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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Ear update
Jenna went to the doctor on Friday for her six month check up on her tubes. The doctor was so far behind on her appointments, we didn't get to spend much time with her. The tubes are still in and, yes, Jenna had an ear infection! No doctor appointment would be complete without one. Things look good though, so I guess we just keep plugging on!
Trying on clothes
Last night I was pulling out some 2T clothes for Jenna from the basement and she was helping me go through them. She found a pair of shorts that she wanted to try on. She went into the bathroom, took her diaper off, then proceeded to put the shorts on upside down with both legs through one leg hole. Weirdo.
Sorry the picture is kind of blurry, and don't mind the total mess all around her...
Sorry the picture is kind of blurry, and don't mind the total mess all around her...Neighborhood Party
Last Saturday was our neighborhood party. They had a big thing over in the park with a water slide, bounce house, and velcro wall. We thought we would make an appearance so headed over. As soon as we got there, Jenna wanted to go down the water slide. You got to the top by climbing a rope, so I had to help her get up. Those things are not meant for adults. The entire thing was so slick I nearly took out a couple of kids while trying to climb up one handed with Jenna in my arms. Finally a neighbor helped by taking Jenna while I climbed up (Joel was posed at the bottom with the camera). We got to the top and Jenna freaked out. She did not want to go down. Well, there was no turning back for me. It was either go down the slide with her or jump off the back onto a pile of kids. I went down the slide. It was actually really fun, but not too comfortable afterward since I had been fully dressed.
After that we headed over to the bounce house. Jenna was a little hesitant at first, but quickly go the hang of it. We let her bounce for about ten minutes, then headed home. She threw the biggest tantrum once we got home. "JUMP! JUMP!" She just kept screaming. So we headed back until she was all jumped out about a half hour later.
Nasty picture
Jump!
Struttin' her stuff
After that we headed over to the bounce house. Jenna was a little hesitant at first, but quickly go the hang of it. We let her bounce for about ten minutes, then headed home. She threw the biggest tantrum once we got home. "JUMP! JUMP!" She just kept screaming. So we headed back until she was all jumped out about a half hour later.
Nasty picture
Jump!
Struttin' her stuffSick Days
So last Thursday night, Jenna decided to get sick. Around 11:00 she puked everywhere. After a couple times of puking everywhere, she and I went downstairs to sleep on a pile of towels on the floor. She continued to throw up and I just kept throwing down new towels for us to lie on. By the end of the night, we were sleeping on our last dish towels. It was pretty gross. Her puke stinks to high heaven, so our house smelled great. She finally got to sleep around 3 and woke up to watch some cartoons for a half hour or so at 8, then fell asleep again until 11 when she continued to throw up. I had pulled out a bowl for her to throw up in, but she never showed any warning signs of getting sick, so she never made it in the bowl. It was so sad to see her so sick. She got so sad every time she threw up because she would get dirty. Poor thing.
Anyway, she passed her illness on to me and Joel, too. I got sick Saturday night and Joel got sick on Wednesday. He was so sick he couldn't take her to day care, so I came home at noon and spent the afternoon taking care of Jenna. She hadn't eaten all day and was naked, so I was glad I came home.
I am glad that that is all done in our house. It was pretty nasty.
She finally got to sleep around 3 a.m.
Still sleeping
While Joel was taking a nap, Jenna and I took a walk and got some ice cream. Apparently she didn't use the spoon I got her to eat it. She wanted to use her hands.
Anyway, she passed her illness on to me and Joel, too. I got sick Saturday night and Joel got sick on Wednesday. He was so sick he couldn't take her to day care, so I came home at noon and spent the afternoon taking care of Jenna. She hadn't eaten all day and was naked, so I was glad I came home.
I am glad that that is all done in our house. It was pretty nasty.
She finally got to sleep around 3 a.m.
Still sleeping
While Joel was taking a nap, Jenna and I took a walk and got some ice cream. Apparently she didn't use the spoon I got her to eat it. She wanted to use her hands.Sunday, August 17, 2008
A Weekend Away
This last weekend, we went away to St. George. I had Friday off, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take a long weekend and get away. Joel was supposed to take one day and go hike Zions, but they couldn't get passes. Apparently they only give 30 passes a day to go into the canyon and the passes were all gone by the time they tried to get them. That's okay, though. We had fun anyway.
We drove down on Thursday after work and got there around 9. We got settled in and spent the rest of the night swimming.
