The daily adventures of Reese.

Reese discovered how to open the top drawer today. Yea for mommy! Luckily she's still too short to reach anything in it.

She stood like this for almost 30 minutes while watching Sesame Street. At times she would dace and shake her little bum to the music. It was too funny.



Of course I had to interrupt her for a photo opp.

A new generation of good friends...

Lately I've found myself asking the question, "Where does the time go", quite often. Maybe it has something to do with my upcoming 35th birthday, and the overwhelming realization that I am definitely not getting any younger.

Last night we had our good friends Jeremy and Britney over for dinner. Jeremy and I go way back...all the way to high school. It was pretty cool to be sitting at the table with our spouses, watching our kids play together. We've come a long way sense our high school days. We've even come a long way from our days of living in Salt Lake and surviving our Singles Ward together. Oh...the stories we could tell.

Who would have ever guessed we'd be where we are today. We both found wonderful people to marry and now we've both had adorable babies! May Reese and Jensen carry on a new generation of good friends.

(I had a hard time getting them both to look at the camera together. They were way more interested in playing with each other.)

First Words

Reese said her first words yesterday.  "Mama" & "Baba"...if you can call those words.  I should say they are her first "word sounding" noises.  Everything she brings me is either a "mama" or a "baba".  Now I just need to teach her that I am Mama, not the stuffed monkey. :)

A gate just became absolutely necessary!

Reese just climbed up 4 stairs!

When I noticed what she was doing I went over and stood behind her and watched to see how far she would or could go. She got to stair 4 and then tried to turn around and started laughing. I had to catch her from falling backwards.

My little 7 month old is fearless...

I have no one to blame but me...she definitely gets her daring fearlessness from the Nordfelt genes.

I rocked today!

Work out - done

Laundry - done

Irnonig - done

150 mini cupcakes baked & frosted for Gina's shower - done

25 personal lotion bottles for shower giveaway made - done

quality outside play time with Reese - done

Husbands favorite dinner cooked - done

Seven Peaks Press Releases written - done

Proposals for 2 new clients - done

Radio Schedule for Bennett Comm. placed - done

I was a domestic goddess and a PR Queen today!  These kind of days are pretty rare...so I had to document it.  Now I need a bed!!

She's thinking about it...

Time to invest in a gate...you think?

She figured it out!

Reese has figured out how to open her toy drawer, pull herself up to it and proceed to remove each toy one by one...happy day...

Look Grandma & Grandpa N...remind you of anything?

Just to fill everyone besides my family in...when I was little my grandparents had a drawer where they kept all the toys for their grandkids. I used to climb into it and sit and play. We have video/pictures of me that look very similar to these of Reese.

The magic of Seseame Street

There must be some magic spell this show casts on its tiny little viewers. Reese loves Sesame Street. I have tried Baby Einstein, cartoons, Pixar Movies...you name it, but at 7 months Sesame Street is the only thing that Reese has an interest in. As soon as it comes on she's like a zombie watching TV. It airs at 6 a.m. but I DVR it, then she watches it after lunch and will usually fall asleep for her afternoon nap while watching it.

Today she was sitting next to me on the couch watching Sesame Street while I worked on my laptop. She was watching the end of an episode she started yesterday. As soon as it ended she started huffing and whining until I started a new episode. As soon as the new episode started, she was like a zombie again.

After about 10 minute of the new episode she fell asleep. I didn't even notice she was asleep until she fell over into my lap. It was too funny. (She watches, sitting up completely erect. Even if I'm holding her, she won't relax and lay back. She has to sit straight up.)

I will forever be in awe of the mysterious magic of Sesame Street. I have to admit the magic was alive in my childhood as well.

What baby nightmares are made of...

Not the big scary loud vacuum, not the hot noisy blow-dryer, not the barking dog, or being left alone in the dark; these are not the things my little Reesy is afraid of.

It's this scary contraption...


