Catch-Up

I haven't posted in quite some time! Adam was in California for work for the month of December, then we went out of town for two weeks, and the day after we got back Adam had to fly back to California for work. He just got home last weekend and Rocklin and I are SO glad he's back! I didn't really want to post anything while he was gone because a) there wasn't a whole lot going on here, and b) since my blog isn't private, I didn't want to say anything about him being away.

Anyway, now I get to play catch up! The first exciting thing I neglected to post was Rocklin's 2nd birthday! On January 12th, Rocklin turned 2! I can hardly believe it! He is such a fun little boy. Although slower to start talking then some kids, Rocklin is finally starting to say words and more importantly, use them in the correct context. He just had his 2-year check up at the doctor and he looks great! Sadly, we haven't celebrated yet at all. We are going to get together with Adam's side of the family and celebrate Rocklin's birthday along with some of his cousins, so I'll have to take pictures there and update with pictures later.

The other piece of exciting news is that we found out earlier this week that we are having a baby GIRL!! I am beyond thrilled! As I am sure all of you know, I grew up with 5 brothers and no sisters and I've always wanted a baby girl of my own. When the ultrasound tech told us the baby is a girl I got SOOO excited! I asked her if she was 100% sure because I didn't want a boy popping out after getting all excited for a girl and she said she never says 100%, but she's definitely 99% sure. Yeah!! I've already begun buying cute little outfits and hair accessories. (And now I can be putting my new found hair-bow making skills to good use!). Poor Adam, I hope he knows what he's getting himself into! JK...he's excited to have a little girl as well.

I know Ultrasound pictures are only exciting to the parents to be and the grandparents, but I thought I'd share my favorite one - she was waving hi to us and her little hand is clear as day in this picture (the hand is towards the top):

As for a baby girl name, well, we are very undecided at the moment. We have a few names we each like, but not one that we are both totally sold on. It may be awhile until we can agree on one! The good news is that the middle name has long been established as Marie since that is the middle name of me, my Mother, my Grandmother and Adam's Mother.

Adam took me out on a date when he got home since we hadn't seen each other in a while. It was nice to get out and get a baby-sitter for Rocklin. We had a great time! Here are a few pictures from the date:

And I had to share this one...for those of you who haven't seen Adam in a while, he looks GREAT! I'm so proud of him for all the weight he's lost. He also grew a beard and the hair on his head. He's so cute! :)

That is about it for now. Now that our life is back to normal I hope to post updates and pictures more often.

Christmas Vacation

Adam, Rocklin and I were lucky enough to get to spend a 13 day Christmas vacation in Georgia this year with my family. We are actually still in GA (leave on Tuesday), but I wanted to share our pictures on the blog of our trip so far. My parents rented a really cool cabin in the North GA mountains and it was so fun to have all of my siblings and their wives there! We all had so much fun. I've posted a ton of pictures below - just random ones from throughout our time here.

The whole family in front of the cabin.

Gramps and Rocklin

Rocklin, Adam and I on the back porch of the cabin.

The boys kept themselves entertained at night with a few rounds of poker.

Rocklin making the face whenever you tell him to "say cheese."

My brother Adam and his wife Amanda.

My brother Aaron and his wife Megan.

Adam and I's room at the cabin. I loved our comfy bed!

Adam, Rocklin and cousin Maryn hanging out on Christmas morning.

Gramps and Rocklin snuggling at the cabin.

A closeup of big blue eyes!

Daddy and Rocklin hanging out in the freezing cold!

Grammy and Rocklin at the cabin

Rocklin LOVED playing air hockey with Daddy.

The beautiful sunset view from the back deck of the cabin.

This was the view from the upper loft looking out. So pretty!

Rocklin's cute cousin Lulu (Lauryn).

Mom and Dad raising the roof with their new matching snuggies! haha!

Uncle Dando (Daniel) and the girls (Brynna, Lauryn and Maryn).

Rocklin opening presents with Daddy.

Bows

I love hair bows in a little girls hair. Who knows if this baby inside of me is a girl or not, but in case it is, I wanted to start early to learn how to make cute hair bows so she'll be all set! For now I'm just practicing, and lucky for me I have lots of cute nieces and friends with little girls so these bows will be put to good use. :)
I found THIS tutorial on YouTube which is pretty easy to follow, but it only shows how to make one basic type of bow. These bows all have alligator clips on the back, so they can be used plain or clipped on to a headband.
Does anyone out there have any suggestions or sites they like that show how to make any other style of bows? Otherwise, I guess I'll just play around and figure out how to make different styles. Good thing I have lots of ribbon on hand for trial and error!
I have had fun practicing so far...here is a picture of the ones I made this weekend to start with. I think my favorite is the little brown polka dot bow and least favorite is the navy blue (don't really care for how it turned out, but love the dark blue color). Obviously as you can see from the picture, I have a thing for polka dots. :)

Temple Lights

Tonight Rocklin and I met up with some of Adam's family at the Mesa temple lights. We had a lot of fun seeing all the lights - they were beautiful and the weather was great! Too bad we only got to snap one picture.

Turkey Day Triathalon

Yes, you read that right, Turkey Day. I know this post is a little late, but I wanted to be sure to get it up. On Thanksgiving morning, Adam's family had planned a sprint triathlon (400 meter swim, just over a 12 mile bike ride and a 2 mile run). Adam, most of his siblings, nieces and nephews and his Dad all participated. They all did such a good job! I was so proud of Adam - he hadn't even trained on a bike, but ended up finishing first! He has fallen in love with biking. Here are some pictures from the event. Oh, and yes, the outfit Adam is wearing is one he borrowed from a friend that does triathlons all the time. We were teasing him with his multi-colored spandex saying he looked like he belonged on the Jamaican Bobsled Team. haha!!

The "before" picture of the group. Notice how everyone is still smiling here. :)

Here's the back of Adam's hot spandex outfit (and that's his Mom Linda in the pink shirt)...

Adam riding in after finishing his bike rideAdam on the runThe swimRocklin enjoying some play time while Daddy was swimming
Ron (Adam's Dad) riding in after finishing the bike ride. Go Ron!
Rocklin & Daddy hanging out after the raceThe group shot of everyone who participated. You guys did an awesome job!

Pregnant!

Well, If you've seen my Facebook lately, then you have heard the news that I'm pregnant! We are very excited! I'll be 10 weeks this week. So far I've just felt really, really tired and pretty nauseated, but that's about it. Having Rocklin to chase after has kind of taken my mind off feeling sick, so that is nice. Rocklin will be 2 1/2 when this baby is born, which I think should be a pretty nice gap in age. I have a feeling this pregnancy may go by quicker than the first, but we'll see. Anyway, just wanted to share the fun news on our blog! Of course, I'll have updates along the way. We should find out probably in January if we're having a boy or a girl. A little brother would be a lot of fun for Rocklin, and of course I'd be thrilled with a little girl. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

Family Fun

My parents were both supposed to come into town this weekend and be here all week, however, my Mom got the flu the night before and couldn't come! We were so bummed. But fortunately, my Dad is still here. One of the things he really wanted to do was go to Joe's Farm Grill - yum! The weather was perfect! We had a fun time.

We hope you're feeling better, Mom...we miss you!

Family photo

My Dad, Adam & Rocklin
Another family shot

Gramps & Rocklin at Joe's

Me & My Daddy

Adam & Rocklin

More of my cute boys