Healthy Boy

We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday.  As many of you know we went to Fetal Photos and did an ultrasound at 15 weeks. That is how we knew so early that it was a boy.  We did start to question Fetal Photos and we were worried we would find out that really what we thought was a little boy was going to be a little girl.  But....the baby is still a boy!  I was happy to have that confirmed.  I have been talking to him about bugs, planes, trains, cars, football, basketball, dirt and trucks now for the last 6 weeks. 

This little guy has quite the personality, and had us laughing the whole time. He still has a lot of space to move around in there, but a lot of space is not being used. He had both knees touching his nose, his hands on his toes, or he was sitting on his feet. He was making it a little difficult to see that he really is a boy.  

At one point in the ultrasound we were laughing at something he was doing and he stuck his tongue out at us. Little Stinker!

The best part of the ultrasound was to see that he is growing and developing the way he should, and there are no problems. He is a healthy boy!  

He is very scrunched up, and his ankles are crossed.  Also, that one hand would not leave his face.

Look at that sweet face!

Again..... very scrunched up and his knee is touching his nose.

Hot Pocket

So for lunch I usually don't go home, because it is on the other end of town, and by the time I get there it is time for me to turn around and go back to work. Well today I had to go home for something and really wish that I hadn't. I needed something quick for lunch and nothing in our house sounded good, so..... I did what I shouldn't have done and looked in the freezer. There I found a "Lean Hot Pocket". Surprised, it actually sounded good and I popped it in the microwave. Well... about seconds later I wished I hadn't decided to eat the hot pocket, but was running out of time and continued to finish it. When I got back to work, I really regretted this decision, and remembered a great comical piece done by Jim Gaffigan. I hope you all will enjoy, and if you have ever had a Hot Pocket, I think you will be able to relate!

20 Weeks!!

Finally I have made it half way.  Only 20 weeks left and this little guy will be in our arms.  We have a lot to do before that!  I am starting to feel so much better, and that really makes being pregnant more fun! I love feeling him move and can't wait till Josh can feel it too.

Newport, Oregon

Josh and I went on a very fun vacation to Newport, Oregon.  Thanks to Robin and Ted we had a place to stay right on the water. The weather was a little cold, but it didn't matter we still had a lot of fun, and found fun things to do.  We flew in to Portland on Tuesday night and stayed in a hotel there. We were going to go to the Portland Temple Wednesday morning but Josh realized the day we left that his temple recommend was expired. But we went anyway and walked around the temple and made sure to at least touch it.

We left Portland and headed on our Drive to Newport. We took the longer route so we could drive down the coast. We stopped in Tillamook, Oregon and went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory. It was really interesting to see how it was made. The best part was the free samples of cheese and the great Tillamook ice cream! Delicious! We drove down the coast, and it was so beautiful. We got into Newport a little late due to Ashley having to stop at the factory outlet stores in Lincoln City.  

We spent all day Thursday and Friday in Newport. We went to the Newport Aquarium. It was fun to learn about the different sea animals.  While we were there we met a guy named David. David was slightly disabled, and was one of those people that just makes you smile! Josh and I were sitting at a table eating a snack we had brought of cheese and crackers. David had just gotten some ice cream and came to sit and eat it. He asked us what we were doing and we told him eating cheese and crackers. He got the worst look on his face and said "Cheese and crackers.. YUCK!" It is better if we could show how he did it and how he sounded.  We told him that we were expecting our first baby and he told us we would should have just bought a dog instead!  When we were leaving he felt that he needed to show us he had no teeth! We are glad we had the opportunity to meet him!

While we were there, we enjoyed some great seafood!!  One night Josh oredered a meal called "Fishwives Stew".  Let me tell what it looked like from my eyes. It looked like a fisherman's wife went out in the ocean, took a bucket, dipped it in the water, came home, put it in a pot, gave a little squeeze of tomato, plopped some bread on top, and served it.  This had everything you could think of in it. Clams, mussels, scallops, lobster, oyster, etc.  I think I even saw part of an old boot in there!  But Josh loved it and that is all that matters!  I just enjoyed some fish and chips!

We also spent time looking in the shops along the bay, watched people catch crab, took a long nap, slept in every day, watched Seinfeld, went to the Wax Works Museum (which was a waste of money), flew a kite, and enjoyed being close to the ocean.

