Messy Messy!

We are definitely getting to that age where Miley makes more messes than I feel like I can keep up with sometimes...just a couple examples from the past week...

This girl definitely likes to feed herself now...which results in this. But it is pretty cute, I guess. :)

While I was getting ready this morning, I put on a show for Miley, and came out to find that she was finding other ways to amuse herself...

I am one of those weirdos that likes to alphabetize our DVDs, so I was not super thrilled, but I could not help taking pictures of her game...she was having a blast...

...not done yet!

It's aint over until the fat lady sings, or in this case until the DVD tower falls over on you...I guess game over and time for mom to pick it all up.

As messy as she is, we sure can't get enough of this little girl. We can't believe that she is going to be one in 5 days! I have a feeling that these messes are just a little taste of what is to come in the next few years...sigh.

Picture Tour...

This may be a boring post for most of you, but I just thought I would post a picture tour of our new apartment. I know that my sisters will be interested in seeing it, but I don't blame the rest of you if you don't care. :) It still needs a little work, and some decorating. So hey, if anyone has any great ideas, feel free to leave them!

The view from our front door...

Where I was standing in the last picture...the door to the right is our laundry room (with a full size washer and dryer....glorious!) and the door to the left is our coat closet. One of the things I love about this apartment is all the closet space. All the closets are pretty much walk-in-closets...

...our coat closet...with my huge Graco stroller and everything in it!

The hallway to the right when you walk in...leads to the bedrooms and bathrooms.

Eating area and desk area past the hallway and on the right when walking in the front door.

The kitchen is on the left when walking in (we need some cute little bar stools or something for the counter area).

Inside the doorway of the kitchen.

Looking back at the kitchen, and entry area from the desk (you may notice a pretty cute little tour guide in some of these pictures...)

Living room from the eating/desk area...

Standing by the TV looking at the desk/eating area...

Going down the hallway...master bedroom on right, Miley's bedroom on left...

...then if you turn left there is Miley's room on the right, guest room straight ahead, and there is a bathroom on the left.

Master bedroom from doorway (and my lovely pink pillow that I have to sleep with, and my bear that Cameron used in his proposal). :)

From the other corner of the bedroom looking at the doorway, and our closet...and our cute little tour guide...

Master closet that walks through to master bathroom (I figured everyone knows what bathrooms look like so I didn't take any pictures of those).

Walking into Miley's room with her closet on the left...

Yes, even Miley gets her very own walk in closet. :)

A little bit further into the room...

Looking from the corner with the windows, towards doorway.

And finally the guest room where all you guys are going to come stay, right?? RIGHT?! :) I guess it can be Cameron's golf clubs room until then...

Mom, are we done yet?? I want to play...

I am done with the tour guide thing...

So there you have it. It is definitely hard getting back to apartment living after living in a house for the past year (noise, less space, etc.) but we really do like our new place. It is a good amount of space for us and will be a fun place to be for the next little while. Like I said, feel free to leave any comments about decorations...it is a little sparse right now. I have some stuff that needs to be hung up, but I need to get some frames and things first...and now I am just rambling, so that will be the end of that. :) Hope you enjoyed our little tour, if you actually were bored enough to look through this whole thing. :)

Twins Game

On June 3rd, we were able to go to a Twins game against Cleveland. We went with some new friends who just moved into our ward, and we had a great time, despite the fact that Minnesota lost 10-1. We had just moved into our apartment 4 days earlier, and were still living among boxes, and without TV or internet so it was definitely nice to get out and just relax. We left Miley with our sister-in-law too, which added to the relaxing time. :) We had great seats....right behind home plate and about 30 rows up...we hope we can make it to another game very soon!!

