Utah Part 1

I arrived in Utah Thursday night at 11 pm. I was tired but really happy to see my family. We made it home but did not go to bed since it's been a while since I've talked to my sister and mom. We stayed up until about 1. I was still not tired but my mom was exhausted and begged me to go to bed.

I woke up at 7 am Friday morning. My mom woke up soon after and we headed to Walmart to buy some food for everyone. We got back and got buy cleaning the front of the house for the party. We cleaned all day. We ate lunch at 12 and then took showers and then set up all the tables, umbrellas and food.

I have to say even with all our preparation we were still a little late. The food was not set up until after 6 pm and the DJ got there way too late. Julio was a little upset but Jeanette was super cool. Once the part started everything was great. We took lots of pictures. We ate cordon blues, salads, rice, potatoe salads, fruit, rolls and juice. It was really good food. We then had a little programm were all the siblings talked about funny stories of Jeanette and Julio. At around 8 pm the DJ and dancing started. It continued until 10 pm.

We were really realy tired after but it was a great time. I was totally out by 10:30. Our aunts and uncles stayed until about 1 am and then we all went to bed.

Game Night

A new couple in our ward - Allyson and Ben Meekem are super awesome. They have twin girls and are just a couple years older. Allyson and I clicked instantly. Spunky and fun, she keeps me young. We headed to their house last night to play games and engorge on brownie/ice cream sundays. We got in this odd conversation on the weird foods I like and by the end we all ended up craving rice & beans and a breakfast burrito.

We played Snorta and Uno. Both Ben and Ty are pretty competative and we all just had a blast. After we found a spider in their basement that Tyson swears was a Hobo Spider. So poor Allyson freaked out and texted me this morning to say that a spider gas man is coming over next week.

It was a blast. So grateful for a great ward. We love this ward.

28 Weeks

an't believe I'm 28 weeks. I feel really huge but still so grateful to be pregnant. Sydney kicks tons and is very aware of Tyson. He is most proud when he puts his face on my belly, calls her name and she kicks him.

This next appoinment I take my glucose test to make sure I don't have diabetes. The thing that has changed the most has been the pain at the very top of my stomach. Melissa say's it's my Gahl Bladder ( is that even how you spell it?) It's a really sharp pain. It makes me not want to eat because it just hurts. It started about 2 weeks ago and at first I just thought it was heartburn because that is the only thing I associate with my upper stomach. Melissa said all the signs point to my gahl bladder and that I might even have stones :( I'll for sure ask my OB today at my 2 pm appointment.

I'm officially waddling which I think is super funny. Tyson keeps telling me that I am walking "sooo much slower". I hope to get my fast walking speed back after.

It seems like my sweet tooth has taken a rest from the massive cravings I had the last couple of months. This weekend I craved breakfast food sooo bad! Like ham, eggs and harshbrowns really bad. I am actually making a ham today and will take some of it to a couple in our ward who just had a baby girl. We are having about 8 girls in my ward in the next couple of months - crazy!

Also there are some odd shots of me in all my pregnant glory. It's not pretty but I don't mind. I'm pregnant. I'm grateful. I also have WAY too much sun on my arms and my poor belly is white!

Cool Shelves

Look at what we did! I got this idea for shelves from a blog. I loved it. I headed to home depot to buy all the materials - which costed less than $25 dollars and we have lots of materials left over for the next round.

It did take us about two days to put it together because Tyson insisted he was putting on the wall hooks right and I disagreed. In the end it was 50/50. They look great thought! It's super durable and really portable. So excited! The nursery is slowly coming together and I get at almost 8 months - it should be.

Tyson Skydiving

Construction

It's crazy when you get into a kick. I realized that I wanted to have hooks for each of our towels in the bathroom. I bought some hooks and then went to work trying to take out the towel rack we now have. Only problem is that I.dont.do.construction.

I ended putting a huge whole in our wall. I tried my best cover it up and after tons of puddie it looks ok. I sanded it and painted it and now the hooks look pretty awesome. For me anyway :)

Happy 4 Year Anniversary

It's crazy how fast our first 4 years of marriage has gone. We have been so blessed to have so many fun memories - building a business, moving to another state, getting pregnant, learning to things - it's been a crazy last year for sure. Tyson and I wanted to make sure this anniversary was fun and special. We have never been really big people on anniversaries. We usually go to lunch somewhere, we always watch our wedding video and talk but nothing more than that. This year I really felt I needed to make it count. Probably because this will be the very last anniversary EVER without kids. Tyson and I have been so used to being just us and life will change in just a couple of months. Life will change but in a good way. This year felt like our last way to goodbye to our old life and hello to the new adventure Sydney will bring.

We woke up super early (7:30 am) and got ready. Tyson helped one of his agents with questions and I got ready. We were ready and fed by 8:45 am. We were super brave - or dumb- and we headed downtown the the IKEA grand opening. It was mayhem but super fun. We waited in line for 25 minutes just to get into the front door. We had a good time just talking to the people around us asking what we were all there for. We made it inside and very calmly walked around the store. We bought a night light, some dresser organizers and some small kits for Sydneys room. Our favorite part was the kitchens and the bedrooms - I saw some amazing ideas on simplifying and just living simpler.

After Ikea it was my turn to surprise Tysons. We went to Skyventure Colorado, which was only two blocks away from IKEA and Tyson got to finally skydive. Indoor Skydive that is. He loved it! He was such a natural. I could not do it since I was pregnant but it made me giddy just to see Tyson be so happy. He had two- 1 minute flying intervals. He just rocked at it! Everyone kept saying that he must have done it before. Our instructor (Mike Silva) just happened to be the #1 Freestyle Flyer in the country and had just won a gold medal! He was amazing!

After Skyventure we headed home. Our friend Jaime hooked us up with a free pizza from Papa Murphies - so good! We got home and relaxed. At 5 pm I went with Tyson on an appointment and I hung out at Kohls while he went with one of our recruits. We finally made it home around 10 pm. I was so tired we went to bed and watched our wedding video. We laughed our heads off. We felt so cheesy.

It was a great anniversary. It was awesome to spend the whole day together and talk about our lives. I'm grateful to be married to Tyson. We help each other become better people and I could not imagine anyone else better for me and our family than Tyson. He really is amazing.

Summer Heat

The last couple of weeks have been really hot. The only way to really survive is at the pool. Melissa's apartment building has a pretty cool pool so we try to lay out and let the kids play as much as possible. Lately we have been laying by the pool and gacking at the IKEA catalog. We have been so excited to have an IKEA open.

I have to say that it's so fun to be pregnant with friends. I have Melissa, Katie (who just gave birth), Celeste, Caroline are just to name a few. I love that I have other's to share my worries with. I also love that most are on their 2nd or 3rd babies so they give me so much practical advice. It's really great.

Tyson has been really excited about his tomatoe plant. Our good friend Brad Romero who is a master gardner gave us a HUGE pot plus soil. He says we are going to get a HUGE plant and Tyson is so excited. Sydney has been kicking and growing like crazy. At my next appointment I am taking a glucose test. Melissa's midwife also told her that Good Semeritan Hospital is the best hospital if you want a more natural experience. I'm pretty happy about that.