Conference Weekend

I know this post is way behind schedule. At least I am getting to it. My brother Greg, his wife Maleia, and their darling little girl Dani were able to come up from Elko, Nevada and spend the weekend with us. My brother Gordon, sister-in-law Alana, and their cute little guy Alexander, also were able to come up for the entire weekend. We started the weekend off with a Friday night dutch oven feast. My brother Gordon fixed us up some yummy potatoes and chicken and Morgan (it was his birthday) made some delicious cobbler. Saturday we were able enjoy conference, but between and after conference, we spent time together. Sunday was just as enjoyable and also very relaxing. I love conference weekend. Here are just a few photos from that weekend. The last one is especially neat!!!

This is me and my sister-in-law Maleia waiting to be seated for lunch at Firehouse.


My two nephews from Pleasant View also came up and spent the weekend. By Saturday night I am pretty sure they were restless. I remember having a hard time as a kid sitting through ALL of conference. Well, Morgan thought that they might enjoy a four wheeler ride, so we took them on a little excursion between conference and Priesthood session. They were so cute about getting to ride on the four wheeler. They were all smiles.


This last pictures is especially neat. This is me with 3 of my sister-in-laws, all of us are pregnant with boys. From Left to Right (I might be slightly off on the EXACT due date, but you'll get the picture) - Alana is due December 25th, Maleia is due January 10th, I am due January 29th, and Cammie is due February 12th. Isn't that crazy!? We are all pretty excited to be having little boys all about the same time. And NO I promise we didn't plan this. :)


Needless to say we had a fun Conference weekend and were so happy to be able to spend some good time with family. We are so lucky to have such wonderful families. I know they have to put up with a lot, being related to Morgan and I, but they seem to tolerate us well. :)

Self-Control

Almost immediately after I found out that our baby is a boy I have been wanting to buy everything in sight. Morgan was sweet enough to take me to buy an outfit for our little guy, but I was warned to keep myself under control after that. I have only bought one more item and then have focused my attention on finishing a blanket I have been working.

I am so proud of my self-control. I know that as I get closer to my due date I might not be as disciplined. :) Good thing I have a great husband to help keep me in line! :) Don't get me wrong, he is just as excited as I am, he is just much more level headed about these types of things than I am. I am lucky to have him.

Does anyone else feel like one of those crazed shoppers at Christmas time when they are pregnant (and not only when they are pregnant at Christmas time)? I am just hoping that if I keep my mind focused on homemade projects for the nursery, I won't be so compelled to buy over priced products from the stores. It sure is neat, though, the prospect of getting ready for our little guy. We are so excited.

More Ultrasound Pictures

Here are some pictures from our ultrasound on 9/3/08. This was also the same visit we found out we were having a boy.
Is he sucking his thumb in this picture? We hope not. For sure his father, and someday dentist, hopes not!
I love how funny they look at this stage, being mostly skin and bones. Regardless, he is pretty cute!
Is he hiding from the camera? Maybe he will be camera shy like his mom.
This is one of my favorite pictures! We were able to count all 5 of his darling little fingers.
Isn't this one adorable?
I think we got more pictures of his hands than anything else! :)

Now that we know we are having a boy, we need to decide on a name for our little guy. At least, we better have a name picked out before he is blessed. Wish us luck!

The Name Game!

We have decided that choosing a name for our baby boy is a very difficult task. Morgan and I are so stubborn and picky; I think we might not have a name until after our little guy is born.

It is so funny how you never think too far into other peoples kids names, but once you start naming your own children, it seems that you can think of every possible way they could be teased about their name, or if it will sound 'old' or too 'baby'

It's A.....

BOY!

He's Home

Morgan finally made it home. I don't know how he did it so quickly (he left Friday at 7:00 PM and arrived home at 8:00 AM on Sunday morning). All I can say is I'm so glad he is home and that he made it all that way safely!
Thank you Dad for driving with him and helping him make it safely.

Morgan's Almost Home

We moved to Canada at the first of the summer with hopes of 3 months filled with all sorts of adventures together. Well, we were right about the adventures part, not necessarily the together part.

The first of July, I came home for several reasons (one being tied closely to our exciting new development of being pregnant). The reasons aside, we were going to have to be apart for 6 weeks. Any of you couples who have been apart from your spouse for a while knows that it is just not very fun. We tried to talk as often as we could, but seemed to mostly just email. Thanks to Morgan's parents, who have a home phone service that includes Canada, we have been able to keep in touch a little better.

After about 5 weeks of being 'single', my countdown to Morgan's return is now officially at 10 days. I can't wait! Morgan always keeps me laughing (he has some killer jokes that can rival that of my mom's, we call her jokes 'Geri Jokes'). It will be so nice to be together again.

But I can't say that I am not grateful for Morgan's internship. He has had a great summer and has really impressed the company he worked for. He has wonderful new skills and a whole bunch of memories.
I am really so proud of him for working so hard and taking so much initiative, especially as an intern. He really proved himself a good pick for WESA.

Oh, and I am hoping he makes it home in time to celebrate our two year anniversary on August 18. My dad is flying out to drive with him, and the 18th is also my parents anniversary, so I really hope they can make it home since there are two anniversaries to be celebrated on that day!