Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Wow...

2010-04-30T11:44:00.002-07:00

So it's been a little while since I've posted anything. I'm not even going to attempt to try and catch you up since last August (sheesh...) so here are some of the things we've been up to since then... and of course they're all in reverse of how I uploaded them, so sorry about the mess :)

Karolin and I rocked out this fun photo shoot for work a few weeks ago. It was in the most remote location ever but it turned out really cool!

The photo shoot was actually for a photography workshop put on by Blue Lily Photography. Wendy is AMAZING! Check out her work on her blog, and to top it off she is super sweet and fun.

Yeah, imagine how dumb I felt snapping these pics with my little digital Nikon camera when there's 10 professional wedding photographers all around me taking these awesome shots! haha Here's me and Karolin at the shoot. She was the best intern ever! I am so going to miss her :(

Rex had a birthday. He's 30. So we thought we'd take him to Texas Roadhouse and make him ride the bull :)

Here's Gunner and Merrick at the Youth Museum. It was all about baseball so Gunner was stoked. Merrick was just excited to be set free and touch whatever he wanted to!

Riding in the car with Papa Reed

Okay, seriously, how priceless is this face??? I was dying.

Remember when it rained like crazy a few months ago? The kids were loving it after church one day.

One of the boy's favorite things to do lately is ride the dirt bike around the park. Luckily they all fit...we're all about safety around here :)

Gunner started playing soccer. After trying out every position on the field possible, I think he found the right one! He loves it though and even kicked a goal a few weeks ago! Go cougars!!

Merrick trying to get in on the action!

Easter Sunday! Gunner got loaded with some good stuff!

Merrick actually understood that he was supposed to go and find all the eggs. Unfortunately, everytime he bent over to get one, all the other eggs would fall out of his basket! So cute though :)

Starting the hunt! Gunner was so awesome and helped Merrick load up his basket too.

Ashley Madsen Photography

2009-08-26T15:47:00.004-07:00

My friend Ashley is doing this pretty amazing giveaway on her photography blog right now. Go check it out! She is super talented and really fun too :)

She took some pictures of me not too long ago and seriously she did an awesome job!

100% Boy

2009-07-12T22:53:00.003-07:00

Merrick and I have been in Utah visiting Shannon and Davis for the past few days. We are having so much fun relaxing and being with good friends. Tonight I put Merrick down on the grass to roam around. He immediately found the dirt! He dug right in and I had to grab the camera.

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

We've had a lot of fun catching up with Shannon and Miss Davis, how cute are these two in the back seat?

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Daniel, the Kiwi, served as my "baby holder" for most of the weekend. Good thing Merrick loved him!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

And I became an AT&T salesperson and convinced Justin and Shannon that they HAD TO HAVE iPHONES...way cuter than the Blackberry, don't you agree?

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

We had fun up in the mountains, it is GORGEOUS in Utah this time of year!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Look at those beautiful blue eyes!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

I swear Merrick had something un-edible in his mouth every time I turned around...

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Eatin' him some toes...

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Auntie Birdie, she's pretty sure she wants twins now...haha :)

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Merrick is always best friends with whoever will give him food!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Therefore, he LOVED Bird this weekend :)

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

He's Mobile...

2009-07-08T01:21:00.002-07:00

My little man is fully, completely, 100% mobile...talk about wanting to go crazy! He thinks he can conquer the world now that he can get around! He is so cute though. If I lay on my bed, he will crawl over to it and pull himself up so that he's barely looking over the edge and he can see me, and then when he does see me he gets this huge grin on his face and kinda laughs. And then he gets a little over-excited and usually falls :) But even though he is into EVERYTHING lately, I am just loving him to death and having fun watching him learn and grow. We went to the doctor the other day for his very first check up since he was born. He weighs 19 pounds (seriously, you could have fooled me...I was betting on at least 25) and is in the 90% for height! He's a Hutchins alright! Here's a few pictures from the last month or so...

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Look at that cute hair and beautiful skin! He has the cutest rosy cheeks I have ever seen!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

All dressed up and ready for church, so GQ

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

This is my favorite face in the whole world!

From Mostly Merrick...and sometimes his Mom

Merrick hasn't really decided wether or not he loves the swing. It's been a "I'm freaking out but everyone is looking at me and being happy that I'm in here, so I don't know how to feel" kind of experience for him I think...
We are going on a little vacation this weekend! Merrick and I are headed to Provo to visit Shannon and Davis for a few days. I'm sure there will be plenty of cooking, shopping and nonstop mom-style partying :) Can't wait!

