Wedding

This weekend my cousin Michelle got married. I was able to go to the sealing. She got married in the Draper Temple. It was a beautiful sealing. This was the first time I was able to witness a sealing besides my own. It reminded me of my wedding and was very peaceful. I am grateful I was able to be there. We took some pictures on the ground while waiting for the couple to come out. Alyssa enjoyed exploring.

The Zoo

We went to the Zoo with out friends and their daughter Emma (Alyssa's BFF). We had a lot of fun. The girls loved looking at the animals until the end then they wanted to walk around on their own. Learning to be independant can be hard =).

They loved the water thing. Their hair got so wet but they just had so much fun.

HELP

Alyssa is not eating well. This has been progressing over the last few weeks but the last 3 days I barely can get her to eat anything. She only takes a bottle at night about 6 oz so it's not like she is full on milk. Last night for dinner I tried to feed her a chicken and rice bowel (which she use to love) she took 2 bites, then I gave her cottage cheese (again she use to eat a gallon at a time) she had 2 bites, then one bite of a sandwich and a half of cheese slice. She refused to eat any more after that. This morning I actually got her to eat a whole yogurt and 2 bites of toast. What do I do? I feel like she will wither away. She is only in the 7% for weight she is 13 months and weighs 18 lbs. I feel like she will eat if she is hungry but I also think she likes playing and would rather do that than eat. Should I give her pediasure or vitamins to make sure she is getting enough nutrients? Or should I not even worry?

Easter weekend

Sorry for the weird formating I don't get why I can't get it to work the way i want it too. grr

We had a fun easter weekend. We went to Discovery Gateway a Children's museum on Saturday with some friends. Alyssa really enjoyed it. She loved playing with all the different things. She is to small and got pushed around and knocked in the head by the other kids but for the most part it was very enjoyable.

Easter was fun, it was weird not going to church since it was conference. Alyssa was so cute, we had a hunt for the older people in the house and she followed us around holding her easter basket. She copies everything we do. She really enjoyed the candy, but that is a problem because now she is not eating real food very well but of course if she sees candy or the easter baskets she wants some. Silly little girl. We went to my Grandma's for easter dinner. It was nice to see some of my cousins that live in the area.

This is Alyssa learning how to smile for the camera, she still has some learning to do =)

Enjoying her easter basket

Enjoying the candy, she is her mama's

girl (Reese eggs yum)

In the helicopter at the museum
trying to drink the water from the water station at the museum (i think she was thirsty)

cute little turtle

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Growing up

Alyssa has a few things that she LOVES. The most popular too are Emma and cell phones.
Emma is one month older than Alyssa. Alyssa goes to her house twice a week while Russ goes to school. She loves her. They are BFF! Alyssa always squeals when she sees her, they follow each other all over the house. We were hanging out the other night and Alyssa kept giving her hugs and kisses. One time even on the lips, oh my gosh we were laughing so hard! Alyssa started crying hysterically when I pulled her away from Emma.

Second thing cell phones. If I am ever on the phone she gets so mad and tries to grab the phone out of my hand. She has already broken two of my phones. After they are broken I take the battery out and give them to her. Does she want the broken phone...of course not...it doesn't light up or make noise when you press the buttons! Today Noelle let her hold her phone and she walked around the house of 20 minutes jabbering into her phone. Cell phones were not even popular until I was in college and my 1 year old is obsessed. How how times change!

where does time go

1 year ago.

A year of love

It's my party I can cry if I want to... ( I'm having a hard time formatting this so the pictures are first and then the explanation)

We had a great time celebrating Alyssa's first birthday. It is really hard to believe it has already been a year. It has been a great year, she brings so much joy into our lives. We love every minute with her!

We had family over for a party, Alyssa wasn't too interested in opening the presents (maybe next year). We got her a slide, it was a little bigger than we thought. At first she was terrified of it but now she loves to go down the slide. She can't climb up there on her own but she will learn. She also got some fun toys, clothes and books. As for the cake she ate the icing for a little bit but then she pushed the cake away.

Alyssa is full of energy and curiosity. She loves to explore new area's of the house, opens all the drawers. It is hard to get her to stay still long enough to feed her.... She loves books she will turn the pages over and over. She also loves dogs, if she is ever crying we all we have to do is take her outside to see the dog. She is not patient at all... If I show her how to do something and she can't do it right away she gets so mad ( we laugh because it is funny but she gets really frustrated). She started walking 4 days before her birthday now she just walks everywhere!

She has been the most wonderful addition to our lives. I can't remember what life was like before her, it is so much better now! We are so grateful to be her parents, we love to watch her grow and learn!!!