Little Miss Accessory

Lizzy has become quite the accessory girl. She loves finding things to wear, whether it's jewelry, purses, shoes, sunglasses, hats, or just random items she may find lying around the house. The other day I went outside to help Brad clean the van, completely unaware that Lizzy had followed me, carrying out every single purse she could find.

This is what she looked like:

She is very much a girly girl.

The PUMPKIN is a BOY!!!

25 weeks along, and this little guy finally told us he's a boy! Hooray for being on team BLUE this time! Now I've got a lot of organizing and shopping to do.

Heritage Park: June 16th

I think June is my favorite month of the year. I neglected a few posts in June, thinking I would "do it later," but ended up never doing it until now. I'm such a procrastinator. We had such a lovely month this past June, spending time with the children, doing activities we don't normally do, and Brad and I getting some alone time, too.

Brad and I have been married 5 years now. We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on June 17th. Part of our celebration was taking the kids and Grandpa North to This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on June 16th. Brad and I went there on one of our very first dates, back in July 2005.

We were so happy Grandpa came with us. The first place we decided to visit was Mary Fielding Smith's house, way at the east end of the park. It was a nice little hike getting up there. The view of the valley was gorgeous!

After visiting Mary Fielding Smith's house, the kids began throwing rocks in the stream by the house. This is something Lizzy LOVES to do. She had fun throwing rocks, and goose poop (much to my disgust), into the stream.

Later we headed to the school house. This was Scott's and Emma's favorite place to visit when they were younger. The kids loved drawing pictures on the old-fashion slates.

Lizzy of course LOVED the farm animals. She loved riding a horse, petting the goats and lambs, and seeing the piggies. She also got to pet a very friendly brown ox.

Scott and Emma loved panning for gold and making Indian necklaces.

Lizzy's favorite activity was riding on the trains. We rode three trains total, and she loved every single one.

This is what Lizzy looked like on the way home. Poor little girl was completely knocked out.

The Highlight of My Day: June 2011

Something good happens each day. Here's what happened in June:

Wed 6/1/11: Today was my 20-week ultrasound. I was anticipating the news of my baby's gender, but the little guy (or girl) wouldn't show us the goods! Legs were folded together. Oh well! At least we know the baby is healthy and strong.

Thu 6/2/11: My Emmy-girl needed her stepmother tonight, to hug her and comfort her, and give her good advice. I love the bond I have with her. She's such a wonderful, special, loveable girl, and I love being a mother-figure in her life.

Fri 6/3/11: Today we celebrated my wonderful husband's birthday! We had lots of fun, too. Scott did not have school, so we took him out to lunch. Then we picked up Emma after school and visited with her teacher. We stopped at Barnes and Noble for the kids. We played croquet, watched some Batman and X-Men, and had cake and presents. Then Brad and I went on a date to Virg's, took James home, and went to buy some X-Men tickets.

Sat 6/4/11: Brad and I got to go on a "real" date today! We went to see the new X-Men movie and left Lizzy to spend time with James and Marilyn.

Sun 6/5/11: Brad and I taught Scott and Emma how to play "Forbidden Island." We had fun! It's a great game.

Mon 6/6/11: My little unborn baby made me laugh out loud today. It felt like the baby was doing somersaults in my belly. Kicked so hard I saw my belly and shirt move up and down.

Tue 6/7/11: Lizzy had a little piano mishap today. She knocked my wedding picture off the piano and made a big deal about it. "Fell down! Fell down, Mama!" I helped her put it back up and she was very grateful. While I left the room she said very dramatically, "Oh man. Oh man, Mama." I found her shaking her head, looking at the wedding picture. I couldn't help but laugh.

Wed 6/8/11: Watched some more Pride and Prejudice with Bradley tonight. I love that movie, and I love watching it with my husband.

Thu 6/9/11: My beautiful little girl turned two years old today! Happy Birthday, Lizzy! We went out to eat at Fransisco's tonight, then we went to the park, came home and played in the front yard, then we had ice cream for dessert. I put a candle on Lizzy's ice cream and we sang Happy Birthday to her. She loved blowing out the candle!

Fri 6/10/11: Brad, Lizzy, and I had dinner at Valley Park in Taylorsville tonight. Lizzy enjoyed going down the slides and swinging. We went to Toys R Us after dinner and picked up Lizzy's birthday presents. We got her a rocking horse and a farm puzzle.

