Swimming and a birthday

Well we finally had a chance to take Charlotte to the pool Monday. I was so excited to finally go. We didn't stay too long because I knew Charlotte would need another nap but we had fun even though we were only there an hour and a half. Charlotte really liked the water and towards the end of our stay she was more used to it and being braver walking around. I like that the pool is so big so there is tons of room and not too crowded. We're hoping to go a couple more times and hopefully much more next year when she's a little older.

She looks so cute in her little swimsuit. I also just love her cute little blonde hair blowing in the wind. I love my little girl so much. She is just a blast to be around.

Yesterday was my little sister's 16th birthday. So hard to believe she's old enough to date and drive. I still think of her as a little girl and should probably be careful about that so I don't treat her like one. I was excited to do something for her. I made her 2 homemade chocolate pudding pies and bought her a ton of flowers and some balloons. I of course didn't have a huge vase like I thought I did so I ended up keeping some of the flowers. Can't complain about having some fresh flowers around the house. But I just wanted her to feel special. I honestly don't remember my 16th birthday. I think I had a basketball game that night. I was playing high school ball then and my bday is right in the middle of the season. I'm sure my friends did something for me but right now I can't remember a thing! How sad is that.... that's what pregnancy and a kid does to ya. Wipes your memory clean. But anyway, I just wanted my sister to feel special somehow so I hope she enjoyed it and didn't get too embarassed. She's also gonna go to Lagoon with me, Scott and Charlotte the end of the month. Scott requested 3 tickets from work since they go for pioneer day each year. Charlotte gets in free so I told Chloe she could come and we can all swap with Charlotte going on rides and what not. So that'll be fun. So anyway, here's some pics from her bday.

Little punk hides behind her new camera so I can't get a pic and when I do get one she makes a stupid face... that's Chloe for ya. Never changes. 

So tomorrow is mine and Scott's big date night. Really excited for that. I just love being with Scott. He's so much fun. I just wanna take a min since I never really did post anything for Father's Day. Hopefully this doesn't sound all stepford wife-ish. I just really really really love Scott. He is definitely my best friend and I think he's really hot. What can I say, I'm super attracted to my husband. So we've noticed the difference when we are reading our scriptures every night and praying together every night as opposed to doing it every now and again. Of course we're a normal couple and have little arguments usually over stupid stuff but we notice how those little arguments disappear when we do what we should do every night and we've both been trying really hard to stay on top of it. 1 week straight so far! I'm just glad we're both trying to do our best so neither of us feels like the other one doesn't care to make the effort. I just think I was so lucky to find him and that he wanted to be with me because he seriously is the best. He's a great dad and he's great at helping out around the house when I just can't get it all during the day. He's a really hard worker and does so much so we can pay our bills and have that little extra bit to do something for ourselves now and again. He's just pretty awesome and its amazing how much I love him. I never knew I could love someone so much. So yeah, date night tomorrow will be fun to have some alone time. I think we need it. We need to get out and just have some fun the two of us although I know we're both gonna miss Charlotte like crazy.

Also on a sad note there have been a couple deaths the last few days that luckily haven't directly affected us but close enough to make me appreciate my family more than ever. Last Sat a girl died who was in my old ward back in Cali. I remember her as a little girl but her family moved into another ward while we were still out there. Anyway she was reported missing on Sunday and I had kinda been looking on facebook to see what was up. By the way her last posts on there sounded it seemed like her and her boyfriend of 18 mo had broken up and she was pretty upset over it and she basically jumped off a cliff. So sad since she was only 18 and had so much ahead of her. I just hope her family is finding the comfort they need at this time. I can only imagine the pain they feel but with the Lord on your side things are so much easier to overcome. The other death we just found out about last night. This guy at my dad's work (where I used to work) drowned on a scout trip. I didn't know him. He was a tech for Ogden and started after I left. My dad said he had the week off for that trip and my dad had gotten a phone call while he was on call last night. A family member was trying to get a hold of the boss, Tony, to tell him about a tragedy that happened. My dad called Tony and thats when my dad found out. My dad thinks he was in his late 20s and he had a family. It's just so terrible. So sad when these things happen but death is a part of life and you never know when it might be your time. You just need to appreciate the time you have with family here and now and never turn away from Heavenly Father. He'll be the one there when you need him most.

So there have been some sad times and some good times but looking ahead we have a beautiful weekend planned. Great weather, the 3rd of July parade and time to spend with family so I couldn't be happier. I will definitely be keeping those families in my prayers and if everyone else could too even if you don't know them. I don't think it makes a difference if you know them or not. The extra strength will help get them through.