The Long Weekend of Awesomeness and Stuff

The craziness started on Wednesday for us this week! Wednesday after work Sienna and I went over to Grandpa and Grandma's house to help make Sam pretty for some pretty wedding pictures and then spent the rest of our night playing with the Gibson kids so that Aunt Katie could go enjoy a night out with her friends, we even got to spend the night! Unfortunately, Aunt Rachel wasn't feeling well the next morning and couldn't watch Sienna. Daddy drove out to Elk Grove and picked up Sienna and the two of them got to spend the whole morning together. Sienna was very excited....

On Thursday night we had the opportuntity to go to the temple to be there with Sam when she went through for the first time. Sienna got to spend that time hanging out with Grandma Hudson and Great Grandma Swanson!

Friday, I left my favorites in bed as I went off to work. Right after work though we celebrated Baby Jett's first birthday. I can't believe that he is actually one already! We celebrated with some swimming, opening presents and pirate cupcakes. We love that little/big guy and were so excited to be able to celebrate with the Esslingers...we sure miss them... Friday night we had a bachelorette party for Sam at Chevy's on the River...sorry no pictures Andi took them all.

Saturday, we started our day back at Grandpa's house helping Aunt Sam get ready for her big day! Sienna decided doing hair isn't that exciting and played with Miss Jenny instead.

After everyone was pretty we went off to the temple for the sealing. After the sealing we took some pictures and then went over to Olive Garden for a luncheon with the two families. We got home with just enough time to get Sienna ready and head over to the church for more pictures and the reception. Some of my favorite pictures of the day for you:

We were definitely tired by the end of our weekend but we are so excited for Aunt Sam and Uncle Jake. We had alot of fun seeing lots of our friends and being able to celebrate this special day. We can't wait for them to get home from their honeymoon so we can hear about how awesome the cruise and Alaska was!

State Fair

My mom was nice enough this year to purchase a bunch of tickets to the State Fair for the family this year. Mom and Dad decided to go on first responders day since they could both get in free and everyone decided that we would go with them. I took the day off and we packed up the baby and off we carpooled to the fair. Mom really wanted to see the Moto Cross show so we definitely hit that up. Sienna hated it...mostly because she was exhausted when we got to the show and partly because it was loud...so I missed most of it. However, Nick took a ton of pictures of all the cool tricks for me.

Dad also took Katie and her kids on the Pirate boats and after coming back laughing and soaking wet persauded Tracy, Chad, Sam and I to go on them as well. It was a lot of fun and thanks to Chad and Tracy's broken cannons Sam and I looked like we had peed our pants but our hair stayed dry and when you have natural curl, that's the important part :)

We also saw all the exhibits, including the Big Bugs, the farm animals, and caught part of a concert. We didn't try any crazy food, but enjoyed the standard of corndogs and fried zucchini. Sienna was such a good girl! She took little naps through out the day and the only time she got upset was trying to take a nap at the Moto Cross show.

It was fun getting the chance to go to the fair with our family. I can't wait until Sienna is a little bigger and can actually enjoy some of the stuff instead of just dealing with it.

Fourth of July Weekend

We had a very big fourth of July weekend. On Saturday we went over to the Langstraat's house for a BBQ and some swimming. This was Sienna's first time going swimming and she was not a fan! She clung to daddy like her life depended on it and her little heart was beating like crazy but I tell you what...she looked so cute in her swimsuit.

She decided that lounging by the pool was more her style...

On Sunday we went to the Bacchus' house for a BBQ and fireworks across the street at the park. Sienna did really well during the fireworks. I don't know that she loved them but she didn't cry and watch very intently. On the actual fourth we went to a pancake breakfast in the morning and then headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house for some more swimming and round two of BBQ and fireworks. Grandma and Grandpa had heard about our swimming fiasco earlier that week and went out and bought a small perfect Sienna sized pool...she LOVED it!

These are some of my favorite pictures from the many, many pictures Daddy took of her. I like that you can see her earrings that she got the weekend after camping and those two silly teeth she has. Afterward we had round two of fireworks...

I don't know if you can tell but she's freaking out a little. I think they were too close, she was too tired and she did NOT want me to cover her ears. Overall, we had a great weekend and loved being able to spend time with our friends and family while celebrating our independence.

Camping Trip

We had a great time on our annual Memorial Day weekend camping trip to Santa Cruz. I was a little nervous to take Sienna since she is still pretty little but she was awesome. She slept through the night and dealt well for not being able to roll around in the dirt. The first day we got there we went straight to the beach. Unfortunately it was really windy and downwind from a stinky boat but she got to put her feet in the sand and kind of liked it. We skipped touching the ocean though since it was so cold. She spent most of the time we were there taking a nap.

The next day we went to the tidepools and saw all the cool stuff living in them. We found star fish, crabs, sea anemones and a ton of mussells just covering the rocks. The kids loved it and Sienna fell asleep.

On Sunday we like to take a hike to see the giant redwood trees and surprise Sienna fell asleep. We had a ton of fun and enjoyed spending time with the family and getting to know future uncle Jake a little bit better.

Next year is going to be crazy with her walking and falling over the place, I can't wait!

Six Months

This post is mildly delayed due to the fact that we moved and have had serious issues trying to successfully set up the internet in our new home. This little monster is officially six months old as of May 19th...

The next day she had her doctor's appointment and got her stats. She is 25 inches long (24%) and 12 pounds 14 ounces (4%). She is wonderfully petite. She is eating like a champ and especially loves sweet potatoes. She wants to eat everything and even has two teeth now! She likes to roll all over the place and has a very strong personality. When she is good she is so good and when she is naughty she is very naughty. She is pretty fantastic...

Racing for a cure...

It's become a tradition for the Busath girls to participate in the Race for the Cure every year. However, this year was a little bit different due to Andi's move to Idaho, Sam thinking she would be at school and Megan's busy schedule. Katie brought a friend and I brought the baby and we walked our legs off.

I love seeing the sprinkling of pink shirts from the survivors and the amount of people affected or just wanted to do something to bring more hope. It's such a great event and we can't wait until next year.

Spring Happenings

We have successfully moved out of our apartment and into Grandma Swanson's house. We have not successfully acquired internet however, hence the delay of the Easter post. Internet or not though Easter did come...which is always good. Sienna got to wear a fancy dress that I got at one of my baby showers and even got her own Easter basket. She was super fascinated by her poofy dress and played with it most of the morning...and I thought I would have to wait until she was three to tell her to keep her dress down :) After church we went over to my parents house for dinner and an egg hunt. It was a wonderfully low key and happy Easter for us.

I love her face in this picture. She makes it all the time now...

Miss Sienna also patiently waited until after we moved to start eating rice cereal. She has been showing me that she is ready for a couple of weeks but I wanted to wait until after the move. She took to it like a champ! No messy face pictures for you because she was sure not to let any go to waste. We have since tried apples, which she didn't like, and sweet potatoes, which she LOVED. She is also starting to chunk up.

At her last doctor's appointment she weighed 11lb 11oz and was 24inches. She was weighed and measured yesterday and has not grown any taller but now weighs 12 lb 12 oz. It's hard to remember sometimes how "big" she is getting because she is still so petite. Stay tuned for pictures of her in the Exersaucer that baby Jett let her have since he was all done.