4th of July

On the 4th of July we went over to The Lisobee's house. Carly and Micah are in a BYU singles ward because Micah is in the bishopric there. We went over in the afternoon and played volleyball with their ward. Daci layed on a blanket in the shade with me for a while and played. She loves to be outside!



Trying on the shades



Then, that night Rick's family came over to The Lisonbee's house and we had tin foil dinners in their backyard. Their backyard is BEAUTIFUL so we took a lot of fun and colorful pictures.

Daci playing in the stream.




Daci with her Uncle Sam. Sam just got his mission call to the Brazil, Vittorio mission. He leaves November 11. CONGRATS SAM!


Rick and I with our tin foil dinners! Micah...the master cook...in the background :)

Hiking Timpanogos

So Rick has been talking about wanting to hike Timp (the actual mountain mind you, not just the cave) for the last few months. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not an outdoorsy, sports, athletic person by any means and I had no desire to do it. However, the more he talked about how much fun it was when he did it in high school, the more I wanted to do it! Plus, it meant a fun activity that we could do by ourselves...we don't get much of those anymore with our new addition to the family :) I was determined to do it!
The whole first two hours were just gorgeous. The hike was difficult but I was enjoying.

I mean how could you not enjoy it with these beautiful views?!

Rick being goofy in the tree :)



Then, trouble struck..... we hit snow and we hit it hard. Since we had so much snow and rain later in the season than normal there was still a lot of snow when we went at the end of June. It would take us a half hour to cross a patch of snow that would have only taken us a minute to walk across had there not been snow. The higher we got the more snow there was and it got really difficult. It even started getting really dangerous.

When we finally got to this point we couldn't go any further. It doesn't look too bad but once we started over this ledge with the straight drop off down the mountain we knew we couldn't go any further. We didn't have the right shoes or equipment. We decided the safest thing to do would be to turn around. We were really bummed! I was so determined to summit! I was proud of us though. We hiked up for 4 1/2 hours and got close. If we had gone a few weeks later the snow would have been melted enough to make it to the top. I think I will have to try again :)


On our way back down we stopped to take some more fun pictures.

Family Reunion at Strawberry Reservoir

We had the Pedersen Family Reunion at Strawberry Reservoir this year. We went down to the lake to snap a few pictures of Daci. She was very interested in the water!

Rick being silly and jumping over the stream with her.




Aunt Cindy holding Daci while she plays with Great Grandpa P.

Daci's First Airshow!

We were driving through Heber City on our way to Strawberry Reservoir for my family reunion when Rick saw an airshow going on at the Heber airport. Of course we had to stop because if you know Rick, you know he LOVES airplanes. So, Daci went to her first airshow and I think she had a pretty good time. Unfortunately, Rick isn't with me right now so I can't have him tell me what each of these planes are called :)



In the cockpit of one of the old WWII fighter planes!

Daci in the passenger seat of the cockpit. Funny expression right? :)

Riverside BBQ

Daci had her first outing in her swimming suit and doesn't she just look adorable!? We went to the Riverside Country Club BBQ with Rick's family and she had so much fun.

I love the back of her suit and of course I had to get the matching hat!

Grandma Penny has a matching shirt! The funny thing is that it is Daci's favorite shirt of her Grandma Penny's and I didn't even realize I got a swimming suit to match until I put it on her that night!

Her first moments in a swimming pool. What does that face say?


Playing on daddy's lap :)

An update and Five Generations!

We are so fortunate to have five generations living in my family. The crazy thing is that we are all the oldest girls in our family! How cool is that? A few weeks ago it was my GG's (what we call my great-grandma) 90th birthday so we went to celebrate at her house. While we were there we took our five generation photo. I love it and am so glad that Daci has her great-great grandma living. She is my GG so we decided she would be Daci's "3G" :)

Rick, Daci and I with GG

Rick, Daci and I. Daci refused to look at the camera or smile...oh well, she is still adorable!

3G with her new and first great-great grandchild!


Sorry for the lack of posts, our computer is at the "doctors" right now so I haven't been able to post. I have been going crazy so I finally loaded a few pics onto our laptop.

A few updates: Daci is now five months old! Can you believe it? I can't! She is now rolling over and loving playing on her tummy. She sits up in the grass really well because she grasps the grass and balances herself. I think she should be sitting without support soon! She is doing so many cute and funny things. She started giggling last week but she is very stubborn with giving them out. You have to be pretty hilarious for her to even give one giggle. Then, once you find something that makes her laugh so won't ever laugh at it again. She looks at you like, "You've done that before so it isn't funny anymore. Try harder." She is so cute and we are just enjoying every minute with her!

Hopefully when we get our computer back I can post some updated pictures of our adventures over the last month. Love you all!

Happy Father's Day!!!

We just want to take a minute to wish everyone a Happy Father's Day, especially our own dads who are wonderful father's, father-in-law's, and grandpa's! We love you both so much and hope your day is extra special.

Now....I have to wish my sweet husband and wonderful new father his first "Happy Father's Day!" I don't think anyone realizes how great he is with Daci. I swear I have never seen a cuter dad :) He plays with her, holds her, teases her, picks out her outfits and is so concerned with her feelings. She just loves her daddy and when she looks at him it is different than the way she looks at anyone else. Everytime he plays with her I fall more in love with him. Thanks Rick for being everything and more that I could have ever wanted in the father of my child! I love you!




















































Both of our dads...the new Grandpa's... are so wonderful with Daci, and Daci just ADORES them both! She is so at ease in their arms....it must be that they are so big and she just feels secure with them. I love this picture of my dad with Daci, they both fell asleep and I couldn't resist snapping a photo! Daci loves to play with my dad and she falls asleep easily in his arms because he is so nice and toasty warm :) This picture with Daci and Fred describes their relationship perfectly! If ever Daci is upset or fussy Fred just takes her in his arms, holds her close to his body, hums a little tune and walks around with her. She falls asleep almost instantly! If ever I don't know what to do with her I just pass her off to the Grandpas!

Rolling Over!!

Daci is rolling over!!! Well...sorta. Maybe I should say she is starting to roll over. There are quite a few conditions that have to be met before she can. She has to be on the bed and she has to start from her tummy. I can't believe how old she is getting!

This is a picture of her before she rolled over, just playing on her tummy on my bed.

Finally!

Since Daci was born she has been a finger sucker but she couldn't quite figure out the thumb sucking thing. Some people may think I'm crazy but I really wanted her to find her thumb! Its so much easier for her to soothe herself with her thumb than it is for me to get up and put the binkie back in when it falls out. This week Daci finally figured out the thumb sucking thing and I have loved it! She is still a little bit uncoordinated with it but it is so cute to watch her! I just love this little munchkin :)

Sending you Smiles!

Our little Daci is growing up so fast! We are loving the stage that she is in right now (15 weeks). She has been all smiles lately and I know she wants to share them with you! Rick and I love this silly closed mouth grin... her chubby cheeks are to die for and I love them drool all over her chin :)

This is her huge, gummy, open-mouthed grin. This one is so fun to get! A little giggle usually accompanies this one :)

I love it when Daci first wakes up. She starts yelling and squawking for you to come get her and then once you walk in the room you get this huge grin.