The Glad SAHD

Photos, photos, photos...

2011-04-01T12:05:00.000-07:00

Pics only today, folks.

Just a little post. Take it easy, all.

Splitting Hairs...

2011-03-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

Well, the time finally came: Andy got her first haircut. We didn't take a lot off, we were just trying to tame the curls a little bit. She did really well, sitting on Amy's lap. She didn't cry, but she did wonder what was going on.

After she finished, Amy got her hair cut as well, and both cuts turned out really well.

Well, that's about it for now. I leave you with some photos.

Daddy does my hair.

Take it easy, all.

Children's Museum...

2011-01-27T10:26:00.000-08:00

A couple of days ago, a friend of ours invited me and Andy to the Tucson Children's Museum. We had a really, really good time. The museum is awesome, and we only saw about half of it before the kids were worn out. (And the parents, for that matter.) Anywho, here are some pics:

Andy and John playing in the train.

Doing some shopping.

Dr. Andy

Taking care of baby.

Drivin' the truck.

Everyone had a really good time there, and if you are ever in Tucson it is definitely worth a visit.
That's about it for now. Take it easy, all.

A few more...

2011-01-23T15:30:00.001-08:00

take it easy, all.

Just a few...

2011-01-14T18:12:00.001-08:00

Music's me life.

Lookin' good!

I... freaking... LOVE spaghetti!

That's it for now. Just a quick picture update.

Take it easy, all.

Just because...

2011-01-07T05:28:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everybody!!!
We hope that all of you had a good holiday season!

We celebrated Christmas a little early here because we were going to Amy's parents house in Palmdale over the holiday.

Christmas fun!

The trip was fun. The Jeep handled it well, and it was really good to see Jim and Kathy.

The Salton Sea. It would be really nice if it wasn't, you know, toxic and all.

More Christmas fun!

That's really about it for now. Things are going well, Amy is liking her new job, everything is pretty good.

We leave you with some photos of Andy getting ready for some hard work.

Take it easy, all.

Still not three months...

2010-12-08T06:20:00.000-08:00

Well, I am updating again and it has been less than three months. I realize that I have been neglecting my blogs, but hopefully I will do better from now on. Anywho, on to some photos and news.

Back in October, we all went to Agua Linda farms for a pumpkin festival-type thing. Lots of fun, we went on a hay ride through the pumpkin field, had some lunch, and Amy and Andy went through the petting zoo. Andy liked the goats, and pointed and them saying "dog?".

Amy and Andy on the hayride.

The Fam.

Pretty Flowers

For Halloween, we went to the home of some friends, had dinner, and took Andy trick-or-treating. Andy went as a dog and had a lot of fun, for a little while. After a few houses, she was ready to be done, though.

Carving our pumpkin.

Hello?

Ready to get some candy!

Happy girl.

Some dork must have covered the flash.

Amy, Andy and I went to Utah for Thanksgiving, and had a ball. We flew in on the holiday and made it in time to have dinner with family, and the next day we went to Bear Lake to spend the weekend. We played games, decorated cookies, and played in the snow. Andy loved sleigh riding; every time we stopped she would say "more more more", and she really didn't even mind the cold.

Andy getting to know Luke, my Aunt's dog.

Ready to go out!

Me with some control issues.

Tired girls. This was during a game of Pit. If you ever played Pit with my family, you would know how amazing this is.

Hi!

The Boys.

Me and my sisters.

Fun in the snow.

Andy decorated this cookie all by herself.

Amy made a Jon cookie.

Oh yeah, and we saw some moose.

Anyway, that's about it for now. Hopefully I can keep up a little better from now on. Take it easy, all.

Hooray, update!!!

2010-09-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

If you follow my other blog, then this post will look very familiar, but it fit in both, so here it is.

Well, I am finally updating this. A lot has happened since I last updated. Andy is growing like a weed and learning something new every day. We celebrated her first birthday over Labor Day weekend, and both sets of grandparents as well as my sister Jodi and all of my nieces and nephews came into town. We had a lot of fun, and Andy loved her cake. And now, here are a whole lotta photos in no order whatsoever.

That's about all I have time for right now. I leave you with my favorite recent Andy photo. This is not staged, she did this right as I took the picture. Take it easy, all.

Random Photos...

2010-04-13T19:51:00.000-07:00

Just a few recent photos to keep everyone updated!

In the park...

2010-03-21T08:05:00.001-07:00

Hey all, sorry for the lag. But, finally, a post.

Andy and I went to the little grassy area by our house to eat lunch and play around a bit the other day. We had a pretty good time, and Andy got to play in the grass while we enjoyed the weather.

Yesterday, Amy, Andy and I walked to the civic center for the Marana Heritage Days parade. Andy loved the tractors, and we had a really good time all around. After the parade, we walked around after the parade and saw all the little booths, the car show and all that festival type stuff.
It was lots of fun.

Waiting for the parade to start.

It got a little breezy, and Andy got goosebumps.

Well, that's really about it for now. Just a quick update for everyone. Take it easy, all.

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-01T11:56:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to say Happy New Year, all. We have had some exciting times over the past little while. Amy, Andy and I all went to Utah for Christmas, so everyone got to meet Andy. It was crazy busy, but we had a really good time.

Amy showing Andy the snow.

While we were there, Andy got to try rice cereal for the first time. She was not impressed. Not impressed at all.

