Update

I don't have very many pictures but we have kept pretty busy the last few weeks. Cami and her kids have been her so we have been busy playing with the cousins. It's so fun to spend time with my sisters and their kids. We have been steelhead fishing again. It was so fun as usual, although we didn't catch anything. Last weekend was my 29th birthday. It was a blast!! We got to golf and hang out with friends. We also had birthday dinner on Sunday with the family. Tyree is growing up so fast. She rolls all over the place and has for awhile. She hasn't figured out how to crawl yet, which is probably a good thing. You can tell she really wants to move. She is still full of smiles and giggles. It is so fun to watch her little personality develop. It is fun to watch her get fascinated with something and try to figure it out. We started her on baby food a couple weeks ago. Only a little a couple times a day. Everyday she eats a little more. She has one tooth now. I keep trying to get a picture, but I can't. That's it for now so I will try to keep you updated.

Fishing Trips!!

It's steelhead fishing time again. Having a baby makes it a little difficult to go, but Kelly and I were able to steal away last Sunday. He bought me a new rod and reel, and apparently we got a good one because I out fished him. We both caught a really nice one, but they were native fish so we had to release them. We did however get a few we could keep. We had a blast and enjoyed the time together.

Baby Blessing

On Feb. 11 we had Tyree's baby blessing. It was so great!! We were so blessed to have our families here. I was very glad that my parents could come out and my father could do the blessing. The blessing was beautiful, other than she cried the whole time. After the blessing we ate some lunch and then just visited. My dad gave the blessing and the priesthood holders that stood in were our Bishop Blaine Ball (who is actually a cousin of the Crystals), Brandon Ball, Grandpa Demont Crystal, and two of my brother inlaws Travis, and Jake. The Crystal side. The Cunningham side. Kelly's cousin Brandon and his wife Denise had twin boys 6 weeks before Tyree. We had such a nice visit the whole weekend. Thanks everyone for coming.

Skye was right!

I want you all to go to Skye's blog, find your Zodiac sign, and read your forecast. I have to say I am starting to become a believer. A week or two ago Skye posted how it was the end of the year of the rabbit, if only she knew how right she was. It was only a few days later that our beloved family pet rabbit, Lola, was taken from this life (by a dog). For those of you who are not familiar with Lola, I will give you quick run down of her life. 3 years ago Kelly gave me this cute, little, white, fluff ball, bunny for my birthday. I litter box trained her so she lived in the house with us. Slowly the small bunny became a large rabbit, the white fluff liked to shed, and although she was completely potty trained, we could not seem to break her of chewing on everything. So, after about 10 months she became an outside rabbit. It was better because our house was to warm for her with all that fur. She was trained enough by then that we could turn her loose and she would stay in the yard(even though we don't have a fence) until we put her up at night. She loved to dig holes in the snow in the winter, and lay in the cool grass in the summer. I was constantly chasing her out of the flower beds, they were like candy to her. A week ago we had turned her out, and as I was pulling out of the driveway I noticed a strange dog. Then I noticed he was literally eating my rabbit. Although part of me was very sad, I have to smile because she lived a good life. Even if she was wishing she was in better shape, I know she died a free, wild rabbit. Farewell Lola!

Florida Pics!

Finally I am updating. We had Christmas and then Tyree and I made a trip to Florida so I have been pretty busy. I am going to post the Florida pics now and hopefully I will get the Christmas pics up before Valentines Day. On Jan 4 Tyree and I flew out to Florida to visit my family. Half of them were running the Ragnar Relay, and the rest of us decided to make it a full family get together. Besides who doesn't want to go to Florida in Jan? Cali, Parker, Tyree and I traveled together. The little girls did great on all of the flights. The first day we just relaxed and waited for everyone to show up. It was the first time for Tyree to meet most of the family. We took lots of pictures. It was so fun to meet Gage and Reagen for the first time. After the runners went out on Fri. we went to the everglades to see some alligators. There was Cami, and her 3 kids Lily, Ransom, Gage, and our brother inlaw Ryan (Skye was running) with their baby Reagen, and his mother Donna. Also me, Tyree, and Parker. Cali was running too. It was fun to see the alligators, and it still blows my mind that you just walk right by them with no fence. On Sat. we loaded up and drove down to Key West to cheer are runners across the finish. They did awesome and we are so proud. We took pictures at the southern most point, walked around a little, and grabbed some food. It was fun, but I would love to go back and spend more time one day. Sunday we sang in church, of course, and then relaxed. Monday was a big day because we went to Disney World. It was a first time me, and it was fun! There was way to much stuff to do. We definitely need to go back. Tyree loved it too, the rides and the light parade. Tuesday was our last day, so we stopped by the beach. We had been so busy that we didn't have time for Tyree to put her feet in the ocean. The day was beautiful. I wish our flight wasn't leaving later that day because I would have put my suit on too, and hung out. The important thing was Tyree got to wear her swim suit (grandma brought it back from Hawaii) and have her first beach experience. She is so cute!! That wraps up our Florida trip. It was such a great time and I loved being with my family. THE END!!