That’s right, Reese is terrified of door stops. How did we discover this? Yesterday she was off exploring the house (a new favorite activity that comes with crawling). I was working on the computer and only 5 feet away, when I was startled out of my concentration by a blood curdling scream. I jumped up and ran over to Reese. I couldn't figure out what had happened. There was nothing she could have done to hurt herself. I inspected her from head to toe trying to figure out what had happened. No injuries of any kind. Finally I noticed she had been crawling around the door stop. I bent down and hit the door stop and it made its normal "bong" sound; the screams began again. I couldn't help but laugh. I tried to get Reese to touch the door stop and show her that it wasn't scary, but she was clinging to me so tight and sobbing into my shoulder. Poor thing...who knew a door stop could be so terrifying.

This morning I tried to get her to touch it again, so she can learn that there's nothing to be afraid of. She started to get apprehensive at the mere sight of the thing. I touched it and she started to hyperventilate. At least there were no screams. I assume eventually she will learn...door stops are our friends.

Note to self...

Never put your extremely mobile child in white pants...unless you really want to be reminded how badly your floors need to be cleaned! I learned my lesson...it's definitely time to clean the house.

But she does look so cute.

Our Soccer Star

It feels like yesterday when my two little neices Riley and Mycol were born. And no matter how old they get I still can't help but see these two beautiful little faces when I look at them.


That's why it's so hard to believe that Riley can do this on the Soccer field. She's the one doing a flip while throwing the ball back in bounds. It's called a California Throw-in. She's quite the soccer star.





Riley will be 13 on the 26th of April and I find myself asking..."Where does the time go??" She's definately not little anymore, but still as beautiful as ever. Happy Birthday Riley! I love you!

First Big Girl Bath!

I feel like I've been posting like crazy lately. There's just been so many things going on and so many things I want to document for Reese. I am absolutely loving the 6 month + age. I feel like Reese does something new everyday. She is so much fun and her personality is shining through more and more. Arnold and I can play with her for hours and never get bored.

Reese has been ready to graduate from her baby bathtub for awhile now, but honestly I've been putting it off for a very selfish reason. I knew once she started taking a bath in the full size tub...it would just become another bath tub I would have to clean. The little one is so much easier to clean, I know, I know...I'm a selfish mom.

Anyway, the last few nights Reese has been trying to climb out of her baby bath tub so I decided I couldn't put it off any longer. She was definitely ready. You would have thought she was at her own personal water park. She had so much fun exploring the bathtub and splashing in all the water. I'm afraid the days of quickie 5 minute baths are ending. She has discovered what every child eventually does...bath time is serious play time!

Swings Revisited

We've been desperately waiting for another nice day to go to the park and swing. Yesterday was the day. It was a perfect family home evening activity. Reese had a good time.

Crewby Doo

My little brother Brady sent me some pictures of my nephew Crew last night. I was so shocked. Little Crew went from a baby to a little boy overnight! That probably has something to do with the fact that I don't see him very often, but I was still shocked. He's a handsome little devil.

I noticed something else as well. I think Crew is looking a lot more like his dad. I've always thought he looked more like Erika's family, but if you look at the two pictures below I'm seeing a lot more of his dad than I've ever seen before. A little darker hair and some bangs and there's definitely a resemblance.

I guess either way, he can't loose. He's got good looking gene's on both sides.

We love you Crew!

Crew, almost 3 years old.

Brady at 3 years old...I think? Mom, you'll have to tell me if I'm right?

First Easter

Reese had her first visit from the Easter Bunny! I was so excited for her to see what he brought her, but she didn't want to wake up this morning. She slept a hour longer than normal.

It was a good time for me to catch a picture of her new "stink bug" sleep position though.


The Easter Bunny was good to Reese. She got new PJ's and a fun basket. It had an alphabet book, alphabet magnet letters, eggs full of cheerios and yogurt melts, and a cute little pink and white stuffed bunny.


When she finally woke up, she was very excited and went right for the loot!


