Valentines Day and other ramblings!

Happy Valentine's Day!!! I think its a fun holiday to remember those you Love! So I've noticed that blogging is becoming a thing of the past, which makes me sad. I know my life is not that interesting but its a way to keep up with family and friends that doesn't live close by. So I'm going to try to blog more and I hope more people start to blog more too. Believe me my life is like the same thing every single week but its still fun to see.

So for some reason with this pregnancy I've started baking. I am not a baker. I like to cook but not bake. I think its my mentality of this takes work and when I'm done I'll feel bad for eating it. But for some reason I bake now. I need to stop eventually so that I don't start looking like a chunky monkey! But it has been fun to try new recipes that I wanted to try for awhile.


So this Valentine's day Nate and I went to a restaurant called Maggianos. It was delicious!! Then we bought the new Twilight movie and came home to watch it. It was fun and relaxing. I think Lilly liked getting candy!

This is Lilly on Valentine's day, I got the hat for really cheap and she wanted to wear it all day. I bought it for her for this summer but she wanted to wear it anyways! Cute!!



At dinner



Before dinner, I know that I am just like every other pregnant woman but I really don't like getting my picture taken right now (when I am not feeling all that beautiful). It took a few shots before I was like ok its fine.


But I am very grateful for my sweet little family who I love very much!! I hope you all had a great Valentine's day!

Potty Training

So I knew this day would eventually come since I am a mom and Lilly has a diaper, but I was hoping that she would just teach herself. But I have been putting it off for awhile now and I want to get her potty trained before the new baby comes in a few months and I'm sick of changing her diaper. So all this week I will be staying home and teaching her to use the potty, we'll see how it goes. Lilly has quite the temper so we'll see how she handles me telling her to use the potty. Should be fun, Wish me luck!!

THis is not Lilly, I just thought they were cute pictures!

NYC at Christmas

A lot has happened in the past month since I last posted. This year we decided to go to NYC to see my brother before he graduates in May. I wanted to go to his graduation but I will either be having a baby or have a brand new baby when he graduates so we decided to go now. We saw lots of neat things.

This is the Empire state building


My mom bought her grand kids matching PJ'S so we had to take a picture with them on, Lilly loved being able to play with her cousins

Garrett and Lilly chasing each other, they got along great by the end of the trip

Freezing at the statue of Liberty. It was very cold that day!

We ate at the Hard rock cafe in Times square!


Every morning I watch the Today show and we were able to go to the NBC studios where they film it. I was excited!


This picture is supposed to be turned the other way, but its a display of all the different Christmas decor out on the streets in NYC.


We were able to go see the Rockettes at Radio city music Hall. This is the most beautiful Chandelier I have ever seen in the lobby of Radio City music hall.

Rockefeller Tree


The rockettes performing



The statue of Liberty


Good view of Manhattan from the Island with the statue of Liberty


Same picture but you can see the new World trade center being built. It is the tallest building there that looks like it is still under construction.


In front of the Statue of Liberty, my sister missed it a little bit when she was taking the picture but its there.




Manhattan temple, so neat, we went inside and it was so peaceful compared to the noisy city just outside!


While we were there I got some tickets to see the daytime Cooking show called "the Chew." Nate, me, Aleisha and my mom went and saw it. It was neat to see how a live tv show works. You would never guess that there are like 30 people behind the cameras working everything and the set is not that big. On the show there are five hosts and they are Carla hall (she was on Top chef, nate and I watched her), Michael Symon (a chef in New york), Mario Bartoli (a famous chef), Daphne Oz(Daughter of the famous Dr. Oz and she is a self help author), and Clinton Kelly (he is also on TLC's what not to wear). We had a great time and got some canolis for being in the audience.


We went to the famous toy store FAO Schwartz. My niece and nephew and my sister Brooke played on the big piano.

Lilly fell asleep when we were there. I was just surprised she wasn't grabbing all the toys.

