposedly they had 11 babies born that day so I guess we can cut them a little bit of slack. Last night was pretty good. We were excited about the shift change at 7. As soon as Cora dosed off at midnight the nurse that was supposed to come check on her at 7 walked in. We weren't to happy about that but they just checked her in the room and she finally went back to sleep. This morning around 11 they came in and discharged us and he happily came home! Cora is a champ even though she wont breast feed. She is kinda tounge-tied which we are thinking is playing a part in that but she has been getting better so we will she what her pediatrician has to say. It is kinda rough trying to breastfeed, pump, and sumpliment but aaron has been awesome at helping and I feel so good about everything else that I can't complain about this one thing. Lots of people came to visit us in the hospital and have taken the time so send Congrats our way. Hopefully I can reply to some eventually but right now it isn't top priority! Thanks to everyone who has come by to see us. We really do appreciate all of the support we have been given. We are at home now and if you want to come by and see us just let me know! Cora needs to eat now so I am just adding a couple of picture to the end really quick and hopefully I can add more here and on facebook later!

Thursday evening!

I may be a little partial but she is so amazing I can't get over it.

And this is what she currently looks like. She is passed out in her crib. She was all bundled up but she managed to kick out of it and she looks pretty comfy so we are leaving it be!

Goal Date Set

2010-09-01T13:53:00.002-05:00

Me and the Cameron Communications people are far from friends. I don't know why they have to make things so complicated! They tell Aaron one thing on the phone then when they get here they tell me something different and it is so frustrating that we finally told them today to just forget about the whole thing! Don't they understand that I am almost 40 weeks pregnant and might just burst in to tears at any second if they argue with me anymore!!! I am glad it is all over with basically. We still have the internet through them but the cable is what was causing all the problems and it is gone. Thank goodness! Well, actually all the equipment is still here but the service in canceled and I don't have to try to convince the man to do what it is that Aaron wants done anymore! I do kinda feel bad that the guy came out here several times but at the same time I am not sure if it is his fault or Cameron's that the whole thing didn't work out so I wont worry about it! Aaron just talked to them and they are going to give us some credit for the next 6 months for "our troubles." We are probably better off not having the in the house anyways.

On a different note Cora is making no progress. The Doc wasn't quite as hopeful this week. We scheduled an induction for the 8th if she hasn't come by then. At first I was not crazy about the idea and actually I am still not crazy about it but it is kind of nice to know that regardless, she will be either out or very close to it by this time next week. I am okay with the whole thing now and, if it comes down to a C-section, then I will just blame it on bad genes (my mother had to have c-sections) and move on with life!

So for now, I have decided to keep myself busy, continue trying to find a job, and attempt to enjoy my last week of being childless!

The clock is ticking...

2010-08-27T13:52:00.002-05:00

I think I might go crazy! Darn that doctor for telling me that I wasn't going to make it through the week! I was content before that appointment when I was convinced that I was actually going to be late, then he goes and tells me he will see me in the hospital soon. Its like I am on pins and needles just waiting for something to happen! This show needs to get on the road already!

not August 25th

2010-08-25T20:38:00.002-05:00

I am so ready to not be pregnant anymore. At the same time, we need Cora to hang in there because we are supposed to get internet again tomorrow finally!!! o-ya and Aaron has class... so basically she needs to come tomorrow night. If it wasn't for that I think I would be playing my Wii like a crazy person trying to get this show moving faster. I am definitely having more contractions (false of not) than in previous days... Then again, maybe she will wait until her D-Day to come, but I sure hope not! I hope the doctor is right. On another note, I painted some cute Halloween decorations today and plan to do some more tomorrow (between time on the Wii , hehe...) I think Cora may be confused and think she is supposed to bust out of the side of my abdomen instead of squeezing out else where, at least that is what it feels like. Regardless, my bags are packed, we have snack food for Aaron at the hospital (and for me!), and the car seat is in place!

... and I thought she was going to be late!

