Sunny day of skiing!

Well, we FINALLY got a nice Saturday to ski! And Selah loved every minute. It was great. We went with Adam and Kristen and Tiffany. I was lazy and didn't ski, but everyone else did.


Here is a pic of Tadd on the sky ski. He is quite the guy. I couldn't get a good picture of his flip so you will have to watch the video to come.


Tadd slalom skiing.

Adam wakeboarding.


And yes, I had pictures of both Tiff and Kristen skiing...they were great. But you know girls, I always like to ask permission before I post full swimming pics :)

Our little skier-to-be

Playing in the water with daddy.

She loves going FAST on the boat. She does good in my dad's fishing boat, but she definately does better on our boat with speed and wind blowing in her face :)

Aunt Tiffy with Selah


Uncle Adam and Aunt Kristen - what a cute couple.

Selah even fell asleep on Adam and took a really good nap. She looked like such an angel I couldn't resist taking a picture. Something about a baby...the kissable cheeks, long eyelashes, and plump lips

Tadd on the sky ski...

Candid moments

Selah got her first true cold this week and despite feeling miserable I still turn around to see her enjoying a "plant wig"


Her newest thing is that if she doesn't fall asleep right away on her stomach we find her sound asleep like this - she is quite the flexible girl!

Moments

Do you ever stop and just want to fully soak in the moment? To cherish the joy and love that you feel at that very moment? We have truly been blessed with great friendships in our lives. Those that have helped us through hard times in life and who have stuck by us no matter what. And we were blessed on Sunday to spend a day with just a few of those friends, Nate and Emily and Scott and Heidi. I love to watch their girls and Selah together. Yes, there are other children in these families, but I cannot wait to see these girls grow up together and what friends they will become.

First, to my hubby...I love watching him with Selah. His love never ceases to amaze me, and yes as if you cannot see, she totally has him wrapped around her finger. And though I act at times that it bothers me..I love it! There is nothing like a father's love for his daughter!


Here was the whole gang pausing for a moment, and I literally mean a moment, so that we could snap a quick picture. Haley, Simeon, Zion, Milo, Fisher, Isabel, and Selah.


Selah and her girlfriend Haley!


Selah and Zion checking each other out.

1st time Boating with Daddy

Well, we finally decided to take our boat out on the river Friday night. Every day we have picked to go skiing, it has rained. So, we decided to take a free evening that we had and have a picnic on the river :) It was our (Selah and I) first time out on the boat with Tadd. It wasn't the greatest of weather. It was a little chilly to say the least, but it was nice just saying that we got the boat out finally. Selah loved it either way and enjoyed spending time with Papa and Grandma G. We look forward to going again when we can enjoy the sun and get a tan!

Our little boat driver!


What a cheese!


Quality family time!


Hanging out with Papa and Grandma

We love you daddy - hopefully next time you can get a better boat driver too :) Tadd was the only brave one to get in and ski and was stuck with me driving the boat!

A fun hobby!

I have been having fun editing pictures lately, so here are a few. Selah however was NOT in the mood to take pictures today and this first picture shows exactly what she thinks of the whole thing. So, not a lot of super smiley pics, but oh well! :)

Happy 4th!

So this is a little late, but Happy 4th of July! It was quite a rainy weekend to say the least. Friday and Saturday were both rainy all day. We were planning on taking Selah out boating for the first time on Saturday, but due to the weather couldn't go. We were all bummed, but her daddy was the most! On Sunday it turned out to be a very nice day. We ended up going in to the parade and eating with Tadd's family at Doug and Trista's - great kabobs Doug! It was great food and fun times. We took a bike ride around town and then went up to watch the fireworks that night at the lake. Selah only slept for about 2 hours total that day due to being at church in the morning and couldn't seem to fall asleep wherever we were, but she did very well despite getting little sleep. She really didn't seem to mind the loud noise of the fireworks. For the 1st half she even layed on the blanket with us just watching them. Then she decided she was bored and would rather jump up and down or crawl around :) This we like to call her 'slap happy' stage. She ended up crashing by the time we got home around 10:45 pm or so. It was a long day of celebrating our country's freedoms!

Besides that she is still teething like crazy. She now has 4 teeth on top and her 3rd coming in on the bottom, with the 4th close behind! Her favorite household thing - still the vents. She loves exploring and is not so easily entertained with her boring old toys anymore :)

Hope you all had a great weeked! Last week also brought a lot of memories rolling in. Selah turned 9 months on the 2nd - as old as Laynie was when we lost her. I had wrote a sappy rendition that day, but the computer froze up and I lost it, so I guess I wasn't meant to post it. But, God is continuing to bless us each day with His faithfulness!

Family pic


Selah and her cousins - Brooks and Addy
Addy informed me this weekend that in 4 years she will be 12 and old enough to babysit Selah :)

9 months old!!