fishes

over labor day weekend we spent some time at Gallivan plaza outdoor mall in SLC...Adey's favorite thing to do here is to look for the fishes from the stream that runs through the mall and at the big fish pond with the waterfall.  They really did an amazing job on this mall and we love to just walk through it.

to the ZOO we go

About 3 weeks ago we wanted to do something together as a family before it starts getting too cold around here and we are stuck inside for a while.  We decided to head over to the zoo to see the new exhibits they added (of course which happened to open AFTER our passes expired and we decided with Josh's anticipation of graduation we would not renew them as the future for us is unknown...).  It was a nice sunny Utah day (and surprisingly not too hot).  We ate lunch at the new indoor lunch plaza which was enjoyable and then headed to see the NEW polar bears and sea lions and seals and otters and brown bears....we were quite pleased with the exhibits and Adey learned the difference between a seal and a sea lion...go ahead and ask...do you know the difference yourself?  We love how much she loves to learn:

I just love our girls...

These were taken back in August probably almost 4 weeks ago and I know I have been a little preoccupied for good reasons (i have two goals where I am trying to not be on the computer when the girls are awake as well as cleaning the house so i can give them my full undivided attention...i do both shortly after they go to bed almost every night but some nights i don't even get on the computer at all because i too am trying to work out and get healthier...but anyway).  I just had to share this pics. because it is true sisterly love and I can show them when they older and are mad at each other that at one point they use to love each other:

First time Adey held her sissy

Back on July 29 Adey held Paisley for the first time...she was so excited to get hand sanitizer and jump on the couch and get her pillow for support and it lasted all of about 5 seconds.  This pic is from August 3 when I actually took a picture of the two of them together which lasted a little bit longer and she held her without a pillow this time:

Paisley's doctor

So...this is not who delivered Paisley but this is the man (Dr. )that helped me at least get to a point and helped watch me closely.  Around 18 weeks when they thought my fluids were low and were concerned about her kidneys and lungs I started seeing my original Dr. and Dr. Burnes who is a high risk specialist.  Around 22 weeks when I had the follow up appointment her stomach looked great but they were still watching her kidney's and I still had low fluids.  then at 26 weeks when I was first admitted for fluids at 1.5 and got the kidney shot I dealt with the Dr. Burnes and her high risks specialist's team at the university hospital and my "main" new doctor in case I did deliver was Dr. Sok who was a resident in the L and D for 8 weeks and had just gotten there 2 weeks prior.  Obviously I didn't deliver and she sent me home with weekly ultrasounds to keep a close eye on me since my fluids went up to a 6.  Then again at 28 weeks when my fluid count was 2.56 and i was admitted again for 3 days this time i dealt with Dr. Sok again.  Then at 31.5 weeks when i was admitted until Paisley was born Dr. Sok was my doctor for like 4 days and then I dealt with a new resident doctor who was from Canada.  and in between all these hospital admittance I dealt with both Dr. Burnes and Dr. but at the clinic.  Sadly the only Dr. picture I got was of the man who helped us from the beginning and he did a great job helping us get our precious princess here safely just wish he could have been there to help deliver (but he did visit me in the hospital twice to see how me and Paisley were doing)...

Princess Adelynn Paige

Since Adey's third birthday was a Tianna theme I wanted to take some nice pics of my big girl.  She has such beautiful eyes and i love the color of her hair and a contagious smile and JUST PERFECT...i know we will be beating the boys off when she is older...for now i will enjoy her feelings of boys as yucky!

Go Utes...

With it being Josh's last full time Fall semester at the University of Utah I decided it was a must to take pics of the girls in his schools attire.  The new season just started this past Thursday (we creamed Northern Colorado 41 to zip...hope this is a good sign) and we can't wait to get our tickets this season and take the girls to a few games...we only took Adey once last year and she seemed to have a good time even though we did lose the game.  She mainly loved every time the band played which was quite often.  This year we are hoping to attend at least 2 maybe 3 games so stay tuned!