Pictures for Dad

Quota

Bridget is definately a girl(not that I had any doubts),but she has been talking all day today!

(pic isn't great because it was taken on the cell)
Sometimes it was just soft babbles, and other times it was full on screams!!
I guess she is still learning the different tones and sounds she can make.
She sure filled her talking quota today!
Either way I loved it all, at least I had to remind myself of that...

Easter

Hope everyone had a great Easter!
Ours was good. Bridget and I went to church of course, and then we got together with our good friends for dinner! We ate a yummy dinner where we all brought things and I also made a dessert. I was looking at my favorite food blog (thegirlwhoateeverything.blogspot.com) and saw her Easter bunny cake! I thought it was so cute, but no way I could ever make that! Then I saw how she did it and it was super easy! It was tastey and the kids absolutely loved it!
This is how it turned out:

Definately going to be our new Easter tradition!

122 Days

The past week went by waay too fast, but we made the most of it and had a lot of fun. Josh got home from D.C. Tuesday night and went into work on Wednesday. That day was normal as he came home from work, we ate dinner then he went to scouts. Thursday we did some chores around the house, we made a little (okay a long) list of things Josh wanted (needed) to do before he left such as install an attic fan, fix the runny toilet and mow the lawn one last time before that turns into my chore...
That afternoon we went out to lunch, got some frozen custard and decided to enjoy the nice weather and walk around the zoo! It didn't last very long because Bridget was so tired and was just crying most of the time. So we were only there for like 30 minutes. Good thing it's free! Friday we had planned on going to the temple but some sitters fell through. It was raining so we ended up going to the Mall and just hanging out. Saturday it wasn't good weather either so we decided to go bowling. We finally started taking pictures at this point!





That night our friends that we trade babysitting with watched Bridget while Josh and I enjoyed a dinner at Red Lobster and a Target run which is completely different without a baby. We enjoyed strolling and taking our time, I know we are dorks! But Josh also had some last minute things he wanted to get. Sunday night we had some close friends over and enjoyed some ice cream cake for one last get together with Josh. Monday we wanted to go shooting and have my sister babysit but the shooting ranges are closed on Mondays...
So we went out to lunch at T.G.I. Fridays (coupon!)


Tuesday Josh didn't have to be at the airport until 3:00 pm for his 5:50 flight. The day was long and full of much anticipation. The day had finally come and we both knew we only had hours left to spend together. The night before while Josh was trying to check-in for this flight online, he saw that family & friends of military personnel could get a pass to go through security and sit at the gate. So that's exactly what we did!

Standing in line at the check-in counter Josh said "No offense, but I'm fine until I look at Bridget".

Bridget and I got our passes and walked right up to the gate where Josh got to hold her and we got some good pictures.


Bridget had fun playing with Joshs pack and chewed on all the straps she could!



I was doing fine until I asked a lady to take a picture of us. The tears started as I said "can you take a picture of us, my husband is leaving for the summer" So that is why I look terrible in this picture. Dang you tears.


See you in 122 days sweetie.

Bridget will be 7 months this week!! I cannot even believe it! She is getting so big and doing so many new things. Last week we met my sister and her kids at the mall to play, then later we got some lunch. I put Bridget back in her her carseat/stroller and she just kept trying to get out, she was not happy in it! So my sister suggested getting a highchair. She loved it! I put some puffs out on the table and she ate while we all ate. It's so nice now that she can somewhat feed herself! So Friday we went out to Babies R Us and got her a highchair that hooks onto the table, it's been really nice so far!


She loves standing and holding onto the arm of the couch

Just doing some pushups!

Also last week I babysat my two nephews, and they were being so cute with Bridget that I decided to get my camera out. I even got one of all three of them looking in the same direction!

Busy Weekend

On Thursday morning Josh received an email at work saying that they want him to leave 11 days sooner than his original date. Which means that his dates to be in D.C. for training had to be moved up too. So also on Thursday, he found out that he will be leaving for Washington D.C. on Sunday, three days away! So all of these things that we had to get done that we thought we had a few weeks left to do, now had to be done over the weekend. Pretty much ALL on Saturday!! Everyone at work has told him to ship his stuff out there so he doesn't have to deal with big luggage traveling or worry about anything getting lost. While he is in D.C. this week he is receiving all of his clothing while he is deployed, so as he was packing for his eight days in D.C. he ALSO had to pack for four month in a foreign country!!! So while he is in D.C. he can ship this big tupperware like container and hopefully arrive by the time he gets there! Josh and Bridget went to an Army Surplus store while I was at the gym, then we all went to Walmart AND Target. The day was full of shopping and major packing!!

In the end everything worked out and got packed, it was just a bit stressful. Sometimes I would have to stop Josh and remind him to breathe. lol
So if any of you are thinking of what to do for your summer vaction, there is a free stay at the Carr's house!