I love this kid so much. I cannot even imagine my life without him. I love that he did something very different for these pics. Instead of just trying to grab the camera or stop doing whatever cute thing he was doing cause the camera was there, he actually looked at the camera and smiled...BIG!!! It honestly just melts my heart.
So, here it is. Some pictures of my sweet boy in his halloween costume before and during the halloween party at church last night.
FYI...my plan had been to have him be a bat, but the bat costume I'd wanted was sold, so I went out with the intention of finiding something cheap (cause I ain't spend a small fortune on something he will really only wear 2 times) but cute...and here it was. $12.99.
I do apologize, but against our dark brown couches, it may be difficult to see that he does have on a pair of wings. You will be sure to notice them in some other pics :)

This one I have to say is probably my favorite picture of him from last night. I couldn't point out why, but I LOVE this picture.

This one is of him once we got home and he was playing with his treat bag...the one with all his trick or treat candies in it :)

WHAT A DAY!!!
Okay, so I seriously could have done without the start of my day. Well, I guess the very start was okay...you know, wake up, eat and such, but the next part is what I coulda done without.
I was on my way to my mil's this morning. I left the apt. about 6:45. Let me paint the scene. It takes about 15 mins to get there, so at about 6:55, I am about 2/3 of the way there. Driving down Cedar Ave. southbound minding my own business, but, of course, watching what is going on around me. I am getting close to approching Barstow Ave (running East/West). I am in the inside lane, closest to the median. I have a green light. Barstow Ave. people do not. And we all know that it is perfectly legal to make a right hand turn on a red light. Right hand turn on the red lane, providing that the turn is into the first lane. Common knowledge. Well, I am always especially alert when I see something like this about to happen. I am always freaked out that someone will make that right hand turn and turn right in front of me. So, as a precautionary measure, I typically take my foot off the gas and cover the brake. Well, can you take a guess as to what happened?
Yep, not only did a person make a right hand turn onto Cedar Ave., but decided to turn into my lane, not the outside lane. Yes, folks, that would be right. Right in front of me. And saying that would be wrong, actually. Cause it was more of a her driver's door right at my front passenger side corner.
So, I slam on my brakes...screech and all, baby. Screech and all. Can you guess as to who remains completely oblivious to this and does not even go into the right hand lane. Yes, my friends, the stupid lady who made a right hand turn onto Cedar Ave. without even looking to see if I was there.
Well, since slowing down takes time, and she has yet to move out of my way, I have to turn in towards the median to ensure I don't hit her stupid self.
And I would say she should be thanking her lucky stars I didn't hit her, but she didn't even seem to notice.
She just carried on her way in my lane.
Then, as another little tidbit of funness to this whole event, we are approaching ehe next major intersection (might I emphasize MAJOR) Shaw Ave. Traffic going straight (North/South) has a green light. Traffic turning left has a red...wait let me type that again...RED arrow. Can you take a guess as to who plows right through...goes left without yielding. Oh, yeah, and going through a red arrow.
Some people must seriously get their driver's licenses from a Cheerio's box.
So, of course, my adrenailane is pumping, I'm near tears (cause near accidents do that to me) and my dear, ever so empathetic husband asks if the truck is damaged. So, I tell him no...I never dented his precious truck.
Geek. More concerned aobut his truck.
Of course, he also asks if I am okay and such and tells me he is glad that we (me, Scott and unborn child) are okay and that I was being cautious and did what I could not to hit the bimbo.
So, yeah, that was my morning. Good day.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHELLE, DEAR.
HAPPY DAYS WILL COME TO YOU ALL YEAR.
IF I HAD A WISH THEN IT WOULD BE,
A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU FROM ME!!!


I hope you have a super happy day. Enjoy Red Lobster (and a possible movie). Happy 26th!!!

