Wild Week...

This last weekend, Jeff had a little bit of a Vacation (Monday and Tuesday off)... But we were busy the entire weekend!

We spent the first half in Vegas for my dad's wedding.
It started Friday with Jeff getting a Sub., and driving to St. George. We picked up my sister Kellie and her husband Garrett, and my brother Scott, and then continued on to drive down to Vegas. The Traffic was unbelievable!! I've never minded driving in normal traffic, but I HATE road-construction traffic... it took us over an hour to get somewhere that usually takes us 10 minutes! Annoying... :) Anyway.
My dad and his now wife- Dana, decided to have their rehearsal dinner at their house. They just built it less than a year ago, and it's such a pretty home. They had their friend cater and it was mostly sushi... Jeff and I have never had sushi before. I opted out, since they recommend not eating sushi when you're pregnant. But Jeff tried a few and said it wasn't bad! Do any of you like sushi? It just looks so weird to me! :)
The night was fun. Mostly Dana's family friends who traveled out for the wedding. It was kind of a different experience since Dallin was the only one under 17 there (and at the wedding and reception). He definitely was the life of the party! One lady was asking Kellie, Garret and I where we were from and we said Utah. She told us that she had only been to Utah a few times and the last time was for her friend's daughter's wedding. She said "She was one of those Mormons- but her wedding was just absolutely beautiful!". I kind of just smiled and then told her that we were all Mormons too. She kind of looked surprised and then said, "Well that explains why you guys are all so nice!!". Haha... I thought it was cute. Towards the end of the night, I was putting Dallin to bed, and told him to go say goodnight to Grandpa... He ended up going around the entire room giving everyone a hug and telling them goodnight. It was really cute.

Me and my Dad at his house:

The next morning, Dana left to get her hair and make-up done, so we took advantage of this last morning with just my dad and went out to breakfast. It was fun just to talk to my Dad, and go shopping for a little while. We went to this outside little shopping mall that had the COOLEST playground for little kids. I didn't bring my camera with me though. I was really bummed. It was a lot of fun and had a mini shrub maze... is that what you call it? And there were tons of miniature buildings for them to play in. It was really neat. If I ever have a big backyard, I want to do something like that.

Dallin got this little "computer" to play and color on at breakfast, and he just went to town typing. haha... Maybe he sees mom too much...:

We got to the little "Chapel of Love" place, and watched the short and simple wedding ceremony. It was fun to actually go to a wedding in little place like that. The Ceremony was actually really nice. Both of their rings were gorgeous!

Here's a few pictures before the Ceremony, and of my dad and Dana right after:

Again- we hit traffic, and Kellie and I almost got hit by a bus! For real- it was maybe an inch away from us! We met Jeff and Garrett at the Venetian (where the reception was) and tried to find our way around! My feet were killing me after being in heels all day!! The reception was beautiful! It was held out on a little garden area outside of the Bouchon Restaurant. It was so elegant (and expensive- haha). I was SOO nervous about having Dallin there, since he's two... but it turned out just fine and he mostly just wanted to dance the whole time.

Part of the reception:

My dad had a DJ there, and also a bongo player playing to the music. It was so different than what I'm used to but it was really neat! Dallin loved the drums... I guess I didn't catch him at a good moment in this picture but he was having a great time when the guy let him do it:

They had an open bar (lucky for us they had other things too... :) But when Garrett asked for a "virgin" drink... the guy just kind of laughed at him. It was sad- haha. The guy at the Open Bar really took a liking to Dallin though and gave him OJ the whole night. It was really cute. He was really nice:

I had to add this picture too- the center peices on the tall tables were so neat. She had these pink jelly ball things, and inside was a light. The picture doesn't do it justice. They looked so neat when it got dark:

The wedding was really nice... It's just kind of weird to have my dad married. Not to mention that she's younger than Jeff (She graduated class of '98- Jeff was '97)... But oh well. I wish them all the happiness! We were glad to be a part of the wedding, and had a really great time down there.

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The second part of the weekend was much more relaxing. We drove back to St. George and stayed at Kellie and Garretts, and went to church with them in the morning. They have such a nice ward! Then we all went over to my grandma's for dinner. I love eating there! :) Yummy!
The next day we went to Iceburg with Kell and did a little shopping- came home and hung out for a while. That night we had family night with everybody (including my cousins Brooke and Justin), and roasted marshmallows and played a game called "Imagine If". It was a great evening! We always have such a nice time at my Parents house.