Yeah for me!

2009-06-18T17:06:00.005-07:00

So I got an amazing new job a few weeks ago! I'm an associate event planner at this great company called Outstanding Occasions. If any of you know me (and if you're reading my blog I hope you do...no creepers! However, blog-stalkers are accepted since I am one myself) anyway...if you know me at all, then you totally know that this kind of work is right up my alley! Not only do I get to have fun and plan weddings all day, but I get to stay home more often and play with Mr. Merrick. (Who, by the way, is a full-on crawler now! I yi yi...) It literally is going to be a dream job once I completely get into it. The girls that I work with, Jennifer and Heather, are super cute and fun and we have some truly amazing weddings on the horizon. Check out our website and see some of the great work they've done in the past. And you can also check out our fun little blog, In the Know with OO. It's got all kinds of fun wedding snippets and even if you're not into weddings, some of the stuff we have on there is dang cute anyway. Today was my first post so make sure you stop by and read it. And feel free to leave a comment, add a button onto your blog, whatever floats your boat :) Most importantly, tell all your friends! I am so excited to have this great new job, I'll have to post all the fun stuff that we get to see and do!

A little motivation please...

2009-05-31T21:38:00.003-07:00

So last June (yes, as in 1 whole entire year ago) I bought this super cute little dresser on a Saturday morning and took it home and had all kinds of romantic, decorative ideas about painting it lavender and putting cute Anthropologie handles on it and it was going to be just perfect in my little girl's room...*sigh*. Then by Sunday morning I realized I was lazy, fat, unmotivated and pregnant and then not too much later I found out I was having a boy...cute dresser dreams (as Jim Carey would say) "chk, chk, deleted!" So it sat on the back porch and then one day I painted it blue. And then it sat for a while longer and I put a clear coat on it. The end result was terrible! I will never try and do anything that requires patience and artistic ability when I am wretchedly pregnant again! Needless to say, the dresser was too horrible to bring indoors, it really needed to be redone! And so it continued to sit on my mother-in-laws back porch. Until the other day I finally went and picked it up, and I am sure that she is deliriously happy that it is out of her sight! Kristen and I started sanding it the other day and I have yet to decide what I am am going to do with the thing once it's ready to paint. I just thought I would post a few "before" pics and maybe that will give me that extra bit of motivation to get this little project done and out of the way. So before you know it, I will be posting "after" pictures, right? As long as you pay no attention to my track record...

Here's the little beauty. Loving the Tiffany Blue, but the clear coat is totally yellow. Couldn't possibly be from sitting on the back porch for a year, right??

Here's Kristen getting some work done! If anyone is highly motivated in this project, it is most definitely her...it's on HER back porch now!! Haha

Kristen really rocks at projects like this though. She just re-did her kitchen table and it is totally cute. I am so glad she (and her paint sprayer) are going to be helping me with this :)

And this desk is the next project. The crackle...not so much. Maybe someday we'll get around to this one!

We Heart Summer

2009-05-20T17:20:00.003-07:00

Our pool is finally warm enough so me and Merrick took it outside today and tested out his new floaty seat that I bought him forever ago when I was dreaming of hot weather. He was so adorable! I thought he might be scared of the water but he wasn't at all! He kicked himself all over the pool completely on his own. He didn't even care that he was far away from me, he is so brave. He loved it when he would get splashed by the boys and he just kept laughing and having such a good time. Needless to say, we will be doing this way more often in the next few months!

Teeth X 2!

2009-04-29T22:59:00.002-07:00

Make that 2 teeth! His other bottom tooth has broken through also. And what a joy the last few days have been...

Grosgrain Giveaway

2009-04-28T16:32:00.001-07:00

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/04/picnic-frock-giveaway.html

"Break through"!

2009-04-27T23:54:00.002-07:00

Merrick has broken his very first tooth!! Woohoo!

2009-04-21T13:59:00.003-07:00

I think we are officially at the stage where EVERYTHING goes in his mouth...

And Merrick has started sitting up by himself! He is so cute when he wobbles all over the place! It makes me so proud of him :)

I know, I know...

2009-03-31T00:12:00.008-07:00

It's been a little crazy-busy around here lately! We are so due for an update! Here's the last 2 months in pictures. Merrick is growing like a weed, we measured him the other day and he is 26'' long. I swear I am constantly just having to find bigger clothes for him on a daily basis. He has really started laughing and playing and he makes the cutest noises when he wakes up every morning.