Oh, goodness...so much to say.
Well, this past few days has been filled with a fair amount of excitement.
On Friday morning, Solomon and Camille were getting ready for school (we had them), and apparently Scott decided he wanted to go see Solomon. But, instead of crawling, he took his first step to him.
Yep, his first step.
And I was not there to see it.
But I am consoling myself by telling myself that he may not have taken that step if I had been there...who knows??? I may never know.
But all is well in the end, anyways...because, yesterday, being Sunday, he took his first step to me.
Well, that's just 10x better anyways...lol
Then today, I think he has taken another step 2 more times. So, soon enough he will be adding 1 more step. And then 1 more...and then it will never end.
We were at church yesterday and my friend, Theresa, sat beside us with her 2 girls and her little boy, Lincoln, who is 3 days older than Scott. Well, Lincoln, sat right next to Scott on his sister's lap and Scott leaned right over to him and gave him a big hug. It was so dang cute!!! He gave another hug, then Licoln gave him a hug then they gave each other a hug. To say the least, there was a lot of hugging going on :)
On Friday night, we decided to take Camille out for dinner for her birthday. She turned 16 on Wednesday. So, we were supposed to go to a sushi bar, but ended up doing teppanyaki. You know, where they cook the food right in front of you at your table. Very cool. I have never done that before and it was cool. Will took care of Scott the whole time, so that was a really nice change of pace for me...I never had to take care of the baby while eating. That does not happen often...or ever :)
Well, apparently, it was naptime and Scott fell asleep in Will's arms during dinner. It was pretty dang cute. And Will just sat there eating with a sleeping baby in his arms. Like I said, it sure was a nice change of pace...lol
So, all in all, it has been a good past few days :)
Oh, I should also tell you that I am now 18 weeks pregnant and this baby is crazy active. The baby is moving around and kicking so much and it is still so neat to feel. It's still so amazing to think that I am actually pregnant. Still, truthfully, having a hard time believing it...
Well, I do need to get back to cleaning. I have taken a nice long break and still have a lot to do today. Wish me luck.

Well, a whole lot has gone on in the life of Krystin sinec I last posted.
Let's see if I can put this into different sections to make this easier than just babbling...despite the fact that I am good at that :)
Oh, BABY!!!
Well, a few days ago I started feeling the baby kicking. I think I may have felt it before, but a few nights ago was the first time I knew for sure that's what it was. The baby has been kicking a lot. I feel it all the time. Christine, my sil, was joking on Saturday that it was kicking her in the back when I was standing behind her...what a geek...lol!!!
I am 17 weeks pregnant today and the common consensus is..."Krystin, you don't even look pregnant." Yes, I do hear that frequently. I also hear, "I can't believe you are going to know in 3 weeks whether you are having a boy or girl. You don't even look pregnant." Yet, somehow, despite all this, the baby is still measuring 10 days larger than the due date. I figure I am just carrying even farther back into my back that I was with Scott. When I was pregnant with Scott, I pushed my way through regular clothes until 16 weeks, well, here I am 17 weeks and still having no issues at all with wearing regular clothes.
Whoever said that you show earlier the second time around was obviously not me.
WEDDING!!!
My bro-in-law's wedding was this past weekend. It was a very pretty and simple ceremony that took place in the Japanese Gardens in Fresno. It was a very pretty setting. The parking was absolutely horrific because in the park that the Japanese Gardens are in, there was a race going on, so, yeah, no parking. Will ended up dropping us off and went looking for parking. The reception was very nice as well...very casual and personal. I made a grande entrance when I tripped in a hole on the ground and rolled my very well repaired ankle in my lovely high heels. I was not injured...lost a little pride, but only a little. I had to walk past that hole a few other time, and managed to watch very closely so as to not have a repeat performance.


While at the reception, Will thought it would be funny to give our son prison tattoos...Int his photo, you may get the sense that Scott is wondering what the heck is going on.

And the end result...one hand saying LOVE the hand hand saying HATE.

