It's a boy!
We're both so excited! He is very healthy so far & everything is on schedule. I'll try to get ultrasound pics up soon, but for now: it's a boy!

Today's the Day!

Enoch and I have our 20-week ultrasound today! I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, not only because we find out the little parasite's gender, but we also get to talk to our doctor about the results from our maternal serum screening which gives us an idea of how likely the baby will have down syndrome, trisomy 18, and spina bifida. It's also always exciting to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. Maybe I'll be able to confirm that the little bubbles and bumps I've been feeling lately are actually the baby moving, and not just pregnant stomach rumbling.

Also, we've gotten our first snow of the season. I just snapped this pic from my front window a few minutes ago. It's actually still snowing, but the flakes are too small to show up in the picture. To be honest, I'm not looking forward to winter and snow; I hate driving in it! However, I am glad that I'm not going to be super pregnant during the heat of summer, or at least I've been told that I should be happy about it from others who have had fall babies (Mom...Britta). Oh well, maybe this means we can have another white Christmas, how's that for looking at the glass half full!

We got a crib!

Skip and Rachel showed up yesterday with a big surprise for us: a crib! They found it for free in good condition with a mattress and sheets so they picked it up and lifted a weight off our shoulders. I can't wait to see it all put together; I just have to get the bedroom cleaned up a bit so there's actually room for it...

Also, Enoch finally brought the camera home so I could download pics from this year, so I will be posting about our trips to Washington, California, and Colorado along with a couple of family get-togethers.

Oh, and the crib has a big drawer beneath it, which Rachel was really excited about, so I'm excited about it too: apparently it's going to be pretty handy for extra sheets and stuff.

Thanks again Skip and Rachel! You guys are really taking care of us and, on top of really needing it, we really appreciate it!

Big News!

In fact, I'm sitting on the couch right now, wishing I had ice cream! Hmmm, strange coincidence... The only people who read this blog already know what's going on in my life: I'm pregnant, and therefore tired and cranky most of the time. I started selling Mary Kay in June, but that hasn't really gotten off the ground yet because of the aforementioned tiredness and crankiness. Enoch's doing very well in school with almost a straight A grade-point average, and working very hard. Really the only exciting thing happening is the 20 week ultrasound two weeks from today, when we find out the baby's gender and whatever other measurements and such that they do. The names we like so far are Gideon or Noah for a boy and Zoe or Sophia for a girl.

Enoch and I had some fun trips this summer: I went to Washington in May to visit my grandparents, we both went to Imperial Beach, California for a week with the Lees to visit his grandparents, and then we flew to Denver, Colorado for a weekend to visit Kristiana and Nancy and Mac before they all left for Antarctica. It was nice to do some of that before the baby, but hopefully that's not the last of out travels! However, Enoch was hiding our camera at work until recently so I didn't get very many pictures of those trips or our friendly get-togethers. So for anyone who wants pics with this post, blame Enoch! TTFN

It's been a while; Facebook is easier to update but I'm growing bored so I'll try this for a bit. Everyone knows already but I'm pregnant! Get the gender 10/27.

Yeah its been awhile & all that. I have pics to upload from bdays, but first I'm excited to go to WA to see my grandparents! @ the airport now waiting to board

Just Hangin' Out

Now that I have your attention...

Well it's been a while, but that's mostly because nothing way too exciting has happened. Enoch and I are almost finished unpacking (all except the second bedroom, which is quickly collecting stuff that I don't quite what to do with) Um, let's see here...oh! I reached a personal milestone recently: I got to medium difficulty level on the drums on Rock Band! I'm livin' the dream, baby!!! My uncle Matthew's response was something along the lines of "reach for those stars!" Also, and this is actually very exciting, but I didn't get pictures: Asher starting actually walking in our house of all places a few weeks ago!! They weren't his first steps, but it was the longest sequence of steps to date. I'm such a proud un-aunt!!!

