Pumpkin Carving

I know this is WAY late but I just figured out how to get this "movie" on here. I just couldn't NOT post this because of Enoch's facial expressions. They just crack me up. ENJOY!

Oh Enoch...

I came into the bedroom and found Enoch in my underwear drawer...and he looked at me and said, "Mommy! Wawee!(wall-e)". I could not stop laughing!

22 Weeks

So this is the 22 week belly. I've hit the 6 month point and this is the same time I started showing with Enoch...I popped! Now it will only continue to get bigger.

Baby moves on a daily basis, he's pretty routine with his movements. We've seen elbows and knees poke out every now and then. He's more active than Enoch was so this guy might be handful once he gets here! His most active time is from 9:30 pm til about 11 pm. And the morning when I first wake up, he's getting up with me, moving around and stuff. He'll do flips around dinner time everyday as well.

My next visit will be at 25 weeks and its on Dec 22nd.

Baby is about 7 inches long and weighs in somewhere around 2 lbs. Not too shabby. He's getting hair and eyebrows and his arm and leg bones are hard bone now. Nice! My nausea is gone...I throw up maybe twice a week now so that isn't bad at all. My appetite is completely back to normal, eat whatever whenever. I deal with indigestion every so often but Tums really saves me there.

Enoch now finds my growing tummy funny, he laughs at it all the time and asks me if the baby is in there. He is super excited to have a little brother on the way.

That's all the updates I have for now!!

Mommy, down?

I'm in my room, posting the last blog of course, and I hear Enoch - "Mommy, down?". I walk into his room and find this...

What? No Blog?

Okay, so before Thanksgiving I went into Blogger overload for a little and posted way too much. Now I haven't posted for a week and feel it is safe to make one or two posts...I think.


Thanksgiving, some of Joe's cousins came for the week. It was a lot of fun because not only are they great company but they have four adorable kids who kept Enoch and everyone else in the house entertained the whole time. Needless to say, the time they spent with us was a blast and we hope to see them again soon!

Enoch made a new buddy - Luke

As always, I had a hard time getting Enoch to look at the camera...

Isn't he just the cutest???

Enoch, Mady, Kimball, Jake, Luke(super ski master!)

Four Wonderful Years

On Thanksgiving this year, Joe and I celebrated Four Wonderful Years together. Joe was very sweet and bought me flowers and a card. Its amazing how time flies when you're having fun. I love Joe so much and he has taught me so much since he's been in my life. I still learn something new about him all the time and I'm sure he learns more and more about me every day. I'm like Shrek, I'm an onion! Lots of Layers!

4 years and one child and another on the way! Life is amazing and being married is just one of those amazing parts of life. I honestly didn't think I would marry at such a young age, a lot of people think 20 is really young. There have been MANY people in our lives who have told us we should have focused on school and a career before marriage. I'm sorry to tell them, Joe and I both thoroughly disagree. We wouldn't be as happy as we are now had we waited and gone to school first. It does work for some people but not us. There is a reason for everything and there is a plan. The Lord knew what he was doing when we got us together. I know life holds many great and wonderful things for us in the future and possibly more children. Who knows! I'm excited to live every day with Joe and my son(s).

Here we come!

One of the first times we hung out.
(Left to Right - David, Natalie, Joe, Katrina)

Joe just before we started dating. We played footsie at this table...Hehe!

We went to see Linkin Park with Katrina. She actually got me a ticket for my birthday! She's AWESOME!!!

Joe & I, when we first started dating. This is actually at Becca's house!!!

The Wedding Day - November 27, 2004.

Left to Right - Randall, David, Soulee Jr, Dan, Brett, Joe, Natalie, Hayley, Alana, Jessica, Heather, Katrina2004

2005

7 Months Pregnant with Enoch - 2006

2006

2007

2008

Now

Thanksgiving 2008

I'm happy to say that Thanksgiving was great. My sister and her kids came over and Joe's cousins came with their kids from UT. It WAS a full house but it was a fun full house. Couldn't have asked for a better way to spend the holiday.
There was good food and good company. I hope everyone was able to have a nice Thanksgiving and had friends and family to share it with.
I have a few pictures of the kids and I'll try to post them soon.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We're Having A...

...BOY!

We just got back from our ultrasound and got the happy news that Enoch will have a baby brother! He's healthy and happy. He didn't like being pushed on during the ultrasound so he moved a lot but he looks a lot like Enoch. We're very excited! Enoch was there for the ultrasound as well and was super excited to see his brother! :D Here are some snapshots!

Smiling!

Thumbs Up!

This is the "boy parts" shot. Essentially, you are looking at his butt and leg, and his little boy parts are in the middle. Its not the best shot but we saw "IT" during the ultrasound, so, there is NO doubt that this is a boy. :o)

The nurse gave this photo to Enoch, so this is Enoch's first picture of his brother.

A foot!


And a great little shot of his face.

According to the ultrasound, he's healthy! YAH! He measures a week ahead so that's great. He weighs 1 pound, 2 oz right now, the tech said that was awesome. Everything is in place and where it's supposed to be. I will most likely post a baby bump picture later tonight or sometime tomorrow.
Until then, enjoy the photos!!! :D

#6 & #7

So I missed my post yesterday, so I will just do both today.

#6
I Am Thankful For:
Modern Technology

10 years ago I was hand writing letters to friends just to keep in touch! And yes, hand written letters are much more personal than an e-mail because you put a lot more effort into it but when letters were the only communication? Long distance call rates were still a little pricey so that wasn't much of an option either. I really do appreciate modern technology, Facebook has put me in touch with people I haven't seen or spoken to in YEARS, e-mails make communication for even CHURCH much easier, I can get a hold of just about anyone through e-mail. And my goodness, CELL PHONES! Hello! They have come a long way since I got my first phone at 16! I didn't get a phone that could text until I was 17, and listen up TEENS, I paid for my own phone from the get go. If I wanted one, I paid for it. So I've been texting for 7 years!

