More pics of Zoey

Went to the Dr's this morning. Mom went with me since Mac had to work.

The good news is Zoey is STILL a girl.
It was fun to see our little 3.5-4 pounder moving around. We got to see a close-up of her drinking. She's got a cute little nose and mouth!
The 4 chambered heart looks good and healthy - her size and weight measurements were all where's she's supposed to be. Everything looks good!

Just about 2 more months until she arrives!Profile pic

Tilt your head to the right, then you can make out her eye sockets, little nose and mouth.

Saturday Fun!

Saturday Continued....

After the Ward Party, we celebrated Easter at the folks.
Yummy Mexican style food!
The 9th annual Easter Treasure Hunt! Where EVERYONE got to participate and got a really cool treasure!And a yummy dessert - by Mac!

It's too bad Adam and family are too far away to enjoy all the family fun. :(

Hummm... for some reason, I didn't get any pictures of our fun.
After a nap to recover from all the fun we had, we hopped in the car, gased up, drove to Wellsville to pick up favorite cousin Al, and headed South.
Our first stop was Burger Bar, Home of the Big Ben in Roy. Yup! One of my FAVORITE places in the world to grab a burger... and NOT just ANY burger. A mouthwatering one with special sauce! And it's even bigger than your head!
YUMMMM!When our food was done, we hopped back in the car and headed to SLC, the E-Center for Mac & Al's first Hockey game ever!

It took a long time to stand in line to exchange our puck passes for tickets.(Quick shout out to Jennifer, who ROCKS because she was soooooo sweet to share her extra tickets with us!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!)
As we made our way up the stairs, they were passing out free BamBams (the blue things Mac is holding) to cheer on our team. I LOVED every minute! From the action on the ice (we had EXCELLENT seats!) to the awesome music, to the funny and entertaining fans!

(Ugggh... I really hate the way I look in these pics, but maybe someday I'll look back and like what I see....)

There's nothing like spending an evening with some of your favorite people doing something out of the ordinary!

Fridays are the BEST!

Fridays are the best! Not only are they the beginning of the weekend, but we got some cool things for Zoey!

Suzanne & Shaun sent this fun stuff all the way from Arizona for our little Zoey. Suzanne is due with their little boy about the same time as Zoey. They are soooo SWEET! (I hope Zoey doesn't come out too spoiled! *wink*) We're feeling very blessed to have so many friends and family support us!


Mac come home with a grundle of baby items. Soft homemade blankets & hats and a little crocheted stuffed rabbit!We're feeling very blessed to have so many friends and family support us!

Ward Easter Party!

Saturday was the Ward Easter Party. (Melissa did an amazing job organizing it!)

Mac spent Friday evening preparing his egg drop entry. It was composed of an egg surrounded with Knox gelatin. Unfortunately the egg broke after it was tossed from the roof.

Egg throwers

Cream blob: Mac's entry

Nothing better than watching kids search for eggs!

(Of course I missed it since I went to pick up an order of Bountiful Baskets. I'm sooo glad Mac took pics of the party. At least I was there for the first and last part!)

The twins first egg hunt!

Where's PPaz?

Mac was home sick Tuesday (viral bronchitis) and after a Dr. appointment, came home and tried to find PPaz.

He searched in all of her favorite hiding places, the chair, her Rubbermaid nest padded with soft blankets, her favorite pillow in the living room, under the beds, in corners & closets, by her food & water bowls, upstairs & downstairs, all with no luck.

After about 30 minutes of searching he was in the nursery looking under the bed - still no cat. He then glanced over over to find her curiously watching him. She was contently snuggled up in the base of the bassinet.Clever kitty! Guess she's ready to play bunk beds with Zoey.

Sooooo cute!

My talented, amazing, wonderful friend Linda came up on Saturday to help me out with a few things. And she surprised me with this!!!!




Now Zoey has her very own corner to enjoy!
What a lucky little girl! (already)


Yeah - I know, what you're thinking... Zoey will live in room with a blue accent wall?
Isn't that a little boyish?

