Shredder

"Congrats to Ash and Josh for the news of the new baby boy :) I´m gonna have a nephew! I´m not sure if I have any say for the name but my picks are Butch, Shredder...or MasterChief! I WILL NOT have a wimpy nephew! :)"

This is part of my little brother's e-mail to us on Monday. The names are good, but I don't think that we will be naming this little guy any of those.  But, because we don't have a name for him right now, we have just been calling him Shredder. I thought I better post about this, because as of right now that is his name! 

Miss Crafty

I have heard from a lot of people that I am going to want a sling when the baby gets here. I can see that they would be very useful, but they are really expensive for a small piece of fabric. I searched everywhere online for ones that were cute, safe and reasonable in price. I had no luck. So.... I have a sewing machine now, why not make one!  

I couldn't tell how it would feel with a baby in it. My baby consisted of hand towels and dish rags.  I need to get my hands on a doll, to test this thing out.  I like it cause it is tight and the baby will be able to be very close to me.

Baby Bump!

I have really been putting off taking any type of pictures of my tummy. But I figured that I will want to go back and see my growth, so I decided to start doing a picture every week. This is the first one I have done at 16 weeks!

St. George

We enjoyed a beautiful Memorial weekend in St. George. We went with Josh's sister Robin and her family, and his brother Brad came out from North Carolina.  We had a great time! We of course spent time at the pool, the kids loved this and lets be honest so did I.  I am always up for a good tan, (and I needed it, my sister told me I was so white, I was see through).  She is so good for my self esteem :)  Another important thing when in St. George, is the places you eat and we hit all the popular ones: In & Out, The Pizza Factory, and Nielsen's Frozen Custard!  We also were able to go to the outlets, where we found some cute stuff for the kids and I even bought something for little shredder.  On Sunday we went to church and went to the Red Rocks where we hiked around and enjoyed the pretty view. We played some Back Alley, and Ted won, it really should have been me, but Robin got me on one last board!  We had such a great time this weekend and it was so fun to spend time with family. Thank you Barb and Syd for the great place to stay in St. George!

The Whole Gang

Oh this kid is so dang cute!

On top of the Red Rocks

Brad, Robin and Josh

We went to this fun park that had a splash pad, and lots of different small waterfalls and rocks with a small river running through it. All of us just got our feet wet, but Logan lasted with that about a minute and... well you can see in the picture he was soaked.

It's a Boy!

It's a Boy! We are so excited. I now get to prepare myself for sports, dirt, bugs, animals, boogers, farts, trains, dinosaurs, swords, guns, tree houses, and well..... whatever those little boys like to do. I have to say I am excited for all of that! I didn't think that shopping for a little boy would be as fun.... ha ha oh I was wrong! I think because I LOVE to shop, it doesn't matter what I am shopping for, I can ALWAYS find something I like. So... we went to Fetal Fotos in Salt Lake. They will tell you the gender of your baby at 15 weeks (I was just a few days over). And if you know me, you know that I am not very patient and this was a must for me. This little guy was VERY proud of his gender! He was giving us all sorts of shots and he is definitely not shy. I actually saw that it was a boy before the ultrasound technician could tell us, and I would give anything to have a picture of the look on Josh's face when he heard he was going to be the daddy of a little boy! He was so proud. We both are so happy to have this little guy be a part of our family!

This is the shot you would get if you were changing his diaper with his legs up in the air.    There is no doubt about it! That is definitely a boy! 

The Profile of his cute little face. It is so amazing that you can see this when they are so small. He looks pretty cute to me!

This one is hard to see, but he has his ankles crossed.  His legs are wide spread and the round part is his belly. Again.... a great shot of his boy part!  This one is funny to me, because when Josh is just hanging out on the couch this is EXACTLY how he lays. 

During the ultrasound he was moving a lot. They gave us a video, which is fun to have and go back and watch. This little guy loves to suck his fingers and thumb. Because of me working for a Dentist, I have seen what thumb sucking can do. So.... I don't want a thumb sucker, but right now he can suck that little thumb as much as he wants!

Shelley would be so proud!

There are a lot of people around me that are talented in the sewing area! I have watched my grandma, able to mend anything I bring to her, and have thought many times I really need to learn to do this, but haven't done anything about it. A few months ago I was at my mom's friend Shelley's house and saw some of the quilts that she has done. WOW! My friend Hayley has made the cutest things for her little girl Grace, and for herself. Well I was sick of just wishing I could do that, and I did something about it and asked for a sewing machine for my birthday! Thank you to my Mom and Dad I got one, and thanks to Hayley for getting me involved with a project that her and some girls from her ward are doing. We are making quiet books and they are so cute! It has been a lot of work, and Hayley has really had to help me, but it has been so much fun! So... like the gals I mentioned before.... I too want to be able to sit down and make anything I want! Like the title of this post says... Shelley you would be so proud, I am learning to sew and have a new fetish for material! I have a feeling this is going to be an expensive hobby!

Goodbye Roxy!!

My Aunt Holly bought a dog a few months back for her family. She was a puppy and her name was Roxy. She was really cute, but like I said was a puppy and not trained. Well after months of Holly taking care of the dog, and cleaning up after the messes it made, she realized that this purchase was a bad idea. Her two girls Hannah and Elli loved her, so Holly had a hard time getting rid of it. Well it didn't take to long and Holly was trying anything to get the girls to let her sell this dog. She found a way! They agreed to sell the dog if they could take the money and have a "girl's trip" to Salt Lake and stay in a hotel, go shopping, swim in a pool, and go to Build a Bear (the kind of pets Holly likes.) So.... this is what we did, and we had so much fun. So off to Salt Lake we went, my aunt Holly and her two girls, my mom, and me! Lauren didn't want to go, so I called my friend Mary that lives in Provo and she came along with us. The girls wanted to go to dinner Friday night somewhere "Fabulous" so we went to Macaroni Grill. They thought that was very fancy! Then the best part of the whole trip.... swimming at the hotel. That night we stayed up and talked and laughed really hard. Those little girls are really funny and are so fun to be around. The next day we ate breakfast at the hotel, then went shopping! That is what we did all day. We found lots of cute things and the girls got to Build a Bear! We worked those little girls all day shopping. At the end of the day on the way home, Elli was asleep in no time! This weekend was a blast and something that I think we need to make a tradition! I love my family so much and am so grateful I belong to a fun one! So..... Thank you Roxy, for a great weekend in Salt Lake. I hope you like your new home!