DAY 579... Back to School

Remember that feeling when you leave school for the summer and you are just so happy that you no longer have homework, that you have a break, and there's absolutely no pressure on you to do anything school related? Apparently I got over that feeling. It's been almost 2 years since I received my Bachelor's Degree from BYU-Idaho, and I just finished my first week of my Graduate Program. I have dabbled with the idea of continuing my education for quite a while now, but finally I just decided to dig in and go for it. So I applied at Southern New Hampshire University for their Sports Management program, and I got accepted, and started school. The first week was kind of fun, especially when the teacher asked us in a discussion board forum about our definition of a sport, and I got to vent and bring up the fact that cheerleading isn't considered a sport. If you know me, you know I love to stir up trouble!!! Are you asking yourself why I decided in Sports Management? It just makes sense. I have always played sports, love sports, LOVE coaching, and I think that even if I don't work forever, it will help me in my hobbies. Plus I think it'll be a lot more fun to study than other subjects. It's something that I think about and am involved with on a daily basis. You may also be thinking that I'm crazy considering all that I have on my plate right now to take on one more thing...

1. I am a Mom
2. I am a wife
3. I work 40 hours a week, thank goodness it's not super demanding
4. I coached about 15-20 hours a week, this is like my hobby so it's pretty relaxing
5. I have a church calling that does actually take time
6. I have to have a clean house
7. I'm actively trying to lose weight which means I have to actually exercise for a decent amount of time
8. My husband is a full time student which means he can't be watching our little doll all the time
9. I am addicted to facebook and blogging and they are a time suck
10. My husband is leaving for the summer to live in Montana, so I have to play the single Mom life. But I am supporting him 110% and am excited for him... This also means that skype is probably going to be my new best friend.

And now I'm a full time graduate student. Not going to lie... It makes me feel really really smart when I say that. Anyway, I'm excited and I have extremely supportive parents as well as a super hott and ubberly supportive husband! In 18 months, I can add another degree to my wall! I can't wait!!!

Here a few fun pictures from our day today!!! Can I also just say really fast how the 2 minute example of Les Miserables during Conference rocked my world? Just saying.... Best Conference ever!!!

 I painted Ani's nails with the tray on her bumbo so she can't mess the painting process up, and she was shocked, annoyed and totally confused when she saw her toes for the first time.... Weirdo.

 I have really wanted some oversize bows for my hair, so during the first session this morning I whipped a couple up. Hopefully they end up looking cute and not just stupid...

 Aniston had a weird obsession with feet today. She pulled herself up on my feet and then realized that she couldn't move anywhere... she was pretty mad about it.

 Once again with the feet... She laid like this on Spencer for quite a decent amount of time. PS - she is wearing a Hurley onesie. Who knew Hurley made baby clothes???? They are stinking adorable!!!

One of my old Utah cheerleaders posted this on instagram and talked about how she always has to do a double take because she always thinks that this is Spencer and I. What can I say???? We're pretty much famous!

DAY 577... 9 Months Old!!! And Possibly the CUTEST video you have ever seen!

I am in shock, that it has been 9 months since my beautiful little Aniston Kate came into this world! Why does time past so slowly while you're pregnant, but than goes so stinking fast after the baby is here? It's a little bit unfair.

I love looking at her 3-5 month pictures and seeing how chubby she got!!! I love just looking at her wearing the same thing every month since she was 1 month old! She changes so much! I cannot get over how BLESSED I am!

I really feel like this past month has been such a HUGE growing and developing month for Ani. Here's a list of things my amazingly smart baby is capable of doing now...

Crawling like a crazy person! I was definitely not prepared for the speed that this child could crawl at.

Eats an entire jar of baby food, stage 2, in 2 minutes or less.

Says "Dada" all the time. So unfair.... Doesn't she know that "Mama" is the word that she should say first? If you say "hi" to her, she tries to say it back, but it comes out more like "i". Are you ready for just how cute and incredibly smart my baby is????

She pulls herself up to a standing position on everything! Not sure I'm ready for her to start walking yet.

She's eating real snacks. I am super excited to give her goldfish today for the first time! But she loves her baby puffs or the all natural Cheetos. And we all know she loves Oreos... but she's only had those twice.

She has 2 beautiful little teeth and she knows how to use them... trust me. I have been bit more than once.

She is cuddling!!! I cannot even express how much I love this! She was not s cuddly baby, but now she is getting the hint that Mom still hasn't lost all the baby weight and is actually quite comfortable to sleep on.

She shows her preferences.  We have begun to introduce Ani Kate to new things like the swings and slides and toys and it's becoming more and more obvious what things she likes and what she doesn't. This pretty much makes life way more fun!!! It also gives us some great insight to her personality.

I really could go on and on about how amazing my daughter is, but really I don't want to waste that time writing about it. I would rather be spending it with that AMAZING little girl!!!

I LOVE YOU ANISTON KATE! 

Thank you for such a phenomenal 9 months!

