no camera!

Because I was without a camera for some time I was unable to get pictures of my graduation on August 17th, and thus forgot to post anything about it. My dad got some, but who knows when I'll be able to get my hands on those. Anyway, just wanted to let you all know that I FINALLY graduated with a BS in Home and Family Living from BYU! It was definitely and adventure to get this degree. But it was fun and I'm glad after all is said and done that I stuck to it and finished. Yay for me!

The Beach House

Here are the promised pictures from our trip to California. As I had said, we spent the week at a house just a few steps from the beach in Ventura with Mark's family and it was a lot of fun. Here you can see Megan on her first plane ride, and catching up on some much needed zzz's. She was an AMAZING sleeper on this trip and has not slept as well since we got back. She must have known it was vaca time. Also, here she is with her two of her girl cousins, Maddie and Kayliegh-- what pretty girls! Then there's Mark becoming the in house trainer for the entire family. We had a lot of fun. Thanks to the mommy and daddy Basil for making it so awesome!

Chatty Cathy

Megan has definitey found her voice. Yesterday at stake conference she talked almost the entire 2 hours. Luckily we went to the broadcast at the stake center rather than attending at the Alpine Tabernacle so the kids there were all a lot louder than her anyway. it wasn't the squealing kind that is very distracting and it was so hard to want to even stop her because it is so cute!
Last Friday she did the same thing, only it was from 1-3 AM! At least she wasn't fussing and crying! Anyway, this may seem like a lame blog, but it's my life and I love it. Her talking (okay, just babbling) is so dang cute!!!

Update

Okay, so it's been a while since I last posted. I actually put one up for about 15 minutes, before my husband commented that it was too negative (it was a rough day), and since then I haven't written. We've also been gone, so sorry it's been so long.
Anyway, here's what's up with us.

1) Megan turned 2 months on August 2nd. We had her 2 mo check up and she was 10 lbs 2 oz and 21.5 in. long. I tried to take a good picture of her, but she was not about to be set down. She insists on being held up and out so she can seen the world and does not care to be laid down. People are always so amazed that a little 2 month old is so alert because she is always so wide eyed, holding her head up, staring at everything, and cooing all the time. It's very cute and fun to see her become so social (she is definitely her mother's daughter). Unfortunately, she doesn't sleep well on the go, but she sure does like to take in the world!
2)Last week we went to the beach house in Ventura, CA with Mark's family. It was a lot of fun. The beach was rather cold and windy but we had our hands full at the house with 5 kids under 5 and there was really never a dull moment. The kids had fun screaming and running around the house and we spent our time chatting, cooking, and getting ready to go (it took a least 2 hours to get everyone packed and ready to go anywhere!). We had a lot of fun and it was great to get to spend time with Mark (without work), Mark's sisters and mom.
3) Last night Mark called from Sundance (where he was working for the day) and said we had a free room for the night. So I pack up again and headed out for a fun little over nighter at one of the Sundance cabins. I've not ever spent much time up there, but the room was really nice and it was a fun little adventure!

Unfortunately, after all this reading I have no pictures. I left my camera in CA and it's on it's way here. So when I get pictures, I'll post them. Just thought I'd give you all a little update from the Basil's!

Just a few Pictures!

Here are a few pictures of my sweet little Megan from this last week-- bath time (she loves the water), and hanging out in her little bumpo seat. Her neck is already so strong so she seems to really like the seat! Enjoy!

7 Things

Okay, so I've been "tagged" and I need to write 7 things about me. This has taken some time to compile cause, well, I don't feel like I'm that interesting of a person. but here ya go.

1. I love gardening: Not so much the fruits and vegetable kind of gardening, but the flower kind (but don't come and look at my yard right now, because it definitely doesn't show it). I subscribe to a gardening magazine and have an obsession with learning what different plants are and going running or walking just so I can find look at other people's beautiful yards and flowers. I've even drawn up a landscape plan for my yard-- so one day I'll re-do my yard and it will be my own little Garden of Eden.
2. I like exercising and health food (the yummy kind): Unfortunately, I'm not like a lot of you who don't have to do a thing and you just stay skinny or just walk out of the hospital after having a baby wearing your normal pants (I'll admit that I'm still wearing maternity clothes at 2 months out, how sad!)-- I actually have to work at keeping weight off! So lucky for me I married a man who can help me along and teach me how to do it right. All in all I just feel a lot better when I take care of this old bod of mine!
3. I'm obsessed with anything Megan: My life has changed drastically since my little Meggy came along, but I love it. She is so fun and so sweet! I drink in every little smile and coo I can get. She's really started to try and use her voice this week and it's been so fun! She also found her tongue and loves to play with it in her mouth all the time. Every little thing with her is so big to me and I love it!
4. I like photography: I know by my pictures I've posted you must think I'm nuts, or I must really stink at it. But I really enjoy it. But I mostly enjoy taking pictures of buildings and landscapes. One day I want to have a bunch of pictures hanging in my home that are mine, not some other guys work.
5. I hate scrap booking! I know this may sound blasphemous to many of you reading this—but I do. I enjoy taking pictures and playing with them on Adobe—but I hate scrap booking. It super expensive, it takes forever to do just one page and then I’m not creative enough to even make it look good. Needless to say, I don’t have anything scrap booked since high school—how terrible!
6. I love the water: I love anything that has to do with the water-- canoeing, boating, swimming, beaching, skiing (frozen water), etc. I love the water.
7. I'm finally graduating in August! Hurray! It's been a long journey, and interestingly enough, after attending Southern Virginia University, Utah Valley State College, and Brigham Young University- Idaho, I'm actually graduating from BYU-Provo. Some of you may know my little school hopping journey that I've taken and the crazy BYU situation for me, but funny how it's all turned out and I'm finishing there! What a relief to have it all done. Even little Meg waited so I could finish. I took my last final Tuesday evening (when I was 2 days over due) and woke up Wednesday morning with contractions (but don't worry she wasn't born until Saturday). I can’t believe I actually did it, I’m glad to be done!
   

Sorry to be the end of the line but I don't know 7 other people who haven't been 'tagged' so if you're reading this and you haven't then feel free to write!

Swimming!!!

Well, I think I've found something that my little Meg loves-- water! I took her swimming at my parents pool for her first time and she absolutely loved it! She has always liked her baths, and considering my parents pool is a whopping 94 degrees, she was loving it. She doesn't always show a lot of emotion, but at least she didn't scream. It was a fun time and she looked so cute in her little suit!