2010-08-24T19:01:00.002-05:00

I went to the doctor today. He had good news for me! The nurse checked her heartbeat first of course and I believe it was 122. Then he came in to check me and he was like "oh wow, yep that is her head... right there.." and I was like huh.??? Then he said that I was "at least 50% effaced" and "at least dilated to a 1." Then he proceeded to inform me that he wanted me to make an appointment for next week but that he would be really surprised if he didn't see me before then. He is pretty sure that she will be here this week!!! I was convinced that she was going to be late but I guess I was wrong, not that I am complaining! Wish me luck!

Update...

2010-08-22T16:36:00.003-05:00

So I am thinking that once Cora is born I am going to have to update my blog more often. I realize that my siblings else-where are going to want to see her and know what is going on and my blog is probably the best way to do that. So I am thinking I will start now and try to do better to keep everyone updated on how things are going and if you want to read about anything except Cora and her progress then you will have to find your reading pleasure elsewhere!!!

This is what she looks like now supposedly, actually, on last Wednesday they said she was 6 lbs 1 oz. She was head down and in gear to go....on the ultrasound the lady said it looked like she had hair... on Tuesday he will check me and hopefully Cora will be making some progress!

Maybe I will update better as we get closer to D-Day and after she makes her appearance!

23 weeks!

2010-05-10T21:12:00.003-05:00

We spent the first part of mother's day after church in Buna. Dale grilled the meat, Chris made the alfredo sauce, and me and Aaron did the salad and bread. It turned out pretty yummy! Then we headed back to nome and enjoyed the rest of the evening with Aaron's parents!

I was trying to make my tummy stick out further (this shirt really helps it look bigger)! I am 23 weeks now and finally looking pregnant instead of just chubbier!

You should go here... http://www.babycenter.com/fetal-development-images-23-weeks if you want to see a picture of how big Cora is now! I think it is kinda neat!

We also ate some crawfish at my parents on Friday night! It was pretty yummy!

I went to the lake today while aaron took finals. I took my final on Friday and Aaron will finish up this week. It will be supper nice not to have to worry about that for a little while! I am sure pictures of the lake will come soon....

Almost 19 Weeks!

2010-04-11T20:00:00.003-05:00

I finally have a tummy picture at almost 19 weeks! I found a tight shirt in Christina's closet and ate dinner then tried to stick my tummy out! I am starting to show though as you can see!!! Only 10 days till we find out if it is a boy or girl!

18 weeks and a Dentis visit

2010-04-08T09:58:00.002-05:00

1. I learned yesterday why so many people dislike the dentist. I have no idea what the guy did to my mouth but the thought that I have to go back for him to do something to the other side next month makes me want to scream. He put 2 shots in there and I thought he was done mainly because my nose was already numb by this point. The 3rd shot numbed my eye so that I couldn't close it and he continued to put 2 more shots in there totaling up to 5 shots. He told me the 4th one might hurt a little but I didn't even know he had stuck it in my mouth because the whole right side of my face was already numb by this point. I left the dentist office and went to find aaron mainly because I was in serious need of a hug after doc had his hands in my mouth for an hour and secondly because I knew aaron needed a laugh and could definitely find amusement in the situation. The right side of my face was super swollen and of course did not move at all so I left aaron and went and hid in my car for a couple hours... luckily the swelling went away some time last night and now I just have a some soreness over there.

2. It turns out that aaron is really an animal lover even if he tries to deny it. He got up really late one night to let Rita inside because he didn't want her to be cold. He came inside the other day all excited because Rita was playing fetch with him. I also catch him waving out the window to her on occasion. He even went as far as to move the fish out of the window this morning because it got cold outside and he didn't want them to get cold.

3. When we get in the car Aaron checks my seat belt. He has to make sure it is down low enough that it doesn't hurt the baby. Sometimes its kinda annoying because it means I can't put my feet on the dash but most the time it is just cute that he thinks about it. He will probably be embarrassed by this but, he also gives the baby a kiss every morning before he goes to work.

