MESQUITE

We have been soooo tired of this crappy weather. It gets warm then freezing, sunny then snowing!!! So as i was looking at the weather, i noticed that mesquite was going to be in the 90's over the weekend. So jokingly, i told chris we should go stay down there for the weekend and soak up some rays at the pool! To my surprise, he agreed! On thursday, we were headed for warm weather on our first family vacation! We had to stop at St. George and grab Brynlee a swimsuit for her first time in the pool. We found a way cute animal print one and we just had to get the matching had and sunglasses!!! We were so excited! We arrived in Mesquite at about 8 and it was soooo warm. we didn't even have to put jackets on. We loved it! We were a little tired from the drive and decided to go to bed early. We got up early the next morning, had breakfast and got ready for the pool. The pool there was AMAZING!! It had a rock water fall and the chairs were so nice! We just lounged and swam in the pool for awhile. After we swam, we went and got lunch. Have i mentioned how CHEAP the food is there??? Me and Chris shared a sandwich for 6 bucks and it was HUGE!! We couldn't even eat it all! After lunch, we went to the pool one more time then went to our room and got ready for the all you can eat sea food buffet!! This was one thing i was looking forward to the whole time and it didn't disappoint! We ate so much Crab and it was AMAZING!!! After the buffet, chris played 20 buck on the slots while me and brynlee waited. And needless to say, she was quit the main attraction there!! Almost everyone who walked past us stopped and talked to her and told me she was soooo cute!! When we met up with chris, he told me he had lost the money but i wasn't to mad because he had a good time!! We took a little walk outside and soaked up the good weather. We took some pictures by the water fall and just talked for while. We were sad to be leaving the next day but we were glad we came down. It was nice to get our of Cedar and into warm weather! It didn't last long though, as i looked outside this morning, the ground was covered in SNOW!!! Ugh...... all i can do is hope that the weather gets better soon. After all, summer is just around the corner and we can not wait. We have so many fun plans and trips ahead of us!!!!

Summer Fever

So it's about 5:00 a.m. and i just can not sleep!! I have been thinking way to much. I have a presentation to give which i can't get out of my mind and i keep thinking about summer and what we have planned. I am so eager for the warm to come and cold to get lost! We are constantly stuck inside and im wanting out! I can't wait for the summer to be able to take a walk out side, go to the park, take Brynlee swimming and have many BBQ's! I also can't wait to get out of Cedar City for a while and see our family and friends. Though i like it here for now, i can't wait to move by the people we love and who love us! I have made some friends here but non who really understand and get me and what i have been through. However, i am grateful for those who have let us in as friends and made us feel welcome. We just booked a trip to Omaha to see Jimmy, Chelsey and Bree. It's going to be so fun but i can't help but wonder how our flight will go now that we have Brynlee. Its going to be an adventure but im ready to take it on! I wont be attending school this summer so i am taking that time to make Brynlee a baby book. My mom made me one and i love it! It's so fun to look back at all the pictures! I am also considering deleting my facebook. My sis in-law Maddie did it this year and i thought she was crazy!! I loved seeing her pics as well as her thoughts but now i am understanding why she did it. I find myself on that site approx. 6 times a day and it makes me sick. I think about all the things i could be doing with my time. Instead of surfing the web a few times a day, i need to spend that time with Bynlee. Im not sure that i will delete it cause it is a way of connecting, i just need to give it a break for a while. Well there are a few of my thoughts. Now maybe i can turn my brain off and go back to sleep!!

Spring Break

Spring break was much needed in the Judd household this year!! On friday we headed up to West Jordan to stay with family. The first part of the week was spent at Chris's families house. His parents were on a bishops retreat where they stayed at a hotel and went to dinner ( i was little jealous). Since they were gone, we volunteered to watch the kids for the night. Everything went well but some how, chris always stirs up an argument! hahaha. On saturday we went to see Mark and Maddie's new house. It was soooo cute! Little Ada showed me around the whole place. She is such a cutie. Sunday and Monday we just hung out and were lazy!! Then tuesday was the transition from the Judd house to my parents house and that meant more packing! UGH... Before we went over to my parents, i got my hair lightened then went over to mark and maddies for dinner! it so yummy! She is an awesome cook.We finally made it to my house and just hung out and did some shopping. On Thursday we went to lunch with Jenna and summer then hung out at their house for a while, then headed over to Jer and Brees for dinner and a Jersey Shore Party! On Friday, my bros, sis in laws and nieces came over and we had dinner and just hung out all night. Literally. My brother Jer and Chris decided to drive to fairview at 2 in the morning! Don't ask me why! hahaha. But they had a good time snowmobiling. They got home that night and we all ate pizza but everyone was so tired from the night before that we decided to make it an early bed time! Sunday was the day to head back to Cedar so then came more laundry and packing! We said our goodbyes and decided to head to chris's families house to say goodbye to them. Our intentions were to just stay for an hour or so but his mom was making sunday dinner and we couldn't pass that up. especially since she made 2 homemade pies! It was so yummy and we were glad we got to see everyone before we left. Spring break was sooo fun and im glad we got to spend time with or families. Now it's back to school and work. I am excited to get our routine back down though!!!