SCOTT BEING SICK.
This past couple weeks has been so hard on Scott. Last Friday, not this one that just past, but the one before, so 1.5 weeks ago, Will told me I should take Scott to the dr. to see if he has an ear or sinus infection. He was just acting like something could be wrong, so I called at 2:40 and got in at 3:15. Well, it turned out Scott had not only an ear infection in one ear, oh, no, but he had an ear infection in both ears. Poor kid. I took him to the pharmacy to fill his prescription and while waiting, decided to buy daddy a blue star mylar balloon. Well, I don't think Scott was gonna be too willing to give up that balloon to daddy. He was having the time of his life playing with that balloon...walking up and down the aisles bopping that thing and laughing. Even the pharmacists couldn't believe he was not feeling good with the way he was so excited about that balloon. It really was so cute. This video is only a small look at what he was like in the store. He was much more excited in the store than in his car seat.

Well, that is really all I can think of for now to say for an update, but before I go, I would like to take a moment to say,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of my friends and family in Canada who are celebrating today. I am hoping to continue our tradition of going to Marie Callendar's for turkey dinner tonight. And since Kari-Lynn posted a list of 10 things she was grateful for, I would like to do the same.
In no particular order, of course.
1) A wonderful family. Both the family that I have been blessed to start...my husband, my son, my soon to be born child, and my step-kids, Camille and Solomon as well as the family that I was born into. It took my a few years of being moved out of home to really appreciate them and it took moving to California to TRULY appreciate them. You guys have done so much for me and I am truly grateful for that.
2) A place to live. I hate living in an apartment, I REALLY truly would rather be living in our own house, but I know it is a blessing to have an apartment. So many people don't even have that.
3) Milk. Okay, so I am sure a few of you may be looking at this one with a perplexed look on your face. Let me explain. When I am pregnant, I get heartburn. And I get it BAD!!! Milk was my lifesaver when I was pregnant with Scott and it has already started providing me with relief during this pregnancy. So, yes, I am grateful for milk.
4) A washer and dryer...but mostly the washer. I am so glad that I do not have to wash my clothes in a wash basin...I can't stand getting my hands wet. It bugs me so bad...which makes me want to make no. 5 grateful for a dishwasher, but I won't. I just hate washing anything with bare hands...really, I am glad we have rubber gloves in this day and age...lol
As for the dryer, I don't mind hanging clothes on the line to dry, but WIll is not such a big fan.
5) Education. I don't have any post-secondary education, but I remember being in school just loving to learn. I was not always good at learning, it was a struggle, but I loved learning.
6) Being Canadian. Honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being Canadian. I would not trade my citizenship for anything in this world. I am so proud of my country.
7) Music. My life would not be complete without music in it.
8) The gospel. I have lived parts of my life not living the way that the Church teaches and I have come back to living the teachings of it. I can truly say that I am so grateful for the gospel and what it has taught me in my life. I love knowing what I do. I love knowing that mny family doesn't have to de seperated at death. I love knowing it can be eternal. I love knowing I can be forgiven for bad choices I make. I love knowing that God loves me and that he loves me and all of us so much that He sent his Son to die for us. I love that God has given us a prophet to lead us and guide us and give us diretion to get back to a loving Heavenly Father.
9) I am grateful for the song, I am a Child of God. This song is by far Scott's favourite song...and is quickly becoming one of my favourites, as well. The lyrics are so soothing and give me hope every day.
10) I am grateful for Marie Callendar's so that I can go there on Canadian Thanksgiving and eat a turkey dinner without having to cook it myself.

Okay, so here are some videos of Scott...
This first one is of him waving "HI".

This one is Scott eating an ICEE which is basically almost the same as a slurpee.

This one is Scott eating baked taters and just being a goof :)

And, last, but not by any means, least...this is a video of Scott walking. Okay, so he is using his walker toy, but it still totally counts as walking...esp. since this was only his 3rd time doing it...(and the first two times only consisted of 4 steps each). I am so proud of my big boy.

Mum,
I know you should be looking on here today for video of Scott walking, BUT I never get to uplaoding them last night and they are taking too long this morning to upload and I have to go...so I promise when I get home, I will upload the videos and post them on here...so, either you can see them later this afternoon, or you can see them tomorrow :)

I have wanted to share this video for quite a while now, and I wish I could figure out how to post the actual video, but I don't know how to go about it.
So, instead, I am just posting the web address, and since it likely will not just be a click on the link thing, just copy and paste it into the address bar.
Hope you enjoy it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRfQmWibq8A

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!This is a movie my bro-in-law Tony did up of Scott and Maigan. When I first watched it, I laughed so hard I could not talk or breathe barely...LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
p.s. Don't forget to turn off the music at the bottom of the page first.

