How does your garden grow?

I am attempting to grow a garden. While growing up my mom always had a garden and we enjoyed the fruits of her labors. I always enjoyed picking all the veggies, eating fresh foods and the smell of freshly tilled earth. So, last Monday I planted my first garden. Well technically my second I grew a tulip garden for personal progress one year, but those are kind of fail proof. I am hoping that it will produce. I have planted tomatoes, lettuce, onions, garlic, cucumbers, squash, and peppers. Its been one week and they are still alive and even more they are growing! Hopefully everything grows according to plan because freshly grown produce is SO much tastier than anything bought at the store, plus its cheaper. So pray for my little garden.

Sleepy Grump Face

This picture does not do justice the scowl that is on her face. Lately Daisy has been falling asleep with a very grumpy expression stuck on her face. She gets this from her Dad. One of the first things I noticed after Aaron and I got married was that on occasion he would fall asleep looking mad. It was so weird and funny. Well now his little girl has inherited this trait. I have named it the "Sleepy Grump Face".

Thatcher

Thatcher, Thatcher, Thatcher.... Thatcher is one of those words you can say over and over until it doesn't even sound like a real word anymore. The reason I have been saying Thatcher over and over is, one the drive to Thatcher is long and it can get boring in the car and two, we went to Thatcher this past weekend to visit Heather. Heather turns 19 today! So for the weekend Steve and Rena invited us to go to Thatcher with them to surprise Heather. She knew that her parents were coming, but not anyone else. In the end Aaron, Daisy, and I and Jer with Bode and Laine were the only ones who were able to go. It was fun to go see Heather and where she lived. It was also great to get out of town and do something different. Daisy was a good little traveler. She slept the whole way there and the whole way home. She also slept good in the motel. We did what you do in Thatcher, which isn't much ; ) We ate at R&R Pizza, which was very tasty and Casa Manana, which was actually kind of a downer, but still fun to go. We mostly hung out at Heather's apartment which is pretty nice for poor college students. We also hit up El Rey on the way home This is a very good Mexican food restaurant that the Brooks have been eating at for years. Without fail whenever we drive through Miami we will stop at El Rey. Overall it was a really good weekend and I am glad we got to go.

Heather had leftover BBQ sauce on her fingers that Daisy really enjoyed : )

Big smiles for Grandma.

We're sooo pretty...

This is our first family picture. I have been so bad about pictures, but I wanted to get one in front of the temple in Pima.

I love temples they are so beautiful. This was the first time we've seen this temple. It it literally on the side of the road... I love it!

A Dollop of Daisy...

Daisy will be three months old on the 28th. So far in her life she has had two colds, stained almost all her onsies, has moved into her own room, has started to hold objects, talks all day, kicks and kicks, gets excited when she knows her evening bath is coming, rubs her eyes when she's sleepy, sleeps well at night (most of the time), and has almost rolled over.  It may seem like a simple life but she enjoys it : )

I have been making headbands and bows for her lately and this one is one of my favorites.

She is just so cute!

Another headband...

We were watching Secretariat.... don't know what she thought of it by the look on her face, but I liked it. 

Funny face...

I think Finch is trying pretty hard to be the baby too.

If you look closely you can see her hold the toy, she did it all by her self : )

A few weeks ago I looked at Daisy and saw that she wasn't my newborn anymore. She was my baby. She has grown so much these past few weeks and has really started to become more interactive. It makes me sad to know she is growing, but it also makes me excited to watch her grow and learn. Along with the realization that she was no longer a newborn, I decided to work on getting her on a schedule.

Wake up.

Eat.

Play.

Eat.

Morning Nap.

Wake up.

Play.

Eat.

Afternoon Nap.

Eat.

Play.

Wiggle.

Eat.

Evening Fussy Time.

Bath.

Eat.

Bed.

So far we have been doing really well with the morning nap and going to bed at night. The afternoon nap is another story. This past week I have really been diligent with making sure she has stayed in her crib for at least 2 hours. She needs 12-15 hours of sleep a day. But she has been very stubborn. It took a few days before she would only cry for a minute or two before she conked out. Now everyday doesn't go accordingly perfectly to the schedule, but we are still working on it. And to be honest I like getting a nap too ; )

The Air National Guard.... ever heard of it?

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thy own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6. This scripture has been on my mind lately, it is one of my favorites and has always been something I turn to when unexpected things arrise in my life. Like when I moved down here to the valley and met Aaron. He was a part of the plan, but came a few years before I had thought and same with Daisy. I think of this scripture now because the latest event to take place in our little family is Aaron's decision to join the Air National Gaurd. I knew of the Air Force and the National Gaurd, but not of the branch that combines the two. So when Aaron came to me a few months ago with the idea that he was considering moving in that direction, I had a few questions. One, what was the Air National Guard? Come to find out its like joining the Air Force reserves, but instead of being run federally it is run by the state. Now I don't know how many people have family or associations in the military, but I never really have. So, this whole process has been very new and a lot of information to process. Anyway after much thought and prayer... Aaron has officially signed up. He took his testing and physical this past Wednesday and now we wait for his name to be drawn. To my understanding the Air National Guard is different from the National Guard alone, in that there is a waiting list to start. So once they contact him we will see where he goes from there. It will most likely be later this year maybe the end of summer, but we won't know for certain. When he does go he will go to boot camp for two months... haha I wish I could watch. After the two months of boot camp he will then be required to train for another four months in his chosen profession. However, all the jobs are not always available all the time. Aaron is hoping to train as a cargo plane mechanic and if this opportunity arises he will then have to go to four months of specialty training. So I may be visiting a lot of family, heads up Jill : ) Aaron is excited (or as excited as he will show) and looking forward to being apart of this. He has always had an interest in the military but never really pursued it until now. And this is a good compromise for me because it isn't full on military so, he will be doing his service here locally, working at sky harbor, if everything goes according to plan. However, one thing that the Lord seems to be trying to teach me repeatedly is that most things never really go according to plan : ) All that we can do is our best and hope for the best. So far everything works out the way it should. I feel that we have been very blessed so far in our marriage and I look forward to watching Aaron go forward.

Stupid Internet

Lately I have had problems with our internet. More times than not it will not let me look at half of the blogs that I enjoy looking at. The latest blog I can't look at is my mom's... bummer. So if anyone ever wonders if I ever look at your blog (if anybody even cares haha) I would like to, but only get to when I am at someone else's house. Anyway that is my gripe for the day.

Aaron

Aaron has been busy lately. This is nothing new for him, the boy just knows how to go and go. When we first got married he was working for ABCO. sign group. I remember him getting up at 2 AM to go to work once and then he was gone for 3 or 4 days. But once he started going to UTI his schedule was even more demanding. up at 5:30 to be at school on time then to work and home around 7:00. He did this everyday for a year and a half. I say this because I am amazed that he just does. I like being home, and am thankful that my main role is mother, not father :) Aaron is going to school at GCC right now and is still working. I am thankful that he likes to work and is willing to go back to school to help him progress.