Merrick and Maddy are really starting to like each other. By 'like each other', I mean Merrick doesn't immediately cry out of fear whenever he sees her coming anymore :) Maddy totally has that "older sister" instinct with him and she loves to pat him and she is learning to be "soft" with him. It is so cute when she tries to pick up his carseat and carry him around! And seriously, could Maddy get any cuter? Her favorite words are "sooommme" and "dat" (for that) and more recently "day do" (for thank you).

I love this picture because we actually caught him smiling! As you will see in all the following pictures, Merrick hates the camera! He gets so upset the more we try and take pictures so when I get one like this, I really get a little over-excited.

This is Merrick's 'before' shot. He had the worst mullet and right on top of it was his little baby bald spot. So we had to buzz it all off so it could start new.

Merrick is finally getting to the point where he is liking toys and loves to play. He is in love with this jumper thing we got him. It plays music and he gets to bounce around so he will keep himself entertained for almost an hour at a time with this thing! Okay...I love it too :)

One night after work, I got to Kristen's house to pick up Merrick only to find that she was trying to change him into a girl. Okay, not really. He had spit up on all his clothes and Kristen had nothing to put him in except Maddy's clothes. I was so funny to see him in all pink! Poor kid, he will hate that I put this picture up someday...

Here we are on Valentine's Day

I am totally determined to get a tan, and I am totally determined to make sure that Merrick gets to love being outside. We usually lay out everyday. Seriously, stop by and you will find us out in the middle of lawn every morning. Laying out in March is why I LOVE ARIZONA!!

I've been giving Merrick some grown up food a little bit lately. I fed him some peach yougurt the other day and he totally loved it.

Of course, we are getting him into volleyball early on. Every time we take him to one of my brother's games he just stays glued to the the game, it is so funny! Nothing will distract him from watching the game.

And here are some of the most recent pictures that I took just this week. He is getting so grown up already, he's nearly 6 months old!

I am really going to be a better blogger. It has just been a little crazy lately. And, after making this post, I realize I need to be a better picture-taker too! As for me, nothing has really changed, except I have jury duty for the next 4 months (no, that is not a typo...4 months), I am going to be helping out at Villa Siena (where Brock and I had our reception a few years ago) and learn how to be a wedding coordinator, and ...

I got bangs...

THE END.

A little shout out to...Ashley Madsen Photography

2009-02-28T12:17:00.006-07:00

One of my good friends Ashley Madsen is a great photographer. She did a few pictures of Merrick when he was a newborn and they turned out amazing! She is doing a giveaway on her blog today so go check it out!

We're on vacation...

2009-01-28T13:17:00.008-07:00

Me and Merrick decided to get away for a little while. So we picked the most obvious of vacation destinations and booked January flights to Buffalo, NY. It's a lovely 13 degrees here and we just love the feeling of snow between our toes... Okay, I'm just joking, but despite the cold weather, we are having a ton of fun hanging out with Dick & Erica and their girls Ella & Ruby. We'll be here for a little while longer and here's a little bit of what's been going on so far...

Here's me on the plane on our way to Buffalo. "Why is she so happy?" you might ask. Because the following picture displays Merrick's disposition 50% of the trip...

And this is what was going on the other 50% of the time...

I don't know, I might be a little biased, but I think I have the perfect baby :) He was so good the entire 4 1/2 hour flight and just laughed and played with everyone around us on the flight.

'Goodbye' Arizona and 'Hello' Buffalo! This was our first taste of the snowy wonderland that awaited us.

This is what it looked like when we braved the snow and went to church on Sunday morning.

Merrick stayed bundled up. He is such a little trooper, I swear the cold doesn't even phase him most of the time!

After church, my friend Josh drove us up to see some of the church history sites. We stopped by the Hill Cumorah first. It was so cold, we only stayed for about 5 minutes before we sprinted back to the car.

Cohen wasn't too excited about the cold...

Then we drove by the Palmyra Temple and then went to the Sacred Grove.

We didn't stay as long as I would have liked to because it was freezing, but it seemed like such a peaceful place. It's almost like there was a bubble around it that made it seem really peaceful and calm. It was beautiful and hopefully someday (in the summer) I will get to see it again.

And this is what I look like when I am nearly frozen. So cute huh?

