Happy Late B-Day to Jenna!!

I will have to find my camera cords and post some other really great pictures!! I cannot believe that Jenna is already one and "almost walking". She really has been such a good girl from the beginning. Even during her nap time at church she's getting better!! I remember how frustrated I was last year because I didn't think she was coming fast enough. She's been a huge blessing in my life that I never knew I needed so much. Lately she's been doing a lot of really funny things and showing her personality more and more. One of the best things I think I saw her do was she put a shirt on her head and crawled all over the house. If it fell down she would pick it back up and try again. It made me laugh so hard. I love her big brown eyes and the way she always smiles at me. Kaleb always tells her that "mom is crazy" but at least she likes being crazy with me :) Kaleb is back in school now and staying pretty busy. As for myself, I am picking out the color scheme that I want to paint my upstairs. I feel the need for a change and I am gearing up!!!

Wedding & Anniversaries!!

So it's been a crazy time around our house. My little sister got married on June 6th and boy are weddings lots of work!! Today is Kaleb and my anniversary. We've been married three years now and I am very pleased to say that I love him even more than I did this day three years ago! I can't imagine what my life would be like without him or my sweet little Jenna. So enjoy a view good pictures of the wedding!! (Kaleb was practicing his skills as a photographer!) What a good month!

End of March

So I figured that it was finally time to write in here again. We've just been so busy!! This past weekend we took a little trip to visit Kaleb's sister, Lindsey. It was very, very cold but a lot of fun. Kaleb, Lindsey and a bunch of other family went to the Hill Climbs in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They go ever year and stand on the hill waiting to catch snowmobiles that come tumbling down when the riders try to make it to the top. I, as usual, did not want to go on the hill and instead went shopping :) Since I don't have a picture yet of what I bought (I have to put it all together first) I decided to put this picture on of Jenna. We just love how she crossed her legs in the picture. She's getting so big! The new thing this month is pushing her mom away when she's had enough of her! She also is a big flirt with all the boys. Already tilting her head and batting those beautiful eyes!

Doctor Appointment

So yesterday I took Jenna to her six month check up. Among other things, she got shots. Yuck! I feel so bad for her because I had to do all that too once upon a time. She actually did quite well this time. She's 27 1/4 inches long (still in the 95th percentile go figure!) and she's 14 lbs (just a little below the 25th percentile). One of the things that I asked the doctor about was this bruise that is on Jenna's right leg just below her hip. I couldn't figure out what was causing it. The other odd thing was that it wasn't fading or changing size. Apparently she has a Mongolian Spot. I guess back in the day, people got accused of child abuse because it does very much look like a bruise. Also, it is apparently prevalent among Mongolians, Asians, African-Americans and Native Americans. The doctor asked if there was anyone closely related that had that in their blood. Honestly, I think Kaleb and I might both have some Native American somewhere down the line but I wouldn't have thought it would produce something like that in Jenna! So, needless to say it should fade and disappear within a few years and is proof that I am not abusing my child! Other than that concern, she's doing great!

The 6 month mark!

Jenna has finally turned 6 months old and as recommended by the doctor, I've started feeding her some "solid food". Not sure if you can really count rice cereal as a solid food but it's definitely a start to some good stuff! She didn't seem to mind the food. She's still not sure how to exactly swallow it but she definitely doesn't spit it out or make weird faces. She's very easily distracted by her dad while she eats.

Christmas Morning!

Jenna woke up at 7:00 and for once didn't go back to sleep after breakfast! Towards the end of opening presents she just couldn't make it. From there we went to my mom's house and tried on the new hat that she got. She was very mad at me for putting it on her. It was a good day for our first family Christmas since Jenna was born. We enjoyed the spirit that accompanies Christmas.

Jenna and Kaleb

I know it's been a really long time since I've been on here, so I thought that I would post some pictures of Kaleb and Jenna. Most of these were taken on December 29th, 2008, right after Jenna's bath. Rub-a-dub-dub!! The exception would be Kaleb and Jenna falling asleep on the couch watching a movie.

Jenna is such an angel in our lives. We couldn't ask for a better daughter. Right now our favorite things that she does includes: putting her hands over her eyes when she's tired, laughing when we do something weird, her big smiles when she's supposed to be sleeping but thinks we're coming to save her and putting her feet clear up in the air. The other day she actually said mama (of course it probably wasn't meaningful) and she did a head stand. I walked in the room to see her on her head with her feet almost straight up in the air. We have a little gymnast!