Miracle

I've been thinking so much lately about how our life is so completely different now than it was 1 year ago. I was downloading some pictures of Gracie today on the computer and came across this...















It was almost exactly 1 year ago that we had our first U/S of this little one. We were 12 weeks pregnant and ecstatic to be parents, but it was still our little secret at this point. We didn't tell anyone for almost another month.

Now its 1 year later-and that jelly bean sized baby is now this...






















































Gracie-you are such a little miracle to us! You are always making us smile and laugh. We are so amazed every day by you!

We're Getting Baby Hungry...

Spring has sprung here in Utah and we can't help it....We're getting baby hungry! Tuck suggested the other day that we definitely need to do something about it. So....we decided to buy a baby! We looked long and hard to find a suitable store and made sure it had just what we wanted. As we entered the store, we were overwhelmed with the emotions of which one to choose, there were so many! Could we possibly take home more than one? After much deliberation and much emotion, we just had to pick. We walked to the checkout stand as new parents. Wow I thought, this feels great but scary at the same time. I swallowed hard as I saw the receipt...babies are expensive!














Since we had come without proper safety equipment for the baby, the store was nice enough to give us a car seat without charge.














After stopping to visit Grandma Day, we brought our baby home to start as a new family together. I guess I should mention that it is babies instead of a baby.














The babies are doing well so far. They only woke up once during the night and seem to be bonding well with the other family members.












































We are accepting visitors if anyone is interested...

Sights of Missouri #2-Insects

We found out very quickly living here that bugs love living in Missouri! Thankfully it is a little colder now so many of them are dead or in hiding. We discovered a new insect this year that we had never heard of before, Chiggers. Anyone who knows what those are is probably shuddering just seeing the name. Chiggers are microscopic bugs (hence no picture). They wander around on your body until they hit an elastic band or tight part of your clothes. When they can't go any further, they stop and inject their saliva into you. It creates a bite almost like a mosquito bite, but 10 times worse. The bite itches so bad and lasts anywhere from 2-4 weeks. And it's rarely just one bite, we would sometimes wake up with 9-10 new bites in the morning-miserable. I'm so thankful for the cold weather that has now killed all of them!

Sights of Missouri #1 - Reptiles

An Apple A Day....

This weekend we picked apples at Alldredge Farms! It was a beautiful farm with lots of fruit trees, animals, a bakery with yummy homeade goodies, and amazing old barns turned into stores and reception centers. It had just rained and was very cold, but it was so fun. I was so proud of Tucker who learned really quick how to use an apple picker (I've realized since being married that guys love to learn how to use new tools).

Wedding Day Highlights!!!

If anyone is interested in seeing some of our fun wedding day pictures and videos, my sister Maleah has compiled her top 10 favorite wedding moments on her blog: www.justinandmaleah.blogspot.com. Check it out!

Tribute to J-Dawg

I'm sad to announce that our fish, J-Dawg, died sometime between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. He was 2 weeks away from his 5th birthday. He had 2 very close calls earlier in his life which included jumping out of his bowl and being found seconds before it was too late, and almost choking on a large rock that he had inhaled. He was a big time traveler and enjoyed his time in the car. He has traveled throughout most of Utah and he especially enjoyed his recent 17 hour car ride to Kansas City, Missouri. He was much loved by his family and little admirers (my nieces and nephews). Tucker and I had a small funeral for him and many tears were shed. He will be greatly missed!!!