10 Things I Love!

Wow - I feel so special - this is my first tagging :) Thanks Sarah!

These are the ten things in my life that I love, that make me feel alive and happy.

So here it goes - in no particular order:

1 - Rob. My husband and best friend. I love that he can still make me giggle like a little girl. He makes me feel so loved and safe.

2 - Elliett. The adventures are never-ending and she brings Rob and I a true joy that we had never known before.

3 - Being pregnant. Sure it has its miserable times but overall I LOVE being pregnant knowing there is a sweet little person developing and wiggling around in there. It is so amazing.

4 - Cookie dough. If I could I would live completely on cookie dough and milk.

5 - The Gospel and the healing power of the Atonement.

6 - Nature. I always wish I made more of an effort to spend time in nature because I always feel so at peace when I am surrounded by mountains and trees and rivers.

7 - Knowledge. I love learning about people. They never cease to amaze me. I also love learning about new things. I am a sucker for reading how-to books, information books, and researching things on the internet

8 - The great family I came from and the great family I married into. I honestly feel so blessed when I consider the people I am surrounded by on a daily basis.

9 - Sleep. I think this is self-explanatory :)

10 -Fly Fishing. I haven't been as much as I would like since starting a family but I love the calm of casting and wishing and waiting and I love the thrill of the first bite and reeling in a fish of any size.


Bri and Kelsie: Tag! You're it!

Gone Fishin'

Yup - Rob is gone fishing for the whole week. His dad and two brothers went with him to northern Idaho to fish for steelhead. I am so happy for him that he gets to take a vacation to do what he loves with people he loves. He truly deserves a great trip and I hope they catch the crap out of 'em!

So what am I going to do without a husband for a whole entire week? Well - right after he left today I promptly got Ellie and I ready and headed for my Mom and Dad's house for some company. I never used to get lonely but now that I'm married and we have Ellie and another babe on the way I've been feeling extremely lonely and somewhat vulnerable when Rob is gone. It's a good thing my parents live so close and they actually seem to like it when Ellie and I come over. Actually I think it's that they love it when Ellie comes over and they simply tolerate my presence but hey - I'll take what I can get :) My plans for when Ellie is in bed for the night involve several chick flicks, a jar of Nutella spread on fresh strawberries, knitting, and late night reading of several birth books. I realize I should be working on more productive things like painting the closet doors, cleaning out the garage, or working in the yard but where's the fun in that?

All Growed Up

I've been procrastinating this day for a long time knowing that once it came - there was no turning back. Yup, Ellie is officially "All growed up." She slept in her big girl bed last night for the first time and she was so excited. We brought it in and got it all set up in the early evening and while we were doing that she was picking out jammies and animals to sleep with. Her regular bedtime is around 9pm but by 7pm last night she was all ready to forego a tubby, stories, scriptures, prayers, and snuggles just so she could hurry and go to sleep in her big girl bed. We still took a tub, read scriptures and said prayers but she got in bed and stayed there all night (to our surprise!) I thought for sure I would find her awake at 3am playing with her toys or sneaking something from the treat drawer. Tonight she went to sleep with an army of stuffed animals and asked us to turn off her night light. It makes me so happy to see her growing up but I'm so sad at the same time.

"This is my favorite age!"

Every time we go to my Mom and Dad's house my Mom just loves to be around Ellie to see what Ellie will say or do to make us laugh. Nine visits out of ten my Mom will say something like, "This is my favorite age! Toddlers are so cute." And it is so true! I always heard about the terrible twos and how hard toddlers are but honestly, most days I am just in awe of our little daughter who has learned so much in just 2 1/2 short years and who always has something hilarious to say. Yes some days are frustrating but overall I wouldn't trade this time in our lives for anything. I wish everyone who reads this could spend time with Elliett to see what a sweet and funny little girl she is because you know pictures can only say so much. But here are some pictures anyway to show what kind of personality she has :)

Big Sister in Training

I came into my bedroom the other day to find this sweet little lamb fast asleep on the floor all tucked into a perfectly made bed.

And I found this sweet little girl keeping watch over him as he slept.

Ellie has named this little lamb 'Baby' and she takes care of him all day long making sure he takes naps, goes potty, eats well, and has plenty of toys to play with. It's just so cute. If this is any indication of what she'll be like as a big sister then this July baby is one lucky little girl!

I'm Such A Nerd

We got our taxes done today and we found out we were getting much more than we had originally thought. So what did I do? Like any good American I went right home, got on the internet and spent some money. I ordered these bad boys for the little babe-to-be.



What is so special about these you ask? Well, we used cloth diapers on Elliett from 4 months old until she potty trained last July and these are wool soaker pants used over certain kinds of cloth diapers. When Ellie was younger, these pants were absolutely impossible to get and I mean impossible. One person in the world knit them and there were very few available. I know some (admittedly crazy) people who paid over $200 to get some in their hot little hands (that is not nearly what I paid in case you were wondering). And of course since they were so hard to get and so irresistably cute I really wanted some for Ellie but I was never able to get any. But now the girl who designed and knit the originals has hired Peruvian women in a Fair Trade Co-Op to knit them so now they are more widely available. Now my nerdiest dream has come true.


Oh and for those of you who don't know what a fanatic I am, I love cloth diapers and I'm very excited to use them with this next baby so you'll probably be hearing about them quite often in the coming months and years. I've included links in my post about cloth just in case you were curious :)

On July 15th...

We will have a new baby GIRL! We just got back from the ultrasound and it was great! She looks healthy and very wiggly :) Ellie is excited to have a baby sister although I'm not sure she gets the whole idea yet. Rob and I say to her, "Mommy has a baby in her tummy." And she'll say, "Me too!" I know she'll be beside herself with joy when we bring the baby home - it will be so much fun!