Baby Bump

I don't really like these pictures (I have a funny look on my face and just look awkward to me...) but I thought I'd post them anyway...

Here's me at just about 6 months! :)

Oh Baby!

So, I haven't been able to get over to my mom's house to scan pictures yet, but we took a picture of the picture (ingenious, aren't we?) so we could show off our little Elizabeth... She's so cute, even in a grainy black and white picture... :) I don't think she's actually sucking her thumb in this picture 'cause she only had her hand there for a second when the radiologist took the picture, but it's still sweet. We have another U/S on August 25th that's supposed to be better and clearer so hopefully we'll get pictures for that.

On other news, Kyle is loving school and his teacher. The homework right now is "so easy" and it's fun to watch him learn. He's really into reading right now (like mama like son) and can easily finish one of his Magic Tree House books in one sitting. He actually took one to church and read the entire book during Sacrament Meeting. He's never sat so still in Sacrament... :) He also just started Cub Scouts and is having so much fun with the other boys. He is always quite the "ladies man" so it's nice for him to develop his friendships with boys a bit more... He goes to a friends house after school and instead of playing with the boy that's in his grade, he plays with his friends younger sister that's in kindergarten... he's not really into video games or playing with action figures, but instead prefers to use his imagination and explore while searching for monsters, or shoot aliens that only he can see... he's constantly looking for "clues", but clues to what, no one can ever figure out. Yesterday he found a rock, and acorn, and a few bird feathers that were a "clue"... I just let him know how cool that is and don't ask questions... He gets exasperated when I don't understand... :) but he has started collecting Pokemon cards... He loves having his "collections". So far, he says that he collects baseball hats, rocks, Pokemon cards, and Magic Tree House books...

Anyway, we're all doing well... Devin just got a promotion at Sam's Club and is being recognized by regional marketing directors (even if English isn't their native language and their praise is sometimes hard to decipher!) but is looking at going into the CHP Academy soon. My work hasn't changed much, but the engineers here all seem to want me working on their projects and like that I can get my work done fast and how they want it. The Public Works Director knows me by name and says hello to me each time I see him... so that's nice...

Anyway, we're doing good, Elizabeth is healthy and growing stronger each day (I think she's bruised my insides a few times already), Kyle is loving the Olympics and wants to be a gymnast, Devin is happy at his work, and me? I'm happy that I can fall in bed and go to sleep each night! :)

Ok, so here are a couple wedding pic's! Finally! Not only do I have a bit of time to spend on the computer, but I'm not sick, and I figured out how to add pictures! :) So we start off with Kyle surrounded by his new cousins Allison and Bethany, then the whole family (plus my friend Shannon and her family... but she may as well be family!), then a couple fun pictures taken near the temple, and last a pic of the two of us at the reception in California... I'll try to find some more pictures (of us dancing, 'cause that's just fun) and then maybe some more recent ones with my baby bump... ;)

Baby News

Ok, just to give everyone an update I am now about 17 weeks pregnant and thankfully not as sick, but still pretty tired these days! She's kicking and squirming a lot and Devin can even put his hand on my baby bump and feel the tiny movements! No, we don't know if the baby's a girl, it's just easier to say either SHE or HE instead of she/he or even worse "IT". We'll find out on August 11th so stay tuned!

We're going camping in a few weeks and we're all pretty excited! It'll be over Devin AND Kyle's birthday weekend (not to mention our little dog Bobby will be one year old that weekend too!) and we're happy for the time we'll have up in Tahoe! I just need to find myself a good air matress that will fit in our tent so I can get some sleep! If I'm finding it hard to get comfortable in my bed I don't know how I'll fare in the tent! I'll let ya know...

Why?

Ok, so I'm getting a lot of flack 'cause I don't have my wedding pictures up here yet. And I have to tell you... I have a good reason. And no, I'm not able to put up pictures right now (I'm at work and not supposed to be doing this anyway... and don't have pic's on my work 'puter). Sorry!

But! I've just been exhausted. I am tired and sick all the time and after working full time in front of a computer, I've gotta tell you the thought of coming home to stare at a computer for even a few minutes is not appealing...

Why am I so tired you ask? Because we were apparently meant to have a honeymoon baby, that's why! :) Yep! We have a little peanut due December 27th! We have a picture of him/her (My vote is for a girl, but Dev and Kyle have their bets on it being a boy...)at 8 weeks (just got in on Monday) and not much to see yet... but a peanut... so that's what Kyle calls HER now.

I'll do my best to feel better soon and get some pictures up, not only of the wedding (which was wonderful, and beautiful, and perfect), but maybe of our peanut and/or my growing belly...

So... keep looking out for pic's! I'll do my best!

~a

I've been tagged! Gee thanks Patty!

Ten years ago - I was 19 and foolishly looking forward to Valentine's Day!

5 things on my "to do" list today:
1- Finish work
2- Go to the school district office
3- Drive to Oakland... again... ugh
4- Sing...
5- Workout...

Things I would do if I became a billionare:
1-Pay of all debt, student loans, etc.
2-Buy a house
3-Pay tithing of course
4-Get some needed furniture for my home
5-Save it for Kyle and future kids

Three of my bad habits:
1-Sarcasm
2-procrastination
3-not as neat as I'd like to be

Places I have Lived
1-Vacaville, California
2-Rexburg, Idaho
3-Provo, Utah
4-Orem, UT
5-Roseville, CA

5 Jobs I have had
1-Clerk at a Video store
2-Teller at Bank
3-Accounting Assistant
4-Architectural CAD Tech
5-Mommy!

Things most people don't know about me:
1-I've served 7 years in the US Air Force
2-I have never drank a Mountain Dew
3-You can tell my mood by the weather and my hairstyle
4-I've been to 4 other countries and 15 states
5-I know Disneyland park better than my hometown.

Now I tag:
1-Stacy
2-Kristen
3-Kami
4-Kirsten

The Man Song

Ok, I was hoping to be able to put the You Tube video of "The Man Song" on here, but it didn't work... Look up "The Man Song Harry Potter" and see what you get... it's so funny!!