Hand in Hand

My Dad wrote a poem called Hand in Hand and it was in the March 2009 Ensign.

35 Weeks

Bigger and better.

Church History Sites

While in Missouri, Tristan and I had the chance to visit tons of Church History sites. 
We visited first Carthage Jail.
We drove to Nauvoo and though I've seen it before, I am always amazed how HUGE that temple is. And it's situation on the Mississippi River is so pretty to look over.
Tristan in front of John Taylor's home. 
This is a canal that was begun but never finished in old Nauvoo. We thought it would make a nice picture, so Tristan helped me over the slippery rocks.
The picture turned out well, though really I'm holding on for dear life.
On our trip back to OKC we stopped at Adam Ondi Ahman. 
We still collect pinecones from all our travels. Our Christmas Tree will be well stocked this year.
The temple site in Far West. The land surrounding the whole are was beautiful.
Tristan looking at the rebuilt Liberty Jail.
Me standing on the temple site in Independence, Missouri. Behind me is the Community of Christ Temple.

Trip to Missouri

Tristan had time off of school for a week, so we took a trip up to Missouri to visit my brother Jake and his wife Jen and their kids. We had tons of fun and wished they all lived a little bit closer so the drive wasn't so long. Doctor made me promise I would get out and walk around every 2 hours. 

We also had the chance to visit a Amish town and buy some apple butter. Yummy!! We both LOVE the swing in the backyard. Surprisingly I fit on it. :) It sits on a hill so the ground drops beneath you as you swing.

My niece Sydney, and nephew, Jackson, on a carousel at the mall in Columbia.

My niece Kate enjoying herself at the park.

Tristan found a swing just the right size. I'm just glad he can't fall out in case he forgets to hold on.

Thanks for letting us come play Jake and Jen! We sure miss you all.

33 Weeks

I can't believe how much bellies can stretch! I'm glad I'm getting near the end. It's getting harder to do my daily chores.

Baby Shower

On Saturday my good friends threw me a baby shower. It was SO fun! :) This baby will be ready for just about anything now.

Megan, Amanda, me, Talia with Owen and Carma with Hank.

Megan made me this awesome diaper cake.

Lindsey, one of the hosts, made everything look and taste SO great! All the food even matched. In fact, looking at this picture makes me want to go back to that table and make another plate-ful! It was so tasty!

Thank you Lindsey, Carma and Michelle!!!

30 weeks

I keep promising that I'll post pregnancy pictures. Basically most my posts from now on will be pregnancy or baby. :) How exciting for you all!

This was 2 weeks ago at 30 weeks. I'm 32 weeks now and all the pregnancy books say, "Prepare for the baby to have a growth spurt. You will be gaining about a pound a week."

I won't tell you what I officially weigh as of last night, we'll just say I wasn't a very happy camper going to bed. Tristan was very nice to me, though. That's why I married him. :)

Those Scrubs fans out there will know what I'm talking about when I mention the episode where Dr. Cox calls Jordan into the hospital to talk to Carla and as she comes the cup on the counter starts getting ripples...yes, like Jurassic Park. 

On a side note, though, I've been really lucky with a pretty easy pregnancy. Hopefully it stays that way, but I enjoy to some extent being pregnant...as long as there is an end.