Church Talk

California

2010-12-05T09:17:00.000-08:00

Before Thanksgiving we went to California for almost 2 weeks. (I have no clue how to make this not underlined). We started out in Burbank at Gregs parents and then I flew to Utah for my grandmas funeral while Greg and Abby stayed in Cali and then I flew back to Cali. We then met my parents in Carlsbad at a resort where my parent used there time share points. We had a great time. It rained and was a bit chilly but it was still fun. We went to the beach, Legoland, Sea World, and Wild Animal Park. Abby liked Sea World the best and so did I. It was so fun to see how excited she got when the Whales jumped or she saw Dolphins swimming. My dad was even brought to tears when we were watching the Shamu show seeing how happy she was. It was great to have a vacation and get to spend time with family. The picture above is Abby watching a movie with her grandpa (Gregs dad). She loves to hang out with him.

Helping GRanda in the yard

Wild Animal Park

This a a place where they give you bird nectar and the birds fly all over you. Abby was a bit freaked out.

Walking along the beach every morning.

Running away from the waves

Abby fell in while trying to run from the waves. She was soaked and none of us would go in to save her untill the wave receded back. It was sad!

Walking in her underwear after she got soaked. She would not stay in the blanked.

Feeding the Rays at Sea World

This Walrus really freaked ABby out, she would not come close to the glass

Shamu!

Waiting for the show to start.

This is just a glimpse of here face while watching Shamu.

Baluga Whales

The Oscar ride at Sea World

Lego Land

This is the "mini" Vegas made out of Legos

Lego Hagrid

Abby is 2!

2010-08-08T13:47:00.001-07:00

Warning: 2 more long posts below! Abby turned 2 on August 3rd I can't belive how time flies! She is such a joy in our lives and we love her so much! She makes me laugh everyday. She can say pretty much anything that you tell her to say. She pust 2-3 words together but can't quite make sentances yet. She can kind of count to ten but she goes from 1- 5 to 7, ha ha. She loves to sing twinkle twinkle, the spider song, and to act out the monkeys on the bed song. She loves swimming and she is a little fish, the other day we were throwing her into backflips (with floaties of course)! Her latest thing is she talks to herself and says for example: "Color, Okay!" or "Drink, Okay". She is very independent and can throw a pretty good tantrum. She won't really let me put her hair in "piggys" anymore but she loves "clips". I have been on a sewing kick lately so I have made her some cute ones. She no longer wants to sit in her highchair and sometimes the only way she will eat is in the tv room watching "little Bear" her favorite show. She also loves Buzz and Woody! She brings her baby most of the time we go anywhere. She loves to pretend she is talking on the phone to grandma or grandpa. There are so many cute and funny things that she does it is amazing. She still lets me rock her before she goes to bed (I love it) and thank goodness she is a great sleeper! Sometimes only Daddy can put her to bed though. She loves to torment Jack, they are like siblings! We just love this little girl! Best buddies
Birthday Party at Grandmas house

Her new baby and highchair

Her new vaccuum

Her new Toy Story Tent

Her new bike from grandma and grandpa that she doesn't know how to ride yet

Her backpack from grandma and grandpa (she loves this)

The Nemo cake

This is the dress I made her ( I was so proud of myself)

4th of July and Salt Lake

2010-08-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

I am doing a huge catch up! With three posts in a row. We had Gregs sister, neice and nephew and his mom here over the 4th of July. It was so fun to have them here and Abby really loved playing with her cousins. We went to the Bellagio, went swimming, did fireworks, and just hung around. They live in Indiana so we don't see them very often. Then, I went up to Salt Lake and stayed with my friend Heather who has a new baby Claire. We had so fun hanging out with them and seeing other friends t hat I haven't seen forever. Abby loved baby Claire and even named both of her babies Claire. We went to HOgle Zoo with my aunt Teresa and cousing Carina and Chas. It was hot but fun. We also got to see Karin and Evan, Julie and Hannah, Elisa, Alicia, and Amanda and Millie. Abby loved playing with all the kids. She loved the airplane too but I can't imagine going on a longer flight. We miss being close to all these great friends. Abby and Mille were being so silly playing in this tent and it was past their bedtime so they were even more hyper!
Eating at Olive Garden with old friends Heather, Amanda, and Elisa

Hogle Zoo with Uncle Chas

Riding the train with Carina

The Carosel

Abby and Hannah

Abby and Evan

Loving Baby claire

Holding baby Claire (she is adorable)

At Bellagio garens with cousins Raegan and Tanner

Reading with cousin Tanner

The whole gang at Bellagio

Lake Powell

2010-08-08T13:16:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't posted forever! So here is a start. We went to Lake Powell at the end of June so here are a few pics from the trip. Greg stayed home because it was his last week of school and he had to write a paper. We had a great time. Abby loved the water and finally liked her life jacket. It was so nice to get away to my favoritie place in the world with family! My cousin Alex and I swimming acoss the Lake
Abby loves to float on her back in her lifejacket

Her favorite Uncle chas

Riding the waverunner with Grandpa

Hanging out with mommy while everybody else went on a cool hike (its such a bummer having to stay back with kids, ha ha)

Abby would just start wandering off into the cliffs and she would look back and say, "stay". ha ha

She sort of liked tubing

Swimming Lessons

2010-06-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

Abby just finished her swimmng lessons a couple of weeks ago. She had so much fun! it was a mommy and me class. She is such a good little swimmer and is definitely coming along. She loves the water is not afraid at all. She can now float on her back pretty much be herself and has learned to flip onto her back. She dunks herself all the time. It is so funny! We love this little girl. She is growing so much and so fast each day. Everytime she sees her swimsuit or the water she says "mimming"!

Catch Up

2010-05-09T15:59:00.000-07:00

I keep waiting so long to post! Pictures from Easter are at the bottom. I had to work on Easter so we had a little egg hunt for Abby the FRiday before. I didn't know if she would get it but she loved it especially when she realized the eggs had candy! We have been to St george a couple of times to go swimming! Abby started her mommy and me swimming lessons. They are kind of silly but she likes it. She is such a fish, she just wants me to let go of her! Other than that nothing else is going on. I am off of school for the summer and Greg willl done at the end of JUne! HOpefully he willl get a job quick! Right now we are just enjoying this wonderful weather and getting excited for the pools to open for the summer! Abby just keeps growing and growing! She talks better each day, we love her sooo much! Goofing around in the wind!

Looking at eachother under the water. It took her a bit to figure out the goggle thing!

Hanging out with "bampa"

MMmmmm Peanut Butter!

This is a place in St George, it is so fun for kids!

Figureing out that there is candy in the eggs!

Looking for eggs!

St George

2010-04-02T13:50:00.000-07:00

2 Weeks ago we went to St George for over a week because we had to go there 2 weekends in a row so we decided to stay the whole week! We went golfing, shopping, swimming, and did crafts! I finished my ABC quiet book finally, it only took a year! It turned out way cute! We found out that Abby is a fish! We got her these arm floaties and now she swims by herself. She loves it! She won't stop putting her face under! It is so funny! She can also touch in my parents pool so that makes it even better! My mom heated the pool to the 80's! We went to Zion one day which was beautiful! We would like to go back without Abby so we can hike farther and not have to worry about her. She just wanted to walk the whole time! We also went to a mini mission reunion for Greg and Abby got run over by a power wheels hummer/truck!! It was so scary but she was ok, just a couple scrapes. Overall, it was a great, relaxing week. Greg was in Mesquite half the week with his college buddies watching the NCAA tournament. The last photos are just random from before St George.

Zion "River Walk"

Our little princess! She loves these dress up shoes!

Best Buddies!

Look at those Legs! She is always wearing my shoes.

Grandma Church bought this dress at Costco for $15! We had to buy 2 because they were so cute!

Abby and her daddy relaxing!

Do you think she likes corn?

Making cookies with mommy! She looks like Ace Ventura because she took out her pigtails!

Catch Up

2010-02-21T17:18:00.000-08:00

Its been a long time since I posted. I get so busy with work, school, and Abby that I forget to update. We are doing well. we are loving this Vegas spring weather right now. Abby loves to play outside in the back yard or go to the park or on walks. She is growing every day and her vocabulary expands practically every day too! She loves to say NO! She loves kitties and doggies espcially her grandmas and of course her best bud Jack. She has been going to nursery now for about 2 months because Greg and I both teach so they let her go early. She loves it and goes in there with no problems. She is soo much fun right now and we love her to death, even when she throws a major tantrum (which happens often).

We went to California back in January so the pics are below. We went to the LA Zoo and also to the Ronald Reagan Library. It was sooo cool! We got see and go onto Air force One and see many other cool things.
This is her "cheesy" smile

She loves to outside!

She had so much fun shooting baskets with Daddy in Cali!

The view from the Ronal Reagan Library

We started putting bubbles in her bath and she loves it! She even knows which bottle is for bubbles!

Air Force One

Reading with Grandpa

Walkingat the LA Zoo with her cousins

These monkeys were kissing eachother and "whispering" to eachother. Abby started copying them and trying to kiss me

The Mom and baby Koala, Greg took this pic it is soo cute, you can barely see the baby's face

The Zoo

Christmas

2010-01-15T14:15:00.001-08:00

I haven't posted for a while! We had a great Christmas! We went to St George for almost a week and had a great, relaxing time with family. We were also able to see some old college friends Teigan and Taylor which was so great! Abby was so funny to watch open presents. I still don't think she knew what was going on but oh well she got some good toys. Last weekend we went to California to see Greg's parents since we didn't get to for Christmas so pic of that to come later.

Jack's Christmas Present

Abby with uncle Chas showing off her new shoes from her Daddy (can you guess the brand?)

Trying to put the baby and baby carrier in the car

The Car

The "baby alive" doll

These are buttercream mints from the LIon House, Abby loves them so santa brought her some in her stocking!

