Clement Family

2010-09-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

Here we are heading to the hospital to have our little Abby.

She weighed 6lbs 5oz and was 19in. Lily was so excited to see her baby sister.

Here is are little precious Abby. We are so glad to have her home. My worst nightmare came true. I had to have a c-section. That put me in the hospital longer then normal. The day that we were going to go home Abby had Jaundice really bad so we had to stay to put her under the light. It was a long stay so we are so glad to be home.

Easter

2010-05-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

Aren't these two the cutest kids you've ever seen. I can't get enough of just watching them play together. I think my nephew is so dang cute. They are just getting ready for an egg hunt. My brother's kids were at their other grandparents so it was just the two of them. They had a blast. They are the best little buddies.

Then they went over to the Strong's house for another one. They are my brother in laws family. They were so nice to invite Lily over. They even had a basket for her. They wanted her to have a hunt with lots of kids. There were a lot of people and it made it really fun. Lily was so spoiled. When we got back home to Carson City we went through Easter Detox. Every morning she thought we were going to have an egg hunt and eat candy.

Bam Bam and Pebbles

2010-05-24T15:23:00.000-07:00

While we were in Utah for easter, my cousin Kylee got married. I was so fun to see family. Lily and Mac had so much fun running around and playing together. They are the cutest things to watch. They are Bam Bam and Pebbles.

They got a little bored and decided to fill all the pots with rocks. There were also waterfalls everywhere and they were putting rocks in there as well. The best part was the workers following them around and taking out all the rocks from the fountains so they wouldn't get clogged.

Easter Sunday

2010-05-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize that Easter was over General Conference, and I was going to be up in Utah. This is Lily's Easter dress. She loves it. She calls it her foofy dress. When we picked her up from Nursery the leaders said that every time she sat down and sat on her dress she would freak out. She had to have it belled out over her so she was tucked up under it.

See you later Toys R Us

2010-05-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

I can't remember what I was doing when I heard Lily calling for me. I kept asking her what she wanted and to come here to tell me. After a couple of times telling her to come here I went into her playroom and found her like this. Just sitting in her infant car seat in the corner with her blanket. She was wanting me to read her a story. She loves playing in it I am a little worried what she will think when her sister is sitting in it. We are working with her now telling her that is baby sister's car seat. Out of all the toys in her playroom that's what she wants to play with. See you later "Toys R US."

2010-05-24T14:52:00.000-07:00

One of Lily's favorite snacks is a Ritz with butter on it. She is at this stage that she has to do everything herself.

She decided that the butter was better straight from the knife. I don't get it just thinking of the texture in my mouth makes me gag. Oh well the doctor did put her on a weight gain diet, so I guess butter is what the doctor ordered.

Big Announcement

2010-05-20T17:56:00.002-07:00

Well I'm not sure if anyone reads this anymore. Here is the big news to any of you that still look at this. I am five and half months along. Lily is so excited to have a little baby sister. When we found out Chad told her that she was going to have a sister to play pop parties (tea parties) and dollies with. She said ok let's go. We got home and were calling and telling people. Lily was crying we just thought she wanted to talk to her grandparents. We got off the phone and she was still crying. I told her to stop crying and she said "baby sister go." Well she thought we were leaving the doctors with a sister. It's going to be a long summer. Can't wait for September to get here.

Lily Turns 2

2010-05-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

Well Lily turned two back in January. Lily and I were up in Utah when she turned one so Chad missed out. This time our family missed out because we were in Carson City. You can't win having everyone there all the time. She is so much fun to have around. She is our little buddy. Lily mommy and daddy love you so much Happy Birthday.

She was so excited to blow out her candle, but really she just wanted the fire out so she could get to the sprinkles on the cake. To this day she always asks for twinkie stars to eat.

We have some great friends up here in Carson that came over to celebrate with us. It's so nice to have friends when you don't have any family around.

Lake Powell

2009-12-04T14:57:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Lake Powell at the first of the summer. It was a little cold the first couple of days, but then it warmed up. We had a great time. This was Lily's first time there, but it reminded her a lot of the beach so she felt right at home.

