Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Active family?

You know people talk about activities you can do as a family like playing a sport or going swimming or what have you. My question is what do you to do to be active in the winter with a baby/toddler. This has been my question the last 3 months in the cold. Last summer Arleigh and I walked to the library every day or we went to the park, and this summer I'm planning much more of the same. I also wonder though what more Tyler and I can do to be active while bringing along Arleigh. I know we can go hiking which I plan to do but what else? I'm the biggest worrier ever so of course I don't feel like I can take arleigh out for hours in 90 degree weather. We don't have a ton of money so it's hard to say we'll just get passes to here and here and here. We did however get a pass to the zoo and I certainly plan to use it. So anyways that's my question to all, once you have a kid what can we do to keep ourselves healthy and sane and to keep Arleigh active, happy, and challenged?

Tyler didn't get into the U so we have the next year to wait before he can start at any university and I have to admit this makes me CRAZY! It certainly gets old being the "poor married college kids." I was feeling really irritated when we found out on Friday and then again more on Saturday and, well, also Sunday, but then we had stake conference and our stake president has cancer and he was talking about how he has his bad days and his good days.  He said that the day before was a bad day and he was feeling badly so he had a blessing and the counsel he got was that whatever it is it's the Lords will and we just have to do our best.  Honestly, this was the only thing I got out of the whole conference having to run around with Arleigh, but I have to say it stuck with me. I feel as though I'm constantly hit with this reminder that basically, my life is in my control as far as Heavenly Father wants it to be and then, well, its up to him. I doubt this will be the last time I must be told, however I'm grateful to him for knowing me so well, knowing that I worry, knowing that I can't handle unknowns and telling me I can do it. I know he knows his children and I know we were each sent here with and individual purpose and calling and if we are open he will lead us to joy that we could never have imagined for ourselves.

I was telling my mom I feel like everytime I make a plan for my life something changes and makes it that much better. It may take me a while to see (going to byu-i instead of byu, getting married younger than expected without serving a mission, getting pregnant, now the U). It's okay though we're getting there...

We went swimming and she only really liked it for about 20 minutes then we went home.


This, well, it just makes me laugh hahah I seriously love my kid

That rhino was outs to get her

She looks like that old man down the street that's always yellin and the darn dang kids to get of his dang darn yard (without his dentures in)

Just in case you wondered yes I'm obsessed with taking pictures of my daughter becasuse she cracks me up, and these are our recent adventures.

1 comment:

  1. Whaaaat! I didn't know you had a blog! Adorable pictures!!

    I am sorry he didn't get into the U. I am glad you recognize the Lord's will, that is always the hardest thing to do! Good luck! Love you!

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