Christmas Morning

Santa

2009-12-21T20:31:00.000-08:00

I took Abby to see Santa the other day! She didn't cry but she wasn't sure what to do as you can tell by her face! She does know how to say "santa" though!

Carlsbad

2009-11-24T20:26:00.001-08:00

This past week we went to Carlsbad, California. My mom had time share points that she had to use by the end of the year and this was the only place she could get. It turned out to be a great place and great resort. The beaches were great and the weather was perfect. I wanted to stay forever! We were able to go to the San Diego Zoo which Abby loved and so did I. She also loved the beach! It was so cute to watch her try to walk in the sand! Thanks Mom for taking us on a great vacation! Abby loves the pool! She is a fish!
Warming up with Grandma!

She kept trying to eat the sand!

She wasn't sure what was going on here!

I love Koala's, they are sooo cute!

She really liked the ducks!

This panda was so adorable!

She loved this monkey because he was right by the glass!

Trunk or Treat/Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-30T20:18:00.000-07:00

We had our trunk or treat for the ward last Wednesday and Abby dressed up as a Fairy!! I already had the tutu and the wings so I just added a few things! She looked so cute in her costume but then it was freezing so we practically had to cover it up! She figured out that people were putting candy in her bucket right away and wouldn't let go of it. She also discovered Suckers for the first time! It was pretty funny! We went to the pumkin patch today and Abby rode the train and jumped in the jumping house, she loved it!

My Little Fairy!

She loved the pumpkins!

The Train!

The jumping house!!

She wanted to put on my shoes and my socks, silly girl!

Best Buddies!! Abby loves to climb on Jack like a horse, he usually stands up and she falls off but she thinks it is hilarious!

Vote for Abby!

2009-10-17T22:16:00.000-07:00

I entered Abby into a contest for Gap and Gap Kids. It is a casting call for there next new faces. I need people to go vote for her!! I actually entered 5 different pics of her and you can vote for each one, once per day. Here is the info:

Go to: www.gap.com/castingcall

Enter ID numbers:

509924715

389924732

729924002

619924896

9924766

Pigtails

2009-09-30T14:34:00.000-07:00

I can finally get Abby's hair into ponytails and pigtails!! I am so excited! I think she looks so cute with them! The weather cooled down today (finally!!) so I was able to put her in her birthday outfit from her grandma! It is adorable!

Showing off Her new outfit

Random

2009-09-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

So I haven't blogged for a while!! I tried to the other day and it wouldn't work. Nothing real exciting has been going on so we haven't taken many pictures. I had a birthday and got a new toy (well its Abby's too). It is a bike stroller and it can be a plain stroller and a jogging stroller, it is really cool!! Abby cried the entire time I took her on the bike though, I think she was hot! Other than that Abby keeps growing and growing! She is into everything!! This is her favorite cupboard in the bathroom! She loves to get into my makeup and carry it around the house.
I don't know how to turn this around. This is my new toy as a stroller on top and a bike carrier on bottom!

The "splash Pad". These things are so great! Abby loves it and so do I!! It is very refreshing during the hot days of summer!

These are Abby's new Nike shoes that Greg bought her! She loves them!! She bring them to me so she can wear them around the house!! They are so little!

MOre Splash Pad

Abby loves playing in the rocks in our backyard!

Best Buddies!

Utah

2009-08-22T16:05:00.000-07:00

We went up to Salt Lake/Bountiful a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time. We stayed with SPencer and Julie, Gregs college roommate. It was so nice of them to let us stay there. We had so much fun seeing old friends. We also go to meet Hannah!! it was so funny to watch all the kids playing together. The weather was awesome too, a nice break from Vegas!! Grace, Abby, Hannah, and Evan
The "car" that all the kids fought over!

Abby pushing Evan in the car

The Girls

The Guys

The guitarist at the Red Igaua in Salt Lake

Abby and Aunty Heather

Spencer and Greg and thier girls

Happy Birthday Abby!!

2009-08-03T20:38:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Abby!! I cannot believe she is one. Time flies!! This has been the best and toughest year of our lives!! I can't imagine life without her. She is a joy to us and everyone else around her. I am so thankful that I was chosen to be her mother, and I thank heavenly father every day for her. She is growing so fast. She is walking like a maniac and gets into EVERYTHING!!! She took steps a while ago but just in the last week she has taken off and only walks now. We went to the doc today and she is still small but thats ok. She weighs 18 pounds and 27 3/4 inches just like her mom was at one! Since our families don't live here Abby gets two cakes. One a couple weeks ago at Gregs parents and one today and then she will get another one at my parents next week. We love this little girl!! 1 year ago

Aug 3, 2008

Aug 3, 2009

She loves to put things around her neck so I got her some necklaces

The new purse her Aunt Jennifer made her and her new Xylaphone (spelling?)

She got this tutu for Christmas but I forgot about it. Greg says she looks like AceVenura pet detective!

Grandmas House

Lake Powell

2009-07-23T11:32:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun at Lake Powell but it went way too fast. Abby did way good, she loved the water but hated her life jacket!! Greg's niece and her husband came with us which made the trip even better. We found 2 really cool hikes that led to slot canyons, they were amazing! I love this place and can't wait to go back next year!! We went to California the next day after we got back, pictures to come later.

Its been a while!

2009-07-02T20:39:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I posted. Abby is almost one, I can't belive it!!! She is growing too fast! She has taken about 5 steps on her own. If she just got some guts she could totally walk. She stands forever by herself. She is so much fun!! She is finally getting more teeth too, it only took like 4 months! There are some videos posted below.

We went ot St George 2 weekends ago and went swimming as always, she just loves the water. SHe jumps (well trys) off the side to us and has no fear. I also got to go 4-wheeling w hile we were there. It was pretty fun and scary. We went to a cool lookout. Other than that we are doing the same old stuff, me working and GReg going to school. We are going to Lake Powell in 2 weeks, I can't wait!! It will definitely be different now that we have a baby. Hopefully she will like it though. She thinks its so funny when we put her sunglasses on. She usually takes them right off.

Our little acrobat!

Best Buddies!

In her room reading her books. SHe looks at these and talks to herself, it is adorable.

We tried to make it look like he is climing up a cliff, ha ha.

Exploring!!

2009-06-06T22:31:00.000-07:00

Abby has discovered the dishwasher and it is her new favorite thing. She climed right up there all by herself!
This is what we do to Abby when she is naughty, ha ha!!

Jack was not very happy that she was in his house!

Fun Stuff

2009-05-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

We have had a fun past week. First, Jake, Whitney, and Luke Hawkins came into town!! We have never met Luke so it was fun to see him. We went swimming at the Hilton with the babies and they loved it!! I hope they get to play again soon. It was so fun to see you guys!! This past weekend we went to St George for some more swimming! It was sooo warm. Abby got a new floaty that she can be in by herself and she loved it! We took these pics below on my parents putting green. I guess she is going to follow in the families footsteps and be a golfer! Abby decided to finally crawl like a big girl on all fours and she mastered the stairs at my parents house!! I think we will have a walker soon.

Abby loves her daddy!

She was on the hot cement and she didn't even care.

Abby and LUke

He is just a little bit bigger that her!!

I love naked babies

9 Months!!

2009-05-06T20:54:00.001-07:00

Abby is 9 months!! I can't belive it. We went to the doctor today and she has dropped a bit in her percentiles. She weighs 16 lbs 4 oz (9th percentile) and 26 inches (14 percentile). She is just going to be little I guess. I was the same way as a baby. She is all over the place, she cruises around the furniture and stands up to anything and everything she can. Yesterday I let her play with our laundry basket, she was just standing up to it so I went in the other room. WHen I came back she was in the basket!! I have no clue how she got in here. On another note, Greg and I had our 5th anniversery today! I can't believe its been that long already. Its been a great 5 years!!

Abby's new pool. She loves to play in the water, THere is a fountain too but its not on.

She has decided to rearrange our DVD's for us.

Swimming

2009-04-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

We went swimming at my moms house in St George 2 weekends ago. Abby loved the water!!

Jack was to afraid to jump in the water.

So Chas picked him up and jumped in with him. After that he loved it!

Abby and her cousin Corrina riding in the stroller.

Lemons or LImes anyone. Grandpa gave her these and she loved them. She hardly made a face.

Easter

2009-04-15T17:48:00.000-07:00

Easter was a good day but very low key. We had Greg's niece, Jessica here which was fun,. We just went to church, and there was a beautiful music program to remind us what easter is really about. We had a nice dinner and ended the day with a walk in the desert. I didn't have to get Abby a new dress because she has so many in her closet that she has never worn, so I just pulled one of them out. I love this one, thanks Stacey!! We didn't do any easter baskets or anything, but thanks to my mom we got an Easter package on Monday!!

8 Months!!

2009-04-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

Abby is 8 months I can't belive it!! She is growing so fast. She is exploring all over the place and I can't keep up. she gets into everything!! She is getting 2 teeth now at the same time. She is starting to stand up to things by herself. Its crazy how much they change. We are loving every minute.

This is what I woke up to this morning. I guess we need to lower the crib now. She was so excited that she stood up.

This is her rocking chair in her room. She tries to crawl under it and gets stuck.

Can you guess who bought this shirt!! This is only the beginning.

LIke father like daughter

Jack and Abby watching me take a shower and pounding on the door. Jack likes to lick the water under the door.

Snow Canyon

2009-04-07T08:37:00.000-07:00

We went to St George this past weekend and decided to take a trip up to snow Canyon. It is so pretty up there. We didn't really hike because it was cold so we just drove around and explored a bit. My aunt gave us this pack a while ago but it has been at my moms. I love it!! I can't belive we have waited so long to use it. Abby liked it too.

don't worry, jack got this cactus in his foot and his lip. And I got it in my finger trying to get it out of him. They hurt sooo bad.

Swings

2009-03-29T11:14:00.001-07:00

Abby went on the swings for the first time and really liked it. She loved to kick her legs back and forth. I guess we will have to make more trips to the park. It was very cold and windy outside though.

