Slacking

I know I know, my last post was lame as it is, but then not posting for almost 2 months is a really long time. And I wish I had a great reason why, but I can't think of a single one. So this post is a catch up of our summer.

So this summer has gone by REALLY fast! Like its almost over in a few weeks. Oh how the time flies. Kyle has been busy working on his thesis so we haven't been able to get out much, and this month is completely dedicated to his thesis, so we can't wait for this to be DONE!

Bailey and I have been doing little things here and there. She loves that her little friend Joseph moved into our complex because now they see each other tons! And every time she sees him she just laughs and waves. She is also on the move! Which is really nice now, if I walk out of a room she can just follow me instead of screaming :). And she is eating so much REAL food. Favorites are mom's homemade bread, rolls, and bananas. But will eat anything! Which is nice since we just give her what we are eating. She has been in this independent mode recently wanting only food that she can feed herself. Which I get nervous about her throwing food everywhere, but she's pretty good! She's getting into some dresses that I'm just in love with, so of course we had to have 10 photos taken of her in each.

She is just such a joy to be around and really draws people to her whoever they are. I can't go ANYWHERE without at least 5 people stopping to talk to her and compliment her on how good natured she is.

The other day we were outside and our friends were playing with water so we hurried and got Bailey's swimming suit on and played with them. Come to find out Bailey can stand if she's playing with water in a sink thing.  This is here wiht her friend little Joseph. So cute and adorable right?

We have been pretty much just hanging out with our friends, and each other. She is my partner in crime and I love spending all day with her! She is seriously so good and something about her just makes me can't get enough of her.

Happy 4th!

Yummy White chocolate raspberry Cheesecake.

Our Little Ute Fan

Spontaneity

Recently our dear friends told us about "Name your price" from Priceline.com, so I decided to check it out. I was playing around with it and one of my bids were actually accepted in Philadelphia. So I only had a few hours to get ready, packed for all three of us. Kyle got home, and he got to guess where we were going and we took off. Of course hit rush hour traffic and I think our GPS got us lost more than it found us, but we eventually got there.

Bailey was more than excited to get out of the hotel and go see the city! We got to stay at the Radisson which was pretty nice, minus the no parking.

We got to see the liberty bell which was nice, except when we got there, it was broken....lame i know.

Then we toured Independence Hall which was fun to see where our country started.

Bailey was just relaxing being pushed around the city! On our way to Reading Terminal Station where we got really yummy gyros! (And of course we had to go there, it was in the National Treasure Movie :))

Finally tuckered out, we headed back to the Hotel where we can all take naps. And I know, I think we have more pictures of Bailey than we do of Philly.

Then Sunday we went to Valley Forge, which was really pretty and has a cool history!

Bailey helped drive us home (not really but this picture was fun to take)

And then just yesterday we decided that we wanted to go camping. So while Kyle was at school I tried to get us ready and we took off to Devil's Hopyard by Old Lyme, CT (guess where Lyme disease comes from...)

As we showed up, we realized that the scouts from our ward was there, so that was fun, but we did sleep far enough away that we wouldn't have to wake them up at 7 am when Bailey wakes up. And I foolishly planned all of our meals with our dutch oven, but showing up, all we had was wet wood so we didn't get enough coals for dinner to be made. So we brought hot dogs luckily, and managed to eat one for dinner before filling up on s'mores. Bailey slept really well and didn't wake any of the neighbors up. Then for breakfast, we did get a good fire going to get enough coals, so we made cobbler for breakfast, I know healthy right? But what's camping without junk food? Those were our fun trips that we've loved getting to know the Northeast more and more before we happily leave.

And this was Bailey's chair while we sat by the fire,

She then found out that she can rock forward and pick some clovers. She's getting smarter and smarter.

Our newest addition!

This is Chester.

We inherited him from our dear downstairs neighbors that moved today. I got really excited about him wanting to go buy him some toys for his tank. Hopefully he will be able to move with us when we go so we won't have to pass him along. Bailey alreay is watching him so hopefully they'll be great friends.

Graduation!

Today was Yale's Graduation! And Kyle got to walk with his classmates that 'shall' receive their diplomas in December! It was fun. Bailey was having a hard time because of her naptime, but the nice family next to me rocked her to sleep and held her the whole time! It was so nice.

Here's the bitterly happy graduate. Happy to graduate, sad to go back to school the next day..

Bailey was ready to get out of the sun, and out of the sunscreen!

And here's our proud little family. We just cannot wait until December!

 And of course to celebrate I baked something, what is better than that? And the real reason is, is that I had an excuse to use my new cake topper. This cake is so chocolatey it's amazing. (The extreme chocolate cake from allrecipes.com) Don't let my frosting job fool you.

Last Minute Trip

Bailey and I decided to take a trip to Utah, a week before we left. We needed a break from New Haven and Kyle needed to work on his thesis that is due the end of August. So we took off for 2 weeks, a little long to be away from Kyle, but one week is way to short to see all three families.

We went to Kyle's parent's house for a few days to see everybody, and absolutely loved it!

Here's all the girls in their matching dresses. Lydia didn't want to just sit there, she wanted to crawl, and Myrrie wanted her mom, poor girl! -Bailey is just chill, we got so lucky!-

This is all the girls plus little Cooper. All born within 6 months of each other and all going to be best friends!

Then we went to my parent's house and even though they were busy, we had fun together. My sister came down from Wyoming to hang out with us, and for Mother's Day, we got pedicures, so much fun!

These are the 'October Twins'. Korahle, my sister and I were due 2 weeks apart but went into labor at the same time. My poor mom...trying to be in two places at once. Gavin showed up 15 hours before Bailey so he beat her by a day. They are going to be really good friends too!

Then we went up to my dad's house which was really relaxing! And my other sister from Idaho came to see us! And surprised us, it was so good to see her, even though I forgot about getting pictures with her cute kids.

Kyle missed us, and we missed him! But it was so good to see family and nice to get out of CT once in a while! Maybe next time we go to Utah we won't have to come back to CT!