Happy Mother's Day!

We didn't do much for Mother's Day, which was just what I wanted, a relaxing day with a long nap, dinner with family and spending time with my little guy. Being a wife and mother is the most rewarding job ever, and I have enjoyed every minute of it!

Family Pics at the Resort

Grandma and Grandpa Carroll with Daniel
Grandma and Grandpa Goins with Daniel




This last week has been amazing, we had the opportunity to go with my parents out to Hilton Head Island. Thanks Mom and Dad for inviting us! This was a much needed vacation for us! Then half way through the week Jasons parents got to join us, they drove down from Virginia to spend the rest of the week with us! So we got pretty spoiled, we had both set of parents there! We had a great time being able to spend time together, go the beach, the pool and just hang out. This vacation was just what we needed, it wasn't one of those vacations where you feel like your on the go all the time, and feel more tired coming home, that you need another vacation to recover from the one you were just on. This vacation was just relaxing, with sleeping in, going to the beach, lounging at the pool and of course a little shopping. What more could you ask for?? So thanks again for a great vacation!

at the beach

He was not afraid of the water at all, he just went for it. luckily we had 6 adults to keep a eye on him.

Day Trips

We took a couple of day trips up to Charleston and Savannah. In charleston we walked the market, went to the aquarium and just really enjoyed the scenes.


There wasn't much to see in Savannah, but it was just a nice little day trip with the fam.
I don't know what it was about this trip, but we could never seem to get Daniel to look at the camera, he was just to interested in everything else.

The Pool

They had a pefect little play are for toddlers and the younger kids, Daniel just had a blast crawling around and exploring it all.
As you can tell, just like the beach, he just loved the pool.

Daniel with Grandpa Goins


The water was so nice! I was so surprised at how warm it was, when we first got to Hilton Head we took a walk down to the beach to check it out, as you can see when it was low tide the beach would look really dirty from the seaweed and well....I don't know what that other stuff was, but as soon as high tide came it was just beautiful.

The Beach

Daniel absolutely loved the beach! Honestly I think if he had it his way we would have stayed all day and all night, he had such a blast, and we loved every moment of watching him. This was his first time to the beach so I really didn't know what to expect, but the moment the waves came at him he was all smiles and could not stop giggling.

Hilton Head Island, SC

I forgot to get a picture of the front of the resort with the sign, so I just took one of the mat by the elevator on our way out. It will do, right.
Our view from our Hotel room, it was perfect.

I was taking a walk around the resort and this sign caught my attention, I'm still not sure if there were really any alligators in the water, but lets just say I was a little more cautious after seeing this.

Well...we just got back from vacation and I just haven't had the time to download pics yet, but hopefully after this weekend I'll have some posted, but for now, here is a tag I got while I was gone.

• Tag!

* A- Attached or Single- Attached

*B- Best Friend- Jason

*C- Cake or Pie- Cake

*D- Day of Choice- Saturday

*E- Essential Item- it a tie between my cell phone and lip gloss

*F- Favorite Color- Purple or Blue

*G- Greatest Accomplishment- Becoming a wife and mother, it can be so challenging at times but completely worth it!

*H- Hometown- Bountiful, UT

*I- Indulgences- at the moment I can't give into my indulgences because of having wonderful gestational diabetes, but when I'm not pregnant, I just love brownies!

*J- January or July- JULY!

*K- Kids- 1 and 1 on the way

*L- Life is incomplete without- My Family!

*M- Marriage Date- October 29, 2004

*N- Number of Siblings- 2

*O- Oranges or Apples- Oranges

*P- Phobias or Fears- I hate when things are completely dark, it just freaks me out, that why I have night lights all over my house!

*Q- Quote- I don't know if its a quote but I love the saying "When you can no longer stand, Kneel!"

*R-Reason to Smile- My adorable little boy and my hubby!

*S- Season- Spring or Fall (I love that's its not to hot or not to cold, its just perfect!)

