Bailey's Wedding

I'm excited that this post is "eventful".  This time last year I was in a different country like every other week - and now - well, it's a good day if I get a walk in, the house gets cleaned, and dinner is more than just hummus and celery sticks.

We met Bailey in Poland while she came to stay for a month with her cousins & Aunt/Uncle = The Armstrongs.  Because we love the Armstrongs, we fell in love with Bailey too.  She has turned into a honorary family member in the Trenerowski household and she is one of Lily's favorite Aunties.

We were so excited for her wedding.  This time last year Bryson was chasing after Bailey and she was having none of it.  She tried to brush him off by ignoring him, sending not-so-nice emails, and any excuse she could come up with.  But persistence was the key - and Bryson won the gold medal.  They were married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple on July 12, 2013.

The sealer in their ceremony gave such great advice.  Some things that I really liked what he said included:
* That he has the power to seal, but it is up to our faithfulness to remain sealed.
* He talked a lot about gender roles and gifts bestowed upon each gender in a way that it made so much sense.  It didn't seem like there was any kind of inequality the way that he was describing our purpose and plan in our specific gender roles.
* He talked a lot about laws and ordinances and what it means to keep, honor, and obey them.
* He talked about laws and how we promise we will obey them, however, one specific law we are only asked to "accept".  I had never noticed that before.
* He talked about a lot of different things that we learn in the temple that I had never even thought about before and gave me new insight into such amazing, wonderful things.

After the wedding, it was rainy and (kinda gross) and my hair turned into a curly disaster that we didn't take any pictures. Lily was so darn tired that when we got home she slept for 3.5 hours to recuperate.

So, we made sure that we were prepared for the reception and got a few good shots in of Bailey and her Groom.  Lily went shopping and bought this dress just for Bailey's wedding because it matched her colors perfectly.  But she decided to buy it in an extra large size so that she could wear it for the next year and be reminded of this beautiful day every-time that she wore it.

(She was more interested in the pretty flowers)

Our favorite part of all of Bailey's festivities (Luncheon, Wedding, Reception) - was seeing the Armstrongs.  They are seriously such an amazing, inspiring family.  They have taught us so much about being positive and encouraging in the home and what it means to just let loose and have fun.  We miss them - but are so excited to go and visit them when they are in Thailand in 2 years on their diplomatic assignment there.

We truly feel like not only did Bailey get adopted into our family, but we were adopted into hers as well.  We were invited to the massive family reunion/Ribs Barbeque the following day and had just as much fun getting to know new people and learn new things.  Lily was in heaven with all the attention she got over the long weekend.

5 Months

One more month - and we can introduce solid foods to Lily!  I'm so excited about this because she is now at the age where she wants to reach for and eat everything that I am eating.

She's also at that age where getting her to sit still is nearly impossible.

Noted by the pictures below!

 She just did not want to stand up against the chair... and then when we sat her down, she was more interested in the camera and kept reaching for it.

Here are the best two pictures that I was able to take:

 Having Lily grow up is so much fun... and 5 months is such a fabulous age.  It's so much fun to watch her try to drink from my cup (even if there is nothing in it), bounce up and down, roll over, talk, giggle, and smile. In addition, she's very interactive and attentive.  Every night when I put her to bed, I want to hurry and go to bed also because I can't wait to see her in the morning.