Surprise!!!!

Our parents recently got this in the mail...

And this...

And Nick's sister got this...

And our grandparents got this...

My work got these...

And this is what we saw today...

In case you haven't figured it out we are having a baby and....it's a boy!!! We are almost halfway there! Surprise!

It's about time!

It's about time I post these pictures, but they aren't that great because I took them with my phone. I promise when I get a sec I will take pictures that are much better and post them. These are pics from my parents house. I wish I had the "before" pics but for any of you who have been to my parents house you will get how amazing these "after" pics are. My parents bought their house years ago mainly because they loved the yard and location. The idea was to redo the kitchen as soon as possible since my mom loves entertaining but it never really happened. Since they came home from their mission they decided it was about time. I have to brag a little bit because Nick designed the space, did the plans and helped choose most of the materials and it looks amazing! It's incredible how different the space is and how much more functional it is, it doesn't even seem like the same house. I will try and put new pictures up soon because these pics don't do justice to the transformation. They added on and put in a new laundry room and bathroom. The floors are beautiful. If you are in the area you will have to go check it out!

The rest of my summer pics

This weather has made me realize that summer is coming to an end. I thought I better post the rest of my summer pics since I've been a little bit behind. When Brit came home for the summer we went to Minnetonka cave, then to Logan canyon and bear lake to meet the rest of the fam. I hate when she leaves! Matt and Betsy got married and we love when someone else gets married so we can all get together, congrats you two! A few weeks ago Nick and I decided to make a trip to Lagoon. Neither of us had been for years and we had a blast! We've had such a great summer and are bummed to see it come to end!

Twice

For the second time I was blessed enough to meet President Monson. Nick and I were at Nordstrom in mens shoes and I looked over to see President Monson getting his shoes shined. I couldn't resist, I had to go over to shake his hand. He told me the sweet story about how his father was the missionary who baptized his wife's family. He was so happy and has such a great outlook on life. The last time I meet him I actually tripped over him while I was in the mens shoes department in Nordstrom about 6 years ago. He obviously has great taste if he shops at Nordstrom's! He has such an amazing spirit and I know he is truly a prophet of God. I feel so lucky to have meet him again.

Garden

Okay, no one is going to be as excited as me about this post but we actually got some veggies out of our own garden today!!! Nick built three planter boxes for me and we planted our own little garden. We got started a little late but we had fresh raddishes, chives, rosemary and cilantro today and we have some eggplants and peppers coming soon. I can't wait to see what else is will be growing soon!

Honeymooniversary

I had a long weekend off so for our 4 year anniversary we decided to head to Vegas. I was a little skeptical at first because we had looked at going to Mexico but couldn't find any good deals but it ended up being perfect to celebrate cause we were able to do all of our favorite things. Nick found a great deal at the Venetian which was the best place we could have stayed. We never had to walk through the casino and the mall was across the street. Plus, we could use the Palazzo pool too! Our room was way too big but so relaxing. The weather ended up being perfect (not too hot) so we spent our days by the pool reading and relaxing and working on my mad swimming skills (for anyone that knows me well know I'm not great in the water but thanks to my sweet husband I'm getting much better and really starting to enjoy swimming). My favorite part was that they brought around cool washcloths, sliced cucumbers and sliced oranges all the time.

The first day we ate at the poolside Wolfgang Puck restaurant and our server hooked us up with coupons so we were able to eat at four Wolfgang Puck restaurants. He is now our new favorite chef. Nick says that the chicken (which he would not usually order but was recommended) is the most amazing chicken he has ever eaten. I had the most incredible free dessert. It was a raspberry chocolate chip souffle with creme fraiche and chocolate ganache. My mouth is watering just thinking about it, mmmm! We had authentic gelato and even chocolate macadamia nuts. We also went shopping, which I'm afraid we both like to do way too much. My favorite was the Beatles Love show. The music was amazing and I couldn't believe the things the cirque du solei people were able to do. They used tramps and roller skates, I keep thinking someone was going to fall.

We had a fabulous time celebrating our 4 years. I still can't believe how fast it's gone. I feel so lucky to have the husband that is just perfect for me! Love you babe!

Random summer pics

I know I haven't been very good at posting lately but we've been enjoying summer way too much! Sorry for all the pics. We recently had a family reunion with my dad's fam and it was so crazy to see all the new children. I love being at the farm with the old house. Almost all my dad's brothers and sisters were there. We had a blast over the fourth. My mom made almost 150 tameles which we almost finished and then watched the fireworks from her yard. We then headed back to Salt Lake for our blocks party. Let's just say most of the fireworks were not legal, it was pretty amazing. We love our neighbors! We also had St. Marks graduation up at Millcreek canyon. It was so beautiful. I love all the residents and feel so lucky to be at St. Marks with all of them.

My parents, Nick and I went on a last minute road trip to the Pacific Northwest. We went throughout Washington and Oregon. It was so amazing. It was so much fun to camp and see city sights in the same day. We took a ferry ride, ate amazing fish, drove along the coast, went to numerous gardens, visited the Olympic National Park and of course, went on a mini architecture tour. We can't wait to go back.