FAMILY

This post may seem a bit random, but I had tons of pictures I wanted to post and write about... So ENJOY!

This photo is a bit out of order... but this was taken at Hart Park on Easter Sunday, when grandma and grandpa j and Auntie Merissa came out for a visit. I will explain more later on...

Grandpa J and Atley at Hart Park. I love capturing special moments like these... Grandpa is so good to Atley, and they have so much fun together.

Atley enjoying her spaghettio's for lunch. She's such a big girl now and can eat them all by herself with that little red spoon ya see there in her hand. She's such a happy girl, and giggles a lot. I can't remember what I was saying to her to make her laugh, but she thought it was hilarious. She's so obedient too, and listens to her mommy most of the time. She picks up her toys at the end of each day when asked, and she's so tender-hearted that she usually cries and gets her feelings hurt when we tell her sternly "no". My sweet little Atley. I'm so happy she's a part of this family.

Yesterday I was lying flat on the carpet near her because I was really tired, and she came over, put her head on my chest, then started whining and trying to lift up my head. She thought something was wrong with me. She kept whining "Mama! Mama!" I didn't mean to traumatize her, but it sure was cute.



Sunday afternoon... this girl loves her BUBBLES. So I filled up a bowl of suds, and took them outside and let her play in them. She loved it. Somehow she got the idea to put them on her face like a beard... she has so much personality!

Before suds on sunday... we made chocolate chip cookies together and took them to her friends, Nina and Sadie. She had a blast dumping the ingredients into the bowls and helping me stir... and eating the chocolate chips. :)

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of babysitting Nina while her parents went out. Well, Andy the engineer built this amazing tent for them to watch Nemo in. They absolutely loved it! What a fun daddy Atley has. I swear he worked on it for like 20 minutes. :) He had to have it perfect. And if you look carefully, you can see who else enjoyed the tent... our cat Moze. She always has to be in on the action. Haha.

Atley has a fetish with stuffed animals and really soft materials. She holds them close to her face and just loves on them. So Grandma J made this soft cuddly especially for Atley and sent it in the mail. Atley was hooked right from the get-go... and this is the cute blankie. She had made a her a larger one previously and Atley demanded to carry it EVERYWHERE she went, so grandma was kind enough to make a bit of a smaller one that she could carry around. :)

NO, she's not always watching TV. That's just the only time I can get her to hold still for pictures. :) So no judging.

Like I said... she loves her animals... this is a bunny that Grandma Vickie sent to her for Easter. She kissed it and gave it loves right away! Thanks Grandma J and Vickie for being so thoughtful! For being so far away, you sure know Atley really well! :)

Playdough creations by: Emi Fieldsted and Gin Olson. Aren't they a work of art?

Over Easter/General Conference weekend, my parents and Aunt Meriss came for a visit. They only stayed for a couple of days, but it was sooo nice to see them!!! We had so much fun with them, and Atley ADORES my mom. They have a special grandma/granddaughter relationship, that is for sure. I had so much fun with my mom, dad and sister, and was so sad to see them go. This picture was taken at Hart Park, sunday afternoon. You can see how happy little Atley is to be with her grandparents at the park.

Quality Daddy/daughter time! I love my dad sooo much! He is such an inspiration and strength in my life. Always full of optimism and humor, health facts and anecdotes. :) I love you dad and truly treasure our time together!

Another quality daddy/daughter time. Atley loves her daddy too, and always runs to him when he gets home from work. She loved feeding the ducks with Daddy. Mmmm... stale honey chex. Bon appetit' duckies!

On the riverbanks with grandma j... she's making her giggle.

TA-DA!!!