Cam and me

Right after the players got in an "almost" fight. All the players had come out of the dugouts, but I didn't get my camera out in time to catch that. :)

Cecia and her cute little guy, Jack, and me

Cameron and...Cameron! :) That's right...we have two of them. :)

Moving Blues

I know moving is not any fun for anyone, but seriously. I have hit my stress mode with this one. We are hoping to be out of the house and into the apartment either Saturday, or Monday. We have got a lot of stuff packed up, but I swear there is always more than you realize when it comes right down to it.

I have done my fair share of moving over the last few years, through college and then up here, but it is a whole new ball game when you have an *almost* one-year old who needs attention, naps, food, love, etc. I am thinking these next couple days are going to be interesting for our little peanut. Does anyone have any advice on how to keep your baby on SOME kind of a schedule on the actual day of the move?? I am still trying to figure that one out. If their bed is in transit, do you just go to the destination and hope that it gets there and that you can avoid a ton of noise while they sleep?? Ugh.

Anyhoo...on a brighter note I have some fun "de-stressers" coming up in the next few days. Getting together with friends will probably be how I keep my sanity, so thank you in advance to those of you that must have known I was in need of a little fun. :) Hopefully moving day isn't as bad as I think it will be...I tend to overreact about some things, so hopefully this is one of those situations. :)

Due to the said move, I am not sure when we will have the internet up and running again, but hopefully soon, and hopefully I can make our new place look kind of home-y and than I will post pictures for all of you to see our new digs!

So until next time...

Anniversary Treat

For our anniversary, Cameron surprised me with tickets to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis.


It was so much fun to get dressed up, drop off Miley at Don and Cindy's, and go out on a really nice date. This is only the second musical I have seen...the first one was also with Cameron when he took me to go see Les Miserables for my birthday one year while we were dating.

I DID bring my camera. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a lot harder to stop and get pictures when there are just two of you. So there aren't any. :(

We had a blast though...the singers, the orchestra, and the set were all AMAZING...so if anyone in the area is looking for something fun to go do, I would highly recommend it!

2 Years!

Today marks two years since Cameron and I did this....


It has been a great two years, and during the time that we dated and have been married we sure have had fun...

...playing and cheering for UW football....

...going to baseball games (Rockies or Twins!)...

...cheering on our Cowboys even when we weren't part of the action...

...going to concerts (Def Leppard and Journey)...

....going to work parties....

...getting engaged...

...getting married...

...honeymooning in Mexico...

...working on our tans while honeymooning in Mexico...

...becoming a family of three...

...traveling to some fun places together...

We have had lots of adventures together and I can't think of anyone I would rather be with during good times and bad. Cameron is the kindest, most patient, loving person I know and I am so lucky that he is mine!

Here's to two years, and to many, many more! I love you, Cameron!

First "Official" Mother's Day

Today marked my first "official" Mother's Day. I kind of felt like it was my second, even though last year at this time Miley wasn't here yet. But it was fun to celebrate with my baby, and to know her personality and everything this year.

Cameron was great. I was very spoiled with some gifts, and a wonderful dinner that he and some friends helped prepare. I love being a mom...it definitely has its challenges and frustrations, but here are some of my favorite parts:

• Going in to get Miley first thing in the morning, and seeing how excited she is to see me (or Cameron). She just lights up. It definitely gets your day started on the right foot.
• Seeing when Miley learns something new, and realizing that Cameron or I taught her that...no matter how big or small, she is learning from us, and it feels good.
• Getting to feel like a kid again...sometimes I don't like this so much, but other times I love getting on the floor and crawling around and playing with blocks.
• Hearing Miley laugh.
• Getting the rare snuggling time when Miley is really tired. Sometimes she won't let me snuggle her at all, but there are times when she will let me rock her and hold her until she falls asleep in my arms. I could hold her like that and watch her sleep for hours.
• Holding Miley's little hand as she toddles around.
• When I am holding her and she looks up at me and reaches up and just touches my face.
  

I feel so lucky that we got such a perfect little girl to be a part of our family. And I hope that I can half the mom that my mom was to us. I am lucky that I have such a great example of the kind of mom I want to be. To all you moms out there....HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!