Announcing...

Baby #2 is on the way. I am 11 weeks pregnant!

Mary and her new sibling will be approximately 21 months apart...

My due date is October 25... which just so happens to be my 25th birthday.

Jon and I are pretty nervous and excited to be parents of 2 little ones!

Park Days

I've never had a real reason to go to the park every day during springtime. And I don't have a habit of jumping on the tramp. But this year, the spring weather means LOTS of it!

This is the park by Noah's house in St. George. Lucky for us, we have spent some time there lately, and the sun shone so nice and warm!

Mary made a friend...

And check out what is peeking out from under her dress, right there ^.

**** This past weekend I talked to my 3 older sisters who all live in warmer climates than I do. One just got sunburned at the beach (I feel SO bad for you Michelle)

One just spent the day at the outdoor pool and played soccer (did you get sunburned too Juls?)

And Becca spent the entire week outdoors with her kids, hiking and being adventurous.

Oh, and to top it off, Mom and Rachel get home tonight from a week in the Caribbean.

Just when I got excited about 50 degrees, I felt a stab of jealousy for sun-kissed skin and swimming. HOW many months until summer????****

wedding photos

Per request, if you want to see more pictures from Chris and Kimmy's wedding that I was bragging about... check them out HERE through their blog.

Aren't they somethin?

One Year Old... one month late

February 8, Mary turned 1.

Her party started without her. Apparently she was too exhausted from the wedding the day before, and took a very long nap. When she FINALLY woke up, after dinner and half-way through the Super bowl, this is how she felt...

Mary didn't want her dinner. She didn't want her presents. 10 adults gathered around her high chair and sang her happy birthday... which sent her into a fit of terrified tears. Her nose began to run, her head felt hot, and she just wanted me to hold her. Poor girl went to bed early, with no cake. She wouldn't have anything to do with it.

The next morning (which was her true birthday), the house was empty. Her new toys were waiting for her...

I felt hopeful that today would be a better day. And so did she.

The little girls across the street came and brought her balloons.

She discovered a left-over cupcake (but she didn't want to hold it and eat it herself)

And we finally got a smile. Happy Birthday Mary Mae!

***Mary's partying caught up with her... and the rest of us. Whatever it is that is going around, we got it. And poor Mary's turned into double ear infections. Happy to report, we bounced back to full health.***