2 Years Old...

I haven't taken any pictures of Lucas since he turned 2 and now it's almost 2 months past his birthday! I decided to take him out today for some snapshots. We had some fun playing on the toys just down the road from our house. Although the pictures aren't that great, and I'll probably try again later, I figured you could still see just how adorable my little boy is!!

14 Weeks...

I told my friend Katie that I would post a side profile, if she would too. We are about 3 weeks apart. She's due the end of June with her first baby. I wanted to see her cute side shot and her growing belly (which I'm sure is hardly showing)! Since this is my second, my tummy just seems to be growing super fast!

As you may have also noticed, I took the little countdown off my blog. It definitely was not moving fast enough. We might try it again when we're on the downhill side.

I also have to mention that Lucas slept in his big bed last night for the first time......ALL NIGHT! He is such a good little boy. Now if we could get the potty training started. I've tried a couple times, but I just don't think he's ready. Hopefully soon.

Now for the bad news of the weekend. I HATE car problems! I know hate is pretty strong, but I think car problems qualify for such a harsh word. I had noticed that my brakes were getting harder to push in. We finally took it in to our favorite Bless Auto repair shop on Saturday. Lucky for us, the master cylinder has gone out on the brakes which will only cost us lots of money to fix! It's too bad we can't all live without a car.

On a bright note...we went to the mall on Saturday (before we knew we would be spending money on brakes). We found some awesome deals which made me extremely happy! I am also extremely excited for my ModBe stuff to come. I ordered a swim top & two bottoms for $28! That's a killer deal for a modest swimsuit. I may not be able to wear them much this year, but next year I'll get my moneys worth out of them! I also ordered a few other things, but won't bore you with the details.

Happy Monday to you all!

Milestones...

We had a major thing happen at our house yesterday. Lucas took a nap in his BIG bed! The best part was that he didn't even fight it. The first time I checked on him he had gotten a book and was reading it on his bed, the second time...sound asleep! Happy Days!

Photoshop and more...

I really enjoy taking pictures, but i'm not all that great at it...yet! Tonight I start my first photography class! I was going to take it through UVSC, but than decided that I didn't really want to be graded on it. Spanish Fork has a community course that starts tonight so I decided to sign up. It only goes for 5 weeks one night a week and it's all for fun. The guy teaching it is the same one who is also teaching the UVSC course at Spanish Fork High.


Since I got my Photoshop Elements for Christmas, I have wanted to also take a class on it. I have lots of books, but I think a class would be helpful. Unfortunately, that class filled up way fast and I was put on the waiting list. They did say that the lady teaching it is thinking about doing another session later on. I hope so. I would really like to know more about editing photos.

What I have created on Photoshop has been lots of fun. This is a couple of the announcements that I made. As you can guess...if it's a girl this will most likely be her name. As for the boy names...we still have a hard time agreeing!

As a side note, it has been a year (in a couple of days) that I started blogging. I have Karli to thank for showing me this cool way of journaling and keeping others updated on our lives. I love that I have family and friends that are doing this! As I've been able to "Blog Surf", it's been fun to read other blogs and find some that I love to visit quite frequently. Thanks for making my blogging experience one to laugh and cry about! Now...I have finished printing out all my entries from 2006. It may not be as fancy as Shara's little book, but if blogger was to ever go away...I would not be happy!

Our Snow Angel...

Jed was out shoveling the snow on Saturday and Lucas wanted to join him. Of course, Lucas doesn't like to stay in one place so I also had to brave the cold to watch him. Despite the cold weather I actually stayed quite warm thanks to the coat my mom & dad gave me for by b-day. I love it!! It keeps me might toasty during these cold spells!

We had Lucas make a snow angel. He wasn't to thrilled with the idea, nor did he understand why he was having to wave his arms and legs like a maniac! His angel turned out perfect so I thought I would share it with you!

My Posterity!

I figured if I didn't write just a little bit, my future posterity might wonder what really happened during this past week! :) Fortunately for them, they wouldn't have missed much. Besides going to the grocery store Wednesday night, Lucas and I have not left the house the whole week. You might say that I am experiencing cabin fever which is pretty unusual for me since I'm such a home body. I had planned to do a few things yesterday (Roberts Craft), but by the time I could go it was like a blizzard outside my front door. For those who know me, I'm not one to purposely go out into such driving conditions. I would also have deliberately made myself cold, and why would I do that??!! So...here I sit, day 5 of my lock down!