An Ode to My Family.

You know, this is something I just gotta say...
I am amazed at the overwhelming amount of love I feel for my little family. I just look at a picture of Scott and my heart just melts and words could never describe the incredible love I feel for him. He is such an amazing child and Will and I have been so amazingly blessed to have him in our lives.
I look at pictures of him and I just laugh and want to cry, and my heart melts as I think of how beautiful he truly he...He was blessed with such a sweet and gentle spirit and I just love him so much.
And Will. Things have been so great between us. He is such a good man and he does everything he can to protect us and keep us safe and make sure we have everything he can give us. I love him so much and he is so good to me...
He is such an amazing father. I kinda liked that he had kids from a previous marraige cause I could see ahead of time the kind of father he is...and he is truly wonderful. He loves his kids so much and he would give them (and me) the world if he could. So far now, he gives us as much of the world as he can.
He truly is wonderful and I am blessed to be married to him.
We are, of course, excited to be expecting our second child together. This baby, like Scott, was a big ol' surprise...apparently that's what my pregnancies are like...big ol' surprises. Gotta love it!!! Truthfully, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I love my husband, and my son to death and I can hardly wait to give just as much love to our new child (due Mar. 17).

Well, I finally did IT!!! What is IT, you may ask...well, to start off, it is something I have been trying to do for a very long time...truth be told, I'm sure at least 3 months (but mainly in the past month).
Sadly, there is a very sneaky person in my life that has made IT very hard to get...it reminds me of a quote in the movie, Mr. Deeds by the butler guy. It goes something like this... "...I think you under estimate my sneakiness, sir." I am sure this sweet, darling little person in my life is saying this everytime I try to get IT...
IT is a picture of Scott standing on his own. That kid...I tell ya...he will stand and stand and stand...then, as soon as that camera appears, "I want the camera. I don't want to stand. I know you're trying to get a picture of me mama..."
When we were at the Highland Games last weekend, he gave me all these fantastic big teethy grins with all 7 teeth showing...and not even letting him see the camera, and trying to get him to do it again...the kid senses that camera. It actually kinda bugs...lol
So, anyways, I guess I will now show you the one (and likely only) photo I will EVER have of him standing on his own...here it is...

Dang, my kid is so cute :)

