Happy 26th Birthday!

Luckily this year my birthday was on Saturday so we started celebrating by going to breakfast at Kneaders with family. I drive past that place everyday and see their sign for "all you can eat french toast", which is one of my favorites, so of course I had to try it and it was delicious! I then went shopping with my mom for nursery decor and went to dinner with Jeff and ended the night watching fireworks in South Jordan. 

Finally I have a baby bump picture. This one was at 27 1/2 weeks. I still dont feel too big compared to other pregant ladies I know. I am measuring exactly where I should be and it seems like overnight I went from one lovely stretch mark to like 10! Boo!!! I keep telling myself that all the sickness, swelling, crazy appetite or lack of, and inability to reach my legs/feet is all worth knowing we will soon have a sweet little miracle girl in our arms. She has been kicking like crazy lately....I love coming home from work and putting my feet up and feeling her go to town. Her recent favorite spot to kick me is right under my right ribs.

My wonderful grandma painted this tree in the nursery and we love it. The nursery is slowly coming together and once it's finished I will take some better pictures.

 Cute little lady bugs.

 My grandpa P also made this quilt for the baby. It is so soft and I am thankful for the talent she has to make this for our baby.

 This wall is still in progress...I bought picture frames but still need to fill and hang them.

 I got 2 birthday cakes this year, an ice cream cake and chocolate mousse cake.

26 weeks along

I still have not taken any pictures of my baby bump....I keep waiting for a day when I have enough energy to look decent....guess that time will never come!

I am now 26 weeks/6 months along and finally am feeling somewhat normal besides the heartburn and discomfort from a growing belly. Our little girl is starting to become much more active and randomly kicks throughout the day and night. She especially loved the Chris Cagle concert we went to and wouldn't stop kicking during it. Jeff was finally able to feel her kick a few weeks ago which was exciting for him. He is so excited for this little girl to join our family that he has gone online and bought a few hurley brand onesies and matching sweat outfit that is to die for.

As far as the nursery goes, it is slowly coming along. We have purchased/refinished all the furniture and Grandma P has started her wall-art which I am so excited for. We have also bought a swing, car seat and stroller as well as a few odds and ends.

In other house news, we have just about completed the backyard project. The old owners had white pea-gravel in between the trees which looked terrible and so we have been taking it out by the truck loads and replacing it with compost which will eventually have bushes and flowers as well as some fruit trees. Pictures to come soon.

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.