March Phone Pictures

As soon as we pulled away from Sonic Boston asked for "a drink, a drink."
By the time I got my slush back, there was nothing left.

You know Boston has played hard when he falls asleep in my arms. It is a rare and valuable treat :).

I finally convinced Boston to wear his flip flops. The only problem is that he refuses to let the plastic part go between his toes. Silly boy.

My run keeper app was either having serious issues or trying a little too hard to boost my self-esteem.
Either way, it was worth a laugh.

Snuggling in the morning and watching Mickey Mouse.
No matter how sick I get of that dang mouse, it is definitely worth watching if it comes with some snuggles.

My little stud in some sweet shades.

Boston found a four-legged friend during our walk the other night. It was pretty dang cute. The puppy walked up and down the street with us, and let Boston basically maul it. Boston loved it! He was skipping, giggling and yelling "puppy, puppy" over and over. We eventually found the puppy's owner and took it home, ending our cute little adventure.

Definitely Allergic!

Several months ago, Boston had a crazy reaction after a round of amoxicillin. However, with the exception of our actual doctor- who can be quite tricky to get into for sick visits, doctors for some reason don't want to believe me when I tell them he is allergic to it. For our latest round of ear infections, we ended up going to a doctor we had not seen before. When she recommended a round of amoxicillin to clear things up, I (for what seemed like the millionth time) told her he couldn't take it, and described his previous reaction. Partially because she was way down the line in the list of doctors who didn't believe me/wouldn't listen to me, I somehow let her talk me into giving him amoxicillin. After a few doses, the hive-type rash started to show up. Only this time, the reaction didn't stop with just a nasty rash, his ears and lips also started to swell- even after I had started giving him Benadryl. So, I rushed him back to the doctor, just to have them tell me to give him benadryl (which again, I already was) and that sure enough he was allergic to amoxicillin. Ya think, thanks for wasting my copay!! As you might guess, we will never go to that doctor again!

These were taken before the rash/reaction got bad. Once we reached the bad point, I was too busy rushing him to the doctor, to worry about pictures.

My Kid!

With his blond hair as the only exception, Boston looks just like Riley. He is obsessed with any kind of ball and is mesmerized by Sports Center- just like his dad. But, every once and awhile he does something that proves he is 100% his mama's child. My mom's bottled green beans (picked from my dad's garden) are one of my favorite things in the whole world. I usually only open a bottle for special occasions, and the other day I decided I needed a treat. I opened a bottle, warmed them up, and prepared to savor every bite. Then I was attacked by my toddler! At first he was ok with a bite here and there. Then he stole my fork, then he climbed over me to get straight to the source, and eventually he took the entire bowl! Part of me was ticked, the other part was beaming with pride :).

Mermaids and Family Visit

This year spring break in Enterprise started on Riley's birthday, and my sister in-law's mom got sealed at the Vegas temple. So, his parents came down to visit, and his brother's family was in town for a night. We went to BassPro Shop and saw fish and even met a mermaid. But Boston and Brooklyn thought the air mattress at home was the best part of the visit.

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed.

He wasn't too sure about the mermaid's tail.

Grandma is the best hand holder. :)

Sailing into the Sunset

Riley and I have been talking about going on another cruise since we got back from our last one almost three years ago. We planned to go in November, but then Riley got called to jury duty and we had to put things on hold. A few weeks ago, we noticed that prices were way low for a short 4 day cruise out of California. So we decided to book it! Since we flew out early Saturday morning, I took Boston to my in-laws on Friday and our vacation began. Our first adventure was a last minute stop for pre-cruise pedicures. I'm still not sure how I talked Riley into it, but I got a big kick out of it!

The next morning we took off (day one of our adventure).We flew into the Long Beach airport, which is a crazy small outdoor airport. Even baggage claim is essentially outside, it was crazy! We got to our hotel just as it started pouring rain. We did not take an umbrella, so after a few hours, we decided we were starving and set out to find somewhere to buy either food or an umbrella. We found the umbrella first, and ended up eating pizza at some random hole in the wall convenience store type place. It was possibly the best pizza I've ever had, and I don't even know what the place was called.
To document the rest of the trip, I kept random notes on my phone. I'm not in the mood to embellish much, so here they are:
Day two: I convinced Riley to go running with me in the rain. I loved it, except for the short detour we took through the getto- that was a bit scary. Boarded the boat. I lost a mini golf game by 2 (Riley got 3 hole in ones-crazy). Ate alligator- did not enjoy eating alligator, it was too chewy/rubbery. The boat was rocking like crazy.
Day three: Before our trip, Boston had not been sleeping well and was waking up at like 5am. So, Riley and I were both really excited to sleep in. Instead, we woke up on our own, in time to catch an awesome sunrise!

There was some kind of animal playing in the wake behind the ship.
I think it was seals, it was lots of fun to watch them popping their heads up out of the water.

I then kicked Riley's trash in mini golf -1 to 2!!! I decided I wanted to climb some stairs by the bay in Catalina Island, and we ended up walking/hiking around the whole island. If you ask Riley it was 5 miles, then it turned into 8, then 12 miles. I think it was maybe 3 miles... maybe.

Welcome to Catalina Island!

Our stroll around the Island.

Crazy, awesome, bloody looking tree.

Day Four: I woke up before Riley, anyone who knows us know this is crazy! We went to a lame stretching and abs class at the gym on the ship. Went shopping in Mexico. Learned that I suck at bartering, but Riley is way good at it. I stepped in to help Riley continue his crazy Mexican massage tradition (thankfully I did not get robbed). Then we spent a lazy evening on the boat reading Insurgent.

This is my kind of bag of Cheetos.

This is the cute poncho we got for Boston while we were in Mexico.
Riley bartered for it and got us a great deal :). As you can see, Boston wasn't a fan.

Day Five: Day at sea. The boat was rocking like crazy! I had lots of fun running on the treadmill- it is way more entertaining when you have to fight to stay on the treadmill while the boat is rocking. Had a lazy day, started missing Boston like crazy. Got all dressed up for a fancy dinner.

Picture of our fancy dinner picture.

My dress up dinner dress- this is why I don't take selfies.

Day Six: Made it back to Long Beach. Flew back to Vegas. Got in the car and drove right to Utah to get Boston, who I don't think missed us at all. After we made it home, he decided to give in and give me some kisses :).

Boston chillin' in the car on the drive home
with his maraca (he calls it a "shake it"), apple sauce and Riley's phone.

I found out I was pregnant about a week or so before we left on our trip, and unfortunately it was during the cruise that my morning sickness decided to fire up in full force. Mixed with the rocky boat, I think we are done with cruises for awhile. But, it was great to get away, and even better to come home and see Boston :).