July 2009

July 2, 2009: Tyler Sorensen came home from his mission to Sacramento, California today. We all met at the airport around noon but his flight was slightly delayed. That meant 5 little kids were running around the waiting area with nothing to do for 30 minutes. That's okay, at least they all play well together.
It was fun to watch Tyler interact with this family. He's not a very emotional person so the hugs were brief and not a lot of talking. He was most fascinated with all the little kids around because three of them he had never met before (Jade, Boston and Tylar) and Aniston and Ethan had changed a lot in two years. He looked really good. He had gained a little weight but he could afford to do that. He was still very much in the missionary mode of things but he looked more relaxed and comfortable with himself. There was a new kind of self confidence that I didn't remember him having before the mission. I guess that is what two years of being out on your own and in leadership positions will do to a boy.
After picking Tyler up we all decided to go to lunch at Applebees. While we were there we had a huge rain storm go by that left several places in Salt Lake flooded. One of those places was in our neighborhood at the bottom of the hill. Several homes had inches of water in their basements. Branches and roof shingles were everywhere. Luckily our house is up on a hill and we didn't get much run off from our rock wall. So we were okay, but what a storm.

July 3, 2009: I have officially stopped working the 12 hour shifts at the hospital. I decided that while being pregnant, especially for the first several months, I was going to take it easy so I didn't have a repeat of my last miscarriage. So I have started working the princess shift every Tuesday and Thursday night. I work from 1800-0200. It is a great shift. I get home and to bed before 3am and that means I'm not so tired when Jade gets up around 7am. It's the best shift ever. Why I didn't do this a long time ago I don't know. I still occasionally have to charge or triage but that's managable since I don't have to do it the entire 12 hours.
However, with the holiday coming up I had to put in my share of the hours if I wanted the 24th of July and Labor Day off. So tonight I had to work the entire 12 hours. Kill me know! Plus I charged and basically fixed problems all night. It's amazing how some people just can't seem to work out their own problems by themselves. They need someone to do it for them. By 6am I was so exhausted it was all I could do to drive home.

July 4, 2009: However I didn't get to go to sleep. Instead I picked Jade and Aaron up at the house and we drove to Provo for the 4th of July parade. Austin, Erica, Paige and Cierra were already there with a spot saved since early that morning. The weather was slightly overcast which made the July heat bearable but by 10am the clouds had burned off and it was stiffling hot. That didn't seem to stop Jade any. She loved watching the parade and had a really good time.
After the parade we met at Grandma Bills house and had KFC chicken (like we do every year) with the Bills kids. I guess the Bills are down for the week as their summer vacation.
After lunch we went back to our place and I crashed until 6pm when I had to go back to work for another 12 hour shift. It was so busy that I stayed the entire 12 hours. Boy was I tired.
I guess Jade was able to do fireworks over at the Sorensen's house. She was slightly ornry the entire time because she was off her schedule a bit. So she didn't really enjoy the fireworks as much as she probably would have had she had a good nap.

July 8, 2009: Happy Birthday to Auburn! It was her 19th birthday today and we celebrated by taking her to get her hair cut. Everyone except for Jade and I seemed to have plans that day, including Auburn who had to work, so it wasn't very exciting. However, after she got her hair done, all of us girls met up and took Auburn to lunch at Costa Vida. During lunch, Auburn made some off hand comment about how she has never had a birthday cake for her birthday and that her birthday seems to always get forgotten. So to prove her wrong, I guess, we decided to surprise her at her work with a birthday cake that she could share with everyone. It worked out great because no one knew it was her birthday at work so they were slightly embarrassed for forgetting and so were super accomidating. After she got off of work we took her to Italian Village for dinner. I think it was a nice day for her and I think secretly she enjoyed the embarrassment of showing up at her work with a cake.
As a side note, Auburn has had several birthday cakes on her birthday, including several birthday parties. The rest we celebrated while on vacation. I looked at the scrapbooks and have proof.

June 9, 2009: Aaron is on a all men's softball team with his brothers. Jen is the captain. They are playing really well and should be playing on a different league, the other teams don't really stand a chance. But it's fun to watch cause they just cream them all.
With all of the brothers playing ball that means all the cousins come to the ballfield. This is fine because they have a really good time hanging out together. However, today I somehow got the "opportunity" to watch all the cousins. To keep them all together I pulled out some street chalk and we drew pictures on the sidewalk. I drew a picture of Ethan, very lifelike, and he loved it so much he wanted to show his parents. So after the game I had Ethan lie next to the drawing and had Jen and Jeremy try to tell which one was the real Ethan. They stood there for a minute acting like they were puzzled and couldn't figure it out. Finally, Ethan sneaks his hand up to his chest and whispered, "it's me...I'm the real Ethan." It was so funny, I had to take a picture.

July 10, 2009: Today was the Xango summer party at Seven Peaks. We decided to take Jade with us and then have Auburn come and pick her up later on in the day so she could go to bed. Jade seemed to really have a good time. We slathered her in sunscreen and made sure she had waterwings and a lifejacket on the entire time and then let her run wild. She loved it. She even went down several large water slides on the tubes. She would hold both of my hands really tight but once we were down she would clap her hands and act all excited to go again.
Austin was picked for their famous prize drawing. They chose 27 people dive into the wave pool and fish out a Xango ball with a letter on it. Then they handed out the prizes according to the letter they had. Austin won $300 and he was so excited. I have a fun video of the entire event.

July 11, 2009: We took Jade to an Orem Owls AA Baseball game tonight with my family. She seemed to like it for a while but eventually got bored. Grandpa Gunn took her for walks around the stadium but that didn't last very long. Finally, the only thing that seemed to keep her entertained was feeding Aaron sunflower seeds. I think Aaron ate a whole bag before the game was over. Thanks for taking one for the team Aaron.

July 12, 2009: Today was Grandpa Gunn's 53rd birthday. We had his Sunday birthday dinner with the grandparents and then took him around town on a GPS scavenger hunt. We all pooled our money together again to buy him a GPS that he has wanted for a while.

July 13, 2009: Jade has become very mommy dependant lately. I don't know why either seen as how she has been around both Aaron's and my family a lot these last few weeks. I shouldn't be complaining because she actually will say "Ma" now but she does it in a whinny voice and then wants me to pick her up. I'm the only one that she will go to right now and if I walk out the door without her she totally flips out. I hope this phase ends fast cause it's exhausting.