4. I think the baby knew I needed some encouragement yesterday at the dentist. It moved around the whole time I was there. I realize that I probably feel the baby move more than most at 18 weeks but I don't like it when it doesn't move for a while. Sometimes I want to knock on my stomach and tell it to move around so that I know everything is going good in there.

5. Only THIRTEEN DAYS until we find out if IT is a boy or a girl! I am pretty excited!

6. Basically this all boils down to me having an amazing husband that I am so grateful for!

17 Weeks

2010-04-01T09:00:00.002-05:00

I have made it to week 17. Actually today is 17 weeks and 2 days but who's counting right? I thought I had finally pulled out of the second trimester morning sickness that I somehow developed but I guess that was a lie. Rita had slightly digested Mini Wheats for breakfast this morning when I couldn't quite make it off the porch. I believe she rather enjoyed it.
The 17 week mark also means that there are only 3 weeks (2 weeks and 6 days to be exact) until we find out if it is a boy or a girl. It the little one decides to cooperate that is. Hopefully it will.

According to "what to expect" it is a sweet potato now.

For those of you that are wanting pics of my growing tummy, the fact that I still just look a little chubby will have to do for now because my camera is missing. Hopefully we will find it soon and be able to document the growing tummy before I actually start to look pregnant but we will see I guess. Anywho, Everyone have a great Easter weekend and don't forget to watch Conference!

Jodi Out!

Dogs

2010-04-01T08:51:00.003-05:00

Meet Mindy. I got a picture of her good side at least. For those of you who know Mindy you might be wondering if this is photoshoped or if she is actually in my house. Well, she is definitely in my house in this picture. For some reason Aaron felt the need to let her in the other night. Needless to say, once she came in she did NOT want to go back outside. I got her outside only for Aaron to let her back in the house..... I think he felt guilty somewhere along the way since Mindy (who is not our dog ) was in our house while Rita (who is our dog) gets yelled at every time she tries to come in without being told to... So he let her in also.

Rita is up on her flee medicine and has had a bath within the last couple weeks unlike someone else.... I like Mindy and all but I was a little astonished that Aaron actually wanted her in the house. Sometimes he amazes me.

Feel Good Song

2010-03-24T09:47:00.002-05:00

I realize that this is one of those songs that alot of people find really annoying (including Aaron). I personally think it is just a great feel good song. I also realize that the Black Eyed Peas can't really sing but once again that is beside the point. The song was on Dales blog today and it reminded me of this video. So ignore the fact that it is for Oprah, turn the volume up and let it make you happy as a huge crowd gets together to do a dance!

16 weeks

2010-03-23T14:51:00.004-05:00

I found this picture today and thought it was pretty neat. Supposedly this is what our little one looks like now at 16 weeks. My sis was here last week and made the comment that, "it's not even a baby yet..." Basically she didn't think it had fingers. So, I thought I would share this picture and the knowledge that yes, our baby has fingers and even toes, fingernails and this week it will be making its little finger prints. Supposedly it can hear now. It is about 5 1/2'' tall. Supposedly people normally feel the first movement between 16 and 20 weeks even though it is doing somersaults in there already. Hopefully we will find out at 20 weeks if it is a boy or girl. I have an appointment on Wednesday and we will set the date then. Eventually I will get on top of the game and start taking belly pictures. Basically I just look a little chubby now or as the YW put it like I ate to much, but I have hope eventually it will round out. I'm not pushing it because I am sure I will be big enough plenty soon.

This man...

2010-03-02T14:23:00.003-06:00

Here is to hoping that this man knows how much I absolutely love him!
Thanks for everything you do.

Baby Update!

2010-02-24T18:40:00.004-06:00

For those of you who were worried, I survived the appointment today. Aaron was there with me for all of it which I really appreciated. We couldn't find the office forever but it all worked out great! I really like everyone is the office so far. We finally confirmed that there really is a little one growing in there and we aren't crazy of something like that. The heart beat was like 166 bpm so that was pretty exciting. I'm a little over 12 weeks and due September 7th!

