12 weeks to go!!

By request - here's how I'm looking these days ... 12 weeks until the due date.

Owl update.

The baby owls are growing fast. They can fly now. Today they are in a different tree, but still pretty close to the nest. Here are some updated pictures:

Great Horned Owls

A pair of great horned owls has nested in the tree outside our back door. This is their second year. This spring they had 2 baby chicks and we finally got to see them! They are so fluffy and cute. I'm posting some pictures. They aren't the best but I did the best I could considering tree height and camera quality. Wish you were here, Dev!!

Quick update

I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I'd do a quick update. Not too much exciting here. I've been tuning almost everyday since we got back from spring break, so it's been busy. We had an egg hunt at my mother-in-law's last weekend. The girls decided to get haircuts (well, after Reagan saw Justine's hair, she had to have hers cut, too). I'm also posting a picture of one of the brush piles we burned in our field. We had some trees and brush cleared this winter so that we can run our irrigation system this year, so after the logs and firewood were taken out, we had some brush to burn.

Spring Break!

I know I haven't posted 'Grease' pictures yet, but I am waiting for my sister to send them to me (she photographed a rehearsal and did a cast photo for me).

We decided last minute to take a trip over spring break. It's been almost 2 years since we've been anywhere and since we are having a baby this summer and Eric will be graduating next summer, we decided now was the time whether we had the time and money or not!! So Dev left Tuesday afternoon to go back to Florida (Mom and Dad left Sunday to head to Toronto) and we left Friday afternoon after school. I tuned Wed, Thurs, AND Fri and had to get the house pulled together, the packing done, and plan food/get accommodations. It was crazy, but we pulled out around 3:15pm and drove to my sister-in-law's place by Omaha, Nebraska. We crashed there for the night and drove all day Saturday and arrived in Salt Lake City about midnight. We started the next morning by attending a live taping of 'Music and the Spoken Word' in the Tabernacle on Temple Square and that made all the driving worth it! We spent Sunday and Monday on Temple Square doing all the tours, visitors centers, the Joseph Smith movie in the JS Memorial building, 2 organ recitals in the Tabernacle, and the Church History Museum. The weather was great and Temple Square isn't crowded this time of year, so we got to see everything up close - even the tabernacle organ (got to sit on the bench!) We liked the Joseph Smith movie so well that we watched it twice. We also ate lunch in the historic Lyon House and took the elevator to the 26th floor of the church office building to see the view. (Poor Brig didn't care for that too much as he hates elevators).

We spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Provo. Thanks to Robbie, Scott, Whitney and Courtland for taking the time to hook up with us and show us around. It was great to see everyone! Also, thanks Robbie for pointing us to 'Maceys' for groceries - we loved the HUGE ice cream cones! The campus has changed a lot since Tracy and I were there and it was fun to look around and check out the museums and the planetarium. We also picniced up Provo Canyon one afternoon - Eric got a little sunburned!

Thursday we drove back to Jill and Craig's in Omaha and spent Friday and Saturday with their family. They are such gracious hosts!! Thanks for everything!! We went to the zoo and out to dinner on Friday and checked out Winter Quarters and just hung out on Saturday. Sunday we drove home. Whew!! Busy, but fun. It was also very nice to have that 3rd driver. Thanks Tracy and Eric for making it that much easier for the pregnant woman to travel!

I'm posting a few pictures here, but there are more on my facebook page - email me if you want to see the facebook album and you don't use facebook and I will send you a link.

Time for 'Grease'!!

What a crazy month it's been! Mom, Dad, Devynn and her 2 boys are here and the pit has been rehearsing with the cast every day for the last few weeks. Finally, it's show time! It's going to be a lot of fun and we have lots of friends and family planning to attend. Eric and Justine are going to be GREAT!!

Brief update

Mom and Dad made it to the MTC and it sounds like they are keeping very busy! We are looking forward to seeing them next week!

Grease is coming up FAST. I've managed to catch bits of rehearsal here and there and it's really coming along. The pit starts rehearsing with the cast next week - I need to practice more!!!

The boys' bedroom is almost done! Hope to finish it up this week and get the house pulled together before company comes! Thanks to Tracy for helping with the house work!!

Oh - Reagan finally got to feel the baby move. She's been wanting to for a long time, but isn't patient enough to. Every day she'll put her hand on my stomach for about 10 seconds, then she's tired of waiting. Yesterday, her timing was perfect and she got a good kick. She had such a surprised look on her face!

Wow!! 3 posts in one day!

In other family news, my parents finally got their mission call. They will be spending 18 months in the Toronto east mission (for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). We are excited for them and we are also excited because on their way from the MTC to Toronto they will be passing right through Indiana and so will stop and spend some time with us. We are all excited, but Reagan is counting the days until they arrive. Another bonus - they will get to see the musical!! Mom has always wanted to see Eric in a play (and Justine!). Also, my sister will come up from Florida with her two little boys and spend some time as well. It will be a fun and CRAZY time! I will be in rehearsals during that time as well, so it will be a real whirlwind.

Oh - I finally got my score for 'Grease'. About 4 weeks until the show - I've never had such little time to prepare! Wish me luck - only 181 pages this year!

How we spent our snow days...

Here are some pictures of some time we spent during our snow days last week (yes, those are field hockey sticks - we just used what we had). We also spent time frying our brains with video games, but those don't make very interesting pictures. And since I feel like throwing up less and less and seem to have a bit more energy, I also got a lot done in the boys' room. The ceiling is complete and I spent a good part of yesterday wallpapering, so it finally looks like progress. The painting and wallpapering isn't so bad, it's getting to the point where you can START painting and wallpapering that is a real pain!! I will try to remember to post pics when it is done!

Justine and Reagan

Tracy, Eric and Brett clearing the ice

Brig


Reagan made a great goalie

Brittany, Justine and Tracy

Justine

Justine, Eric, Brig

Justine, Tracy, Brig

Eric

All fingers and toes accounted for!!

Here is a picture from the ultrasound I had on Jan. 23. (The top picture also shows the baby's heartbeat along the bottom). There was some question as to the actual due date, so they did a quick ultrasound at my appointment (thankfully, the due date is correct!):


Reagan's reaction to the pictures was funny. When I told her I had pictures of the baby, she was expecting 'pictures'! First, she wanted to know if it was a boy baby or a girl baby (we aren't finding that out until the baby is born). Then, when she saw the pictures she said, "That's a baby?". She also commented that the baby looked kind of ugly and how did they get the camera in my tummy?

But I was glad to see the baby, hear the heartbeat, and count the fingers and toes!

At this point in the pregnancy, I am starting to feel the baby move as well. Tracy is looking forward to the 'real' ultrasound at around 20 weeks when he will be present.