Happy {late} Birthday!

This cute little guy is now 26 years old!





Happy Birthday Sean--we love you so very much and are so grateful for all that you do for us!

XoXo

Alexa & Hattie :)

Umm...Yeah...It's been a while...

It's been quite some time since I have done a post on...well...us...the Pack's. Do you remember us? Probably not! HA!

I am going to start with Hattie's monthly highlights. What have we missed? Months 7, 8 and 9? Wow. I'm a loser. And please know that I do this for me more than anyone. She grows and changes SO fast and I like to remember all of the little things she did.

7 MONTHS







-Tried Cheerios for the first time

-Climbs up the stairs like a champ and climbed the entire staircase by herself.

-Finally she went to size 2 diapers! Haha!

-When she would look at herself in the mirror she started "kissing the baby" or "giving the baby kisses"

-She took her first road trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. There she went on her first hike and was SUPER good the entire time. We had a great time!

-She cut her first tooth on the bottom right.

-She started to give "high-five" and started pointing with her index fingers on the same day

-Started CLIMBING on everything! I turned around one day and she was on standing on a small ABC bench and then climbed onto a chair next to it! Such a daring girl.

-Has a total sweet tooth and "begs" for sweets.

8 MONTHS






-All the Pack's (minus Dan = "Danless Reunion") took a trip to St. George and we swam all weekend! She loved the water and warm sunshine. Oh yeah and we only took ONE picture. Ridiculous.

-Daddy finished painting and staining her high chair and she ate in it for the first time. She really likes her independence.

-She stood on her own for the first time and even "danced" a little!

-She said her first word "Uh-oh" and says it all the time.

-Waves "bye-bye" for the first time.

-Kylie and Daniel came to visit. She misses them and loves playing with them when they come to town!

-She cut her 2nd bottom tooth--too cute! :)

9 MONTHS




Height: 29 inches - 90.36%
Weight: 15 lbs 14 oz - 6.21%
Head: 19.09 inches - 31.48 %

-At her nine month appointment we discovered she is pretty darn tiny for her age. The doctor said not to worry, that it is complete genetics, and she is as healthy as can be. They also checked her iron level and she was 1 point off from having to be on a supplement so we have really tried to increase her meat and bean intake so that her iron levels rise.

-She now can drink from a straw! Her first time was with a Smoothie King Angel Food Smoothie! YUMMY! Thanks Daddy :)

-She climbed onto the trunk in our family room and thought she was just oh so clever.

-She can now open all of the cupboards and drawers and has so much fun pulling everything out. She is very inquisitive and loves to "help" momma.

-She started to say MEEOWW. She loves animals but especially Phoenix my mom's cat. Every time she see's her she says MEEOOOOWWW! HA!

-She also says: Uh-oh, Dada, nana, baba, and all sorts of sweet babbles but REFUSES to say Momma! No kidding! I'm convinced she does it to spite me. HA!

-She has so much fun turning on and off the light switches

-She now sits on her cute little feet when playing with toys and things. The first time she did it I almost cried because she looks so big when she does it.

-She is cutting her four top teeth! Her two front teeth have now cut through and the others are not far behind. {Teething is not fun by the way}

-She has so much fun doing flips with Daddy! She will throw herself back time and time again!

-She now helps turn the pages when we read stories.

-She mostly waves bye-bye but it's definitely on her terms--NEVER when asked and only if she likes you, HA!

-She now shares her food among other things.

-She got her first ear infection. Man oh man it was miserable! She was sick with a 104 degree fever for 4 days!

-She started clapping her hands and now does it when you ask her to wave. HA!

-She now walks with you while only holding onto one of your hands. She also loves walking with her push toy all around the house.

-She fell asleep in her high chair for the first time



Ahhh...okay! I'm glad that's done--now I'm not feeling so guilty. More to come :)

Truly an Inspiration

Many people know the blog NieNie Dialogues and if you don't you need to start reading it. It's an addiction. But not only is it an addiction, SHE is truly an inspiration. This video is a must see. She has turned what looks like a tragedy into something so inspiring, so elegant, and so miraculous. I hope you enjoy her message as much as I did.



P.S. The computer is still not fixed...we will be taking our 4th trip up to the Apple store this week. I hope that we can get the problem solved so that I can post more about our mundane {and oh so wonderful} life.

Crash

Well...our beloved Macbook decided it was time for the hard drive to crash less than 4 months after we purchased it. Apparently it was corrupt from the beginning...argh! Luckily all the pictures were backed up about a week before so {hopefully} we didn't loose anything! It is now in the hands of the folks at Apple and we hope that we can get it back in a couple of days. So hence the reason for the nonexistent posts and updates. We should be back up and running shortly.

In the mean time I feel like I have been held hostage by this:

THE PONYTAIL


and this:

THE MESSY BUN


and this:

THE SIDE PONY TAIL{well you get the idea}


I'm really debating about cutting my hair. As much as I love {and I do mean LOVE} my long hair I just feel like I don't have time to actually DO it and I end up pulling it up everyday. I just feel like I am stuck in a rut and I'm in need of a change.

I have been debating about going back to a longer bob like I've had in the past. What are your thoughts??

Birthday Fun

I had such a wonderful birthday weekend this year spent with family. It was so nice to be able to relax and hang out with the people I love most. Sean of course spoiled me rotten and took Manhattan in the morning so I could sleep in. They also went out to run errands so that I could get ready and I even had enough time to paint my toenails! Ha! Sean and Hattie then brought me yummy lunch from Chick-fil-A and it was DeLiSh--I love that place. After lunch I was then surprised with some awesome gifts from my hubby. Later on that evening my family took me out to Market Street Grill. It's definitely an all time favorite of ours and it was fun to introduce Sean to such fabulous food! On Sunday the Pack's invited us up to their home and we had a yummy dinner and of course the best dessert ever--SCORE Cake! YUMMY! Birthdays are the BEST! I am already planning Manhattan's first birthday. Ha!

Bringin' out the big guns

In early July my awesome friend Crystal invited my mom and I to a gun safety class. My mom of course jumped at the opportunity but I was a little more reluctant. I have never, ever shot a gun before and in all honesty they terrify me. But we all decided to go and it ended up being a ton of fun! I was taught how to load, handle, carry, harness, and of course shoot a gun. They are super loud and I couldn't believe how powerful they are. Shooting definitely is a lot of fun but you still need to have a lot of respect for it. Thank you so much Crissy for inviting us--we had such a great time!

Happy Birthday Prada Pack!

Yesterday our "firstborn" turned 2! We love our little Precious Prada Pack and she definitely makes our lives more interesting {sometimes I think she is going through the Terrible Two's stage HA!} She and Hattie are the best of friends and she is a great big sister. Happy Birthday Preshy!