Crafts

2009-03-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

So I have decided to get in touch with the small craft side that I have. ha ha. I made some of those "baby legs" things out of womens socks. That was pretty fun. they are way cute. When I got the sewing machine out Greg was like "you don't do this kind of stuff" . Little does he know I have taken many sewing lessons. I am also attempting to make an "ABC" quiet book for Abby. My mom is also helping me. Here is the one and only page I have finished. Other than that things are the same old here. Abby is all over the place, crawling like a maniac. She actually army crawls but she goes pretty fast. She gets on all fours and then goes down. She is finally getting her first tooth!! I can feel it today. Hooray!! She is growing sooo fast.

Baby Legs!!

She loves her cookies and crackers but they are soo messy!

Jack has figured out that Abby has food when she is in this chair and Abby has figured out that she can feed Jack. He has taken Crackers right our of her hand and she thinks it is so funny.

Another Video

2009-03-05T13:50:00.000-08:00

Here is another funny video that we just took. Greg was saying BINGO along with a commercial and Abby thought it was the funniest thing ever so Greg kept saying "bingo" and she just kept laughing. She is so funny!!

Can anyone tell me how to make your blog title bigger and cuter! I see all these others that have cute fonts and pics and I don't know how. Help please!! i tried to put a photo and it came out gigantic.

7 Months!!

2009-03-04T11:10:00.001-08:00

Wow, Abby is growing and growing. She is now creeping all over the floor!! i guess you could call it an army crawl. We are gonna have to start doing some baby proofing. She really likes to get Jacks bones!! She is doing way good iwth her baby food, no throwing up at all!! She also loves puffs!! She is still figuring out how to get them in her mouth. Greg and I are loving this stage of life!! She is still very petite. She still wears some 3 month onsies, I am getting good use of her clothes.This is her new favorite place to play, in the bathroom sink in front of the mirror. She loves to grab everything that is on the counter. She loves to sit by the window and look outside. This was an hour after she went to bed. I don't how she ends up like this. I guess the swing is more exciting when you are underneath it!!

She loves to creep over to Jack and touch his paws.

Hooray, she figured out the sippy cup!! Sometimes it becomes more of a toy than a cup though.

Update

2009-02-17T21:59:00.000-08:00

This last weekend we went to St George. We were able to hang out with our USU friends Josh and Ashley and Hailey, John, and Grace. It so fun to see them. Abby finally got to meet one of her little friends Grace. She is so cute. She kept trying to climb on Abby and was very interested in her. Abby tried to eat her hand at dinner! Abby doesn't interact with other babies very much so it was fun to see. We also had fun haning out with my fam!
Not much else is going o n. Abby is getting bigger and bigger. She weighed 14lbs 9 oz at her 6 month appt. (she is only in the 25th percentile)She wants to crawl so bad but can't figure it out. She still doesn't nap well, but we are over it. She gets on her stomach and just moves her legs and arms really fast but doesn't go anywhere!! She is eating baby food and not throwing up!! Hooray!! I am still working but am moving to the hospital that is much closer which will be way better. Greg is still doing a great job at watching Abby. He is currently going to University of PHeonix to get his MBA. Other than that our lives are not very exciting. Abby is the most exciting and the best part.

Abby and Jack are best buds!!

Greg took this pic today and it looks like a modeling pose or something.

Abby in her blow up bathtub that she absolutely loves!! I can't beive I didn't get this out sooner.

Utah

2009-02-04T15:19:00.000-08:00

My grandpa (Pop) passed away about 2 weeks ago so last week we headed to the freezing cold of Salt lake and Provo for the funeral and to be with family. He had a very bad heart and was ready to end his suffering so it was a bittersweet time. He wrote his funeral arrangements and obituary a couple of months ago. He chose me to be a speaker at the funeral. I found this out the day he passed and I was shocked and freaked out. I was so honored that he chose me out of everyone to speak and it ended up being a wonderful experience. The funeral was nice (for a funeral). I learned some new things about him that I never knew. He paid for several young mens missions, he took old food from Costco to the homeless shelter every week, He took his best friends grandkids fishing numerous times, and so many other great things. He was so fun to be around and I learned many great things from him. I know that he is in a better place now and that I will see him again someday. It was very nice to see so many friends and family while we were up there.
This is Abby and Pop about 2 weeks before he passed away. I am so glad I took this picture (thanks dad)

Abby and her second cousin Carina.

Abby and my best friend Heather. I am so glad they got to meet finally.

Abby got to meet her great grandma Birdie finally.

Abby and dad at the funeral in the frigid cold. I am sooo glad I don't live there anymore. It is way too cold for me.

Abby playing at great grandma Birdie's house. I sent this picture to the regis and kelly show for the baby contest!!

Dinner with some High School friends. Amanda, Elisa, and Heather. It was so good to see them.

RANDOM

2009-01-20T20:44:00.000-08:00

I don't have much to update on so I just thought I would post some pics. She just keeps changing and changing every day. We can't get enough of her. She rolls like crazy now onto her stomach but still cannott get back. She is sleeping on her tummy now too. Just chillin on the couch in her Hurley Jeans that Grandma Erin bought her for Christmas!!

Her new Jenny Jumper. She likes to twirl around and dance on her toes when she's in this, it is so cute.

Hanging out with Jack!

She is almost sitting up by herself. We still need pillows around in case she falls back. I decided to put this bucket of toys in front of her and she loved it. She didn't know what to do there werew so many toys (thanks to my aunt Teresa and cousin Carina). It acutally helped her stay up better too. Hopefully soon we will be able to take away the pillow.

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-06T10:35:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!! We had a good holiday season. We went to California for christmas and then the weekend after new years we went to St George. We loved spending time with family. Abby had a good Christmas. She mostly liked to eat the presents and wrapping paper. Now we are all set for a new year. Abby is growing sooo fast. In St George last weekend she decided to roll over finally!!! Now she does it every time she is on her back but she can't get back off her stomach so she gets mad. Its funny because she rolled that way like 2 months ago but won't do it again. We had to stop solid foods for a bit because she started throwing up. Has anyone experienced this? I think I gave her baby food too fast and need to stick with rice cereal for a while. Work is going well for me and Abby is loving spending time with dad!! (dad is going insane). ha ha These are the pictures we gave to the grandparents and great grandparents. Thanks to Whitney for the outfit!!

I swear this is the only pic we have of the three of us. THis is the day it snowed here.

Abby having fun with great grandpa "Pop" !!

Abby getting licked by her very favorite thing, "JACK"

Here is the video of Abby laughing at Jack. He is the only one who can make her laugh like this. It finally downloaded!!

Snow in Vegas

2008-12-17T14:25:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the desert of Las Vegas!! This is all from just a couple hours. It is so crazy but I love it!! People here don't know how to drive in it though so it is a little scary. Jack has decided that snow is fun!! At first he was a little freaked out. Did i mention it is freezing!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-16T18:16:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas from our little Santa Baby!!

Abby got a new high chair!! She loves to sit in it and eat rice cereal and sometimes sweet potatos or carrotts. We are starting with veggies so she will like them.
I couldn't get this to turn for some reason but I love her smile. This is where she goes while mom and dad take showers and get ready for the day. I have a video of Jack and Abby, but it won't load onto the page. The video is of Abby and Jack. Jack is the only one who can make Abby giggle. I guess we just aren't as funny as him. She has never laughed for anything else. It is so funny. When I try and load it, the video never shows up and actually diappears. Anybody else ever have this happen?

4 Months!!

2008-12-05T10:53:00.001-08:00

Things are going good here in Las Vegas. I haven't posted for a while. Thanksgiving was good, Greg and I had our own dinner by ourselves because my parents went to Hawaii and I had to work on Friday so we couldn't go to Cali. I cooked the whole dinner, turkey and all. It was great.
Abby turned 4 months on Wed. She went to the doc and here are her current measurements:
Wt: 12 lbs 10.5 Oz 29th Percentile
Ht: 24.5 in- 60th Percentile
She is a little small but so was I!! Those cheeks don't look small. She said it is because her stomach is small so she can't eat as much. We fed her rice cereal for the first time and it was the funniest thing!! I don't think any of it went in her mouth!! The Doctor said I could give her food after a week or 2 of rice cereal so I am excited. She said it will help her weight a bit.
Other than that nothing else is going on. I am working 3 days a week and Greg is doing a wonderful job at watching Abby for 12 hours!! Its hard but we are getting through it. Pumping at work is starting to get annoying but I know it is the best thing for Abby so I am dealing with it.
One more thing, I am back to driving my old Jeep, THULE!!!! Greg had to give up his company car and we needed another car so we went to Utah and picked it up. It is so Ghetto now!! It has 175,000 miles and sounds like its gonna break when you drive it and the paint is peeling off but I love it. My bro drove it in high school and put a new stereo with a subwoofer (I don't know how to spell) so that makes it very cool!! ha ha
She loves to drool!!

My first encounter with a spoon!!

Just like dad, watching basketball.

Our Thanksgiving walk!!

St George

2008-11-18T12:13:00.001-08:00

I had four days off work so we decided to take a little trip to St George. We got to put Abby in the pool!! She actually liked it alot untill she got out. The air wasn't quite warm enough but the pool was. I can't wait for summer when she is even older and can really enjoy it. We had a good time. Greg and I were able to go out to a movie and dinner while my parents watched Abby. Jack had a great time too!! He wouldn't get in the pool though because he is too scared.

Three Months!!

2008-11-04T10:22:00.001-08:00

Abby is 3 months now!! She is growing and doing new things every day. We are loving every minute. I went back to work last week and it was hard but I got through it and I think I will survive. Dad got to watch Abby on Saturday for 13 hours!! I bet no other dad has ever done that. He got a little frustrated and called me a dozen times but he did a great job. She is doing well at the babysitters too. Greg takes her and picks her up. I think we are starting to get the hang of it. Jack gets really excited when Abby comes home from the babysitters. Our friends from Michigan, Brent and Stacey came to visit and this is their son Logan. A bit of size difference between the two. He is 8 months old. We hope they come back soon.

