April happenings

We have been patiently waiting for spring/summer to get here and in the mean while we decided to try to have fun inside. For family home evening we took Jaylin swimming which she LOVED!




I'm still running and training for my race. One day when I was stretching after a run Jaylin came over to the wall to stretch with me it was funny.

Deciding to be brave we ventured out into the cold for a nice walk one afternoon.

Aunt McKell and Grandpa let us accompany them to pick out McKell's pig for fair. Jay didn't know what to think.

She loves cooking.. (not quite sure where that gene came from... must be from Jason's Grandma Hermese). Anytime something is in the oven she just watches and waits for it to get done.

We were able to color easter eggs and Jaylin wasn't really sure what to think.

She decided that eating her colored egg might be more enjoyable.

Here she is sporting her easter dress... I think she is adorable.

Jaylin Loves to read!!! She'll bring us books all day long. She even takes her books and tries to read them to Hunter.

I can't believe how much love I have for this little girl. She is learning and growing so fast and sometimes I am worried about teaching her the right things and the example that I am to her. I have to brag about my wonderful husband. He is such a good dad! He is always willing to help me take care of Jaylin when he gets home. He is also the best worker and works so many long hours to provide for our little family. I never hear him complain about work or his church calling and the time that they take. Instead he just presses forward with a positive attitude and leads our family faithfully. As I have been training for my race the past 12 weeks he has made sure I have time to go running. Some Saturdays I have gone on 2 hour runs and he will take care of Jaylin and wait for me. I just love him so much and don't know if anyone else could possibly have as good of a husband. I feel very blessed beyond what I deserve!

My baby is ONE!

I know I've said this before but I can't believe how fast time flies. My tiny little baby just turned one and we were able to celebrate her birthday with family before we left on our trip. I spent a lot of time making her this cake and after a day of designing, baking and decorating this is what I came up with. (For those of you who don't know I am not that artistically talented so this is probably the best you will ever see from me.)

Jaylin wasn't quite sure if she could really take her hands and dig into her cake so she hesitated for a minute.

However, I'm afraid she has her momma's love for sweets and so it didn't take her long to enjoy the whole piece of cake.


She was a little to enthralled with her presents to look at the camera.


We love this little girl. She is so fun and here are some of the things I love about her at 1 year.
-She sleeps so good. naps and at night no problems
-she can say mom, dada, doggie (hunter), no, hi, bye, stinky and a few other words.
-her favorite foods are bananas & go-gurt. She is not to picky of an eater though
-she waves a lot to everyone. it is so cute
-she loves getting her teeth brushed and at a year has 5 teeth
-she is not super cuddly but once in a while she will just lay her head on your chest and it makes my heart melt
-if she doesn't want something she will shake her head back and forth no
I could probably name a million things that I love about her but these are just a few. I am excited for the adventures of this next year with this little angel.

It's been a while

Well I have been trying to think about what I should blog about for a while and nothing super great has come to me but here goes. Jaylin broke our camera so we don't have any pictures as of late to post. I might get a new one today so that is super exciting! Life is flying by. I can't believe my little Jay-bug is almost 1.. She is the sunshine in our home. Anytime she wakes up in the morning or after a nap and you walk in her room she has the biggest smile on her face (priceless). She still loves pretty much any food we give her which is so nice for me. I am surprised since Jason and I are both fairly picky eaters. Sometimes it's hard to go to work and leave her which makes me grateful I only work part time.
Jason and I are leaving to Kauai with our friends from Arizona on the 28th... I have never been to Hawaii and I am soooooo excited but I'm also nervous to leave my baby even though she will be well taken care of (and i'm sure spoiled) while we are gone. This is a great opportunity for us and i'm looking forward to spending some quality time with Jason since that hasn't happened in a while. Jaylin will turn 1 while we are gone which makes me feel bad but at the same time I know that if we're going to miss a birthday this is a good one since she will never know.
I've started training for another half marathon a few weeks ago and it is going great... Today I was able to run outside which I LOVE!! Sometimes training is so hard when you just run around and around the track at the gym. I'm pumped and excited that my mom is doing this one with me.... She's having some trouble with her hip but hopefully we can get it better so that she can continue training and we can finish the race side by side. I also have a few good friends running the race and i'm excited because for two of them it's their first. There is nothing like your first half marathon.... the dedication to training, nerves on race day, feeling when the gun goes off, pain during the race and finally crossing the finish line and having that feeling of accomplishment. I never thought i'd run a half marathon and i'm now training for my 3rd. Hopefully next time it will be a full marathon which scares me to death.
Next time I post I should have pics from Kauai and from Jaylin's bday party.