A little behind on blogging...

2010-02-20T19:16:00.005-06:00

We have had a full month of February and as always I have slacked at blogging so this is a long one. Get comfortable...

VALENTINES DAY!
We or more me actually decided to take it easy this valentine's day. I didn't want to do to much because lets face it... who knows when my body is going to acknowledge that it is pregnant. (It doesn't happen to terribly much really but I would have it to happen when I had planned a fancy evening.) So, instead of going for your normal "romantic" valentine's day, we had our own little party of sorts. We borrowed lots of games from my parents and played them and just enjoyed all electronics being left outside of the room and relaxing together.

We had cupcakes with sprinkles! The cupcakes themselves were even the kind with sprinkles inside them. We even had those little popper things that shoot out streamers, mainly because I don't recall ever using them before and I though it would be fun lol.

I also made this awesome pizza that is shaped like a heart. I thought it turned out pretty darn good! I was impressed with myself to say the least.

Chuck E. Cheese

My mom had promised Cade and Coy that she would take them to Chuck E. Cheese for their birthday presents I believe. Sarah had a migraine one day so Mom called me up and asked if I would come help her out. Needless to say, I had a pretty good time even if it was extremely crowded.

Coy's favorite game was Guitar Hero of course.

Cade liked all the games as long as it gave him lots of tickets and we weren't following him around because he, "is big enough to be by himself." Just for the record, he was required to check in every couple games.

I had the joy of spending the day following Kyler around all day. I also had to hold him up to play most of the games because he is still a little to short to see what was going on. Of course he really didn't care what was happening as long as it spit out a couple tickets at the end. His favorite was the game with the water guns like they have at carnivals.

At Home

Aaron has been able to do some yard work recently. He actually did this in segments normally at about 9 o'clock at night because that is the only time he is home! The plants all came from the heritage society and the rocks came from my dad's camp in San Augustine. It definitely looks better when that white pipe isn't screaming at you from under the house like it is at this angle but over all I really like it and I think he did an awesome job!

On Tuesday of this week the weather was pretty and I was in Lumberton and I couldn't help it... I just had to go to Buna and get my dog. I didn't tell Aaron I was bringing her home and he was a little shocked when he got home that night but he did admit to me that he likes having her out here now that he has adjusted to the idea. In the picture above she had found some mud to play in and decided she didn't really care if we (mainly my daddy) had given her a bath the day before. I am really enjoying having her out here and she even gets along with mindy and oreo pretty good now that they have all adjusted.

We are going to have a little garden! Two of the beds are ours and two of them are spencer and christine's. The beds are right behind out house and Aaron checks on them (there is only dirt in them now, no plants) when he wakes up in the morning and when he gets home. I think he is going to really enjoy having his own garden at home and I will really enjoy the fresh produce. Now it is just a matter of getting the rain to lay off long enough for us to dry up some...

Large Plum Progress

e m Supposedly the little one growing inside of me is the size of a large plum. That is according to our i-touches at least. My first doctor's appointment is Wednesday and I can't really say I have ever had a good experience with people trying to get blood out of my arm so I am not as excited as I otherwise would be because I am sure they are going to want some. Luckily, Aaron is going to be there with me so hopefully I will survive and hopefully we will get to hear a heartbeat or something confirming that there is actually a little person growing... As far as I can tell I will be a little past 12 weeks. I am sure we will get something a little more defininate at that time... so everyone wish me luck and think about me on Wednesday when they are taking my blood.

February

2010-02-05T20:33:00.003-06:00

Hello February!!!

Last Valentine's Day we went and saw these people...

It was pretty neat but really really busy!!! We have decided to celebrate on the 12th this year because Valentines is on a Sunday and its Stake Conference. I am super excited! I like planning fun stuff. Aaron has no idea though so more later!!!!