What has gone on in the life of Krystin lately???
Well, for those avid readers of mine who may not be on SBO, or who are not my family or just don't know yet, as of today, I am almost 12 weeks pregnant. I will officially be 12 weeks on Monday. I tried to keep it mostly to family and my closest friends for the first while cause I wanted to make sure everything was okay and such. I had my first dr.'s appt. last week and he said all is well...that I am the right size for where I should be...so, yes, that is happy news :)
It happened sooner than we had been planning for, but I see it as a blessing. We wanted to have more children and apprently God felt we were ready for another...and who am I to argue with him???
As for cravings...shrimp cocktail. I don't think I will ever get enough...today was cheeseburgers...I had a bit, okay a lot of a junk food day today...I am not upset with myself over it cause overall I do eat healthy and one day of junk ain't gonna kill me :) On the Food Network the past couple days has been a grilling cookoff called Build a Better Burger...contestants basically make burgers but make them with lots of special ingredients...such as our favourite contestant, Jenny from Arizona (we think she is Mormon)...yesterday her burger had stuffed inside of it feta cheese and sundried tomatoes...then of course has awesme toppings :)
Well, all this grilling made me want cheeseburgers...so I had a 2 cheeseburger meal from McD's...and those fries, WOW!!! It truthfully has been too long since eating them...sad, but true.
After coming home from McD's, I went to Target to buy diapers and formula. Upon finishing there, WIll calls and asks me to go pick him up a 2 cheeseburger meal..so I do...along with a 6 pc. mcnuggets for me...lol
I am soooooo bad!!!
Will thinks the reason I am craving so much junk food today is cause it has been raining and gloomy all day...now, raining and gloomy does not mean cold...FYI!!! It was still a balmy 103 f while pouring rain...so, it was awful muggy and gross. It was horrid being outside today, which I was for 4 hrs at my mil's.
Well, it's all good, cause I am making up for my badness by eating a salad right now...YUMMY!!!
Okay, that was fun...Scott just got ahold of the dish detergent and turned the bottle upside down on the kitchen floor...at least it was the kitchen floor (linoleum) and not the dining room (carpet)...count your blessings, Krystin!!!
I would tell you alla bout Scott but I think I will save the majority of that stuff for his blog...which means I will have to go update his blog, too...dang it!!! What was I thinking???
Oh, I guess I should tell you my due date...I am due on St. Patty's Day '08 (Mar. 17) which is actually Will's half-sister's birthday (but they don't know her), but it is her birthday.
Tomorrow is a big day as well...not only do I have my fingerprinting appt. for immigration first thing in the am, but in the afternoon, I have my first ultrasound...the only thing I am not looking forward to is all the h2o that I gotta drink...never a fun thing :)
My future sil's bridal shower was last weekend and this weekend is my friend's baby shower...she had a beautiful little girl, Madison.
This weekend ist eh Highland Games up in Pleasanton, CA...we have gone the past 2 years together (Will and I) and he has gone the past 12 years...so, it's kinda a tradition that we go...well, guess who has just gotten sick...Will. So, he has said that is he does not get better he is not gonna want to go...which will really suck just cause it will...I mean, Scott was even gonna wear his kilt for the first time this year. But if daddy is sick, daddy is sick and I can't change that...sadly.
I have been getting a few scrapbook pages done recently. My new rule is taht whenever I do a page from Scott's or the family album, I have to also do a page from our wedding album...cause I really need to finish that one...well, I am proud to say that in the last few days, I have done 2 from Scott's album and 3 from the wedding album.
Well, I guess that is all for now...either tonight or sometime tomorrow I will make it a point to update Scott's blog, too, so keep checking his.

okay, YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS!!!
I figure what I will do is just tell you how to get to it so you can read all of it compared to just parts that I could copy and paste...and since I don't know how to make it link, I just figure this is easier...

go to ebay.com
in the search bar, type in the number: 130144061675
this will take you to, by far, the funniest thing I think I have ever read in my life.

Trust me when I say, this is well worth your time to read :)
I promise!!!

So I would just like to start off stating that i am fully aware of just how lame-o I am when it comes to blogging.
It's funny that when I started blogging I was blogging every day and I always had something new and funny to say...now, I'm just lame and never blog...lol
Well, as for newness here...
Scott is still getting crazy big!!! He is long and skinny and it bugs me that they don't make baby clothes to accomodate that...seriously. When I can go to the store, and buy a pair of 6 month pants (despite the face that my kid is almost 9 months) and they are still ginormous, and I mean GINOROMOUS, in the waist and barely long enough...sure I could buy 9 month pants, but the 6 month already pucker a very very ridiculous amount with a belt, it would just look ridiculous putting him in anything bigger...that's just terribly irritating. Not all babies are chubby. My baby is not chubby, he is skinny and he still needs to wear pants...I ahve two pairs of shorts for him that are size 0-3 month...1 fits him perfectly, the other is still too big...now I am not saying they would fit any 0-3 month cause that would have to be one BIG baby...I'm just saying it's sad that he will be able to wear these pants next year as shorts...lol
Scott is also quite the explorer...and it really doesn't help that we have yet to Scott-proof our place :) This is my dilemma...we need to get some sort of safety things for our cupboards without damaging them (all the less to be charged for when we move out)...now, we don't have handles on our cupboards, so that option of the sliding ones that go on handles is out of the question...sad, really, since they would do no damage...any other safety things for cupboards that I know of either need screws or stick....I guess if I had to choose between the two I would go for the sticky ones, but how would I remover any residue when we move out??? See, this is why I want my own house...then I wouldn't have this dilemma...
We have a new boxing gym opening up just down the road from us in a couple of weeks...they teach kickboxing, jiu jitsu and reguular boxing...Willr eally enjoys jiu jitsu and it really quite good at it and has been considering going back to his old gym to get back into training...Well, I was driving by this new place and they were having a pre-sale, so I stopped in...I figured out that if we cancel our membership at the gym we are at (since neither of us ever go), and Will was to sign up at this new gym, we would save about half of what we are currently paying...plus, we then don't have to pay for fees to train at his old jiu jitsu gym...so, at this new gym, he has access to all weights equipment as well as any classes offered...for half the price of us both going to the other gym.
Now what about me, you ask, cause I am now out of a membership...I figure I will go work out at the gym in our complex right across the street and once I am more in shape, I will sign up at the same gym as Will for kickboxing again...
Did any of that make sense???
My mother-in-law's birthday was last week and we threw her a surprise birthday party...it was really quite cool to meet some family on Will's side that I had never met before...and, of course, they all loved Scott.
Well, I probably should get some cleaning done...I may have to resort to washing some dishes by hand since we are currently out of dishwasher detergent...or maybe I will try to get Will to stop off at the store on his way home to buy some...I really hate washing dishes by hand.
Well, I guess that is all for now...
If you want to see any uber-cute pictures of Scott, please feel free to check out his blog.

