What the What!

posted by Mark:

So I walked out of my front door on Saturday to do a few odds and ends around the house and this sucker was sitting on the side of my house! It was huge to say the least and it sat there most of the morning.


This dragonfly did reminded me of a memory from my youth. As I've mentioned a few times before my grandparents have a home up in Midway and it has a rather large yard. As a kid growing up we'd go up to Midway often during the summer. This large yard led me to have many fun adventures. Night games, riding around on the mini 50cc four wheeler that my dad bought us and we drove for YEARS until it finally gave up the ghost, catching lots of gardener snakes, playing in the creek, ect.

I must have been bored one day, but I noticed that there were a lot of blue dragonflies flying around the yard and decided I was in charge of doing something about it. I grabbed one of those large red plastic baseball bats and went on a summer long rampage chasing down and killing violently any dragonfly that crossed my path..... As a kid you don't really perceive the impact activities of this nature have on an ecosystem but I am quite positive I DECIMATED the dragonfly population for many years to come. I say that because I recall noticing a steep decline of dragonfly sightings. Whether or not since the days of the Midway Massacre the dragonfly population ever did regain a foothold in the area I can't really say. But I can say that over the years I have gained a greater appreciation for these freaky looking bugs.

Anyway I guess I'm not only sharing this experience for your humor and enjoyment but it leaves just one more warning to prepare my good wife for the future and inevitable hellion that will be our sons early youth. Sorry wife...love love

36 Weeks...

Sorry for the horribleness of this picture, but people have been asking me to update. So, for your viewing pleasure, here is my 36 week preggo picture. Only 4 more weeks to go!

All my hopes and dreams FULLFILLED

Posted By Mark:

Holy cow! As I was typing the title of this post I became curious as to when the last time I blogged anything....MAY 27th!!! That is just plain crazy talk! I really find it hard to believe it's been that long but I guess this summer just went bye that quickly. Anyway I'll try to be better and write about a few nuggets of info that have taken place over the past few months. I can honestly say that I've been amazingly busy. The second I walk in the door from work I change out of my suit, get into my grubby clothes, and go straight to working on the house. To be honest at times it doesn't feel like we're making progress since I live among the chaos on a daily basis but a great number of friends and family have told us that they are impressed with the changes that we've made thus far. I guess I'll take their word for it.

So..... What has dragged me from my hermit-like state in order to wipe away the cobwebs on my keyboard and blog? Well it all started way back last November when that incompetent sorry excuse for a quarterback Max Hall opened his big trap and invited the wrath of thousands of Utah fans by saying that he HATED us. This of course sparked many a individual to make T-shirts, hats, and wrist bands in order to profit off his poor choice of words. I was no exception. but I went for the more timeless banner of expressionism...The bumper sticker. A buddy and I split the cost of making these little gems and we began selling them outside the U of U basketball games.


We did about as well as I was hoping. Mostly I was just wanting to get the money back that I invested into their creation..... And actually I think I made a small profit...Enough at least to pay my way into a few of those Utah Bball games as well as cover my customary bowl of delicious banana split Dippin Dots at half time. I've also enjoyed having one on the Jeeps back window. At first it took a bit of getting used to having people honking their horn at me and I would get all flustered and exclaim WHY ARE THEY HONKING!!! But by now it doesn't even phase me and I just wave as they drive past.

At the end of the day however the thing I wanted most was to be driving down the road and see someone else with my sticker on the back of their car.

It's now been 8 months and sadly I've never seen one of the 100 stickers I produced and sold. But yesterday as I was working around the house I got a really excited phone call from Kimmi as she was driving on her way to her baby shower. "YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT IS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME!" She was right I couldn't believe it and so I was sad that I wasn't there to witness that which has eluded me for 8 months. Thankfully I have a fantastic wife who risked life and limb to take a photo..... So without further adu. I give you MY dream in the flesh.



I couldn't be more proud. And with only a few days until opening kick off against Pitt.... GO UTES!

By Popular Demand....

Posted by Kimmi

.... of two people (here you go Megan and Mom).... My 29 week pregnancy photo! I know its two weeks late. I am now 31 weeks along, but its all we have uploaded on our computer at the moment. And unfortunately we still dont have the internet at home, so this is being done in "secret" while at work. I hope its good enough for now! Enjoy!!

Dinner...

Tonight Mark and I were invited over to his parents house for dinner with them and his sister Sarah's family. After a nice hefty meal, my four year old nephew James came up to me and sweetly stated, "your belly is really full!" I guess that's one way to look at it!

Kicks

I have a feeling this kid could grow up to be a great soccer player. That, or have a mean doggy paddle someday.

Let the bruising begin.....

I had a growth spurt!

Posted by Kimmi:

I can not believe how quickly my little baby bump came! One day it wasn't there, but the next day.... Hello Baby! So here I am at 21 weeks and finally have proof of my little Mister growing inside me.

I have also started to feel my little man squirming inside me. What a strangely amazing feeling to have!

As for the questions about my pregnancy, so far things have been great. I haven't felt too sick....mostly the trax train crappy driver's and some food I just wasn't in the mood for. I have felt a ton of the stretching, and really early on. That isn't fun at all, but thankfully it has subsided some. Other than that things are going well. We are thrilled, and can't believe we are half way there! So please any advice you would like to give us would be appreciated! Anything about babies, products, favorites.....I would love to know it all!

Here are some belly shots....if you don't want to see them, just continue scrolling....

16 Weeks

18 Weeks

20 Weeks

21 Weeks

Mark and I took a well needed vacation to Las Vegas over Memorial Day to visit some friends. There is an H&M Store that i like to visit, and here is the fruit of my shopping. The cutest little plaid jacket for Spencer. Its the first thing we have ever bought for him, so I had to show it off!