Dan, Eva and Libby

Playdate with Berlyn

2010-05-08T22:25:00.000-07:00

On New Years Eve before the festivities Devyn and Berlyn came over for a quick playdate. If these two girls get into half as much trouble as Devyn and I did, Dan is going to lose his mind. :)

Christmas Eve

2010-05-08T22:18:00.000-07:00

Christmas Eve we went to church with Grandma and Grandpa Traum and then over to Grandma and Grandpa Harris' for dinner and presents. Libby was so exhausted she just passed right out. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of Libby on Christmas morning... I'll do better next year. Promise!

Libby's First Snow

2010-05-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

Libby was so fascinated that everything was white outside after the first big snow! We put on lots of layers and let her go out and explore. She was only able to sit up for about 5 seconds on her own before falling backwards. She loved to eat the snow!

Mommy's Snow Angel!

Football Season

2010-05-08T21:55:00.000-07:00

Go Bengals!

Go Colts!

Nevermind.. I'll just stay in my jammies and play under the table

During football season poor Libby has been torn between our favorite teams. Dan likes the Colts and my side of the family are all Bengals fans! We usually spend sundays in our Jammies but when one of our teams are playing Libby has to be the cheerleader!

Libby's First Thanksgiving

2010-05-08T21:38:00.000-07:00

Libby's first Thanksgiving weekend sure was eventful! We started out with a lot of food! We went to Grandpa Jerry's (Dan's Grandpa) for our first Thanksgiving Dinner and then went to Grandma and Grandpa Traum's for our second Thanksgiving Dinner. We had so much good food, Dan and Libby just passed right out when we got home! That night I went out at midnight to hit up all the good deals. I wasn't feeling very good the entire time. I thought I just had too much to eat.

Turns out... I'M PREGNANT!! We are so excited and I'm sure if Libby could talk she would be excited too!

What a sweetie pie!

Mommy and Daddy's Halloween

2010-05-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

Heather and A.J had their usual Halloween party and people were really creative this year. I think our little group took the trophy. We went as the cast of "Scrubs". It was so funny. We had to paint Dan's entire head and neck black so he could go as Turk! We walked in carrying a boombox with the theme song playing. I love my hubby's creativity.

The whole gang

Dan(Turk) and I (J.D.)

I dressed up as J.D, Dan is Turk, Jake is the Janitor, Whitney is Elliot, Joey is "The Todd", and Tiffany is Carla

Halloween 2009

2010-05-08T21:13:00.000-07:00

Here is the only smile we could get.

Grandma and Grandpa

Libby had a great first Halloween. She dressed up as a Lady Bug. She hated the hood that came with the costume but we did get one picture of her smiling in it! I think all the candy she ate made up for us torturing her.

Happy Birthday Bridgette and Meredith

2010-05-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

My nieces Bridgette and Meredith have birthdays about a month apart so they usually celebrate them together. This year they decided to have their party at Classic skating. They had the skating ring and bouncy toys all reserved. Grandpa Joe (Libby's great grandpa) came in from out of town just in time for the party. We had a great time!

One of the birthday girls... Bridgette

Uncle Peter took Libby down the big slide

Learning to eat!

2010-05-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

Libby is getting so big... at 7 months she will eat just about anything you put in front of her!

Jess, Mikayla and Callie come to visiti

2010-05-08T20:21:00.000-07:00

My two closest friends from nursing school came out to visit in October. Mikayla has a little girl named Callie who is 10 weeks younger than Libby. Jess loves to be an auntie to both girls. We had a blast hanging out, shopping, and taking cute pictures in the park! Libby and I wished we lived closer together so we could spend more time together.

At squatters after a long day shoppping in Park City
Playing Shanghi!

Callie and Libby!!!My sweet little Libby at 7 months.

The Girls!

Libby's first Jazz game... well...scrimage

2010-05-08T20:06:00.000-07:00

Before the Jazz season starts they always have a free scrimage and introduce everyone to all the new players. We went last year when I was pregnant with Libby and had SO much fun so we had to do it again. Uncle Joey got us great seats on the second row! Libby and I only got to stay for half the game but it was great and we'll go again next year for sure!

Visitors

2009-11-03T20:49:00.000-08:00

My dad's cousin Vince, who also happens to be my Godfather came to visit with his wife Kathy. We rented some 4 wheelers and went up in the mountains somewhere and had a blast! I rode with Vince most of the day. Joey thought it would be funny to pass us and drive through a huge puddle, soaking us. It was freezing and that just made it even more so. We had so much fun but by the end of the day we were all beat! Vince and Kathy made us a great dinner and we played our favorite card game, Shanghi.

Libby played on the floor while we played cards Joey and I

My dad and VinceVince and I

My Mom and Dad

Uncle Joey

2009-11-03T20:36:00.000-08:00

Libby is so lucky to have her Uncle Joey live with us. They have so much fun playing and being silly. Joey's middle name is Liberty so that is who she is named after. We love having Joey around to keep Libby entertained with his craziness. He makes sure she watches every Bengals game decked out in all her gear!

