A Family Day Out

On Sunday, Anthony and I took Alida out after church and went for a family drive.

We drove through Provo Canyon and ended up in Park City.

In Park City, we drove up and down Historic Main Street. Anthony couldn't help but notice that the sidewalks were packed with Sunday Afternoon shoppers. He said it made him sad.
After main street, we drove through a small neighborhood and parked in a church parkinglot to allow the car to rest before making the drive back home.

We got out of the car and wrapped Alida in a blanket and walked around the neighborhood. The snow was higher than either of us... even with Alida on our shoulders!!! It was REALLY HIGH!!!
We found an empty path and followed it until it got too windy and then we turned around.
Alida got to play in the snow for the first time! She didn't quite know what to think about it. She ate it. *(I made sure it was the cleanest patch of snow I could find... which, I know, isn't saying much.)*

When we got back to the parking lot, Anthony wanted to go inside the church to see the interior. He said the outside looked nicer than most churches you see now, and he wanted to know if the inside was just as unusually nice. It was. =) We sat inside for about 30 minutes.

After we left Park City, we headed toward I-15 to go home, but when we saw a sign pointing to Salt Lake, I suggested that we pay an unexpected visit to Brian and Michelle My Belle. They were still at church however, when we arrived at their apartment, but Brian happened to be in the library and had his phone on when I called it. He answered it and we joined them at their church.
A few minutes before church got out, Anthony and I hid in a closet and we gave Alida to Brian to hold and when Michelle came into the library to join brian, he told her Alida had been put in the lost and found and he couldn't just leave her there. =) We popped out and I think Michelle wanted to cry! =) *But it's a good thing.*
It was great fun!

OUR DISHES ARE CLEAN NOW!!!!
*does a little jig*
I couldn't be happier! Alida was a good girl for Anthony while I did all the dishes and cleaned the whole kitchen... for people who keep their houses generally clean, this doesn't sound like much of a feat... but for those of us who keep asking their husbands to do it and they don't.... it's a cause for CELEBRATION!!!
Alida is growing closer to Anthony. I think she's gonna be a daddy's girl! ^_^

More fun

Alida continues to amaze me! She is getting used to standing up in the crib, so I hope Anthony lowers it soon!!! She also stood up using the saucer today and ended up wedging herself between the saucer and the couch! :)
She has also been standing herself up using the couch or her dancing tower to pull herself up!
Just a few more months and I won't be able to keep up with her!!!
As you can see, she has been having fun with it! :)

Alida's Day!!!

Today was kind of a mixed day.
We didn't go to church today because Alida and I have come down with bad colds. Alida's may be due to teething. I think this because she started drooling a ton!!!
To make it a fun day, Alida pulled herself up using the side of the crib today all by herself!!! She did it 3 or 4 times this afternoon! ^_^
Now we'll have to lower the crib another level or 2!!! ^_^

Adventures

Today I am with Josie "Orville" Young. ^_^
Alida is playing in a bouncer that makes noise. It is Josies moms babys bouncer, but for now Careena is sleeping. Josies brothers keep mistaking Alida for Careena and then asking "whos baby is that". I'm at Josies house because our plumming went out. It was disgusting. The shower is now full of yellow liquid.
It's Lanas birthday and Josie and I are going to go suprise her by picking her up after work and bringing her out to dinner. Some day maybe she will get a car and come take us out for our birthday but until then.....Lana is now 25 years old. You would never guess it though. She's so much fun to be around ^_^
Josie let me come to her house and do laundry and take a shower. It's probably a good thing that I did laundry here because Alida needed clean clothes... ALL of the drains at mom and Dad's house are backed up!!! ALL OF THEM!!! and the one clean outfit I did have for Alida that she was in when we got here... well, let's just say that we had a diaper malfunction and it's no longer clean. ewww....
Josie and I are now getting ready to leave for Provo! ^_^
I'll post pictures soon :)