Lundyn's First Birthday!

Our little Lundy lou turned one on February 5th! I cannot believe how fast time flies! It's kind of sad to see your baby grow up so fast! But, it's also been so fun seeing her change and develop into this little toddler. We had a Minnie Mouse party with family and it turned out great! Lundyn had a blast opening presents and digging into her birthday cake. I wasn't sure what she would do once that cake was placed in front of her...but, she didn't disappoint! She was such a mess from head to toe once she was done and it was hilarious! Here's some pics from the party!
Cute cupcakes

Opening presents

Before...

Just getting started...

After!

Lately...

Well, here it is October and I haven't posted anything since July! Our family's been so busy since the school year started...we haven't had much going on except work and grad school and trying to keep up with baby Lundyn! So far this school year has gone pretty well. I've been switched to fourth grade and I've really enjoyed the change. The kids are so independent at this age and that's been really nice for me! Teaching an entire new curriculum has been a bit of a challenge, but I'm learning (or re-learning I guess I should say) just as much as the kids. We get to study a lot more science and do Utah history in this grade, so that's been a fun change too. Here's a picture of my cute class this year :)

A couple weeks ago we had family pictures taken and so I had my sister also take some outdoor photos of Lundy Lou! They turned out pretty darn cute! My sister is so great at capturing Lundyn's precious little facial expressions. Lundyn is getting so big so fast! She likes to "sing" along in the car and when she's watching cartoons. She plays the Ipad with mom and also loves reading stories. She can reach into her can of puffs and feed herself now too...it's so cute to watch her think she's so big! She sits up and is just starting to try and get up on her knees to crawl. She doesn't really like being on her tummy so she probably won't be crawling for at least another month...but that's ok with me! She's easier to keep an eye on just sitting and not being mobile :) Anyway, she's tons of fun and we love watching her learn and grow every day!

Jackson Hole 2011

Our summer vacation was spent in beautiful Jackson Hole this year, and it was Lundyn's first motorcycle road trip! We went with my family and it was lots of fun. Lundyn did awesome too! I didn't know what to expect with the long drive and staying in a hotel for the first time...but she had a blast and was her usual well-behaved little self! She is such a good baby, I don't know why I expected any different! Anyway, we shopped, ate and rode around Teton Park on the bikes and had a great time. It is so beautiful there...Brady kept asking me if I wanted to move! Here's a few pics...

Happy Easter!

We've had a fun time celebrating Lundyn's first Easter! We got pics with the Easter Bunny last weekend and then spent Easter Sunday with both sides of the family. Lundyn got to wear an Easter dress from when I was little and looked so darn cute in it! It was fun to put together an Easter basket for her...even though she had no clue what was going on! :) We filled it with some books and a little toy to hang on her car seat. I'm excited for next year when she'll be walking around with her basket in her hand. Hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

Blessing Day

Yesterday we blessed our sweet baby girl. Brady gave her such a beautiful blessing! It was a really special day we got to spend with our family. Lundyn is so lucky to have so many wonderful family members that love her so much! Here's our precious little angel in her dress. A lady in our ward asked if it was vintage and it made me laugh because it is! This was my blessing dress...so it can definitely be considered vintage! :)

A Baby Story

Well, it's been just over 3 weeks since our sweet Lundyn arrived! We've had our lives turned upside down and couldn't be happier! I thought I'd share her birth story on here....
Lundyn's original due date was January 29th and I was convinced she would come right on time, but Brady knew better and had said all along that she wouldn't come until February. I just thought he was trying to torture me...but he ended up being right on! Anyway, after sitting home for a week anxiously waiting for something to happen our Dr. decided I could finally be induced on Friday, Feb. 4th. I was up at 4 am getting ready for the phone call to come in to the hospital and the darn phone didn't end up ringing until about 10 am because the hospital was so busy! We finally got to go and be admitted, and then the induction process began around 12:30 pm. I felt great and was hanging out with Brady and my parents watching movies until about 6 pm when the doctor arrived and broke my water...that's when the real "fun" began. My contractions began to really get going after that, and I decided to get my epidural around 7:30 pm. Brady was right up in the action with the anesthesiologist while he stuck me! Then it was just more uncomfortable waiting. I remember my epidural started to wear off a couple times during the night, and I was seriously hating life when it did! Finally, around 3 am I was fully dilated. The doctor had me hang in there about 45 more minutes to let the contractions do their thing and then I couldn't take it anymore and needed to start pushing. My epidural had worn off again at this point, so I was pushing with all I had to get that baby outta there! The nurse was surprised how fast the baby was coming so they called my doctor and by the time she arrived, I gave two more pushes and the baby was here! I probably would've only had to push for about 30 minutes...but we waited about 15 for the doctor to get there, and that was the longest 15 minutes of my life!! Anyway, we were all shocked by all the baby's long, dark hair! She was so perfect and gorgeous, and Brady and I were thrilled that she was finally here. We were able to bring her home the next afternoon and we've been learning how to be new parents ever since! We couldn't have been blessed with a sweeter baby. She sleeps well, eats a ton and only fusses when she has to be naked! We love our little Lundyn so much and can't wait to share all her fun milestones as she grows up!

Baby Shower!

Yesterday was the baby shower! It was a lot of fun and I want to thank everybody that came and gave me and the baby (and Brady too) :) such wonderful gifts! We made a haul, and that little girl is going to be stylin in all those cute clothes! I feel like I'm much closer now to being ready for her arrival...so, thank you again everyone! Here's some pics...

I look good sportin a burp rag, right?!


Each piece of cake had little pink booties on it. So cute!

My mom made this cute diaper cake...thanks, mom! Loved it!