Fun in the Kitchen!

As most of you are already aware, Owen and I love to cook. We love to try new recipes, create our own, and just have fun in the kitchen. Here's some of our latest dishes...

Family Home Evening Activity and Treat - Dessert Crepes

These were filled with peaches and strawberries and whipped cream, then topped with a little powdered sugar...yum! We occasionally have crepes for breakfast, but not like these. Usually we only put yogurt, fruit, or PB&J, and we definitely leave out the whipped cream.

Italian Sausage, Onion and Tomato Pizza

Saturday night we had our friend, Ryan, over to make pizzas with us. We made dough and sauce earlier in the day so they would be ready to go, then we had a blast! We made two different pizzas: canadian bacon and pineapple, and sausage, onion and tomato (shown above) plus some breadsticks. Each pizza had half marinara and half alfredo sauce...we couldn't decide which to do, so we did both! It was all really yummy and we had lots of leftovers too :)

Pregnancy Update

We have had many requests for a pregnancy update and recent belly pictures, so here it is. Lately I've been feeling pretty good other than some killer heartburn and lower back/pelvis pain. But I really can't complain too much because this pregnancy has not been too bad compared to many other women out there.

We have a very, very wiggly baby. She has developed a new routine of getting hiccups sometime between 4-6 a.m. ... fun fun! It is what I imagine Chinese water torture to be like, just with an internal twitch instead. It probably wouldn't be that annoying, except for the whole 4 a.m. thing. I think anything repetetive, like a twitch or Owen snoring, bothers me at this time of day. Only 2 months to go!!

In other news, I seem to have lost my feet. I suppose they are still there since I can usually feel them aching when I've been standing too long, but I just don't see them very often anymore. Every now and then I catch a glimpse of them when I lean to the side and then look down. Anyway, I'm beginning to miss little things like my feet, and my bellybutton. It seems to have become much wider than it used to be. At least it has little chance of becoming a turkey timer like some women's since it was so amazingly deep to start with. But it sure is trying to flatten itself out. I also miss shaving my legs. Don't get me wrong, I do still shave my legs How gross would that be after another 2 months? Sick. But it is quite the task to do anymore...painting toenails and putting on socks fits within this category also.

Other than these few things I miss, I am very happy to be pregnant and very excited to meet this little girl that wakes me up with hiccups and wiggles day and night. I'm anxious to see what she will look like and what kind of personality she'll have, although the wiggles are probably some indication that she'll be very active. I'm also beginning to come to the nervous realization of what is in, must come out. I suppose every girl goes through this phase during her first pregnancy, but I just really don't know what to expect at all...and it scares me!! Oh well, billions have done it before, at least I know it can be done!

Here's the most recent profile pictures. I know... I'm huge, don't remind me.

30 Weeks

Ultrasound Pictures

Wednesday I had my first doctor's appointment in Idaho Falls and it was a nightmare. They made us wait almost an hour before we were even seen by a doctor and then we only spent 5 minutes, at most, actually talking to the doctor. I was supposed to have an ultrasound, which was going to be another 20 minute wait after we saw the doctor, but 20 minutes rolled by...then 30...then a nurse came out and asked us if we just wanted to reschedule. After being at the doctor's for an hour and a half on very uncomfortable seating (what seating is comfortable to a pregnant woman?) I opted to reschedule for today...

Today I am 24 1/2 weeks (25 on Sunday) and they finished the second half of my ultrasound. They started this ultrasound in Greensboro, which was when we found out we were having a girl, but couldn't finish because the baby was face down and would not budge!! It was actually really fun to have an ultrasound in IF because the Dr's office here gives tons of pictures and even gave us a sneak peek of the 4-D ultrasound. We only got 3 pictures in Greensboro, and you can't even tell what you're looking at. But, everything is looking great so far and we are very excited to get this little girl here!

This is a profile shot of our little girl...her hand is covering her face.

This picture is kind of hard to distinguish, but she is holding up her #1 finger. I guess she already knows where she stands in line

Our Visit to Omaha

On our way home to Rexburg from Evansville, Indiana we stopped for a couple days in Omaha, to visit Alicia, Josh and Emmett. We got there Sunday night and left Tuesday morning.

We had dinner with the missionaries Sunday night and then Alicia and I had fun talking about her new Mary Kay business, after which she even gave Owen and me facials (Owen skipped out on the make-up part though). Like usual when Alicia and I get together, we stayed up waaaay too late. I'm sure we ruined Josh's med-school studies for that week by keeping him up so late too, especially at the start of the week.

