June and July Happenings

In June, we were trying to get back to our routine. Mainly trying to find a grocery store without using a GPS.

Just across the street in the next neighborhood we have a great park that Amelia loves. She finally braved going down the big slide without me catching her. Big News.

We also have a neighborhood pool that was constantly freezing. I thought it would be like last year, where we were at the pool ERRRday. I feel like we totally got jipped this summer. I rarely go over 90 degrees. Normally, I would be okay with this, but I really wanted to go to the pool! The water was just too cold for 85 degree weather to be worth it. 

We did enjoy a few goo days at the pool, and Anthony was unselfish enough to go in the water everytime. We got her a puddle jumper, and she could swim across the entire pool in it! It was great and she just loved it. 

Illinois is COVERED in corn. We literally have a corn field in our back yard, so we enjoyed our share of the golden veggie. Below is amelia eating it raw.. it was that good apparently. 

Anthony's cousin lives just 30 minutes away, and Amelia has gotten quite attached to his daughter, Haylie. 

Time out. naked style

The move was a little rough on her sleeping schedule. While in Utah, we left her with my mom for a few nights and she developed a fear that we were always going to leave. Anthony had to sleep with her for a month and then we had to sit in her room until she fell asleep for an other month. It was pretty bad at night, but for nap time I really didn't mind. She would sing herself to sleep with I Am A Child Of God and it melted my heart. 

We went to Six Flags with some friends we met. They have both have 2 year old boys and 4 year old girls. We have a lot of fun with them!

A Lot of sleeping pictures since I had to be in the same room until she fell asleep.

checking out Centegra's new hospital building

Oh The Places We Have Gone

We have been quite busy lately.

Anthony was given the opportunity to represent the "first year students" from Cornell with a few other "second years" at the UAB conference. Basically, the top M.H.A. schools go and compete against each other with proposed business plans. They get the problem/company 3 weeks before and work like madmen to create the best proposition. At least that is what I understood. Anthony flew to Alabama and got to enjoy some sunshine and warmth, while Amelia and I were stuck in snowstorm in Ithaca. (They didn't win... hopefully, better luck next year when A is captain.)

Anthony has been looking for internships for the summer. He had an interview in Danville, PA, and Amelia and I were along for the ride. It was only 3 hours away, but Amelia didn't care. She wanted OUT! Anthony had his interviews from 12-5, so Amelia and I had time to kill. We went to Walmart, and got some more squeezable baby food, we went to Panera Bread and had a girls' lunch, we drove around the dinky town and decided we don't care much to live there, and we went to the library and played with their toys. My goal was to keep her awake the whole time so she would sleep on the ride home. From 4-5 was a bit rough.

Anthony had a Healthcare conference in Chicago, so Amelia and I tagged along. I L.O.V.E. Chicago. It's a big city, but it's CLEAN and I think they have some of the prettiest buildings. We made the 12 hour drive there, and Amelia did very well... not even a CRY!! We left at 4:00 in the morning, but it was daylight savings, so our times were completely messed up the whole week since we were changing time zones as well. While Anthony was at his meetings, Amelia and I got to hangout with  the Tomlinson's (Anthony's cousins). We had a blast. The ride home was not so good. We got caught in a horrible snowstorm and it took 16-17 hours to get home. Amelia did good, but we were all pretty restless (read: cranky) by the time we got home.

This all happened in 2 Weeks... We were home from Chicago for 3 days and then headed to The Big Apple for a week!

Next Up:: NEW YORK CITY