what is coming ...

Was that what you were expecting? Maybe not :). Beauty and the Beast is one of my all time favorite Disney movies, and I am very excited to be able to own it and watch it whenever I want. And hopefully baby girl will like it too! And hopefully baby girl makes her debut soon, but you never know! The hardest part is waiting, and I am not a very patient person. Work has been especially slow, so I sit around all day at a computer trying to distract myself from thinking about when she's going to get here. Joe & I have gotten in to the series Prison Break, and that has provided a distraction in the evening. And we still haven't made up our minds about a name, I didn't think it was going to be so hard!!

A friend gave me this swaddle blanket from JJ Cole, and it is my new favorite thing. It is soooo soft, and I love the pattern. I think we're mostly ready for her to come - can you ever be fully prepared? I don't know. The idea of being a parent it still somewhat overwhelming, but we're looking forward to this next chapter in our lives!

This one is for Pete!

I got home from school this afternoon and feeling in a spontaneous mood we decided to travel to the remote podunk town of Promontory, Utah.  It's better know for as the Golden Spike National monument, where they connected the intercontinental railroad.  I was fun,  don't think that I'd ever been there before and if I have I don't remember. But My mind kept going to my 4th grade field trip to Fort Sutter and my friend Pete who's Loco for Locomotives.  I remember buying a fake golden railroad tie on that field trip, and thinking that it was the coolest thing in the world.  We  wondered around, touched the replica steam engines, and that was about it but it was close to home. I think well worth the trip and I would go again.  Anyways enjoy the pics.

 

Family time

On Saturday, I had a family shower hosted by my Mom. I left to visit a friend (my mom wanted me out of the house so she could set up), and I came back to a wonderful surprise! She made this diaper cake - diapers wrapped in receiving blankets, and on the table were things like pacifiers, socks, headbands, and toy. And the duck is awesome - on the bottom it has a temperature sensor and will let you know if the water is too hot for the baby. The house looked so awesome! Thanks mom! And yes, my face is a little bit red. We went up to Bear Lake on Labor Day, and I forgot to wear sunscreen. Not so good.Another shot of Lizzy & me (and my sister Katie!). Lizzy just came from a soccer game and was a little tired, and in a mood to cuddle. I didn't mind!
Opening gifts - people were so generous! It amazes me. We were able to get quite a few essentials (crib mattress, things like that) and a lot of cute clothes. Thanks everyone!
And the best for last - my mom finished the quilt. She threatened not to show me until I told her a name, but she wrapped it up for me and surprised me. It is so beautiful. You can't see all the details on the squares - she sewed/quilted butterflies on all the larger rectangles and flowers & vines on the smaller ones. So beautiful! Love you MOM!!

Photo that made my day

I love this picture of Joe. Pretty handsome fellow, eh? He's the best!

Rexburg

On Saturday, we had the opportunity to drive up to Rexburg to attend a wedding. Neither of us had been up there, and it was fun to visit a new temple. It was pretty cloudy, and windy but a beautiful day!

Right across from the temple was this wheat field. It was so beautiful. Ignore the crazy hair!

Joe served in the Arkansas, Little Rock Mission and helped teach Jared. Jared was baptized later, and ended up serving in the Ogden, Utah mission. Isn't that so random? He served in Logan for a little bit. It was fun to have him close by!