who'da thought???

You Are Gwen Stefani!

All guys dream about you And all the girls want to be you "Sappy pathetic little me That was the girl I used to be"

Who's Your Inner Rock Chick?

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to Aubryn (my niece) who is 8 today
and
Linda (my mil) who is 60 today!!!
I hope you both have a wonderful day!!!

I saw this on Nikki's blog and just knew i had to do it.

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: (guy) Will (girl) toss up between Karli and Kathryn
C- Cake or Pie: Totally depends on the mood I am in, but I do loves me some banana nut cake with cream cheese frosting :)
D- Day of choice: Sunday
E- Essential Item: Lip balm...all the freaking way!!!
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: bears...cause I like the bite each body part and seperate them and then give them multi-coloured bodies...a little thing I learned on the bus to Young Women's camp :)
H- Hometown: Spruce Grove
I- Indulgence(s): Cheesecake
J- January or July: July
K- Kids: Something I want more of...*hint, hint* Will ;)
L: Life is Incomplete Without: Family
M- Marriage Date: Dec. 3, 05...the 1 yr. anniversary of my grandmother's death
N- Number of Siblings: 3 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: If I could have mandarin Christmas oranges all year long, I so totally would
P- Phobias or Fears: dying a brutal death, getting old, bees
Q- Quote: "A Journey of a thousand miles starts with a cash advance." Unknown
R- Reason To Smile: When I walk in the door and Scott looks at me and smiles, then when I sit down he crawls over to me...THAT is one heck of a good reason to smile :)
S- Season: Autumn! LOVE it!!!
T- Tag Three: Michelle, Brittany, Marc and Brooke.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'll tell you later...
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: Well, if you wanna put it that way I guess I am an pressor of animals...I am sorry, could not do it any other way!!!
W- Worst Habit: Being on the computer too much...lol
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Krystin will have one soon, but not the other for awhile. I wonder which is which *hee hee*
Y- Your Favorite Food: Tough one...I am a HUGE fan of both tacos and salmon...and cheesecake :)
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius

I saw this on my friend, Nicole's blog and thought I would try it...

Mingle² - Portland Singles

here is the link if you would like to rate your blog...

http://mingle2.com/blog-rating

Alright, so where to begin...I guess I should tell you about our trip to Utah :)
Well, first off, on Friday was Scott's regular check-up and we found out he had an ear infection, so the dr. gave us some medicine and some numbing ear drops so the pressure change in the plane would not hurt his ears.
Scott and I flew out on Saturday night arriving in SLC at about 2:30 am...my mum and my Aunt Madeleine came and met me at the airport...they got lost and tried having me tell them where I was in the airport...I dunno...how do I know what terminal I am in??? I didn't even know there was more than 1 terminal...lol
they found me eventually :)
Sunday morning we woke up at a ridiculous hour of day considering the time we got to bed...Aubryn and Izzy came into the bedroom (I was sleeping in the same room as Laurenne) and they all wanted to see Scott...Izzy is so sweet and cute...he has had no problems adjusting to his new family :)
This is Sunday morning...