I have been able to accomplish a few things while sitting at home.

1) My home is clean (for the most part). I could be mopping the kitchen floor, but then you wouldn't be getting this really exciting post!! :)

2) The laundry is all caught up (or at least it was).

3) I've seen "Cars" (currently playing as I write this), "Baby Einstein", & "Madagascar" at least a hundred times each!

4) I have taken it upon myself to memorize the theme song to every disney cartoon that comes on! j/k...I didn't do it on purpose! Not only that, but I wake up in the night with at least one of them in my head. When "It's the Mickey Mouse Club House...come inside, it's fun inside" is playing over and over in your head, it does not make it easy to go back to sleep!!

5) I've designed our baby announcement on my new Photoshop Elements software. I had way to much fun that I might be designing a few more. Of course the one I designed is for a girl and just in case, I better have a boy one ready too!

6) I finally figured out how to do those dumb banners on my blog! It took along time, but it worked and I'm not changing it anytime soon!!

7) I've seen almost all episodes of the first 2 seasons of "Smallville". Of course this one can only be accomplished at night. This is Jed's favorite show ever. Due to mother & wife responsiblities such as dinner, relaxing in the bathtub, and sleeping, I have missed a few episodes. Jed on the other hand just pauses or stops it when he needs a break!! He got the first 4 seasons for his birthday/Christmas. Believe it or not...Lucas actually will sit through an episode. He must already know that his favorite super hero is going to be "Superman"! Don't tell Jed, but I too am actually enjoying them!

8) I've come to the understanding that I enjoy the end result of being pregnant, but I'm not the biggest fan of the months in between. I don't enjoy this sharp back pain that I get on my lower left side. Sometimes it hurts so bad that I can't move. I would be worried, but it was the same thing with Lucas. With Lucas I was able to hide my growing belly for a long time. I didn't start wearing maternity clothes until mid-September, and I actually had one person at work ask me in November if I was expecting a baby...Lucas was born December 6th. With this pregnancy, I don't think I'll be able to make it through tomorrow without busting out the maternity clothes. Okay...that's a little overexaggerated, but still. I know that with the second, third and so on you start showing/growing a lot earlier! At my first appointment, my doctor came in and said "I think things are looking good for this pregnancy, you've already gained 5 lbs!" Just what you like to hear!! :) I guess it only means the baby's healthy! Don't get me wrong, there are bonuses for being pregnant... I love being able to hear the heartbeat, see the ultrasound, feel the baby move, etc., I guess despite all the things that I'm not to fond of, there are those miracles that happen during pregnancy that make it all worth it in the end!!

**To my future posterity...if you finished this post, you really do love me!
***To everyone else...you can wake up now...my rambling is finished...at least for now!

2007 Here We Come...

Out with the OLD! What a year it has been. My sister Tawnya got married. I quit UVSC and became a stay at home mom. We built a new home in Spanish Fork. Jed graduated with his Bachelor's Degree. We made our first cross country flight to Boston to visit Shara & Aaron. Lucas turned 2 (which automatically implies that some days are terrible!)
We spent the last few days of 2006 up in Honeyville. Both the Valentine's and the Nicholas' has their family parties after Christmas. It's always fun to get together as family.

In with the NEW! For the most part of this year, we have been cooped up in our home because some "bug" decided it wanted us to feel miserable! It started Tuesday with Lucas, Me on Wednesday, and yesterday Jed didn't feel to good! Lucas has been sick the longest though. For some reason he can't keep any solid foods down. He woke us up last night crying cause he had thrown up all over in his bed! (sorry for the details). Hopefully this all passes really soon!

In other NEW news...Lucas is going to be a big brother! I am officially 12 weeks pregnant! We had our first doctors appointment on Jan. 2nd and everything is great. We heard the heartbeat instantly, which was such a relief for Jed and I. I can finally relax. I've been a bit uptight and anxious for this appointment. That fact that I'm getting fatter was a good sign that things were okay!! The baby is set to arrive sometime around July 18th.

I close this post with a couple pictures and a video of Lucas up in Honeyville. Grandpa Nic bought him this cowboy hat for Christmas. He wouldn't take it off.

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