Going home....

Since we live in Cedar City, we have to travel to West Jordan to see our families. Don't get me wrong, i love going up there and seeing our families, it's the process that i hate! Here are just a few things i dread about it:

1. Cleaning- I am the kind of person who HAS to have the floors mopped, carpet vacuumed and every inch of the house dusted before we leave. If not, it eats at me our whole trip. I hate doing it but its just something that, sadly, has to be done!

2. Laundry- As some of you know, we do not have a washer or dryer in our apartment (crappy i know!!!) so before we venture home, we have to lug loads and loads of laundry to the laundry mat. Then after all that, i have to fold everything and put it away. Worst part about being a girl!

3. Picking things to bring- I hate this process cause i tear my closet apart and throw the potential items on the floor. I never know what mood i am going to be in, how the weather will be or if i wanna be lazy or dressy.

4. Packing the darn clothes- after the long process of choosing what to bring, i now have to figure out how to shove it all in a suitcase which i have to share with chris. And if your a girl, you'll understand why we hate to share.

5. Packing Brynlee- Now that we have a baby, i have to pack me and her. Sadly to say, i go through the same process. I throw her clothes on the floor and try to decide what to bring. And what a process that is.

6. Loading our SMALL car- I have a mazda 3 and they are not the most spacious cars. I am practically kissing the dashboard whenever we are in it. So you can only imagine how packed our car is when we come home. We have our suitcase, pack n play, stroller, 2 bags and for this trip home, we have 2 huge bags of clothes we are bringing home. Not a good time!!

7. Thinking of what i brought hoping i didn't forget anything- This is the WORST because i always end up forgetting something important. Since my pregnancy, my brain hasn't been working quit the way i would like it too so now i just expect for something to be missing when we finally arrive.

8. The LONG drive- Before we had Brynlee, i hated the 3 hour (sometimes longer) drive up to WJ. But now its more stressful and longer. Brynlee hates her car seat and she is bound to scream at some point. It's so sad to hear. I just wish our car could fly or we had our own jet. Life would be so much easier!!!

Well that is what i go through before we go home. And the sad part is, we have to do EVERYTHING again to come back down to Cedar!!! I just had to do a little venting, but it's ok to feel bad for me! hahaha.

All about Brynlee

As i sit and think about what life was like before Brynlee came into our lives or what we did, I can't. I feel like all we did was sit around, go to school and work. Pretty boring i know. Now our whole life revolves around our little angel. There is never a boring moment in our house anymore. We are either feeding her, changing her diapers, playing with her, talking to her, reading stories etc. She has brought so much happiness to our lives and we can never imagine life without her. It is so fun to see how much she changes and how her personality keeps getting bigger. She smiles ALL the time and the best is when she first wakes up and see's your face and gives you a huge grin! She is constantly talking to us and we can tell when she is happy cause she sqweels and when she is mad cause she grunts hahaha! she loves pulling my hair, standing, sitting and playing under her jungle. She has also mastered the skill of rolling over from her tummy to her back. She has filled our lives with so much joy, patience and love! I am so excited for all her milestones and to watch her grow!

Valentines Day

For Valentines Day i got Brynlee a cute shirt and a stuffed animal and Chris got her a cute Elmo so she was a little spoiled and thats the way we like it :). We decided not to do much for each other and every year we always end up doing something hahaha. I started with just getting chris a card and some candy and making him dinner and cookies, he started with getting me nothing!! hahaha but when Valentines Day came, he decided to get me a kitchen aid. I was so excited cause i have been wanting one forever! But walmart didn't have any in stock so i had to wait 2 weeks for it :(. I got (or let) Chris spend 120 bucks on games for the Wii. It's like a mod thing where this guy put a TON of games on it for us. It's pretty cool but i don't care for it as much as Chris does hahaha. It was a successful V-day in the Judd household!

Super Bowl

Over Super Bowl weekend we thought it would be fun to go home and visit our families so they could see Brynlee. Chris's mom came down to cedar a couple weeks earlier with his brothers and sisters for a few days but i got the flu so it wasn't fun for me! Anyways we went home and stayed at my parents the first night before they left for St. Thomas (Jerks lol). we hung out with my whole family and got ice cream. it was really fun to see everyone especially my two nieces. I wish we could see everyone more :(. Then we headed to chris's parents for the rest of the weekend. We went to a movie and hung out. Then on Super Bowl we had dinner and watched the game. It was a much needed break and we had a lot of fun.