I had to post the next three pictures because they are so typical Reese right now. She went through her basket and gave everything the mandatory Reese taste test. She did eventually figure out how to open the eggs. I wish I had captured it on camera. She was so excited to find her favorite treats inside.




We were finally able to catch a picture of Reese standing up. We had to be very sneaky.

Look how big I am!

While we were cleaning out Reese's room today, she came across the moses basket that she slept in for the first 3 months of her life. Reese climbed right in and I realized just how fast my little baby is growing up.

Reese at 2 weeks old in her moses basket.


Reese at 7 months old playing in her moses basket.

Standing up!

The last week or so, Reese has started pulling herself up to things. This morning when I went to get her she was standing up in her crib, so we decided it was time to move the mattress down.

Thanks Daddy for doing all the work!


Reese checking out the new lower view.


Reese ready for bed. Now I don't have to worry about my baby falling out of her crib at night.

Road trip, a funeral and a cute little doggy!

We’ve had quit a busy and eventful week. About a week and a half ago Arnolds Uncle passed away. He and his wife were serving a mission in California and were scheduled to be released the end of this month. He started having some stomach pains one night while sleeping. He woke up and told his wife he was going to go sleep in the living room in the recliner to see if sleeping while sitting up would feel better. When his wife woke up the next morning, he had passed away. It was very sad, as it was so unexpected. But we have decided that there couldn't be a much better way to go than in your sleep on a mission. Jerry Moon had lived a good life and was very blessed.

The funeral was on Friday in Logan so we got to take a little road trip. We haven't traveled with Reese sense she was just a couple months old and pretty much slept the whole way. So this trip was a little more interesting. She did well all the way there. It was morning and her regular nap time. She slept for about an hour and played the rest of the way. Unfortunately the day was long and it was hard to keep her on her schedule. She decided not to sleep for the rest of the day. There were way too many people to watch and too much going on to sleep. Reese is quite the busy body these days and is afraid she's going to miss something. (I think she's like her Uncle Brady!) She did however get to play with her first doggy. Arnold's Aunt Judy brought her miniature chiwawa. Reese loved it!

As we headed home about 4:30, I thought for sure she'd sleep the whole way. I was wrong. She slept for about 20 minutes then was up and wanted out of her car seat. She was trying so hard to un-do her straps and if she were a little stronger she would have succeeded. The little munchkin knows exactly where to put her hands to un-do the straps. Needless to say it was a long ride home, especially as we ran into a lot of traffic and it took us about 45 minutes longer than normal. It didn't get me very excited about going on any road trips this summer.

When we got home Reese was a bundle of pent up energy, crawling in circles and getting into everything. She finally zonked out at about 8 p.m.

Reese playing with Aunt Judy and Gizzy (the dog)

Reese was like a crazed child when we got home.  I've never seen her so happy to be out of her car seat.  I had to snap a couple shots of her excitedly crawling on the floor.

She learned how to pant from the doggy!

Escape Artist

Thursday night was the Annual Easter Basket Auction. It's one of the events that I plan as part of my job. The event was a huge success with almost double the attendance from last year. We raised over $150,000 benefiting the Provo School Districts after school programs for underprivileged kids. Of the all the charity events that I plan, it's one of my favorite because it's open to the public and benefits kids. Arnold and I (I mean the Easter Bunny) bid and won the cutest Easter Basket for Reese. (Pictures to come on Easter morning.)

It's down in Provo and we had to be there by 6 p.m. so Reese and I decide to meet Arnold at his office and go from there. Now that Reese is very proficient in her mobility, she loves to explore everywhere we go. I try not to think about all the germs she's picking up as she crawls everywhere and then sucks on her hands...it's good for her immune system...right??

Anyway, this is Reese making an escape from her dad’s office. She's so funny. When ever she's crawling away from me, she stops every few feet and looks back at me with the sneakiest little smile or laugh. She knows she's on the run!