Abby decided the other day that she was going to hold herself up like this. She has never been able to get her head this high before. I think rolling is the next step. She enjoys tummy time more when her face isn't smashed into the ground.

Also one day she decided to start grabbing her toys while laying under her play gym thing. It is amazing how they just do stuff all of a sudden.

This is her Halloween costume that she absolutely hated!! She was supposed to be a chicken, it didn't last long.

Scrapbooking

2008-10-25T22:07:00.000-07:00

My new favorite thing is doing my scrapbook on the computer. It is so much easier and you never run out of paper or die cuts or anything. And since all of my pics are on the computer it is even better. I have not printed any of the pages out yet so we will see if I change my mind after I do. I was going to post some of my pages but the format is wrong and it will not upload. I am very behind and just fininshed our honeymoon that was 4 years ago.

Question

2008-10-25T22:05:00.000-07:00

Can somebody tell me where to go to get cool backgrounds for my blog. Everybody else has really cute ones and I have no clue how to get one. Thanks

Pics

2008-10-19T22:22:00.000-07:00

One of my friends from my ward, Lesli Streets is taking a photo class and wanted to practice on Abby. She took these pictures and they turned out soooo good!! She definitely has a talent for picture taking. These are only some of them. I would post all of them if I could. They are better than my proffessional ones. We just love our little Abby Jane.

This is my favorite one

2008-10-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

This is just a little video of Abby, she is laying on her mat looking up at herself in the hanging mirror.

Daddy's Little Girl!!

2008-10-15T08:36:00.001-07:00

Can you guess who picked out this outfit?

Growing Up

2008-10-02T11:23:00.000-07:00

Greg getting abby used to the bottle for when i go back to work!! Hanging out on the grass.

REady for our daily walk.

We went to the doctor yesterday and Abby weighs 10 lbs 3.5 oz, hooray!! ha ha She also had to get her shots. She did fine untill the Tylenol wore off and she cried for over an hour. It was so sad!! Here are some pics of Jack hanging out with Abby and us playing out on the grass. Abby loves to go outside. I am just enjoying this time untill I get to go back to work in a couple of weeks!! I will only be working 2 days a week so its not so bad. It will be nice to get out for a day, haha

Blessing

2008-10-02T11:18:00.000-07:00

Abby got blessed last Sunday. Greg did a wonderful job. Both of our parents were able to come and be there for it and after we had a nice dinner. I am probably a bad mom because I didn't get her a new white dress but I couldn't really find any down here so she wore a cute pink one instead. I feel so blessed to have a wonderful husband who honors his preisthood and was able to bless our daughter.

Mt Charleston

2008-09-21T18:07:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we took a little trip up to Mt Charleston. It was so nice up there. THe weather was perfect at about 74 degrees and Las Vegas was 95 degrees. It is very weird because you are driving in the desert and all of a sudden you are in the mountains. We went on a little hike and ate lunch. Jack had a really good time!! There was a group of about 6 kids that all gathered around him and he was such a good boy and let them all pet him!! It was a nice getawaay from the city.

Pictures

2008-09-16T20:16:00.000-07:00

I swear all I ever post now is pics of Abby but I really have nothing else to talk about. Everything is going well. Abby is growing every day and starting to smile alot. I am still tired all the time but its all good. This past weekend I went to St George and to a cabin that is past Zion National park. My fam and aunts family and my grandpa went. It was fun to get together with them because we don't do it very often. While in SG we went and had Abby's pics taken. They turned out very cute. It is very difficult to get newborns to cooperate, ha ha. These are just the basic pics not the edited and cropped ones but they are still good.

1 Month

2008-09-04T16:14:00.001-07:00

Abby is doing well. We are loving every minute of her. She went to the doctor yesterday and she weighs 8 lbs 6 oz and is 20 3/4 inches!!!! She is finally the size of a normal newborn! The doctor was very amazed that she almost gained 3 pounds. She is a really good baby too. I am still getting used to everything but am starting to get the hang of it.

3 Weeks Old

2008-08-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

I keep getting requests for more pictures from grandma and from friends. So here they are. She just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We are starting to get used to things and loving every minute. (even getting up every 3 hours).

2008-08-15T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pics of Abby. We are all doing well down here. Abby is getting bigger and bigger. She finally made 6 pounds!! I think I am getting used to things. I feel like I do the same thing all day long. Babies are very time consuming! (in a good way). I feel like I can't get anything done. My mom was here and cleaned my whole house!! She is so great but she had to go back to here life. I am getting a bit of cabin fever because I can't drive yet and its too hot to go anywhere!! I will post more pics as she continues to grow!!

How Abby came to be

2008-08-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

ABby's first bath to the left, she didn't like it at all. ABove she is just hanging out with dad.

It has been a while since I blogged. GReg has been very good and has done the last 2 posts. For those of you who are interested I thought I'd tell the story of How little Abby came into this world.

On Thursday I went to the doc and my bp was high and there was protein in my urine so she wanted me on bed rest and to go to the hospital on SAt for a bp check. Sat morning I thought I felt fluid leak or something. It wasn't a gush so Iw asn't sure what was going on. So i went in and my bp was high at first but then went to normal. They checked me and tested the fluid to see if it was amniotic fluid. The test came back positive but othere things could alter it so it was unclear. My bag of water was still intact. apparantly you can have a leak up high and it will trickle down before your actual bag breaks. So anyway, the doc decided that we better deliver just in case.

So, they started Pitocin at 2:20pm and the fun began. I tried to hold out on the epidural just so I could feel how contractions feel for a while and when I finally decided I wanted it there was another emergency so I had to wait longer!! It was wonderful once it was in. After like 3 hours I was only a 3 because they thought my water had broken but then they realized they just couldn't feel it so they broke it and things moved along. As the night went on ABby decided to not tolerated the contractions and her hr would go down to hte 60's. They were changing my position like every 5 min and then they turned off the pit and gave me a shot to stop the contractions to give her a rest. I was almost a ten and the doc came in, Abby wasn't even tolerating small contractions so we did a test push. Then all of a sudden the doc said we were going to the OR now!! Of course I became very upset and it was scary because people just started rushing in. About 20 minutes later Abby was born by c-section. I was very out because of morphine so I didn't really know what was going on. Greg was there the whole time (probably freaked out). He did very well and was very helpful. My parents made it about 15 minutes before I went to the OR so that was good. For your information, C-sections are the worst thing ever. The pressure is horrible and you feel like your insides are being ripped out (they pretty much are, ha ha). Now its just hard to get around because of the pain but I am recovering well. All that matters is that Abby got here safely and I am so grateful that she did. THanks for all you texts and phone calls.

P.S. Abby passed her birth weight today, hooray!! She now weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces. When we left the hospital she was 5lbs 4 oz. ha ha

She's Home

2008-08-05T18:33:00.001-07:00

Jack likes her already

He likes to follow her around and he barks at her occasionally because he wants to play with her. She must be used to the sound because she doesn't even flinch. It's fun to have her here.

Introducing...

2008-08-03T22:56:00.000-07:00

She is pretty cool

Abigail Jane Church

2008-08-03T14:00:00.000-07:00

As some of you already have heard, Abigail Jane Church came into our family via c-section at 1:32 am this morning weighing 5lbs 11 oz and being a cool 18 inches long! Mom and baby are both in good health. We want to thank everyone for their encouragement and kind words and we'll post some pictures soon

Update

2008-07-31T14:13:00.000-07:00

So I went to the doctor today and my BP is high!!! It was 130/90 and last week it was 130/80. So the doctor is concerned. I also had protein in my urine. I am now on modified bedrest. I am dialted to a "tight" 2 and 60-70% effaced. (at least some progress). SHe told me to stay on the couch and watch oprah or Ellen, ha ha. Tomorrow was supposed to be my last day at work but she told me I cannott go so I guess I am done with work now for a while!!! HOoray!! She wants me to go to the hospital on Sat and get my bp checked. I asked her is I should bring stuff and hse said I should put it in the car because if my bp is high I will be staying at the hosptal for possible induction. So, It is possible we may be seeing our little girl this weekend!!! For now I will just watch movies and drink lots of water (that is what she said). I will keep everyone posted.

2 weeks left!!

2008-07-28T15:05:00.000-07:00

Only 2 weeks left, hooray!! I cannott wait. I wish she would come sooner. I did alot this weekend but nothing happened, ha ha. I guess she will come when she is ready. I am still only dialated to about a 1 as of last Thursday and she said that if my pelvic opening doesn't start stretching I am gonna have a hard time. What great news!! I will probably end up being the one who has to get the c-section. ha ha. I will think positive. I have only one more week of work and I cannott wait!!!!! August 1st is my last day.
Other than just waiting around for this baby to come, not much is going on here at the Church's. We got a new car!! I love it. We needed more room for the baby and our giant monster, Jack. This Jeep will work out great. We got it from Enterprise and got a great deal. Our payments will be the same as our other car so it works out great. I also finally got my crib bedding!! It is in the picture below. I love it!! We still have to decorate the room some more but I am waiting for my mom for that. We just hav eto hang pics and the drapes are being made right now so It probably won't be completely done untill my mom comes here when the baby is born. I am pretty sure she won't mind if her room is not decorated. ha ha At least it is semi organized. I guess we are just in a waiting game now!!

Update

2008-07-17T20:25:00.001-07:00

Everything is going well down here in Las Vegas. It was sooo hot the week of the 4th I thought I was going to die!! Thankfully when I work I never go outside for 12 hours. I am officially 36 weeks, hooray!! I went to the doc today and she said I was dilated to a 1 (like that means anything) She guessed that the baby was around 6 pound 9 ounces!! I was not expecting that. I know they are usually wrong. SHe said she thinks the will end up being in the 7 pound range. My mom is freaking out because she says there is no way I can get a baby that big out because she had a hard time and so did my aunt. I told here not to jinx me and not to compare me to her. ha ha I can't wait to have this baby!! Also, I had a dream last week that we had a boy!! it was a disaster, I gave all my clothes away to Julie. ha ha When I went to work the next day I called the ultrasound tech who told me it was a girl and made sure that she saw girl parts. She didn't remember because it was to long ago and she thought I was crazy. OH well a healthy baby is all we need. Boys can live in pink rooms right?

