Memorial weekend and the start of summer fun

The pictures are a little out of order because I am still trying to figure out the new blogger. Anyway, we were excited to start off the summer going to Hatch over memorial weekend and enjoying one last vacation before our little girl arrives.

The first weekend in June we attended Eagle Mountain's Pony express days and were able to see Chris Cagle in concert and watch fireworks. I have always loved Chris Cagle and he put on a great show!

Jeff and I decided we love summer time for times like these: warm summer nights watching fireworks, rodeos, town days, and watching demolition derbys. We have our calanders ready for more fun days to come this summer.

 Above is pictures from Red Canyon and our annual trip to Ruby's Inn. This was Amanda's first year going to the family cabin.
I decided to take some pictures of the Hatch property so I could look back and remember what it was like growing up.

 The outhouse and leaning bunk-house which will soon be taken down :(

The gorgeous view of the back-side of Bryce Canyon and where we spend all day fishing and 4-wheeling.

This trip was fun even though I couldn't do much 4-wheeling due to being pregnant and uncomfortable and mom who just had her bunion sx couldn't do much walking, so we spent a lot of time just sitting and relaxing which was needed.

Hawaii Day 4-6

Day 4-6 in Hawaii consisted of Dole Pinapple plantation tour and yummy ice cream, a trip to North Shore and of course Motsumoto shaved ice.

 These pineapples were so tiny and cute.

 We stopped by a beach where it is common for sea turtles to come up to the beach as well as eat the algea on the rocks in the water.

 The famous Motsumoto's shaved ice with ice cream on the bottom and sweet and condensed milk on top.

 The hotel entrance.

 We got upgraded to have a dodge charger to rent....Jeff was in heaven.

On the way home, we had to connect our flight in Oahu to Kona on the Big Island and what an adventure did that become!! We landed on Kona (basically a volcano) and after waiting on the plane for 3 hours on the tarmac, the pilot announced the plane needed to be repaired and the part needed to be flown over from Honolulu (one hour flight) and therefore we were stuck at the Kona airport outside with all the stores closed and in the heat for 5 hours. Unfortunatly we missed our connection flight from San Francisco to SLC and had to sleep at the airport until the next day. We didn't want to leave Hawaii, but were happy to finally be home in SL after that adventure.

Hawaii Day 1-3

Jeff and I took a vacation/late honeymoon/graduation present/babymoon to Hawaii for a week. It was fun to finally take a vacation with just the two of us (well 3 I guess).


Our first day we went to the Polynesian cultural center as well as made a visit to the La'ie Temple grounds.

 PCC canoe ride

 We learned how to weave palm leaves into angel fish.

 The next day we went snorkeling at Haunauma bay and saw tons of tropical and bright fish.

We also went to see the Blow hole and visit Sandy beach where all the locals boogie board. The waves were huge!

 The next evening we attended Germaines Luau which was a little disapointing since it wasnt very authentic.

Jeffs 26th birthday

I forgot to post pictures from Jeff's 26th birthday we had at our house.

Baby Update

I still havent had a chance to get a good baby bump picture yet even though I am almost halfway through this pregnancy (19 weeks!!!) On the 11th of April I had my official u/s appointment and are happy to announce we are still having a little GIRL!!! The u/s showed she is growing healthy and strong and has all her organs and fingers/toes and a strong heartbeat. She also has the cutest facial profile and we can't wait to meet her. She is now the size of a hot dog bun. I finally have been able to consistantly feel her although it still feels like popcorn popping in my belly all day and night. She is already so spoiled as Jeff and I can't avoid buying cute things for her when we are out shopping. Jeff is so excited as well and I can't wait until he can feel her as well.

That same day, Jeff and I had the chance to be featured on RFH X-96's morning radio show as 'Best friend of the Program'. It was fun to actually see what DJ's do in the studio and to meet them.

It's a .....

It's a GIRL!!!!

So we were supposed to wait another 2.5 weeks to find out the gender, but I had a long day at work Friday and decided on a whim to go to fetal foto in the mall to finally find out what our little baby is going to be. We were both so excited to find out and couldn't wait any long and are both happy to have a healthy little girl!

After we got our u/s pictures done somehow I lost the pictures walking out to our car from the mall. I was so mad and we spent hours tracing every step we took to try and find the pictures, but no luck. Most of the u/s pictures were of her spine since she was face-down and not moving much, other than a few kicks here and there.

The next day, we went back to check with lost and found again and retrace our steps, again, no luck. I decided to get another one and this time she was on her back so we were able to get some good profile shots. We also got a dvd which was really neat to see the movements and she even tried to turn for us. Most of the time she was sucking her right thumb (she must be right handed).

We had my family and grandparents over for Jeff's B-day BBQ last night as well and decided to surprise everyone with white cupcakes filled with pink frosting that my sister helped to make. We are so happy to have a little girl coming to join us soon. Now we can also finally get the nursery together while I still have some energy.

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!

This past week we celebrated Jeff's 26th birthday and will continue to celebrate this next weekend (in true Evans fashion of month-long birthday celebrating). Jeff and I went to dinner at Braza Grill where Jeff got to eat all the meat he could handle and then my parents took us out to see a movie. Sunday, Jeff celebrated at his parents house for dinner and then this weekend we are having a BBQ at our house. I forgot my camera last week, so hopefully I can get some other pics this next party.

We went to our second Dr. appointment today and heard the baby's heart beat again....160bpm.. the same as last month. All of my blood work from last visit turned out great! Now if only I could get over my naseua....I shouldn't complain about the symptoms of being pregnant since I am just lucky to be pregnant, but being sick to your stomach all day everyday is really getting old! I feel like I have the flu and only throw up when I eat sweets. My stomach started to pop out at week 14 and I started getting stretch marks....boo! We have also set up our ultrasound to find out the gender.... APRIL 11th! (The day we will be on the radio from hell show on x96 and leave for Hawaii the next day). We are thrilled and so excited to find out the gender. Jeff and I have our hunches... but I guess we have to wait a little longer to find out. I haven't bought much besides diapers because I want to know the gender first.