Pretty dress

My Aunt Libby got Quinn the cutest dress. She wore it to church last Sunday so I had to share pictures!  Quinn loves wearing dresses. After she is dressed she will look down at her dress and touch it. Then she will say "shoes, shoes" and wait for you to put her shoes on.
After church this week we tried a new breakfast place in Layton called Mad Dog's Cafe. I have driven by it a bunch but we have never been. It was great. The service was so friendly, the food was excellent and the prices were cheap. The bacon was so good that I got an order to go. The lattes were also amazing!  I think we have found our local breakfast joint! When we got home we went out back to check the new gazebo (I will post about our new patio furniture after I get some pictures) and make sure it made it through the storm the night before. Quinn started to play in her dress and it was so cute. I had to get some pictures and then hurry up and change her so she didn't ruin it!

Playtime is good, life is good 

Bath time fun

Quinn loves baths. They are her favorite. If you ask if she wants to get a bath she will start to climb up the stairs. She stands next to the tub and watches it fill with water. She loves to splash and read her water books. However, she is not a fan of getting her hair rinsed. I realized the other day that I don't have any pictures of her in the bathtub so I got my camera out and snapped a few pictures last bath time. The dogs are also a fan of bath time. Charlie likes to climb INTO the tub and get out her toys. The bathroom is way too small for all of us so they always get banned to the hallway.

After her bath it is a mad rush to get her pajamas on. She gets cold so fast and her teeth start to chatter. Next we brush her teeth which she loves! She takes her finger and starts to brush and says "t-t". Then before bed we read books. Quinn LOVES books. She will let you ready 5-10 books to her and she will just sit there. After each book she says "we bu" or "more" and I just can't help but read another one. She is getting very good at going to sleep in her crib by herself which is so nice for us! 

Bath time is good, life is good! 

3-years of wedded bliss

Dave and I celebrated our 3-year wedding anniversary on Monday. I can't believe it has been 3 years! I had Monday off work and Dave took it off too so we could spend it together kid free. We took Q to day care and went for a scenic drive in the jeep. The weather was perfect, it was sunny and 87 degrees. We went on the Logan scenic byway up Logan Canyon to Bear Lake. It was beautiful! The drive runs along the Logan River and takes you to some great overlooks and you end at Bear Lake where they have AMAZING raspberry shakes. There was still snow some places which was fun to see since it is May! The temperature was MUCH colder when we got to Bear Lake then the rest of the drive so that made driving with the Jeep top down a little chilly. We finished the day at an Indian restaurant in Logan.
We had a great day. I love our anniversary because we spend much of the day talking about all the things that have happened since we got married and laugh about our wedding day.  These past 3-years have had MANY changes and I wouldn't change a thing! I love my husband!

Marriage is good, life is good. 

Quinn Update

This post is full of random Quinn updates. She is getting so big! Almost 15 months!!! I have a funny story that happened tonight: we were at our neighbors house hanging out and they have a 3 year old. Quinn and her were playing on the slide together and the little girl wouldn't go down the slide fast enough for Q. Quinn sat behind her and started doing her counting approximations and then pushed her and said "bye". It was so funny. When she says "bye" and "book" it sounds like she has a southern twang, it is the cutest. That brings me to all of her talking!! She is saying about 15 words regularly and using 9 signs. Her newest words are: banana, thank you and she will say "we bu" for read book. I love hearing all of her language. 

Her most favorite thing to do in the house is to play in the dog bowl. She loves to splash in the water and to move the food into the water bowl. The other day I was trying to get dinner cooked and she was determined to keep playing in the bowl no matter what I did or gave her. I just gave in and took her clothes off and let her go at it. 

Last weekend it was beautiful so we decided to go to the zoo. We went on Sunday and didn't think it would be crowded because all the Mormons go to church all day on Sunday and there is never anybody out. Well, every non-Mormon in Utah also decided to go to the zoo that day and it was packed! We didn't stay very long because it was just too crazy. We bought passes so we figured we can go back anytime we want. Quinn's favorite part of the zoo is at the seal and sea lion tank where you can see them swimming. I swear she would sit there all day if we let her. Every time they would swim by she started hitting the glass and cracking up. She LOVES water!! 

Today we had a great day. We started going to the Catholic Church on base and we really like it. Quinn did great today, last week she was a little cranky but this week was good. We went out to breakfast after church and Quinn was having a great time yelling out the window. When we got home she started pushing around the laundry basket. I put Sammy in for a ride and Quinn had a blast. She was cracking up and kept pushing him and pulling him around. Charlie didn't like it very much and kept sniffing at Sammy and trying to get in her way. Every time he got in the way she would smack at him and tell him to "stop". Then she climbed into the basket and I pushed her and Sammy around the room, she was cracking up. It was such a fun time! 

Parents of the  year- we ate breakfast and dinner out today. Quinn is SO big! She didn't even need a highchair, she rocked the booster seat the whole time. Clearly, she was not interested in taking pictures at dinner.

Hope you enjoyed my random update on our little gal. She is just so fun right now and brings so much joy and happiness to our lives. We love her! 

Sundays are good, Life is good. 

Antelope Island

A few weeks ago Dave's new Jeep got delivered so we took it out for a drive and went to Antelope Island to watch the sunset. We stopped at Icebergs on the way and got milkshakes. We got lucky and were able to see some buffalo up close.
Quinn loves to get out of her seat when we get inside the park and ride up front with us. It was getting close to bedtime and Q was getting a little restless.... she ended up kicking over one of the milkshakes in Dave's brand new Jeep (gasp!), he handled it very well and just cleaned it up. We had a fun evening even though the sunset ended up being a little disappointing.

Buffalo on the hillside. 

I don't think I will ever get tired of these mountain views. 

She was turning on the windshield wipers and was so amazed every time. 

Milkshakes are good, life is good!