St. George

A few weeks ago we were able to take a trip down to St. George with our good friends the Iversons.  Again, it was nice to warm up a bit.  (Noticing a trend here?  Ya, Michael and I are pretty sick of cold weather).

We had a great time.  We went swimming at the pool and at Sand Hollow.  We learned that Eli truly is a fish.  He is not afraid of water one bit and LOVES to swim.  He was jumping into the pool and splashing around like crazy.  We might have a future swimmer on our hands!

We saw a frog one day.  

Oh and one of the most memorable parts...Eli had his first encounter with a cactus.  The first night we were there he touched a small prickly pear and his thumb and first three fingers were covered in tiny spines.  He kept rubbing his hands together making them dig deeper into his skin.  He was also starving which just made the tears flow even faster and harder.  We ended up feeding him while we plucked out the spines which worked great for distracting him until he grabbed a piece of pineapple with his sore hand.  Not a fun experience, but one we will always remember.  I should have taken a picture of him with the infamous plant but I forgot.  I didn't take many pictures that whole weekend.  I'm such a slacker.  

Arizona

We were able to make a quick trip down to Arizona about a month ago.  It was so nice to visit a warmer place while Utah was still trying to decide between Winter and Spring.  Eli loved playing with Grandma and Grandpa and was in heaven when all of the cousins came over.  He most definitely thinks he belongs with all the big kids. 

See what I mean by Winter/Spring.  This was the morning we drove down.  The day before we were wearing shorts.  Utah weather is so temperamental!  

Feeding Ducks

  Eli LOVED chasing the poor ducks all over the place.  

Playing in Grandma and Grandpa's Sprinklers

I think this was Eli's favorite part of the whole trip.  He had a blast!  He was not happy when it was time to go inside even though his lips were blue and he was shivering.  He is such a little fish.  He can never get enough water.  He LOVES it!

More updates to come soon.  And a new goal of mine.  To take pictures of people/things besides Eli.  I need to document our whole life on here.  :)  

Love

The old (and I mean old, it was the original appliance) broke 2 weeks ago.  We went without one for a week until our landlords brought us this baby.  I'm in LOVE!  It is so quiet. I can run it whenever I want, when we are watching a movie, during Eli's naps, or when we are going to bed.  If you ever heard our old dishwasher you know this is a BIG improvement.  The old one sounded like it was eating our silverware. I also think this is the first dishwasher of our entire marriage that actually does what that little blue light is indicating, cleans our dishes.  I couldn't be happier.  I'm so grateful for this modern-day appliance.

We had out computer in a hutch that Michael built.  It was in the living room and we loved it.  But it just wasn't working with the space and we needed more storage.  So over Christmas Break we moved the hutch into the boy's room to act as a closet and built a new piece of furniture for out living room.  Both of those projects need some finishing touches.  (We work slowly around here.)  We also moved the computer into our room.  We loved everything, except that our computer was on a little side table that was right at Eli's height and if I wanted to use it I had to kneel down.  So we (Michael) built a LITTLE workspace for me.  It's teeny tiny, but it's the perfect solution and it was cheap!  

From end table disaster...to new workspace!

Now I just need to finish the handful of already started projects and complete a laundry list of others before baby boy gets here.  But I have been enjoying a nice break from projects this week.  Its great!  I have been napping almost every day and I don't feel so stressed out.  Sometimes its good to take a break.  I need to remember that more often!

This pregnancy has been much like the last except more headaches.  I don't have much to complain about.  Mostly I'm just grateful for this blessing that that we will be welcoming a new little boy into our family in 4 months.  Sometimes 4 months feels like an eternity away.  Then there are other times-- mostly when I think about all the little projects I have planned to make room for another body in our small living quarters--that it feels like he will be here tomorrow.  

We are beyond excited to be welcoming a new little boy.  We have no idea what we will name him.  We don't even have a list!  But we are grateful, so grateful.

I'm so grateful for wonderful friends who are so fun to be around.  I'm grateful that I have a "walking buddy".  It's so fun to walk and talk and laugh and share ideas.  Although, I think I'm the one getting all the great ideas from her.  She is amazing.  I don't know how she does it.  Thanks Mary for being a great friend and example!  I'm so grateful you moved in!

Every time I put these on his fee I just die!  These sandals are just so cute on his chubby little feet.  Michael and I had a laugh about how they could have made the strap between his toes a little smaller.  

Who designs children's clothes anyway?  

Seriously though, so cute.

Phone Pictures

Staying busy while I get ready one morning

I tried to wake him up for lunch before he took a nap.

I wasn't successful.

He likes microphones as much as his daddy does.

Sledding with Millie!  

Even though he looks dead he had a blast.

Sunshine

We went to the park on Saturday to enjoy the beautiful sunshine.  Lately Michael and I have been missing our warm and sunny hometowns, so this sunshine has been good for both of us.

Eli loves hanging out with his daddy.

Ultrasound

baby #2 is a

We are so excited for Eli to have a little buddy!

Aquarium

Last week Michael got off work a little early (after working a 14 hour day the day before) and we drove up to the Living Planet Aquarium.  We had so much fun!  There was hardly anyone there so we just let Eli wander around and look at all the animals.  He LOVED it!  

My favorite part of the whole day...

After having so much fun looking at all the smaller fish we turned the corner and started toward the penguin exhibit.  Oh man, Eli's eyes about popped out of his head and he took off.  He climbed up on the little stool and just then a penguin swam right at him.  It made him a little nervous until he realized they couldn't touch him.  He stayed and watched for a good 10 minutes!  

Next post...our ultrasound results!
Any guesses?