Trip to Utah

Andy and I went to Utah a couple weeks ago. We went separately because Andy couldn't take off much work. He's trying to save up for when the baby comes. I went for a week and he went for about 4 complete days. We decided after splitting up, that if we ever travel separately again, we will still come back together. It's hard to leave family when you are alone. I felt bad that Andy didn't get to spend a whole lot of time there, but he still enjoyed the trip either way. While we were there, we had a couple of showers. One with girlfriends that Deborah planned (thanks Deb) and one with family that my mom planned (thanks mom). So many people contributed to the showers with food and decorations. Thank you so much to all of you! It was so nice to be able to see everyone, and we really appreciated all the support we got from friends and family. Although, I will never fly so late in pregnancy again,:) I really enjoyed my trip. Thank You so much everyone for all your gifts and support! We really appreciate it. Here are a few pics from the trip.

Mall with Nephew Holden and Niece Lauren:

Friend Shower:

All three of us due within about 2 months of each other. Kinda crazy!

All the girlies. Left to right. Kim (little Kapri), Molly, Heather ( little Livvy), Ailee, Sara, Karli (Baby Ailee named after other Ailee :)), Mckensie, Me and Janae.

Jo had to come late with two little ones at home, so we got our own pic together. :)

Momma and daughters

Just wanted to say a special thanks to Deborah for planning this and sending out the invitations. I really appreciate it. Thanks to Mom, Deb and Liz for the help with the yummy brunch. I loved it! Thanks to everyone else for coming and supporting me! I really appreciate it! It was so good to see everyone! You guys are great!

The Mayan:

We got to go to the Mayan with my family and some extended family. It was a lot of fun and was great to see my Aunts Pat (who travelled from Idaho), Lin and Judy and my cousin Joni. Thanks you guys for coming!

Aunt Judy and Mayan man

Nephew Preston, Joni and HoldenPreston and Lauren

Family Shower:

We unfortunately weren't able to get many pics of the family shower, but all of mine and Andy's family were there with the exception of Brad, Jana and Joslyn. I also had some of my extended family there. My aunts Lin and Bev and my cousins Aria and Clay. A special thanks to my mom for planning it all and making food and thank you to everyone else for the food contributions and the gifts. We really appreciate it and loved it all.

Holden Turns One:

Holden turned one on the 18th of May. I'm glad that I was able to be there. Unfortunately Andy had to leave the day before. It was an adorable Yo Gabba Gabba theme. Chris even made Holden a Yo Gabba Gabba shirt. It was so cute. Holden seemed to love it. Happy Birthday little guy.

Holden eating his cupcake

Opening presents

This toy by far was his favorite. He wouldn't let it go. He loves cell phones. Especially the buttons and when they light up. This toy did both of those things, he couldn't get enough of it.

That's all the update for now. More to come soon. My Texas shower with friends and our trip to San Antonio..... both coming soon.

Mother's Day!

This year was my first Mother's Day ever. Although I am not quite a mom yet, I sure am carrying this heavy one with me wherever I go, so I guess that counts as being a mom. :) Andy was super sweet and did so much for me. I loved it. I think this is one holiday I am really gonna look forward to every year. :) I woke up to the smell of yummy cooked ham and when I came into the kitchen I saw this waiting for me....

It was delicious! Andy is awesome at making breakfast food. It was a ton of food (obviously shared between the two of us), but I loved every bit of it.

I loved the book as well. It is a Baby Book that has tons of information in it. Anything from geneology to their first words. I love it. I've already started filling it out and want to have the thing full one day.

After breakfast, we got to talk to my little brother on his mission and he sounded like he was doing awesome. He was so upbeat and positive and seemed to be really enjoying himself. It was good to talk to him.

At church I teach the 16 and 17 year olds in Sunday School. I enjoy it, but let's just say teaching the Old Testament to teenagers is a little rough. But they are great, so that helps. For Mother's day, the men took over and taught any classes that mothers teach. It was great! I didn't even need to teach. We also got King size candy bars.. I'll take that anyday.

After church, Andy wouldn't let me do anything. He did it all. He made dinner and did the dishes (he always does these anyway, he's great!) and wouldn't let me move a muscle. It was nice and relaxing. Now can you see why I already love this holiday?

Thanks Andy for being such an amazing husband and for all the small and big things you do for me! You are so sweet, patient and supportive and I couldn't have asked for a better hubby! Thanks for the sweet Mother's Day! Only hope I can repay the favor on Father's Day! I sure love you!

Time for an update! Way overdue!

Well, lets just say this is a post long overdue. Back in the first of April, over Easter, Mark and Colleen came out to visit us. Like always we forgot our camera on every outing we went on and so all the pics we took were on Mark and Colleen's camera, so I had to wait for our trip to Utah to get the pics. So now that I have them, it's time to share.

The Stockyards:

This horse was sooo awesome! I was trying to take a pic of him and the owner turned to him and said SMILE! Well he did just that. I loved it!

Everyday at 11:00 and 4:00 the cattle come and slowly walk through town. They've got some LONG HORNS

Dallas Cowboys Stadium Tour:

This place is HUGE! It took about 2 hours to tour the whole thing. It is one expensive, amazing place.

The Locker Room... People have banquet dinners in this room, kinda gross, but it is a nice carpeted locker room.

Downtown Dallas:

The window Kennedy was shot from

We loved having Mark and Colleen here. They were here for a short weekend, but we had a blast while the time lasted. It was fun to be able to share Texas with them. When they got here, we went and ate at our favorite seafood restaurant called Papadeaux's. It was amazing. We then showed them our small, tiny apartment and had things planned for the days to come. We went to the Stockyards, Texas BBQ, a yummy burger joint called Twisted Root, Dowtown Dallas, Uptown Dallas, The Cowboys Stadium, Malls (to shop for baby philly), had a yummy Easter dinner and watched conference together. It was a good trip and we missed them already right after they left. Thanks Mark and Colleen for coming and everything you did for us while you were here!! We love You!