Anyway, I'm really excited for spring weather (can't wait for it to stop snowing every other day!), and getting our house put together. Ta-ta for now!

Promised Pics & the Awkward Tour!

I know it took forever for the pics and most of you have already seen what it looks like by now, but here they are anyway. Thanks so much to everyone who came and helped, it would never have gotten done (and not nearly as well) if it had just been Enoch and me. Also, a special thanks to Jodi for that homemade lasagna on moving day, it was superb! And, of course Rachel, and Skip and Scott for being there every day while we were painting and moving and unpacking!

Our living room before we filled it with stuff. I love how the "Bermuda" blue turned out, it's bold and serene at the same time

Our bedroom before we filled it with stuff. I wanted it to look like we were in a forest, and I think the color worked out perfectly

Our kitchen, after we filled it with stuff. We wrapped the blue around the entire south side of the condo, I love how it looks against the cabinets, too.

Practically everyone knows about this already, but two days after we got the place, I accidently tipped over a bucket of paint that I didn't realize wasn't sealed. It only tipped for a second, and I picked it back up. Most of it spilled on the dropcloth, but a pretty good amount of it also got on our pretty beige carpet. See the wall under the window? Before Kris and Rachel mopped as much paint off the carpet as they could, only the trim and the side of the window were blue... they were able to transfer that much paint from the floor to the wall with paper towels! And the spot was still that dark!!!

Kris and Rachel looking up how to remove paint from carpet while I laugh becuase I couldn't cry

The guys came over to help clean it up and get supplies

And that is after about 3 hours of scrubbing...Mostly done by Enoch, Rachel, and especially Tom Mayfield who got a suprising amount out after I had given up!



And now, a short video of the "Awkward Tour". I kifed that from Dan and Jen; it's awkward because not everything is unpacked and random stuff is all over, and it's usually pretty messy.

Sorry I haven't posted pics of the condo- we haven't got the internet totally up yet. I have news though: Jenny & Chris are having a boy in July!

Well its been a awhile bcz we've been busy moving into our first home! Pics coming soon. And big thanks to all our friends & family! We owe you!

Happy President's Day everyone! Not much has been happening w/us lately, but we found out we'll be getting our condo on the 26th-just a couple days sooner! Yay!

Advice from a bakery worker: don't waltz in & expect something special made 4 u the same day, please order ahead! Its so annoying! We have other customers!

Dad's Birthday

We recently celebrated my dad's birthday in January by going up to Logan and taking everyone out to dinner. It was fun even though Kyle couldn't make it because he was sick, and Chris wasn't there because his dad was sick. And as a note: of course we got more pics of Frankie than Dad, but she was doing funnier things and making cuter faces-sorry, no offense. Happy birthday Dad (and look how great he looks- he reached 60 lbs lost last week!)

Smiling at her Grandpa

Stuffing her face, just like me!

Awwwww, kisses!

After dinner, we went back home where Frankie and I flipped through the pages of one of her gossip magazines.

If you haven't already, look at the "I Love You" video below. So adorable!

"I Love You"

Dad took Jenny and Frankie out to dinner a couple weeks ago and got this priceless video. It speaks for itself!

I planned to write about the Super Bowl, but the disclaimer said no accounts of the game could be published w/o permission, so u can thank the NFL for no post!

Our First Place

Well, Enoch and I just got home from signing the settlement papers for our first home. This is the front of our unit, the below pic is the back door area. I would post other pictures but the seller is renting back from us, and I don't want to put pictures up with all her stuff in them while she's still living there. Good news on that front too: we're actually taking possession on Feb. 28th instead of the end of March because the seller's new home will be ready earlier than expected! So, Kris, you'll be able to see it when you're here next month, yay! Officially it's not a done deal until all the paperwork is "funded and recorded" with the county and whoever, but unless something really, really weird happens in the next 24 hours, we will be home owners before the weekend! Whew, can you believe it?