Friday, we went shopping. We've been to the outlet mall down there before, but never for a great amount of time. Since we had no time constraints we decided to make a day of it. We were done after about an hour. They had a few good stores, but not many. They had all of the major children's clothing stores so we were able to hit some of the clearance sales and get some clothes for Jenna to wear in coming years. We also got a head start on Christmas/Birthday shopping by picking up a couple of toys, too. Joel bought some new socks, but that was about it. It was kind of depressing.
We went back to the hotel and spent a couple of hours swimming. The hotel we stayed at had two pools so we got our fair share of swimming. We went out for dinner later that night at Q4U. We have one up in Salt Lake that we have always wanted to try, but never have. It was good food, but a lonely place. We were the only ones there. It was kind of depressing to see the workers just sitting around.
After dinner, we went over to the Fiesta Family Fun Center to play on their toys and hit the arcade. We had a lot of fun just watching Jenna play. They had a big play center with a slide. I think Jenna got dizzy running to go down the slide again. My favorite part was finding out that a 16 year old girl was not pregnant. I took Jenna into the bathroom to change her bum when I hear "Not Pregnant!" come from a stall. Two girls continued the conversation about if she peed on the stick correctly while I changed Jenna. I am so glad she chose the Family Fun Center to determine that.
You will never guess what we did Saturday. We went swimming! We also spent quite a bit of time on the playground at the hotel. Jenna sure does love swimming and slides.
Later in the afternoon we headed down to Vegas. Don't judge me for taking a one year old to Sin City. I felt pretty dumb doing it and a little slimy, but she was by far not the only one. I would look around thinking, "Why would they bring their infant to a casino. Oh, yeah, I brought Jenna!" Anyway, we went to Circus Circus and rode the Merry Go Round for $4 (what a rip off!). Jenna absolutely loved it! She cried when we got off, but there is no way I was going to pay for another ride.
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After that we headed down to the Mirage and went through the Secret Garden. They had dolphins, lions, tigers, and some other animals. Their main atraction was the dophins, so we sat around and watched them for awhile. It was peaceful to sit around the pool and watch them jump and play. It was hard to believe there was a nude bar on the opposite side of the wall from us.
For dinner, we went over to Treasure Island and hit the buffet. It was an okay buffet. I was looking forward to a nice big salad, but they didn't have a salad bar. The salads were made for you. It was kind of odd. They also didn't let you put tips on your credit card receipt. That was really dumb. Needless to say, they didn't get a tip. Sorry about that! Jenna loved the place. I am sure they were sorry they didn't charge her for her dinner. She ate so much (and no, she didn't throw it all up)!
Today, we got in the car and headed home. We stopped in Fillmore for Jenna to play on a slide we saw at a gas station. She did not want to leave, but we finally got her back in the car. We also stopped in Nephi to go to my Grandpa Tolley's grave. I don't remember ever going there, so I thought I would take the opportunity. We weren't sure we would be able to find it, but we coincidentally parked right next to it. We only stopped for a minute, but it was a nice place to take a pit stop.
It was so nice to get away for a few days and not worry about anything. We were able to eat too much, sleep too much and spend too much money. What a weekend!
We drove down on Thursday after work and got there around 9. We got settled in and spent the rest of the night swimming.
Friday, we went shopping. We've been to the outlet mall down there before, but never for a great amount of time. Since we had no time constraints we decided to make a day of it. We were done after about an hour. They had a few good stores, but not many. They had all of the major children's clothing stores so we were able to hit some of the clearance sales and get some clothes for Jenna to wear in coming years. We also got a head start on Christmas/Birthday shopping by picking up a couple of toys, too. Joel bought some new socks, but that was about it. It was kind of depressing.
We went back to the hotel and spent a couple of hours swimming. The hotel we stayed at had two pools so we got our fair share of swimming. We went out for dinner later that night at Q4U. We have one up in Salt Lake that we have always wanted to try, but never have. It was good food, but a lonely place. We were the only ones there. It was kind of depressing to see the workers just sitting around.
After dinner, we went over to the Fiesta Family Fun Center to play on their toys and hit the arcade. We had a lot of fun just watching Jenna play. They had a big play center with a slide. I think Jenna got dizzy running to go down the slide again. My favorite part was finding out that a 16 year old girl was not pregnant. I took Jenna into the bathroom to change her bum when I hear "Not Pregnant!" come from a stall. Two girls continued the conversation about if she peed on the stick correctly while I changed Jenna. I am so glad she chose the Family Fun Center to determine that.
