Manti

This past Saturday we took a day trip to the Manti temple complete with picnic lunch. We haven't been there since we were married 2 years ago and i really wanted to get there before the baby came. Well we made it. It was a nice day. The drive down was pretty. I love central Utah; it seems so secluded and it's nice to get away every once in a while. It rained a little but not too much. The clouds were awesome though. This is definitely my favorite temple. I think it's just the most beautiful temple. I may be biased though. It was a fun trip.

Baby time

We have a robin who build her nest in our ivy and has laid a couple eggs. I thought it a cute coincidence that she's having babies right along side us. Yay for babies :)

Mother's Day

After traveling all day on Mother's Day this is how my poor feet and ankles looked. I was so happy to be home with David and Ray Ray! Best mother's day present! I'll post more about Michigan later after i try to rest and relax some today! I guess these feet mean I'm on the downward slope of this pregnancy. The Michigan trip is the last trip I'm taking this pregnancy and that's exciting. Just 8 weeks to go now! :)

Loving breakfast smoothies

Plain yogurt
Frozen Cherries (we got some from costco that are really sweet)
Half a Banana
No sugar needed but you can add it if you like.

Wonderful easy healthy breakfast. And it feels great on my sore throat :(

Happy Happy Wedding Day...

Not for the royals, for us! I suppose it's not our wedding day but it was 2 years ago!

My anniversary present from David. I'm excited! And I've already designated uses for several of these beautiful fabrics.

Here's our year recap:

Went to St. Louis for our friend's wedding. I love St. Louis and I would love to go back for a bit longer stay.

Started fertility treatment.

Had a long weekend in Denver.

Did Raft for the Cure with friends.

Put in new flooring on our main level.

Surprised my Dad with a visit to Michigan.

Fertility treatment hell paid off and we found out we were having a baby.

Visited Beijing China for a week. It was fabulous!

Visited Michigan for Christmas.

Visited Denver again.

Found out we're having a boy.

I quit my job at the end of March.

Today we're going for a tiny last getaway before baby.

Plans for the year to come:

I go to Michigan next weekend for a baby shower.

Have a healthy baby in a couple months.

Adjust to parenthood and try to get some semblance of a routine going.

Visit Denver for Christmas.

Live the life.

So our plans are a little less ambitious than in years past but that's probably wise. There will be a lot of change in the next year for us so we'll just enjoy the ride together. I'm so lucky I married an amazing man who's perfect for me.

Happy Easter

Today was a pretty good day as far as weather goes so i wanted to show off my beautiful tulips. I'm so pleased with how nicely they came in! My reward for a day of planting in the fall. I love looking out the window everyday to see which new ones have bloomed. And i love the color! Yay for spring. Hopefully they don't get covered in snow again this spring.

Happy Easter to you. We decided that even though we don't have anyone to surprise with Easter goodies this year we still wanted them so we made ourselves a lovely Easter basket. We dyed eggs yesterday with our favorite niece. And we've been enjoying candy and yummy eggs yesterday and today.

All of our extra church meetings got canceled so we got to sleep in this morning and just go to church a few minutes early to practice with the choir. We enjoyed the talks and reminders of the sacrifice and resurrection of the Savior. This afternoon we have been relaxing and now we're making pork chops and sweet potatoes for dinner.

Living away from home doesn't faze us much. It's only when there's a "family holiday" that we really notice that it's just us. Everyone at church was talking about what they were doing with family after church and where they were going. Well we're just our little family and we're trying to make Easter a little special with a kind of fancy dinner. Maybe next year we'll feel more like we have real family traditions since we'll have a little one who will enjoy looking at the bright colored eggs and candy and who will probably get a taste of the good food. However, whether near family or far we are thankful that we can celebrate the Savior. Happy Easter.

Eating M&M's has finally paid off

That's right got a pay off from M&M's. They have a sweepstakes right now for free movie tickets. We bought a few packages a week or so ago and i figured I'd look up our codes. The first two packages were not winners :( but the third was! Awesome! $3.00 off our next movie date! Haha little triumphs!