Oh ya, we are also getting a new car!!! We need an SUV so we can transport our big giant dog and a baby in a car seat. We are just trading in our other car for a Jeep from Enterprise because Greg gets a deal. I am excited. Back to my old Jeep days.

Greg took a real close up of my belly.

Jack is getting pretty curious too. He keeps going into the baby room and sniffing everything, its pretty funny. Here is him with his nose in the bag of toys.

Checking out the crib. His tongue can fit perfectly through the holes.

Here is him sniffing a diaper. I got one in the mail the other day and he tried to eat it!! He is in for a big surprise.

Alot of Work to Do!!

2008-07-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

So here is a picture of my new furniture. The left is my crib that finally got put together (thanks to Greg's brother -in-law). I put the drawer together, ha ha. And the other is the dresser and changing table. I love this furniture and can thank my mom for getting it for us. We also got the kit to change the crib to a toddler bed. Anyway, I have alot of work to do in this room. My mom came yesterday and brought all the stuff from my Utah shower and the stuff my aunt have me and you can see its all over the floor!! So much organizing and work to do on this room still. My mom is getting some curtains made and we are trying to come up with things to put on the walls. I am waiting to get my bedding unitll the end to get the 10% discount and see if I get any giftcards. If anyone has any ideas for the room let me know. It will be fun to get it all put together. 5 1/2 weeks left!! I will show the finished project when its done.

Another funny thing, my mom brought the stroller and car seat also because my grandma was nice enough to buy it for us. We got it all out of the box and put together and my dog is scared to death of it!! He goes to smell it and if you even make a noise or move he jumps back. Its really funny. I guess thats a good thing. I can't believe something is really going to wear and use all this stuff, its so weird to think about.

Heather's Wedding!!

2008-06-25T17:18:00.000-07:00

The wedding was Tuesday June 24th. She finally did it!!! ha ha Everything turned out perfect. She had a dinner instead of a reception at Hidden Valley Country Club. The food was great and she had dancing and a small program. She looked beautiful!! Congrats to Jake and Heather Harmon. I also got to spend some time with Karin, Spencer, and Julie in between the wedding and dinner which was way fun!! Too bad Greg couldn't be there.

Karin and I had no dates so we danced together.

I thought this was so cute of Spencer dancing with cute pregnant Julie!!

I absolutely loved her dress so here is a pic of the front and the back.

A fun weekend!!

2008-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

Here is the cake my aunt made for the shower. She is amazing!!

Having lunch with old friends Heather, Alicia Elisa, and abby.

I met Teigan and Julie for Ice cream on Monday. It was so fun to see Teigan before she takes off to Nebraska. We also have had some good times.

This last weekend I went to Salt Lake for a baby shower and my good friend Heather's wedding. It was a really fun weekned. I stayed in Park City with my aunt. The weather was wonderful. On Sat we had a baby shower for me(pic on left). It was good to have friends and family there and I got alot of good stuff. I am sad because my mom had to take all of it because I flew. Now it is all stuck in St George. I feel like I need to nest and get it all organized. She has my stroller and car seat too. Oh well, i will get it eventually. I really appreciated all who came. I am blessed with so many good friends and family. On sunday I hung out with Teresa and Carina, my aunt and cousin. We went to the homestead and had lunch with ma and pop and my mom and brother. ON Sunday night I headed down to Alica Tullis's house where I stayed for a couple of days. We had such a good time reminiscing about all the good times we had through the years (we go way back). Tuesday was the wedding which I will post about above. I did have a great time but it is good to be back home with Greg and Jack.

27 Weeks!!

2008-05-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

This is 27 weeks and 4 days. I am almost to the 3rd trimester!! Hooray!! It has gone way fast. 3 more months to go. I can't imagine growing for that much longer, I am gonna be huge! So far everything has been great. I feel fine except for occasional sciatic aches and back aches. I am still working 12 hour shifts and doing fine. You can finally see my belly through the scrubs. They are not fitting me anymore but I am putting off buying new ones. Its also getting hotter which is not good. Today I thought I was going to die, I think it hit 100. We went to babysrus and started registering, Greg had a blast!! ha ha I picked out my bedding and I am way excited because it matches my walls perfectly. Other than that nothing much is going on. We get to go to Logan this week for our friend Chad's wedding!! I have not been to Logan for like 4 years, I am way excited to see it and good friends. It will be short and sweet. I am getting jealous of everybody who has had their babies already. I can't wait.

Yes Greg I Do Love You!!

2008-04-24T16:28:00.001-07:00

Greg keeps saying that all of his friends wives love their husbands because they do a post about them and I have been tagged like 3 times and haven't done it yet. So to prove my love to Greg, ha ha I will finally do this tag thing.

1. What is YOurWhat is your husband's name? Gregory Maxwell Church

2.Who eats more? Hmmm It kind of depends but usually Greg. Right now it might be me. Greg never eats breakfast though.

3. Who said I love you first? Greg did then finally one night I ran up to his room and told him and then left. I am kind of retarded.

4. Who is taller? Definitely Greg by at least 5-6 inches

5. Who is smarter? It depends on the subject but I think Greg wins overall. He is much smarter in history and politics and stuff like that but I win hands down in science stuff.

6. Who is more sensitive? I feel the same way as Whitney about this one. I am hands down more sensitive. Greg never gets emotional. I have a feeling when this little girl comes I may see a more sensitive side of him come out.

7. Who does the laundry? ha ha. Totally me. I think Greg has forgotton how to do laundry.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do in every bed we sleep in.

9. Who pays the bills? I actually pay most of the bills. Most of them are online and automatic its very nice. My dad got me microsoft money so its way easy.

10. Who cooks more? Totally me. I don't think Greg ever cooks unless I am at work and he heats something up in the microwave or oven. I lied, he does most of the grilling outside and is very good at it. But in the kitchen he does not cook.

11. What meals do you cook together? Only meals that require a bbq. Greg cooks the meat and I cook the side dishes.

12. Who is more stubborn? ha ha totally Greg. He is very stubborn. If he doesn't want to do something, he is not gonna do it. I think our daughter might just be stubborn too.

13. Who is the first to admit it when they are wrong? I would have to say me. I think Greg has a hard time admitting he is wrong.

14. Who is more clean? I would say we are equal on that in different ways. Greg would probably say that he is more clean. He never hangs up his shirts but my car is a disaster. (he gives me crap all the time for that one). Sometimes I leave things out. He doesn't always do his dishes either. We are definietly equal.

15. Who has more siblings? Greg...he has 3 sisters and one brother with 7 neices and nephews. I only have one brother.

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I think we are equal

17. What do you like to do together? We like to go to movies or watch them at home and go out to dinner. We also like to walk our dog. When we get the oppurtunity we like to travel.

18. Who eats more sweets? I think Greg wins on that one. He is a big dessert guy.

19. Guilty pleasures? I would have to say ice cream for greg and maybe in and out burger.

20. How did you meet? We met in college at Utah State. We first met at a FHE activity at first dam but then he dated my roommate.

21. Who asked who out first? We kind of started with just hanging out alot since we lived so close so I don't really know who officially asked who out.

22. Who kissed who first? Greg invited me over and pulled the move.

23. Who proposed? Greg did at the beach lookout in LA. He started with a fake ugly ring then pulled out the real one.

24. Best features? I would have to say his eyes and smile. He has pretty blue eyes and a great smile.

25. What is his best quality? Greg has a great sense of humor and is always joking arond and having fun.

New York City

2008-04-12T21:45:00.000-07:00

New York was the second half of our vacation. We took the train from DC which was cool because I have never been on a train. My grandparents were nice enough to give us their Marriott points and we stayed in the Marriott Marquee in Times Square. It was sooo nice!! The location was perfect too. We saw all the typical sites and went on a bus tour. We also saw Lion King on Broadway. It was amazing!! Overall we had a wonderful trip that we will never forget. THe picture to the right is ground zero. This is where the towers would have stood. I was a little disappointed that they didn't have more to see down there like a plaque or something. There are fences everywhere too so you can't see anything.

To the right is the empire State Building and to the left is Times square.

Top of the Empire State Building

The STatue of Liberty. We just looked from afar because the line was to long for the ferry around Ellis Island.

Central Park

Greg with Dwight and Michel at the NBC STore

At Rockafeller Plaza.

Eating LUnch in Little Italy Central Park

Washington DC

2008-04-12T21:21:00.001-07:00

This past week Greg and I took a trip (a babymoon) to Washington DC and New York City. Greg has never been (and we all know he is a history buff) and I went a long time ago. We had an awesome time. We started out in DC for 3 days and then New York for 3 days (ny pics will be below). In DC we saw all the typical sites: Washington MOnument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, WWII memorial, Vietnam, Korean, White House, Capitol, Smithsonian, Holocaust Museum, National ARchives Museum, etc, etc. It is always really cool to see our nations capitol and to see how the country was founded. All the walking was a little hard on me in my pregnant state but I suffered through it and had a good time. We have never gone on a trip with just the 2 of us besides our honeymoon so it was great. We got to spend time with my old roommate Erika who lives our there. SHe showed us around a bit.

This is the washington Monument at night. IT is so cool with all the lights. Here is Iwo Jima Memorial. It is soo b big and powerful.

Greg is really into taking pics so we have alot

with just scenery and no people.

Jefferson Memorial The White House

It was the Cherry Blossom season in DC. They are so amazing and are everywhere!! They have a big festival all around the area with food, music, etc. The flowers don't really smell but they are beautiful. Above is a picture of the cherry blossom trees lining the Potomoc River.

