Oh, hey.

In February we had some pictures taken for free by an aspiring photographer. It was crazy to try and keep Raelan where she was supposed to be and happy at the same time. I don't think I'd pay for pictures at this time in her life...it'd be far too stressful. But how cute is this? 

I just love my loves.

She melts me.

We are a happy family....most of the time ;)

So anyway, there we were being cute. It only took a couple handfuls of marshmallows and me hitting myself in the face with a puppet multiple times to get these gems. Worth it.

We took Raelan to Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time. She wasn't so sure about it, but Ammon and I had a great time playing Skee Ball. 

 Another family pic! But this one cost $0.25. :/

Raelan was smart to not trust Barney. He is, after all, a dinosaur and everyone knows dinosaurs are questionable to begin with.

Raelan got her own mini camp chair, and she officially looks all grown up. 

I just love this crazy bath-time face.

Being outside is Raelan's favorite. She likes to borrow the neighbors' toys.

My little piano player. She's legit. She'll stand up and turn the pages of the piano books and sit back down and play. She doesn't even pound on the keys as much as she seems to actually be making music. Mama's so proud. :)

At the beginning of March, Raelan and I went on an adventure to Arizona to visit my pal Liz. It was kind of crazy travelling alone with a toddler, but we survived. And we had so much fun in the sun.

 Raelan enjoyed exploring the airports and being free to run (as opposed to being stuck on my lap in the airplane. Boooooring.)

 Getting ready to fly for the first time!

 And it was so worth it. Look at this place! That is an apartment complex complete with sandy beach and waterfalls. We had so much fun there, and I kind of got to relax. (Well, as much as you can with a toddler near water)

 Raelan bonding with Liz and Bob Hope. She loved having a puppy around all week! I kind of fell for him too. Such a sweetie. Oh and Liz is a sweetie as well. ;)

Turns out the little stinker was getting her molars while we were there. So that explained the meltdowns everywhere we went. She was so angry that we went to so much trouble to take her to the zoo. My bad.

 But I needed to ride a camel. Raelan's molars could wait...

 Or maybe she was just upset that her boyfriend didn't come to the zoo with us. These two were kind of a cute match.

And here she is eating a sand-coated strawberry. That made for some very unpleasant aftermaths.

We're missing the warm and the sun and the palm trees. But I missed my bed and my Ammon more. It was fun to get away and spend time with friends, and equally as good to remember how much I love home. :)