RaNdOm NeWs

March has officially begun!! I can't believe it... time goes by so quickly. When I was younger, March seemed like such a blah month, just because spring doesn't really officially start until April, and it's warmer in March (in Utah)... but not quite warm enough to be playing outside. Yet, St. Patrick's Day held a little bit of mystery and magic for me.

I believed in the magic of leprechauns. I believed they were teensy little people with red beards and green clothes, and they would watch me... sort of like little elves, except they were really tiny and would hide in our window-wells, and in our lawn. Now that I look back on it, it was probably a little thing my mom would tell us so that we would be good... something to keep us motivated since Christmas had already ended and she had 9 more months to go! Anyway, every St. Patrick's Eve (?), each of the siblings (Ad, Jess, myself and Meriss) would set one of our shoes out on our front porch. In the morning, we would run outside and collect our shoes, and inside them would be chocolate coins and candy... sometimes fun little pencils and stencils and things. I loved this tradition!!! What a way to bring some fun into the holiday... What are some of your St. Patrick traditions?? Please share!! Finished Prada(ct)!! Get it? Finished product?? Anyway, this is the purse I made this last week. My friend Heidi helped me... it was so much fun to make!! And our kids actually behaved for us while we sewed! It was great.

Atley and I after this last Friday night of partying hard at some friends'. Plenty for a baby to look at... balloons, food, music, lots of people. We had so much fun visiting... but it was wayyyy past her bedtime, and believe me, we paid for it the following day! :)

I just thought you would all like to see how she sleeps in her crib. I find this so funny. That little pink bunny is tied onto one corner of her crib, and each night (or nap) when we lay her down, she rolls over and hugs her little pink bunny and snuggles into it. And when we go in to pick her up when she awakens, she hugs it before she leaves the crib. She loves her pink bunny, and this is how she always looks in her crib. So peaceful when asleep. :)

Ha!! Super Atley! Here to save the world! The shirt got stuck on her head before bathtime, and Andy and I couldn't stop laughing. Poor girl didn't know what in the world was going on...

In Andy news, he starts his new job tomorrow, (still within Chevron), but he's going to be a field engineer and work out at the Kern River site, which is on the other side of town. This will be a big change for him because he won't be working with any of the same people any more, and it's a completely different job... and we won't see him for lunches any more :(. He's excited and nervous... and it will be so good when the initial 'first week' is over with.

He's also been extremely busy with scouting for our stake and school as well. Busy man. So it is a treat when Atley and I get to spend time with him!

Good luck this week Andy (Daddy)! We love you!