July 14, 2009: I guess while I was at work Jade went over to Boobi Loosli's house (our neighbors to the west of us) to play with McKay and found an orange play necklace. She put it on and wouldn't take it off. I guess Boobi let her take it home and she slept with it on.

July 15, 2009: Clair invited Aaron and I to a previewing of the new Harry Potter 6 movie down in Orem. I guess he was able to get everyone tickets and we went and had free popcorn and shirts.
Also, Jade continues to wear the necklace. She won't take it off. She loves it!

July 16, 2009: Jade is still wearing the necklace. She also likes to give high fives. She's getting really good at it. She also likes to give "bones" and does it to everyone she sees.

July 17, 2009: I found out that Jade's top and bottom molars on her left side are coming in. I hope she doesn't get sick from it, she usually runs a low grade fever and gets a runny nose for a couple of days. But hopefully she won't this time. She hasn't been acting like she is sick. I just hope it stays that way because we are on our way to California tomorrow and I would hate for her to be sick while we were there.

July 18, 2009: Jade, Aaron and I boarded a 10am Delta flight for California today. It was Jade's first time flying. We didn't have to buy her a ticket because she is under 2 yo but that also means she didn't get a seat, she would have to sit on our laps the entire way there. However, we lucked out and they put us on an isle with an empty seat and she sat next to the window or between us the entire flight. She did really well the entire time. I was so proud of her.
Once we got off the plane and to the car rental place it was way past lunch and Jade was starting to get a little fussy. Then to top everything off, we had to wait in line for 2 hours while we waited for a car to be returned. I guess because of a special weekend promotion they had overbooked the cars and so people were having to wait for the cars to be returned first before they could rent one. It really was annoying. Poor Jade had to stand out in the sun for most of those two hours without food or drink. I felt so bad but we weren't in a position to be able to get her anything. We got the car and on the road and within two minutes Jade was asleep.
We drove to the hotel and got some dinner, by then Jade was up from her nap and we fed her on our way to Disneyland. We got there about 7pm and rode on about 6-7 rides before the park closed. It seems like not many rides, but it was just right. Jade loved the park and all of the people but she didn't really understand the concept of standing in line, especially at the Dumbo ride. She really wanted to ride that ride so bad that she got a little cranky having to stand in line for twenty minutes. The other ride she really enjoyed was the Merry-go-round. She loved it and we rode it several times in a row.
We left the park at midnight and Jade was exhausted. She actually feel asleep in her stroller, which she never does...ever! On the way home we got caught in construction traffic and our hour long drive turned into two hours. I also got really nauseated while in the car and actually barfed in a chip bag we had in the car. That's the first time I've been sick with this pregancy. I get nauseated if I don't eat every two hours or if I get super tired but this is the first time I threw up. With Jade I vomited like clock work, every evening for about 8 straight weeks. It sucked but at least after barfing I would feel better. This pregnancy I just get really nauseated and nothing short of taking a nap or eating something will take it away.

July 19, 2009: Today is Sunday and we started early by going to church. It is always fun to go to church outside of Utah and see how the church is the exact same no matter where you go. This branch was part ASL and it was interesting to watch the interpreters. The branch was small and slightly older so Jade was the youngest one there. We had several people come up to us and tell us how cute and well behaved she was. She really is, we don't really ever have lots of problems with her while in church, just as long as she has a snack, her pacifier and books she does pretty well.
After church we decided to take a drive down to Malibu and then drive the PCH until we were tired of driving. Jade took a nap most of the way down there and then once on the PCH we decided to stop off at a beach and let Jade play in the sand. We found a fun local beach outside of Malibu and hiked down to the water. It was a beautiful beach and Jade seemed to love the sand and water. We actually let her get in the water even though she didn't have a swimsuit. We just stripped her down to her diaper and she played for a good hour in the sand and waves.
The tide started to come and and we left. I unfortunately wasn't prepared for Jade to be all sandy and wet. So I had to improvise cleaning her up using wet wipes, napkins and an extra shirt we had in the trunk. It wasn't very fun, especially having to clean out all of the cracks and crevices. But we succeeded in getting her clean and decided to stop off at Duke's and have expensive but delicious fish for dinner. Duke's is right on Malibu beach and we had a great view of the ocean. The last time we were here we came with two of Aaron's coworkers Brad and Jeff and we decided that it was one of our favorite places to have fish. It is sooo good!
After dinner we drove home and Jade fell asleep in the car. However we had a great evening and ended it by going to bed early. We were exhausted!

July 20, 2009: Jade and I slept in til really late in the morning. We were exhausted after yesterday's activites. We got up and decided to head out to Venice Beach for the day and play at the beach. We got there and had lunch from a street vendor there on the boardwalk. We then headed out to the beach and spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the sand and water. Jade loved the water and didn't hesitate to go out and play in the waves. The waves weren't as big as yesterday's at Malibu and so weren't as frightening to her. I put on her waterwings, sunscreen and ginger hat and out she went.
There was a little hispanic about 6-7 years old sitting next to us that Jade decided to make friends with. She took over some of her beach toys and she and the little girl made a "sandcastle" together. It was really cute.
After a long afternoon in the sun, we headed back to the hotel to meet Aaron for dinner. We decided to go to Dodger's game that night and ended up getting really cheap seats out in left field behind their famous outfielder Manny Ramirez. We ate Dodger dogs, nachos, peanuts and cotton candy...we basically ate until we were sick, or was it plain broke? While Aaron was off getting us more junk food to eat, a homerun ball was hit out to us by Mannie. I seriously thought it was coming right for us. I was holding Jade and for a few seconds I debated what to do if the ball really came right to me. How was I going to catch it while holding Jade. Luckily, the ball bounced right behind us and up into the other section. Needless to say, Aaron wasn't very happy to hear that he had missed catching a homerun ball because he was buying peanuts.
The Dodgers ended up winning the game but we only stayed until the top the 8th inning. Jade was starting to get tired and that meant whinny. As we were walking out we realized that we had forgotten were we had parked the car. So we spent the next 20 minutes pushing the alarm button on our rental car key ring until we found the car. So a slight damper to our evening but all in all we had a really fun day,

