Silly Dad

Carson absolutely loves his Dad. Whenever Chad comes home he gets so excited. He giggles with pure joy as Chad wrestles him and chases him around the house and smiles from ear to ear when he sees him. I love that these two are good buddies! Chad is always coming up with goofy things to do with Carson. I think the things he comes up with are funny because I would never think to do stuff like that. Here are just a few examples of the random things he does.

Buries Carson with pillows. As you can see Carson thinks this is hilarious.

Can you find Carson in this picture?

Chad put Carson in his jacket the other day. It's huge on him and it was so funny to watch him walk around in it. I still laugh whenever I look at this picture.

Crafty Smafty

I've always wanted to be a crafty person. You know, the kind that sew, quilt, paint, or whip up cool decor stuff, etc...that kind of thing. But I've never really been good at any of those things, although I've wanted to, and I know lots of people who are good at all those things. My mother-in-law is one of those people. She's amazing and sews gorgeous quilts like these all the time. Incredible!

I have to admit my sewing attempts in the past have not been very successful, but hopefully someday I will get better at it. Anyway, so I found something crafty that I enjoy doing that I actually can do. Here are a few of the bracelet watches that I've made recently.

I made this one below for a friend of mine and I love it! I liked it so much I wanted to keep it. :)

Also this week I got up the guts to try roll making again. Chad is the roll maker in our family and he always makes killer rolls. Mine just never seem to turn out as good and so I don't do it very often. But this time was a success and they turned out delightful!

The Big News

We went to the doctor today for the big ultrasound and found out that we are having a GIRL!!!! We are so excited! I have thought it was a girl all along and Chad did too so we weren't that surprised when the tech told us that is was a girl. Now my head is filled with thoughts of cute skirts and bows and all things girly. I can't wait!

General Conference Weekend

Last weekend one of my very favorite people came to visit. My cousin Holly flew out and stayed Thursday-Sunday with us. Holly and I are super close and are very much alike. Chad likes to refer to us as "the twins". So lucky Chad got to hang out with the twins all weekend long. He was such a good sport to let us do whatever we wanted. On Thursday I picked her up at the Omaha airport and then we went straight to the Winter Quarters temple. I gave her the quick tour of the visitor center.-I basically have been there so many times that I have it memorized. On Friday we went down to the Haymarket and walked around for a while. We stopped in at the Licorice International store and sampled a few tasty bites of licorice. Unfortunately, it wasn't as cool as we thought it would be. It was windy and kind of chilly that day so we didn't stay at the Haymarket too long. We a yummy lunch at the Olive Garden and Carson ate half our meals. He was going to town on the fettuccine alfredo. He loved it! We hit up the mall, took naps, watched movies, made Jean's treats (trust me they're the best!), talked, and laughed a lot. All around it was so much fun! Since it was General Conference weekend we also watched Conference. Which was wonderful as usual and gave me just the pick me up I needed. So thanks Holly girl for coming out to visit us! We loved having you here!

Carson watching General Conference. He wasn't quite sure what to think of the vibrating chair at first as you can tell.

We came home to find Chad surprising me with heart-shaped cookies. How sweet is that!

Us enjoying the heart cookies.

Carson is obsessed with puppies right now. He loves this onsie that has puppies on it and carries it around all over the house. Chad loves to tie it around his neck like a cape. I think it's so funny!

Holly and I showing off our pregnant bellies. It's so fun that we are pregnant at the same time! Holly looks skinny and I just am still in the fat awkward stage.

Spring Break Part 2

After being in Kansas city for a couple days we headed down to Chad's parent's house to spend some time with them. We made a quick visit to the eye doctor. No, this time it was not for me, but for Chad. Law school has done a number on Chad's poor eyes from so much reading and now he needs glasses. It's funny to hear him comment on how clearly he can see things with his glasses. It's like a whole new world has appeared.

We relaxed at their house and shopped that next day and then on Thursday we drove to Branson. I'd never been to Branson before and for some reason I pictured it as this tiny little town that had a few shows and shops there. I was shocked when we arrived as I realized how big Branson really is. There are tons and tons of shows and things to see. It's quite the hoppin' place. We were able to stay at one of Teri and Steve's time shares and they were really nice. I wish I would've taken a few more pictures of the whole place because it really was bigger than our own apartment! The best part was the huge jacuzzi tub! Mark and Chad even put on their swim suits and hot tubbed in it one night. Anyway, on Friday we went to a show called Six. They were very entertaining and they managed to keep Carson's interest for the entire first half.-Which is amazing! The rest of the trip we spent swimming, playing mini-golf, shopping, and just relaxing. We loved it! Thanks Burgin family for having us!

We visited Mark at his work at the radio station one day.

Hard at work

Carson playing in his favorite cupboard at Grandma's house.

He looked so cute that day, but for the life of me I couldn't get him to smile at the camera.

Playing mini golf. Which by the way I somehow managed to get 2 hole in ones and that never happens to me.

Carson having the time of his life on the swings.

The jacuzzi tub was just too big to bathe Carson in so we opted for the sink instead. He absolutely loves bath time.

Carson sitting at the fish hatchery in Branson eating snacks while everyone else was outside in the cold checking out all the fish.

Part of one of the condos we stayed in.