Birthdays!

Well April is the month of Birthdays at our house! We celebrated mine on the 21st and Spencer's on the 24th. It's fun having our birthdays so close together because it turns into a whole week of CELEBRATING!!

I had to work for most of my birthday but Spencer planned a little something that night to make it feel not like any other day! I came home to this...
What a sweetheart! For my birthday Spencer got me a fun red purse, The Blind Side DVD, and my favorite candies in the whole world (Dove Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter M&M's)!
We went out to eat at Panda Express and then we hit up bowling! Lol, it's a little more difficult than I thought it would be bowling with a big ole belly, lets just say it was definitely not one of my better scores!! Spencer took a picture of the final score but for the sake of not embarrassing myself, I didn't post it. ;)

Then to finish the night we watched The Blind Side! It was a great birthday!

On Saturday Spencer had to take a final in the morning, so not a great start to your birthday but what can you do? I put a few things together and made a fun sign. Spencer came home to this...

Spencer really wanted some new flip flops for his Birthday and we had found some that he really liked a few weeks ago so we bought them then. I still wrapped them and made him open them, even if he knew what it was. What can I say, I'm a very traditional girl.

Doesn't he look so surprised?

Spencer also got a vegetable steamer that he has wanted for a while now and some new pairs of socks that he has NEEDED for a long time.

Later that day we went to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. Spencer loves animals and especially ones that live in the water. It was fun seeing all the different creatures and things they had. The penguins were definitely our favorite part.

Spencer petting the Sting Ray.

Our friend Bruce...

Then for dinner we went to the Mayan.

We enjoyed the rest of the night at Spencer's house with family. It was a great day and we really enjoyed it.

On Sunday we celebrated our birthdays with my family (Like I said it turns into a week of celebrating). It was a lot of fun and we got some great things from them.

My grandma made us a beautiful blanket for the baby. She is such an amazing grandma. I'm really excited to use it. When Spencer asked her if a lot of blood, sweat & tears went into it she replied, "No, only love." She is amazing!

Yeah for April Birthdays! :)

I'm Really Going to Miss it

Last night was my last night as a Temple Ordinance worker at the Provo Temple. I started working there over 3 years ago and have loved everything about it; the people, the workers, the spirit and my constant growth and love for the temple. I knew the day would come when I would have to say goodbye to such a big part of my life but it came a lot faster than I was ready for.

It's a bittersweet feeling. It's the close of one chapter in my life and the beginning of another. I really will miss my weekly time at the temple but I'm excited for the change ahead. I can't wait to be a mom and look forward to the blessings that motherhood will bring.

As I left last night it really hit me, I couldn't help but shed a few tears as I walked out to my car. I was overwhelmed with memories and feelings of the past 3 years there. I feel so blessed to have served in the temple for as long as I did. It has made be a better person and I really will miss it!! However, I know the Lord has bigger things in store for us and I'm looking forward to the adventures that lie ahead.

You Know Your Belly is Getting Big When...

Yes I actually went to work yesterday morning wearing two different shoes! Lol, you think I would have noticed when I slipped them on or while I was walking around. Nope! I didn't notice until I was walking into work! I seriously started laughing out loud! I have never actually worn two different shoes anywhere. It didn't help that my belly is big or the dress I wore that day was long. But really? Spencer definitely got a good laugh out of it!

I guess my belly is getting big!

Easter 2010

For Easter weekend, we celebrated by enjoying conference with family and being spiritually fed. Although Easter was "technically" over I'm a very traditional girl and I still had to get my fill of Easter. So for Family Night we had an Easter egg hunt and dyed eggs. It was a lot of fun! There are some things in life that no matter how old you get are still just as fun.

I hid a bunch of little eggs around our apartment for Spencer to find, some easy & some hard. It was a lot of fun watching him try to find them.

Success...

Funny story...I had hid 24 little eggs so Spencer pulled them out to count and make sure we had found all 24. Well every time he counted he only came up with 23. I was trying to remember for the life of me where I possibly could of put that last one. I was certain that he had found all of them, but then again I am pregnant and sometimes I forget things...We looked around for a bit but figured we are moving soon enough that we'd find it then. I was still a little bugged that I couldn't remember where the last egg was. Then later that night I was sitting on the couch and looked in the plastic bag Spencer carried around and sure enough hiding under the grassy stuff was the last egg!! I knew my memory wasn't that bad! :)

Then we dyed our eggs. We aren't the most creative people in the world but we still had fun writing on our eggs and dying them.

Our creativity at it's best

Baby Taylor enjoyed it as well, even if he was in my belly! Easter marked 31 weeks and counting!

Baby shower and Grandma's 80th!

My mom and sister threw me a family baby shower with the Ficklins and the Slanes. It was a lot of fun to not only see everyone but to be showered with some great gifts! It definitely made having a baby seem a little more real!

The beautiful cupcake collage my mom made. She is so creative but never gives herself enough credit! Mom's are usually like that.

My Sister Kara got our little guy a onesie that reads "My Auntie loves me this much." It is super cute and I'm sure he'll wear it whenever she is around. :)

My two cousins got the baby these little adidas soccer socks. They are seriously so tiny and adorable. Spencer really liked them of course. I obviously got some other great gifts but didn't get pictures of them all. Just know how grateful I am to all who came!

A shot of the family! Thanks everyone for coming!

Later that week we celebrated by Grandma's 80th Birthday! My Grandma Rae is seriously one of the most amazing women I know. My grandparents live next door so I grew up with my Grandma around all the time and couldn't be more grateful for her love and example. She is a women of great faith and self-less service. She would do anything for you and has done so much for me. She has 22 grand children and almost 13 great grandchildren. Even though there are a lot of us we all feel so loved and cared about. She has lived an amazing life and it was great to celebrate her 80th with everyone!

Isn't she the most beautiful grandma in the world! I love her!

Grandma & grandpa with almost all their grandkids!