July 21, 2009: All of us got up early, Aaron to work and Jade and I off to play. I decided to take us to the Fashion District in downtown LA and go shopping. Cindy Gunn told us about this great shoe dive that sold cute $6 shoes. So I decided that we would stop there first. After an hour of complete chaos, I walked out of there with 6 pairs of shoes for less than $40. What a great store. After buying shoes I loaded Jade in the stroller and we walked down the street to the district and shopped for the next 3 hours. We only stopped off at McDonald's to grab some lunch and then it was more shopping. I don't think I really bought anything except for a watch and cute black church shoes for Jade. Other than that we just window shopped. But it sure was fun. Jade did really well especially because it was so hot outside. We could have continued to shop but Jade was starting to look a little pink and I thought I better get her out of the heat. So we headed back to pick up Aaron and go to the airport. On the way I bought a Arby's smoothie and Jade seriously drank about half of it. The poor thing was just hot and thirsty.
That night we boarded a flight for home. Jade loved runny up and down the ramp while waiting to load our plane. She was a little cranky during the flight only because it was past her bedtime and she was tired. You would think she would just fall asleep but no. Too much to see and do. So instead she feed Aaron peanuts the entire way home. It kept her occupied and quiet and for that we were grateful.
It was a great trip and it was fun to take Jade with us. There were lots of first for her and it was fun to document those firsts. I know she won't remember any of it but it was fun for Aaron and I to experience. Jade really is a great little girl and a lot of fun to be with.

July 22, 2009: Today I washed clothes and got ready to leave again. This time we are off to Beaver for the 24th of July festivities. We decided to spend the night at my parent's house so that we didn't have to get up so early in the morning to head out to Yuba. As tradition has it, every 24th of July we always go to the parade and either play at Yuba Lake for a day on our way down to Beaver or on our way back home. This time, the way the weekend worked out we decided to go to Yuba first and then head down to Beaver. So we needed to get up, loaded and on the road pretty early so we could get on the lake as soon as possible.
So back to getting ready...we decided to to spend the night and so after packing our car we headed down to Orem. It was around midnight and we were both exhausted from a long day working and getting ready, plus we were still recouping from our trip to California. Aaron tried to get on the freeway at 7200 South but it was closed. So we drove down State Street to 90000 South only to find out that that freeway entrance was closed. We were headed down to 106000 South when Aaron came to a yellow light. He was trying to decide which road to take and didn't realize that a cop was sitting at the opposite intersection and caught Aaron running a red light. Off course, he pulled us over. Luckily, Aaron was so distraught that he pleaded for mercy and the police officer gave us only a warning. I think it helped that Aaron told him why he had run the red light and asked the police officer if he knew of a freeway entrance that was open so we could get to Orem. The police officer took a long time to get back to us but finally said that the 123000 South was the only one open. That they had closed the entire cooridor up and down the Salt Lake Valley and only one entrance was open. The officer took pity on us and let us go with a warning. Man we were so thankful. That's the last thing we needed, a ticket on our insurance and a huge fine to pay.
Needless to say we finally got to my parent's around 1:30am and were dead tired. But to make it worse my dad decided to load Aaron's truck that night. So poor Aaron went out with my dad and loaded the truck for another hour. He was so tired and ornry by the time he got to bed. Poor dude!

July 23, 2009: Woke up early this morning and headed off to Yuba Lake. The weather was perfect but the water was super low. That surprised us especially with as much rain as we got this spring. But the water level was the lowest we have ever seen it. We parked in our usual spot and set up camp. Auburn and Jamison went with us along with Austin and Erica. So there were a lot of us on the beach. We basically played all day and rotated using the jet skies. Jade did really well. She loved playing with her sand toys on the edge of the water. She didn't really get super wet but would make sure her feet were touching the water at all times. She also was able to take a nap in the truck, which was nice for all of us. We left the lake pretty late which meant hamburgers at Wendy's for dinner on our way up Beaver Canyon. My mom was able to book a cabin up Beaver Canyon for the weekend. It was a nice place to stay however it was a long drive up the canyon, especially for as late and as tired as we were coming from Yuba Lake. On the way up the canyon we ran into lots of wild life, including a large elk that was standing at the edge of the road. It actually was a little scary to see him standing there as big as he was. He could have taken out our truck if he decided to run across the road. We finally got to our cabin though after having to drive 5 mph so as not to hit all the wildlife. We got in after midnight and then had to unload the cars and set up all the beds. I think we all finally collapsed into bed around 2:30am. Whoa, what a long day!

Julyt 24, 2009: We had to get up early again today to make the 9am parade on time. We sat across the street from the church in the sun but lucked out because most of the morning the sun was covered with clouds. It burned off though towards the end which made it get pretty hot, but it was bearable. Jade learned how to grab the candy that was tossed out into the street and she actually became really good at it.
After the parade we went over to the park and ran in the foot races. Unfortunately we missed the footraces for Jade's age. We think she would have done pretty well. But everyone else was able to race. I even raced, which I shouldn't have because I looked like a galloping fat cow. But afterwards I also got really sick. I don't know if it was the sun, running or the combination of both but once we got in the truck I started to dry heave. Poor Erica was in the back seat and I think she almost dry heaved with me.
After the foot races we met up the the rest of the Gunn clan and had a pot luck lunch at the ballpark. Then afterwards we took Grandpa Gunn up the canyon to our cabin to hang out for a while. Everyone took a nap including Grandpa, we were so exhausted from the heat.
After our naps we headed back down the canyon for mexican dinner at Can Cun and then over to the ballpark to watch the fireworks. Jade really liked that.
As we were headed back up the canyon, I was super tired to the point of being silly and I kept saying stupid things that I really couldn't control. For instance I said that the truck in front of us was driving weird and that he was being a "turkey face". Everyone thought that was funny. Also I was trying to say how much I liked the fireworks this year because I thought they were really different from last year and instead I said "those fireworks weren't just bright, they were REALLY bright." I guess the way I said it made me sound really crazy. They were all laughing at me. I blame it on exhaustion because I quickly fell asleep up the canyon.

