We bought Bailey this pool a few weeks ago before all the rain began. She has really loved playing in the water. I fill the pool with water in the morning and let it sit in the sun to warm the water and put her in - in the afternoon (a little trick I learned from my mom). So the water is perfect and she has toys and loves to splash us and the dog. 
This is Bailey's first time to really enjoy the park. She couldn't really do much last year so she had a WONDERFUL TIME. She loves the swings and spending time with Ben. This is one of those tube that kids can crawl through. She got about half way through with Ben at the end coaxing her on, but only made it to the middle.
On Friday we met Jon, Sherri, and girls at the park for pizza. Jon and Ben enjoyed talking and after Sherri and I got tired of running after the girls I decided it was time for all of us to go back to our house and let the girls run in the yard. So we did, the parents played games -we brought out a card table and watched the girls. There were games of soccer and volleyball and we had a great time. 
Last week we went to a soccer game. One of our friends daughters played, Ben and I have wanted to go to a game for a while now, but haven't been able to. Well Ben had to go to Afton Wyoming for work last week and was gone for the day and I decided that was the perfect day for Bailey and I to go. As you can see from the picture Bailey was very supportive of her friend Anna. 
Bailey and I also took a small road trip to Layton to have lunch with my niece Lexie. My mom left a bag in their car last week and asked me to go and get it from Lex. Well we also had to meet some guy to do some installation work on the new car and he was coming from Draper and Layton is closer than Logan so it was a productive trip. I was really glad Lexie was there I was a little nervous to meet some random guy with just me and Bailey. Lex and I had lunch at Red Robin and we just talked and laughed. I loved seeing and spending time with her. Well the installation guy left two doors open and my radio on the whole time he was working on the car. So by the time Lexie and I were getting ready to leave my battery was completely dead! :)Now usually I would just call Ben, but being in Layton that didn't work to well. Once again THANK HEAVENS for Lexie. She said she knew how to jump start a car, but didn't have any jumper cables. Well a long time ago, my wonderful father gave me a road side emergency bag that had jumper cables. So with Lexie's know how, my cables, and two calls to Ben- we jumped my car! Thanks for the adventure Lexie-I love you and we should get together more often.
My other niece Lyndsie graduated from her Radiology Tech program. In the picture she is the one in the flowered dress on the end. So we headed home to be there for that. We all went out to eat before her graduation, the food was great and we loved seeing everyone. Lou has had a busy, rough year so far, but she worked really hard no matter what. She was actually the youngest in her program and we are so proud of her and love her a lot. Congratulations Lyndsie!
While we were there we (Ben, Bailey, and I) took a ride with my dad. We went to check on some cattle in a Rhino borrowed from Sommers dad. Dad actually had to change the battery on one of the fences. We checked for new calves, went to see the basketball court my brother Todd made, and went to see Jake (my nephew) and Kristie's house that is having a make over. 
We had a great time seeing family and friends this last week. It was a great week to be able to see two out of the three of my nieces (on my side). Thanks to my family for helping with Bailey during the graduation.
I hope to all the mothers that I know that everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day. There is a poem that I have about adopted children that says"...there were two women who never knew each other, one you do not remember the other you call mother, two different lives shaped to make yours one." That is so true. The women who I call mother and IS my mother is an amazing women who has done and still does so much for me. And to my mother-in-law, she raised an amazing son, is a wonderful grandmother and mother-in-law. Ben and Bailey made my Mothers Day AMAZING - and I still think it's crazy that I am a mother!
Well we've had a fun few weeks. Thanks Jacob and Breawna for coming down to see us, for all you help, advice, being Bailey's nannies, and playing with us. Jacob is our mechanic, he's amazing with cars and went all over SLC helping in the crazy car buying process.
Lately we have been having really crazy weather. Some days it is unnecessarily way to hot, some days snow, some days rain. Whatever. Anyway on one of the hot days Bailey and I didn't really go anywhere so we had a comfortable clothes day and after her nap her little head was kind of sweaty so I pulled up her hair. I went out into the garage to get something and she followed and found her fathers pop stash! This is the result. The pop was NOT open and I promise I usually take better care of her hair and don't let her run around in her onezee all day but she was happy and that's all the matters.
Also last week JJ Coles had another big warehouse sale. A huge thank you to my friend Tiffany for the phone call. As soon as she received an e-mail about the sale she called me. It is only the third one that they have had. This first one was pre-Bailey and I went with friends. The second one was post-Bailey and my sister-in-law Sommers, her mom, Shaydon, and my Mom came down for the sale. Well last Friday I had to go alone. Her is a little shopping history about me. I don't do a lot of shopping-unless it if for Bailey or something specific for Ben. I can usually be an and out of a store in 20 minutes and I can't even honestly think of the last time I was in any mall. I DON'T do the after Thanksgiving or Christmas sales. I'm not a morning person and getting up to fight the crowds for shopping isn't really my thing. BUT I do shop the JJ Coles sale. The sale started at 9:00am I was standing in line at 7:45am. I made Ben miss work to stay home and take care of Bailey!:)I was 7th in line and really missing Sommers when I first got there. A police man arrived at 8:15am and stayed for as long as I was there. By the time the door opened I was 14th in line and still missing Sommers. And true to the past I was in and out of the store/chaos and in my car calling Ben at 9:20am. Was it all worth standing in line in 45 degree weather in the rain for an hour and 15 minutes to do 20 minutes of shopping - YES! Sommers I missed having you there with me and hope you can come next time.
My neighbor makes hair bows and she showed me how around Christmas time. Well I haven't been able to find the color of bows I want for Bailey and I have been willing to mortgage my house to pay for the ones I have found and liked. My cousins threw a hair bow party and I went to be supportive, but when I left I decided it was time for me to start making Bailey's bows. Sommers sent me home with some ribbon she wanted to for bows and so I have made some for her, Bailey, and Miss Lily. But I really hope that they will all remember that I am still a newbie at this, and here is a picture of the ones I have made so far.