On the streets of NEW York

Cousins

So the day after we got back from New York we got an ultrasound and we found out that we are having a GIRL!! I was very very surprised. I thought for sure we were having a boy. If you would of asked me I would have said I was 98% sure it was a boy. So I haven't done any belly shots of me yet b/c I didn't think boys would care how their mom looked pregnant with them. But when we found out it was a girl I was like OK I'll do a belly shot for my future daughter because they seem to care about that stuff. So this is me at 20 wks. I'm about the same size I was with Lilly. Now we have to think of girls names which we were not thinking of. I'm excited for Lilly to have a little sister and for another girl. Girls are so much fun to dress!

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My great deal

I really wanted to make a wreath for this fall (I know its almost over) but I couldn't justify spending 20 dollars on flowers. I actually bought the wooden wreath part at the dollar store before I knew it would cost so much for the flowers. So yesterday I went to Walmart and saw that all their fall stuff was on sale, so I got the flowers that I wanted expecting to pay about half off, but the checkout lady gave them to me for 1.25 for all the flowers. I was so excited!! So I made this wreath for a total of 2.25!! The ribbon I already had. So I will have my beautiful wreath for next fall!! Yeah!!

Halloween other stuff

SO this isn't a very good picture b/c I couldn't get Lilly to hold still but her shirt says "I"M going to be a big sister." We are very excited and we are due may14! So far with this pregnancy I have felt worse with this pregnancy than with Lilly. Pretty much sick everyday all day. I'm not throwing up but I just didn't feel good. I'm starting to feel better. I defiantly feel that this pregnancy is different than Lilly's. Before we found out I was pregnant I was feeling sick all day for two days straight and finally I decided to take a pregnancy because I just thought something was not the same. Even though we wanted to get pregnant for awhile now I don't know I didn't expect it yet but we are excited!



So this year I decided to make Lilly's costume (lady bug) b/c I didn't want to spend a lot of money but by the time I bought everything and her shoes it was almost the same. Oh well, at least its cute


Nate's pumpkin


Colette's Pumpkin


Nate was a vampire, Lilly a lady bug and I was a 1920's flapper

Anniversary

This weekend we went to Estes Park to celebrate our anniversary. As I said in my last blog they say the Stanley is haunted. So when we arrived here is the conversation I had with the Receptionist

Receptionist: We having you staying in a Haunted room
me: Excuse me
Receptionist: A haunted room
me: I really would rather not stay in a Haunted room
Receptionist: Well let me see what else we have ( Looking Looking, for a long time, it was a busy weekend)
me: ok well why is it haunted
Receptionist: They did a show in there called Ghost Hunters and something happened
me: is it really Haunted?
Receptionist: Well its not one of our scariest rooms
me: fine we'll stay in it.

I must say that it was fine and at no point did I feel like a ghost was in my room. That stuff creeps me out. But we had a good time.

Dinner at the Dunraven Inn, I had Prime rib and garlic potatoes, Nate had Shrimp Scampi.



Display in front of Hotel, Pumpkin heads



Front of Hotel



Mini Golfing


Our room


Nate Golfing

5 years

Wow, time flies, I can't believe its been 5 years. I am so blessed to have found my best friend and to be married to him for eternity. I remember getting ready for my wedding and being so nervous and excited and not really knowing what to expect. I really wish I could have lived that day again b/c I think it was all overwhelming and I didn't get to take in the day like I wish I would have. Nathan and I didn't really have much of a honeymoon so we've decided to do fun things for our anniversaries to make up for it. Last year we went to San Francisco. This year we are staying the weekend in the infamous Stanley Hotel in estes park where the movie the shining was filmed. Some people say its haunted but I guess we'll see. I'm very grateful for the parents that raised such a good husband and father. I love you Nate, Happy Anniversary!!

In yellowstone when we were dating and the first time Nate met my family! He did just fine even though he was very nervous



Wedding Day in Salt Lake