Spaghetti + Yam = Orange Baby!

I read in a parenting book a while back that it was good to let babies feed themselves and play with their food. It helps them develop their senses...you know?

Bridger LOVES to eat. We try to feed him when we eat. He sits at the table and eats along with us like a big kid. He gets so excited and rubs his messy hands all over his face...therefore, we spend more time cleaning the kid than we do feeding him. But just like Carl's Jr says..."If it doesn't get all over the place, It doesn't belong in your face!"

Yes, I buy Spray-n-Wash in bulk!

Our Goat Friends

Monday night we had some four legged friends visit our neighborhood. Some Friends called to inform us that there was a herd of Goats along the stone hills. Chad was just about to put Bridger in the bath, but we couldn't miss an event like this, so we wrapped him up and dashed outside to check it out!
We thought they might be wild goats, but we couldn't tell from far away.

I had to get a closer look (even though i didn't bring my camera when i did). I jumped the fence and scampered up the rocks, The goats didn't even care about me, they just went on chewing and didn't move. Upon closer inspection i found that they had tags in their ears. Could they still be wild? The BLM could have tagged them...or they could be someone's goats that got loose? We may never know, but it was fun having animals around us while it lasted. Come visit again soon goats!

SG TRI

I was really lucky to get into the St George Triathlon this year. It always fills up so quickly so when i got the chance to get in, I jumped at the opportunity. My friend Elise Haynes was able to do it with me and it was a ton of fun. It was her first time doing anything like this and she did great! It is always much more fun doing these with a friend. This is one of the Biggest Triathlons in the state with 1500 people racing. I 'm not very competitive by nature, in fact I never even look at my standings or times after racing, I just love the anticipation and adrenaline rush that come with racing with that many people and the feeling of accomplishment when I'm done.

This race was kind of a bummer though, They had to cancel the Swim portion. It was SO windy and the water was So cold (54 degrees) and choppy that a lot of the people in the first wave (heat) couldn't make it. They had to send out Search and Rescue boats to help them out. It was crazy. There were hundreds of people waiting to start the swim...some waiting in the freezing water, when they decided the conditions were too hazardous and they started everyone on bikes instead. At first i have to admit that i was thrilled that i didn't have to enter the freezing cold water. I was shivering just waiting on shore...DRY. But after the race, I felt like i didn't accomplish as much without swimming. It was only a Biathlon. Oh well...What do you do?

Even though i didn't get to swim, the wind and sand were in my face through the bike and run, and many old people passed me...It was a great race! Thank you to Chad for helping me train, and for coming to support me, and to Jeff and Kayla for braving the wind and cold to come support me too!

Triathlon

Busy, Busy, Busy

Hummm, What should i eat for lunch....

My sweet little baby has turned into a MONKEY!!! He is suddenly climbing on everything and getting into everything. I am ready to remove all pieces of furniture from my house that have squared edges because he is just an accident waiting to happen. He still scoots around on his tummy, but he's gotten faster and faster. If i turn away for just a minute...he's down the hall and into a bedroom. I found him under my bed the other day...I just know that this is the start of a new parenting phase for me called "The Chase".

Back to the Red Hills

Bridger and Hailey catchin some rays

How CUTE are these girls??? I will answer that for you...SO cute! They were such troopers too!

After Kayla and Jeff showed us this fun little hike a few weeks ago, We had to go back before the water dried up. We told all of our Neighbors about it and soon our Friends the Jaspersons were ready to hit the trail! This time we went on a monday because Chad is OUT OF SCHOOL for a while...so it wasn't as crowded and we were able to get some more pictures! The Jaspersons have three darling little girls Alexis, Hailey, and Cloe (who's just a few months old!!) It was a great time and were were really glad to get to go there again. I heard that the water in this hike is only around for a few more weeks so if anyone wants to go soon...count us in!

Chad being his usual goofy self....He's all mine ladies

This is Adam and Chad discussing where the safest place to jump is and also Chad's lack of a life insurance.

ahh...Swamp Thing! Well the jump was successful and Chad made it out of the fridged water in one piece!

Chad Graduated!!!

These Pictures have nothing to do with Chad graduating, but i knew Nana would appreciate seeing them...even if everyone else rolls their eyes. YES...i do have a life aside from being a mom to this little squish, but NO...i don't take my camera everywhere i go or take pictures of everything i do in order to have something to post. I do think he's pretty cute though


Yahoo for school! Or what I really mean is...Yahoo for NO school! Chad is officially graduated from SUU with his Bachelors degree in History. And in case you thought you'd be seeing pictures of a ceremony with a cap and gown...Nope, he decided to fore go that whole hoopla since it's not really the end of school for him. He has a few weeks off and then his master's program starts May 27th in "Sports Conditioning and Performance" at SUU. Thank goodness this Master's degree is an online program so he won't have to make that drive to and from Cedar City. Even though it will be a short break from school...Chad is definitely due for one! He's been working his tail off ...between his job, studies, senior project, and helping me to be able to get my work done...he deserves a break. I'm really proud of him! Good job Babe!!