Later that afternoon we all went to church...Aubryn was sitting next to me reading a book about dogs. In the book the dogs had a furry patch of fur on them...and Aubryn looks at me and asks (with somplete seriousness and sincerety), "Do you think there is a dead dog somewhere that is missing his fur cause it is in this book?"
I tried not to laugh cause I knew she was being serious and genuinely asking me a question, I simply stated that there was no dead dog missing its fur.
That night, Estelle, Troy and Thoma came over for dinner...I haven't seen Estelle since she got married back in '01, I think...oh, wait...that might be a lie, but I'm not sure...I may have seen her last summer when I came back to the USA, but I don't remember...anyways, they came over for dinner...here is a picture of her and Thoma :)

On Monday Scott and Maigan both had their first bubble bath...Scott enjoyed it a bit more than Maigan did...lol


First place we went on Monday was Ikea...I have had Ikea withdrawals ever since leaving Edmonton last summer...you see, I am used to living 5 minutes from Ikea, not 2.5 hrs. North or South...It was just fun to walk around there...and, of course, eat cheap Ikea food. :)
We then went out to American Fork to Shade clothing to buy me a bathing suit...I found it online and wanted it so bad...luckily, even though the store was out of stock, their warehouse was just a couple of blocks away and they had it there...YAH!!!
We also went to a church bookstore and I bought a bunch of books for Scott...I am a cheapskate when it comes to buying books, I hate spending $10 on a book, but when I find them for $1.50 or $2.00, I will buy them...I got some really cute books.
We also stopped by the Jordan River Temple in South Jordan and I took a couple of quick pictures...

On Tuesday we went swimming at an indoor play place for the kids...we had a bunch of fun...Aubryn and I went down the waterslide (which was CRAZY fast, I might add), we swam around (as well as you can swim in 3 ft. dep water...lol) and by the end of it Scott had fallen sound asleep in my arms...yes, in the water :)

On Wednesday and Thursday I don't really remember specific things that we did, although I know we did stuff :)
Oh, yeah, on Thursday night we did Christmas in July...we all drew two names and went and bought small presents for those 2 people and had Christmas...it was fun...I got a bunch of scrapbooking stuff.
On Friday we went to Temple Square in SLC...we went and saw the new movie in the Legacy theater about Joseph Smith and his life...what a truly powerful movie.
We also just wandered around Temple Square.


On Saturday we all spent the morning packing up so we could leave that evening...we mostly just went around town getting last minute stuff...we went to Super Target, Super Wal-Mart, went to the mall (mostly to look at temple sealing dresses)...
That night Scott and I got to the airport at about 8, and started our journey back home...into Las Vegas was a good plane trip...from Vegas to home was terrible...I have never been on such an uncomfortable plane ride in my life...and it totally did not help that the guy behind me kept putting his feet or legs on the back of my seat and kicking it...my back was so messed up by the time I got off that plane, that I could hardly wait til today to get to the chiropractor. Will met us at the gate getting off the plane...he was working so he helped me get my bags off the conveyor belt when they finally came through...by the time I got home and to bed it was 3am...and then I had to be up at 6 to be at my mil's...that was just horrible :)
Well, that is it for my update, BUT please go read Scott's blog, too, cause I am updating it too with a bunch of neat stuff :)

so, I wanted Kari-Lynn and Michelle to see these pages that I did and since KL doesn't really have the time to go to SBO anymore and MK isn't on SBO, I thought I would post them here to see...
it is hard to see but it says "we are FAMILY" Madisyn Kathryn Denault-10 1/2 mths. Scott Joshua Kahle-5 mths. Maegan Elizabeth Iontas Bezooyen-9 mths.