We're Having a BABY!!!

Well I forgot to mention in our update that I am also pregnant! Sometimes I forget that people don't know because I'm such a blab and pretty much tell everyone I see because I am so excited! So for those I haven't seen in a while...I am almost 12 weeks pregnant and I am due around March 17th. Tyler and I are so excited!! I just can't wait to start showing. My kids at school come and touch my stomach already everyday and ask me if I am showing yet. I have been super lucky to not be sick hardly at all, I still haven't thrown up! I'll occassionally get a little nautious in the morning but it is easily cured by eating breakfast. Mostly I have just been totally exhausted and I have to go to the bathroom and eat about every 2 hours. (Sorry if this is too much information) I have never in my life had to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom! I got most of my 1st trimester over with in the summer but now that school is started I feel like someone is slipping me sleeping pills everyday. I am so tired all day and then I usually fall asleep soon after dinner and sometimes don't wake up again. It is frustrating because I feel like I can't get anything done but I hear that the tiredness gets better in the 2nd trimester (Yay, I am almost there!) I'm am just grateful I haven't really been sick, that has been so nice! We already had our first ultrasound and were able to hear the heartbeat which was the most amazing thing ever. I left the doctor's office just bawling. It is so cool to know that there is really something alive in there. Ty has been so good to me as always, he is especially concerned now about what I eat and making sure I am getting all the nutrients I need. He is also extremely protective about what I do which is sometimes annoying but I know he just loves me and our baby a lot! Ty really wants a boy and I really want a girl but we're both just overwhelmingly happy and excited to be parents! We feel so blessed to be able to get pregnant right when we wanted to.

This was the first day we found out I was pregnant! (Ty made me take 2 more pregnancy tests because he didn't really believe at first) I went out that day and bought a little boy and little girl swimsuit because I was so excited! I was actually pregnant when we were in New York and I didn't know it yet...crazy!

Update

Oh man I haven't posted in so long because I lost my camera cord and it's no fun to post without pictures! So here are some of the things we have been up to... (Sorry it might be a little long)We got a surprise visit from one of my most favorant people ever...Steph!! We decided to go play a round of frisbee golf with her.

On Pioneer Day we went up to Fairview with all of Ty's family to go swimming, have a BBQ and we finished with a mean tournament of Clackers. We had a really fun day. We tried to take some cool pictures of us all jumping in the pool at the same time.

My family came down for the weekend and we got to spend a day at the lake! We all tried Wake Surfing for our first time and loved it! It is a whole lot easier than trying to surf in the ocean.

All the girls went up to Salt Lake to go to the Melting Pot for Jen's Bridal Shower.

I went down to Cedar City for a few days with all the 4th, 5th and 6th grade teachers from my school for a science workshop. We had a ton of fun staying up late and playing games. We also went to St. George one night to see Les Miserables at the Tuacahn. It was incredible! (We ate at In-n-Out while we were there too!) It was so fun to get to know the teachers from my school, I teach with some really fun people.

Ty's cousin Lochlan got married in Salt Lake at the end of July. It was a very beautiful wedding and we are excited to have Jen in our family!

We went up to Idaho for our last trip of the summer before I had to be back to school. We went to Starlight Mountain Theatre in Garden Valley one night to see Crazy for You. We had dinner and a fire before we went to the play. The play was hilarious and we had a lot of fun hanging out with my fam for a few days.

Tyler's sister and brother both went through the Timpanogos Temple to get out their endowments. It was such a special experience to be there with them. It is such an amazing feeling to be in the temple with your family and know you will be together forever!

Soon after Shoni got out her endowments her and Sean were able to be sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. We are so excited for them! The best part was when they were able to bring in Baby Jessi to get sealed to them, she has never looked so cute! This was another very special time for Ty's family, we were so happy to be able to be there and be a part of it.

Oh wow, there's been so many big things going on in Ty's family. This Wednesday we took Tallon to the MTC! He is officially a missionary!! We were very sad to send him off for two years but it is also very exciting that he will be serving the Lord in Houston, Texas. We are so proud of him and know he is going to be an amazing missionary. We miss him already!

