Cravings

Have any of you seen the first Harry Potter Movie?

You know the part where you see Voldemort sucking the Unicorns blood, and its dripping down his face??. Today I was reading about a condition called Pica. Its were your pregnant body is lacking things like iron, so you crave (and some women EAT) things like Coal, dirt, soaps, etc.? Well this was the movie image that popped in my head when i read about eating dirt~ Except instead of Vodemort it was some pregnant woman squating over a pile of dirt~eating it with dirt all over her face! That'd probably scare me more than Vodemort in real life! Ha ha ha!
Actually~ Its pretty ironic that Vodemort comes to my mind, because there are times with these psycho hormones that i've felt more like Voldemort than Me. Ha ha ha.

So i got to thinking~ Have i really CRAVED anything during My Pregnancy?!

YES! I thought.

There is ONE THING these last 3 1/2 Months that i would say i craved.
Only ONE thing that hasnt ONCE made me go into a dry-heaving fit just thinking about it..
ONE thing that unfortunately wasnt in season.. That is until just recently~

But now, thank you to my WONDERFUL MOTHER for bringing me a smorgasborg of these...

and THIS monster


I've been in PEACH HEAVEN all week! YUM!
Here's to cravings!!!
Thanks Mom! :)

The Country Barn Boutique

You know those fun little boutiques that go on every season? Those ones where you walk in and are completely overwhelmed by the shear amount of painted wood? Soaps? and knitted things? You all know you like to go peak inside those boutiques..
I must admit, i don't consider myself crafty at all~in fact at first in order to even operate the sewing machine, i needed my sister Alesas' constant supervision! But I've decided to test the waters of the boutique world. No I'm not Tying a bunch of sticks together and selling them.. or painting wood blocks..(that would've been easier though..) I decided to see how these Minky Burp Rags I've made for a couple of my friends' babies sold. They are extremely soft and i used some Darling fabric!
So i made a few dozen, rented a booth, and got all set up. Its been ALOT of work, and I'm glad I've done it..All i have to do now is see how they sell, and see if it was worth it. I'm kind of nervous about it.. maybe alittle self conscious too.. i don't know why. Maybe its because its something handmade, I'm SO new to the whole sewing thing, and the public will be looking at and buying them... ahhh.. But I'm glad i put myself out there and did it cause I've always just wanted to try. I seriously don't now how some of those ladies make so much stuff and do it every time! :)
The Country Barn Boutique (on Mutton Hollow in Kaysville/Layton) opens for a preview tonight. 4-8, and then 10-8 Thurs & Fri., and 10-5 on Sat. Wish me luck. :)
(And thank you to my Wonderful Mom and Sister Alesa for all your help!)



This is me setting up and laughing cause i made a funny face last minute in the last picture Alesa was trying to take. ha ha. I look like I'm lovingly admiring my burp rags. ha ha. gag.



This is my finished little wicker shelf. I was originally told I'd be getting a wicker basket, so I wasn't planning on having so much space, so I had to use most of the Rags I'd made to fill the shelves. So much for restocking. :)
You can click on this picture if you want to see the burp rags up close.

SPEAKING OF MOMS.....

INTRODUCING...





BABY ADAMS!!!!




SUPRISE!!!







Here are a couple face, arm and body shots..



Being shy, and turning its back to us...



Facing Down most of the time!



And last but not least.. the litte DUDE?? Showing us just how not girly he MIGHT be!


Jon and I are so excited about this little peanut! We'll know more at the end of September, but for now we know...

A. Most importantly its very healthy so far,
B. We'll get to meet the little one in March (12?) 2009!, and
C. We should probably start trying to come up with some good BOY names~just incase!

Happy Birthday Mother Theresa!

I just wanted to write a quick post to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to my WONDERFUL mom! If you are one of the lucky to know my mom, or have ever come in contact with her, you too know that there are only a few people as wonderful, selfless, caring.. (the list goes on) as her! She is the most wonderful Mother, Wife, Grandma, Sister, Friend! My mom has always been there for me (and anyone else) at the drop of a hat. I really think i am the LUCKIEST girl on earth to be blessed with such an amazing Mom! Happy Birthday Mom! I LOVE YOU!

(I stole this cute picture of my Mom and Shelby from Katies blog! thanks Kt!)

I know im not the only one who feels this way, so feel free to leave her a comment on my blog too!

My Birthday Lunch

So this post is almost a month late, but it is the second time i've attempted to post it. Dont you just love it when you're almost done with a big long post.. with pictures and everything and your computer freezes? Well i finally got around to trying to post this again.. so lets hope it works.



When i was little we used to go up to Gmpa & Gma Lunds cabin all the time, and one of our favorite activities to do up there was to paint rocks! So for my birthday on the 19th, my wonderful family packed up lunch and ALL their kids and we had lunch and painted rocks! It was BEAUTIFUL up there, and lucky for us it was the FIRST day that they opened the road to where we were going! It was such a nice birthday! Thanks for coming with me guys!

