Little Parasite

So if anyone doesn't know by now, we are expecting a little one! I'm due April 3rd so I'm not super far along but I'm sure it will go fast. This picture is how we told my family- and I think it's pretty funny :) I was really nervous to go to our first doctor's appointment but it went well and the doctor was awesome! Since I haven't been eating much (because I'm so sick all the time) I was a little worried about getting enough nutrition for the baby (and for myself). But the doctor made me feel better by saying that the baby was a good little parasite and it would take what it needs from my body. I hope he's right because the baby's going to have to get a lot of nutrients out of fruit, crackers, and macaroni and cheese :) Wish me luck with all the new craziness that will be happening, both in the next 9 months and for the rest of my life after that!

A Little Behind....

Lately I've been getting a lot of comments about how long it's been since I've blogged. I kept thinking "I just blogged last week I swear!" when I finally looked at the date of my last post and realized it's been over 2 weeks. So to those who have been checking and have actually been disappointed with my lack of posts, I apologize. Here's a little of what we have been up to:

We babysat all of the crazy Awerkamp kids while Julie and Todd celebrated their 10 year anniversary! (Congrats again you guys!) We went to the park, played games, made dinner and Rice Krispie treats together, and watched a movie. We love being around those kids!

We went to $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point and saw the Dino Museum with Richard's brother and his family. The kids were a little too young to really like it... but we had fun! We had a swimming party for an end of the summer bash with my family. Todd's parents were nice enough to let us come over and use their pool and firepit so that we could swim and cook hot dogs and marshmallows. Then Richard took the boys to the Monster Truck Rally at the Real Salt Lake Stadium and had a blast doing some male bonding while I hung out with Kristi.
It was a great way to end the summer! And now it's on to school for Richard- poor guy :) On the other hand, I can't wait for fall (even though it means winter is coming...) and am excited for slightly cooler weather and the chance to wear long-sleeved shirts and cuddle up in blankets again with some hot chocolate. We've had an amazing summer and got to do a lot of fun things this year. Now we just have to wait and see what the school year will bring us!

Camping Trip

Richard has been wanting to go camping for the last 2 summers and we just never really got around to it! So we finally had some time and decided to go overnight to Nebo Creek. Our camera was almost dead so we didn't take a ton of pictures but we had a lot of fun. Richard was so nice to do all of the packing so it was pretty effortless for me! We didn't get there until 6:30 so we just hurried and set up camp and got the fire going for our tinfoil dinners. Then we just stayed around the campfire all night and talked and roasted marshmallows. The next morning we went shooting right by our camp which was the best part of the whole trip (except the being with Richard part) :) Once Richard taught me how to shoot, I actually wasn't too bad. Here is a video of me busting open a full soda can.


I had a blast just being out in the woods with Richard, even if it was just overnight. We were lucky to even get one night in this summer with how busy we've been!

I Love Yard Sales

Why? Because they are all over the place in Provo. Because we always show up late to them and end up getting stuff for free because they are just trying to get rid of it. And because over the last 2 weeks I have taken home a cute heart shelf, a snowman decoration, 6 cute home-made cards, 8 plates, 4 bowls, 3 massagers, and 2 brand new Sunday shirts for Richard all for $9!!! I dare you to find a steal as good as that...