*T- Tag 5 friends- Rosie, Sheri, Becca, Kellie, Emmy, Janalee

*U- Unknown fact about me- When it comes to cleaning my house, I can't just do one thing and then move on to the next, I'll start making my bed then I notice something on my dresser that goes in Daniels room so I'll stop making my bed and take it in his room, then I'll find something in there out of place so I pick that up and the cycle goes on, I usually end up back where I started but its usually like a hour later, and I have by then started cleaning the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room. I guess all that matters is that it gets done, just in a weird sort of way.

*V- Very Favorite Store- well right now I'm loving baby gap and Gap Maternity!

*W- Worst Habit- I can be a horrible backseat driver, it drives Jason crazy

*X- X-ray or Ultrasound- Ultrasound

*Y- Your Favorite food- Italian

*Z- Zodiac sign- Taurus

Gas Pump Humor

I got these pics in a email and thought it was just too funny not to share, there were quite a few more, but I think we get the point with these two, all I can say is gas prices are getting ridiculous!

27 wks 5 days

I wish I could say I was a cute pregnant woman, but honestly, I'm not a fan of profile shots of me pregnant(I blame it on having a short torso). But I have been getting requests for a side shot, and so here it is, probably one of the few you'll see. Sorry if you can't see very well with the black shirt, but that was my way of hiding my "imperfections". But I'm still feeling good for the most part, I have my 28 week apt tomorrow which means its time for that wonderful glucose screening test, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have gestational diabetes again. So think positive for me!

What a week!

Poor little guy, he didn't want to sleep anywhere except here on the couch, or my arms.
What a week it has been, on Tuesday night Daniel came down with the Stomach Flu. Which then called for a very long night, a night of every 15 minutes throwing up and then once his stomach was empty, he was dry heaving all night. I think this is one of the hardest parts about being a parent, I hate seeing Daniel sick or in pain, it just breaks my heart, and the fact that I really can't do anything for him except just hold him and tell him everything will be okay makes it even harder, I just wish I could take the pain and horrible feeling away. So after a full night of that and him not being able to keep anything down we decided to take him into the Doctor to make sure he wasn't to dehydrated, the doctor was worried about him, his coloring was very pale and when he cried he no loner had tears, and basically I couldn't keep him awake, he just wanted to sleep, and even if I tried waking him up he would be up for a minute or two and then fall right back to sleep. So the Doctor instructed me to take him home and using a syringe and give him 1 tsp of pedialyte every 5 minutes for an hour, and if he keeps that down, then move on to 2 tsp every 5-10 minutes, well we didn't make it the first hour, because he was throwing up again, but by the second hour we were making some progress and no episodes, and by the third hour we were doing even better, which made me happy because that meant we didn't have to go to the hospital for IV fluids. So I did my best to try and get him to take the fluids every 5-10 minutes, but it got to the point where I just couldn't keep him awake and he really just wanted to sleep, so I let him sleep, that night was so much better, we all got some much needed sleep. By the next morning he was doing so much better, not completely himself, but better than the day before. And now he's pretty much back to himself, he still doesn't want to eat or drink much, but I am able to get a little in him, but his coloring is back to normal, and he's back to playing around with me!

You're probably wondering why we have Daniel crawling around outside and playing half naked, that would because his absent minded pregnant mother forgot to change him and he ended up soaked, yes, his pants and onseie were completely wet, and because I also forgot to bring a change of clothes with me, he had to go around half the afternoon in his church shirt and diaper. Luckily this all happened after our trip to Temple Square and the blessing. I actually didn't even notice it until after the blessing and we were headed up to my parents house. But needless to say I'll be better prepared next time, and figured it might be wise to have a few extra outfits at my parents house in case this ever happens again, because it seems like lately I have been a little out of it. I blame the hormones. One good thing is, it didn't seem to stop him, I don't know how they do it, but he was crawling around like it was no big deal, whether it was the cement, the patio, the hard wood floor, he just crawled away, my knees were hurting just watching him, but he never complained once about it, he just played around like his normal happy self. It was good to see my parents and get to spend some time with them, living as close as we do we don't see them nearly enough, so I really enjoy these visits and I know Daniel does too, he just adores my mom and dad. But it was a really enjoyable day, full and busy, but really what more could you ask for, spending time at Temple Square, going to church and a baby blessing and getting to spend time as a family. Now that is what I call a perfect day!