Smarty!

Congrats to my super smart husband! He was awarded the Woodbury scholarship. This is the most prestigious scholarship at UVU. We are not only excited to not have to pay tuition next year but it is a well deserved award and he has worked very hard to get it! Congrats!

Happy Mothers day!

I know Mothers day was a few days ago but I am just getting around to blogging about it.

I absolutely love being a mother. It is so much better and wonderful than I had expected. I always knew I would love it but I didn't know how much love I would feel for my child. It is indescribable.I truly can't imagine life any better than this. I wouldn't trade being a mother for anything!

I also want to Thank my mom for teaching me how to be a good mom. She has always been a good example and she is my best friend.

California retreat

We went to Newport beach California for a little get away. My cousins husband graduated from Weber State, they wanted to celebrate, so of course we said we would love to join them.

The first day we went to Laguna beach. Alyssa was tired so she was being very "girly". She did not want sand any where on her. She wouldn't touch the water or anything.

We also went to Disneyland. We were able to go on quite a few rides. Our favorite was Space Mountain. I am sad that we didn't get to take Alyssa on more rides. She went on Pirates, Jungle Cruise and It's a small world. She loved it's a small world. She stared at the "kids" and danced to the music. Alyssa was terrified of Mickey Mouse. I thought she would love him because she loves Mickey Mouse club house, but when she saw him she screamed bloody murder.

We went to Huntington beach as well. By then Alyssa was a little happier and actually enjoyed the beach, she touched the water and had fun playing in the sand. Mostly she loved taking Cohen's hat off and putting it back on him.

We loved the sun and warmth, maybe we will move there =)

Tulip festival

Saturday we went to the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point. I was really pretty with thousands of tulips every where. I wanted to get really cute spring/1 year old pictures with Alyssa. Below are the best we got. She will not sit still for even one second. She had so much fun walking around (trying to pick the flowers) and running down the hills. She also loved the waterfall and was trying to climb over the rocks to get to the water. She scraped up her leg. It makes me sad that I can't protect her from getting hurt. Now that she is so mobile and independent I guess that is part of growing up.

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?