Not a chance!I LOVE that color - so it's staying.
She'll just have to embrace a variety of colors and not just pink.

Zoey made me do it....

It's been about 3 weeks since I split my favorite pair of black pants while bending down to pick up some papers. (Good thing this embarrassing moment happened in the privacy of my own home!)

Yesterday I wore the largest pair of jeans in my closet... and they were too tight.
Zoey kept kicking me all day at work. I could tell she didn't like the smaller space... so today I broke down at lunch and found a VERY comfy pair of jeans and black pants!
Now we're both happy! (Too bad the checkbook isn't.)

Things are looking up from the beginning of the week.
However, I'm still not fully adjusted to daylight's saving time. I really wished our state was as cool as Arizona and maintained one time all year round.

Monday continued....

Yeah... so last night after work, exhausted me with gimpy right ankle, decided to clear the sink and fill the dishwasher. As soon as I finished and started the load, I was going to hand wash the rest... but to my surprise when I turned on the kitchen faucet, water (from the base) sprayed everywhere.
Dad, the kitchen faucet expert, raced over on Scarlet Thunder and took a look. The diagnosis: we need a new kitchen faucet. Since the base has split, there was no use salvaging it.

After dinner, Mac and I went to Home Depot and found a really cool (yet affordable) replacement. This one has one of those pull out heads. I love this feature... I'd post before and after pictures... but the project isn't finished yet. The tubes that are supposed to attach to the water are too short. And even with the water off... it leaks.
ARGGGGG!



So Mac will finish up tonight while I'm at the monthly HOA meeting.

I was hoping that today would be better than yesterday. So I packed up a couple of Dr. Peppers to get me through the rest of the work week... when I pulled into to the parking lot, I discovered one of the cans leaked all over my work bag. WHAT A MESS!

I'm still hoping today will get better. Seems like this week has been a huge challenge!
I'm soooo ready for the weekend! (And it's only Tues morning...)

The upside: I am looking forward to seeing Eric, Brynn and the kids today!

It's soooooo Monday!

It's been a killer day already.
It started when my eyes blinked upon and the clock read 7:00.
For some reason, it felt like 4:00 am.
I'm not liking the transition to Day Light Savings Time. I really wished we could be like Arizona and just leave the time thing alone. I hate waking up in the dark!

So following our usual routine, PPaz follows me downstairs because she like to go outside and watch the little rodents in the field on the other side of the chain linked fence. But today was a little different. She wanted to come in earlier - so I figured it was just cold outside and she wanted back in sooner than she normally does. What I didn't realize is she brought a present with her. Once inside, she dashed into the living room and released a live rodent. I spent the next 20 mins trying to catch it. I tripped over the foot stool and sprained my ankle pretty good. Finally, I had it trapped... and I yelled for Mac to come help me. By this time, the mouse was already dead.... guess I squished it in my panic to capture it. (I don't do well with mice... indoors. They're fine outside where they belong... but not in my home!) Poor Princess Paz didn't really realize what what happened this morning... and she's probably confused at why I didn't like her new toy.

The experience left me shaken up, with no appetite, and a killer headache. A great way to start the new work week.



On a happier note, Eric, Brynn, Marisol & Omar arrive in Utah today!
We probably won't see them until tomorrow, but we're soooo happy their adoption process is OVER!

Yesterday

Yesterday we started our search for a recliner so I could feel more comfortable - especially at night with my insomnia and heartburn. We were prepared to go to several places - starting with Edward's Furniture on Main Street. We found just what we were looking for and reasonably priced too! It was easy to transport - the back comes right off and our neighbors helped us carry it upstairs to go in the nursery!
After that purchase, we went to Levens since they had a sign up that read "$99 suits". We've been wanting to get one for Mac for a while. When we went in, looked around and discovered they only had one suit that would even partially work, we left disappointed and tried Kohls. They had limited sizes, so our last hope was to try Mr. Mac. We were impressed with the customer service and selection. We found the one we were looking for! We can't wait until it's tailored and ready for pick up next week!