22 Weeks

2008-04-12T16:55:00.000-07:00

So here am at 22 weeks pregnant. I feel much bigger than this picture shows, ha ha. Its definitely popping out. Last week at work, the ultrasound tech scanned me. She said she was totally sure it was a girl!! She said she would look again later but she was sure. So, Its a girl!! ha ha. It was so fun to have another US. Hers was much better than the other one because she was looking for fun. The baby was opening her mouth alot and moving all around. IT was so cool!! I hope she does it again. For now I guess we can start buying pink stuff. My aunt has already sent 7 bags of clothes to my moms house!! They range from newborn to like 2 years so that is good.

Its a Girl.......Maybe!!

2008-03-26T20:08:00.000-07:00

We finally got an ultrasound!! It was so great and amazing. It made it all real. So, the umbilical chord was inbetween her legs and her legs were close together. The tech said she was like 90% sure it was a girl but she wouldn't document it. She said to not go buy anything pink yet!! I was so mad. She was being stubborn and wouldn't move (like her dad). I am calling her a she anyways. So, we don't really know for sure yet. WE will see. Her head was also way far down by the cervix so the tech couldn't get 2 of the measurements or views that she wanted so she is leaving it up to the doctor to decided if another us is necessary. She kept pushing on her an everything but she just wouldn't move. She moved her arms stuff at first and I could feel it against the probe it was so cool!! I hope these pics work. I can't really tell what they are of. I just know its the face and rest is to confusing. ha ha OTher than she said everything looked ok.

17 weeks

2008-03-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

Okay, so this pic is for Julie upon request. There is not much there to show yet. Just a small little bump. My boobs kind of over power my stomach, ha ha. I don't normally look this bad either. Its slowy creeping out. My pants are definitely not fitting very well anymore. Its all about the low rise. I still haven't felt it move yet. I really want to. We get to find out the sex on March 26. I wish I was in Italy so I could have an ultrasound every month!!! They are so stingy here. I do have my own doppler so I can hear the heartbeat whenever I want.

Everything is going well so far. I am feeling much better except for occasional aches and pains, especially at work. We are getting excited to find out. I refuse to buy anything untill I know what it is and get to see it.

13 Weeks

2008-02-05T21:17:00.000-08:00

As most people already know I am pregnant!! I am 13 weeks today. Its pretty exciting. I am due August 12 (yes I have to endure the hot Las VEgas summer). ha ha I have been feeling a little bit sick but am now starting to feel better. I can't wait to find out what it is.

Kauai

2008-01-06T15:16:00.001-08:00

We just got back from kauai with my family. We had a really great time. It is our second time going there because they have a time share. The weather was kind of crappy but it was still fun. It would rain for 20 min then be sunny for 20 min etc etc. So I didn't get to good of a tan. oh well. It is beautiful there. Unfortunately we took more pics of scenery than of people because we all have nice cameras and are obsessed with good shots. oh well.

The highlight of our trip for me was hiking along the Napali coast. this is the part of the island that you can't drive around. The cliffs are steep and jagged. The views are amazing!!! You have to drive forever to get there but it is pretty. You hike right along the edge of the cliff and you can see the ocean below you. Because it had been raining the trail was very muddy and slippery which made it even more fun.. THe pic above shows the mud. At first we were careful and by the end we didn't care. We had mud caked up to our knees by the end. It was pretty fun.

The is the view from the first part of the hike of the coast where you start. Its amazing too.

The hike is actually like 12 miles if you want to do the whole thing but most people hike to a beach which is what we did and its only 2 miles one way. Right before the beach we came to this river that my mom explained as a "trickle of water" into the ocean. ha ah. It was up to my thighs. So much for our shoes. It was a strong current too. THank goodnes for my walking stick.

THis is our destination, the beach. It was nice but they warn you to stay away from the water because of the currents. It was beautiful.

This is the view down the Naplai coast from the trail. When you first see this it is breathtaking!!

THis is the whale right in front of your hotel that we caught jumping out of the water.

This is the "grand Canyon of Hawaii" or waimea canyon. It is amazing too!!

The coast by our hotel.. Greg is obsessed with the waves crashing so we have millions of pics of this.

My mom and I got "laid" ha ha. I love these they smell soooo good. This is our balcony to our room.

Happy Birthday Jack!!

2007-12-04T20:46:00.000-08:00

I know I am a total nerd but for now I don't have kids to talk about so I have to talk about my other baby Jack. He had a birthday on Sunday. He is all grown up. He turned 2. I remember when we could hold him like a baby. This is our family photo, ha ha. THis was a long time ago. He looked like a little bear. He was so clumsy.

He was soooo little!!

Now he is 102 pounds. The only thing I can hold is his head. He thinks he is a lap dog though.

He loves to sun bathe in the grass. Don't worry it is all dead. That Las Vegas for ya. ha ha

A Fun Day

2007-11-04T19:10:00.001-08:00

This is Jack reaching for the ball. He wouldn't go any further.

Here is Sherman getting ready to go for a swim to get the ball.

He loved the sand.

This past weekend Greg went to California for something so I decided to go to St George. My mom had to go to Lake Powell to go get our waverunners from the repair shop so I decided to accompany her. So, me, Chas, my mom, and the 2 dogs headed to Powell. It ended up being a really fun day. We didn't stay long but its all good. We went to Lake Powell beach which is before Wahweap by Lone Rock. We had lunch and let the dogs play in the water. We have always wanted to take them to Powell to see how they like it. Jack was kind of a whimp but Sherman swam out and got the balls that Jack wouldn't go get They had a blast!! The water was freezing and the air was not hot but not cold. We didn't go swimming obviously. It was nice because the water was glass and it was very quiet which isn't usually the case. I will always love Lake Powell even for just a couple of hours.

More Pheonix

2007-10-23T21:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, here are more pics. They dicided to work this time. While in Pheonix we went to visit Greg's grandma which was nice. We also went to the ARizona Diamondbacks stadium and ate lunch at TGI Fridays. It is in the stadium!! It was so cool!! The tables are right in with the bleachers. Then we were trying to find things to do so we went to the Science institute and went to the IMAX. THat is what the funny 3D glasses are from. All in all it was a fun trip. We loved hanging out with friends we haven't seen forever!!

Pheonix

2007-10-22T21:35:00.000-07:00

We went to PHeonix for 2 days to our friend Jimi's wedding. He was married in the Mesa Temple. It was very nice. The temple is way different than any other temple I have seen. It blends in well to its surrounding though. We also got to see some other USU friends which was great. We miss all of them so much.

My pictures won't load anymore so I will post later with more. We also got to hang out with JOhn and Hailey for a day and we did some fun things. I will post more abou that later when the pics will work.

How it all Began

2007-09-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

Where did you meet your husband?

We first met up at Utah State at a FHE activity at first dam (a grassy place with picnic tables and volleyball by the river) in the mouth of Logan Canyon. We also lived in the same apartment complex. Later he ended up dating my roommate!!

What was the first thing you said to you husband?

Hmmmm. I think I introduced myself and then Heather Back and I invited him and another guy to come to our apartment any time they want and to bring their roommates. ha ha.

Where was your first date?

Well, we pretty much just hung out alot and didn't go to many offical "dates". I think the first real date was with a big group of my friends. We went to dinner at a park and then went roller skating. Greg still tries to tell me he was a good skater. ha ha

Where was your first kiss?

We were not dating yet we were just really good "friends". We were hanging out at one of our married friends houses playing games. When we left they told eachother that we were gonna kiss that night. We each went to our separate apartments and started talking on instant messenger (lame I know). Greg begged me to come over so I did. ha ha (his version may be different). We started watching a movie and then Greg made his move. From then on I guess we were dating.

Did you have a long or short courtship/engagement?

We were friends for a long time. He dated my roommate and I some how became the middle man for their relationship. ha ha. After they broke up we became really good friends. So we met in September, officailly started dating in April got engaged in Nov then married in May. We had a long engagement of 6 months.

Where did you get engaged?

We got engaged in California on Santa Monica beach the day after Thanksgiving. Greg came and picked me up from my uncles house and took me to the cliff above the beach. I had no idea what was going on. Then we were walking and looking out at he ocean and he said " i have something for you" he pulled out the ring box and there was a giant purple grandma ring. ha ha Then he pulled out the real thing and the rest is history.

Where did you get married?

Bountiful, Utah Temple May 6, 2004

How did the reception go?

No reception just a dinner with close family and friends. It was at the Joseph SMith Memorial Building. I loved it!! We were done by 5:00pm and off to Park City. I would recommend it to anyone. I heard the food was good too. ha ha

How was the honeymoon?

Awesome!! We went to Park City for 2 days then headed back up to Logan for school. Then about a month later we went on a cruise to the caribbean. We went to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. On the way back we stopped in Chicago and went to a Cubs game. We had a wonderful time!!

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California

2007-08-26T21:24:00.000-07:00

This past week we went down to Cali for Greg's neice's wedding. We stayed at his parents house and we did a whole lot of fun things. Jack made the trip with us to. He loves to go see all the kids. We loved the weather too. We just got back today and I am soooo tired!!! Below are some of the fun things we did.

Gregs other neice works at Warner BRos and does tours. We got to go on a tour for free!! It was awesome. Here is me in front of the outside part of the ER set. this is my favorite show so I was excited!!

On the tour we got to go to the WB museum. THe whole top floor is dedicated to Harry Potter!!! It was soooo cool!! We even got to see the Horwars Express, ha ha. This was taken in front of a green screen. They also had the car that Ron and Harry drove after it had been through the Womping Willow. ( I am totally a nerd). They also have a sorting hat so Greg and I got sorted. I got Hufflepuff and he got Griffendor. I think it was rigged. ha ha

I got to see Wicked!!! It was sooo good. I have been wanting to see it forever. I went with Greg's neice Jessica (the one who does the tours). A lady in my in laws ward works for the owner of the Theatre so we got 6th row for $100. It was a good time.

