Happy 21st To Me

Well it's been a couple weeks since I wrote last- so I have lots to catch up on! I had a baby shower with some friends around here in Rexburg! It was a lot of fun! Thanks to the amazing Leslie Casariego for putting it on for me! And for the assistance of my wonderful sister-in-laws, Ashley and Lynae. It was a lot of fun playing games and eating tasting foods! And thank you to all those of you who have gotten Hailey a present! We appreciate it!

I also finally finished the semester and finished it with all A's!!! Well- maybe, not sure about my water aerobics class... i know, how pathetic! Anyways, I am glad the semester is over but I felt like it went by SO quickly! I hardly remember June ever even happening! And now here we are about to go on to August! Craziness!

This week my sister and 2 cousins are here in rexburg for EFY. It was a mad house trying to get them all checked-in and into their apartments. But i'm excited for them! I loved EFY all 4 years! It's such a great experience for all youth in search of their own testimony! I hope they have the greatest week EVER!

OH! And by the way- I turned 21 this weekend! YAY Happy Birthday to me!!! Ryan made me french toast and bacon with strawberries for breakfast! It was deLISH!!! And then we went to the pool for 4 hours and got nice and tan/crispy! Then we went to see Harry Potter 7 Part 2. It was great!!! I loved it! Now i feel the need to reread all the books seeing as I didn't remember any of what happened in the movie. It was a great day and Ryan got me awesome sewing/quilting equippment, candy, and a recipe magazine (which i love reading).

Overall, life is good. 7 more weeks!

Lamaze Class

So this weekend was slower than our previous two exciting weekends. Ryan got a calling in our new ward as Sunday School Teacher- which he is very excited about! It's just the job he wanted! Then on Saturday we went to an all day Lamaze Class where we learned all about childbirth! It was great! We got a lot of really helpful information and came away from the class feeling much better and at ease about everything! They gave us a tour of the hospital here in town too. The maternity ward is awesome! All single bedrooms with lots of space. A jacuzzi room for women in labor and also one for women in recovery! I'm actually looking forward to this! (for now anyways lol) Sunday was good- family dinner and church! Then we played games with our upstairs neighbors, Allie and Brad. Ever played Bubble Talk? Funniest game ever! We died laughing so hard! It was great! Now on to our last week of school before finals! Hallelujah!

30 Weeks and Counting!

So I have made it to 30 weeks! Only 10 more to go! It seems like just yesterday I had reached 10 weeks and was feeling so nauseous that I couldn't stand! (Boy am I glad that part is over with!) Now sweet baby Hailey is approximately 3lbs and 16 inches long! She's getting so big! It's hard for me to believe that a 3 lbs baby can have the strength to kick and flail the way she does! Just yesterday I was leaning over and she kicked my rib!!! And not just a shove- it was a full blown kick! Guess she didn't like that rib in her face! haha. It's getting to be so much fun to watch my stomach move, jerk, and quiver as she moves around! She's pretty active these days! Ryan keeps telling me that she needs to get here soon! He's getting so excited, which makes me so happy! We like to watch her move. It's fun to guess which limbs are where! Her head is easier to guess- that would be the big round hard spot! Haha. A friend of mine just had her baby on July 4th! And now I am a tad jealous! I just want her to get here so i can give her proper squishings and love. So I can see her tiny features and guess who she looks more like! :) I hope she has her daddy's eyes! He has such cool eyes! And we're guessing she'll be very blonde since both ryan and I were toe-head blondes as babies and toddlers. I guess we'll find out in 10 weeks or so!!! Anyone want to make guesses as to what she'll look like? But who cares- she'll be beautiful and she'll be all ours!

A New Friend

So every Sunday we have family dinners with Ryan's family that is here in Rexburg. It's great! It's a great way to stay connected! This Sunday we had our dinner at Porter Park. It was hot but perfect in the shade! We played Apples-to-Apples on a blanket in the grass. It was fun- and thank you random citizen for taking our picture for us! :)

Then, in the evening we decided to go for a walk and take our mini telescope that my Grandpa sent us. We were meandering through nearby neighborhoods looking for a good quite and dark place to set up our telescope when this dog appeared and decided to come along for the fun! This dog seriously followed us for about an hour! S/He was so well behaved too! It was a young golden retriever with a color that said "Invisible Fence"... so much for that investment. We had a great time trying to find constellations that we didn't know names of or directions of! Haha, but when we packed up to go- dog came too. We walked passed the house we thought the dog came from and tried ditching S/he there... but she was too quick for us! This dog followed us all the way to our apartment, up the stairs, and practically into our home. I took a picture of it trying to come inside lol! I felt like such a terrible person shutting the door in the poor dog's face! Maybe it will still be there in the morning! hhahaha.

Work Hard- Party Hard

So this last week has been crazy at work. Ryan and I work for a Melaleuca call center. Well customers have deadlines by the end of the month and so "month-end" (as we call it) gets CRAZY busy and they work us LONG hours! It's rough. And since this last week was another month end, we worked every day this week and both made it to 40 hours. Man, am I glad that's over with! So to reward ourselves with such hard work at work and school and scripture studies... We decided to go to the water park! Best reward ever!

This is the rock wall that hangs over the pool. You can bet Ryan waited in a 10-15 minute line just to climb it! And he campused the whole thing (no legs- only hands). It was fun to watch him. All the little kids were amazed -ooing and -ahhing. I sure was! "Look at those muscles!!! OOOOeeee!" haha. The lazy river was what I was most excited about... but there were so many people when we went that it was more hectic than ever. I couldve sworn some little kid was going to get stuck under the tubes and not be able to get out, drown, and not be found until the park closed. It was nerve-raking!


Then, after we got thoroughly crispied out in the sun and had our fair share of water fun, we went out to Heise where Ryan, Marcus and his roommate, Scott, did some climbing. I'd never been out there before. But it was a pretty sweet place! Plus Ryan makes al the routes look easy! I miss climbing- Ryan wont let me anymore :( sad day. lol. I guess its for the best though- for now. And the best part of the day is that we got a tan! How exciting! (for rexburg anyways) :)