Anyway- That was a pretty long- for the posterity- kind of a post. But just wanted to let you all what we were up to last weekend. And for those in my dad's family that wanted to see some pictures.

Family Night...

For Family Night tonight, I stole and modified an idea from another website :) It was fun! We took jars and "Mod-Podged" pieces of white tissue paper and orange crepe paper to them, and made them into pumpkins, a mummy and a ghost. After they dry, I'll put them in my window with little tea lights inside to light them up. I'm excited how they turned out! Jeff made his a mummy, Dallin made a ghost, and I made mine a pumpkin. I even made one for the baby. :)

The Results are in...

We were able to have our ultrasound today... and the results are in! You have to have a full bladder for the ultrasound.... And I guess I drank too much water. I felt like I was seriously going to explode before the ultrasound... sheesh.

Anyway- too much information... I know you just want to know what it is... :)

My mom brought some little "It's a BOY" and "It's a GIRL" things to stick in the cake my grandma made. We slowly took them out one by one and the left one standing was what was inside!! :) Here is a re-enactment of how we told my family at my great-grandma's house tonight:

IT'S A GIRL!!!

I'm so excited! I now need some headbands, bows, and dresses!!
Yay! :)

Great Weekend...

So General Conference this weekend was great! We drove into Cedar and stayed the whole weekend with most of Jeff's family. There were quite a few things I needed to hear, especially the comment from our Prophet, President Monson, that said we need to live in today on not be focused on tomorrow, or we'll "end up with a lot of empty yesterdays"... I also loved Elder Wirthlin's talk about laughter. He made me smile from ear to ear. :) I'm so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and to have a Prophet on the earth today. We are so blessed.
And, I have to make mention that I have one of the best hubby's in the world. Not only did we have a great time listening... But he also gave me a back massage, played with and brushed my hair, and rubbed my feet with lotion... all without asking for it! I definitely got the "Queen Treatment". (Dallin also wanted to do what we were doing so he gave his daddy "crazy hair" (he called it) as he scratched his head.) Thank you honey! Love you! :)
After the second Sunday session, we drove home over Cedar Mountain. That was the first thing I remember just loving about living in Cedar when I first came to SUU... I hadn't ever had seen leaves that beautiful before! We hit the leaves perfect timing! Any longer and they would have been all dead.

Jeff and I stopped by Duck Creek and took a few pictures while we still had a little bit of light left. I'm so glad we caught it when we did! It was a wonderful uplifting weekend...

Belly Update...

I'm 17 weeks today. This pregnancy is seriously flying by compared to Dallin! I love it! :) Here's what I'm looking like!
Also- We go in for our ultrasound next week. What's your guess? Boy? Girl? Take the poll on the right! :)

Dallin wanted to show off his belly too... :)

... AAANNNNDD Jeff... :)

Swiss Days and some Romance...

This past weekend, we all went down to St. George for the weekend. We haven't gone in quite a while so it was so nice to get away!
On Friday night, my mom watched Dallin for us while we went on a much needed date. I received a gift certificate for Cafe Rio (which I haven't been to in SOO long- I was really missing out), so Jeff and I ate there. I can't tell you how good it tasted to us! Haha! I'm starting to crave it again just typing about it. After that we went to the temple. It was so nice not to feel rushed. We haven't done a session in quite a while, so it was nice to do that. And I felt the baby while I was inside! I also had a gift certificate from Hailey's "favorite things" package to the Golden Spoon (Sorry Hailey- they didn't have coconut that night- but I'll go back!)- so we also got Frozen Yogurt after. On the way home, the sky started to light up with the Swiss Days fireworks! Perfect Timing! So Jeff pulled over and we watched while we ate our yogurt on the hood of our car. It was a perfect ending to the evening. Just nice and relaxing. I finally remembered to take some pictures while we were watching fireworks, but this is all I have:

Then on Saturday was Swiss Days. I don't know why- But I will always love coming back home to go to this! Something about it just makes me so happy! We met my Great Grandma down at the park (Along with my Mom and Darrell) to eat a yummy breakfast, and then we watched my brother in the parade. He's such a stud! :) Dallin wanted to lay down on the street to watch the parade... he's such a goof. We had a fun time watching everybody. Then Jeff and I walked around the booths and luckily they had a snow cone booth. I don't think we would have survived if they didn't! We walked around for quite a while with everyone happily enjoying their snow cones and then went back to my mom's house. Later that day we went shopping and went back over to my grandma's house for Pizza with my sister and Garrett, and my aunt Kate, uncle Clint, and their kiddos. Again- another great day!

