General Conference Weekend

I always love this weekend. I remember growing up and how my parents would have to bribe us to sit in front of the T.V. We use to play conference BINGO with skittles or M&M's. Very rarely did we ever make it through an entire session without giving up and eating all the candies on our card! It seems like the older I get, the more and more I LOVE conference. Each two hour block goes by rather quickly and I find myself listening and enjoying every talk. And of coures, it always seems that they are written just for me! This conference was no exception! I'm not going to lie...it was especially nice to get to sleep in SUNDAY (at least to 8:00). Our ward starts at 8:00 in the MORNING! Sunday is the one day during the week that I actually have to set my alarm!

Saturday, after the second session and before the Priesthood session, we went to dinner with our friends Chad & Alicia. We ate a very delicious meal at Goodwood! The men went to the session here in Spanish and the girls went to a clothing party in Salem. I was really good though and didn't buy a thing!! Although, I did buy some capri's from Costco a couple of days before! I don't know what it is with me and clothes these days...I'm addicted to good deals!!

On Sunday we drove to Helper to visit Mariann & Nathan (Jed's sister). Jed's parents were also there. We had a very yummy BBQ! They took us to a new Dino park in Price. It was amazing! Every town should have a playground like this! Lucas had the time of his life going down the slides, playing on the swings, and just plain running around! It was hillarious to watch him go down some of the big slides...they were so fast that he would literally get spit him out at the end. He always wanted more though! He got a little freaked out when Mariann ran underneath his swing...it was pretty funny! After that he wouldn't let her out of his sight! Thanks Nate & Mariann...we had a great time!

A Funny..

On Wednesday morning we woke up and it was snowing outside. I told Lucas to look outside at the snow. He did and then turned and looked at me and said "Mommy fix it"! Apparently he didn't want any snow! I wish I could have fixed it...now it's just a muddy mess outside.

Fun in the Sun

We spent this past weekend in sunny St. George. It was such beautiful weather. We had lots planned to do. We drove down Thursday evening and stayed with Jed's parents. I ended up getting really sick witha cold/cough. It's amazing how fast they can come on! I couldn't breathe for most of Friday, which was extremely miserable!

The softball team was having a tournament so we got to watch Nappy! She did awesome. I really like watching softball...it's fun and I don't get all stressed out like with other sports. Maybe it's because you get to be outside in the sun! My mom and dad also drove down for the games. They ended up winning 4 out of 5 games. One game they won 10-9, but had to come back from a 9-1 deficit...it was pretty exciting!

My little Nap-kin!



She hit a triple with this ball!

Such a sexy first baseman!


Jed went fishing with his dad on Friday. They each caught some and cooked them for dinner that night. I of course ate chicken!! We drove over to see Shane & Talease's new house...it's almost done and looks really nice. We also stopped to see Grandma & Grandpa Beatty and visit with them for awhile. Saturday, Jed went to the shooting range to try out his new gun and I went shopping for some new maternity capri's. After the softball games, we went to dinner at Chili's with mine and Jed's parents.

Lucas had a great time playing with his grandma & grandpa. They watched him for us while we went to the games. Apparently Dixie doesn't know how to grow grass...everything was red dirt!! I had him at one of the games for just a few minutes and he was filthy by the time we left!

Notice the lined up cars in the background!!





Grandma & Grandpa with Lucas

Some of us may have got a little too much sun!!



On the way home we stopped at a park in Fillmore to let Lucas run around for a minute. He of course didn't want to get back in the car!











Pointing back to the playground...with a sad face!


Once we got home, we took Rocky on a walk down the Spanish Fork River Trail. It's right by our house, but it's the first time we've ever been on it!

P.S. I got me a new camera, Nikon D40. I am having so much fun playing around with it! Now I need to get me another lense!

A Man's Best Friend

Today was a sad day at our house. One of our dogs, Duke, passed away. Jed has had him for about 13 years (he was around 90 in dog years). He's been a part of my life ever since we were married. He was just a great big teddy bear. He was extremely gentle and we loved him very much! About a year or so ago we started noticing that he was getting arthritis in his paws and hips. He was having a hard time walking. This past weekend we noticed that he was much worse than before. He was having a hard time using his back legs at all. We talked about it and just didn't feel right about making him suffer. We worried about the summer heat and him being able to get to his water. We made an appointment with the Vet for today. It breaks my heart to think about, but I know that he's much better off. He will sure be missed by our little family and especially his buddy (our other dog) Rocky. They have been side by side for over 10 years.

Happy Happy Birthday Mother Dear...

happy days will come to you all year! More grandkids, vacations, no more high school, Christmas etc! But in all seriousness, I want you to know how much I love and appreciate you. I am so grateful for the relationship that we have. You are a wonderful mom & grandma and Lucas just loves you! I love that I can call you any time and you always have time for me. You always know how to make us laugh, even when you didn't mean too!! Thanks for being such a great example! I love you!

I also want to wish Tawn & Landon a happy 1 year anniversary today! Can't believe how fast it's gone by. We love having you so close that we can do stuff together. Love you guys!

Fun with the Fam!

I had so much fun this past week. My sister, Shara, who lives in Boston, was able to come visit for about a week! Lucas and I picked her up at the airport on Wednesday and brought her back to our house in Spanish for the night. Tawn & Landon came over for dinner and we had a great time chatting...as always! On Thursday we headed up to my mom & dad's house in the afternoon. We first had to stop at Costa Vida for lunch. Shara had a list of places she wanted to eat and that was one of them. Needless to say, we pretty much ate at all the places she wanted (Taco Time...in Tremonton, Dixie Grill, & breadsticks from Pizza Plus!)
We took on the project of making those fun bags. I think they turned out really cute. She also made a couple more for gifts...she's heading to Japan in May!
My mom is going a little baby girl crazy...she is certain that Shara is having a girl! They tied a very cute pink and green baby quilt for her. Unfortunately, she didn't have room to take it back in her suitcase, so my mom & dad will take it with them in June (if it's a girl)! They and Jess are going back for Shara's graduation. Since everyone is positive that she's having a girl...I'm going to make her something blue! I'm hoping it's a boy...for selfish reasons only!!

