It has seriously rained so much. I am sick of it! I feel like I may drowned from being stuck in my house avoiding the rain. The good news is that my yard is gorgeous. So, when I am sitting inside cursing the rain from my window, I just remember the cute flowers that are thriving around my mailbox. I planted these last fall with my own two hands (or Derek's...but I did buy them and was so pregnant I couldn't plant them very well). I'm just so glad they lived!

This is the tree in front of my house in beautiful bloom. Also something Derek and I planted last year.

Another creation Derek and I can take credit for...that cute baby girl. This was her on Easter. I couldn't get a good picture of her. But don't the daffodils look lovely?

In an effort to get some much needed sun. Olivia and I fled to Arizona to have a fantastic sibling weekend at Grams. It was so fun. We all gathered at my Grandma's to celebrate my little brother Mitchell's birthday. Some how it just worked out that none of our appendages (except Livie) were able to make it. No husbands, fiancees, girlfriends, etc. Just my siblings and Livie all together under the same roof at Grandma's. We haven't been able to hang out like that since we all lived together as kids years ago. It was so fun! We decided we should really try to do it again sometime. We played lots of games, swam in the pool every day, and everyone gave Livie all the attention that she never lacks but always loves.

Grandma got this awesome little floaty whale just for Livie. The best part was the tail that came up over her head and shaded her from the 100 degree weather. She absolutely loved it. She would just kick her little feet and splash the water forever if I let her.


I finally had time to sit down and blog because...Olivia is asleep and here in Utah it's raining AGAIN!