We have been taking a lot walks and Sadie is loving them. Here is a picture of her after a walk out in the heat (sorry for the topless shot, she was really hot!) doing her favorite thing, drinking water from a big cup. You can tell how much she loves it just by her face!
Swimming is one of our favorite things lately. My parents got us passes to a Cherry Hill, a fun water park by our house, for my birthday and we are having so much fun there. Sadie loves the water, she is a little fish. We probably go to the pool at least 3 times a week, it is too much fun watching her. She loves crawling through the baby section (I could not get a picture of her face, she was so focused on crawling) and loves the lazy river. 
We have been doing a little hiking. Here is Devin and Sadie on our hike in Ogden Canyon. Sadie was so happy to strapped on to Daddy, she loved when we got down to the river and we put her feet in the water.
I have been busy making Sadie's baby food. I had a friend tell me how easy it was and convinced me that I would like doing it and I really have. Sadie really seems to like it and I like knowing exactly what she is eating, plus it really does save a lot of money. So far I have made, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, squash, nectarines, and mangoes. This is a picture of sweet potatoes, after you have cooked the food and pureed it, then you put it in ice cubes trays, transfer them to Ziploc bags and then thaw whatever you want when it is time to eat. It is so easy and I am loving it. 
Lastly, we have been having a lot of picnics. I discovered the Farmington trails that are not far from our house. We really love walking on these trails because they are tree covered and keep us cooler, run along a river with a lot of fun bridges, and have fun picnic spots. Here we are after one of our picnics this weekend, so fun! We are loving summer!
Sadie and I on the boat, Sadie loved her first boat ride. The faster Grandpa drove the boat the louder Sadie talked, she was loving it!
Devin, Darren, Sadie and Ryder, aren't they all so cute! 
My wonderful friend Jena came to stay and visit us for a few days from Cinncinatti. It was SO fun to have her here and to be able to catch up. It was great to shop, go out to eat and just stay up late talking. Jena, thanks for coming to visit us we had so much, we can't wait for you to come again soon! And I am working on Sadie saying "Jena", hopefully by the next time you come! 
We also celebrated Devin's first Father's Day! Sadie and I framed her handprint and made a little gift for Daddy. We had a fun day with family. I am truly grateful for a wonderful husband who is an amazing dad, I am glad we had a day to show him how much we appreciate him. We are also grateful for our wonderful fathers and grandfathers, we love you. 
And of course Sadie has gotten even bigger and more active over the past few weeks. As you can tell from the picture above she is loving it at our new home. She is 8 months old now and is into everything. She loves talking (pretty much "Da Da" is the word of choice) and inching along on her little belly to get where she wants to go. Her inch worm crawl is the topic of conversation every where we go, we love it and think it is the cutest thing ever. She is starting to get on her knees and rock and move a few steps with her knees, but if she really wants to get somewhere quickly that is where the inch worm comes in handy. She is also pulling her self up to standing using furniture. She LOVES the coffee table and many days she spends hours standing up and then falling down on her bum around it. She likes to stand up and yell to us proudly. We got a gate for the stairs at our new home, but she really has taken no interest in them yet, she does have an interest though in everything else she is not suppose to have like paper, pens, my keys, cords, etc. And our new favorite thing is chewing on her crib with her two little teeth. We seriously can not believe all of the damage she has done with just two teeth! She is still a good little eater and is loving trying new food. When she is excited about something we know it because she moves her arms up and down really fast and talks, it is so fun. She is now also bathing in the big girl tub and loves it. She flips from her back to her belly and then to her back again, we are getting a little wetter than before, but it is completely worth it to see the joy on her face. We are loving watching her personality come alive. We LOVE you Sadie!