The weather has been so nice that we had to spend some time outside. Mostly just to let Lucas run around!! He of course, loves to go with Grandpa on the tractor and see the cows. Pretty much anything that involves wearing his hat, boots & scarf! My dad fixed this saddle for my uncle and Lucas loved sitting on it!

We had dinner with my Grandpa & Grandma Nicholas one night. I am so blessed to have them in my life still. Although they are getting much older (my grandpa is 93), they are still full of life. Grandpa can't see very good, but takes walks around the block and still has his great sense of humor. Grandma has a hard time hearing, but she is full of love for her whole family. I love them so much.

I have the best family in the world! I love the relationship that I have with each of my sisters. They mean the world to me and I look forward to the times we get to spend together, which isn't that often. Hopefully Shara and Aaron will move out west so we can see them more! I'm already looking forward to Christmas when will get to see them and their new little baby! Thanks mom and dad for letting us bombard your house for a week. I love all of you so much!!

I had to add this video of Lucas and his Billy Goat laugh. It's usually does it better, but for some reason, he won't do it really good for the camera. He has to work up to the Billy Goat part...it's pretty funny!

Random Pics

These are a couple of random pictures of Lucas. He's so funny! I walked in on him with the bowl on his head and a pair of pliers. I just started laughing...not sure if he was trying to be "Bob the Builder" or what! We found his sunglasses and now he loves to wear them with a hat!

Baby's First Photo Shoot...

We had our ultrasound today! Everything looks great and he measures right on...which is always a relief for me. I would be so bummed if I wasn't as far along as I had thought!! Lucas loved watching the tech do the ultrasound. He kept saying "baby"...apparently he knew exactly what he was looking at!

We are so excited to be having another little boy. We have so much already, which will help out our bank account! Unfortunately, they are born during different seasons so a lot of the clothes might not work. Jed reminded me today though, that regardless, I would still by some new clothes...which is probably true! Hopefully you'll be able to see the video. In the first few seconds you can see him throw a punch...he's already learning how to defend himself! If you watch the upper left hand corner when there is a pause, it tells you what you are looking at. Just in case you couldn't tell!

Happy Birthday Tawn!

I think she's about 3 in this picture!

Lucas 3 days & Tawn 18 years!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister who is now officially 21!! It's so fun having her live close by. We get to see each other quite often (mostly for shopping purposes)! I'm not sure she's allowed to visit me much more though (Landon says I'm a bad influence)!! She's so great with Lucas and Lucas absolutely loves her. He usually clings on to her when she's trying to leave and starts sobbing like a little baby :) I hope you have a very happy day. I love you so much!

Ice Hockey

On Saturday night we went to the UVSC vs. BYU ice hockey game. It as the last game of the season and Tawnya had extra tickets so we decided we would go try it. Chad, Alicia & Carter also came. We had never been to a game before and had no idea what to expect. For starters...we should have taken more than just Lucas's blanket! The bleachers were freezing cold! We didn't realize just how long a hockey game is either (plan for at least 3-4 hours)! Lucas was asleep before the end of the first period. Not quite sure how he was able to sleep with all the screaming and yelling, but some how he did! We wrapped him up in his little blanket and he was snug as a bug.

Landon and Chad participated in the "chuck-a-puck" contest to see if they could land their puck in the center...neither did, but there donation went to a great cause...I'm just sure of it!! We left during the second intermission, and UVSC wasn't doing so hot. I think the score was like UVSC 4 - BYU 10! I wasn't able to watch most of the game since Lucas was a sleep on my lap and the people right in front of us wouldn't sit down! When we finally did leave, it was already 11:00 and our 8 am church sounded awfully early (actually...it didn't just sound early, it is early!!) We did have a good time and now we know to be a little more prepared if we go next year!

Chuck-a-puck...not sure who's is who's!!

Tawn & Landon

Cute Carter...he would clap and get so excited when everyone else did!

"Oh Bubby"

Our little Lucas has Strep Throat. Yesterday morning he started running a fever. I gave him a bath and then he decided he was going to take a nap...at 10 in the morning! I figured he must not be feeling to swell since that is completely out of character. When I took his temp after he woke up, it was in the 103's. I gave him some children's motrin and soon after that the fever started to go down...a little. He pretty much just laid around all day and you could just feel the heat coming off of him. He fell asleep again on my lap around 3:30 and when he woke back his temp was back up in the 102's. I called the dr's office and they had an appointment for 5:30. He was such a brave little boy. He always starts crying when they call his name! Our regular dr. was out of town, but the one we saw last night was great. Lucas had these huge sad eyes, but he answered all the questions the dr. asked...not necessarily correctly, but he answered. It was pretty funny! This dr. kept calling him "Bubby", must be his nickname for all the kids. He showed Lucas how your finger turns orange when you put it over the light that goes in your ears. He thought that was pretty cool. We (Jed came with me) were told that he either had Strep (his throat was red), RSV, or the Flu. I was glad that the Strep test came back positive. It's much nicer when you know exactly what they have and you can do something about it. I opted for the shot rather than the 10 days of medicine. I'm sure that wouldn't have been Lucas's choice. When we left, he was not happy, but was still trying to be nice. He told them all "Bu-Bye", but when they asked if he wanted a sticker he gave a very blunt "NO"! We all laughed. By the time we got home, he was back to his usual self.