I did find my valentines decorations up in the attic today! I love having my piano there to decorate up all fun because that means the decorations are never in the way! This is a very blurry picture from my phone.

I have my first doctor's appointment with Dr.Mennie on the 24th. I am pretty excited and a little nervous!

Somethings growing in there....

2010-01-20T19:44:00.004-06:00

So Sunday was our 1st anniversary. We had lots of meetings then headed off to Buna for the evening. Little did we know what they had up their sleeves. Of course...they didn't know what we had up ours either. Mom cooked up the left over gumbo from our wedding (it had been canned), brought the original cake out of the freezer, pulled out the left over centerpiece stuff, a tablecloth and even left over plates and cups and put it out all nice in the kitchen. Sarah even made us a new cake with our colors on it that was actually a little more edible. They just weren't having it that we were claiming Enchanted Rock as our anniversary get away. When Dad got home I sent Kyler into the kitchen, holding the stick I peed on, with instructions to give it to Dad. Everyone was pretty excited. Sarah was texting people before I could even get it out of my mouth.

So supposedly it looks something like this from far off....

and a close up confirms it is definitely looking like an alien... we are hoping that will all change before to long. Sorry if this picture is kinda weird but I just figured everyone might want to know what kinda thing was growing in my tummy....

So we have added this app on our i-touches (yes, even aaron reads it daily, he likes to have a heads up with I am going to be crazy, take 4 hr naps, and when i am going to fill like i might throw up if i smell chicken)

So, Here is to the next 9 months of turning that little alien into something a lot more cute and cuddlier...

Brand New Year

2010-01-10T14:59:00.004-06:00

We decided to go to Enchanted Rock again for new years this year.
This is the tent we stayed in...

This is the fire that we thawed out by....

We went through this VERY small and dark cave...

We also hiked to a small lake and found this rock to climb...

We had a lot of fun, froze, drank some hot chocolate, got to know miranda and micheal better, got some exercise, and welcomed in the new year!

Jodi Out!

Who needs a fridge?

2010-01-09T10:49:00.003-06:00

Friday was my last day at work... I have some pretty mixed feeling about it all but it is for the best. I wish I knew who was going to be teaching my kids now. I just don't want them to be stuck with some crazy, strict, or boring person. I am going to miss them like CRAZY but can still visit and stuff so it will be fine. I am going to be staying home to study study study and hopefully finish my transcription stuff one day.

Yes, this is our kitchen and, yes, that is the temperature. It was 36 in our house. The bedroom and bathroom are warmer because we run a space heater but it is super cold (as you can see) in the living room/kitchen/rest of the house. We pretty much just make dashes out there to grab some food and such and them bring it back to the bedroom... Its not so bad though. Actually, it will be like having a whole new house again when spring comes and we can use the rest of the house again!

2010

2010-01-03T19:19:00.002-06:00

So me and Aaron decided to make some "goals" for 2010. I thought I would share them and maybe that would help us stick with them. We are trying them out for a few weeks and then we will see how we feel about them and alter them to better suit it.

1. At 10 o'clock everything gets turned off. All computer, i-touches, ex...
2. At 6:30 we are BOTH out of bed...
3. We take atleast 15 min every morning to study Preach My Gospel together
4. I am going to go to Nome Gym every morning and Aaron will be trying it out once I finish work this week.
5. I am going to finish SCHOOL!!!!!!!

Anyways... so those are our resolutions for the year. Wish us the best of luck and here we come 2010!!!!

All Moved in

2009-12-24T22:43:00.003-06:00

We moved into the house about a month ago and of course I can NEVER remember to bring home my camera charger from the daycare so my camera has been dead. Here it is Christmas Eve and the charger is still at work and my camera is still dead. So, to satisfy those people who have not had the chance to see the house I decided to use my phone to take the pictures.

Our Bedroom....

Our closet. ( Aarons are the ones hanging above the hot-water heater and mine are the top and bottom row of the side of the closet! )

The shower and shelves in the bathroom!

