My mother in law is an awesome cook. Today we made some fabulous pies for thanksgiving. im so lucky that i have two mother in laws and a mom that are amazing cooks. I call them for advise all the time. I had no idea making pie crust would be so hard. but me and lisa conquered it. next time , however, i will probably use the pillsbury crust. WAY easier.

Yes i know..... so weird right? i CRAVE celery. I cannot get enough of it. I really eat like two things of it a day. i dont know why, but there is something about the crunch and the juice that comes out when i crunch it that completely satisfies me. My poor husband wants to kill me im sure. he can hear me crunching in the other room.... not to mention, he has been on plenty of late night celery runs for me. What a great guy! i love him. he is the perfect husband for his pregnant wife. He gives me a back and foot rub evey night. he fills up bubble baths for me , and even helps me tie my shoes, since i cant bend anymore! I love him and we cant wait for our baby boy!!

This is me at 28 weeks. i really cant believe how fast my pregnancy has gone so far. Iam not sick anymore and it is freakin awesome. now i can just enjoy being pregnant and i love it. He is moving around all the time my belly is like a giant wave i love looking at at. It is so cool to be able to feel my belly and know where his head or his bum is. Alex loves feeling him move to. When he moves and you can feel how real it is and know there is an actual baby in there is just the coolest thing. It makes up for any crappy sick days i ever had. I am just so excited and ancy for him to come! I only have 12 weeks. yay!

About a month ago alex and i went and hiked mount timp. Talk about a work out! i had no idea it would be that hard but it was so fun. it was such a pretty time of year. All the leaves were falling and changing colors. it was absolutly beautiful.

SUMMERLICIOUS!!!!

It has been such a good summer And so so so busy! My belly gets bigger everyday! I am now about 14 weeks. YAY no more first trimester!! I'm starting to feel alot better to ( thank heavens). I just got done with my volleyball tryouts im so glad that part is over! It is by far the worst part of coaching im sure. I am so excited to start practicing with my team now. Alex is hunting right now at fish lake I miss him like crazy!! I hate being away from him !!

Me and Tiff just chillaxin at seven peaks! I was so happy she came up while Dev was in Alaska! We had a great time!!!


My Ever expanding belly........ its so weird just knowing that no matter what you do, your belly is gauranteed to get bigger everyday! - 12 weeks

Amy, chelsea, Baby keatyn, and BOO BOO! Good times always with these girls!
Tripp with his stunna shades on!!

Al's face says it all ! ......Please try to ignore his hand
Booty fell asleep at Seven Peaks! Three trips around the lazy river could knock anyone out!

I LOVE waking BOOTY up from is naps-he's always so happy!! And I especially love his chewed up crib!
This is my most FAVORTIE treat in the whole world ! chocolate donut!! WOW!!
This is my eight week ultrasound so cute!! I cant believe at 8 weeks along you can already see the cute little body and head I could also see the little heart beating it was awesome!! now im like 14 weeks so i cant wait to see my next one! We went and heard the heart beat last week! anyone who has ever been pregnant will probably agree that is one of the coolest things in the world...i got a little choked up!!!

4% Chance?

So the doctor told me that the pill prevents pregnancy's 96% of the time. Pretty high chance right? that's what me and Alex thought too. Be careful all you pill-takers. I guess that leaves the other 4% to people like me. Bottom line is.... Heavenly Father wanted this to happen, and we are very excited! I was feeling so sick for a long time. I called my mom and told her all my symptoms and she said, you sound like your PREGNANT. No way! I didn't believe that for a second. then a week or two passed and I was still feeling sick. Alex went to the store and bought me a test. and well here I am about nine weeks pregnant. Who would have thought? I have been so so sick! Doing even the simplest things wipes me out. If I dont get a long nap in everyday, I feel like death. Alex is being the sweetest husband ever taking such good care of me, and being extremely patient. But I know that he secretly loves that my boobs have grown almost two sizes-so I guess the first trimester is not all bad!

Its Been SO Long.....

I haven't updated my blog for 2 months, but I do have some excuses. We have been trying to get settled and haven't had Internet... AND I have been pretty busy with volleyball and work. WE have had a couple camps and a lot of open gym and weight training time. I'm getting excited/nervous for what this season might bring. I had 50 girls show up to our tryout meeting which was WAAAY more than I expected. That means nearly 1/2 of them will be cut. It's going to be hard because I don't know any of these girls before now. Al has been working long hours at the business. he is constantly working hard all day. i love that about him he never quits working hard!!!! well anyways here are some pics! now that we are more established and organized, ill be able to update lots so check back!!
AL working hard ( AS USUAL)! hes so funny he put the box that the grill came in on the floor so he wouldn't scratch the garage. he is such a perfectionist ! i just laugh i love him! I'm in Blanding right now at tiff's we just got back from a run and it kicked my butt.

Updates

A few updates: I've been getting ready for upcoming volleyball season and have a few camps ready to go next month. I love living in Nephi, and being close to Alex's family, I just wish mine were closer. I work part time as a secretary at Sanpete Steel and the rest of my time is spent planning and organizing volleyball, and working on our house and yard. We made a trip to Blanding-again because Alex and I joined in my family's Memorial Day campout tradition. That's what these pictures are from. Next week Ryan and Cami are going to Georgia for a whole week and they trusted me with the two boys! AH! I'm a little nervous but super excited, I just hope the boys dont get homesick. We're also headed to Vegas this weekend for Alex's work and will be there until Thursday, then I come home and have a volleyball camp for the weekend. I'll let you know how it all goes!

weekend in Blanding

While we were in blanding a couple weekends ago, the weather was so great we decided to go hiking. Ryan, Cami, Taeg, Tripp, Amy, Booboo, Alex and I hiked up to Butler cave and then went and played in the water @ Cotton wood. The boys loved it. Alex packed Tripp in the baby-pack, which he LOVED!! Al even taught Tripp how to say Owl (Al's nick name given to him by taeg). We had so much fun!