Lily new she wasn't aloud in the lake so she found her own way of getting in the water. She found a bucket of water that we would rinse are feet off in before getting on the houseboat. She turned it into her own personal swimming pool.

We blew up a pool so the little ones could play. Lily loved playing with her cousins. The little boy is my nephew Mac. The little girl is my cousins daughter Elle. We miss being around family, but we are so grateful for vacations. Not having family around really makes you appreciate them. I'm so glad Lily has opportunities like this one to spend time with cousins and build friendships like I have with my relatives.

Lily found a love for chips this trip. She wasn't feeling the best. The only thing she would eat were chips. When she started feeling better it felt like everytime I turned around this is what I found.

Chad's Graduation

2009-12-04T14:16:00.000-08:00

I am so proud of Chad. He graduated from Law School. It was a long, tough two years, but we did it. He worked so hard and it paid off. Chad I love you and I am so happy for you. Thank you for working so hard for our family. I know you are going to be a great Lawyer.

This is where Chad spent the past two years. Living in this cubicle. He spent some pretty long nights here. Do you miss it babe?

This was the day before he graduated. The school had a get together. Lily found a way to entertain herself. She found the perfect spot to sit and her her cookies.

These are Chad's Law buddies. Tom, Cory, and Ali. These guys saw Chad a lot more then I did. We sure are going to miss the friends that we made while going to school.

2009-12-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

We had a Easter Party over at our friends house the Eav's. They have the best yard well the only one of our friends that has a yard in L.A. It was so fun getting together with friends and watching the kids play and have fun together. Lily caught on to the Easter Hunt pretty good. We had eggs everywhere. Lily was really excited to eat the candy, maybe to excited she missed the whole taking off the wrapper thing.

Is this A Girl

2009-12-03T15:04:00.000-08:00

I can't remember where we were going, but this is how she is. She has to have a pretty on which is her bow, sometimes a necklace other times a bracelet depends on the day. I love it the only thing she doesn't like wearing is dresses. I can handle that because I don't like wearing them either. She thinks she's pretty hot stuff.

Fresh Start

2009-12-02T15:00:00.000-08:00

So I know it has been a while. You know when you get behind you lose your motivation because you know how much you need to do. Well we have been pretty crazy. Chad finished school and we went on a vacation. When we got home from that we moved up to Carson City, NV. Chad is working for one of the Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court. It has been an adjustment moving from L.A. Plus leaving family and friends. Now that we are settled here I am going to be getting caught up on my blogging. I know a lot of you have stopped looking because nothing was ever new. I'm starting fresh so everyone can see how are little family is doing in Carson City.

Got Caught

2009-07-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

When Chad is home from school he always keeps his backpack on the floor by the table. One of Lily's favorite things is going over to the bag and pulling out all of Chad's highlighters and pens in his side pocket and putting them on the ledge of this window. I have no idea what is so fun about it, but she could do it all day.

Reading Already

2009-07-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

Are cute little girl loves to have us read her stories. I guess this time she wanted to try it on her own.

My Little Witch

2009-07-28T21:17:00.000-07:00

I was wrapping a gift and ran out of wrapping paper. Lily took the tube of cardboard and was playing with it. I didn't really think much of it. When I finished and cleaning everything up I wanted to throw the tube away. I look in our bathroom and there's Lily stiring her pot of brew. She entertains me everyday. I love being a mom!

Look a Little Closer

2009-07-28T20:29:00.000-07:00

I was in my bedroom making the bed. I came out into the front room and found something different with Lily. Look close you may see that she has an extra something where she shouldn't. Some how she put my cell phone down her pants. I was laughing so hard. I had to stop and take a picture. She was just walking around drinking her bottle like nothing was wrong.

One Year Pictures

2009-07-26T14:02:00.000-07:00

Lily's Rash

2009-07-26T13:33:00.000-07:00

Lily had her one year check up and shots. When we went to the doctor she had her first ear infection. The doctor started her on amoxicillin. She finished that. A few days later she broke out in this rash. It started out really light and got worse. It was so sad to see my little girl like this. I took her back to the doctor and they said that she had a reaction to her MMR shot. It took about a week to clear up. I hated that I couldn't so anything for her. I also was so worried as it progressed and didn't get better. It seemed like every morning it was worse, and I couldn't do anything for her. As a parent your children look to you for protection and comfort. I felt so helpless. I did everything I could we just had to wait. I wanted to cry everytime she looked up at me with her red face. I'm so glad that she recovered.

