Snow day!!

One of the first days that we moved here Mike said he couldn't wait to go sledding and ever since then we have been wanting to but was having a hard time finding a sled since a lot of stores were out. Well we finally found one on Friday and went sledding yesterday! We had such a blast! we went about 20 mins or so to a place called Edin Lake and it has a bunch of sand dunes so you can only imagine the hills we were able to sled. =)The trip to get to the dunes was a long long walk down a long long path and then more walking through the thicker snow which was exhausting but worth it. It was soo pretty outside...really freezing because it was windy but beautiful!!

Ok so I will admit if I wasn't pregnant I would have been going down the big ones Mike was doing but of course I was being cautious and the slope may not seem so big but it was a lot steeper and bigger in person and was still exhilarating to go down.

This was one of the scary ones Mike went down...that's only half of the slope too....he got soo much snow in his face and all over but he loved it!

Here is just a silly video of me going down the little kiddie slope...

While we were out there we saw a true "Idahoan".....he somehow either bent or welded two cookie sheets together and that was his sled....we thought it was hilarious and could only imagine how it felt going down the bumpy slopes.

I have been eagerly wanting to get up close to a cow since we moved here because they are EVERYWHERE and they just seem like fun well I had my chance on our way home!! That brown one...well actually all of them turned there heads and just stared at me....I was trying to call them over by saying "come here moo moos" but I don't think they liked it and they actually were kinda freaking me out!!
I was too afraid to get any closer....Mike even asked that brown one for directions but there was just silence...... lol ok we are weird but can't you see the excitement on my face over being near a cow?? We were soo exhausted from all the hill climbing and snow walking but had a really great time! We just kept picturing us next year on our little neon orange sled with a little marshmallow with us...we can't wait!!

Pictures from the move and me at 24 weeks!

We have officially been living here for almost 2 weeks now! There are days where I feel we have been living here forever and days where time is flying by. For Mike time has been flying, he has been soo busy with homework! He loves all of his teachers and classes but hasnt been loving all of the work they give. He is working part time as well but he is smart and manages his time to get everything done plus he always has time for the wifey =) The weather has been totally tolerable...I thought I would be miserable but it really isn't that bad. There was one morning when Mike walked to school and it was -12 and the wind chill was -26!! That day was a cold day! Here are some pics from the move.. The first day of moving was the worst! I think it took us almost 9 hours to get to vegas. Us in Barstow....there it seemed the trip should have been over but really it had just barley started.

We arrived on Friday and could'nt move in until saturday but thought it would be fun to drive by to see it...we got out to peek in the windows and luckily our manager was there so he checked us in.....Mike and I were sooo anxious to finally see our new little home!

The one thing that I can't seem to get over is the beautiful views we have everywhere!! This pic was taken through out back window in our dining area. And this picture was taken upstairs from our bedroom window. It is still soo weird waking up and looking out the window and seeing snow everwhere!

Well my pregnancy has been great, there are days though where I can't find the energy to do anything but other than that I have been doing good. I am not gaining much weight..total so far I have gained 7 which is good but boy do I want food all the time. The weirdest craving for me is how after the first trimester or so I wanted spicey food...now before, spicey food was NEVER something I could handle or want. Well now I am willing to try anything spicey and crave it!! It is really weird to me..

I think its funny how pointy my belly looks to me and seems to just keep growing outward!! I feel like my belly should be huge by now but then again I am just barley 6 months...hopefully there will be a big change in the next 4 week picture. I know I will regret saying it everytime but I really want a big belly!!

Time to catch up!

Well I can't believe we are officially living in Idaho....it is soo different here than living in sunny California!! Luckily we had alot of help moving so it went pretty quick. The drive up here did seem to take forever but I am sure the anxiousness Mike and I were feeling to see Rexburg and our new little home did'nt help! I will post some pics of the move and our little new town and home hopefully soon!! Here are some pics from Christmas....it feels like it came and went too fast but we are really excited for next Christmas when we have our little boy!! Mike and I went and saw the Grinch at the Pantages

Mike and I thought this would be a cute picture....oh and no that is not my belly button sticking out...it's my hand.

At Mike's parents house Christmas eve...

At my cousins house on Christmas day...they live right by the beach...that's the ocean behind us...it was beautiful!

A slacker with good reasoning

I have been a big slacker on posting some pictures and most of you know by now that we are going to be bringing a little boy into the world! We were soo excited to find out and it has been a blast going to the baby section every time we walk into a clothing store. With only having just over a week before we move life has been pretty crazy. With work, school,the holidays, baby shower planning, registering,and packing, time has been flying. Now if only I could say that about the pregnancy! It seems like it has taken forever to get to the 20 week mark but the more time we have to get ready the better. These ultra sound pics are when he was 18 weeks and when we found out it was a boy!

Kinda creepy but his face is looking right at you down on the bottom right. The skin is still see through so our little guy still looked more like a cute little skeleton =)

I don't think there is any doubt that it's a boy...

This is me at 20 weeks. I have been loving every little kick and punch I feel throughout the day. Mike can't wait to be able to feel him. I am feeling pretty good considering everything we have been up to!

This past Thursday we made a family trip down to the LA temple as a family to do a session and walk around the temple and see the lights. We had such a fun time and I loved the spirit that was felt in the temple. It was a great thing to do with the family before we leave.

14 week scare!!

A couple weeks ago Mike and I went in for our fourteen week appointment. The nurse was using those old school heart beat monitors and was having a really hard time finding it so of course Mike and I were getting very nervous! She kept trying but nothing so she decided to do an emergancy ultra sound. Now any of you who have gone through this know how scarey this is. Luckily everthing was ok but boy was our little one all over the place! I could not get over how much it was moving!! No wonder they couldnt find the heart beat! The best part was our little buggie decided to take a break and suck on its thumb it was soo cute!! We have decided our little one is not shy at all and just wanted everyone to see it again!

This is the top of the head and the arm is the thing sticking up.

This is me at 16 weeks....my belly just keeps growing and growing!! I can't wait till we find out the sex!! Only two more weeks from Friday!!

Proud of our pumpkins

Mike and I were pretty proud this year of our pumpkins. I really wanted to do something out of the ordinary and not so easy. Well we spent a few hours on our pumpkins on Halloween day and it was alot of work but we had a lot of fun and I would say it was worth it...

Mike did this one which was my favorite. It doesnt even look like a pumpkin! It is Michael Myers...

After carving pumpkins we headed over to Mike's parents house for a family halloween party, it was lots of fun dressing up and eating yummy food and being with family.

Marley our niece is so cute and she had the cutest little outfit on...I loved it!

I luckily already had a costume so I was Alice in Wonderland and Beky was the Mad Hatter

Marley was such a cute little lady bug!!

Halloween time at Disneyland!

It has been soo hard knowing we will not be renewing our passes at the end of November when they expire so we have been trying to soak up everything we can before it's too late. We had such a blast this past Tuesday with my mom experiencing Halloween time at Disneyland. We went to see the firework show they have on for Halloween and it was worth waiting two hours to see! We loved it! We had great spots in the front of the castle and loved every minute of it! They had this huge ball that would project faces which was lots of fun!!

You can only imagine the herd of people after the show and the park had just closed so we went through some open shops to entertain oursleves.

Even though I am pretty limited on the rides I can go on now, Mike and I are really going to miss Disneyland especially during the Holidays...