Sleeping Baby Bobble Head!

Mikkelle REFUSED to take a nap one day and this is the result.

SUSHI NIGHT

So, I don't know what is up with me lately but I have been craving sushi! We have had it three times in a week! And sushi is a little expensive to be eating so often, so we decided to make some at home (well I sorta made Kelby). I've been wanting to do it for like EVER! Above is the seaweed, the sesame seeds and the bamboo mat (I researched some stuff online). The bamboo mat was a place mat (haha) which we had to substitute for a real one (and it didn't work so well) and the seaweed was a little too tough (we'll have to find a different brand) BUT it did the job!

Here is the sushi rice after I finished cooking and cooling it with sushi rice vinegar.

Here are the chopsticks, miso soup packets (yum) and the bowls we used for the soup. These bowls are the ones BooBoo gave us from Japan!

And here are some of the fillings, cucumbers and avocado's. MMMmmm! And of course we had meat. Crab and Shrimp.

And here's some of the sushi! We quickly discovered that our knives are no where NEAR sharp enough (I really want a sushi knife now!) so they made the rice fall off a little (which was annoying and totally ruins my display) However they were DELICIOUS! And Kelby made me make some more the next day!

YUMMY Miso Soup! I even ate the tofu this time although the seaweed is my favorite!

And of course more sushi! I learned a lot from this first experience and I am excited to get all the right tools so I can make more! It's a lot of fun!
Man, this is making me want more sushi!

GIMP

Here's Mikkelle after she went to the ER. She got a temporary cast and a sling! And she was so drugged up on Codeine she was happy about it!

Mikkelle with her favorite teddy, and her brand new PINK cast! (be careful! That thing is hard. I took one to the face and now have a lovely bruise!)

And of course our little Cheese Ball. I just love her!
The Dr. said she will have the cast on for four weeks!
We'll see how that goes...

ThE 4tH oF JuLy!

Here's Mikkelle in her cute little getup ready to start the parade! She was actually quite bored for the first little bit! Sitting still for longer than 1 minute is NOT her favorite!

Kelby and I got there a little earlier because we wanted to get in the front. We ended up being in charge of extra T-Shirts and the Candy : ) Here we are about to go onto the main road of the parade!

We had a sign that was held in front of us and we were announced about every couple hundred ft.  (I don't know if you can tell from here but we had followers...lol...a lot of the other parents walked behind us because we had bubbles and they kept their children happy)

Not such a flattering picture of me but Mikkelle is cute. As you can see we went all out compared to a lot of the other strollers and such (we also got a lot of attention because of it)

It actually started to rain, which surprisingly got us more cheers! lol. Mikkelle seemed confused by it.

Us walking in the parade : ) 

Kelby just thought this sign was really funny...

Mikkelle eventually got out and walked around. This was her favorite part. She got to get real close to people and they all cheered her on. There was actually a part in the parade where she was running and she totally fell. All of a sudden there was this loud "Awwwwww!!" from the crowd and as she stood up there was a huge "YAY!" and lots of clapping. She just kinda looked around, started clapping too and began running again (only to fall again a few feet later to have the whole scene repeated).

After the parade Mikkelle got her picture taken with a few winners of a local pageant. They were goo-gaa-ing over her. She was kinda tired from running and walking and sitting so much that she wasn't the happiest baby. Although she was still very polite with her "please" and "thank yous." 

Also there were several professional photographers that got right up close with Mikkelle and one videographer that Mikkelle loved! He got her attention and she started walking right after him! Staring at the camera the whole time! He taped her for like 30 seconds straight on and then followed her around for a while. This happened in front of a bunch of friends in the crowd and they were all cheering her on!  

Madeline!

Mikkelle after being in the parade..haha

This guy sounded just like Captain Jack Sparrow!

Pretty...

These kids were insane! It's hard to see but this girl is doing a flip!

These girls were also doing gymnastics!

I don't know where this Stake got it's budget from but this was pretty impressive!

Hahaha, onion days...what?

Tired but cute... Both of them : )

Waving to passerby's 

After the parade we had to walk all the way home. All in all we walked about 7 miles that day. And Mikkelle was a sweetie all the way : )

After that morning we came home and Mikkelle napped (notice she is much happier in her pictures from now on!) While she napped Kelby and I watched ID4! (I fell asleep).

Then we went outside and had a water balloon fight...ate some ice cream...

 

Played with the bubbles...

Got sudsy...

Pretended to get attacked by Killer Baby!

And had a fire in our pit. We roasted hot dogs and ate s'mores! 

We tried to keep Mikkelle awake to watch the Fireworks out front from Stadium of Fire but there was no way. She zonked out. But that's OK. Kelby and I got some blankets, some pillows a few drinks and sat on our car in the driveway. 

It was a beautiful show!

After the fireworks Kelby and I passed out! It was an exhausting and exciting day! I wish we could do it all over again! 

*Here are a few video clips from the parade and after*

TWENTY-TWO

Well, I am officially Twenty-Two! And my Birthday started off amazing and ended that way thanks to my completely thoughtful husband! It all began with Breakfast in bed @ 9 o'clock! I didn't even hear Mikkelle! He'd gotten her all ready and she brought me flowers.

There were also rose petals all over the bed and the floor...which made me feel like a complete princess!

...And of course the D-licious meal he had prepared for me!

There were also these cute little coupons that he had made for me (since apparently my present was an I.O.U. I guess they were out of stock) that he had placed throughout the day!

Then there was the puzzle! While Kelby was cleaning up from breakfast I went on a search throughout the house looking for these pieces.

Each piece had a clue as to where the next one was...

And they all came together to create a message: A list of things we could do that day...and the next day! (Yes he gave me TWO days!) But one piece/option was missing...

And VOILA! It was on a brand NEW BIKE! So, I know, my husband is pretty much the coolest ever! (And here I thought I was getting an I.O.U.! Ha!) We went on a bike ride about ten minutes later and the whole time Mikkelle kept saying "Wee....Wee!" It was super cute!

And of course there were all the beautiful roses I had collected! I totally forgot the picture, but THANK YOU THANK YOU Everyone else for the presents you sent! I loved them all!

After breakfast and the Bike ride we all got dressed and ready for the day and went out to my FAVORITE restaurant Tucanos! Where they sang to me and made me dance. It was delicious and fun!

Brazilian lemonade. Yum.

After lunch Kelby let me and Mikkelle take naps while he wrote out the invitations to a girls night I was having later that week (How amazing can he get?!).

Then, there was the bowling!

Kelby and I don't go bowling often so we aren't very good, but it was a lot of fun and he kicked my butt!

Mikkelle in the middle of saying something...

She is such a cheese ball!

At the bowling alley they had one of those photo booths. Kelby and I had never done one! It was awesome! We sent one to each of the parents and kept two for ourselves!

They are a little blurry but you get the idea!
After bowling we dropped Mikkelle off at Kevin and Amanda's and she watched her for us. Then we went out to this place called The Happy Sumo.
WHICH WAS AWESOME!
I'm always in the mood for sushi and theirs was amazing! I was very impressed!
And off to the movies we went!
We saw The Proposal and really enjoyed it!
It was the perfect day!
Every second was amazing! So thank you to everyone who helped,
But especially to Kelby. You are the most amazing man I have ever met and you make me happier each day I spend with you. Thank you for always being there for me and being so good at showing me you care!
I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!
TE AMO!