Week 2 of Swimming Lessons

Last week I put a post up of Kelli's first day of swimming lessons. Well, I would have to say now that I have a little fish. She is loving swimming lessons. Each day last week was one step better and today, it was like everything clicked and now she is doing great. She can put her head under the water all by herself and blow bubbles. The whole time she is in the water, she has a big grin on her face. When the teacher asks, "Who wants to go first?" Kelli is the first to raise her hand. I am so glad that she likes it now. Here are a few pictures of her today at swimming lessons.

Look at What I Made!

Some of you might be thinking "That's great Ash. What is it?" Some of you might know exactly what it is. It's a nursing cover. Also known as a "hooter hider." The fabric isn't super cute, but I didn't want to spend a ton of money to make it, because it's just a nursing cover.

I was so proud of myself, that I made one. I am seeing them online for $20 to $30 and I made mine for $8! Plus all I have heard is great things about them. I sure wish I had a nursing cover when Kelli was a baby.

33 weeks

Well, I am 33 weeks pregnant and I feel huge. I think 9 months is a long time, but then I also think how fast it has flown by. Everything is going well so far. I am still able to teach my yoga and cycle classes which I feel is wonderful. I always feel a lot better after I exercise. I am definitely grateful that everything has gone well. I think of all the complications that can go on with being pregnant and I feel very blessed. Some of you may know what I am referring to with my car accident I was in 11 years ago and I am just so thankful I can be a mom and that I haven't had any complications. That my life was spared and I have the opportunity to enjoy many of the wonderful things in life.

A New Mom

All last week, I didn't wear any makeup. I have skin issues when I am pregnant and I break out with zits all over my chin. I hate it. When I wear makeup, it makes it worse. Well last week was especially bad, so I decided to give my skin a break and not wear any makeup for the week. So when Saturday came, I decided to put some makeup on because my chin was zit free. After I was done putting on makeup, Kelli came up to me to ask for something. Right when she looked at me, her eyes lit up, she climbed on my lap, stared with wonder into my eyes, and exclaimed, "Mom look at your eyes!" I asked, "What about my eyes?" Kelli exclaimed back, "They look beautiful!" I started laughing and chuckled back, "Why thank you Kelli." Then Kelli said, "You're a new mom!" I guess it's amazing what a little bit of makeup can do.

Swimming Lessons

Today was Kelli's first day of swimming lessons. I guess it went ok. I thought she would do better because she loves to swim. There were only 3 other kids in her class. Anyway, the teacher took the kids over to the edge of the pool and had them sit there with their feet in the water. She talked to them for a little bit and then had them get in. Kelli would not stay in the water. She kept getting out and sat there watching the other kids. Then she would get back in. She kept getting in and out. Sometimes she would just sit there with a pout on her face. She did try a little bit with the teacher, so I guess that's better then nothing. Finally when class was almost over, she broke down and start crying. I kept thinking the whole time that it is good she isn't crying, until she started to cry. I guess crying at the end is better that crying the whole time. When we got in the car to head home, Kelli kept saying in amongst the tears, "I will never swim, " and "My legs are too short." I am just hoping that the next 2 weeks will get better and that she will want to learn how to swim. Wish me luck.

I took a couple of pictures when class started. I thought she looked so cute in her little swim suit and goggles.

Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend, we took a break from work and church callings and went down to Gunnison. We packed up Thursday night and headed down. On Friday, my dad and Chris did their dedicated hunter hours while my mom, Kelli and I got food and the camping gear ready. When my dad and Chris got back, we loaded the truck and headed up the mountains. Kelli was so excited to see her cousins. She played and played with them all day Friday. By the time we started heading up the mountains, she was out. It was a good thing because we were able to set up the whole camp while she slept. Here she is taking a snooze in our tent.


That night, Kelli and her cousins had a blast. Look at what cute little girls they are.


We enjoyed an incredible meal of tin foil dinners. They were the best tin foil dinners I have ever had. They cooked perfectly and they tasted so good. We also roasted marshmallows and made smores which is one of my favorite things to do.

After wards, we headed over to a lake that was close by our camping spot and fly fished a little. Chris caught several fish and had the girls reel in the fish. They had a blast.



The next day, we made an awesome breakfast which consisted of french toast, eggs, bacon and hot chocolate. Then we headed back to the lake and did some more fly fishing. For some reason, fly fishing worked the best which was a good thing, because fly fishing is my favorite kind of fishing.


The weather was great this year. That was the one thing that worried us the most especially with how the weather has been lately and because last year it rained the whole time. It was a great trip and wonderful to see family and hang out with everyone.

Glider and Ottoman

I have been excited about a new glider rocker and ottoman I got. It was on ksl classifieds and I got it for $50. The ottoman had some stains on the fabric and the foam in it was losing its fluffiness. So I took the fabric off and replaced the foam. I washed the fabric in the washing machine. It came out completely clean. Then I put the fabric back on and now the ottoman looks brand new. The glider is in great condition. It glides smoothly and the wood is really nice. Chris and I tightened up some loose screws on the glider and now the whole thing is like brand new. Here is a picture. I think it will work out great!



I feel like we have to start all over again with this baby, because a lot of the stuff we had when Kelli was a baby, we borrowed or it was old and not something I wanted to keep, like our last glider and ottoman. Kelli's crib was recalled, so that is another thing we are looking into getting, but it is fun to look and find good deals.