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Whooo hooo!

Just so you know I am addicted to blogging! I'm not so great at staying up to date with mine, but I have a whole slew of them on my google reader that I tune into all the time. I've seen a lot of giveaways out there lately and I try my hand at them by entering my name and such. Most times I'm not the lucky winner, but recently while on Vanilla Joy I entered a few different ones she was featuring and won this cute pair of Nowali Moccasins. I wish I would have had these last winter before Maci was walking. She got really good at pulling socks off her feet and it was even harder to convince her that she needed to keep shoes on her feet too. I think that these would have been perfect! I picked out a pair for her to wear this winter while at home and running errands. I'm not sure how well she will transition from bare feet to socks so I'm sure these will work great! You should check them out!  

Warning: this post has too many pictures!

When our computer started sparking and almost caught fire about a month ago I felt bad that I had to neglect my blog for awhile and have the same post up for a month. So here are some pictures of what we've been up to this summer. We've been having lots of fun!

Our trip to the Dinosaur Museum

We love hanging out with cousins!

cute little dinos!

The 4th of July!

We had fun at the bouncy house and watching the kids play before the Sandy parade. Josh and I went to the Stadium of Fire that night and had a blast! I was deaf when we left due to the Jonas Brothers performing. Josh is a new fan! I did have pictures, but they were on my phone and then they were deleted :( It was the BEST fireworks show I've seen so far and I loved the SHEDaisy performance!

Maci's other mom

You had to be there to think this picture is funny. Mac had a little accident after Spence helped him slide (roll, bounce, fall on his face) down. It was scorching hot and the two little boys at top refused to go down. This one wasn't the best pic. but I have uploading issues.

Maci+bounce house=LOVE!

Playing outside is one of her favorite things. She keeps an ear out for when the back door opens so that she can make sure she gets to go out too. 

New dresses

Maci and cousin Addi took swim lessons together. She wasn't sure what to think about all the water, but we had fun taking her and seeing her reactions to having to blow bubbles, kick her feet, go under water, and try to float on her back. Addi was like a little fish. Maci...not so much!

thrifty treasures

Josh and I went to the community garage sale here in Suncrest last weekend and I just thought it would be fun to post my pictures of the cute end table we found for $20. I enjoy seeing everyone else out there in blogland post their thrifty finds so I'm excited to join in on the fun. I currently like the green color, but also like the fact that I could paint it at any time to change it up. I also found some candlesticks, a lamp, and a couple ball decor thingys for $10. I just need to find some candles now. I also have a picture frame to spray paint and add to the table so that it'll be somewhat complete

It's a little late...

Maci turned 1 year old on the 21st of May. That weekend we had a fun party at Wheeler Farms with our family and we got to have a picnic, feed the ducks, try to pet the cows, see all the animals, and go for a wagon ride. She got lots of fun toys and had fun being a cowgirl for the day. She loves walking everywhere now. It only took about a week for her to get it down. I know the day that she'll start running everywhere will be just around the corner! (I can never get the pictures in the right spot on here? Maybe I'm the only one with this problem??)

she's how old?

Yesterday I was at the store buying supplies for Maci's 1st birthday party and when I got home I somehow stumbled across this picture of her. I almost cried I think? I can't believe a year has just about come and gone. She has been so much fun to have in our family. The picture above depicts the only time the girl is calm. She has become pretty curious about everything and loves to get into whatever she can find. She's ready to walk, but unfortunately she has her mother's coordination so it might take a little bit longer. Those crazy legs just won't do what she wants them to. She loves saying hi to everyone at the store and people in pictures. She'll keep saying hi usually until she can get the person of choice's attention. She's pretty relentless. She moos, quacks, barks, and meows when she sees the animals and will sometimes do it on command. Her new favorite thing is to go to the park and play on the big playset and just stand there and watch the other kids have fun. She yells at them a bit too. I've tried to teach her some sign language, but the only ones she finds important are food/eat and more. She told me for the first time tonight (using signs) that she was finished. She knows how to make a mom proud. She has two teeth on the bottom now with two coming through on top. I'll be glad when all of those things finally come in! Well, this month has flown by. As soon as I get pictures from my family I'll post all about our *glorious (*hint of sarcasm) road trip back to TN!

The light at the end of the tunnel

I finally got all of my pictures on the computer so I'm just now posting about the exciting news, I'm finished with my Bachelor's degree! Now I'm just waiting to get the actual diploma in the mail. It was nice to be back in Rexburg and to take part in the graduation festivities.