meet the newest member of our family...

A few nights ago while chad was at work I took Kate to the pet store to see the animals and she loved it! She went up to all of the animals cages and would wave and say hi, it was so cute. So yesterday we were watching my little sister Anna and she wanted to see Kate visit the pet store so we stopped by a little store on center street and again Kate went crazy, especially over this cute little chinchilla. So being my impulsive self I decided to bring our little friend home.So meet Zoie, she is a chinchilla. They are the funniest little animals, but she sure is quick and can jump pretty high. Kate loves having someone smaller than her in the house to play with.

So far she has been a really sweet and low maintanance pet to have around.

valentines in vegas

For Valentines weekend Chad and I took off to Vegas, it was such a fun and much needed break! We left Kate home and just relaxed. We visited the dental school in Vegas and got an idea of what we are in for. Friday night we went to a show and met up with Chad's cousins Trina and Jeff who had the same great idea as us! It was such a blast!

On Valentines day morning Chad surprised me by taking me to the Venician hotel and we went on the Gondola and got serenaded, It was so much fun! Then we spent the rest of the day just hanging out and going to the buffet and casino with Trina and Jeff.It was a little chilly but definitely warmer than Provo so no complaints. I wish that I could take a vacation like this every weekend!

a day in the life of kate

here are some cute pictures of kate that have been sitting on my camera and they are just so cute that I have to share!

I made the most of my break by discovering McDonalds play place- ha ha. I cant believe it took me so long! Kate loves it and I get a break... its great all around.

She also loves their ice cream cones once play time is over

This is the crazy doll that we got her for christmas and it actually pees in the diaper when you give her the "special juice". Kate has figured out the diaper changing routine thanks to her doll... we are not sure if this is a good thing just yet.

caught in the act! she knows where the good stuff is!

daddys girl! this picture makes him so proud!

This is kates favorite outfit- she picked it out herself!

this grocery cart/car is the only way we get grocery shopping done now days

this is what happens when daddy changes the diapers- they end up on the wrong end. Ha ha just kidding he does a great job with the diaper changes!

stress sucks

so obviously it has been awhile since my last post... I have lost the cord to my camera to upload my pictures (no thanks to kate I am sure). I just finished my second semester of nursing school and was so excited to have a break this week (especially from my stress level-thus the name of my post). To my dismay this week has been just as bad- I think my body just runs on stress. Last night I wound up with pink eye, lucky for me we have a nice family friend who happens to be a doctor. He came over to my parents and brought me drops but said "well after all the stress of finals its no wonder you got pink eye". I wonder what i'll get next week? After finishing the semester I have found a whole new list of things to stress myself out about, here are a few... 1. how do you discipline a one year old? 2. how do you keep your house semi clean with a one year old? 3. how do you get anything done with a one year old...and how do people with more than one child get anything done, if I cant even keep up with one!? I checked out some books on parenting this week and it has become one of lifes biggest mysteries to me! If anyone has suggestions for me that would be great! The solution I have found this week is to talk my sweet cousin in to watching her while Chad and I go to Las Vegas for the weekend :)