Baby Showers

Recently my cute neighbor did belly pictures for me as a gift! she is amazing!!!! These are just some of my favorites but she really did do a fantastic job. Also lately I had 2 baby showers on the same day, one in the morning that the Young Women in my ward threw. They surprised me and I thought we were meeting to work on their YW medallions. So because it was a surprise I didn't bring my camera, but that afternoon my sister and sister in law threw my family shower. It was a busy day. They did such a cute job with all the details and decorations. To every one who has helped us in some way, by shower, by donating or letting us borrow something, by gifts, by love and support, thank you! We love you and can't wait for Zoey to feel your love as we do.

8 months prego

Here is Zoey and I at 8 months prego!

Nick had a Birthday, Shout Horray!

Nick Playing Video games on the pillow chair I made him and viewing his new 52 in flat screen TV! lol!

Having Slurpee's at the park

Showing off his wonderful new gifts from my parents

Nick holding up the pillow chair as we stand in front of his TV

His cake (I forgot to buy candles)

Showing off his gifts from his Mom and brother

On Saturday March 20 Nick turned 26! I was so excited for his birthday because I had been working so hard to really surprise him with unique gifts this year. Nick can be hard to shop for, and he also kept telling me how he really just wanted to stay home and not have anything planned, just have a nice relaxing day. So to stay true to his wishes I gave him a "movie and video game day". For His big present from me I wanted it to be really special since this will be his last birthday with out kids I wanted him to feel completely spoiled and all attention on him. I made him a Pillow chair to sit in so he could play his video games for hours and not sit on the floor.

That chair ended up being a real hassle! I was determined he would get a gaming chair from me because I knew if it was from me he would know what a sacrifice it was and it would mean more to him if I gave it. Well I had several ideas how this would go about with which they quickly diminished. I had planned on buying one, then wanted to make a bean bag chair ( I read a web site that it you go to your local post office they will give crushed Styrofoam to put in your chair for free.). I made a LARGE bag that could easily fit both of us and still have more room, but then I called in complete confidence that the post office that would fill my bag when, in fact they had no idea what I was talking about. Then I wanted to just buy bean bag filler, turns out it cost just as much to fill the stupid bag as it is to just buy one at love sac (discovered this after 6-8 trips to different stores across the valley). Then finally came up with a giant pillow idea that will have to do. I went to where else but the all time wonderful and right behind my house Wal-Mart to buy 10 lbs of stuffing. Came home to stuff my enormous bag, (had to alter it to only 1 person size) and was laughing hysterically to realize my "pillow chair" was starting to look like an overstuffed dog pillow. I also was to cheap and worn out being 8 months pregnant not wanting to go to the store again sewed the chair up in brown, red and white thread when the chair is a dark navy blue. Oh well, I knew he would love it any way.

Next was his TV. Nick has been complaining for the past year how he wants a '52 inch TV ever so badly. So having the little funds we do (having a baby girl will do that to you) I saved some cardboard for the box of the crib, painted it black, cut a square in bottom middle and wrote "SAMSUNG" on with buttons and speaks to side. After he went to bed on Friday night I lined up this ultra amazing flat screen (flat cardboard) TV over our current '32 inch TV.

When He woke up on Saturday morning with streamers and balloons every where we both had a loud a fun laugh over our new flat screen TV. (I even put a red curly bow on it) He LOVES his new chair. He sat in it it the whole day and now any time he can. Nicks birthday was so fun! We went out to lunch to this Chinese buffet and drove around the valley, looked at houses, got Slurpee's,had brown sugar salmon for dinner, and camped out in the living room with candy on the air mattress to watch a movie! I love you Nick, thanks for always being so fun!

Baby Shower with Friends

Hailey and I at work holding up the cute present she got for Zoey

Me and Angie



Casey, Caitlin and Me

Me and Mariah

Who's Smaller?

On March 13 my cute friend Casey threw and hosted my first baby shower and she did a fantastic job! She had adorable decorations, yummy food and fun games. Casey was a terrific hostess.

It was so wonderful to see everyone who came and to have their support and love meant a lot to Nick and I. To all of you who came thank you for generous gifts, your sweet love and of course your friendship.

We Sold my car

On Saturday we said good bye forever to my first car and reminisced in all the old memories we had when we were first dating (I had the nice car when we dating, so I drove most of the time). Well to back up a little bit, Nick and I had made this decision a while ago that after I quit my job and don't need my car for every day to day that we it would be a good idea to sell it. Well, I had my last day of work on March 4th and on March 6th we went down to Carmax and waited for an appraisal on the car, then took the offer. It was a good thing, we will save a lot in insurance and gas with just the one car, besides Nick's car is MUCH more safe and reliable than the Kia. As we were driving away and through the rest of the day we couldn't help but think of all the funny times we had in that car. For instance, I drove that car down to Zions with Nick with our singles ward and that's were we hit it off. Or how I meant to drive us to the great Salt Lake, but we ended up at the Bountiful Temple. And how could we forget the regular Jamba Juice runs after work and school. One of my favorites was before we were actually "officially" dating wee drove up to Logan and talked and talked and then on the way home Nick reached and held my hand for the first time and pulled away because I was driving and it happened so unexpected. (poor Nick) But of course I reached right back and we held hands the rest of the way down to Salt Lake. Last but certainly not least, Nick and I drove up to Washington right a little after we announced our engagement. We were on our way to see his dad and my brother. On the way home my engine exploded in Montana- the smallest little town to the side of the freeway of course. We still laugh about the experience we had trying to get home and the car back to a working state.

Well my 2002 Kia rio is gone and we are down to Nicks car. We are excited for this new chapter in liefs to begin and are willing to make sacrifices to make it work.