Mom's Birthday

Last night my dad planned a surprise party to never be forgotten for my moms 50th birthday. We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse (kind of as a decoy) and then us kids raced home to open the house and prepare the party. They got home about 30 minutes later and my mom had no idea. She walked into the family room and gave the biggest gasp I have ever heard her give. She couldn't believe it. Everyone started singing Happy Birthday and she just kept looking around and looking at my dad.

...My mom explaining how surprised she was and is...

She was so cute and it was so fun to see her so surprised. I love my mom dearly. She is one of my best and closest friends I could ever ask for. She deserved the party plus way more. I don't know what I would do without her.

Happy Birthday on Monday Mom!!!

1. My wonderful mom.

2. So excited for this baby.

3. I'm grateful that I'm blogging....even though I should be working on my homework...

We Can't Go Wrong

These are Brett's side nephews and niece...Nicholas, Candace, and Jackson...

These are my sisters girls....Mia and Lucy....

Seriously, with how cute these kids are I think our little one can't go wrong. :)

1. Moms surprise party....she was so surprised!

2. Looking forward to a weekend with family!

3. 2 more weeks of school!

A Good Team

Last night Brett and I went to a furniture store and made a big purchase. We bought a new couch, a sectional to be exact. I'm so pumped!!! For those that have seen our current couch, you understand how exciting this is. :) This store down in Provo was having a huge sale and we found a sectional that we both really loved for a fantastic price. We picked out a fabric for the base and then a fabric for the pillows. It was so easy! We were both so easy to work with. It made me so thankful to be married to my sweetheart. :) He is so wonderful.

P.S. Yes, I did dream about the couch :)

1. The New Couch that's coming!

2. New Couch.

3. New Couch.

Gorgeous Song

I absolutely adore a woman named Stephanie Nielsen. If you haven't heard of her, please check her out at nieniedialogues.blogspot.com. This song was written for her but I love it for everyone. Everytime I hear it I get the chills and think of all the people I know that go through hard things. It is such a beautiful song and definitely my new favorite. Love to you all :)

1. Feeling good enough to go to the gym this morning!

2. One of my best friends Nicole is having her farewell tomorrow, so excited for her!!

3. Going to the dollar movie with Brett and holding hands through the movie :)

The 4th of July

This year the 4th of July was quite the party. Brett's parents returned home from their mission presidency in Malaga, Spain. We went up to Layton on the Saturday after they got home and got to spend some time with them. It was a blast! We helped them unpack part of their storage room and it was really fun, consisting of races to see who would find the kitchen pans first. Later that night we had a wonderful family dinner with everyone. After dinner we watched fireworks from Farmington to Syracuse from their back porch. It was a great way to spend the 4th!!

1. Heard the baby's heart beat again this week :) so cute!

2. Air Conditioning.

3. Great Harvest Bread :)

Trimester Two

(No pressure to read this, it's mostly for my journal experience to remember :))

Hooray!! I feel like I have finally arrived, I made it to Trimester Two.

I finally don't feel sick anymore and I'm so glad! The first trimester I was really sick and could barely eat anything that didn't make me nauseous, other than toast, ginger ale, egg in a bread (favorite classic from dad), and anything from Jamba Juice. I feel so much better! I am still really tired and fall asleep pretty much everywhere but it's alright. I am cooking again and Brett is definitely glad of that! (I guess that depends on what I cook though ;)) We're so excited! A lot of people have asked whether we want a boy or a girl but we have no preference. I obviously love girls but I would be absolutely thrilled with a boy as well. This last week my stomach has gotten tighter and pushing out a little, it's completely freaking me out. Brett can't tell at all and he just laughs at me. I got home from school the other day and I was on the phone with my sister when I finally, or rather again, realized that I'm really pregnant. I cut Holly off mid sentence and totally off topic telling her "Holly, I'm pregnant!" Sometimes I forget. It's such a weird feeling. Sometimes I don't feel old enough to be doing this but I'm so excited that I don't care. It's a huge blessing in our lives and seeing Brett excited about it makes me ever happier. I just read online with this week by week pregnancy site that our baby is almost 4 inches long. So weird! But so, so cool. The more I learn about the human body the more I know that there is a God and I'm so grateful for that. I'm grateful for this new little life inside me and the blessings that it has already brought us in our life.

1. Being the music leader, sometimes it's tough but sometimes it's just awesome.

2. Lazy sunday afternoons with Brett.

3. Friends.

[fyi]

....We're pregnant!!!

Our little one is due in January and we can't wait! We are so excited!!!!

1.Baby Brett and Whitney

2. Finally not so sick

3. Bob and Claire are home!