He's officially Merrick Ryan Hutchins!

2008-12-07T15:49:00.005-07:00

We blessed Merrick this morning at church. It was so special. The blessing my dad gave him was so sweet and, for me at least, was totally pertinent and inspired for everything that has already happened in this little guy's life already. It was so neat to see all these men that are so important to me get up and bless my son. I am so grateful for the gospel and especially for the priesthood and that we can be blessed through it. Lots of family and friends showed up, thanks for your support! And I'm sorry for all the family that couldn't be here, you really were missed! Little Merrick looked adorable in his outfit and he actually stayed awake for most of the pictures that we took! He is such a huge blessing in my life and I love him more than anything. Okay, here's some pictures before I tear up...again...

Grandma & Grandpa Hutchins

Kristen and Cousin Maddy (isn't her hair great brunette?!?!)

My Family: Jason, Colton, Merrick and I, Grandma Carpenter, Ian, Grandpa Carpenter, Mom, Kristen, Maddy and Dad

My Parents

Yesterday morning Merrick got to meet Santa for the first time at the Hutchins' ward Christmas party. Then he met him again later that evening at my ward's Christmas party. Good thing, he's not old enough to understand or he might get a little confused!

I love our ward party every year! The food is always great and it always makes me so excited for Christmastime. We saw tons of people that I haven't seen in forever. I am so lucky that we are back in Lindsay ward again! There are tons of young moms and my sister is in my ward, it doesn't get much better than that!

Merrick's Blessing

2008-12-05T13:11:00.002-07:00

Hey Everybody, my dad is going to bless Merrick this Sunday. We're at the building on Lindsay and Houston at 9:00am if anyone is interested in coming. I will definitely post some pictures afterwards, I got him the most adorable outfit :)

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T19:12:00.008-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

Here's what we were up to today...

Cooking... (I know it doesn't look like it, but we took a quick picture break!)

...playing with all the babies...

...taking 5 Generation pictures (seriously, 5 generations!)...

...and hanging out with the fam!

Copying Aunt Molly

2008-11-14T00:00:00.004-07:00

This is a post for my sister-in-law Molly who lives in Alaska. Just the other day she had a post on her blog about finally purchasing some checkered Vans. When I came home tonight, my little brother Jason had brought Merrick a little present...checkered Vans! So they're not exactly the same, but close enough! Molly, make sure and bring yours at Christmas so we can take pictures :) Haha!

So cute huh? Thanks Jay, you're the best brother! And by best...I mean weirdest :)

3 Weeks old

2008-11-10T22:37:00.003-07:00

Here's a couple of random pictures from this week.

We are doing so good and having so much fun :)

2008-11-01T12:11:00.005-07:00

Baby Merrick and I have been home for a little over a week now so I thought that I should post a few pictures. We haven't been up to much, just hanging out at home, a couple of ward Halloween parties and of course the Highland/Gilbert game. Needless to say, we've been adjusting and I'm just trying to figure out this whole mommy business :)

Here's Merrick and I the day we came home from the hospital. He is so small! His car seat pretty much drowns him, but he is growing into it nicely. I was so glad to finally get him out of the NICU and home with me! (Please try and ignore the fact that I still look 6 months pregnant...)

I love watching this little guy sleep! He is so sweet and makes the cutest noises. And he sleeps a ton so I get to do it a lot :) Look at that hair!!

We dressed Merrick up the other night to go to the ward party. He was adorable as a little pumpkin! I loved the little hat.

We keep trying to get Maddy and Merrick together in a picture. We have been unsuccessful thus far. Every time we get them close to each other Maddy mauls poor Baby Merrick! Maybe when they get a little older...

Happy Happy Birthday!!!

2008-10-16T20:40:00.004-07:00

HE'S HERE!

Hello everyone! This is Kristen, Sharisa's little sister.

Just wanted to let you all know that

Baby Merrick arrived this morning at 6:23 a.m.

weighing in at 6 pounds 5 ounces

and 18.5 inches tall. (He's a little guy!)

They are keeping Merrick in the NICU for a couple of days due to some slightly under-developed lungs but they say that he is doing awesome and recovering at a really fast rate. Because of this, the only people that are allowed to see him are his parents and grandparents

:( So I have yet to see the little guy in person, but we are hoping for tomorrow or Saturday.