July 25, 2009: Today we went to Minersville to try jetskiing at a different location. Let me sum up the experience...it sucked! The day dawned with rain on the horizon however it didn't really rain until later in the day. By the time we got to the lake it was close to lunch time. When Aaron and I took out the jetskis we ran into some thick weeds and got stuck. Trying to unstick ourselves took us a good hour. By the time we got back, lunch was over, I had a roaring headache and it was getting ready to rain. People took some other runs on the jetskies but because the lake was so small and low that really we couldn't venture out that far or do anything with them. So we all just kind of hung around camp. Finally, the rain started and we had to pack up and go home. We were only on the lake for a couple of hours and those hours weren't the best. We all voted not to come back ever again. My vote was the loudest I think.
That night the funniest thing happened. We were all hanging out on the deck around the propane campfire we had brought with us when a bat flew into the cabin. To make a long story short we found out that dad screams like a girl, that he is super afraid of bats, that bats actually fly better in the dark than with the lights on and that "bats go for the hair". We luckily have it all on film for posterity to see. I'm glad to say that my brave husband was very calm and caught the bat for us all. I don't know what we would have done without him because Dad and Austin were puddles of estrogen.

July 26, 2009: Today was Sunday and Dad was super ornry. But that is pretty usual for him on a trip. We aren't quite sure why, although we have our own opinions on the matter, but it seems like everytime we go on a trip were the last day is usually a Sunday, he is ornry. Well today was no exception, except for that he was SUPER ornry so much so that he was hard to be around. On our way down the canyon for the last time we stopped at the edge of the road and threw rocks in the river. Jade loved that idea. She would take huge handfulls of gravel and toss it in over and over again. She never tired of it and we were there for a good half an hour.
Also on the way down the canyon we were using walkie talkies to communicate between cars and mom gets on and says "look over your shoulder at that beautiful view." Now you need to understand that immediately to our right was just mountain wall but to our left there was a steep cliff that overlooked the valley. The view was really spectacular but Austin in all of his glory responds back, "which shoulder?" My mom realized that she was being made fun of but replies back in an annoyed voice, "your left." to which Austin responded, "oh, yeah, that is a pretty view." It was the funniest thing I had heard in a long time. I think I laughed the entire way down the canyon and I'm still chuckling even while I write this. It's so funny that I think I will make a mental note to tell this at my mother's funeral. I'll add it to one of the many funny tales I have up my sleeve to tell.
Also on the way home we stopped off at a hot springs that Meredith Gunn told us about. It's just off the freeway in Meadow, Utah. It took us a while to find it only because we didn't go far enough down the road but once we did we were amazed at how clean and warm it really was. It's located on someone's private property but they have opened it up to the public as long as it is kept clean and no nudity. Jade wanted to get in really bad so I stripped her down to her diaper and let her sit at the edge. She stayed playing there until we were all ready to go. Then on the way back, I didn't have an extra diaper with me, only one in the car. So she had to waddle back with this ten pound diaper hanging below her knees. I ended up taking off the diaper and letting her walk back to the car in the buff. She was so enthralled with the idea of being completely naked that she kept stopping to inspect her private areas. I think that was the first time her privates had ever felt the sun or wind on them. She though it was awesome. We ended up renaming the hot springs Waddle Springs after Jade. It was a great way to end a very fun trip.

June 2009

"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June."
- L. M. Montgomery

June 1, 2009: Austin's birthday was today. He is a whopping 25 years old. He's getting to be soooo old (but I guess that would make me three years older :)) I wanted to do something nice for him today because I was feeling bad for him. He's been going through some things with his girlfriend and with the padres and I just wanted to make sure this day was special for him. So I rounded up the family members and we surprised him at his work with a small cake, balloons and a gift card. We actually lucked out because he was just getting ready to leave when we pulled up. Any later and we would have missed him. I think he was surprised and happy that we had made an effort to celebrate his birthday. We tried to make plans to take him to dinner that night but he already had plans with his girlfriend. So instead my family came to my softball game, watched us lose miserably and then we all went to The Porcupine, up Little Cottonwood Canyon, and had great chicken and black bean nachos.

Austin blowing out a fake cake.


Austin and Erica on his birthday.

June 2, 2009: I thought I would add that little Jaderbug can officially use a fork by herself. She especially likes to use the fork with macaroni and cheese. That seems to be her favorite food right now. She also seems to eat better if she can navigate the fork by herself. It makes for a messy experience but in the end she always eats more. So as long as she has a bib, I'm okay with her using the fork by herself.

June 4, 2009: We met with our financial advisor Garen Winn and made some changes in our live insurance policy. We also made up a will in case anything happens to Aaron or I. We have down three seperate families to take Jade and any future children should something happen to us. We asked Jen and Jeremy if they would be the primary guardians and then added my parents and Aaron's parents to the list. It was kind of strange having to write out a will. I just feel too young to be doing something so responsible. But I guess when you have dependents, you have to make sure they are taken care of. If something were to happen though, Jade would be living the high life at a whopping 3 million dollars. Lucky kid! :)

June 5, 2009:

Aaron and Austin spooning while at the drive-in. We triple dated with Austin and Erica and Jamison and Auburn.

Auburn and Jade at the drive-in.

Jade really liked the drive-in. She watched the movie until about 10pm and then fell asleep in between Aaron and I.

June 6, 2009: Jade has learned to make a surprised face whenever something new, exciting or startling happens. She makes this long jawed face with her lips pursed together and then takes a deep breathe in, almost like a gasp. It is super funny. And now because we have all laughed when she does it, she thinks it's funny and so she does it all the time.

June 7, 2009: So because I am writing this way months ahead I can look back and make this entry. But it started raining around the 7th of June and continued to rain (almost non stop) for the entire month. There was so much rain this month that records were set, flooding happened down the hill from us as well as all over the state and the temperature only got to the 70's once the entire month.


The flooding down the hill from us.



June 8, 2009: Aaron left for Thailand today for work. He went with Nate Brown, his boss, and Brad from supplies. They are gone for two weeks on a "sourcing" trip but they sure have a lot of other touristy things planned. I must admit that I am super jealous. I can't appear that way on the outside because I know it would make Aaron feel guilty, especially because he will be gone during my birthday. But I can't help but feel a little bit of jealousy that he will be gone for two whole weeks to an exotic location without me. I wouldn't have a single problem with him going if he was taking me along, but alas I'm not invited. I kept hoping that somehow he would surprise me and say that he had a ticket for me and to meet him in a week after he was done with all his work. But he has assured me that that is not happening. Rats!!!! It will be hard to have him gone for two straight weeks. I guess I will be doing lots of hanging out with my family. Yeah!!!

Aaron with his boss Nate Brown and coworker Brad Bilnap in Thailand.