Lily Turned One

2009-07-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

Lily had a birthday. I was up in Utah visiting family. Chad wasn't able to be there because of school. As you are looking there are no pictures of Chad. We sure did miss him. Lily didn't want anything to do with her birthday. She started crying when we sang to her. She didn't want to wear her birthday crown. She didn't even want to touch her cake. She started out just picking at it, then she went to town on it. When she couldn't get it off her hands she was done. We love having Lily. She is so much fun. She makes me laugh everyday. We are just little buddies. Happy Birthday Lily.

Has a little Zing

2009-05-13T12:43:00.000-07:00

I was doing the dishes and I realized that I hadn't heard Lily in a while. That usually isn't a good sign. Usually it is pulling on the toliet paper or putting things in the toilet. Well I started saying her name an no answer. We only have two rooms that she could go into. I couldn't find her in either room. I started looking everywhere. Well I found her on the other side of our bed which we never use. The wall in on an angle so it gets smaller as you get closer to the top of the bed. There she was sitting tucked up at the top chewing on Chad's cell phone charger. I snapped the pictured and then realized it was plugged into the wall and thought she was getting electricuted. I pulled it out of her mouth. I put it into mine to see what it felt like. Just incase you were wondering it has a little zing to it. Not to bad though I don't know why she liked it.

Sleep Tight

2009-05-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

I love going in and looking at Lily sleep. I think I also do it because I get nervous. I'm sure all kids sleep like this, but Lily loves to jam her head up into the corner and I'm worried that she is going to sufficate. She moves around like crazy and never keeps her covers on too. So between freezing to death and not breathing I have to go in and check on her. Call me paranoid. They are so sweet when they sleep.

Kick'in Back

2009-05-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

You have days sometimes when you just don't want to get dressed and you want to just relax in your robe right. Well Chad and I have some days like that. Well Lily was feeling left out so we put her robe on and just let her play around with her toys.

Crazy Hair

2009-05-13T12:21:00.000-07:00

This is the day after Christmas. She was pretty excited to go play with her new toys. I love going into her room in the morning. She is always so happy and ready to get out. the best part about it though is her bedhead. It can get pretty crazy sometimes. She doesn't have a lot of hair on the sides so everything just sticks up on top and looks like a mohawk. I love it.

Lily's First Christmas

2009-05-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

We spent Christmas wit Chad's family this year. We had so much fun watching Lily open her gifts. She loved putting the rings on the stick. Well maybe just in her mouth. Santa also brought Lily a Little Mermaid train that she could push around. When you honk the horn it plays "Under The Sea" she loves that and pushes it all the time. The minute we unwrapped it she got a hold of the handle and took off pushing it around.

Thanksgiving

2009-03-03T10:52:00.000-08:00

Lily loves her cousins. It was so fun to have them all down here. We are also so lucky to have my cousin Ryan and his wife Holly and there little girl Aspen move in to the same complex as us. It has been so fun and nice to have some family close. She loved pushing her cousin Mac in the swing. We actually weren't sure if she liked pushing him or if she was wanting to get in. My mom was so great to bring a bunch of snacks down. Lily loved the crackers and figured out how to get them out of the box they were in. We couldn't keep her away from the box.

It was so fun to have my family down here. We had wall to wall areobeds, but it was a blast. We took my family to Santa Monica Pier. We walked down to the end and watched the sun set. Then we went to the rides and all the boys tried to climb this rope ladder. It was hilarious watching all of them try to make it to the top. None of them got very far, but we had a good laugh.

What a Binki

2009-03-03T10:35:00.000-08:00

Let me first say that Lily hasn't liked her binki. I tried to give it to her when she was little but it wasn't to successful. A couple of days before my family came down. I was doing some things around the house. I hadn't heard Lily babbling so I started saying her name. I still couldn't find her. Are place isn't that big so I was pretty confused on where she could be. Finally I found her sitting almost under her rocking chair sucking on a binki and had one in her mouth. I don't no where she found them I thought I got rid of all of them. I went to get my camera and by then she had moved into the front room. Ever since that day she has not let go of her binki. She has to have one by her side. It's the funiest thing.