Recruiting Banquet

2009-11-03T19:56:00.000-08:00

Every fall the National Guard sends all the recruiters and their wives to an awards banquet. This year they sent us to Midway (by Park City) and put us up at the Zermatt. It was so beautiful. Lucky for me the banquet usually falls right around my birthday. Being up in the mountains in the fall is my favorite! Dan got his award for achieving 100% of mission! Dan and some of the guys he works with

2009-11-03T18:15:00.000-08:00

On my birthday Sept 24th. A bunch of friends got together and we all went to Tepanyaki for Dinner. We had a blast! After that I really wanted to play cornhole so A.J. let us all come to his house for drinks and cornhole! The greatest part about my birthday was that A.J. and I FINALLY beat Dan in cornhole.... TWICE!!! I was so excited I almost tackled A.J!!This was one of the last times we got to hang out with Jaren before he deployed!!Jaren, A.J., Dan and Kelsey

This was Jake's first time playing cornhole. He did great!This was before we kicked his butt in cornholeWhitney, Heather and IA.J trying to catch a shrimp at Tepanyaki.

Firsts

2009-11-01T12:41:00.000-08:00

Libby had a big day September 14th. It was really rainy outside so we stayed in and played until Uncle Joey got involved. He wanted to see if Libby liked the rain so he took her outside. She gets in the shower all the time so I'm not sure how it's different but she scrunched up her face like she didn't like it. After Joey was done torturing her, she learned how to help daddy brush his teeth! Then I decided it was time to eat. Libby tried her first food, carrots! She loved them!!

Labor Day

2009-11-01T12:32:00.000-08:00

On Labor Day we went to Grandpa Jerry's (Dan's Grandpa) for a sleepover and then breakfast. All of Dan's cousins and brothers and sisters came and we had a blast! Libby put on a good show for everyone sitting up for the first time on her own! She was having a great time until she couldn't figure out how to lay back down. By the time I found my camera she screaming! The next morning we had good food and played some cornhole to finish out the party.

Mommy and Baby Night

2009-09-01T21:46:00.000-07:00

Not only were Dan and I blessed with a sweet little baby but quite a few of my friends also have little ones around the same age as Libby. All of us mom's got together for an evening of mom talk and eating while the kids had their playdate the living room. It was so much fun and I'm sure if we keep it up they will grow up to be great friends. Devyn brought her daughter Berlyn. Ashlee had cute little Tate, and Hollie has the big sweetie Sawyer!

Flaming Gorge

2009-09-01T08:32:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we dropped off Libby with Grandma and Grandpa Traum and took off to Flaming Gorge for a weekend away. We had a blast cliff jumping, tubing, wakeboarding, smores and a rope swing I almost died on! Michael and Brit, Jake and Whit, Kyle and Dem, Joey and his friend Clint and about 15 more people camped with us. The weather was beautiful with just a little rain each afternoon. We will for sure be visiting this place again! We missed Libby so much but what a great way to end a crazy summer.

Busy Busy

2009-09-01T08:17:00.000-07:00

Libby is getting so big! We took her to the doctor to check her weight and she is 12 lbs. 12 oz. The doctor said she is doing great and doesn't need another weight check until her next appointment. She is rolling all over the place, reaching and grabbing for everything and just getting so big! We bought a jumparoo for her and she can't get enough of it. She'll be crawling so soon! Dan started school and he loves it! He is so smart and especially loves his history class.

4 month checkup

2009-08-06T15:43:00.000-07:00

Today was an exciting day. Libby went to the doctor for her 4 month check up. Her head is 75th percentile, length 45th percentile and weight 2nd percentile. The doctor says I have to start supplementing with formula. I gave her a bottle when we got home and she sucked it down. Apparently I was starving my kid. Otherwise he said she looks great and is a cute baby with a great personality. (She takes after her momma) Also, Dan registered for classes today. He is starting at Weber State this fall for accounting. I'm so excited for him. He has a huge thirst for knowledge and I know he'll do great!

For real this time

2009-08-04T21:43:00.000-07:00

Ok, for real this time. I've finally set up my blog so here goes. This year has been full of excitment starting off with Dan getting diagnosed with Type I diabetes. He was feeling thirsty and tired all the time and losing a lot of weight so I took him up to my work and checked his blood sugar. It was 671!! That is really super high so we went to the ER and got a 3 day stay in the hospital. About a month later our Libby was born. 6 lbs 14 oz. 191/2 inches long. She is so much fun and is growing so fast. She is almost 5 months now. In May we planted our first garden. Tomatoes, Zuchinni, Watermelon the works. In June we spent a week in Mexico at Dan's uncle's condo. It was so relaxing and totally worth the 15 hour drive. July was super busy with 9 days in Hawaii and a weekend in Nebraska. Hopefully the second half of the year is as exciting as the first.