Hello, Cupcake

Another late post, but these pics are so great I had to share. For Christmas, Amy and Leslie bought the most creative cupcake book I have ever seen!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! The funny part of the story is that everyone in the house looked through it so much (because it's amazing) that Leslie thought it looked a little too used to wrap up and pass off as new, so I got it early. Yay!! So I took the book to Thanksgiving, and the girls made some of the cupcakes out of it.

The crew: Amy, Amber, Melissa, Janae
M&Ms and Starbursts to look like peas & carrots

I think Melissa made this one, but I can't remember. It was probably her though, because she was very creative... Amber would say too creative

Sunflowers

Janae working intently

Eyeball

They also made owls and other flowers

Including this Gene Simmons owl. Rock On!

Snowy Owl

Janae still working intently

I made these cupcakes later at home with some more sugary, fatty materials. So real looking you can almost hear it quack, right!

Shark!! I'm thinking of making these for our next Bear Lake trip.

Goodbye, Cupcake!

Yay, Two Christmases!

This, unlike many of my posts, is actually on time even though it looks late. Kristiana sent a box of Christmas presents to us from the ice, but it didn't get here until this week. So we all got together last night to open it (and eat junk food). Thanks Kris, everything was perfect!

Exhibit A: the box our gifts were shipped in. We had clear instructions not to open it until we were all together, but it was opened before we got there... (Britta says she opened it to make sure everything was inside that was supposed to be, but I think she peeked :))

Asher munching on pizza, he's giving me that look because I wouldn't give him my pizza.

Rachel enjoying her pizza, nom nom nom!

Anmy was ready for the picture, Tom was not

Same story here with Scott and Enoch

Britta was excited to hand out the presents (probably because she already knew what was in them*)

Anmy looks drunk with Christmas spirit, but she was just happy to open Kris's present!

Katie got a cute penguin doll (quack!)

So did Asher, but his had a barrel of whiskey under it's arm...awww cute!

All of us got a 1 or 2 year-old size jacket from McMurdo Station, Antarctica for the kids. Anmy and I got them for our future little ones. These are really nice, Kris, thank you so much!!

Enoch got a hand-knitted hat

And Tom and Skip got McMurdo t-shirts.

Thanks again for all the beautiful gifts, Kris. Sorry I didn't get pics of all the little pieces, but just so everyone knows: Kris also made earrings for Rachel, and wine glass markers for me, and little knitted rose pins for all the girls. You're such a good friend, and I speak for everyone when I say we can't wait to see you again!!!

*Just kidding, Britta, I know you didn't peek.

Paper Faces on Parade...

Hey, better late than never right? I finally have all my photos from Halloween-time together (I had to steal a few from the Hughes blog because I was a dork & didn't take my camera to The Annual Rynearson Halloween Extravaganza)

Skip & Rachel & me dressed up for a masquerade!!! It was so fun, and it was for charity-even better! (Isn't Rachel smokin'!)
Enoch's lame costume (he didn't go-party pooper)

This is what it looked like Halloween morning on the way to work -creepy right!

Mom & I slaved over these Kix/marshmallowey monster things for the Rynearson's party. Last impression: they were messy

The Rynerasons were the "Fast Food Family": Ronald McDonald, the Burger King, and Wendy. Asher is so cute!!! And Rachel...sorry Skip the mask is just too creepy.

Skip said that if they had had a "scariest costume" contest Enoch and I would have won hands-down. We were President Palin and the ghost of John McCain. "You can put lipstick on a pig..."

This is Enoch & I at the church trunk-or-treat the night before Halloween. We toned down the political statement a bit, neither the time nor place. We need a new pose though, I think the Colbert pose is getting over-used.

The Hughes were gardeners, pruning their little flower. Awwww! I tell you though, that little flower kep John & Britta working all night, maybe she was a "wildflower"!

Rach woke up with "the King" the next morning.

Don't worry, Skip, it was just Asher, and the mask looks just as creepy on him as it did on you.

Yeah, I think it might be time for the pose to go...

Happy Halloween!!!!