Think Positive

 

We've been thinking positive for a little while now. We are so happy to announce we are expecting our second little one to join our family on December the 17th 2012!!!! 

Tahoe

Ryan and I for the first time EVER left Avery overnight with Grandma Lemon and we headed out to Tahoe. We loved the freedom of it just being the two of us and getting to do whatever we wanted without having to worry about Avery's eating/ napping schedule. However, we certainly were missing our little Avery and couldn't wait to get back to her the next evening. We had a great time in Tahoe. We ate dinner at this really nice restaurant (Riva Grill) with a view of the lake that made the whole experience 20 times better. The food presentation and taste was amazing too. 

Who would have thought that practically all of South Lake Tahoe shuts down before 8pm unless you're in a casino gambling. So, what did we do.. we went to the grocery store.. bought junk food, and went to our hotel and watched the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Spurs game. Believe it or not it was actually my idea:). We had a ton of fun getting into & watching the game. The following day we went and found Fallen Leaf Lake and some water falls that poor into the lake just neighboring Lake Tahoe. All in all, it was a great little vacation. 

 Our Bread Sticks (The dip was delicious)

 Ryan's Dish

 Extremely Yummy Creamy Fatty Pasta. Loved it!!!

 Tahoe Sunsets are Beautiful

 Fallen Leaf Lake Falls

Roommate Reunion.. Reliving the Glory Days of BYU

In April I got to have a roommate reunion with my college roommates from BYU. The four of us girls from freshmen year crashed at my mother-in-laws house (bless her heart for taking us) and we had a great time. we later met up with roommates from our softmore year (Kate & Alyssa). The whole trip was so much fun. Adrianne, Jess, & I went to the Salt Lake Temple and did a session one day. We went to BYU and stomped on our old stomping grounds. We enjoyed dinner at Alyssa & Jason's apartment with their adorable little boys. And of course we played SCUM (our favorite card game) when we had all 6 of us together. And of course we did some shopping! We all had a great time together.

With the extra time we had in Utah Avery & I went to the gardens at Thanksgiving Point with Karyann and later with Ashlyn. Avery loved feeding the fish in the pond, feeling the warmth of the stone pavement, and loved the waterfalls. In fact, she kept asking me for help to get into the water at the waterfalls. We had fun in Utah, but we sure missed Daddy. Here's some pics from the trip. LOVE THESE GIRLS!!!!!!

 Me, Jess, Audrey, & Adrianne

Making a Y in front of Y Mountain

 This was the theater room that our freshmen ward had Sacrament meeting in

 Hanging out at Alyssa's 

 All of us at together for the 1st time in 5 years!

Alyssa, Kate, Jess, Me, Audrey, & Adrianne across the laps

 Avery checking out Thanksgiving Point with Aunt Ashlyn

 She kept laying on the pavement...not really sure why

Avery & Mommy

Avery & Cousins at the Zoo

 Cassi, Joseph, Treven, Taylee, & Avery 

 Avery & Mommy

Avery & Treven in front of the Flamingo exhibit

Back in April I took Avery to the Zoo. We went with her cousins and she had a great time. She loved the giraffes and the flamingos the best. She loved racing around the park and I sure had a hard time keeping up with her. Sometimes I wish I had a leash for her like one of the crazy moms..... but maybe their really not that crazy after all... just practical. Anyways here's some fun pics.

Ryan is Published!!!!

Ryan did this amazing project at his work for Siemens (they make light rail train cars). Anyways, Ryan is in charge of testing the vehicles and the equipment to ensure safety when the cars go into service. He also lately has become in charge of solving problems that occur in vehicles currently in service and you can read what he did to solve a reoccurring problem with the train cars in Denver, CO. National Instruments, a major engineering company in the US has published his work on this project using their equipment. Check it out. I can't hardly figure out what in the world he did, but it sure makes me think of my husband as quite the genius.  http://sine.ni.com/cs/app/doc/p/id/cs-14528

My Valentines Dinner... I'm Spoiled....

Ryan was so cute this past Valentines Day. He got off of work early, went to his buddy Jason's house and together they made their wives a nice dinner. He later came home and had it all set up for me. It was delicious and I love that he made it for me! As I'm sure anyone who knows me would guess the chocolate strawberries were my favorite from the evening. Gotta love my hubby:)