Big Slide

A couple of weeks ago we decided to make a trip to the "big slide". Cousin Annabelle, Aunt Tori and her friend Katie and even Uncle Brad came along and we had a lot of fun.

Happy June 2011!

Graduation

Eric's sister Vanessa graduated from high school last week. She leaves next week to start school at BYU. We are happy we got to spend these few weeks with her and are excited for her new adventure. Eric and I loved our time at BYU and know she will too.

Maryland

We are in Maryland for a couple of months while Eric does an OBGYN rotation here. We get to stay with Eric's family and Caitlyn is loving it. The pictures below pretty much capture how we spend our time these days.

We eat...a lot. Good thing I am still breastfeeding and am attempting to work out everyday. I was hoping to lose weight while I was here...looks like I will be lucky if I don't gain any. Anyway, Caitlyn is still not sure if she likes solids or not but on this night with squash on the menu she was pretty happy.

We play with cousins. Caitlyn is lucky to have so many cousins on both sides of the family so close to her age. Here she is playing with Julia June. Julia turns one this weekend and Caitlyn is almost 7 months.  I think Caitlyn might be a little bigger than JJ :)

And lastly, we play in the pool. It has been really hot the past two weeks...perfect pool weather. Caitlyn loves the water and apparently feels that swimsuits are optional. I apologize for the naked pics.

The Big 30

Last month I had one of those milestone birthdays...I turned 30. I am not a big birthday person and didn't think too much about it but now when people ask how old I am I cringe a little inside when I say "30". Anyway, luckily I married a younger man who helps me keep my youthful glow ;) The day before my birthday I celebrated my very first mother's day. I must admit, I really enjoyed it. We didn't really do anything special except for attend church like we do each Sunday but for some reason it felt nice to be acknowledged. I felt honored to be included in such an amazing group of woman.

Anyway, the next day we woke up and headed off to our favorite beach to celebrate my big day and relax. Eric didn't have to work so my gift from him was his presence :) The weather was amazing and we barely saw a soul. Before we left we headed over to the fishing pier and saw a ton of dolphins playing right below us. We went home and Eric made dinner while I baked myself some birthday chocolate chip cookies. It was so nice to receive birthday greetings from family and friends. It was really the perfect day.

The following morning Eric didn't have to go into work until the afternoon so we decided to have a post-birthday breakfast celebration. Eric played with Caitlyn while I whipped up the deliciousness you see below. I have to admit that I even impressed myself. It was all so good.