Out of the Bubble

After a full week of isolation, Milan's chickenpox passed the contageous stage and we decided to have a little family outing. We drove to Green River, picked up shakes at Arctic Circle and headed down to a little park to watch the trains. We thought Milan would enjoy watching the trains on the track and we got there at a perfect time with lots of activity. Milan was more interested in running on the bridge and just playing around.

Milan did LOVE sharing our shakes and eating the Nilla Wafer that comes on top......

Saturday night we hired a new sitter so we could go hang out with some friends. Usually Milan stays pretty close to Dave or I when she meets a new person. It turns out that she was bored hanging out with mom and dad for a week........as soon as the doorbell rang, Milan ran to the door and immediately started playing with the babysitter, and never looked back to find us. We're glad that Milan had a fun night and we had a fun date too :)

CHICKENPOX!

Here's a little story.......We went to Bear Lake for the 4th of July and hung out outside where there were a lot of mosquitos. It looked like Milan had gotten a ton of mosquito bites on her face. Milan has also been pretty inexplainably cranky. 3 days later I finally figured out that she contracted chickenpox from her vaccination(1% chance of happening.) The good news is that it's a pretty mild case and she doesn't seem to be too itchy or too cranky anymore. I feel so bad for not knowing because we have been around kids a lot lately (good news is that 80-90% of vaccinated kids won't catch it....here's hoping!) Now, Milan and I are having fun hanging out at home until the last pox is gone.

If you look on the picture, you can see them on the right side of her face....most of them are on her face and arms.

Naps & Cuddles

Dave often tells me that I have an awesome job as a stay-at-home mom and I try to point out that it is harder than he thinks. Yesterday, Dave came home from lunch to find Milan and I napping.


Okay, maybe I do have the best job in the world......taking a nap and cuddling with my little girl :)

Camping

We have been taking advantage of the gorgeous weather and camping as much as possible. We love going with our friends the Wades; we have been twice and are planning another trip this weekend :). The first time we went to Firehole and parked the trailer in the dessert. It was a short trip, but we all had fun hanging around the bonfire at night and riding the 4-wheelers the next morning. Milan struggled because she hates to sleep if she thinks she might be missing something so she sat in an exhausted daze around the campfire for hours until she finally passed out then woke up and screamed every 20 minutes during the night; it was not a restful time for anyone since we were all in the same trailer.

I was surprised when the Wades wanted to go camping again. Our second camping trip was awesome though! We camped near the water which Milan couldn't resist. When we first arrived, Milan was happy playing with and tasting all the rocks around us.


We showed Milan how to throw rocks in the water.
When we were close to the water, Milan wanted to try getting the rocks under the water.


One thing led to another and soon Milan was soaked.


We gave Milan a warm bath and cuddled with her by the fire then she went to sleep and SLEPT ALL NIGHT :)! Meanwhile, Dave focused his efforts on collecting sage brush for the fire (I think this is one of his favorite parts of camping especially since he overlooked the bundles of firewood we had and went looking for his own firewood.)


Milan was awake and ready to go at 5:30 am (definitely an improvement over the last camping trip, but next time we are hoping for an 8:00 wake up.) She was pretty tired, but definitely fighting sleep, so she sat on dad's lap and played with a water bottle and lid for a LONG time.

A family picture by me!

This time, I was prepared for Milan's swimming adventures so I dressed her in her suit, doused her with sunblock and bug spray, and sent her off.

Milan had an awesome time and so did we. We had a great time 4-wheeling and jet-skiing. Can't wait for this weekend! :)

We're NERDS!

Milan has some special cabinets and drawers in the kitchen. As you can see, one of her favorite games is taking everything out that she can reach. Milan started blowing on the tupperware lids then it turned into a game for the whole family. Milan was cracking up the whole time and we all had a lot of fun :). Here are some pictures to show you just how nerdy we are......

Cruis'n

The other day Dave was cleaning out his company car and Milan and I went outside to visit with him. Milan had a blast playing with all the buttons inside the car! Dave took Milan for a spin around the block and she loved sitting on da-da's lap and "steering" the car. She lost focus about half way around the block though.....

Happy Father's Day

So, this post is a bit late, but Dave is a great dad every day so I figured I could post this any day. We had a wonderful Father's Day......Grandma Kat and Jack spent the night after Milan's party so we all had breakfast together on Sunday morning. Milan and I gave Dave his gifts and Milan was pretty familiar with gift opening and was quite eager to help.
She loved to tear off pieces and hand them to Grandma Kat.

Since she did this with every piece, it was a pretty long process. Dave got a really nice fishing pole and reel from me and a carrying case from Milan.

Dave is an awesome dad (and husband); Milan and I are both so lucky to have him in our lives. He works really hard and always makes our little family his first priority. Dave is a great provider and I am so appreciative that I am able to stay home with Milan. Lately he has been going to work for twelve hours then coming home and working on the yard. Even though he must be so tired, he finds time and energy to play with Milan and call us during the day to tell us how much he loves us. Milan loves her dad and gets excited every evening when he gets home. Last night, she heard his diesel truck pull up, said da-da, then went to the garage door and waited to see Dave. When he works outside, she stands at the sliding glass door and talks to him. Dave is amazing and we love him so much!