DAY 572... My Easter Bunny

Today was a PERFECT Easter Sunday!!! Can I just you how AMAZING holidays are when you have a child? Everything from dressing them up, to buying them gifts, to just having your own little family to make traditions with and to laugh with. We laugh a lot in our house. Mostly it's Spencer laughing at me... I can be pretty entertaining when I'm super tired. 

We started out the day by listening to Aniston play in her crib in her room. She is so happy in the morning time, it's a blast listening to her sing and play with her bear. Speaking of this bear... I worry about him. His name is Sargento (first of all because I love cheese  and secondly because I think it will be funny to listen to her try to pronounce it in the future) and I have a suspicion that he is molested daily. Ani loves having him in her crib, since I don't let her have anything else, but that poor bear...

Once we got her out of her room we took her out to see her Easter basket. She thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you Nana and Papa for sending some gifts! Daddy enjoyed and is still enjoying his iTunes gift card and I got this super cute sign that I have been wanting FOREVER! 

Let's talk about the stressful task of finding Aniston Kate an Easter dress. So I decided after Christmas that I wanted to find a dress with sleeves for Easter. Her Christmas dress had sleeves and I just think that it looks so much cuter than a sleeveless dress with a sweater... Plus she has plenty of those already. Everywhere I looked I couldn't find anything that I liked. So I began searching online, and everything was like $60. Seriously? For a baby dress that she is going to fit in for all of 2 months? I don't think so. When we were down in Utah a few months ago I saw this beautiful little dress at Target. We didn't buy it though because I figured I would find something better. Well I didn't. So I looked online at Target and the dress wasn't there! I searched under the brand and still couldn't find it. Then I went to the Target in Idaho Falls and they didn't have it! Basically I was freaking out. So when I went to cheer state and Spencer went to Utah we knew it was up to him to get that dress. Let's be honest... that made me incredibly nervous! Guys just don't view clothing the same as women do. But he found it, bought it, and Ani Kate wore it today! It was perfect! She wasn't really feeling up to picture taking, but we got a couple that will do.

 Aniston likes to experiment with smiles... This is her latest one... 

Apparently church on Easter Sunday is just too much for some people.

Aniston actually did really well today at church. So well in fact that we were able to stay for the entire 3 hours! She did decide around hour 2 to sing as loud as she possibly could... very entertaining. Very irreverent and disruptive, but still entertaining. Do I even need to mention how I cried like 4 times during church today? I am a crier! Not very awesome.. At one point I was flat out sobbing! Those darn Mormon messages. This was the one they showed today during Sunday School. I dare you to make it through this short video without crying. I double dog dare you!

All of these videos can be found on youtube under Mormon Messages, and they are all just so awesome! 

We stopped by the temple to take a few pictures as a family.

In case you're wondering why my child isn't wearing shoes... She pulled off her sandals and decided she would rather eat them then wear them. Gross.

We came home and ate our AMAZING Easter dinner which consisted of Ham with pineapple,  funeral potatoes, and deviled eggs with a roll. I know I skipped the veggies, but we ate them for lunch so oh well. Dinner also consisted of a lengthy conversation about whether or not funeral potatoes were appropriate to eat on Easter... Any thoughts?

We couldn't resist going for a walk since it was 61 degrees, in March, in Rexburg! It was BEAUTIFUL! We had to stop when we found a basketball... Aniston was definitely entertained by our attempt at playing basketball.

Now we're going to end our Sunday with the windows open, the season finale of one of our favorite shows, and some all fruit Popsicles. Sounds like the perfect Easter to me!

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate my man burns???? They show up in sooooooooooo many pictures. Like the one above. They ruin my pictures all the time!

Hope everyone had a wonderful day! 

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

DAY 570... Firsts At The Park

Finally Rexburg decided to warm up enough for us to be able to take Aniston to the park. I have been DYING to take her to the park! I keep seeing all of these adorable pictures of everyone else's babies in swings or on the slides, and I couldn't wait to be able to get Aniston to the park.!!! I am very excited about this so be prepared for an AMAZING amount of exclamation marks!!!

Yesterday when I got home from work, we took Ani Kate out to the little playground here at our apartment complex to play on the slide. Basically, she was not impressed, and it made me super depressed....

 She is so unimpressed at this point...

 This is her "really Dad?" face

 She was getting kind of mad at this point... Still think she is insanely adorable!

Seriously though, some of the best faces ever!!! Aniston is super animated; therefore, she is super entertaining! Works for me because I definitely couldn't handle a boring baby.

Don't even worry... I took a video of the very first time down the slide with Dad!

This morning I decided it was time to go to the park for a few minutes and give the swings a try.

BEST DECISION EVER!!!! Aniston loved the swings!!! 

These might be some of the best pictures of her! She could not stop smiling! I can't wait to take her back for more!

Look at her adorable bottom 2 teeth!!! I thought that I was going to miss her gummy smiles, but she got even cuter (if that's even possible) when her teeth made their appearance.

Okay... Seriously her dimples! I cannot believe how insanely lucky I am to have created such an adorable baby girl! 

This was the perfect age to take her to the park! It was obvious that she really loved the swings and it wasn't just in my head. I have a feeling that this summer is going to be the best summer ever!!!