Three of the five generations:

My Bro:

Watching the Parade:

Randomness... :)

There's a few pictures that I've wanted to post, but they don't really have to do with anything... So here's a bit of randomness... :)

Dallin has had this habit lately of hiding under his blanket to go to sleep. He'll burrow down under the covers to drink his milk and stay like that until he falls asleep. He's been really funny about it.

Here's Dallin with two of his best friends; Brielle and Karlie. He loves these guys! I haven't had a car the last couple of weeks, so Chantell (their mom) has been picking me up to take me to the school for Drama. So Dallin has the chance to see them everyday! I just thought they all look so cute in this picture.


One day, I tried out this thing called a "Muffin Tin Lunch". Basically- A lunch in a muffin tin... :) Dallin loved it! I never knew such a simple idea could make a kid so excited to eat. I put something different in each compartment- Cut up Ham, Cheese, Crackers, Raisins, Nilla Wafers and a Muffin- and he could make little sandwiches or eat them separate. It was a fun way to have lunch and I'll definitely do it again!


And lastly, Jeff and I finally broke down a bought 1/4 of a cow. :) I know some of you look at this and think we're crazy! But it's so great! We got almost 200 lbs of meat, and all of it was $2.00 a lb- Including the steaks and roasts! So 40 lbs. of ground beef, 40-something steaks- including Filet Minot and New York Primes and some others, 9 LARGE roasts, 2 big packs of Ribs, some cube steak, stew meat, and meat for stir fry. Anyway- It's kind of a big lump sum to pay, but it will save us so much money in the long run- especially with all prices going up!! Also- the cow was raised locally, so it was given no hormones or added stuff- the meat tastes awesome! Anyway- If you ever want to buy meat like this- I definitely recomend it! I'll let you know where to go! :)

August...

Well- I've had a few people comment that I need to update my blog. I finally ordered another camera cord off Ebay since I lost mine... Then I'll be able to get some NEW pictures up! :) But for now- here's an August update, since I didn't do too well when it actually WAS August...

I've been making a lot of Jam with my mom and my friend Chantelle. I got a lot of strawberry and peach made, and also a batch of blackberry-raspberry! :) Mmmm... It made me feel so domesticated to be able to make Jam! :) And it's so super easy! Dallin tried to help to... But I think he just ended up eating all the fruit in his bowl.

Also this month, we had the Kane County Fair. It was a lot of fun. I entered some pictures I took last minute, and ended up getting a few blue ribbons. :) I also helped with the Miss Kane County Fair pageant (helped with the girls, and also performed), and I performed at the Talent Show. Since I won last year, I couldn't compete... So I was part of the entertainment while the judges tallied their votes. It was fun! There was also the carnival part that goes on during the animal auctions, and dutch oven contest... There were a bunch of games for Dallin to play, and he got a "Nemo" painted on his cheek.

Saturday night was the Jr. Rodeo. There were kids 3 years old riding their horses around the barrels! I loved it! There were also some pretty little kids volunteering to get bucked off the bulls. Dallin was able to do the Chicken chase though. He loved it... He just wasn't fast enough to catch one.

And here's just a cute picture of Dallin in the Tub... :)

For an update on the baby- I took a "14" week picture last week (I'm 15 weeks in two days), but of course- I can't get it off my camera... So just so everyone knows- our baby is the size of a lemon now... :)

12 weeks...

Well- I'm almost 13 weeks along! :) I heard the baby's heartbeat last week, and I'm getting more and more excited to find out if I'm having a girl or boy! Hearing the heartbeat really made it real for me.

I guess... with Dallin- I knew I was pregnant the night it happened. :) But with this baby, I'd been having a lot of "regularity" problems. We had been trying for a while, just to be disappointed... and then, just all of a sudden- I was pregnant! Had no clue! So it's been kind of weird for me this pregnancy just because it still didn't really seem real. So I was really glad to hear that cute little heartbeat. :)

This is me at 12 weeks, but this picture really doesn't show the true "baby bump" that I have already (but it's the only picture I have of me this month that you can see my belly). Today even, Jeff said that I all of a sudden popped. :) I feel like it's way too early to be showing, but I really am. I cant button any of my pants. Anyway- thought I'd post a picture that I did have, and later this week or early next, I'll take a picture of my belly again- just so you can see how much I popped in these last few days.

Also- For anybody that cares, here's the baby's heartbeat! :) I recorded it since Jeff couldn't be there. It's so cute. :)