In my defense...

Okay, so yeah, I'm sure lots of you have been sooooo bored with our non-changing blog! SORRY! But I do have to give a little explanation... So, over Christmas break, James and I were looking for houses. We thought it would be nice to get into something before the new arrival... So we house hunted, (it can be fun, but can be oh-so-not-fun), and we found a lot of great deals...mostly in Sandy and Bountiful... but we didn't feel good about any of them. Weird. So, we decided we should stay here in the village til James graduates (in December), and as we were just getting used to that idea, my mom called and asked about her house again. Her house has been for sale for quite a while, and she wanted to offer it to us one last time (kind of a long story short), we went down and felt good about it this time, and decided we wanted to remodel it before we move in... So it began.

So, in my defense, we have been a little on the extremely busy side lately. Any spare time we have, which is very sparse (even when we're home with Kaylie, her naps have been lacking lately), we are spending working on the house in some way or another... I feel like I have been on the phone non stop, even at work when I have any breaks. I have also been running around meeting people for bids, getting paint samples, new bedding for the kids, random things at home depot, food runs for the crews, and etc, etc, etc! I even spent one lunch break meeting the cabinet guy and then rushing back in time for my patient. James has entitled me "The Administrator." Which is nice, because it means I get to make all the color and furniture decisions... he he he! (But actually, I am the most indecisive person in the world!)

Also, in my defense, our internet has been on the fritz lately, I'm surprised it's stayed up and running for this entire novel! Thanks to all those who took the time to actually get to this point, and read the whole thing!!! :)

P.S. Pictures of the project to come!!!

Here they are!!! ENJOY!

This is what used to be the bathroom, now rubble...

My lil bro Bryan, and his twin Tanner
What is it about boys and demolition? When they asked if I wanted them to take out all the wood slabs, I said yes, hesitantly, feeling bad about giving them more work, but they were so stoked!!! "Yeah!" (direct quote)!

Yeah, demo is our favorite word...there used to be a wall there, now just exposed wires, oops, hope that doesn't do any permanent damage babe! (j/k, he really didn't get shocked there, that was later, on another outlet...)

Yeah, so our other favorite word now is "VINTAGE" it's like PeeWee's word of the day, you all have to wait for it, and scream when someone says it! I think everything we ripped up or out left us with 'vintage' things hiding underneath!!!

Guess what!!!!

Okay, so I am apparently the most impatient person you will ever meet! My ultrasound appt was originally scheduled for this Friday, but it felt forever away, and I couldn't wait anymore!
Okay, so at first, I think the baby was teasing me, (it knew how excited I was!), because it was curled completely up in a ball, the tech had me lay on my side to try to get it to open up...

We finally started to see the feet and arms uncurl...
waving and saying hello!

And then, HE was completely compliant!!!!!!!!!!
Yeehaw!

Yeah, we are having a BOY!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, and he just opened right up there for us, isn't that hilarious! The tech said we could sleep easy on this one, it's a for sure kinda deal! Wahoo! Looks like majority rules! Good job everyone that voted for a boy! I have to say, we would've been happy girl or boy, but deep down inside, we really wanted a boy, and we are so stoked!!!!!!! The checkbook isn't so stoked though, now I have an excuse to buy all new things!!! :)

SiLLy kAyLie

So, Kaylie is just turning into such a little girl so fast! She has the funnest personality, kid you not! She pretends to be all shy in front of everyone, and then busts out her hilarious side at home! Here's a few of the random things she's done lately to keep us on our toes and laughing all the time...

Yeah, doesn't everyone play with oversized serving spoons in the tub?
(And try to pry off the drain with it...)

Her entertainment table, not just for playing anymore, now doubles as a seat and high chair!

She's gonna be a great big sister! She loves to shove any kind of food into any baby's mouth!

Testing the quality of the snow...

And last but not least, her most nutritious snack option...homemade playdough...slightly salty, but apparently yummy for her tummy!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Anniversary to US!

Sorry, we have lots to catch ya'll up on... We (I) have been a slacker with keeping pics posted...
We have had lots of great fun lately, we went to a live nativity, got a visit from Santa (James' grandma lives on Christmas street, and Santa makes a special stop there the Saturday before Christmas, and all the grandkids get stockings as he calls out their names), Kaylie doesn't love Santa... he's a stranger. :)

We went back and forth between families for Christmas Eve and Christmas. Celebrated our 4th anniversary at Little America (thanks to Gma Kercher for watching Kaylie overnight!), then we spent New Years Eve with friends and New Years Day once again with both families... Lots o' fun, and lots o' packing stuff up! We had a blast, and as we took all our decorations down, we felt an empty feeling...
Here's some pics from all the fun:

If you look closely, you can see a real Mary, Joseph, and even a real baby Jesus!

Santa brings hot chocolate and donuts for all the "big" kids...

Doesn't that just break your heart! (Mean mom!)

We were up til 1am putting the dang thing together!

But it was all worth it to see how much she LOVED her kitchen the next day (or technically later that morning...he he he)!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone remember her ultrasound??? Our peace baby!!!

Okay, so there's a timer on the stove, and she loves to shake her arms while it counts down!

Her other favorite toy, it was so funny watching her go back and forth, she was completely torn as to which to play with!
I got a new coat...much needed. And James got a new U hat, and Red Sox shirt (without a name on the back, just in case that person ever traded to the yankees...) (he burned his Damon shirt...)

We got the "Romance Package" at Little America. We had such a blast!!! We went to dinner at Biaggi's (highly recommended!!!), to a movie, and then hung out and got room service! The package at the hotel was awesome, it included yummy sparkling cider, chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries, a gorgeous long stem rose, and a key with our anniversary engraved on it! It was by far our favorite anniversary yet!!! Here's to another 4 plus!!!

Some thoughts

I know this is a couple months old, but I wanted to post it today because James and I attended a funeral today. It was for his cousin's little boy who only lived 5 1/2 months on this earth. The funeral service was amazing, and we are so grateful to have been there. We also cannot express how grateful we are for our beliefs, and for knowing that Ally and Jim will be reunited with their little baby James again. We love our family, and we are especially so thankful and mindful of how lucky we are to have our perfect little Kaylie. We love her so much, and cannot count our blessings enough...

Christmas Card

So, this is our 07 Christmas card, digitally scrapbooked of course! For those of you that already got the real thing, just disregard this post, but to those of you who did not, (either because I don't have your address, or I am a slacker and mailed them out sooo late and you haven't yet received it), sorry, here it is...

Fast Fun!

So we went with some friends to Jungle Jims the other night... I was a little worried at first, cause all of the rides looked a little scary, I thought for sure we'd spend the whole night riding the "neigh" on the merry-go-round...But as you can see, (hopefully you can see, it's a little blurry I know, we need a camera upgrade obviously...) Kaylie had the time of her life!!! She couldn't stop smiling and laughing, and sticking her little tongue out! She couldn't handle how much fun she was having! She loved every ride, even the one that made the dads sick!

She even learned how to bowl!!!

All of the sudden, my little Kaylie bug is so grown up, brave, and talented, (look at that perfect line up...), I love you, you cute little girl!