Monday morning, Alicia took us to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and we had a blast. My favorite part was definitely the "Owen Gorilla House". Seriously, that's its name! Some rich person named Owen must have donated quite a bit to have an entire Gorilla House named after them. Anyway, the gorillas were really fun to watch. One of the male gorillas likes to intimidate the zoo guests, so he runs at the glass wall and pummels into it, then he beats on the glass with his ginormous arms to make sure you get the point. It was pretty funny! The rest of the zoo was awesome too. We went through the Lied Jungle, the Desert Dome, and the Scott Aquarium. Then we visited the Cat Complex and saw the Orangutans too. It was a very eventful day at the zoo and we didn't even go through a quarter of everything there!


The rest of Monday was nice and relaxed until I got sick with the stomach flu that night, yuck!! It was not fun at all, but I was very glad to be at my sisters rather than on the road or in a hotel. I survived though, and we left Tuesday morning to continue our westward trek.

Exciting News!

Well, I suppose I can announce the exciting news now. I'm pregnant! Yup, it's true. I'm due right about Christmas time. What a great Christmas present!! :) Anyway, I've been a little bit morning sick (really all day though) and just all over tired. But other than that, Owen and I are very excited.

Times of Change!

Hello all!
It has been quite a while since I have updated...I apologize. It has just been a teensy weensy hectic, and by teensy weensy I mean A LOT!!! So, since I last updated, I finished my winter semester with STRAIGHT A'S! I was very excited. I nearly killed myself doing it, but I am quite pleased with final result (not necessarily the grades, but the learning I accomplished also).

During finals week, Owen decided he had had enough of living on the third floor. It also just so happened that our neighbors who live on the first floor directly below us moved out. So, as one might conclude we moved downstairs. We now live in 204 rather than 208, big change, eh?!

As for now, Owen and I are now in Greensboro, North Carolina and loving it so far. We arrived her last Friday night and moved in Saturday. We live in a cute apartment complex called Allerton Place. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a sunroom (basically a third bedroom). They are nice and spacious and even have some funky wallpaper in the kitchen and bathrooms! It's just a couple miles away from his parents and it has been very fun to be around his side of the family. We have missed them like crazy. Owen started his new job yesterday and has already worked and worked. No sales as of yet, but hey, it's only been one day! I'll keep you posted though. I am working for the same company (ProAlarm) as one of three receptionists. It is my job to make sure the techs are sent to install the systems that the sales reps have sold. Pretty simple. Since there are two other receptionists I only work 2 days a week (all day though). So, other than Tuesdays and Fridays, give me a call! :) Anyway, I think that's all the news I have for now.

p.s. So as not to confuse anyone about how many apartments we have now...it's 2. We are keeping our Rexburg apartment because we didn't want to move (I realize we moved anyway) and then we are in Greensboro until the end of August. Owen's sales season ends August 25th and school doesn't start again until September 12th, so that will leave us a little room for playing with the family and driving back to Idaho.

Almost Spring!!

Well, I realize that for most of you that read this blog it is already spring and well into summer even. But here in good ol' Idaho, the weather has been quite indecisive. At the beginning of this week the weather was gorgeous. Sunny blue skies and temperatures in the high fifties. But then by the end of the week the weather was icky again. The skies were grey, clouds were appearing and we even got a slight dusting of snow. I'm sure this is just the weather my mom was hoping to return to after her trip to Hawaii...hehe. Anyway, I updated our main page in hopes that it would entice spring to linger a little longer this coming week, and well...for the rest of spring for that matter.

As for life, things are going quite well. Owen is still working hard and loving it of course. But he's a pretty happy guy, so he usually loves whatever he is doing. Owen is becoming quite the pro in the kitchen and really the entire house. He calls himself "Cinderella" because with all my schoolwork loading me down, he's been given the job of "house husband". He does such a good job of keeping things nice around the apartment so I don't go insane. His latest endeavor is making bread, and tonight he even produced a delicious loaf of wheat bread for us! Isn't he great?!

Me, well...school has taken quite a toll on me and I seem to have NO LIFE! This is not because I don't want a life, I just don't have time to. With 17 credits and 4 weeks exactly until the semester officially ends I seem to be drowning in projects and way too much reading. Yet, even as I scramble to get it all done, I still love it. I know this is what I am meant to do. I love my content area (with Elementary Education, this means pretty much everything) and I love teaching! I've also noticed that some part of me seems to thrive on high stress moments sometimes. I don't want life like this all the time, but it sure does give me a rush of unknown energy every now and then!

We are becoming very excited about moving to North Carolina for the summer, and can't wait to see everyone that we haven't seen in almost a year. We might even be bringing our buddy Ryan Allen out with us. He is looking for a summer internship so he can graduate, but hasn't found one yet. So, hopefully he will get one in NC and come with us! Since his family lives there also, it will be pretty fun. I'm sure his parents would love to have him around.

Anyway, let us know what is going on in your lives. We'd love to hear from everybody!!