#2 Has Arrived

I'm a little slow on this one, but the 2nd of the babies between Jeff & my families has arrived. Jeff's sister, Michelle, had her baby about 5 weeks early. Maxwell Steven came while his dad was away on business in Miami. Try as he may to get home in time for the delivery, Dad finally made it home the next day to meet his son. What a sweet looking baby!
We have a couple months break between now and when Britta and I are due in August.
I'm getting larger every day and I'm not necessarily looking forward to the hot months ahead. Guess I'll have to head to St. George often where I can lay in the pool all day. We still aren't finding out what the gender is (despite the great deal of persuasion and bribes I've tried with Jeff)...guess I'll be able to tell everyone whether or not it really is "fun" to not find out before delivery. Everything is going great here. Still feel great, but I wonder how much weight I'm going to put on this time as I feel like I'm doubling in size each week. The doctor told me on Tuesday that the baby is measuring about 3 weeks big...gee, thanks!

Off My Lazy Behinder...

Going To Have To Photoshop the Brightness

Nick Loves Toothbrushes!

Love Those Chubby Cheeks!

I Love Black & Whites!

Don't Let That Innocent Look Fool You!

Such Big Blue Eyes!

So I finally took some more recent pictures of Nick. I don't know what took me so long. I've been waiting for the weather to get nicer, but just when I think I'm going to take some pictures of Nick in the fruit trees or tulips...it snows again. Here are some indoor pictures and I guess I'll keep waiting on the outdoor ones, but I'll miss all the trees in blossom and the bulb flowers that have come up.

The First of Four...

Our sister-in-law, Erica, had her third boy on April 23.
Everett Roe will be the first of four babies born into our family in the next 4 months.
We are so excited that he is finally here (mom is especially excited after a failed induction a few days prior to delivery). Can't wait to see him next month!

Peek-a-boo

For Gram!

March In Review

I'm such a slacker at actually posting...even when we have things going on in our lives.

In March Jeff I and spent 5 blissfully child-free days in San Francisco while Gram played at home with the boys. The highlight of the trip for me was that we went to the Orpheum Theater and saw Wicked. SO, SO, SO good. Loved it. No pictures because they were just random shots of Jeff and I touring. You know... Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, China Town.

I wish the weather would warm up, but it always snows the day after I have hope of warm weather. We recently got enough snow to go sledding on the land by our house.

Two weeks ago we went to the Jazz game with Craig & Britta. It was fun to watch them beat the Suns and go into overtime to do it. It is definitely a different view from the floor seats vs the nose bleed we sometimes end up in. Even from floor level, it's hard to tell that the picture is Shaq...who is HUGE!!!

Last weekend we went "sort-of" camping with my family (we stayed in cabins). We went up the canyon to this old mining town near Marysvale.

Nick Walking

Nick's a little slow on the walking (he's 16 months the end of the week), but this is for Gram!

Seriously? Yep, Seriously!

For those of you who haven't realized it in the last year...Nick has been tough! He has not done a single thing by the book and he is very needy (like his dad). He slept on our couch until he was 7 months old because he didn't like his crib, he never took a bottle, he hated pacifiers and didn't suck his thumb, he would scream while in the car, he wants to be constantly entertained, didn't sleep through the night until he was a year old and now it is hit and miss, he's allergic to milk., had like a gazillion ear infections until we had tubes put in two weeks ago.....I don't think I need to go on (though I could).
So, no one could have been more surprised than Jeff & I when we realized that we are going to have another baby come September 1st. Eeek! How did that happen when we were done having kids (okay, I know how it happens)? Guess it was meant to be, right?
I've had several months and three doctors visits to adjust (the last of which my doctor told me to get on board because I was going to be having a baby).
Well, now you're all in on the happenings. I haven't been sick, haven't been tired, and we're not going to find out what the gender is (goes against all I believe in).
I've been in a bit of, shall we say, DENIAL.
Man, I just finished loosing 20 pounds...no wonder those last 5 wouldn't come off!

What I Made For Dinner Tonight

I never used to consider spaghetti a real meal because Prego and noodles just didn't seem like you could call it filling. In the past years I've changed my mind. Spaghetti is one of Jeff & Ryan's favorite meals, but the sauce has to be homemade (much, much better than the bottled stuff....who even knew that you could make your own spaghetti sauce?). Until graduating from college, really I didn't cook much. I didn't know that people made their own bread, tomato soup, spaghetti sauce, and such. I got this recipe from my friend Amy and it is the best. It freezes well, too.

Amy Neal's Chunky Spaghetti Sauce
Olive Oil
Minced Garlic
1/2 Large Onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3/4 cup zucchini, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 small can mushrooms (or fresh if you are that good)
1 lb Italian Sausage (or hamburger), browned
1 pkg pepperoni, cut into halves
14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes
28 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can tomato paste
Italian Seasoning

In large pot saute olive oil and garlic over medium heat. Add all the veggies and saute until they are good and brown and soft. Add all tomato products and a few tablespoons of Italian Seasoning. Bring to a boil and add meat and pepperoni, Reduce to low on cook until ready to serve.
This works great to dump in the crock-pot to let simmer all day after you've put it together.

Super Yummy! Thanks Amy.