30.1.10

happy little frock

yesterday i made this using this
i almost finished by the time niya woke up from her nap.
it made me happy

27.1.10

the neck strength of a 4 year old

little punkin is 3 months old!
i really can't believe how fast the time has gone by. she has brought so much joy into our lives. we are so grateful to have her as a part of our little family. of course we think she is the cutest, and smartest baby in the world. drew likes to tell everyone she has the neck strength of a 4 year old
niya is such a good, sweet baby, and shes a great sleeper too! she sleeps from about 10pm to 8am. i think heavenly father knew that if he gave me a baby that didn't sleep i would have to be commited. she is starting to make so many cute noises she loves to chitter chatter, and she is really smiley. her best friend is her penguin. she will just babble, and smile, and bat at him for like an hour. its seriously cute
she is just a happy baby. i love being with her all day. i feel truly blessed that drew works so hard so that i can stay home. thanks babe
this last sunday we made our church debut. drew has been bugging me to get back. i told him its an unwritten rule that you get till your baby is 3 months before you have to go back to church.
church is just a pool of germs, not to mention that none of my dresses fit me, but, i finally gave in, bought niya a new outfit, and went to church. It actually felt really good, and she was a little angel of course
we love you baby girl! Happy 3 month birthday!!!!!

26.1.10

grandpa and the belly dancer

this last weekend we had a fun dinner at cedars of lebanon. we were celebrating the engagement of drews cousin Jake to the really sweet samantha
it was good food, and me and manda had fun sitting in the corner just taking in all the glory that is the quist family

then came the belly dancer. drew was bummed that she was old but he still managed to slip her a onsie

and then there was grandpa and the belly dancer, he didn't mind one bit she was old.....awesome

18.1.10

the getty

when we were in california we took niya to her first museum. we went to the getty to see the rembrandt exhibit. drew loved it. i just thought it was ok. its always fun to walk around there though. its really pretty being up on the hill and the architecture and gardens are cool too.
it was so nice to be out of the utah weather where we could actually take her outside
she just chilled in the baby bjorn
the view from the top
some times i so miss california

2010!

for new years we spent the weekend at the beach house. i was a little nervous after thanksgiving was a barf fest. it turned out to be a really fun weekend. i love the beach house. i have so many good childhood memories there. i love that we have a place we can all get together and im excited to create new memories with my own little family.

It was a small little group this year just drew and i, the thomas', mom and dad, tom and kathy, the cronquists, and brenna
new years eve bj made a yummy asian cuisine
mom and dad even showed up for a bit despite both their unhealthy states. i think they look pretty good for being two little sickys
party animals
sunny finally decided to hold niya (she was afraid she would catch niyas christmas cough)
this pic is not so cute of niya but i liked it of sunny
the cronquists minus josh. we missed you josh!! at least we got to say happy new year to him in cuba via skype
the kids rang in the new year a little early
the next day we walked on the beach and had fun at the tide pools. as we were walking katie said it was her happy place. as i though about it i had to agree. its just so beautiful and familiar
bj and nadia found a star fish. later i saw her chuck it back into the pools. shes wild
kate and jane liked the star fish too
i had to take this cute family pic. i wanted a cute family pic of my family but the excitement of the tide pools over took drew and he left me and niya behind in the dust. he did find an octopus though, i guess thats what really matters
ty found the ocean clay
nadia did too
the day ended with an amazing sunset. i love the beach house
Happy 2010!! I hope its an amazing year!

11.1.10

boo for shots

last week niya had her second well baby check up. this meant her first set of vaccinations :( i was excited for the appointment to find out how much she had grown since her 2 week check up. but nervous for the shots. she weighed in at a whopping 11lbs 4oz and was 23inches long. she was a little angle face for most of the appointment. all smiles
she had a great time hangin out on the table just kicken her little legs and swingin her arms. she loved being naked because the office is no joke like 90 degrees. i was wearing some furry boots that day and i was sweating like a beast in there. i know they have to keep the naked babies warm but come on! i kinda wanted to die and was a little worried dr pete would notice that i was sweating
at the end of the appointment it was time for the shots. she had 3. as i bent down to put my face next to hers to try to calm her the nurse brutally (well it seemed to me) stabbed her in the leg. niya looked at me with these sad little eyes that said "OUCH! why would you do that to me!?"
im sorry baby girl it wasn't me. it was that mean nurse with the needles in her hand
she cried her little eyes out for maybe 2 minutes then she was over it. we went about our day like nothin happened. what a brave little baby i have :)

6.1.10

california christmas

the day after christmas we drove to california to spend a week with my family. we had a little late christmas get together since not everyone could be there for actual christmas. sunny made a delish pork tenderloin, and we did gift exchanges, and of course our annual christmas talent show!
billy and malenas family passed around a candle and you had to say your goal for the year when the candle came to you. heres my mom saying her goal and jane looks bored
nadia got a rat for christmas. she named it gus gus. it lasted 3 days before she accidentally killed it. RIP gus gus

lilly definaely has major talents. she made up a dance to "fame" and performed it for the show. it was fantastic. i especially love that she lipped the words to the song while she danced
presents time is always fun
niya got some cute books
even though i couldn't be there on christmas day it was still fun to celebrate late!

christmas morn

we woke up christmas morning excited to see what santa would bring!
Niya just liked the trash
drew got a sleeping back from santas two little elves named adam and amanda
personally i think that thing looks like pure torture. im mean really who could actually get any sleep in that coffin? but he's super stoked
grandma lisa got niya this little doll. she loves it
I got drew some sweet ski goggles
Drew got me the wii and wii fit. now maybe i can stop being such a fatty

santa brought niya a sock monkey. i think it creeped her out a little
After opening presents we has christmas smoothies (a quist tradition) toast eggs and ham. Niya had a little christmas cough but she didn't seem to mind that much
The rest of the day was really great too. Unfortunately my battery died on my camera so i didn't get anymore pics :( We went to grandpa georges with the quist side of the family for lunch. And then back to scott and lisas for dinner with the lashley side. It was so fun just hangin out, eating LOTS of food, being with family, and celebrating the birth of our savior.
Merry Christmas!!!!

the eve

this year we stayed in utah for christmas. it was my first year ever not being with my family in california. it was fun to experience new traditions and introduce my old traditions to the quists.

Christmas eve with the quists = driving around in the car eating pizza and looking at christmas lights. Totally different and new for me but really fun, and festive!
Niya liked it too. She loves pizza and sleep
Adam and Amanda snuggled up together in the back and ate their pizza and giggled
People take christmas lights seriously
After looking at lights we came back to the house and took some family pics. It was Niyas first christmas eve!

we all got to open one present. Niya got this from aunt amanda who is OBSESSED with britney spears
she also got the winkle
drew got a new computer bag
one of my very favorite christmas traditions in my family is that we all wear matching jammies. Im sure the quists were so excited that they got sucked in to that one
everyone was good sports about it. look even scott seems happy to be matching
we ended the night in the basement all watching christmas vacation. Niya drew and i spent the night. Adam was so nice to give up his bed. Thanks adam. We had a really great christmas eve.