June 9, 2009: Austin came up to my house and babysat Jade for me overnight while I worked. It's funny that both Jade and Austin really enjoy each others company. Austin actually gets pretty offended if I ask anyone else to babysit over night because he just thinks its great.
He told me that while he was babysitting her that it got to be around bedtime and that she grabbed Beary Bear off the floor and walked to the foot of the stairs. He said she made some kind of sound to get his attention and then waved for him to come upstairs with her. So he walked her up the stairs and she went right over to her bed and wanted "up." He put her in bed and she waved bye. He turned around, turned off the light, shut the door and he said she didn't make a peep for the rest of the night. He was completely amazed that she went to bed all on her own. What a great kid.
We had our fist diagnosed case of the Swine Flu at JVH today. The swine flu, or H1N1, started in Mexico and has supposedly killed millions. They are predicting that this flu could become pandemic and spread throughout the entire world. They are comparing it to the Spanish Flu pandemic that occured in the early 1900's. Supposedly this strain of flu hits a different demographic such as little kids, women in their third trimester and healthy adults in their early 20's. Not to mention the regular flu demographics of old, super young people and immunocompromised people. So far Utah has only seen 6 cases and most of them have been in Park City. But it has people really nervous, so much so that they have closed schools and public areas in Park City. So for us to see our first case of H1N1 at JVH makes everyone nervous. We'll see how it pans out.

June 11, 2009: I don't want to alarm anyone but my period is due today and I still haven't had it yet. Should I be nervous?

June 12, 2009: We have been teaching Jade to make animal sounds when we say a particular animals name. For instance, if I say horse she will blow a raspberry and shake her head back and forth mimicking a horse. It all started because we would read her a book, point out the animal and then make the sound. Well instead of saying the name of the animal, she mimicks the sound. She really has gotten good at it. Right now she can mimick the sound of a dog, cat, cow, and horse. Cierra has also recently taught her how to make the sound of an indian by patting her open mouth with her hand while making an Ah sound. Today she learned a new one, a bird. She says "cheap, cheap." It's adorable.

June 13, 2009: Today Jade and I went down to my parent's house for Summerfest. It is an annual event every June that Orem City puts on. They have a huge carnival, concerts, a parade and fireworks. Its really fun and we enjoy going every year. I think all of us kids have participated in Summerfest one way or the other while growing up. I know I was in the parade several years in a row during high school and so has Hudson, Auburn and the girls. Cierra and Paige were actually Junior Marshalls one year and got royal treatment.
Anyways, we always look forward to Summerfest. It's just one of those traditions that we do every year no matter what. This year, unfortunately, it rained the entire time. We got through most of the parade before it started to rain but it rained all the way until the fireworks. Then the heavens parted for a split second and they were able to launch the fireworks. Right after however, the rain started right back up again. Jade really seemed to enjoy the parade and fireworks. It was just too bad that she had to watch them through the car window. Maybe that's why she liked them so much, they weren't as loud and scary. :)

June 14, 2009: Today we celebrated my birthday at my mom's house with the grandparents. We had my birthday dinner that consisted of the usual; funeral potatoes, BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, canteloupe, spice cake and my ultimate favorite...homemade ice cream! I think I pick that every year. Why change a good thing, right?

Jade in the morning.

We were going to spend the night because my birthday is in the morning but Jade was really fussy. I think she might have a tummy ache, at least she acted like it. So I took her home. Good thing I did because as I was pulling into the drive way she just suddenly threw up. Poor thing. However, once she threw up she fell right back asleep and slept really well all night. Maybe she just had too much ice cream.

June 15, 2009: Happy Birthday to ME!!! I am officially 28 years young today! (groan) I don't feel as old as that sounds. It actually startles me to say that I am 28yo. I still feel 21. I wish I still looked 21. :)
Aaron is still in Thailand. It's only been a week but it seems like he has been gone forever. We are able to email each other though. It sounds like he is having a great time and doing as much site seeing as "working." He's sent me some pictures and they are just amazing. The area is so green and beautiful and the cities are much more urbanized then I thought they would be. He still says there's tons of poverty and filth but that in the major cities they do a good job of hiding that.
Jade and I woke up late this morning, which was a nice gift being able to sleep in later than 8am. I was going to get in and out of the shower quick because we were running behind but Jade decided she wanted to take a shower too. She loves taking a shower with because because we have two shower heads, one that comes off and she holds onto that and plays while I actually shower. It really works out well. So, I got her naked and was getting myself ready for the shower when I looked over and Jade was taking a poo on the carpet in my closet. She stood there for a second, squatted down and then out came a piece of poo. I quickly grabbed her and was carrying her onto the tile when she decided to go again. What a mess. However, she was quite fascinated with the whole thing and walked over to the first turd and stared at it. I actually have a picture on my phone that I sent to Aaron of her squatting in front of it pointing at it. She thought it was so amazing. Needless to say, that wasn't a very fun birthday gift.

The poo.


Jade very proud of her poo!


Jade in the shower washing off the poo!

After we got ready we headed down to my parent's house and they took me to go get a refill for my Lovesac. They originally bought us a large love sac for our living room two Christmases ago but Addy (our old white cat) loved to pee on it while we were on vacation. So we had to get rid of all the stuffing but kept the outside shell. That was washable. I've just never replaced the insides because it cost so much money. So for my birthday present my parents went in on the stuffing with me so that I could have the love sac back.

Jade relaxing on a love sac her size.

Aaron left my present wrapped on the counter and told me I couldn't open it until my birthday and I must admit it was a real temptation but I held out until today. It ended up being a 15 inch digital picture frame. It is beautiful and I absolutely love it. It's exactly what I wanted. Funny how he picked up on all the hints I gave him. :)
For my birthday my family took me to Italian Village and we ate salads and pizza benders. Afterwards we went to Leatherby's and split a Granny split (9 scoops of ice cream with hot fudge and nuts. It's amazing!) After ice cream we all went over to my house and watched a movie and hung out until late and then they all went home.

Paige and I waiting for ice cream at Leatherby's.


Grandpa and Jade walking up and down the steps while waiting for our ice cream.

After everyone left, I decided that I was going to take a pregnancy test. I still hadn't had my period yet and I just had this feeling that it might be positive. So I had a few tests that I had stashed away for such situations and I took one. To my amazement it came back positive. So I sent a picture text to Aaron telling him thank you for the gift but that I had one for him that would completely one up that. He immediatley sent me one back saying that it did.

The positive test.

