Boy, Oh Boy!

That's right, it's a BOY!

After months of secrets, we finally surprised our friends and family in Utah that we are expecting! They couldn't believe my little tummy, even though I feel that at 5 months there is nothing little about it, or will be for quite a while.

We had a lot of friends keeping the secret with us, and I don't think I want to keep it that long again. It is SO hard to watch what you post and what you let others post. :) But thanks to everyone who shared with us...it was WELL worth the look on all their faces.

Here are some tummy pictures that have been held back over the months. I'll get up some ultrasound pictures too.

The day we found out and I surprised Tristan with the little hat....it says "Future Cougar".

About 8 weeks....the before pictures. (note: I cropped my goofy expressions out...I hope you didn't want to see my face.) :)

About 15 weeks.
About 18 weeks.
Our Halloween costumes! No, we weren't Chef Boyardee and his stove, as was the popular guess.
My surprised mom in the middle of a grocery store. It was priceless!!

The day we found out it was a boy we bought some little blue outfits.

We call our little one Snoopy until we have a name. I happened to see this car in Utah. It looks EXACTLY like my car!

How I look today at 20 weeks and the shirt I surprised my family with.

Tis the Season

Since I will be gone early for Christmas Tristan and I have tried to do as many things as possible to get into the Christmas spirit. 

 

We went with our friends Chris and Bri to Chickasha to see the lights display there.  It was sooo much fun.  They did a really good job with it.

 

 

We also went with Beau and Paola to a place called Dry Gultch.  

It is a recreated old timey western town north of Tulsa.

  

They have an old steam 

train that you get to take a ride on and have many neat shops and things. 

 

O' Christmas Tree

We have almost completed putting up our Christmas tree. Being newlyweds and not having any traditions or money for anything, we decided that for Christmas decorations we would get a pine cone from everywhere we visit together.  We have gathered pine cones from Mississippi to Austria and from Croatia to the Grand Canyon.  Every year the number of places and pine cones increase a little.  We love our little Christmas tree, simple and beautiful but with so much meaning behind it.

Trip to Missouri

I spent the last week in Missouri while Tristan studied for the boards. On the drive I ate lunch at the world's largest McDonald's in Vinita, OK. :) It sits right over the freeway. (Yes, those are trucks driving underneath.)My brother, Jake and his wife Jen at Shakespeare's Pizza in Columbia. We had so much fun, but I have to say that I'm glad that this whole test is over with!! Tristan studied so hard ad has put so much effort into doing well. I am so proud of him!

Thanksgiving Dinner

My darling wife is so sweet. I came home from school today to find a wonderful surprise. The house was all clean and the decorations were up and the smell of roasting turkey, mashed potatoes, and homemade rolls was in the air. She had made me a special early Thanksgiving dinner. She has allowed me to send her away for the holiday while I study for my dreaded board exams. I love you sweet heart. Thank you for all that you do to make my life easier and our marriage great

Love Tristan

OU Game

We finally got a chance to go check out an OU game. Thanks again to Josh and Topher.  It was all it was advertised to be.  It was very loud and the fans never sat down.  I wish I could say that the game was awesome but in reality we killed nebraska.  It was over when we were already up 28-0 half way through the first quarter.  Any way here are some pics from the game.  

I (heart) OK

Another reason why we love Oklahoma.

Halloween

Sorry it's taken so long for us to put this up.  Halloween was really fun this year.  I must admit it didn't really feel like Halloween because it was SO hot.  Our pumpkins only lasted 3 days before they caved...literally.   I did carve a mummy that turned out horrible, so I turned the pumpkin and carved the traditional smiley face. Tristan carved an amazing owl!We had our friends Beau and Paola over to carve pumpkins.

On Halloween night we wet to our friends, the Barnett's, and had dinner and went trick or treating with all the kids! The dinner was GREAT! I made the rolls that are supposed to look like bones. :) (The picture is not loading and for the sake of the computer's safety I am going to just stop trying to get it to work.)