So that is mostly what we have been up to in the last month. We have also been watching the Olympics like crazy and loving them! (Especially Ty, he can't pull himself away) We are sad that they are over! Ty has enjoyed having a couple weeks off before he starts school again this Wednesday, it's going to be another intense semester. Ty has changed what he wants to do again and now wants to go to medical school...so it looks like we have about 10 more years of school ahead of us. I started school last week and so far I have an awesome class with some way cute kids! I am excited to teach another year, getting ready for school was a lot less stressful this year. It is sad to see summer come to an end but we are excited to have our best friends Matt and Sarah move back to Utah next weekend! We have missed them so much!! Me and Ty also just got released from teaching our primary class we've taught for 3 years and just got called into the nursery. We are really excited for our new calling! I constantly feel like I have the perfect life and don't know how I even deserve it but life is good.

Another fun week in Boise

Since Ty is gone until 10 every night studying chemistry I decided to go spend another week with my family in Boise. I was really bad about taking pictures but these are some of my most favorite things I did while I was there...

-Roaring Springs

-Riding bikes downtown on the greenbelt (we rode all the way from my house!)

-Playing in the fountains downtown and eating at Blue Sky Bagels

-Floating the river (freezing as usual but very fun)

-Bowling for FHE ( I scored a 108 which is really good for me!)

-Seeing Jules!! (one of my best friends)

-Visiting Ben and Moni and seeing their new baby Sofie (so tiny and adorable!)

-Playing soccer with my WHOLE family at the park (it's not very often we are all together)

-Going to the midnight movie of Batman (such a good movie!!)

-Seeing Courntey & Quinton my lucky friends who just moved to Boise! (I got to see Courtney's pregnant belly that is now starting to show!)

-Hanging out with my fam everyday, they are the greatest!

Zach is officially an Eagle Scout!

My little brother Zach finally became an Eagle Scout! He finished his Eagle project almost 2 years ago but he finally made it official with his board of review on Saturday. He was pretty excited to say the least. My Dad decided he needed to have a photo shoot after he was done so here are some of the pictures...

Good Job Zach, we're so proud of you!!

Weekend in Cedar

To celebrate Ty's cousin Tay's birthday we all went down to Cedar for a weekend of camping, rock climbing and hiking. (Tay is quite the professional rock climber!) Since it was pouring rain on Friday night our camping trip turned into a giant sleepover in Tay's living room!

The next morning since we didn't get to camp we were ready for a day in the great outdoors! We started off rock climbing and everybody climbed! (Even Autumn who was hiding up in the trees for a while) We had quite the climbing crew!After a warm-up climb Tay took us to this!! It is called the Adventure Climb and after I saw it I just knew I had to do it even though I was scared out of my head! It's probably the scariest thing I've ever done but it was so much fun!
After some climbing we decided to drive further up into the mountains to do some hiking. We did it in the pouring rain and the hugest thunderstorm ever, I swear the mountains were shaking! I felt like we were in a horror movie or something!
Me and Autumn
We hiked to Cascade Falls, a beautiful waterfall. Up behind the waterfall is a cave we went exploring in!

This is me and Autumn climbing into the cave. This was probably the hardest part because the water was rushing so fast and the ground was slippery!

You can see the opening to the waterfall behind us!

The water in the cave was freezing and at one point went all the way to our waists!

It was pitch black inside the cave which was kind of scary but it also let me and Ty get some kissing in!

We had such a fun weekend, I never realized how many fun things there are to do so close to Cedar City!

Lochlan's Surprise Party

Yesterday was Ty's cousin Lochlan's birthday so the family all got together for a Hawaiian surprise party!

I actually got to see Ty for more than an hour yesterday! He left his studying a little early so he could come to the party. (I am a chemistry widow these days)The night ended off with a huge rock band party! (This picture was taken at a previous rock band party, but you get the idea.) We all had a lot of fun! Happy Birthday Loch!