Saturday we drove back to Portland. We spent some time in the city shopping and went to Dinner.  Now there was a very memorable event that happened while we were in Portland that I think Josh and I unfortunately will never forget.  We were trying to find a parking spot when I looked up and noticed about 30 bikers completely naked!! They were just taking a ride down the middle of the city.  I am embarrassed to say the next part and hope that it will not offend or have anyone think differently of Josh and me but we both laughed and embarrassed to say followed them to snap a picture....(I was very careful in the picture I took.)  I thought it was just men, but no there were women also!!  And when I say naked I mean naked!  It was very interesting and made us very happy to live in the great sheltered town of Logan Utah.     

Sunday we had some time before we had to catch our flight, we went and got something to eat and JOSH, yes I said JOSH, brought up the idea of getting pedicures. We drove by a place and he just pulled in.... he had ever had one before and of course he didn't have to pull my leg, I was all for it. It was funny though, Josh did say, "I don't have to get my toenails painted do I?"  Ha Ha I laughed. It was really fun and I enjoyed it so much that I didn't take any pictures.  We had so much fun on this trip! Thank you Robin and Ted for letting us use your timeshare.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Fathers Day Josh! There are so many words that describe Josh, but that would take all day, and you all don’t want to read that, or do I want to type it. So I just picked a few words that to me, describe Josh. I used the letters from the word FATHER.

FUNNY- No matter what, Josh can always make me laugh. He has funny jokes, funny voices, funny dances, and does funny things in his sleep! This guy is always making me laugh. One thing I know is that our kids too, will laugh at their daddy. This is something I have loved about him from the very beginning.

ADORABLE- Come on I mean look at him. He always has that sweet look on his face. Sometimes I just want to squish his cheeks. I know that being a grown man and being called adorable isn’t exactly the word you would want me to use, but it is more than just the way he looks, but the way he treats me. The way he ALWAYS thinks about me before himself is adorable. The way he is with little kids is adorable. How he treats his Mom and other women in his life is adorable. I might be a little bias because he is my husband, but I ADORE Josh and I know that our baby on the way and our other children to come will also ADORE him.

TEACHER- Josh is a great teacher. Whether it be in church, our home, or the golf course. He studies what he needs to teach and then gives great lessons in church. He also is patient. That is a great quality when teaching someone to do something. He always wants to learn more and loves to read anything that will teach him something. I admire this about Josh, and because of him teaching me things, I have learned a lot in the time we have been married and he has made this wife of his pretty smart! He is going to be a great teacher to our kids in many different areas. I know he will teach them the gospel, teach them to ride a bike, teach them to respect their mother, and teach them to be thankful for what they have.

HAPPY- He always has a smile on his face. No matter what he is doing, he does it with a smile. He can be very stressed out and have a lot on his mind and still find a way to be happy. I am grateful to have such a happy person so close to me. I get stressed out and worried easily and he makes me realize that some things just aren’t worth stressing over. He notices the small and simple things in life that bring us happiness, and that has brought us much happiness in our marriage. I know he will be a happy father and our kids will know what true happiness is.

ETERNAL- Now this isn’t a word that necessarily describes Josh, but a word that describes families and fathers. Josh is an honorable priesthood holder who keeps his covenants and has made a conscious effort to have Christ be the center of our home, which then leads to our family being eternal. How lucky are we to have this knowledge.

RELIABLE- I know that if Josh says he is going to do something, he means it. If josh is needed for something, you can rely on him to be there. To me this is an important quality of a husband, friend and a father. Growing up, and still to this day, I have always been able to rely on my dad. I always knew that he would be there for the important things in my life and will take care and comfort me when times get hard. This too is a quality that Josh has, and our kids will be able to rely on him for anything they need.

Josh I love you so much! Thanks for all you do. I know with out a doubt that you will be a great Father! I can’t wait for this new baby to come and to watch you be the wonderful Father I know you are going to be! Happy Father's Day!