Sweetest Thing

2009-03-03T10:15:00.000-08:00

My family is coming down for Thanksgiving. I can't wait. I just came home from the store and found Chad and Lily taking a little nap together. I love coming home to such a sweet sight. There are so many things that she does that makes my heart flutter, but seeing her sleeping with her dad, I think is one of the best things to see. It just makes your heart go flip flop.

Lily Bug

2009-02-16T17:39:00.000-08:00

For Halloween our stake had a trunk or treat. It was so fun getting together with friends and seeing all there cute kids dressed up and so excited about it. Lily was a Lady Bug and she looked so cute. She actually liked wearing it. I thought for sure that she would want to pull it right off.

Our Routine

2009-02-16T17:23:00.000-08:00

This is our routine pretty much every morning and I love it. Lily wakes up at 7:00 and she loves coming in and laying on her dad watching baby einstein. She will never do it withme it's onl with her dad. It is the cutest thing seeing her snuggle in and having some daddy time before he goes to school. She loves putting her head on his neck and then putting her face on his cheek. It just makes you heart go flip flop to see it. Then we get up and get in the bath. She loves her bath chair, and so do I. I would totally recommend it. It's one of my favorite things.

Love Hate Relationship

2009-02-13T10:11:00.000-08:00

Once a month I travel up to Utah to work for a week. When I go there it is a love hate relationship. I love it because I really enjoy doing hair and seeing my clients. I've been doing them all for so long they have become like friends to me. I enjoy catching up with them, and hearing what's going on in there lives. I also love coming up and being with family. There is something about being around family that is so comforting. They have been so great to help me out while I come up and work. They all take turns arranging there schedule so watch Lily. I'm so blessed to have such a great supportive family that takes time out of there busy lives to help me.
The one thing I hate is that I work really long hours so I'm not able to be with Lily that much. My sister took this picture. I had just got home from working about 10 hours. Just in time to give Lil's her bottle and put her to bed. As you can see we both couldn't keep our eyes open. I'm so greatful that I am able to be with Lily for most of the time. The week that I work I feel like I miss so much of her life. I have so much respect for mother's who aren't able to be with there children. Even single mother's Chad schooling has been pretty intense and sometimes I feel like I am a single mother and it's hard. I'm so proud of Chad and all of is hard work. I have gained such a strong testimony of families and for the roles of a mother and father, and the importance it takes on both ends to make a family run smoothly.

Something is a little off

2009-02-12T12:25:00.000-08:00

Lily is about 9 months in this picture. I was getting her dressed one morning and I had button up her pants and was ready to set her down to go play and I noticed something was a little off. I'm not sure what I was thinking putting both legs in one pant hole. Motherhood has wiped away a lot of my brain cells. Poor little Lily is looking at me like there is something a little wrong. Maybe she is wondering why she can't move her legs.

New Doctor

2009-02-12T10:33:00.000-08:00

Are insurence changed along with our Doctor. I took Lily in for her check up ans shots. They put her in this little hospital robe. She loved wearing it. I thought it was so cute that they did that. Obviously our last Doctor's office didn't. I really like our new Doctor. Anyway this was the last time Lily didn't cry when we wnt to see the Dr. Kazi.

Hard Days

2009-02-10T12:36:00.000-08:00

So Lily has always been able to produce tears, seriously since she was 2 weeks old. She can turn on the water works and shut them off just like that. When she is mad about something she will let you know. She is obviously mad about something and I don't know what it was. I had to laugh because I was so tired of trying to figure out what was wrong. I'm sure we've all been in times like this that you would give anything to make them stop. Even though episodes like this one might happen more frequent then I would like, I still love her and love that she is so emotional. I had to take these pictures to remember the hard times and love the good times and how fast they grow up. The reward is when she finally stops and cuddles up and gives the best hug. There is nothing better then that.