The other side of the bathroom. It is actually alot roomier (if that's even a word) then we thought it would be. You can also see are awesome towels we have for curtains at the moments. People couldn't actually see through it but I think it helps with the cold.

The wash room. It actually has quite a bit of space.

This is what you see when you walk in the house! The piano came from one of Gerry's apartments she moved out of. Mom gave me some village pieces that she wasn't going to use this year and they are sat up on the top there. I also LOVE my Christmas tree that I got last year when they all went on sale and before we were even married!

This is the obviously the kitchen which by the way we caught the mouse this morning. There is more than enough space, the fridge is huge, and the stove (pretty much the only thing we bought new) is already broken.

Aaron is currently trying to get the Clear Play that we got tonight from the Wagleys hooked up. His aunt and uncle gave us this sound system that takes up half the living room but I like it because I can turn the music up really loud and dance!

This is the pantry which also has lots of space!

This is the little bedroom! It is currently functioning as a computer room (AKA: Aaron's office) but he likes to call it Vera's room.... There isn't nor will ever be a Vera living in this or any other bedroom in my house. I really like the orange stripe and Aaron got to hang up his wooden butterflies today.

This concludes the tour of the house. Hopefully the pictures were good enough that you can get an idea of what an amazing little home we have. This is our first Christmas together and I am so excited to spend it in our own home with our own tree together. I am so blessed!!!

I'm still alive...

2009-12-14T20:18:00.003-06:00

So, I am very behind on my post. just in case you missed the memo we moved into the house a few weeks ago. We are all packed and we have a christmas tree!!!! I love the house and I am sure that one day I will have some pictures up. Christmas is coming and my siblings are coming down.... Basically I love the holidays.

Aaron thought he had the internet hooked up but then we got unplugged.... that's another story. Maybe one day we will have internet again though and then I will try to post better.

P.S: My last day at work is January 8 and then it is study time. ( if we get the internet running again.....)

Merry Christmas!

(ignore my header picture thingy, it looks funny because it doesn't fit in the layout. Also something that I will work on when I have internet better)

Congrats, Pumpkin Pies, Floors, and Fridges!

2009-11-23T21:27:00.005-06:00

First off..... CONGRATS to Coy for shooting his first deer! I just love this kid oh so much and am super proud of him! Good Job!

"How Pumpkin Pie is Made"

I got this in an e-mail from my mum and thought it was worth sharing!

Our laminate flooring is down in the living room, pantry, kitchen, and hall areas.

This is with the stove an fridge in place. The fridge is HUGE but we got an amazing deal on it. Now just to clean all the mold out of it that has grown in the past few months it has been stored basically outside.

Overall.... hopefully by the end of this week I will be posting pictures of us moving in!!

Oh-ya and ....

my gorgeous sister comes home tomorrow for Thanksgiving!
Sadly Dale wont be here... but hey Christmas will be that much better!

Now I have to start cleaning the bedroom, closet and bathroom we have been living in for the past 5 months.

Jodi Out!

Giraffes

2009-11-15T21:18:00.003-06:00

I LOVE GIRAFFES!
Here are a few pictures that make me laugh.

Hope you Enjoyed!

Jodi Out!

Jumble....

2009-11-13T07:42:00.004-06:00

I suck at taking criticism. I think that I am so hard on myself about alot of things that it is just to much when somebody else chimes in on the situation. End of story.

It is once again that time every few months when I feel like my hair has just GOT to change... I want it back short like the picture above. I'm just not sure I'm ready to give up my dollar a day yet though. Hum?

This is one of the piles of EMPTY Reeses pieces that our mouse is leaving us. Still no catch. One of the traps has bunches of fur, but not mouse. It escaped...

Coutertops on Saturday and painting doors on Saturday!!

Jodi Out!

House Mouse! EEKKK!

