BOY oh BOY!!

Well, here goes my first blog in 2 1/2 months and I will now explain why it has been so long.......I have been SO sick and throwing up 3-5 times a day for the past 2 1/2 months. Why? Well, because I am now 17 weeks pregnant and just found out today that we are having a baby BOY!!!

It has been a long & emotional road, but after a year of miracle after miracle, we were finally able to get pregnant again after losing our last one.

Mallory was inspired from before we knew I was pregnant that I was having a baby boy. They are so close to heaven that it gives me chills. We have had several experiences with her that were amazing and she knew it was a brother. He is due May 17, 2009!!

Here is the ultrasound photo so you can see for yourself the evidence of it being a boy!!

We are so excited and can hardly wait to have another baby join our family. I will do better on keeping up with my blog now that I am feeling a lot better.

Seattle! BYU vs Seattle Game

Mal is Famous!!! At the BYU/Seattle Game, we saw Bronco Mendenhall, head coach of the BYU Cougars, after the game and asked him if we could get a picture with him!!

This Stadium was amazing! It looks out over Lake Washington. Boats can come sit in the harbor and watch the football games on the big screen. Absolutely Beautiful! Best part of all....BYU won the game 28-27!!! What a heart stopper.Tim, Ashley and Mallory all decked out in our "Y" gear watching the game. Grandpa, Grandma, Cade, Dennis & Chad all watching the game.Cade, Dennis, Chad & Lee all watching the game.Mallory enjoying the game and loving being all dressed up in BYU gear, face stickers & all!!
Ashley & Mallory at the game with matching shirts!! Me and my girl!!!

Tim and Dad in downtown Seattle heading to the Mariners/Yankees game.Tim at the Mariners/Yankees baseball game.Dad, Dennis Jr, Cade & Chad at the baseball game. Dad, Chad, Cade & Dennis in front of the field.Chad took us fishing in his boat on Lake Washington. It was really fun.Ashley, Tim, Cade & Chad out on the boat.
Chad, Tim, Cade & Dennis freezing on the early morning water.
Tim's big catch of the day!!Ashley's one and only catch of the day......a LITTLE Flounder! We were able to visit a beautiful beach while in Seattle! Wow, gorgeous! Front view......
Back view......I think I like the front view better! =-)
Mal playing on the cold beach, she didn't mind it being cold though.Rowan, Mal's cousin, and Mal playing in the sand.
A breathtaking Seattle sunset!!
Tim, Mal & Rowan on Rowan's first day of school. All the boys were able to play a little football game of their own, it reminded me of the old days when my brothers played football all the time. Mal was even in on it and loved it! View of Mount Raineer from Chad's front porch.

Mallory's 3rd Birthday!!!

Mallory is 3 years old now!!!Mallory's Princess Birthday CakeMal was too distracted to look at the camera, but excited to blow out the candles!!Mal so excited to open her presents. She got a new scooter, bike and lots of other nice things. Thank you everyone! She was very spoiled. Mal giving her friend Morgan and her cousin Bailee hugs thanking them for their gifts!

Mal's new helmet to go along with her new bike from mom and dad. We love you Mal!!

Mal playing "put Cinderella in her right window" game at her party.
All the kids checking out who got closest to the the right window.....who is the winner???BAILEE, Mal's cousin was the winner! She got Cinderella almost right in her window.

Having dinner on the lawn. Lots of family & friends came to Mal's party.
Natalie, Melissa & Morgan eating dinner.
The Childs, Grandma and Martha having dinner. There was lots of yummy food!
Everyone got in on the action playing "cake walk". The music was going and when it stopped, whoever was on the right number called won a prize. It was lots of fun!
More cake walk action with everyone. We had a fun time and I hope Mal had a great birthday!!

Cruise

We just went with our neighbors, Casey & Mandy Childs on a cruise. We left from Los Angeles and stopped at San Diego, Catalina & Ensanada. It was so much fun!
We were gone for 5 days and 4 nights and it was very much needed!

All dressed up for formal night dinner.





















So, we all decided one night at midnight to order room service. We tried almost everything they offered as you can see. It was so good, but a bit embarrassing when the man came to bring it and saw all that food was for 4 of us!! What are cruises for though........to EAT!!!


This was our ship. Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas.
One night at dinner, the waiter was looking for someone to dance with him and nobody would. So, he heads right for me and grabs my hand. I was a good sport and danced in front of about 75 people......For any of you that know me, I don't dance so this was a big thing for me. I am glad you didn't see it!

On the deck of the ship.....AHHH!!!!
They let us have a turn at driving the ship for a bit!! =-)
Tim wanted to ride in this "carriage" along the beach in San Diego. A guy was riding the bike and pulling us behind. It was fun and very relaxing!
Our last dinner on the cruise we pigged out. Tim & Casey had two main dishes and we all had way more than we should have.
All of us getting ready to snorkel. It was COLD water, but we still saw a lot of neat things. I saw a lobster for the first time while snorkeling.