Bath Time

2009-02-10T12:04:00.000-08:00

Lily loves taking a bath. She would stay in there all day if I let her. Even more then taking a bath she loves getting out and when I wrap her up she loves looking at herself in the mirror with her bunny towel on. She laughs at her self and makes a barking sound which is her way of making a bunny noise. She is so much fun. I love being a mom and being able so be with her all day.

Bear Lake

2009-02-10T11:51:00.000-08:00

While we were up visiting family in Utah we had a little weekend get a way up in Bear Lake. I love going up to Bear Lake it is so beautiful. We gave Lily a bath in the sink and she was having the time of her life. I love this picture of my sister Hayley, my neice Mylee, and Lily. Mylee and Tanner love there cousin Lily. She love staring at them and laughing with them. I love being with family I am so lucky that I live so far away, but get to see my family as often as I do. It's the greatest!

Photo Shoot

2008-11-24T01:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my great friend Lindsey I have the cutest pictures of our sweet Lily. If any of you are ever down here I highly recommend her she is amazing. You should check out her web site at vintagespicephotography.com
Hopefully I don't overload everyone of pictures of her, but I have so many cute ones it is so hard to pick just a couple so enjoy the slide show!!

6 Month Photo Shoot

2008-11-24T00:25:00.001-08:00

Family Reunion

2008-11-23T23:33:00.000-08:00

While we were up there Chad's family had a reunion.

This one of Lily's first time's sitting up by herself. Of course she always has something in her mouth. We loved being up there and spending time with family we don't see very much.

Utah Lake

2008-11-23T22:59:00.000-08:00

In July Chad a two week break. We went up to Utah to see family. Lily is 6 months. It was her first time on the boat. She loved watching her mom and dad get beat to death on the tube. We had a lot of fun! We sure do miss those family outings.

Worst Blogger Ever

2008-11-23T22:53:00.000-08:00

Okay a lot has happened in the last little while. First I am the worst bogger right now, but not anymore. For a while whenever Lily was sleeping and I had time to post pictures our computer was in her room. After a long process and trying to make the computer work outside we finally fixed the problem. Now I'm so overwhelmed how am I ever going to catch up!! Here we go.

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-21T22:58:00.001-07:00

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

I want to give my hubby a little shout out Happy Father's Day. He is such an amazing husband and father. Trying to juggle school and his family can be difficult, but he does it. I'm so proud of him and all of is hard work and late nights. I know I couldn't do it. I'm such a lucky girl to have found such an amazing man. Babe you make my heart go flip flop. Thanks for doing so much for our family. We sure do love you and think you the greatest!!

Luvs, Aimee and Lily

I'm Obsessed

2008-06-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

Ok I'm a little obsessed with my child. I just got these pictures back. There are so many cute pictures I thought this would be a great way to show a bunch off. My friend Lindsay took them down here in Cali. If anyone wants to come and visit and have a photo session she does an awesome job! Hope you all enjoy the slide show!!

Who does she look like

2008-06-11T19:03:00.000-07:00

Everyone thinks that Lily looks like me. I think

she looks so much like her daddy, and she does so many

things like Chad it makes me laugh.

Just like her Daddy

2008-05-23T18:43:00.000-07:00

Lily always has to have something covering her face.

I had to pull the blanket down to take this picture. Just like

her dad. Chad always has something over is face when he sleeps.

Beach Day

2008-05-15T21:28:00.001-07:00

Our friends the Miller's are moving away, so they had a going away party at a beach house in Ventura. We had a great time. The boys went surfing and of course the girls watched the kids. It was a little cold but I had to get a picture of Lily in her swimsuit. Ever since I bought it I've been dying to get her in it. Chad said it was to cold, but I had to for a picture. She was trying to figure out what the sand was doing between her toes.

Lily's Blessing

2008-05-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

We blessed Lily on April 13th. It was such a special day we were so glad to have family and friends there. I know it was a short trip for my family, but it meant so much to us that they were there. We have such great friends down here we're so glad that are families could meet them.

Lily

2008-05-10T08:37:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of our sweet lily. She was a month old in this picture. She's getting so much bigger, and I'll post more of them soon!

If you want to check out more of her from this photo session...visit:
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