The Gardens, Idaho Falls, 2nd Birthday

Yet again I have failed at the whole keeping the blog updated. I've gotten quite a few pictures since the last post. Some of The Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. Others are from Crystal and I's trip to Idaho the week before her birthday. Ty joined us the weekend of her birthday and we spent her birthday in Idaho. Then we had a little celebration here in Provo a week later.

This first group of pictures were taken at The Gardens at Thanksgiving Point. It was really beautiful there and we took TONS of pictures, but 3/4 the way through (after I was completely exhausted) we realized there wasn't a Card in the camera and NONE of the pictures we had taken had saved! I cried (I'm pregnant okay!)! So we lost a lot of good pictures especially the ones of Crystal playing around the ark and with the animal statues. Others we tried to walk passed again and retake a few of them, but they only let you in the ark for 20 minutes at a specified time so we couldn't get back in to get any pictures... I was pretty upset about it :(. I'm just glad I noticed before we were completely done or I would have been even more upset!

We got to Idaho Falls the last night of the Eastern Idaho State Fair. Ty's parents took Crystal and I to get some super yummy food and see all the animals! I was so glad to be able to go. I make Ty take me every year and was kinda sad I wasn't going to go to a fair this summer/fall, so I was glad when they called and invited us to go!! :D Crystal LOVED all the animals! She was pretty upset when the cows wouldn't come when she called for them though ... lol.

Crystal had two parties this year and I just combined the pictures of the two. The first one was in Idaho Falls. We had it a few days early because Ty's parents were going to be out of town. The second one was in Provo a week after her birthday. Poor girl didn't open any presents on her actual birthday... but I don't think she minded too much ... lol ... she is seriously spoiled rotten. And guess what her favorite toy to play with is out of all the things she got? The Jesse figurine off the birthday cake!!!!

Terrible Twos or Terrible Teething?

Yes, Crystal has been teething again. All her baby teeth had come in by the time she turned 1 so we haven't had to deal with this in a long time! Last week she had a few days where she was really grumpy and throwing temper tantrums, but I just assumed it was a "phase" she was going through and didn't think anything of it. But during one of her tantrums Thursday I just happened to notice she had 2 more molars in her bottom teeth than she had had before! One was completely grown in and the other had broke through but still looked a bit sore. She's getting her 2 year molars! I hadn't even thought to check because it had been so long! Her top ones hadn't poked through yet, but I knew we were in for a long couple of weeks with those. Sure enough this week has been long and difficult (and yes I realize its only Tuesday!). She's had a hard time getting to sleep and refused to nap Sunday and Monday! Today I laid with her for an hour till she finally fell asleep! Thank Goodness!!! I needed a break! :D After these next two come in we won't have to do it again till she's 6! YAY! Okay well we won't have to do it with Crystal ... hehe ... at least its only going to be one child at a time! :D

Farm Country

For $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point this week we decided to try out Farm Country. We didn't realize till we got there that it only costs $3.50 to get in on a normal day, so we really didn't need to fight the crowd for just a few dollars less. But since we were already there, there was no turning back! Crystal absolutely LOVED all the animals. We didn't bother standing in line for the pony ride because it was way too long and from what we heard from other parents (parents trying to explain to their crying children why they couldn't ride the pony) the line didn't move very fast. Instead we took a wagon ride around the block. Crystal didn't know she could have had a pony ride anyway, so it made no difference to her! We will have to go back another day (NOT on Tuesday...lol) so she can ride the pony!

Sitting on a cow in the souvenir shop!

She loved the baby goats!

Petting an animal in the camel family with a strange name ...lol

This long haired goat acted more like a dog!

It wanted Ty to stay and scratch it all day!

This goat had VERY big horns!

We had to sit here for a while before

she'd let us move on to the next animals!

Ty and Crystal (the horse moved out of the camera)

Ty was worried the horse might bite so every

time she'd pet it he'd pull her away so i couldn't get a good picture.

Playing in the Dance Hall!

In the jail house.

I'm not really sure what this is... but she liked it! :D

Petting the donkey!

The cow looks pretty happy!

Pretending to feed the "BITING" donkey. It had a sign that said "I bite" but it was very friendly with Crystal. Even when she tried feeding it wood chips from the ground. He just put his mouth in her hand and knocked the wood chips out. She thought he was eating them, so she was happy! :D