SURPRISE!!!!

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!




HERE'S THE ULTRASOUND OF WHEN I WAS ALMOST 9 WEEKS!! I WAS HOPING TO GET A MORE RECENT ONE TODAY AT OUR 2ND APPT, BUT WE DIDN'T SO THIS WILL HAVE TO WORK. I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT WHEN CHASE & I HEARD THE HEARTBEAT IT BROUGHT TEARS TO OUR EYES!!

IT'S BEEN HARD TO KEEP THIS SECRET. WE FOUND OUT WHEN I WAS ONLY 3 WEEKS & 6 DAYS!! CHASE WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE & I THOUGHT THERE IS NO WAY!! WHEN THE NURSE TOLD ME MY DUE DATE WAS JANUARY 30, 2010 NOT ONLY DID I THINK, THANKS FOR EMPHASIZING THE 2010 I WASN'T SURE.... BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW FAR AWAY IT IS. BUT EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME IT GOES BY QUICKLY. NOW I AM 13 WEEKS & DOING AWESOME. I HAVEN'T BEEN THAT SICK JUST SMALL THINGS. I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN BLESSED AS FAR AS THAT GOES. WE BOTH FEEL SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE A LITTLE ONE ON THE WAY!!

JULY!!**

Like everyone from Delta knows that is the place to be on the 4th of July! Delta has a great parade for all the kids and lots of activities throughout the whole day. This year we decided to pass on the Derby though.... playing games with the family just sounded like more fun!

The night before Chase & his best friend Luke played in a Tennis Tournament.



*THE 4TH OF JULY*


Here are 4 of my nieces in their cute little outfits & their candy bags that I made them!!


*This last weekend My mom and I met up with my cousin Elisa & Aunt Cathy in St. George for a day!!*

We first ate at one of my favorite restaurants.... RED LOBSTER!!! Then we decided to be tough in the heat & go do some shopping at the Outlet stores. Well after realizing it was a scorching 113 degrees we decided to head back to their grandparents & hang out with some family. Later on we went to Tuachan and saw ANNIE!!! We had a lot of fun. It might have been the wrong day as far as the heat goes ( it was still 100 degrees at 11:30 pm when the play got over), but it was worth it!! Thanks girls for making it a fun day!!

Recap on the last couple of months!!

The Month of JUNE!! (my favorite month)

FIRST- Well the beginning of June is always kind of a hard time for me. This year was the 10 year anniversary since my dad passed away unexpectedly.
I saw on my friends blog how her brother passed away and she dedicated that day/post to him & that is what I'd like to do.
It's amazing how it just seems like yesterday, it's just so surreal still. It was the hardest day of mine and my family's life. Things are easier when you focus on the memories and that's what keeps us all going. My dad was a quiet but well-known & friendly man. You never wanted to make him mad, because of the feeling of his disappointment. He was well-known for his kind & serving heart to all those around him, but to us we remember his hands, smile & love! I am so happy that Chase was able to get to know him when we were in high school so he has some type of memories too!
My testimony for the gospel & Plan of Salvation has grown so much since this day and I am so truly grateful that I KNOW I will see him again! I love and miss you so much dad!!



SECOND- We Put in our front yard!!! I never realized how exciting that would be and the difference it would make!! We haven't got around to doing trees and plants but that is definitely on the agenda. The plan is to plant trees this month? I am just happy to have sprinkling, rock, curbing & sod!!

Here is the before (w/ curbing)

And the After



So that's our wonderful yard. We have lots of plans once we get going with plants, flowers & trees!

THIRD- The real reason why I love the month of June is because it is my BIRTHDAY!! On the 14th of June I turned 26, that's right the BIG 26!! My birthday was on a Sunday this year so that makes it a little harder to celebrate but my family, friends & hubby still did a good job!! I was surprised with a Garmin watch that I have been wanting to track my runs and all that cool stuff, THANKS CHASE, I LOVE YOU!!