Quick update on Eric, Brynn & the kids. They're on their last leg of this LOOOOONG 3 year journey. This is a pic they sent: I love how HAPPY the kids look with their Happy Meal!
We pray that the rest of the process goes smoothly and that they can come home soon!

Tues, March 2

Today I attended the funeral of Nedra Taylor (69 years). She was practically a legend in LR1 and the neighborhood. She was a bright spot for all of the young children because she gave them smarties at church and was also most recently "Sister Friendly" who shared stories (from "The Friend" magazine) during Primary. She was cheerful and had a deep love of God. I've had many good conversations with her and enjoyed listening to her testimony. She was burdened with health problems, but that didn't seem to keep her down. She was always involved with helping the community and others around her. I'll miss seeing her scoot along the road on her way to church on her little motorized chair/scooter. She has left a void and will be missed.


After the funeral Mom, Sue and I went to lunch. We went to Papa Kelsey's & Henry's (YUM!!!)- while waiting for our order, mom snapped this pic of me. Cute little Zoey is getting bigger, and is wiggling around a lot - and I'm really feeling it. Makes me wonder what the next few months will hold in terms of uncomfortableness. I can't wait to see what she looks like when she's done "cooking"

Catching up - Saturday Feb 27

To spice up the afternoon Mac took me out to lunch and a matinee! (We both had drive through at different places)

Then we saw Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at Stadium 6. It was an AWESOME movie!
(But if you plan to read the book - make sure to watch the movie first! - so I've been told by many people who read the book first)
I'm half way through the book and am LOVING it!

Insomnia

I found out another "blessing" of being pregnant. And that is a different sleeping schedule. This entire week I wake up and 1am and then usually 3am. That's when I'm up and can't go back to sleep... so I snuggle up on the couch with my lappy and watch videos or surf until I'm tired enough to go back to bed (usually about 2 hours). So I'm getting about a couple 2, 3 hours naps a night. I'm not doing so good on 5-6 hours of sleep a night. For that reason - since I'm a walking zombie, I took Friday off to recuperate. I plan on resting and taking it easy (besides doing dishes, taking out the garbage and straightening up the house.)

I guess the upside to this being awake at night thing is PPaz keeps me company. Good kitty!

I'm very excited for tonight. For Mac's birthday, I bought him Celtic Night tickets. The fun begins at 7:30 tonight - and I think we may try that new Jack's Pizza place Mel was talking about!

Wow... it's almost been a year since he first called to ask me out. One of our first dates was Celtic Night last year. What a crazy/wonderful year it's been! Can't wait to see what Zoey brings to the mix.

Silly Cat!

Saturday morning when I came home with our Bountiful Basket haul, (which was amazing by the way! Lots of fresh fruits and veggies! Yumm! And I had the best helpers. Ethan and Kile are so good at carrying the bags back to the van!) Mac had made me pink heart shaped chocolate chip pancakes (from Mom in MO!) They were really yummy! Unfortunately I was unable to eat the 3rd one Mac had made for me, and somehow in all the excitement of the weekend, it stayed on the counter for a couple of days before we got around to taking care of it. I sadly placed it in the garbage can Sunday night.

When I woke up at 3:30 am (as is now my custom as Zoey is preparing me for nighttime feedings and Motherhood), while sleepily waddling through the kitchen in the dark, I saw an odd moon shaped figure on the floor. I picked it up and discovered 1/2 a pancake that had been nibbled on.

Princess Paz?!

Our cute little kitty knows how to steal stuff from the kitchen garbage!

In the morning (at a reasonable hour when Mac was awake) I went up to tell him what a clever cat we have. On my way out the door for work I tossed it once again in the garbage.
When Mac came downstairs, he discovered it on the floor again, (and he being smarter than the cat, tore it up in pieces, placed it in the bottom and sprayed air freshener so she couldn't smell it.)

Great... now we know that PPaz LOVES pink pancakes and she's more clever than her innocent face and mild demeanor had us believe.