Sleepy Baby

I went and got Jack after work today to watch him for a while so Caleb and Holly could do whatever they want. I didn't really give them a choice, I just told them I was taking him! Anyway, we got home and played with toys for a minute, then found a pillow on the floor. He seems to really like pillows. So he was laying on it and looking at me......


And then all of the sudden he was gone. So much for playing! He's still super-cute though.

A Great Dad

Last Tuesday night we babysat Jaxson, my friend Keera's son, for a while. After we went to McDonald's for dinner and enjoyed some great cheeseburgers he wanted to try the Wii. He played Mario Kart for a while, and got a lot better by the end. He always ended last, but he thought he one everything. Here he is celebrating his victory!


Then he wanted to play Super Mario Galaxy, which is not a game made for a 5-year-old. Russell helped him though and it was so fun to see them together. Russell would tell him "go up a little, now left, now jump, okay a little right, a little more...etc." for over an hour! They both seemed so happy just playing and it made me excited for our own kids.


Here's a page I made of their playing:

Anniversary Adventures

Today is our 2nd Anniversary! It's kind of crazy to think about. In a way we both feel like we've been married forever, but it also seems like two years is a long time. However it feels, it's been a great two years!

We were planning on several different things to celebrate, but all of them fell through for one reason or another. We wanted to celebrate on Saturday because today we both had to work. Friday night we decided we would go up to Salt Lake to the zoo (which we've never been to) and then find somewhere nice to eat. Well......then it decided to rain all Saturday long. Dumb.

Instead we went up to Park City to the outlet mall. We went to Carter's and got a couple cute things as well as some gifts for friends and family that are expecting little ones soon.

A really cute dress. Probably my favorite girl outfit we've bought so far.

Some cute jammies Russell picked out!

Then we went to the Mrs. Field's outlet and enjoyed some delicious but over priced cookies. Oh well....they were good! After our hunger was put off for a little bit we headed to Osh-Kosh and found these super-cute overalls!


We also found many other things and decided that next time we go up we might spend money there instead of Carter's.

After that we headed to Target in Orem to pick up a couple outfits we really wanted but were waiting to see if were cheaper at the outlets. Turns out they didn't have them in Park City at all!

Some really fun elephant jammies.

A cute cupcake outfit! This one refused to rotate, so you'll have to rotate your head!

Then we went to Build-a-Bear and made a Stitch bear for the baby. More info about that at Ahlstromology.

And finally we went to Ruby River Steakhouse for dinner. We wanted to try something new and heard that it was good, and boy is that true. Everything we had was absolutely delicious and there was SOOOOOO much of it. It lasted me three meals instead of one!

All in all, it was a pretty good anniversary celebration for having to be spur of the moment. I mostly just enjoyed being with Russell all day with no interruptions!

Jungle Nursery

After looking at crib sets, crib sets, and more crib sets we decided that we should get one that will work for girls and boys so that we don't have to buy a new one if we have a boy later on. So.....we went with a jungle theme! We found this cute set at Target and bought it this week:

The crib bumper. It has a lion on the other side.

The fitted sheet.

The quilt.

The dust ruffle (upper left), a set of receiving blankets (upper right), two extra sheets (lower left), and a snuggly blanket that Dad will really like! (lower right).

I Think I'm in Houston!

It's been raining like crazy around here lately. A couple Sunday's ago I had just gotten home from inventory and it started raining like crazy. I've never seen it rain this hard in Utah, I was convinced that I was in Houston! Here's some pictures:

Our street turned into a river.

How hard the rain is falling.

The pond in our front lawn!

Bird Update

Russell told me just after I posted that he believes the bird in the pond is a pelican, not a stork. And....I actually agree with him. The day after I took the last picture, I went and looked and there were 4 of them! We've never seen more than one, so I took a bunch of pictures. Here's one:

Baby Update

Last Wednesday was the first time that I felt this little girl more than little flutterings. I was laying in bed Wednesday morning watching Good Morning America and all of the sudden I felt her kick me.....and then she kicked and kicked and kicked and pretty much hasn't stopped since. Sometimes I think she gets sideways and kicks and punches at the same time. That's not very cool. It's fun to feel her though, and Russell has felt her a couple times, but she always stops when he comes to feel. haha.