2009-11-10T20:24:00.003-06:00

So we got home from work the other day and as usual continued our healthy eating habits of working on the house and feasting on whatever is or isn't there for dinner. Well, at the time there was a box of Cheese Nips and a bag of Reeses Pieces. We had been eating handfulls of Reeses Pieces in passing all evening. I was getting exceptionaly hungry though and decided it was time to move onto the Cheese Nips ( they are a little more filling). So I went to grab some and realized there was a hole right in the top of the box! Not in the side or front, but in the TOP! I looked over at Aaron who was about to eat some Reeses Pieces and said, "Uhhh, I think our friend is back." He (being the smart one) said, " Uh Oh, I bet it was in the Reeses Pieces too! " Needless to say we had been eating out of a bag of hallowed out candy! The mouse ate the peanut butter and left us the shells!

We have a house mouse! I hate mice! I am pretty sure this one was built into the house actually because he has been there ever since we started building. It disapears for about a month at a time, as far as i am concerned anyways, I think aaron sees it more often then that... But it always comes back! Needless to say hopefully there is a mouse on the trap that is set up in the house because I don't like him in my house!

As far as the rest of the house goes... our bathroom is finished! 100% done! Except for the shelves but those dont' really count... The washroom just needs a washer, dryer and shelves installed! Both bedrooms just need floors!

Aaron is at the house waiting on me. I think he has carpet samples for our house!!!!! (and hopefully a dead mouse!)

Jodi Out!

Cabinets!

2009-11-01T14:37:00.002-06:00

Saturday our big project was the cabinets!
As you can tell we have had success so far.

I can't wait to be done!

So Close...

2009-10-28T23:18:00.002-05:00

Our house actually looks like a house now! Aaron put the ceiling fans up in the living room tonight but I am sick so no pictures of that. Last night we put the floor in the bathroom!

Turns out there is a problem with where the water comes out of the wall for the toilet but hopefully Aaron can fix that without having to cut into our beautiful ( and finished ) walls. I really really like the bathroom. The walls look a lot lighter in these pictures then they really are. My dad also got the doors made for the attics and they look really good even though they aren't up yet!

Tomorrow we are going to carve pumpkins!
Friday Aaron has to be at the Chamber's House and French museum all day and evening because they are doing haunted tours while I get to attend the ward "Fall Festival," and hopefully ditch out earlier to spend some time with Aaron. Saturday we are going to be back working on the house again and then cozy up and watch the Nightmare Before Christmas!

O-ya... I named the cat BOO! Kinda like boo for halloween and kinda like Boo off of Monsters Inc. either way I think it is super cute and I am so glad she is still around and expecting food!

A new pet and more work on the house!

2009-10-10T21:07:00.002-05:00

We worked on the house all day today! My parents came out and my grandma was even there for a while. Here are some pictures with the progress we made. It is actually starting to look like a house!

At the end of the day, after my parents left, we built a fire and sat outside in the cool weather to enjoy it!

This is the bathroom of course. The sink and toilet are just sitting there because they wont actually be put in until after the floor but they are ready atleast and it was fun to look at! The trim around the top of the white still needs to be painted and the little window needs to be trimmed but it is looking like a bathroom here!

So I don't actually get to have a lot of decorations in my construction zone but I did buy some window sticky things to give the house a little holiday spirit!

If you look close there is a dead dragonfly stuck to the "N." I thought about taking it and then decided that another one would probably just end up there and it kinda added to it.

Aaron and my mom stained and varnished lots of boards for the ceiling and window trim and such!

This might not look like much but actually it is my pantry and it has a light (thanks to bro.wagley) and is all the way painted (thanks to my grandma) so all it needs are lots of shelfs to store food on!

This also might night look like much but really it is my wash room! It also has a light and is all the way painted.

My dad put up the white paneling stuff for me in the bathroom!

This is the newest addition to the family until it runs away or gets killed atleast. We are hoping that it will help with the snake problem a little. She still doesn't have a name, but I like her!

Looking really rough after a long hard day of working on the house!

What should I name the cat?!