Boating in September!?

We went to Jordanelle this weekend with Zach's parents to see if the boat would run since it hasn't been used this summer. I love that its fall and still summer weather! Well my water baby LOVED riding in the boat and wanted so badly to go swimming. She changed her mind when we put her feet in and it just wasn't bath water temperature. I'm right there with you Caidence!
Look at those cute buns!

So I'm lucky enough to get to bring the baby to work with me. She doesn't really enjoy being there all day. She'd rather be outside, but we make it work. She does some of the funniest things to entertain herself and entertain me. I just had to post some pictures...a day in the life at the office!

We're still trying to master the Johny Jumper but until then, she's enjoying the hanging part. My way of tricking her so she thinks she's outside, she swings in the doorway and watches cars.

Trying to get the burp cloth and her toes in her mouth at the same time.

She made herself a hat. How stinkin' cute is she!

After a long day of playing, she is flat out on my lap.

Car Trouble

For any of you that know about the Rideout's, you may know that Rideout and car trouble come hand in hand. I exclude myself from this because I am not a blood Rideout, but somehow it comes with the name. Zach's car has been making a clicking noise whenever he turns so I took it in to the mechanic yesterday. His dad had a car in the same mechanic that was being fixed and was supposed to be done so I could trade when I got there. After sitting there for an hour and a half with a bored, hungry, ornery baby, they finally finished it. So as I'm getting loaded in the car, I get a call from my father-in-law saying to test out the a/c and see if when I turn it on, the car keeps running. If it dies, let him know and he'll come tow me. I'm so glad to be the one to test drive the car! Fortunately, I make it to work with no problems.

Now for the drive home. It is now the middle of the day, sunny, hot...and I'm in a hurry to get home, make cookies, and go visiting teaching. I start the car and don't even make it out of the driveway and it dies. So I try again and it starts up so I cross my fingers and start on my way (and hope the 25 minute freeway drive goes well.) I don't dare turn on the air so five minutes onto the freeway we are sweating and of course the car dies. I pull off to the side and the hazards don't work. I keep trying to start it back up and it starts and dies. I call my father-in-law and he comes to the rescue...and says start it up and see how far you get and I'll follow you home. Well it kept dying, so I'd throw it in neutral, turn it off and back on, all while coasting on the freeway. Needless to say, we made it home.

Remembering Leah...and Family Pictures

This weekend we had an Anderson adult girls weekend at the Rideout cabin to "Remember Leah." Leah was Zach's grandma who died when he was younger, and also who Caidence Leah is named after. We all got together to tell stories of what they remembered about her, and then we just played games and watched movies and ate ALOT! It was no kids, except Caid and she was not about to miss out on any of the party. She is usually asleep by nine for the night, but the little stink stayed up until 1:30! And then kept waking up all night. I need a vacation to recover from my vacation.

Five months old! We decided it was about time to get some family pictures taken since Caidence is now five months and we haven't done any.

We were a little worried how Caid would do in the pictures, but she just sat there and laughed and that got us laughing so most of the ones that didn't work were mine or Zach's fault, mostly me closing my eyes.

Photography done by Marie Eldredge on Eldredge Estates. (Thanks Mom!!)

The Nursery!

I'm so proud of Caidence's nursery, seeing as I worked so hard on it! Yeah right! I kept Jodi company while she did the whole thing! I did trade her for a hair cut and color, though, and that in itself is hard work! We had the nursery done a few months before the baby was born and I would find myself going and just sitting in there. I was a little anxious to get her here!

Zach's work threw us a shower that was above and beyond. All the ladies at the club love him and gave us some awesome gifts. Among my favorites were a rocking chair that reclines and this fur leopard coat! I didn't even know they made baby clothes this deluxe!

Fifth Blog Attempt Finally Sucessful!

So I created my blog page Monday and could not for the life of me figure out how to change to a cute background. So I quit. Then I tried again Tuesday. Wednesday. It is now Thursday and thanks to the help of my smart, creative sister, I now have a blog with a cute background! Thanks Jo!

As I start this blog, I wonder to myself, how can I talk my life up enough so it's interesting to read? And then I realize, there's only so much BS I can put, so this may contain alot of baby talk, seeing as Caidence is the only excitement these days. Just a quick run through of our life to this point. Zach and I celebrated our fourth anniversary in August. It has gone so fast. We have been to Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Alaska, Portland, Seattle, Vegas, and hopefully the traveling will continue. Zach has been in tennis his whole life and still continuing. He coaches at Eagleridge Tennis and Swim in North Salt Lake and is the Assistant Coach at Weber. Recently he heard of a possible opening to be the Head Coach in Portland, but that fell through, which gives him even more motivation to get his degree and hopefully find a college coaching postion somewhere else (in Utah!?)


I worked at THE pharmacy for five years and finally decided I needed to get out so I went to cosmetology school. Do I do hair? Not really. No, I was not a beauty school drop-out. I did finish, but instead work for my father-in-law as his secretary. He owns a few restaurants so I get the privelage of paying bills, doing payroll...


We built a house in North Salt Lake and love being on our own. And in April we were joined by our adorable little Caidence Leah. She has us wrapped around her finger. She's petite, eats alot, "talks" alot, and smiles alot. But holy crap is she a mama's girl. She is very clingy already and is fine if I'm not in the room, but if she hears my voice, she wants to be with me. I guess things could be worse!