Tornados

I have liked living here for the most. The biggest issue I have with the great state of Illinois is...

Tornadoes. I just don't do them, it's just that simple. This year, we have had a ridiculous amount of them and the season is not over yet. Ugh. You can read some of the horrific stories here and here. Anyways, they stress me out, so my solution is move. Haha. But seriously, Danas house does not have a basement, so the other night when things were starting to blow, we went and hung out with our neighbor in their basement. On the way back, Katie zipped David up in her jacket while I grabbed all his gear.

Cardinals Redo

My last Cardinals experience was one for the books. I would like to keep that book closed. Amy had tickets for a Monday night game, so she, Katie, Kathy and I met up with the Tylers. Fortunately for all of us, none of us were required to spend any time in the bathroom!

It was a great night for a game. Filled with good company, good food (and plenty of it!) That and the Cardinals won!

Thanks for the tickets Walkers!

Jason Aldean

On May 13, Katie and I ventured off to the redneck convention...I mean the Jason Aldean concert! Haha. I felt a little guilty as I left because David had gotten his 4th ear infection (he is now on number #5. It looks like we are going to be going the tube route) and he had a temperature of 102. Fortunately, he was in great hands with Nikki Young that night.

Anyways, the concert was great, he is one good looking man who can put on a good show!

Eric Church (and another band that I have no idea who they are) opened for him. I will say this, there comes a time in your life, that you need to put down the alcohol and act like an adult. I firmly believe you can still be fun and have fun without the alcohol :-) Thanks for coming along Katie!

Too Cool

Lets play a guessing game. Unfortunately, only those in the Illinois area will probably know who I am talking about. This girl is too cool for school. She has a slightly ridiculous amount of shoes:

She listens to the good old school music and can pull it off.

Can you guess who it is? I'll give you one more clue. She is a pretty humble and fly person.

If you guessed Melissa, you are correct! Bahaha!

Here are some pictures of Melissa, DT, Me, and Brittany right before Brittany decided she was too cool for us anymore and wanted to move to Utah. We'll hopefully see you in Rexburg later this fall!

Here is Melissa, Brittany, Me, DT, Katie and Kennedy again.

Have you ever wondered what your kids are going to look like? Wonder if they will be cute? When David was born (and still is) a mini replica of Mark. Spot on. Well, it got me thinking of what our girls will look like. As you are all aware, David has a ton of hair. We are going to be cutting it next week. While over at the Walkers on Mothers Day, I told them I was going to put a bow in Davids hair before I cut it, just to see what it would like. Katie and I ran out to get some stuff from the car, and when I came back, my little boy was no more.

Haha. Im not going to lie, I might have thought something not too good. But, now I know if and when we have girls, they will be so cute too!

I am so far behind on blogging its not even funny! So, hopefully, I will get some motivation and update better...after a short 2 week vacation when Mark comes home in just a few days!!!

11 months

I was on a blogging spree. And then it happened. My computer...a mac...got a virus. My computer is about 3 years old and apparently they have stopped making security updates for my version. What the heck?! Anyways, $300 later, I hope everything is fixed and runs better than before.

David is 11 months old. He weighs 21 pounds and is a fast little crawler. He makes me smile and laugh everyday.

I'm sure glad he is ours and that I get to spend everyday with him.

Mothers Day. Ah. It was an emotional day. I think I've figured out why. It's a day where all the attention and focus is on women, mothers...me. Mark sent me beautiful roses (14) and lilies (3). They smell wonderful too. David decided to be a little beasty on Sunday, thankfully Grandpa Ben took him 3rd and I enjoyed Relief Society. It was such a treat!

Later, I dropped David off at Amy and Randys and went to pick up Katie and Melissa from the airport. They went on a 5 day cruise. Still slightly jealous. Haha. Then we all got together and enjoyed a yummy dinner.

Haha, I just love that face! I hope you all had a great Sunday. We are down to 3 weeks!!

Pet Smart

Last Saturday I wasn't feeling too good (I later found out I had an ear infection). Anyways, we needed to get out of the house for a little. I wanted something David would enjoy and relatively inexpensive. Thats when I had the genius idea to go to Pet Smart-free and I knew David would love it. And he did. We walked in and he immediately reached out his arm and got a huge smile on his face. He wanted to pet each dog and cat.

And the saga continues...

We are all of aware that when my life starts to go smoothly, something is bound to happen. So why would now being any different, right? Madeline came out here for a week during her spring break. It was a lot of fun to have her here! Dana had tickets to a Cardinals game the Friday night she was here, so we went.

I should probably mention that we had had tornados and tornado warnings since she got into town. Awesome. Here we are at the beginning of the game walking up to our seats.

Little did we know that it was about to be a crazy night. We were just about to our seats when we stop to get dinner. You really cant go to a ball game and not get a hot dog (or nachos). So, we get our food and sit down. Thats when it started hailing. I looked at Madeline and told her she should probably eat...fast. We scarf our food down, and go with the rest of the stadium under the levers until the rain stops. Shortly after that, the tornado sirens go off and we are told to go into the bathrooms and take cover.

We ended up spending about 2 1/2 hours in a very crowded bathroom filled with hot, stinky, some drunk men, women, and children. Towards the end I had to get out of the bathroom and get some fresh air because I was beginning to feel nauseous.

After all that fun, we go back to our seats and wait patiently while they clear the field. Woohoo, the game is finally going to be played!

It was a long, eventful night. One in which, I can just put behind me...and hopefully wont have to repeat :-)

Easter 2011

Christmas wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be (still not completely 100% fun, but doable), but there was just something about Easter that hit me that Mark really isn't here. Or maybe it is the fact that this time NEXT month, our little family will be together in the same country AND state!

Easter for David was a lot of fun nonetheless. When I put him on the floor to get his Easter basket, I thought it would take him a minute to get the idea that he had to crawl to it. No, he saw and he was off. So the video is a little delayed.

David loves dogs, whether it be a real dog, a stuffed animal or in a book. Naturally, he got one in his basket.

After "finding" his Easter basket, we had a yummy breakfast of homemade chocolate chip buttermilk pancakes, with homemade syrup and some sausage. Yum! David loved it, but he was also content to sit and read, as well as play with his goodies.

Then it was off to Church. The days of David sitting still or just being content to be in one place or falling asleep easily are gone. Long gone. Sometimes after the Sacrament is passed, I just set him on the floor and let him roll (within reason.)

After church and naps we had friends and family over for a delicious dinner. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the whole group, so you will have to deal with another picture of David and I.

I should probably mention that Madeline came out here for her Spring Break. We had lots of fun, but I wont be sharing all of the details of her trip. Some of them are a bit morbid :-)