Crazy huh? I can't believe I got pregant so soon after having a miscarriage in January. I mean, we have been trying because we would like Jade and the new sibling to be about two years apart, ideally, but it just seemed so fast. I really believe that Aaron and I must be the most fertile people on the planet because we say we are going to start trying for another kid and bam! I'm pregnant.
I'm happy though. This little one and Jade will be about 22 months apart. That seems perfect. Hopefully I don't regret that decision. But it's obviously supposed to happen for a reason. Yeah! Happy birthday to me!

June 17, 2009: I just found out that Roanne and Kylee have been diagnosed with the Swine Flu. They haven't been feeling well for several days, hence the reason I really haven't been over to visit them lately because I didn't want Jade or I to get sick. But I guess they kept getting worse, to the point that Roanne was having a hard time breathing, so Clair took them to their PMD and he diagnosed them with the Swine Flu. He gave them Tamiflu and sent them home. Told them to stay inside and not come in contact with anyone. Poor things.
When Clair called me to wish me a happy birthday, he told me the news and then said they would have to post pone my birthday dinner until later when they felt better. I totally agreed and offered to take them dinner. Of course he refused but I insisted. So I took them over dinner and just left it on the porch, rang the doorbell and waved to them through their storm glass door. There's no way I was going to get even close to them and put myself and Jade in jeopardy of getting sick. Poor things. I hope they recover quickly. I hear you can be sick in bed up to 14 days and that they entire time you are completely miserable. It can be pretty awful. Hopefully the Tamiflu will help with that.

June 18, 2009:

Grandpa feeding Jade at Cierra and Paige's softball game.


Jade loves balloons. She calls them "boons".

June 20, 2009: Today we celebrated Father's Day with the whole Gunn Clan over at my parent's church. My parents were in charge of hosting the party but because of the rain (and it rained all day long) we couldn't house 50 people in my parent's house for the evening. It would have been okay if people were outside in the pool or playing in the backyard but with everyone home bound due to the rain, there just wasn't enough room. So my parents changed the location to their church, It actually worked out well because there was plenty of space for everyone to move around, eat and play games.
Jade loved playing with all of her cousins. It's been a while since we've been able to get together with the whole Gunn clan so at first she was a little intimidated by all the chaos but after about 10 minutes she was right in the middle of all the commotion and she loved every minute of it.

June 21, 2009:

I took this picture on our way down to my parent's house. A truck was completely engulfed in flames on Bangeter Highway. It was so hot that I could feel the heat while driving by. Come to find out, this truck belonged to Shad McCurdy's dad, a friend from highschool. His dad, mom and sister were in the truck on the way back from a camping trip when the gas cans from their 4-wheelers caught on fire. They were lucky to make it out alive.

Today we only celebrated Father's Day at my parent's house due to Roanne and Kylee still being sick. We will do Father's Day next week. I actually called Clair and asked if I could bring over dinner before I went down to my parents and he said yes. So I went Saturday night and got all the food and prepared it and then Sunday morning he called to tell me that they really didn't need dinner. That so many people from their ward had brought over things that they were fine for dinner. I was a little miffed only because I had taken the time to make the food and they really didn't need it. Oh well. It's the idea that counts I guess.
We had a really good time giving my dad his present for Father's Day. He has been hinting that he wants a GPS unit for either Father's Day or his birthday but he wants to be able to pick one out because he can get the one he really wants and get it refurbished off the internet so that it doesn't cost as much. So us kids decided to give him money as his present and we played Deal or No Deal for him to win his present. He actually picked the suitcase that had the money in it. He couldn't have played it any better had he have cheated. It really was a fun way to give him his gift and he got to buy something that he really wanted.

We went for a walk to Bridal Veil Falls after dinner.

I felt bad that Aaron wasn't here to celebrate Father's Day. Jade and I sent him a text message telling him that we loved him and then we wrapped his present of white shirts and ties and Jade even made him one of her famous cards. He can open it when he gets home.

June 22, 2009: Aaron came home from Thailand today. He got home in the morning so we were able to spend the whole day together before he went to work the next day. He had lots of souvenirs to give us, one being a beautiful hand-painted oil painting of a famous temple. We spent the day doing laundry, looking at his pictures and letting him take a nap because he was so jet lagged. Jade and I gave him his Father's Day present and he loved her card. All in all it was a pleasant day and it was nice to have him home. I sure did miss him while he was gone.

June 23, 2009: Jade said DaDa for the first time so that it was very pronounced what she was saying. He came home from work today and she ran right up to him and said Dada. Boy, did he have the biggest chester cat grin on his face. You would have thought he won a million dollars. It was really cute.

June 24, 2009: Aaron is having a hard time adjusting after Thailand. He is still super jet lagged. He is tired during the day, almost to the point of exhaustion and then is wide awake in the middle of the night and can't sleep. So he came home early from work today so he could take a nap. It actually worked out well because I needed a babysitter so that I could go do a medical session at the Oquirrh Mtn temple open house. So he stayed home and watched Jade while I did a four hour shift. Afterwards we meet at the man made lake at Day Break and had Subway sandwiches and walked around the lake watching the sunset. It was a beautiful evening and Jade had a blast walking around by herself vs sitting in the stroller. We had a tennis ball and Jade would run ahead of us, turn around, and then throw the ball back to us. She has become a great little thrower. Cierra showed her how to do it. She holds it up to her ear and then releases. It works great and she has quite the arm for a 13 month old.

June 27, 2009: The cousins Boston and Ethan came over to check out Aaron's new pheasants. Aaron came home from work and decided to pick up some pheasants that a guy was selling on ksl.com. We have three baby pheasants that wonder around our backyard. They love all the bugs and spiders that hang out around our rock wall. Jade loves chasing them around.

Jade, Boston and Ethan eating popsicles out on the back patio.



One of Aaron's Yellow Golden pheasants.


West Jordan's Demolition Derby. Jade loved watching the cars crash and the people cheer around her. She also loved the cotton candy!


Ethan, Jade and I standing in front of a helicopter there at the Demolition Derby.


Jade and I enjoying the cotton candy.

June 28, 2009:

Jade playing in Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen's backyard.


Enjoying the nice Sunday weather out on the Sorensen's back porch.

June 30, 2009: Just a little side note on Jade's character. She loves to push her stroller when she's not sitting in it. Actually she loves to push anything with wheels, but especially her stroller. Funny kid.

It's My Birthday!