You will never guess what we did Saturday. We went swimming! We also spent quite a bit of time on the playground at the hotel. Jenna sure does love swimming and slides.
Later in the afternoon we headed down to Vegas. Don't judge me for taking a one year old to Sin City. I felt pretty dumb doing it and a little slimy, but she was by far not the only one. I would look around thinking, "Why would they bring their infant to a casino. Oh, yeah, I brought Jenna!" Anyway, we went to Circus Circus and rode the Merry Go Round for $4 (what a rip off!). Jenna absolutely loved it! She cried when we got off, but there is no way I was going to pay for another ride.
.After that we headed down to the Mirage and went through the Secret Garden. They had dolphins, lions, tigers, and some other animals. Their main atraction was the dophins, so we sat around and watched them for awhile. It was peaceful to sit around the pool and watch them jump and play. It was hard to believe there was a nude bar on the opposite side of the wall from us.
For dinner, we went over to Treasure Island and hit the buffet. It was an okay buffet. I was looking forward to a nice big salad, but they didn't have a salad bar. The salads were made for you. It was kind of odd. They also didn't let you put tips on your credit card receipt. That was really dumb. Needless to say, they didn't get a tip. Sorry about that! Jenna loved the place. I am sure they were sorry they didn't charge her for her dinner. She ate so much (and no, she didn't throw it all up)!
Today, we got in the car and headed home. We stopped in Fillmore for Jenna to play on a slide we saw at a gas station. She did not want to leave, but we finally got her back in the car. We also stopped in Nephi to go to my Grandpa Tolley's grave. I don't remember ever going there, so I thought I would take the opportunity. We weren't sure we would be able to find it, but we coincidentally parked right next to it. We only stopped for a minute, but it was a nice place to take a pit stop.
It was so nice to get away for a few days and not worry about anything. We were able to eat too much, sleep too much and spend too much money. What a weekend!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
24th of July
I never did write about our 24th of July, so here it goes. Better late than never, right?
I took the day off of work because day care was closed, but Joel still had to work. So Jenna and I headed down to Fiesta Days in Spanish Fork. My Grandma lives just off of the Fiesta Days parade route, so we go down and watch the parade every year. We sit toward the beginning of the parade, so we score all of the free stuff before everyone runs out of it. Plus we don't have to sit around all day waiting for the parade to get to us. It is really one of the more enjoyable parades for that reason alone.
So the first half of the parade, Jenna sat on Grandma's lap and just hung out. I sat watching all of the other kids having a great time running up to the floats and getting all the free stuff. I wanted Jenna to actually enjoy the parade so I took her down to the street and showed her what to do. She waved at all of the princesses, batted her eyes at all of the Congressmen, and high fived all of the missionaries. It didn't take her long to figure out that some of the floats had candy that she could get. I had to help muscle away some of the other kids, but Jenna was all about running around. She got quite a haul.
After the parade, we went to my Grandma's house and picked raspberries, had lunch, and sat around at talked. It was a really nice day.
"Hi Princess!"
Once she figured it all out, she chased a lot of the floats on her own.
Eating Raspberries
Yummy!
She ate that entire thing! My little piglet.
I took the day off of work because day care was closed, but Joel still had to work. So Jenna and I headed down to Fiesta Days in Spanish Fork. My Grandma lives just off of the Fiesta Days parade route, so we go down and watch the parade every year. We sit toward the beginning of the parade, so we score all of the free stuff before everyone runs out of it. Plus we don't have to sit around all day waiting for the parade to get to us. It is really one of the more enjoyable parades for that reason alone.
So the first half of the parade, Jenna sat on Grandma's lap and just hung out. I sat watching all of the other kids having a great time running up to the floats and getting all the free stuff. I wanted Jenna to actually enjoy the parade so I took her down to the street and showed her what to do. She waved at all of the princesses, batted her eyes at all of the Congressmen, and high fived all of the missionaries. It didn't take her long to figure out that some of the floats had candy that she could get. I had to help muscle away some of the other kids, but Jenna was all about running around. She got quite a haul.
After the parade, we went to my Grandma's house and picked raspberries, had lunch, and sat around at talked. It was a really nice day.
Jenna & Grandma
"Hi Princess!"
Once she figured it all out, she chased a lot of the floats on her own.
Eating Raspberries
Yummy!
She ate that entire thing! My little piglet.
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