Yummy.

Coming home was definitely an adventure. My parents drove us to the airport on some really nasty roads, and when we got there we found out that our flight was delayed. Our flight crew had gotten behind because of the weather. Well, they actually found us another flight crew and got us aboard the plane. We taxi, get deiced, taxi some more, and are finally on the runway. Off we go, hauling it down the runway, just about to lift off, and the pilot slams on the brakes. Hard. Well, back to the gate we go, a warning light came on during takeoff and so it had to be aborted. I am okay with that, I would rather we heed the warning, rather than be spread out somewhere over Provo. So, we get off the plane, and they manage to find us another one. By this time, the original flight crew has showed up, so they just get a free ride home. After that, everything went swimmingly.

To be honest, I am actually very impressed with Skywest (Delta). Even with all the problems, we were only about 3 hours late getting into Tucson. They found us another crew, and another plane, when they could have said "Sorry folks, weather sucks, plane's broken, flight's cancelled, try again tomorrow." Also, both flight crews were very friendly and apologetic. So, props to you, Skywest people.

That's about it for now, hope everyone had a happy New Year's Eve, and that you all have a great 2010.

I leave you with some photos from while we were in Utah.

Playing with Grandma and Grandpa

Playing is hard work.

Take it easy, all.

One month in...

2009-11-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

Well, today is officially 1 month since I started staying home with Andy. We have had shots, walks, rides, a lot of bottles and a pretty good time. I have learned that she likes to sleep in the car, she loves the ceiling fan, either on or off, and she actually prefers Metallica over Mozart. But we both like us some Vivaldi. (Interesting fact, neither Mozart nor Vivaldi triggered my spell check, but Metallica did. I think blogger is biased.)

Anywho, in celebration, here are some pictures that I promised in my last post.

Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy.

Fun giraffe pajamas.

Infants unite!!! The One Baby Revolution begins now!!!
And remember, she knows her some kung-fu.

That's about it for now. Take it easy, all, and keep your eyes on f&y, more updates there soon.

The Doctor Sucks!

2009-11-12T16:47:00.000-08:00

So, lots of things to talk about. This last weekend, Andy got to sleep in her first hotel room, and got to meet her Great-Grandpa Earl and her Great-Grandma Elaine. My dad brought my grandpa down to Yuma, then my mom and grandma came to get him, so we all took a quick trip over there to say hi. It was lots of fun, and lots of pictures git taken, which are now on a thumb drive, which is, well, still in Yuma. So, no pictures of that right now, but probably later.

Yesterday was an exciting day. Andy and I left early to go to a doctors appointment. Andy is growing like crazy, 23 1/2" long and 10 lb 2 oz. Then she had to get her shots. That was no fun. No fun at all. We pulled through it, though.

Outside of that, not a lot going on right now. No new pictures at the moment, but check back in the next day or so, and I will have some.

Anywho, that's about all for now. Take it easy, all.

Just a quick one...

2009-11-05T07:18:00.000-08:00

Just a quick update, and some photos. Andy and I have an exciting day planned today. Amy doesn't have to go to work until 10, so we have the morning with her and we ate waffles. Well, Amy and I did anyway. After mom heads off, Andy and I are going to start getting things together to go to Wellton this weekend, so she can meet her great-grandpa Earl and great-grandma Elaine, and see my parents again. Then we are going to go and get a car wash, because with all the construction dust floating around here right now, my car is a fright.

Andy's reaction to seeing my car.

Other than that, it will be the normal day of feeding, diaper changing, and forcing her to listen to my feeble attempts at playing the guitar. It is kind of nice to have a captive audience that can't talk, though.

Little bit of bed head

Anywho, that's about all for now. Take it easy, all.

Halloween!!!

2009-11-01T07:13:00.000-08:00

Happy day after Halloween, everyone! We actually had a pretty good one here, except Amy had to work in the morning. But, that's ok. We got Andy dressed up and went to visit Amy's Grandma and Aunt to show her off, and that was lots of fun. After that we came home, had some dinner, and handed out candy. We only got about 20 trick-or-treaters, but it could be because we got home kind of late.

Andy in her costume after we got home.

She was pretty much Halloweened out.

Things got better once we got her changed and she could hang out with Mom while Dad made dinner.

That's about it for now, hope everyone had a good Halloween.

Take it easy, all.

On smiles and such...

2009-10-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

Well, Andy has kind of figured out how to smile. We haven't quite figured out what makes her do it, but it is best to try early in the morning. Sometimes, it doesn't matter what you do or say to her, she just looks at you like you are an idiot. But it is all worth the effort when she does.

An example from this morning.

Also, we found out last night that she hates the smoke alarm. A lot. Really hates it. Especially the second time.

Her Halloween costume is just about ready, just need to buy a couple of finishing touches, photos will come after the holiday.

That's really about it for now, take it easy all.

4 days in...

2009-10-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

Well, things are going well so far. Andy and I are both still kind of figuring out some kind of schedule, but it is getting better. Actually, things are really calm right now. We were able to go out for a walk yesterday without incident, and we have only had minor diaper blowouts up to this point, so I guess it is going well. That's about all I have at this point, just a quick update of a blog. Take it easy, all.

Hello!

Kung Fu is freaking awesome. She just broke a 2 x 4 with her fist.