Lovin' Lehi

After 5 years of living in Lehi Brett and I finally made it to the Lehi parade. We were excited to take Afton and even though she was more interested in the rocks it was still fun! She loved visiting the animals and Tim and Keeley met us there! Afton had fun playing on the playground with Keeley and they even spent time in the big blow up tunnel!

Later that night we met Grandma, Grandpa, Melis, Tally, Holdy, Tim, and Keeley at the rodeo grounds for a night of fun! We stopped by for a picture with the clown before heading in. Afton wasn't very happy about that!

Afton stood on grandma's lap through most of the rodeo and stayed busy eating cookies, an apple, m&m's, peas, and other yummy stuff!
She was really worried during the calf roping and kept saying, "baby cow fall down" "oh no", etc. Poor kid, she talked about it the whole way home. Check out the audio at the end of this post!
We left a few minutes early to beat the traffic and Afton did well considering it was past her bedtime!

I was sitting behind my mom who had Afton most of the night and somehow didn't end up with any pictures of her! :(

A little audio:

I Spy

What do you see in this picture?

Can you see it? It's a cute little duck sitting on it's nest in the flower bed. The other day Brett and Afton were walking toward each other on the path and they spooked the poor thing. We wouldn't have known it was there if not for that moment. We had seen two ducks in our yard prior to that but figured they were just stopping by.
Pretty soon we'll have six little ducklings running around! Hope they survive Afton! 

Sidewalk chalk

I'm not a big fan of this heat but this morning after our walk Afton and I spent some time out back drawing and coloring on the patio. Luckily the sun doesn't hit the back porch until the middle of the day!
Afton loved the big pieces of chalk and didn't want to color alone. Every time I tried to take a picture she would hand me the chalk and say, "you do it".
So much fun!

Grandpa's and little girls

As I was looking for my way back when photos I found this photo of me and my grandpa Watrous when I was one. I loved my grandpa and thought Father's Day was the perfect time for me to post this picture.

The really fun thing about this is that I have a very similar photo of Afton with my dad.

My grandpa and my dad are a lot alike and these pictures are wonderful.

Way Back When

My dad and I have always been good friends. When I was little we loved spending time together whether it was going for a drive or throwing a football.

I love looking back at these old pictures! Each moment captured gives me a feeling even if I was too young to have the memory.

Today at 35 my dad is still one of my best friends. We like to go fishing, hit golf balls, see movies, explore the desert, and find yummy places to eat. 

I love you dad!

And...thank you mom for documenting these moments!

Father's Day

Brett is the best dad! He can't wait to come home and take Afton exploring outside. They work in the garden, go for walks, find snakes, talk about the different kinds of birds in the yard and always enjoy each others company.
Once the sun goes down Brett and Afton come in and Brett gives Afton her milk, her bath and reads her bedtime stories! Afton and I are both so lucky to have him!

This was Afton's gift to her dad! She loves to paint and had fun making this artwork for daddy's office!

Book exchange!

Afton received a letter in the mail for a kid's book exchange and my first reaction was to throw it away. I NEVER do things like this but I figured it couldn't hurt to try and guess what?
Afton already got her first book!
Yeah!

Blue dress

I wondered when this day would come...

Afton ASKED to wear a dress today. We went through her assortment of play dresses and she chose to wear this cute blue dress from Grandma Watrous. 

She even let me put a bow in her hair!

I can't believe it!

And...she was smiling and happy before I decided we were doing a photo shoot. She was much easier to take pictures of when she was little. 

Sigh...

Chasing cotton!

Afton loves spending time outside. Brett took these pictures one afternoon when the two of them were hanging out exploring the trail behind our house. 

The air was full of cotton and Afton loved trying to catch it!

Afton loves to investigate

and play!

Way Back When

Way back when I was 29 I married my sweetie Brett. We didn't have any digital cameras at that point so I have been scanning my wedding photos. Once I find the time to scrap everything I am going to make a book! For now - here are some pictures!

Martin Sexton

I LOVE Martin Sexton! He is my height, looks like Jack Black (according to Nancy) and has the most unbelievable voice. He is and has been my favorite singer for years. I have seen him in concert so many times and I even have a picture of the two of us together. I will post it as soon as I find it!

He played at The Depot downtown and I went with my best girlfriends!

Nancy made friends with the security guard right away so as soon as the bottom area filled up he came and escorted us upstairs to a 'closed' section! We were right above the stage and had the perfect view! Not to mention we weren't bumping elbows with all the crazy (I mean crazy) fans!

I don't think I'm the only one with a crush anymore!

Way Back When

I am finally starting the 'way back when' portion of my blog. I love looking at old pictures and hope to scan and post as many as possible!

To start it off I am posting a picture of my hair. For years I had long straight hair and I loved it. The first time I colored my hair I was around 26.
What was I thinking?

Brett's photo coming soon!

The Aquarium

This year I decided to get a pass to the Living Planet Aquarium!

Afton and grandpa's project!

Afton loves hanging out with grandpa. He always has a project going on and she the loves the hammers and drills!

Today they were adding a little railing for Afton just below the normal railing.

She loves it!

Counting Book

I made this little counting book for Afton for Easter.

Thrifty and recycled

Lately I have been excited about reusing something old to make something new. A few of my latest projects actually worked out well. One of my girlfriends gave me a cute frame with clothespins for Christmas and I ended up turning it into a bow holder for Afton's room. I wanted to make something similar for another girlfriend who is having a baby girl. I used an old frame to make this bow holder.

For the next project I wanted something cuter than what I was using to hold my markers, colored pencils, pens, etc. and so I used some old fish food containers. I love how they turned out! I need to make more!

I also wanted to share my latest Thrift Store find! I used to wander the thrift stores with one of my older brothers but I haven't been in years and thought I'd check it out! So glad I did!

I got all of this for 5$! Brand new! Can you believe it? 

Space for Afton

This is Afton's work area! It's set up right by my desk and has a little basket of toys and books underneath for when she tires of coloring!

Eventually she always ends up in my lap at the computer though!