Boot Camp

My oldest nephew, Tyler, turned 5 on Friday! He had an "army" themed birthday party on Saturday! It was so cute! They did a little obstacle course, scavenger hunt, and some drills, and of course everyone was dressed in Camo. We got Ty a bed tent. He loved it, and so did Jake, and even Addison. They are so stinkin' cute!
After the party the boys (Matt, Dad, Aaron, and Tyler and Jakey) went to a Monster Truck Show. Matt was pretty amped when he got home, it sounded pretty fun (for the boys). The girls went out to dinner!
Thanks for a fun Saturday Danielle!

Us and the Birthday Boy
Me and my cute nephews!
Mattie pants, with Tyler and Jake. They look so tough.

Tyler getting his first glimpse of his new bed he gets to camp out in every night.
It was a big hit!
Who knew some rods and some fabric could create so much fun!
Jake doing an army crawl...
Matt and Addie, playing chase

i heart ca

We went to the beach for a picnic one night. It was sooo beautiful! And just to rub it in a little more to my Utah friends, I laid out yesterday. Yup, that is right. 78 degrees. Amazing.

EW

I can't keep interested in "normal news" so I often wonder to the "Odd News" sections. Today was really odd.
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I am a winner!

I love love love Tangled and True, they find the best modern, practical, and a lot of the time, eco-friendly products. It is a blog that you can count on that will always be updated with good stuff. They started out the new year with a week of give-aways...and I decided to enter one! AND I WON! 387 people enter to win the prize, and little-old me won! I was so excited. I randomly looked on the website today, totally forgetting that today was the day they were to announce all the winners, and was reallllly surprised when I saw my name! I was doing a little victory dance as Matt come home for lunch, he told me I was "as awesome as a possum!" I'll take it, and my loot!

Dear Blogging Mamas,

I am searching for a crib right now and need some advice. Who better to ask than you! What are some features that are must haves? What are some things you dislike about your baby's crib. What should I be looking for? Where did you get yours? Anything would help! Thanks!
-A

It is about time...

I felt Banana Girl move for the first time last night! I was so excited, I woke Mattie up to tell him! Finally!

Happy Unbirthday!

Yesterday Matt was singing, " A very merry unbirthday to me, to ME!" He is a funny guy. I think it is funny he even knew it was his unbirthday! In honor of his unbirthday, here is a video I took of him yesterday showing me his talent show act he did in college. What a cutie!

Blog Stalking

Let's be honest. We all blog stalk to a certain extent. Has this happened to you...
You are out in public, like say that mall, beach, church, or a restaurant, and you see someone in REAL LIFE that you blog stalk. My first reaction it so say, "Hey Gertrude, how did Ralph like the stripped tie you got him for his birthday" Or.." I am glad you and your kids are feeling better from the stomach flu you had this weekend"... And then right as the hand is about to wave and the words start to come out, I realize I don't REALLY know them.
Has this happened to you? And what do you do?! Introduce yourself? Cuz that seems a little creepy. But I guess blog stalking is too!

I love Banana's

I am 20 weeks today and baby girl is as long as a banana! 20 weeks down, 20 to go!

p.s.

We had our 19 week ultrasound last week, and found out that we are in fact having a girl. The week before that my Dr. advised me NOT to go out to buy girl clothes just yet- when I told her found out at 13 weeks. I was freaking out a little....and absolutely had a nervous stomach ache last week during the ultrasound when I thought it look like there was a little too much going on down there and Matt started to look like he has just won a bet. BUT... it was just legs, and umbilical cord, etc. We ARE having a girl!

Nesting...

The tummy has grown to the size that I can no long suck-it-in and say, "Hey Matt look, it doesn't even look like I'm prego!" Therefore, I have started to feel like it is nesting time! Matt realized while shopping for baby girl this weekend, that just because it is smaller, doesn't mean it is cheaper. So, any Mommies out there retiring their baby furniture...drop me a line, and maybe I'll drop you a dime. If not, I may have to end selling my right arm, (which might not be a good idea, two arms is an essential with a baby) just to buy this beauty:

Triplets?

I think I need an emergency ultrasound. I think I might be pregnant with more than one baby. There seems to be a few babies growing in my butt, back, and a few in the chest area as well! Lovely.

A good start to 2008

Mattie woke me up this morning with this:

and singing "Happy New Year to You....Happy New Year to you....
Too cute!

New Year's Eve

We went to a party at my parent's house to celebrate. Of course my mom made a million yummy things to eat, it was great. We played my favorite new game of course, and I definitely brought special pants to change into just for the game. I got about 4 inches lower wear stretchy pants rather than my jeans! I knew I could do better!

My sister-in-law Megan attempting splits in designer jeans...
My mama
Gonzo Wonzo trying the "sneak up" approach...
Me and my stretchy pants...
Me and my honey smoochin' at midnight. Love him!


My brother disappeared for a minute to his car and came back in time for his turn. He stoop up and pulled down his pants! What?! He had put on his cycle shorts (I don't know what they are called). Too funny. He got pretty low with those things. Must watch this...

Tea Time

All the girls in the family got together and we went to the Tea House on Los Rios. It was so fun to spend time with the girls in such a cute place! The food was really yummy too!