Sat 6/11/11: Today was Del Sol's annual Lagoon Day. We took all three kids to Lagoon and had a wonderful day. In the evening, the Bruce-Clan and Clarks came over to celebrate Lizzy's birthday. We played Forbidden Island and Catch Phrase. Lizzy loved blowing out her candles and showing off her new rocking horse.

Sun 6/12/11: Lizzy said her first 4 word sentence today. She said, "I want some more!" She wanted more juice. I was also very impressed with Lizzy going to Nursery today. When we got to the door, she didn't even turn to look at me or say goodbye. She walked right in and began to play. I was very happy!

Mon 6/13/11: I enjoyed Family Home Evening with my husband and baby tonight. We watched X-Men 2 (Lizzy had fun saying, "Scary," but not really meaning it), we played outside in the front yard, and we had some yummy ice cream.

Tue 6/14/11: Scott and Emma made the kitchen look beautiful today! I like them home during the summer!

Wed 6/15/11: Emma and I had lunch with Papa today, after Emma's therapy appointment. Lizzy came with us, too. Brad liked having lunch with his girls.

Thu 6/16/11: Today was Heritage Park day! Grandpa North came with us, too. We had a fun-filled morning riding trains, petting farm animals, and looking at historic buildings. In the evening, Brad and I had a fantastic time on our romantic getaway. We celebrated five wonderful years of marriage!

Fri 6/17/11: After spending a fantastic morning together, Brad and I took Scott and Emma to the Harman's in the evening. We did some chores for Marian, then we had pizza and played Nerts. Scott and Emma enjoyed building Legos and watching AFV.

Sat 6/18/11: Went back to the Harman's again. Brad helped Marian and Gordon clean their large fish tank. Lizzy and I cleaned some furniture. Scott and Emma watched TV and played Legos some more.

Sun 6/19/11: While I enjoyed Father's Day and we did lots of nice things for Brad, the highlight of my day was seeing Lizzy sit on her big brother's lap during Sacrament Meeting. It was the cutest sight in the world! Scott was showing her how to draw things on her magnetic board and Lizzy was fascinated. I have no doubt in my mind that Scott will be a fabulous father someday.

Mon 6/20/11: Scott went off to Scout Camp this morning. We decided to go get Slurpees and hang out outside together for FHE tonight.

Tue 6/21/11: I had a great time bragging about Lizzy during her 24 month doctor appointment today. Her doctor was very pleased with how well Lizzy is growing. Lizzy now weighs 29 lbs., and she's 35 inches tall. She's in the 93 percentile for her height. She's a tall girl!

Wed 6/22/11: Homemade chili tonight! Emma's favorite!

Thu 6/23/11: Lizzy had a fever today, which made me sad, but the Tylenol I gave her tonight really helped get her back to normal. She was very happy to feel better.

Fri 6/24/11: Fazoli's for dinner tonight! Lizzy looked adorable with her new white hat on. She had many admirers.

Sat 6/25/11: We got to go swimming with Aunt Marian today! Lizzy had a fun time going in and out of the pool.

Sun 6/26/11: All five of us drove up to North Ogden to attend Jacob Loveless' 1st birthday party. Jacob is such a smiley baby! You can't help but smile when you look at him.

Mon 6/27/11: Scott is on the way to getting his toes cured! YAY! He has some severe infected ingrown toenails. The boy never complained about them, so we didn't know how serious they were until he started going around barefoot. I'm glad it's finally getting resolved.

Tue 6/28/11: Lizzy gets so excited when we go to the library. Tonight she screamed out, "Lizard! Lizard!" at the top of her lungs, right when we entered the *quiet* building. Her favorite part of going to the library is saying hi to Draco, the pet lizard. She also likes making a stop at the drinking fountain and picking out a book to read.

Wed 6/29/11: Lizzy decided to dress up really cute to go out today. She wore her new white sunhat, her pretty colorful lei, and she had her new homemade purse strapped on her arm. She had an unusual assortment of items in her purse, too: a model car, a phone, a scrunchie, and a doggie treat. Who knows why she needed a doggie treat.

Thu 6/30/11: Scott is healing up! It's amazing what a little soaking and antibiotics can do. Next step is going to see a podiatrist.