Phylis

Johnny flyin on the drums.

Jared, always a solid, most-gutsy lead vocals on Rock Band.

Look at that beautiful belly!  We had a six hour prenatal class yesterday.  All topped off with a video filled with delivery footage.  I will be standing behind Sarah come time :)

Birthday Boy, MJ.

Celebrating/Hosting Michael Jackson's (yes, that's his real name)
27th birthday at our new place.

 A real rager filled with:

• some sweet Rock Band hits


• Phylis the snake


• turkey burgers on whole wheat buns (yeah, a bloomin' bbq and look what we ate)


• my Argentine guacamole dip (some girl went to town on it and ate it all)


• and more than anything, great friends...

Here I am 7 months pregnant!! Sorry I haven't posted like forever, but Josh has done such a great job at keeping the update. Lets see my life is still the same.....I am finishing up my nursing class and am dreading doing another. Last night Josh and I were trying to figure out a hobby for me and I kept saying work and school. So if there are any suggestions on hobbies I would love to hear. ALSO if there are any suggestions on what to buy for the baby.......like brand of car seat, crib, diaper bag and so forth....Oh and does anyone really use a baby carrier like the sling?

Our sexy new purchase.  2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS.  Midnight blue... oh and 24/33 mpg :) Well, we'll see...

Snowmobiling, snowshoeing, homemade cheesecake, Rock Band, and some ice fishing last weekend in Rigby, ID

For Valentine's Day I surprised Sarah with her favorite meal take-out style... jumbo salad & bread sticks with Alfredo sauce.  Doesn't sound all that special, does it?  I gotta say that it is so good!  It's really the bread sticks and Alfredo sauce that are the best.  They're one of those things that you can't stop eating.  *funny side note*  When Sarah was little, her family would eat out at the Olive Garden while visiting Utah and she would always grumble to herself on the road trip back to Idaho, "Blast! I should have eaten more."  Not much has changed :)

Sarah loves the Parmesan cheese grinder they bring around at the Olive Garden so that's what I got her.  It's one of those nice metal contraptions from Williams & Sonoma.  It's all the rage lately... trying to use it with any meal we can.  

I know everybody has been eagerly anticipating some sonogram pics! I hate to say it, but he looks like a little alien here. We were hoping for a side profile, but instead got several indicating the gender. That's right! It's a boy! We are so excited! It's rather entertaining pushing Sarah's tummy and feeling him shift around. It jut astounds me that there's a little baby inside there.

Sarah told me the other day that he had the hiccups. Poor little guy. Four more months seems so long to wait! The due date is the 8th of June (leaning towards a week after). Sarah is doing so well and I know she will be an extraordinary mother. I can't wait to teach my boy things. Life is great!

Recent dinner outing with Gary Teare and family.  They were in town to drop off Ben at the MTC (called to Germany).  We went to Macaroni Grill.  

My dear sweet wife... What an epic picture! This was indeed an opportune time to capture such culinary skills!

So Sarah was making an Indian dish and there were quite the combinations of spices! Oh man it was super potent. My eyes were burning in the other room and as you can see, Sarah was suffering so much she put her swimming goggles on.

My turn to ask a question....When cooking onions and green chili peppers, how do you keep your eyes dry? It was torturous to cook this meal, BUT it was bliss eating this dish. Yummy.

One of my favorite books right now is These is my words. My sister in law Shannon recommended this book, and I absoluetly loved it. I would sit Josh down and read parts from the book to him. I loved all the characters especially Sarah who resembled a strong woman inside and out. I know it is a fictional book, but still I think of her as a real person. Thanks again for the recommendation. I am now reading Snow falling on Cedars. I just started so I can't recommend the book quite yet.

We did it as a family!! It is about time we made our journey to the Y. Now we are truly a part of Provo UT. This hike use to take me about 1/2 hr at the least to climb, but it took us almost an hour to climb. I blame this due to me working too much at the hospital and not having enough time working out on my phyisical strength. Josh was very patient as I was hiking and taking little steps up towards the Y. Maybe soon I can get back into shape again.

Josh and I had our big date yesterday. I went to work for only a 1/2 shift and then Josh and I met to hike the Y. After our grueling work out we went to a movie which was the best ever. For all of you people out there you should go and see Stardust. Amazing movie. I absolutely enjoyed it. I would love to see it again. After the movie we went to our favorite restaurant called Bombay House. Mmmm it was so yummy. I just love all of the spices. It was a great day yesterday to be with my husband!!