May 5, 2009: Jade is officially 1 years old today! I can't believe it has been a whole year since Jade came into our family. In some ways it seems like Jade has been a part of our family forever and yet I look at her and marvel at how fast she is growing.

Jade in her birthday suit.

Today we had her birthday party at our house. It was actually quite different because this year I was the one to throw the Cinco de Mayo party. We invited all of Aaron's family and all of my family, including both sets of grandparents, to our house for dinner, cake and ice cream and a piñata. It ended up being a lot of work and I don't think I will ever do that again. However, it really was a lovely evening and everyone showed up that we invited.


Even the great-grandparents were invited.

I cooked chicken enchiladas and provided the margarita drinks while everyone else brought the fluff. I also baked little cupcakes that I was hoping would turn out to look like sombreros but instead they just looked like a glob of colorful icing. (I'm definitely not the cake decorator of the family :))

The sombrero cupcakes.

After dinner and dessert we went outside and all the kids got a shot at the piñata. My family was all for giving it a good whack but I think Aaron's family felt a little weird about. However, I think it was Hudson that gave it a good whack and broke it apart. All inhibitions left once the candy hit the pavement though. There was jostling and fighting over all the good pieces, just like in the past. It was really fun. Jade didn't know quite what to think but I think she enjoyed all of the commotion.
After the piñata we all went inside and opened Jade's presents. I must say, that little rascal came out with a load of presents. It actually was a little embarrassing because she is soooo young and received a ridiculous amount of gifts. I think next year we will just have the grandparents bring gifts if they want and ask the aunts and uncles not to bother. She doesn't need that many gifts every year.

Jade opening her presents.

Anyways, the evening was very nice and I think everyone had a good time. Jade was getting tired by the end of presents and we ended up putting her to bed before everyone left.

Austin can hold Jade in his teeth and rock her back and forth. She loves it!

Next year I will just plan on serving cake and ice cream and let my mother continue the tradition of the beloved Cinco de Mayo party at her house. It's a lot less stress that way!

Austin and Aaron's Cinco de Mayo mustaches.

May 7, 2009: Jade's one year check up results:
Weight: 19.8 lbs
Height: 28 inches tall
Head Circumference: 18.5 inches around
This puts her in the 50th percentile in all three categories. The pediatrican commented on how well advanced she seems for her age. And lucky for us she has been overall very healthy.

May 8, 2009: We took Great Grandma Bills out for dinner at Joe Vera's (one of her favorite restaurants) for her birthday. We felt bad because we celebrated Jade's birthday on the 5th but didn't really do anything for her. We took Jade along with us and she did really well at the restaurant and I think grandma had a really time.

May 9, 2009: Roanne invited all of us girls over to her house for a scrapbooking weekend. I took my computer and worked on Jade's blog (seen as how I'm 7 months behind). It was a nice day and then afterwards we invited Jeremy's family over to our house and we did pizzas and Guitar Hero all evening.
I really enjoy hanging out with Jen and Jeremy. We seem to have the same personality types and we get along very well. Also our children seem to play really well together, especially Boston and Jade. Jade enjoys watching everything that Boston does and she tries to copy his every move. Boston is about 6 months older than she is but he is very patient and loving with her and it doesn't seem to bother him that she's a girl and hangs around him.

May 10, 2009: Mother's Day! Ahh, what a relaxing day it was. I got breakfast (not in bed but made for me) and Jade made me the cutest card (with Aaron's help of course.) The primary sang in sacrament meeting but other than that I had the day off and was able to participate in Relief Society. Afterwards we stopped by my mom's house and gave her silky pj's and a Jade-made card and then ran up to Roanne's house to talk to Tyler over the phone.

Jade trying to go out the cat door at Grandma Gunn's house.


Jade laughing at Austin and Cierra while they play catch on the grass at Grandpa Gunn's house.

Ty comes home in 2 months, so most of the conversation was all business, like what classes he wanted to be signed up for at the UofU etc. He sounds good though and I'm excited to see if he's changed a whole lot. He's pretty much the serious one out of all the Sorensen boys. He is a little OCD when it comes to organization and he doesn't have a lot of patience sometimes. However, he really is a go-getter and a doer and I'm sure he was a fantastic missionary. It will be interesting to see how well he adjusts to life after the mission. I think he might be a little anal for a few months but will adjust quickly.

May 13, 2009: Aaron and I had our first real blow-up fight in a long time, I think since our fist Halloween together almost 2 years ago. It all started because a girl I work with at JVH had started up with an MLM company selling term life insurance policies. She wanted to get together so that she could "get some practice" before she actually really started, or at least that is what she told me over the phone. To be quite honest, she wouldn't tell me what her business was or what we would be doing. All she said was that she wanted both Aaron and I there so that she could practice. I finally agreed after several attempts at trying to get out of it, but I had run out of excuses and finally agreed to a time. Aaron had a meeting that evening and wouldn't be there until later but the plan was to start without him (or so I thought).
My friend showed up with another guy in tow and he introduced himself as her "supervisor" and that he would be there to help her get started. He was really nice but just a little pushy. We sat down at the dinner table and he asked where Aaron was. I told him he was at a meeting and probably wouldn't be here until the end of the meeting but go ahead and start without him. The guy didn't really like that and for the next hour he stalled waiting for Aaron to come home.
This entire time, the guy did most of the talking and my friend never said a single word. When Aaron got home, the guy launched right in to his spiel of patronizing and rhetorical questions that left both Aaron and I feeling very uncomfortable, Aaron more so than I. I was trying to be nice but I was already into this practice meeting two hours and I was getting sick of the rhetorical questions but was trying to be polite and non awkward with this friend of mine. Aaron on the other hand was getting more and more annoyed by the minute and when he gets annoyed he becomes sarcastic. He became so sarcastic that it was getting really embarrassing. Finally, towards the end of the meeting when we finally realized what the guy was trying to sell us, Aaron just burst out that we weren't interested and to have a good night. There was this awkward moment of silence where we just looked at one another across the table and the guy finally thanked us for our time and they left. My friend never said one word that entire time and it was obvious that this wasn't a practice session but an awkward attempt to coerce us into buying their policies. I felt taken advantage of and a little angry but mostly I was just super embarrassed at the way Aaron had acted in front of our guests. They left and I marched right upstairs to finish a load of laundry I had in the dryer. I didn't know what to say to Aaron and I was afraid that if I did say something I would explode in a rage. So I just started folding laundry. However, the more I thought about things the angrier I got until I was throwing Aaron's clothes across the room. Aaron came upstairs after about 5 minutes to see a large pile of his garments spewed across our bedroom and he asked me what the problem was. Bad question to ask. I exploded and told him how embarrassed and angry I was at the way Aaron had dealt with the situation. To my great surprise he actually agreed with me and said that I was right and that he was mortified with the way he had acted. Then to my even greater surprise, Aaron started to cry. (He's going to kill me if he reads this post.) He cried like I have never seen him cry before. It took me aback so much that I completely forgot that I was angry. We ended up reconciling the situation but not until after Aaron had a really good 15 minute cry.
I must say that it was kind of refreshing to see him cry like that. I have seen him get a little teary-eyed but never as emotional as he was that night. It made him seem more human to me. Yes, I know very well how human Aaron can be but it was nice to see the emotional side of him and to see firsthand that men really do have times of hormonal imbalance. It was great.
Aaron actually called and apologized to my friend for the way he had treated them and so I think things ended alright. Fortunately for us she hasn't called back for any more practice sessions. I did learn a valuable lesson and that is I try not to ever put Aaron in those situations because he doesn't handle MLM rhetorical question asking situations like that very well.