Merrick and Grandma Shiflet

Sharisa and Mom gettin all prepped for the surgery

Here's the little mama this morning at the hospital ... lucky girl- she got to have her hair and make up done and actually look cute in her pictures at the hospital.... an advantage to having a scheduled birth :)

Sharisa is doing really awesome and is recovering well. She'll probably be home from the hospital on Saturday or Sunday. We're still not sure when visitors will be able to see the baby, but we'll keep you updated!

I've been tagged :)

2008-10-12T21:31:00.004-07:00

*Five things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I was on the volleyball team at Gilbert Jr. High and I got team MVP that year :)
2. Sitting on AOL all night long at Meghan's house (or maybe that was when we were a little younger, I don't remember)
3. Wearing purple eyeshadow...yeah I don't want to talk about it...
4. Babysitting all the time to earn money to blow at the mall every Saturday
5. Listening to Britney Spears

*Five things on my to do list today:
1. Drop off thank you cards from my baby shower
2. Take a nap
3. Clean my bathroom and do my laundry
4. Take a walk
5. Make cookies, what else are Sundays for?

*Five snacks I enjoy:
1. Apples
2. Jamba Juice
3. Toast with Peanut Butter
4. Popcorn
5. Dove Promises

*Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy myself a cute house in Agritopia so Merrick could have his own room
2. Buy myself a Lincoln Navigator, I really want an Aviator, but they don't make them anymore and if I had a million dollars I might as well splurge and get the big one, right?
3. Buy a completely new wardrobe from Anthropologie
4. Put enough aside to send Merrick to a private school in a few years
5. Buy season tickets to the Sun's games

*Five places I've lived:
1. Gilbert, Arizona
2. Chandler, Arizona
3. Honolulu, Hawaii
4. Sorry, that's it...
5.

*Five Jobs I've had:
1. Wal-Mart, when I was in high school, they were flexible with my busy volleyball schedule okay!
2. Toni & Guy Salon at Fiesta Mall
3. Junky Trunk Boutique
4. Marsha Nadalin Salon & Spa in Hawaii, worst...job...ever...
5. Nordstrom, if I hadn't been pregnant and throwing up everyday this would have been the most fun job ever

Go to your pictures folder and take the fourth picture from the fourth file and post it.

Okay, this summer when I went to Utah to visit my sister-in-law Shannon, we made these little treats that we found on 'Pioneer Woman' and they were absolutely incredible! We had to take pictures!

That's it.

Merrick will be here on Thursday bright and early! I'll keep you all updated :)

Happy Birthday To Me! And a real long preggo update...

2008-10-03T22:57:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was my birthday, so my family got together tonight and had a little bbq for me. I got a gift certificate for a massage, some high quality jewelry, some toys for Merrick and most importantly the stroller and carseat that I wanted! Yeah!

And here's a fun, long pregnancy update. I am so not a fan of people's pregnancy T.M.I. blog posts so I am going to try and make this as cut and dry as possible. Here goes...

I had a Dr.'s appointment yesterday morning. This is my last month, so the Dr. really had to look at things. He said that he thought the baby was breech. I guess that's not a good thing at this point in my pregnancy, so he said he wanted to do an ultrasound just to make sure. If the baby was indeed breech, then I would have to go to the hospital and see if they could turn him around (I think it's called an ECV?) .

So, this morning I went in for an ultrasound and he is definitely breech. They measured the little guy and I got to see how big he's gotten in the past few months. He is so cute! And he has a ton of hair! The ultrasound tech kinda pushed on my belly where his head was and you could see his hair waving! I couldn't believe it. She said he probably weighed about 6 pounds. She also told me that she was pretty sure that they had messed up on my due date. She said that she was getting something more like October 26th. Hooray! That moved everything up like a whole week! Then after all the fun was over she prints out the pictures and tells me she needs to talk to the doctor about a few things and he would be in in a few minutes...yeah, that sounds promising.

The doctor came in and starts in on a few key factors I have working against me at the moment. (By the way, the baby is totally healthy and there is nothing that is wrong with him at all. Phew!) He says the baby is breech, he is also piked (so his feet are up by his face, like he's bent in half), I have really low amniotic fluid (so he's not swimming in very much water), my placenta is in the front (which isn't really bad, it's just not normal) and Merrick's head is HUGE. He said that his head is in the 92nd %! I guess that's real big.