Home Again, Home Again

A deceiving title since we didn't go anywhere, but my brother, Jake, and his wife and kids came to visit us recently. We had so much fun with them here. They were our very first visitors so we gave them the rundown of what to do in Oklahoma.

The Zoo.

The National Memorial.

The Landrun Monument.

Of course, some of our favorites were the samplings of several BBQ places. If you ever have the chance, try Countyline for their brisket and smoked turkey.

Leo's, (recently on Diners, Drive-in's and Dives), try them for their ribs, and for a great steak and AMAZING house salad dressing go to Cattleman's. And if you want fried chicken...Eischens.

We miss you Jake, Jen, Jackson, Sydney and Kate!

"Blood, Sweat and Tears"

Tristan=Red

Tricia=Blue

We just took the color code test and you can read about your relationship compatibility with other colors.  The title of a blue/red relationship was "Blood, Sweat and Tears." Though our relationship is doing far better than the title suggests I had to write one of the conversation examples because it is totally us.

Blue: The speed limit is 55 mph. and that is what I intend to go.

Red: Rules were made for people. People weren't made for rules.

Blue: People made the rules and people should follow the rules set up by people they elect. Besides, it saves lives.

Red: Your driving will never save lives. I have an important meeting to get to on time.

Blue: If no one obeyed the law, think of the chaos we would have.

Red: If people would just use their brains and think a little when they drive we wouldn't need these ridiculous laws. I don't need them because I'm a thinking driver.

Of course all our conversations are more loving than this. We say things like, "Don't be stupid, Pumpkin." And we always say I love you...and we are ALWAYS holding hands...and we are dancing the waltz meanwhile. 

Hurricane Norbert

So, I hope that no one out there knows a Norbert.  We were watching the Weather Channel and noticed that there was a hurricane Norbert coming up on the West coast.  Tristan started joking, "Wow I can understand telling people that Katrina or Ike destroyed my house, but Norbert?  The poor people will probably go outside and instead of hearing the wind howling they will just hear 'DER DA DER.' "

My foot

Alright this is mostly for my parents who asked for pics of how my ankle is healing up.  So mom and dad here you go.  Trish and I are a little disappointed because the pictures don't really show the overall dark color of it.  With the flash the only parts that show up are the REALLY purple parts

Tricia wants me to put a disclaimer out but they really aren't that terrible looking.

Saturday is a Special Day

It's the day to check out your local hospitals.
Tristan and I decided that we have no idea what kind of medical expertise the good people of Oklahoma have, so we needed a first hand look. Tristan successfully fractured his ankle while playing football and had the chance to check out the emergency room at Mercy Hospital. I decided I'd like to go the kidney infection route and had the chance to visit urgent care at the Health Sciences Center. I'd like to report that all is well in the medical department.

Our State Fair is the Best State Fair

Don't miss it, don't even delay.
Can you name the movie?
State Fair equals great food.
We took a ride to the top of a wind turbine. I think I could see Canada the land is so flat.

Tagged

I've been tagged by Jen. The Rules: Answer the questions using only ONE WORD. Then tag four others. I'm going to tag Abby, Courtney, Catherine and Clayton's mom. :)

1. Where is your cell phone? couch
2. Your significant other? Tristan
3. Your hair? humidified
4. Your mother? hard-working
5. Your father? hard-working
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? mansion
8 Your favorite drink? milk
9. Your dream/goal? happy
10. The room you’re in? Front 
11. Your hobby? uhhhhh.....
12. Your fear? spiders
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
14. What you’re not? boy
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? carpet
17. Where you grew up? Utah
18. The last thing you did? bike
19. What are you wearing? scrubs
20. Favorite gadget? camera 
21. Your pets? cactus
22. Your computer? off
23.Your mood? tired
24. Missing someone? family
25.Your car? clean!
26. Something you’re not wearing? spurs
27. Favorite store? Shopko
28. Like someone? yes
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? 7:00pm
31. Last time you cried? Sunday