Happy Birthday to Mike!

For Mike's birthday, I surprised him with a trip to Arches and a one night stay at a bed and breakfast! His birthday isn't until Sunday, but seeing how I have spring break, I wanted to do something special.

The picture below is of our adventure up to the delicate arch. It was so incredibly windy! (As the picture shows) You can tell that it was pretty dusty out... and then it started to rain.. mud! We were speckled with mud. When we got back to our car, it was covered with wet, red sand. I think that our little girl had a great time though. She wasn't exposed to the harsh weather, but the bumpy hike! :)


Mike is my best friend. I have loved being able to spend so much time with him especially after him being gone for so long. Happy 24th birthday to my amazing man!

26 weeks and New Drums

Hurray!! Mike has been back for a whole week now! I love having my best friend home with me. He is so amazing and makes me very happy! Well, here is an update of how I look at 26 weeks. I feel like this picture or maybe the outfit makes me look a little smaller than I really am, but I am ok with that. :) Yesterday Mike and I scored big with some baby stuff. We got a high chair, stroller, car seat, baby books, nursing pillow, baby bjorn carrier, baby tub and some more stuff for free! My old boss had some stuff that he was just going to throw out so he gave it to us! We are very grateful to be receipents of his generousity. I am feeling justified in spending more on her crib, dresser and jogging stroller.. :) By the way any suggestions for baby girl names? We are having a hard time finding the right one for her. We both like Allesyn and call her Ally, but I have a niece named Alli. We also like Shaylynn, Keira, MaKennzie, Alyssa, and Madisyn, so if you have any suggestions we are all ear.




Also, another update in our lives is the new addition of some electronic drums. I got these for Mike for his birthday present. He absolutely loves them and enjoys keeping his skills up to par... and improving them as well. They are currently situated in our spare bedroom and will need to be moved once we get furniture for our little girl.