Patty Cake, Patty Cake

It is so cute Taryn started clapping today!!! I know I should have put the camera in video mode but here is a picture. And just so you all know we take clapping very seriously in this family.

Did I mention that the food on the Cruise was plate lickin' gooood?

Miracles still happen

I have to post about a small Mircale that I witness a couple of days ago. Right before our cruise Taryn got very sick. She woke up in the middle of the night and was throughing up severly. I was scared to death and all alone and basically didn't know what to do. After three hours of Taryn continually throughing up, and still waiting for her to see the doctor, I asked my Dad and Vicente (my brother in law) to give Taryn a blessing since Steve was not there. Once Taryn recieved the blessing she stopped throughing up and was better. I know that the priesthood blessing she recieved healed her and also gave me peace in mind. I am greatful for our Heavenly Father and I know he Knows about our worries and concerns and if we just ask he will help us. I know that the power of the preisthood can heal us and give us peace of mind. I am greatful for the knowlege and the truth that I have recieved from being a member of my church (The Church fo Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)

Taryn and I got to do a lot of thing off the boat as well. I think her favorite thing was being on the beach and playing in the water. She cried every time I took her out of the water but soon forgot once I set her down in the sand and she would start playing. We also went to an aquiriam in the Bahamas which was really coolthey had some huge fish. Also on the disney island they had the flying dutches from one of the pirates of the carribiane movies. It ws really cool to see.

Being on the cruise sure whipped us out. We were so busy going from one activity to the next naptime was forgotten. Some times Taryn would just pass out in places that seemed impossible. Like in the middle os a movie or in a very noise restrant. I would look down on my baby would be sleeping and nothing could wake her up. Plus once we got home it has been Sleeping day for her she took 2 three hour naps and went to bed early even!!

Taryn and I had so much fun getting our pictures taken with the disney characters. Taryn's favorite by far was Minnie Mouse. It was so cute the Characters would come down the Grand entance stair case and they would annouce them and play music as they came down. Minnie Mouse came down in a very sparkly evening gown with a hat and High heels. Taryn was so excited she started flapping her arms and kicking her feet. When we got up to take our picture with her she just wanted to touch her face and was screaming and laughing with excitement. I'll always remember her reaction. We also got our picture taken with Cinderella and Pluto. Taryn like Pluto but I think I was more excited to see Cinderalle then Taryn was. She didn't really care. We also waited in line for Bell but Taryn was out could in my arms so we just went back to the room

Warning!!!

It has been so long since I have posted you may need to go back a page to see forth of july pictures and our trip to Utah

Home Sweet Home

This is our new apartment. We just finished moving in today by decorating Taryn's room. It is not as close to school as our old apartment was. Stephen has to ride his bike to school every day up hills both ways in the 100 degree heat. Thank goodness we were given a BBQ so that we don't have to cook inside.

Then believe it or not I found enough energy to travel back to Utah and visit my sister Marcie and Liam. It was so worth it Liam is the best entertainment out there. He was so cute with Taryn and in his word He was SOFT and NICE to the baby.

Not for the Faint Hearted

Stephen was a busy man this summer. He worked with the cows and did other projects around his Grandma and Grandpas house. He also got a job installing computers. Some nights her worked the swing shifts. But he had to quit his job so that he could have surgery on his knee. He is heeling up well though.

While we were in Oregon we got to see a lot of Stephens family and Taryn met som of her cousins and Aunts and Uncles for the first time. I Messed up on this though this time and I did not take enough pictures. so here is what we got.

6 month pictures

Then a few days later Taryn turn six months so we took some six month pictures. Taryn broke out in some kind of weird rash that day and mom was not prepared with a good outfit. So she is just wearing a onesie. Hopefully her nine month pictues we'll have better luck.

4th of July

After we went to my Mom and then Dads house we headed back down to California to move into our new apartment and then it was off to Oregon we went. We got there on the 4th of July and Taryn saw her First fire works. At first she wasn't sure what to think but then she got use to it and really liked watching them.

Our Summer Adventure

We had a great summer. We first stop at Colorado and spent some time with my mom there but I can't find any pictures so I'll have to post those later. These are some pictures at my Dads house in Utah with all here cousins