I had a week to prepare for my final, and so I decided to take a road trip and do absolutely no studying at all. (This decision was encouraged by my wonderfully supportive husband whose outlook on schoolwork is very enlightening) Best decision ever! Madi and I went to Idaho to meet the newest addition to our family! Cannon. Such a sweet little newborn. I was so proud of Madi, she was very gentle and soft, and we had even practiced some lullaby's on our 10 hour drive to Idaho and she sang him one! Hush little baby... it's a favorite now. :) However she found his bouncy seat to be super appealing and she totally stole it. Don't worry I'm teaching her that stealing is wrong, and even more so when it is a newborn... :) When she first saw Cannon she wanted him to sit in the bouncy seat right away! That was where he belonged in her eyes... ha ha "right there mom!" but I was selfish and wanted to hold him! So I did... hee hee... Then, Anthony and Betsy were kind enough to let her "hold" him... (I was freaking out... so I made them do it...) And she did much better than I anticipated, which was a huge relief. But then she decided if he wasn't going to use that seat, she would. I think we might have to go get hers out of storage. That was by far her favorite seat in the house. When it was available she would plop her 23 lb. body into the little seat... I cringed, but Anthony assured me it was built for up to 30 lbs. However when Cannon was sitting in the seat, she wanted to help him bounce... but to her the bigger the bounce the better.... so needless to say, she didn't get to bounce him all that much. :) Mr. Cannon is so sweet, cute and lovable... have I mentioned that yet? I was amazed to see how small newborns are! Ha ha you really do forget that your child was once that size! Anyways it was a great break to see cutie Cannon and spend time with some family.
While we were in Idaho, Madi and I stayed with our friends which was amazing. They have 4 kids and so their house was a haven for Madi... It was fantastic! There wasn't anything she could break, and if she could, there was a good chance it had already had its own struggle with a different child. It is always so great to go see them. They are such a great example of how chaos can be organized and delightful! I love their family and I'm so glad they let us crash their place for a few days. Madi enjoyed playing with them and they were all a huge help! They even baby-sat for me one evening while I went to the temple. I miss being that close to one...
I'm going to post some pictures of our trip... and hopefully they will load in chronological order.. But you will see us all packed up and heading out, meeting Cannon, Playing with friends, Madi learning all kinds of new technology, and the awesome weather that followed us home. :)
I'm in such a great mood it makes me wonder why I go to school... ha ha but I know if I wasn't doing it, I wouldn't feel this good on "break"... So it really makes me appreciate my situation. I'm growing more aware of how blessed I am to have such a great husband who supports my decision to do this, and lets me spend his money on this.... He has yet to benefit from me starting this adventure.... and yet he still is great and helps me finish... granted I have adopted his outlook on schoolwork and I must say... it is a much better approach. :)
Well I hope you enjoy the pictures! I just want to mention my favorite things about Cannon.
1. HIS HAIR IS AMAZING.... and its so soft... (he was all snuggled up and I found myself rubbing my chin on his hair! didn't even know I was doing it)
2. His snugliness.... I just made that word up, but he is so snugly and I just loved it
3. His very relaxed nature... he was so chill, he would start to wake up and then stretch really big and then his arms would just flop into relaxation... So cute.
I'm a very proud auntie I must say!! And just in case you haven't caught the vision, Cannon is a super cute baby of whom you should admire! :)
Packed up and ready to go!! I think we have everything!...... Literally I mean I think we have everything! :)
My plan worked!! I didn't let her nap, and we left around 3 and within the first 10 minutes she was out... You can see Elmo didn't even get a chance to get thrown on the ground!
An awesome dinner. A McDonalds chocolate milkshake.
Mountains! Ahh yes I remember what they look like now!!
Prized Madi being pullled around by her friends... :) She was loving life...
A swingset to play on in the back yard!! What more do you need!??
Friends to paint her nails?? Life doesn't get a whole lot better than this!
Baby Cannon!! Look how precious he is!
A snuck a picture in while he was sleeping... just after a bath... look at that awesome hair!
Speaking of hair!! We crimped Madi's hair... it was fantastic!
She got to go investigate at her friends pre-school... I wish I had something like this to take her to here... she loved it!
I'm so impressed by her ability to run electronics. It is amazing to see how quickly she learns. You can totally tell this generation is built to use electronics... I can't wait to see what Cannon can do. Uncle Anthony was showing Madi the loops of the iPad.... she was in heaven.
And I was in heaven holding this little guy! Seriously look at that amazing hair!! So sweet.
After a big stretch... back to relaxing... I love his face!!
Madi rode in Grammy's truck... there was a DVD player in the headrest... wouldn't you know? And she got to use headphones... she was so content.
In the picture booth in the mall... where Madi ran the show of what we would do and when we would do it, and for how long we would do it.
Upon getting ready to leave this is what welcomed us onto the road...
And during the drive home.....
Yup... still more snow. Fortunately the it was warm enough the roads were just wet.
Halfway home stop... I felt as though I should help instead of taking a picture... but anyone who can get themselves into a position like that, should be able to get themselves out right? Ha ha... It worked out.
Pit stop 3/4 of the way home to get a snack and a new toy...
Home at last... I think she was pretty happy to be in her bed. :)
Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for reading my blog!
