Growing so fast!

Here he is, our little boy growing so fast. November will be here before we know it.

We had an ultrasound at 6, 8, & 10 weeks & were amazed at how much bigger he was each time. This picture is at 6 weeks.

Here are the 3 men that made it possible. I know, weird to think about but very grateful for their skill! Jared was great about giving my daily injections, & for coming to Vegas with me so I could attend my work conference but still have my necessary ultrasound. What a man :)

SEATTLE IN JUNE!

Several years ago we (all the friends) started planning a trip for the boys' 10 year HS reunion. The trip ended up being in Seattle & Jared's parents were nice to let us stay at their WA house. Jared & I got there a few days before to clean gutters, wash windows, & go for a ride on "old friend" with an interested buyer of the Fairliner. It's always fun to go out on Puget Sound & luckily enough the guy we went with new a lot about what we saw since he was from Tacoma.

Below is an OLD ferry.

A view of our favorite restaurant, The Ram, from the boat.

We always attempt to go to the Seattle Temple but it's usually closed for cleaning the month we go. This time we made it! I loved these trees below!

Also what cool flowers!

We had a race on the canoe & timed each other. It was fun, then a few days later Jeff & Jared tried to beat the best time & ended up tipping the canoe over! Wish I had it on video.

We were able to golf on our favorite course that is just a boat ride away. I have to say that I played the best I've played in awhile & it was my first time out this year! We couldn't have asked for better weather!

Jared's FAVORITE thing to do is go dive for golf balls. He always finds someone willing to go along even though they go early when the water is still chilly.

I figured I had better wakeboard before the belly gets bigger. I was super careful but still enjoyed it!

Geoff, Jeff, & Jared each spent 10 minutes in the water trying to take the wakeboard off once they were done. Lindsay & I laughed our heads off at them! You can't see it but Jeff's skin is purple. (Sign of hypothermia?)

We love going to Mariners games!

We had awesome seats in left field on the top bleacher.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT: We kept waiting for them to play Ken Griffey Jr. Finally toward the end of the game we see him in black & white up on the jumbotron (sp?) warming up to bat. They had awesome intense music & great angles of him. It was something you see in a movie. He gets up to bat & hits a homer with the first pitch. Good thing we had lots of room to celebrate!

LOW POINT OF THE NIGHT :

Chelsea was brave enough to dance in front of these crazy guys. She gets past Jeff's arm but.......

doesn't quite make it past crazy Jared. Yep he punched her in the eye :(

They danced throughout the whole game whenever music would come on hoping to grab the camera man's attention. No luck. Jared did make it on the jumbo tron in another way, however.

Starting off our day in Seattle. Lots of walking but worth it for the free parking!

Our last day when only 6 of us were left we went to another Mariners game. Bought crappy but decent priced tickets & ended up with Great seats in right field by Ichiro! As you can tell by the fans filling the whole section up.

GO ICHIRO!

Anyone ready to go back? We only had a little bit of rain & fairly warm weather! It was a great week & worth the long drive. Thanks to everyone who made it & for making such a fun memory!!

Task (for Andrea)

This post will only make sense to a few, so ignore it otherwise.

We watered our plants (we only have outdoor plants)

I planted my new perennials (or perannuals, right mom?). Some of them are transplanted so they may not make it long but I'm crossing my fingers.

Jared pulled the weeds. The best time to pull weeds is in the rain!
We had fun & the weather was great. Not too cold & Jared's new fence smelled good being wet.

St. George

Jared had his first triathlon of the year at Sand Hollow. They canceled the swim again because of the wind so they ran, biked, ran. This year his friends, Geoff & Ryan, did it too. It's more fun when you have more than one person to watch for.

And he finished!

Casey, Melanie, & Wyatt came too which made the trip even more fun. We couldn't wait for Jared to be done so we could go swimming! While Jared slept in the shade we swam for many hours.

He's quite the little fish!
Such a cute boy!

We ate dinner then tried to walk it off at the Temple.

Wyatt climbed all the way up the stairs. Good thing Jared still had energy to follow because we were exhausted from a long day.

We had one last stop before heading home. We had it to ourselves most of the time then interesting people came so after awhile we left to eat our picnic.

I thought this picture would look cool with our chacos. Wyatt needs a pair!
Thanks for coming with us! It made the trip so FUN!

April in a nutshell

I went to St. George with my mom, sister, niece, & nephew but sadly didn't take many pictures. We stayed with my Grandma & went to Zion's one day. I had never been to "weeping rock" so it was the only hike I took pictures of. I loved the story behind this one.

When we got back home, Jared had made steak & mashed potatoes for us!

We played games and........

fed the ducks.

On our way to St. George we stopped at the historic Cove Fort. If I remember correctly, President Hinkley's grandfather was asked to build it & his father was raised there! It was neat & fun to experience a little of what it use to be like.

Mom & Andrea looking through the peak hole. They had several of these which made it impossible to be attacked.

Jared's sister blessed her baby on Easter Sunday. She's darling & her name is London Elle. Not a great picture of me but the baby sure is cute!

Jared's niece Erika & Nephew Johnny just happy to be there.

Avery & Zoe looking oh so cute in their Easter dresses!

Thankfully Jared took these pictures. I have become a terrible picture taker & now our camera doesn't work so I guess it serves me right.

Happy Birthday Wyatt

Baby Wyatt turned one so we went to Logan to celebrate his BIG day that his mom had planned for him! He was hestiant to eat the cake but once he started he didn't stop until it was gone.

Opening presents & trying to figure out how they work.

Here's Wyatt taking after the dog, Bailey. What a fun little boy!

Family Pictures

We had family pictures taken a week ago & here are the results. You can't tell in the pictures but at one point my toes went numb & they went through the painful stage while unthawing.

Here's Casey, Andrea, Brady, & me

My little Meg

Us

Aussie

The girls

Carrie was our photographer & does an amazing job! I could post a bunch more good ones but I'm sure you get the idea!