Renaissance Fair

Best day EVER! This past Saturday we decided to take Sophie to the Ren Fair out in Ogden. It was only $20 for the both of us and Sophie was free. We had a blast. There were giant turkey legs to eat, a crap load of stuff for sale, puppet shows, a petting zoo, belly dancers, magic shows, and jousting! My favorite part was the jousting, the two guys were great. I got a face painting, and we got one on Sophie's arm too. I put up all the pictures in a slide show on the side. If anyone wants to go its still on this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They open at 10 and go all day. Just head north up to Ogden and take exit 346, turn left once you get off and head west. There will be signs from there going down the street, then you turn left once more and BOOM you're there. :)

Moving

So our lease is up the end of June, but I want out of this place before then. We are going to try and get it transfered to our roommates so we don't have to worry about anything if we move out early. We are going to go live with my daddy. :) He has lots of room in the house, and its just him and my little brother there, so we won't feel cramped. I can't wait. As for Sophie, she is getting bigger every day. Her baby blessing went well. Her dress was too big, but she is a giant string bean so that didn't surprise me. We are going to wait until the dress fits her better, then go get pictures taken of her. That's why we don't have any up right now. She is growing so fast. Earlier today I put her down for a nap, and she started giggling in her sleep. :D She can roll over now, front to back and back to front. She has a very happy and bubbly personality. We have her check up with the doctor this Monday, so I'll update after we go to that. I put up new pictures on our Tripod account. schlaikjer.tripod.com

18th Birthday

My birthday was this past April 11th. My wonderful husband took the day off to spend with me and Sophie. We went out to iHop for lunch, then Olive Garden for dinner. Yum yum. :) Then got me some pants that actually fit. So the day was pretty good for me. Then Saturday we went to my dad's house, where he sang to me and got me a "cake"... a gram cracker that was covered in chocolate frosting and had a candle in the middle. I love my daddy.

Video Games Live

Last Thursday we took Sophie to her first big nerd event. The Video Games Live Concert came to Ogden, and we just had to go. Despite the fact that it was Hell finding the stupid place, the concert was actually pretty nifty. They had an orchestra and choir to recreate the music from popular video games. They even brought out an electric guitar near the end to play songs from Halo. Denny loved the entire thing, he was like a little kid in a candy store. My favorite part was when an Asian boy came out and played the piano. First he played music he had written, I think it was for one of the Final Fantasy games. Then he was blindfolded and played music from the Mario Brothers. It was pretty cool. I can't remember all the games, but here are some of the ones I remember.

-Pacman
-Halo
-Frogger
-Final Fantasy
-World of Warcraft
-Space Invaders
- Zelda
-Mario Brothers

Anyway. We plan on going back whenever they come to the area again. It was a blast. Hope you all get the chance to go sometime.

Easter Sunday

Today was wonderful. We got up, put Sophie in her adorable little Easter dress my mom got her, and left for church. There are pictures of her on our Tripod site. We got her baby blessing set up for April 27th, at 11:30 AM. If any of you want to attend, just call either Denny or I, and we will give you the address of our church. Anyways, after church we went to have dinner at my dad's house. Jared, Tasha, and the girls were all there, so we had a blast. After dinner, we went out back so Melody could fly her Elmo kite... that mostly consisted of Jared hold Melody and running around in circles, while she left on to the kite string. Then Melody played fetch with my dog Quimby, and we all sat in the grass and watched. All in all, today was a lovely day. We love spending time with them. And Melody isn't scared of Denny anymore, she's starting to love him (and the way he spins her around upside down). This Thursday is Denny's "nerd concert". Once we go to that, I'll give another update. :) There is also a new video at the bottom of the page, of Sophie sucking away on her little hand.