Arkansas Trip

Back in August the kids and I were able to spend ten days in Arkansas.  We had a full schedule of things we wanted to do and people to see while we were there.  We had so much fun, and I'm glad I made the trip with the kids.

We spent a couple days at the pool.  Dallin and Daphnee both love the water and enjoyed swimming with  their cousins. 

We had a wonderful day at Silver Dollar City.  Dallin loved being able to go on so many rides.   

We also met some friends at a park to play one afternoon and somehow I didn't come home with the group picture we took.  It was so good to visit with life long friend Carrie and her boys Eric and Nate. 

And of course no trip to Arkansas is ever complete without  tractor rides with Papa.  Daphnee thought it was great and Dallin got to drive by himself with Papa. 

While we were there we got to be a part of my nephew's baptism, so we took the chance to snap a family photo with my siblings and mom and dad.  It was wonderful to see all my family while we were in Arkansas.   

15 Months Old and Update

Daphnee is fifteen months old today.  She has been very active the last few months and definitely been keeping me busy.  She is walking around the furniture really well now and climbing stairs.  We are so happy with how far she has come since she has been out of her cast. 

Daphnee's last Orthopedic check up a few weeks ago went well.  We could see on her x-rays how much her femurs had grown since the cast and the doctor was pleased with her movement.  As she continues to be more active her muscles will get stronger and continue to help her hips move into the right place. 

We have been having fun this summer and trying to stay cool.  We have been swimming a lot, fishing, camping, and using the sprinkler in the back yard. 

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!!

New Family Picture

I know I am way behind on blogging.  I'll post an update soon.  I wanted to share these new pictures I got.  It can be hard to capture good shots with kids, but Michaela managed to get some great ones!!  Thanks Michaela!!



Pretty in Pink Party

Here are some pictures from Daphnee's birthday party. 

 Daphnee dug right into her cake.  She was pulling the plate out of my hands before we got done singing "Happy Birthday." 

 She ate some and then just wanted to play in it. 

 Where did the cake go?  Yeah it ended up on the floor. 

Here is our beautiful little girl all dressed up.  We love you Daphnee!!

Happy 1st Birthday Daphnee

One year ago today we welcomed our beautiful Daphnee into this world and began on an unforgettable journey.  After watching our daughter experience several health challenges in her first year of life, we have come to know how strong she is.  She is an amazing daughter, and we feel so blessed to be able to be her parents.  We love you, Daphnee!

 She started crawling a few weeks ago, but I haven't been able to upload the video I took, so here is a still shot.  She pretty much cruises wherever she wants to go now. 

We have enjoyed some pretty warm weather already this year and let Daphnne go swimming for the first time. 

I know its a weird shot, but it was the best way to show off her hair do.  Daphnee already does well at letting me fix her hair as long as I go fast.  Her hair is still short, but I have found some fun creative ways to do her hair. 

Some of Daphnee's favorite things:

She loves to dance anytime she hears music. 

She loves books.  She will sit and turn pages forever.

She just learned to wave.  She will wave at anyone that walks by at the store. 

She likes playing with Dallin. 

She loves to give kisses.  Big, open-mouthed and wet kisses.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!

Easter

We had some family come visit this past weekend.  Scott's brother Brian, his wife Caitlyn and daughter Brooklyn came and stayed with us for a few days.  We had a fun visit and were glad they were able to come. 

On Saturday, we met up with our friends Jordan and Michaela and their kids Calin and Capri for an Easter egg hunt.  They were divided into age groups and we were all able to stay together in the 0-3 year old category.  Our kids sure cleaned house.  The three oldest kids had full baskets of eggs and candy!!

Waiting in line with their baskets for the egg hunt to start.

 

At the end with full basktes and buckets of eggs. 

Daphnee with her Easter basket.  For her first Easter I gave her my favorite bunny that I had when I was a little girl.  I used to collect them and my mom bought me this one.

We sure had a fun weekend with family and friends.  The weather was so nice and sunny, and we went to the best playground ever a couple times!!  Its brand new and huge with different areas for big kids and even babies to play.  I'll share some pics when we go more this summer. 

Daphnee's New Trick

I know the blog has been neglected lately.  We are just keeping busy and having a blast spending time with Daphnee since her cast came off.  She is so fun and loves to play all the time. 

This is a late update but we had a check up with Daphnee's doctors in SLC (Feb. 27th) to see how her hips were doing after being out of the cast for six weeks.  The x-ray confirmed that her femoral heads were in the hip sockets where they needed to be.  Such a relief and a wonderful doctor visit for us!! 

Now after two months cast free she is rolling over and sitting up all by herself.  She doesn't push herself up to the sitting position like most babies do, but it works for her.  This video was taken when she had just figured it out and now she has mastered it and is a lot faster at it. 

She is pretty content with this for now, but I'm sure we she will be crawling in no time.