The last few months!!

First of all I am terrible at blogging!!! I pretty much hate it!@ I am not clever, or a writer, nor do I like sitting down and doing this!! lol I am a terrible journal keeper, with that being said I am so afraid I am going to forget all the wonderful things going on in our lives, so here is my pitiful attempt at trying to remember......

First of all our sweet girl is getting so big, I feel like she is not a baby anymore. She has such a big personality, we fall more in love with her everyday. Paityn got her first two teeth 3 days before she turned 9 months old. We were beginning to think she was never going to get teeth!! But low and behold she got them, luckily for us she was actually pretty happy and not very fussy, one day she just bit my finger and there they were!!! So wonderful!!

We have been very fortunate, besides Paityns ear infections, she has been pretty healthy. Our luck ended two weeks ago when P woke up in the middle of the night with a really high fever of 104. I have to admit there are few times in our lives where both Russ and myself have been as scared. Russ was able to give P a blessing and her fever finally broke the next evening. She didn't seem to be getting better, so we took her to the doctor last week and found out the poor little lady has bronchitis and another ear infection. So after some sad days, a baby not eating, a terrible cough, and two tired parents, I think we are finally on the path back to our happy healthy baby.

Paityn will be 10 months old on Friday!!! Ahh I cant believe it!! It has gone so fast. She weighs 16 pounds 8 ounces, and is just a little lady, but tall which is funny considering her parents. She started getting one of her top teeth a few days ago. I love that cute little smile. She is so independent, and all over the place. She is cruising furniture, talking up a storm, and working on her balance, she can stand for about 15-30 seconds before she gets nervous and sits down. Some of her favorite games are to empty the diaper bag, or laundry basket, or anything that can be emptied, she thinks it is so funny. Her second favorite game is to stand by the couch hold on with one hand and bend down and pick stuff up off of the floor and put it on the couch and then push it back to the floor and start all over again. If you try to help her, she gets mad!! So there is no helping this baby!! I don't think it will be too much longer until she is waddling around on her two little feet, that she absolutely wont let us put shoes on, apparently she is afraid...who knew!!

Russ has been doing restoring his 1969 mustang the past few months, and it is looking so good!! He has done an amazing job so far, the car looked like crap when he started but now its looking more and more like an actual car. I am so glad Russ has something that he loves to do, its fun to watch him do something that he loves and makes him happy.

My little brother Chase is leaving for his mission this Wednesday, we are going to miss him lots. I cant even imagine what P will be like when he gets home, she will be almost 3!! Chase loves little P, and little P loves him, it will be sad to see him have to say goodbye to her. We are so proud and happy for Chase, we know he is making the right decision, and will be a great instrument for the Lord. Good luck Chase, we love you and will miss you!!

Here are some pictures as of late, sorry I couldn't resist!! I just cant get enough of the face!!