And Last, the wedding. Kendra got married in the San Diego Temple on Friday and the reception was Saturady in Burbank. I absolutely love that temple!!! It is so pretty. It was unbelieveable. We took so many pictures of it. The inside was great too. I wish we could have done a session. She looked so happy. It was a great day. THe reception was very nice too. We had a great week and I am sad its over.

We do have Mountains!!

2007-08-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

Mountains!!! Hooray!! THis is Mt. Charleston. It is about 40 minutes from my house. I have been wanting to go up here forever but just hasn't. So the other day me, Jack and my friend from nursing school went up there for a hike. It was wonderful!! When I got out of the car the smell was heavenly. I thought I was in Utah. The temp was about 20 degrees cooler that Vegas. We went on a pretty good hike too. It felt good to get out of the city. I will definitely do it again. Jack loved it too.

Tim and Fath

2007-08-05T19:12:00.000-07:00

Last night I went to the Tim Mcgraw and Faith HIll concert at the MGM Grand. It was sooooo good!! I went last year too. I went with a girl that I met at the dog park. Our husbands hung out while we went to the concert. we had really good seats. Tim is very attractive and Faith is an amazing singer. My favorite is when they sing together. Tim also sung his song "If Your Reading THis" that he sung at the country music awards. Such a good song. It was about 4 housrs long all together. So worth the money!!

Lake Powell

2007-07-27T21:09:00.001-07:00

Chas and I pushing the boat because it was only 3 feet deep back in a little canyon. We love to explore.

Greg pondering life on top of a cliff. What beautiful scenery in Face Canyon where we alway camp.

We went on our annual trip to Lake Powell last week. It was a blast of course!! Here is my mom and brother and me taking a bath in the lake. Ha ha I love that place. We did al the regular things you do at lake powell. My brother brought his projecter so we projected it onto the cliff and played guitar hero and watched movies. It was sooo cool!! Also, one night the wind picked up and one of the anchors gave way and we almost floated away. It was pretty funny. (you have to have something like that happen or the trip isn't complete.) 6 men outside holding a rope with all theri might at midnight is pretty funny. Anyway, it was a good time.

Another thing, I fi niched Harry Potter!!!! It was soo good. I won't say anything about it because I am sure some people haven't finishd yet.

Harry Potter

2007-07-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

Greg and I went to see Harry Potter last Tuesday night at 11:59pm. It was showing on every screen in the theatre and they were all full. I thought it was way good. I haven't read the book in a while so I didn't remember what was cut out. We are big fans so its was a fun night. We are really looking foreward to this weekend for the book to come out. I am trying to reread the 6th book to remember everything. I am soo excited!!

Girls Camp

2007-06-21T21:37:00.000-07:00

Well, I just got back from girls camp with my ward. I was the camp director!! It was a great 3 days. We went up to a ranch called the Rockin R Ranch in Antomony Utah. It was a beautiful place and full of un things to do. We didn't have to cook or camp. We stayed in a lodge. We rode horses, went river tubing, line dancing, hay rides, rodeos, hiking and much much more. I had so much fun being with those young women. THey are a great group with strong testimonies. I felt like I was back in high school. My job wasn't really that hard either because I didn't have to plan food or hardly any activities. The theme was "Find your beauty within". We did makeovers one night wich was a blast!! We also played alot of "Nerts". Anyway, I had a wonderful experience and got to know some great girls and leaders. Hopefuly they will call me to be a part of Young Womens.

2007-06-05T21:51:00.000-07:00

So, I have a new addiction. My brother got this new game and told me all about it and I kept saying how I wanted to play it. So, last saturday I came home from work and Greg had bought it for me!!! What a good husband. Anyway, this game is sooo fun and addicting. It is on xbox360 and it is the same idea as the dancing game where you step on the arrows. You have a plastic guitar as your controller and you play real songs. There are 5 buttons where the chords would be played. YOu play as if you are playing in a concert. What a great invention, even though it is consuming my life. ha ha I know I am a nerd because I like video games but oh well. GReg makes fun of me the whole time.

My Baby

2007-06-05T21:45:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to put this cute picture up. Since I don't have a baby yet, Jack has to be my baby for now. He is so spoiled and we are such nerds but oh well. We love him.

2007-06-05T21:36:00.000-07:00

My brother graduated!!! I seriously can't beieve it. It makes me feel old. It was really fun to see him graduate. As I was watching the ceremony I felt like I had just been in his position. I can't believe its been 6 years. So much has happened since then but it feels like yesterday. I am so proud of my little (but way taller) brother. Congrats!! It was a fun trip to ST GEorge too. Me and Jack stayed overnight (greg had to work) and went swimming in my parents new pool with my dad and brother. We also got to go to Cafe rio!! I love that place. THey are building one in vegas too. hooray!!!!! It is right down the street from me. It may turn out to be a bad thing though because I will always eat it. P.S. That is a really bad picture of me!!

Its been a While

2007-05-21T16:51:00.001-07:00

I know I haven't written forever!! I just don't have anything to write about. I swear notning exciting ever happens to me. I am the camp director and am trying to get ready for camp on June 18. We are going to a ranch in Utah. Its so easy!! They do all the food and we get to sleep in a lodge. This is nothing like my girls camps. It will be way fun though. I am excited.
The other day I decided to take Jack to Lake Meade to see if he likes the water and to just get out in the beautiful hot sun. Its only about 20 minutes away. I went by myself but it was fun. We went to a beach and Jack was having a blast running to get the ball in the water. It felt good too. THen I look over at him and he is licking his paw and look closer and the water is red with blood. He had sliced his paw on the very bottom on the pad on a rock or something. He was bleeding everywhere but he could walk fine. So that ended our little adventure. He is fine but he just has an open wound and I covered it today. There was blood trails all over my house.
Anyway, nothing else really exciting is going on. My little brother is graduating on Thursday!! I can't believe it. I am still just working and hanging around. I want to repain my bathroom and guest room so I am waiting for my mom to come help me.
We love visitors so if anyone is coming here anytime soon let me know.

Cruise

2007-03-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

Well, we just got back from our cruise!! I made a slide show of it below. We had a great time. Went to St Thomas, ST Maartin, Caracao, and Aruba. My favorite island was St Thomas. It part of the US Virgin Islands. They are sooo beautiful!! We did some snorkeling on St John which is 15 minute boat ride from st Thomas. On Aruba we did a Jeep tour of the island. It is such a weird place. The dutch own it but the people are all caribean people. It is flat and dry and there are cactus's all over. Its way funny!!
On Caracao, we rode in dune buggy's, it was awesome. I didn't really like that island that much. On St Maarten there is a french side and a dutch side. There is nude beach on the french side, ha ha. We did a zip line course in the jungle there.
Overall, it was a way good week. It was fun to spend time with Greg and my family. OH ya, we played alot of bingo and won 400 dollars!! That was pretty cool.

2007-03-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

Cruise

American Idol

2007-02-28T21:39:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I am a big nerd and am really into American Idol. I just finished watching the girls. There are some pretty good ones but there are like 4 that need to go. These girls keep choosing songs by Whitney, Celine, etc. You just can't sing their songs. Maybe they will get the hint eventually. I really like Lakesha (?), Gina, Melinda, Jhordan, and the last curly haired girl. The others don't impress me. Of the boys I like Blake and Chris Richardson the best (I think he is so cute). ANyway, I know am a nerd but oh well. I gotta go get ready to watch Lost, Probably another disappointing episode. I keep watching it though.

2007-02-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated forever because nothing exciting ever happens to me to write about. I am still working at a brand new hospital. It is sooo nice and I really like it and the people I work with. I sometimes feel like I have no clue what I am doing but oh well. I love talking to patients and meeting so many different people.
I work about 3 days a week and the other days I pretty much just hang out. I take Jack to the dog park all the time. THere is kind of a little groupy that goes at the same time every day, its pretty fun. I am also trying to take down some wallpaper in our house that I absolutely hate and then I am going to do some painting. My mom did a home show house in the st george parade of homes and there was a room in there that I loved so I gonna paint one of my rooms the same color.
I just decided that I need to read more. Ever since school I haven't really gotten into it to much. Heidi has inspired me because she is always talking about her books. I have already ready Harry Potter so I gotta wait for the new one. I like mysterys and stuff like that so my dad gave me some suggestions.
Other than work I pretty much don't do anything else to exciting. I really like to go on walks with Jack and enjoy the spring weather. We are going on a cruise to the caribbean in weeks so after that I will have something to wrtie about and pictures to post.
I almost forgot, we are really into tv shows. I am starting agian to watch american Idol (I know I am a nerd). I love Grey's Anatomy, desperate houswives, brothers and sisters, prison break, 24, ER, THe Office, and the amazing race. I look foreward to these shows every week. Its funny how you can get so involved in tv.
Ok, thats all for the update. Heidi, I hope you enjoy it and are not to bored.

2007-01-01T20:52:00.000-08:00

For Christmas we went to Southern CAli to see Greg's family. On Christmas eve we all had to dress up in christmas attire. Greg is wearing a womens turtle neck, it was pretty funny. Everybody looked good. Jack even joined in. We had a good weekend and a good Christmas. I missed the snow though. Christmas is kinda weird when its 78 degrees outisde. We gave Jack a giant bone for Christmas, it was pretty funny.

Snow in Vegas!!

2007-01-01T20:47:00.000-08:00

Yes its true, it snowed in Vegas about 2 weeks ago. I loved it!! It melted by the end of the day but thats ok. I was so shocked I yelled and freaked Greg out. Jack was scared of the snow untill he discovered he could eat it. It was pretty cool!!

2006-12-01T22:14:00.000-08:00

Here is Jack by the Christmas tree. He hasn't tried to eat anyhting off of it yet but we will see. He is very curious. Tomorrow is his 1 year birthday!! We got him a doggie cake shaped like a bone!! ha ha That just shows how nerdy we are. What can I say, he is part of the family.