So I'm thinking, okay let's go ahead and flip this guy around, but the docotor goes on to tell me that with all these things working against me, it is totally unlikely that we could flip him. And they never deliver first-time moms breech. And even if we could flip the baby, or if Merrick flipped himself, he's not very confident that I could deliver his head...then he said the dreaded word that I have avoided this whole pregnancy...C Section. He said that he really thinks it's the best option especially since my fluid is low. He really didn't act like there was much room for decision-making.

Don't get me wrong, I 100% trust my doctor and I think he is great, I was just really shocked this whole time. And then, even more shocking he said he wants to go ahead and schedule the surgery for the week of the 13th...that's in like 10 days. So I am likely going to have a child in about 10 days...I'm kinda still a little shocked by all this, but as the day has gone on I have gotten a lot more used to the idea. And really, who is going to complain about not having to go through labor and delivery??

I am going to be in such a rush getting ready for this little guy over the next week. And of course, this was a week that I was going to be pretty busy. I have a class that I am taking on Monday, we play Highland Tuesday and Thursday is my baby shower (which I hope you're all coming to by the way). But I am excited that he is going to be here so soon since pregnancy really isn't that much fun and comfortable. Wish me luck!

And if you've kept reading this long you are a saint. Haha!

My Baby Shower

2008-10-02T22:30:00.002-07:00

The girls that own the boutique I used to work at are so nice enough to be throwing me a baby shower next week. I want anybody that wants to come to come! I already sent out invitations last week and just don't want anyone to get left out. Seriously, don't be shy! I would love to see everybody. Here's the info...

Thursday, October 9th (That's next week)

6:30 to 8:30pm

Audrey Ryan's Home

1817 E. Coral Tree

Gilbert, AZ 85234

Seriously please come, it's gonna be a ton of fun with great food! These girls really know how to throw a classy party :)

2008-09-23T11:12:00.003-07:00

I think there is a list somewhere that contains all the "best baby things" that moms get to do while they are pregnant and waiting for baby. Like buying that first outfit, or making shower invitations or setting up the nursery. I was really excited about the nursery part. Before, when I lived with my in-laws I was so lucky. They baby was going to have his own big room right next door to mine. I would have had plenty of room for all the furniture I needed plus some. So, I went out and bought the most awesome crib. I took weeks and weeks searching and finally picked it out at Room 4 Baby here in Gilbert, paid for it upfront and started waiting. Well the waiting is finally over. But, of course (welcome to my life) my living situation has completely changed. I now live in a tiny bedroom in my parent's house and I can't even barely fit all my furniture in there, much less a crib. Much less this crib. I picked out this huge, beautiful crib because I had all the room I needed before. Plus, at this point I could really use that money back! The store can't take it back becuase they had to order it, blah blah blah... which is totally understandable. But now I am stuck with this enormous, beautiful crib and nowhere to put it. I don't know very many pregnant girls that are still looking for a crib, but if any of you do let me know! I just want to sell it for what I paid for it. It's still brand new in the box and hasn't been opened yet. It's the Munire Deco Crib in Espresso and I paid $500 for it. Sorry if this post seems like a whiny post, I really don't mean it to be! I just need help getting this crib sold so I hope you guys might be able to help me! On a lighter note, I'm 35 weeks already! Only 5 more to go. The baby is doing good. He moves a ton and just beats me up all day long :)

Look at my cute brother!

2008-09-08T15:25:00.002-07:00

My little brother Juddy is on his mission in Chile. He has been out for about 8 months now. He loves his mission and we miss him so much! He just sent these pictures this morning so I thought that I would share them with everybody. He said that this family just went through the temple since they were baptized a year ago. And he actually found a Dr. Pepper! He was so excited and and at the same time so sad that he had to share with his companion, haha :) I love Juddy and I am so proud of him.
Isn't he so cute?!

Utah

2008-09-01T20:04:00.005-07:00

My mom, my sister and I drove up to St. George, Utah this weekend for my cousin's blessing. She is 4 weeks old and she is just too cute. We didn't get any pictures of her on our camera but I will have to post some when we get them from my aunt because you would just die at how much hair this little girl has! We had a great time and pretty much just hung out and ate good food the whole 3 days we were there. I can't believe I survived in a car for that long! And for all those who have been begging...I included a current belly picture :) Yeah! I'm 32 weeks! Only 8 to go!

My Baby Shower

2008-08-21T00:13:00.000-07:00

The girls at the boutique are wonderful enough to be throwing me a baby shower sometime in the next few weeks. I'm trying to gather adresses. I want anybody and everybody to come, so please please send me your adress! Don't be shy :)