May 15-17th, 2009:

Jade at the water fountain outside a hotel near a restaurant we always stop off at to eat dinner in Green River. She's obsessed with water.

We took Jade to Moab with us for our first official vacation of the summer. We decided to try camping with Jade for the first time. I was a little nervous about taking Jade, especially camping, because I'm not a very experienced camper. My mother hates to camp so we never really did things like that growing up. We decided to not really "rough" it our first time out so we stayed at the Moab RV camp. It had an outdoor pool, playground, facilities and even cabins. We however, took the cheaper route and rented a single tent spot for two nights. The campsites ended up being right next to each other so you were practically sleeping on top of your neighbor. When I found this out I was a little worried that we would wake up our neighbors really early when Jade decided to get up but luckily most everyone got up at the same time. As soon as the sun rises, it's hard to stay asleep. Jade did really well the entire time. She even took naps when she was supposed to.

Our campsite early in the morning on Saturday.


Jade's cute little morning face on Saturday.

It was really hot in Moab for it being May but Jade did really well. We just made sure to keep her well hydrated, sun screened and shaded as much as possible. We went on several hikes over the three days we were there and Jade seemed to really enjoy it. We have a used hiking backpack that we strapped her into and Aaron and I took turns carrying her around while we hiked. We also bought her a had that we lovingly called her "ginger hat." She would keep it on pretty well and it kept her in the shade most of the time.

Aaron and Jade at the first part of the hike to Corona Arch.

We really enjoyed a hike to the Corona Arch. It is a beautiful arch, almost as big as the Delicate Arch but the hike to get there is really fun. You have to scale some cliffs (okay, not really scale but you do have to put some effort into the hiking) to get there but once you do it's pretty spectacular. We were able to get some really cute shots as a family with the arch in the background.

Aaron and Jade standing near a whole in the cliff near Corona Arch.


Corona Arch.


Aaron and Jade poising for the camera right in front of a cliff.


All three of us standing in front of Corona Arch on Friday.


Jade in her hiking pack near her own arch!

I also was able to use my hidden camping cooking skills and made some mean dutch oven meals. We had chicken and rice, cobbler with ice cream and Mountain man breakfast. It was delicious. I got the award for best cook on the trip!

Jade and Dad swimming in the RV camp's swimming pool after a long hot day of hiking on Saturday.

All in all it was a great trip and we really enjoyed ourselves. I think we will try doing it again next year and see how it goes. Jade will be a year older and I think she will really have a great time then.

Jade and I hiking down in a river bed on Saturday.


Aaron and Jade standing near a small stream during our evening hike on Saturday.

May 18, 2009: Just a quick note, Jade loves to watch softball. During our co-ed games, she will occasionally sit on Grandma Sorensen's lap (when she's not too busy playing on the slide) and cheer. You can always pick out her voice because she likes to clap her hands and say "yeah". Also whenever I go up to bat and she sees me she claps her hands and says "yeah". It's really cute.

May 22, 2009: My parents invited Jade and I to Delta with Grandma Bills to put flowers on the graves for Memorial Day. It's a tradition every year and this year I happened to not be busy so we said yes and went on the two hour drive out to Delta. It was overcast when we left and by the time we actually got there it started to rain, so it was difficult cleaning the tombstones and placing the flowers. It was okay though because Jade fell asleep right before we got there and she ended up sleeping most of the way back too

Mom and I standing at the graves in Delta. Great grandma Bills and Jade are in the car in the background. It was too windy and rainy for them to get out.

After visiting the graves, we stopped off at the gas station we always stop at to get their delicious ice cream cones. Jade was so cute, she would go around sticking out her tongue to everyone that had ice cream, hoping that someone would give her a lick.
Once we got back to civilization aka Payson, we stopped off at the Cracker Barrel there and had dinner...Grandma Bills' treat. Afterwards, Grandpa Gunn took Jade around their gift shop and bought her a shirt that says something about grandpa's being the favorite. He made her wear it out of the store. It was so big it looked like a dress but he sure was proud of his purchase. .

Grandpa Gunn and Jade at Cracker Barrel after putting flowers on the graves in Delta. Grandpa bought her the cute yellow shirt she is wearing.

May 23, 2009:

Aaron standing in front of the Oquirrh Mtn Temple. This temple is in our area and we were asked to help participate in the open house. Aaron helped with parking.


I was on the medical team and provided first aide all of one time the entire time I was there. It was pretty boring but it was fun to participate anyways.

May 25, 2009: Memorial Day! We spent most of the day outside working in our backyard. There is a lot to do to get it ready for the summer, lots of plants to plant. Also Aaron needs to finish up the waterfall. So I pulled weeds and planted plants while Aaron worked on the mechanical stuff. I didn't think it was very hot outside and so I was wearing jeans with a t-shirt but because I was bent over the entire afternoon, my t-shirt would ride up and my jeans would ride down. I found out later that evening that my backside, right above my crack, had burned. I don't know why Aaron didn't tell me my crack was basically showing all day but now I have this great sunburn on my backside that stretches the entire length of my back. Aaron thinks it's hilarious and calls it my headband.

Close up of Jade's cute mug while in the wheelbarrow helping dad.


Aaron towing Jade around in the wheelbarrow while doing some yard work.