I love Christmas!!! I am so excited that the holiday season has begun. I have been going crazy with christmas decorations. I think I take after my mother (she is way better at it though). I had to go help her get ready for her party. We decorated her whole house and if any of you remember our house in Salt Lake you know how elaborate my mom decorates. It was way fun though. For some reason this year I have been on a silver and red kick. I also got a new piece to my nativity scene. And I love christmas music too!! The new Sarah Macglachan (?) christmas cd is so good. Anyway, enough blabbering about how psycho I am about Christmas. HOpefully this holiday season is a good one and we can all remember the true meaning, the birth of the saviour.

Survivor

2006-11-17T18:47:00.000-08:00

Does Raro=Terrible, Inept, Bad? They are terrible as a team and looks like there is no end in sight. Lost 4 straight since that mutiny left them with 2x the people. Best part was seeing Candice sent to Exile Island and her crying "It's hard to have people you like wanting to see you suffer.'' Well, maybe you should've stuck with your friends a little longer! The Immunity challenge was a nice lesson in how to lose as anything that has to do with swimming, running or breathing causes Raro a lot of trouble. A twist was added as a message a bottle was to be read by the losing tribe after Tribal Council. I was waiting for Jeff to throw it to Raro before the challenge just out of habit. Raro made it close but lost again and had to decide who to vote out. Jenny said that they were going to vote based on performance. I immediately thought that would be tough as they all SUCK! The rumblings were that Rebecca (who's last name happens to be Borman, go figure) was going home. During council, Jeff said he had heard that Jonathan was quite the fisherman. Jonathan had a stupid grin on his face and said "yeah, in the last 2 days I've caught about 22-25 fish." Jeff had a suprised look and Jonathan added "And I bench 175 lbs." No, he didn't say that, but you could tell he wanted too. But our fears became reality as Rebecca was voted off. But what of the message in the bottle? In a fantastic twist, they then had to vote of another member. Jenny was deemed expendable and kicked off, but not before she gave her old tribemates a 1 finger wave goodbye. This was a good episode if for only to make me dislike Raro even more. Nate better be very scared for next council. Raro cracks me up because they are lazy and hate people who lead. Good luck in your life of smoking dope and living with your parents.

"The Office" was outstanding once again. I loved Andy and Dwight. It should add a good dynamic to the Scranton Crew. To go over the "SUPERSIZED" episode would take too long. Your thoughts?

Prison Break

2006-11-13T21:15:00.000-08:00

Did T-Bag really do that to his hand?!? Is it me or does Michael have a plan for everything? I liked seeing Sucre save the day. What about Marie Cruz? I had this question when T-Bag killed the Vet that put his hand back, how is T-Bag dominating these guys...WITH 1 HAND?!? That Asian guy reminds of the kid at school who would punch you and run to a teacher as you are chasing him. I'll be interested how the next 2 episodes play out. I hope they don't pull a "Lost" and take a long break. I assume they'll take all of December off...hopefully.

"Amazing Race" time

2006-11-12T21:11:00.000-08:00

It's funny watching the credits for the "Amazing Race" and see people and say "Oh yeah, I forgot they were on the show". The 2 teams for me are the Muslim team that was eliminated after about 5 mins and the married Indian couple who was eliminated about 10 minutes later. Anyway, thank goodness the Cho's are starting to not wait for 'Bama who is turning into one of my least favorite teams. And judging by the previews next week, it will only grow. Do Rob and Kim have a "Babe" quota as to how many times they need to say it in one episode? Do they get some prize? They even call each other that when they are yelling at each other, "YOU'RE WRONG...BABE!!" Rob does have a flair for the dramatic as everytime they miss a taxi, bus, train or plane he exclaims 'That's it, we're done" or some other variation. The show is getting interesting and I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for Rob to blow a gasket and either throw Kim out of a moving car or tackle a team that is ahead of them on the run to a Pit Stop. I'm giving 10 to 1 odds that he'll do one or the other.

AS for my friend Doug, he asked to talk about his show "The Duel" on MTV. Eventhough he never mentions me in his blog...I'm not bitter. There are a few things that I never won't to hear in life:
1. "You're under arrest"
2. "President John Kerry"
3. "You're going against Derek in ..."
I think you should be able to check him for weapons if you're playing him in Monopoly, more or less a competition with a huge monetary compensation. I'm wating for him to pull a knife out and shank somebody soon. When you are picked for this show do they send you a letter that reads the following:
You've been picked to be on "The Duel"! Please meet us at Abercrombie & Fitch to get what you'll be wearing while you're on the show. The accompanying Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue will show you how to wear your clothes while on camera.
This episode was the usual "You don't want to mess with me in the duel, blah, blah, blah" I would have to say that Diem is a favorite to go far as she is a cancer survivor and it seems like nobody wants to challenge her. Is Beth over 40? Best part of the episode was watching people fall in the water. And finally, I'm sure TJ Lavin is a nice guy in real life, but I think a glass of waer could do the same job.

Survivor with Spoilers

2006-11-09T21:36:00.000-08:00

I alomost missed the begining of "Survivor" because of the great Louisville/Rutgers game. Thank goodness for Picture-in-Picture. With Ozzie catching that bird last week, I was expecting him to walk out of the jungle with a slain Tiger or something. With the explanation being that he wrestled it to the ground a killed it with his bare hands. Couldn't believe Jonathon and Candice jumping to the Raro. Especially with what they had going with Aitu and Tarzan...or Ozzie. Now I'm all for Aitu anf they killed the reward challenge. Adam and Nate were leading Raro on the challenge. I'll tell you, if you gave them a map and both their hands they probably wouldn't be able to find their own faces. How about Yul swimming with glasses? When Jonathan got with the other tribe back at camp, I was thinking he wasgoing to start giggling and sweating like somebody on a bad first date. I really think that Raro is full of incompetants. They get 2 more Survivors and still get smoked. The look of disgust when Raro lost was priceless. Back at Raro camp they were deciding who to send home. Nate and Adam's discussion was reminiscent of a slumber party, I was waiting for Adam to ask Nate if he thought Candice was cute and to ask her if she liked him more than a friend. Nate decided to play a "Denzel" on Brad to make him think they were an alliance. Do you think he plays Denzel when he's selling shoes? He must be amazing at it. But in the end, Brad went home and found out he was the 1st member of the Jury. It should be interesting especially now that Aitu is REALLY motivated now.

"The Office" was my favorite this season. The opening scene was outstanding. Pretty much every scene with Michael and Dwight was great. I judge "The Office" by how many times a rewind scenes because they are hillarious and there were a ton in this episode. I'm starting to like Karen and Jim...although I know I'm in the minority. Looking forward to scenes with Andy and Dwight. Who do you think is the best character on the show. I'm leaning toward Dwight. What were your favorite scenes?
Character?

"Lost"...Spoilers below

2006-11-08T22:22:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to read my "Vent" below this post. Now on to the "Fall Season Finale" of "Lost". I thougt it was a pretty good episode. Could we get a few more commercials? Especially more "Daybreak" commercials if possible. I'm not feeling these new castaways that have popped up. For 60+ days they are background and now they decide they want to hang with Locke on excursions? We found out more about Kate and they whe was in fact married and named Monica. Is this her 2nd alias? Sawyer is Ford. What's next? Sayid is Doug Chambers? They do look-alike. Anybody notice the flight her husband gave her was for an Oceanic flight? Same one that crashed? When Jack saw Kate I was hoping for Jack to cry (as usual) and scream "I'm in a glass case of emotion!". But the ending sort of perplexed me as Kate mentioned nothing to Jack like "they're about to kill Sawyer" or "Should I take Sawyer?" Have no fear, we will find the outcome...in 3 months.

Lost hiatus

2006-11-08T22:10:00.000-08:00

Before I discuss "Lost", I'd like to vent about 1 thing. For some reason, "Lost" is coming back with "All new episodes, 16 weeks, No Repeats", not in 2 weeks or 1 month, but on February 7th! Is this the best the writers/producers of this show can come up with? They can come up with all these twists and Turns on the show, but when it comes to airing the episodes back-to-back, the best they can come up with is "Maybe we can show 6 straight new episodes and then, I don't know, wait 3 months to show the rest?" The Producers said that they were tired last year of telling a story for a month and then having to wait 3 weeks to pick it up because of repeats. Solution? Wait 3 months instead. It's like being cold and deciding to light yourself on fire to keep warm. Couldn't we have started the season a little bit later? It works for 24. Anyway, vent complete

2006-11-06T22:13:00.000-08:00

For our Monday Night Shows. Becca and I refer to them as FHE. First off is Prison Break. Prison Break is one of those shows we heard about, but didn't watch until the 1st season was on DVD. It turned out to be a gold mine! The episode tonight was pretty good as Sara and Michael were finally reunited, but the fireworks didn't fly. We are both getting tired of Bellick and his guard buddy. I wouldn't mind if they both disappeared. Is Michael going to forget about the $5 million and just go to Panama? Or does he have an emergency plan tatooed on his left thigh? One question that we had was when they saw Mahone coming at them, why did they take Michael's old beater of a car and not Sara's fine piece of machinery that is the Ford Taurus? Next week looks interesting as Michael tells some mystery person it is time for their part of the bargain. What's Next? And where the HECK is Haywire? Is he really sailing to Holland or whatever with that dog?

The 2nd show I watch is Justice. It is a Crime/Law drama that goes through all the steps of a case starting with somebody finding the poor soul who has been offed. It goes through the fact finding, interviews, trial and verdict. The thing I like about it is the last 2 minutes of the show is devoted to what actually happened, so you get to see the crime and find out if the right decision was made by the jury. It's entertaining and kinda fun to see what actually happens. I know we are losers, we are a slave to our shows!

2006-11-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry, I wanted to point a couple of things out. This is Greg, not Becca, and since she never writes anyhting, I decided to write. Maybe we can find some common shows. Also, at end of my post I misspelled "write" and wrote "right" instead. My Bad.