Worldmark by Wyndham

   You are probably wondering by the title of this what I am going to talk about. Well..... this weekend was fun, awful, exiting, boring, stressful and funny! I know that those things don't really work together, but when you're with Josh and Ashley in SLC, they do!   Ok, so Josh signed us up to listen to a sales presentation on a time share (Worldmark by Wyndham).  The reason for doing this, was a $25 dollar American Express Card, 2 nights at one of their hotels, $100 dollars to Olive Garden, and they would pay for our gas to get down to SLC where the presentation was.  The guy told Josh it would only be 60 min. I am sure that many of you have experienced one of these great presentations. It is a great way to spend not only 60 min of your Saturday, but 180 min. of your Saturday.  First we listened to a very excited, annoying, fake liar who talked to us about how we are spending to much on vacation time, and this time share would save our lives, strengthen our families and marriage, and saves thousands of dollars. After he was done getting teary eyed, telling us stories of his childhood, stories of people he knows that have been saved because they bought a time share, and talking about friends that were so close to him (but he forgot their names),  we got sent through to someone else.  There we were told that we need this in our lives, and that it would be $3,000 down today with monthly payments of $600..... SO if you are like Josh and I that is no problem, sure we will just throw that down... NOT!  After we said NO, it went to $1,000 down, and monthly payments of $165. Again we gave them a NO, and it went to no down payment, and $30 a month.  We still stuck to our NO.  He then gave up, but told us we had to give him some referrals.  He gave us a paper with lines enough for about 100 referrals.  We gave him one, we really couldn't think of 100 right then.  He got upset we only gave him one and told us he would get in trouble by his boss if he didn't get more, and that if we could give him more that would really help him out. We put two more and you would have thought we handed him a check for $1,000.  He then said "Come this way and we will get you your free gift...... Sit right here and someone will be right with you."  After waiting for about 20 min.  Someone came, sat down and said. "I am going to take 3o sec. of your time. What if we could GIVE you a week at one of our resorts as a trial to use in the next two years and we will hold this cost of no down payment and $30 a month. That will give you two years to think about it."  Now remember he said that he would GIVE us this... he then said, "It will only cost $400 today and $100 a month" which with in minutes that went down to no down and $20 a month after I told him if I had $400 to spend today it would be on a crib for our baby.  He just kept pushing..... saying things like, we are GIVING this to you, and anybody can afford $20 a month. Then the first guy came walking by, looked at Josh and said..."She deserves this vacation time.... you better take her or someone else will"   Well that just made me mad, you DO NOT want to make a pregnant girl mad, I then argued with the guy and got a little fired up. Josh came in and also got fired up and said "Look dude we are done with this, we just want the free gift" Finally 3 hours later we got our free gift.  Well..... we didn't really get it, we got the paper that we have to mail in, and we will get our gift in 6 weeks!!! Oh man was that an interesting 3 hours.... definitely NOT worth the free gift, but we now know to not do that again! And we walked away laughing and joked about it the rest of the day.  

   Then we decided to go to IKEA! We both had never been and wanted to check it out. That place is awesome. We found a few things at a great deal.... we were happy! We got a quick treat and a drink and went to load our stuff in the car..... Josh pulled the car up and we loaded it into the trunk, shut the trunk, and got in our car.  But....... the keys were locked in it and the car was running!!!  My car should not do this, even when the car is turned off and the keys are in the ignition it will not lock.  How this happened we had no idea! We just looked at each other and laughed. We then both tried the door again and stared at it like it was just going to open on its own. Thanks to a nice couple who we found out later, was there 1 year wedding anniversary and they were buying their first bed, helped us get into our car.  We found some wire, pried the top part of the door open and finally after about an hour got it open!!  We got in the car, laughed and were so thankful for nice people who took an hour of their time to help us.  

    We stopped in Layton for dinner at Tepanyaki and everything went great! The craziness of our weekend had come to an end. At the end of the day, we at least got a good laugh, fun stuff at IKEA, met nice people and had a great meal.  Now you can see how our weekend was fun, awful, exiting, boring, stressful and funny!  A lesson to all, NEVER attend a Worldmark by Wyndham presentation!  Sorry to those of you that we put down as referrals :)  

Elder Rohwer

So I just have to post about my little brother cause I am so proud of him, and I want you all to see what a cute missionary he is.  For those of you that don't know, he is in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo East mission. He has had some great experiences with different food and little creatures. He absolutely loves what he is doing and always has a positive attitude. He is a great example to me and I just love him so much. 

This is the area that he is in right now called Ponce.  Him and his companion Elder Woolsey were just sent there to open this new area.

This picture is so sweet. That little girl is so darling!