A family favorite

Reading is a big thing in our family. Justin and I are both big readers and everyone knows the benefits of reading to young children. So naturally Bells has acquired quite the book collection. We try to read as often as possible.

This is one of our favorites. It's called Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett.

It's about a monster from the Planet Tickle who has come down to Earth to tickle. It's rather cute.

It comes with gloves that the parents are supposed to wear while reading the book so that they can tickle the kids along with the cues. It's a fun idea. Bella thinks it's much more fun for her to wear the gloves and do the tickling. The illustrations are adorable too!

We love it!

Airplanes & Birds!

Bella loves airplanes and birds right now. She loves to sit outside and watch them. And she waves to them. It's so sweet!

We love summertime!

Museum of Ancient Life

Last week I took my little brother Ty and Bella to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. It was my 2nd time going and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time. I think dinosaurs are AMAZING! If you have never been, August is a great time to go. All through August Thanksgiving Point is doing $2 Tuesdays and you can use it to get into the dinosaur museum, gardens or farm. I wish I would have known that before I went down because we would have waited a couple of days and went on a Tuesday (and saved ($16) but oh well! Maybe we will go down again and do something else.

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Digging for fossils

A replica of the Megalodon, the biggest prehistoric shark

Little Miss Utah

Each month that passes, I'm just as surprised how fast time is moving. Especially now that I'm not "working". My life finally feels like it is settling right where it needs to be. Things are good with the vinyl business and I am grateful everyday that I get to be right home with Bella. We have made sacrifices money wise but we have gained so much.

Bella is still growing like a weed. I don't feel like I take enough pictures lately because she is changing so much. She is talking up a storm and can say full sentences like, "no, I don't" when her dad tells her to do something :) She is so funny and SO much trouble. She can complete simple tasks, such as putting things in the garbage, picking up her toys and understands when it's bath time by standing by the bathroom door and banging on it until I open the door. She could live in the bathtub if I'd let her.

"Only as high as I reach can I grow,
only as far as I seek can I go,
only as deep as I look can I see,
only as much as I dream can I be."

Bella's Favorites

Bella is definitely at an age where she knows what she likes and what she doesn't like. Here are some of her favorites recently.

Favorite foods: Mac & Cheese, quesadillas, crackers, french fries, black berries & cookies
Favorite drinks: Milk, strawberry milk, soda (bad daddy!), water
Favorite Songs (none of which are on my play list, don't know where she picks them up at!):
Baby-Justin Bieber, Ridin Solo-Jason Derulo, Carry Out-Justin Timberlake, Hicktown-Jason Aldean
Favorite show: Blue's Clues
Favorite things to do: Play outside, go to grandma's house
Favorite places to go: Gateway Discovery, Carver's Cove, Living Planet Aquarium



Favorite movie: Alvin and the chipmunks - the squeakquel. I've seen this movie more than any other movie in my life!