Are there downfalls from having so much technology? Of course, there are always pros and cons to just about anything. We should always be cautious and safe. Don't put out personal information if you don't want it abused. Stay safe and keep away from nosy people! Hehe.

#7
I Am Thankful For:
The Temple

I love going to the Temple. One of my favorite Primary songs is "I Love to See The Temple". It always has been, even since I was in Primary! I'm grateful that we live so close to the Temple here in Colorado. When I lived in Montana, it was a 5 hour trip, either way, to get to a Temple. We had a few options but still had to travel far. Idaho Falls, a Temple in Canada (can't remember which one???) and Billings. All were 5 hours away. BUMMER! I even love visiting the book store. It's just so peaceful and comforting to go. Even walking the grounds of the Temple is comforting.

#5

I Am Thankful For:
The Gospel

I have been so blessed to have the gospel in my life. I learn something new every week and hope I continue to learn this Gospel. It is a beautiful blessing in my life and I am so thankful to have a husband who has such a great knowledge and understanding of it as well and the patience to explain things to me that I don't quite understand.

By living the Gospel, I am a much happier person and its comforting to know that I will be with my family forever. And I know that My Heavenly Father knows and loves me.

#4

Thought I was going to miss this post, didn't ya?

I Am Thankful For:
Friends

I am so thankful for the friends in my life, past and present. I don't click too often with people but when I do, I really click! We share a lot of laughs and great times. And my friends are great supports as well. So, thank you to all of my good friends, You know who you are!

I love ya! :D

#3

I Am Thankful For:
Family

Family is a wonderul thing. They are the people you can count on the most. People that are there for you in times of need and in times of joy. I love my family dearly. They are what matters most to me in this life. And sometimes one is lucky enough to be able to expand that family. This is an area that I have been very blessed in my life. I have friends who have become family and I have inlaws who are amazing and kind and just wonderful to me. They love and respect me and never judge me. I am so Thankful for my Family. And it is so comforting to know that Families can be Together Forever.

#2

I am Thankful for: Enoch.

He has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives, since the day he was born. We had it a little rough when he was born but he was such a strong little man, it was impressive. He helped me appreciate the small things in life. Never take anything for granted because tomorrow, it may be gone. Having a child definitely makes you grow up really quick, whether you think you're ready for a baby or not.

I'm thankful for his strong, sweet spirit, his smile, his laugh, his personality, his compassion, his tenderness, even his crazy rowdiness. He is such an entertaining little person and I just can't see my life without him. He has taught me many amazing things as a Mother and I couldn't be more thankful.

Enoch, I love you.

Things to be Thankful For...

A friend from my old singles ward (Seth!), has been listing things that he's thankful for from day 1 of November. I would LOVE to be able to write it out everyday but I find I forget about my blog sometimes. SO - my effort this week is to list, from now until Thanksgiving, the things that I am Thankful for.

Starting today with #1:

I am thankful for my Husband Joe. Without him, I have no idea where I would be or what I would be doing but I doubt I would be so happy with my life if he weren't here with me. He has wonderful and amazing talents. He is a great artist, the way his mind works is amazing. He is such an awesome father, he is so patient, kind, loving and understanding with Enoch. He knows so much about the Gospel it just leaves me awestruck. He has a great gift with music, singing and instruments. Just the fact that he gets up for work every single day without complaint, to me that is a HUGE talent. He makes me laugh even when I'm crying. I used to write poetry a lot when I was a teenager and in one specific poem, I wrote about how I wanted to find someone who would always be there to catch my tears and that, from the day we met, has always been Joe.
He understands me in a way that no one ever will, he knows me almost as well as my Heavenly Father does and he constantly loves, adores and cares for me.

Joe - I love you Sweetie. I only hope I can do for you half of what you've done for me.

(I still love him, even when he has a mullet!!!)

The BATHROOM!

Last year for Christmas, as a gift from everyone to Tutu & Papa (joe's grandparents), we all went in on remodeling their bathroom. It was COMPLETELY out of date and needed some TLC....badly. As shown below (during demolition).

After 2 weeks of work, Joe finished a great bathroom. I think we all were shocked and amazed that the bathroom could look so good. Joe did a wonderful job with everything. Its just awesome!





The shower head moves up and down for height convenience.


He also re-textured the walls. Venician (sp?) Plaster!

....Coming soon - The new Bay window is installed and Joe Trims it Out!

Photo Shoot with Will Brawn

We had our family photos taken with Will Brawn this year. Normally, we just set up a tripod and put the camera on a timer and hope for the best but not this time! I absolutely love these photos and am so excited to have had Will take these for us. Thanks Will!

Halloween with Joe

Close friends of Joe know that he is a HUGE fan of AC/DC. He normally hates dressing up for Halloween but I suggested Angus Young this year and he was all for it. We hit up Savers about an hour before the trunk or treat and found the perfect items to make his costume a hit. He swore me to silence, I wasn't allowed to tell anyone who he was and people had to guess. He honestly was shocked at how many people knew who he was but I also think he was shocked at just WHO knew Angus Young. It was a fun night for Joe.
SO - Friday night at the Trunk-Or-Treat, there was some contreversy over whether or not Angus Young had horns, (for the people who knew who Angus Young was) and here is your proof...=)

Below are just a few of Joe's best impressions. =) He was just happy to be able to hold his guitar all night.