Grandpa Russell

David Douglas Russell 1929 ~ 2008 David Douglas Russell passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the age of 78.Doug was born in Ogden, Utah on September 5, 1929 to William Francis and Maurine Hooper Russell. He was the youngest of four children. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Blair, sister Itha and daughter-in-law Anne. Doug married his childhood sweetheart, Delora Read, on September 14, 1949 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have four children, Brent (Wendy) Russell, Draper; Suzan (Avraham) Haber, Fruit Heights; Christine (Jeffrey) Shaw, Layton; Keith (Theresa) Russell, Layton; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Marjorie Kerr. Doug grew up in Ogden, graduating from Ogden High School in 1947. He received a degree in Teacher Education from Brigham Young University in 1955. He dedicated his life to education as a teacher at Cedar City High, Executive Secretary for the Davis Education Association, and a teacher at Farmington Jr. High and Davis High School. Doug served extensively in various professional associations throughout his career, and was elected Vice President of the Utah Education Association. He was instrumental in preparing legislation for teacher benefits throughout the State of Utah. He also served for 10 years on the Career Service Council for Davis County. Doug served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He loved the United States of America and shared that love with thousands of students as a teacher of U.S. history and political science. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a firefighter for several years. During his retirement years, he became caretaker for the Luv2Dance Studio in Kaysville. He was known and loved by hundreds of dancers as "grandpa". Doug was a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving faithfully in many callings. He and his wife served a mission in Martin's Cove and were part of the first group of missionaries to open the visitor's center. They also served in the Bountiful Temple. Doug's accomplished life was highlighted by his love for family. He always supported his children and grandchildren in their pursuits of education, music, dance, sports and other interests. Many great memories were made at his home with family and friends where numerous swimming parties and social gatherings took place in his beautiful yard. Doug had a wonderful sense of humor that will long be remembered. He was kind to all people and had a special love for animals. He is greatly loved and will be dearly missed. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Kaysville South Stake Center, 900 So. Main. Friends and family may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist's Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main and Thursday 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the church. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the LDS Church Perpetual Education Fund. e-mail condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com


We love you Grandpa! We will miss you.

Happy 4th Anniversary!

I think i have the best Husband in the WHOLE WORLD! This last Sunday the 15th was our 4th year anniversary and my sweet husband planned an awesome trip to Cali to hit some of the same spots we visited on our Honeymoon! (And for those of you who know the story-NO we did not go back to the Dolphins Cove Hotel where the maid incident happend. )Wanna hear about it? read on. :)
Jonny had this planned a few weeks before we went and decided he better tell me about it before we left.. after all who would pack for me.. or better yet HIM (just kidding babe...sort of.;)
On Friday morning we woke up bright and early and headed out to the Airport! We flew the only way to go-JET BLUE, to Long Beach Cali. and met our Uncle Rich who we saw on the airport shuttle in SL for Lunch..(thanks for everything Rich!)we then checked into our hotel in Dana Point and fell right asleep. :) really we did. That night jon and i went and got a pizza and had dinner on the beach.


i think california pizza is better than any pizza we have here. Can anyone prove me wrong? The beach was so fun, but for anyone looking for a warm Cali trip.. wait until July. The "June Gloom" is cold!
Saturday morning we woke up early and headed down to SanDiego to the US Open. (sorry no photos. they wouldnt let us have our cameras or even our phones.:(..sad)Well Jon was STOKED. He kept on giggling wheever he'd see a player. Seeing him that happy was the best part for me. We walked around and watched a few holes, and then sat up in one of the bleachers (hole #7 for all you usopen fans) and watched from there for a few hours. The only thing not pleasant that day was that if felt like it was 30 degrees. It was FREEEEZING. Jon bought me a sweet USOpen blanket though, and that helped. It was awesome to see Tiger come through. After he came through where we were sitting we went and found more seats at hole 15 to wait and watch the players again. After tiger and Rocco went through we decided to go because the crowd was getting HUGE and it'd be a nightmare to leave with everyone. Too bad Tiger chipped in a Birdie, and got an Eagle after we left. We heard the ROARS from the parking lot. Dang it. We should have stayed. I felt bad, but jon said he didnt care. :)whatever. :)
Sunday-Our Anniversary we woke up and went on an AWESOME dolphin/whale watching adventure.
We didnt end up seeing the Blue Whales, but we went through 2 Pods of Dolphins both with over 1,000 to a pod. it was AWESOME. There were TONS of tiny tiny baby dolphins and they were right next to the boat. They were EVERYWHERE! I loved it.


Jon gets motion sickness so i think i enjoyed it more than him! Thanks for taking me anyways Jonny!

Later that day Jon suprised me with our last night say in the SWEETEST hotel we stayed at on our honeymoon too. The BALBOA BAY CLUB!



I could seriously stay there forever. I went right down to the pool while Jon-well you guessed it... watched the open. Thats ok though. He warned me in advance that that'd happen. I read half a book by the pool. It was awesome. Later we went to an amazing restaurant at a Resort Called Sand and Surf. It was AWESOME. The food was YUMMMY and the View was INCREDIBLE! The waves came right next to the building!



To finish off a great Anniversary We... (hold the maid service) Endulged. ...In... THIS>>>>

and this

and this!


Thank you room service! :)
Here we are leaving the Balboa Bay Club. So SAd.

On our last day in California we went over to Disneyland and i was reminded exactly WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER GO TO DISNEYLAND AFTER MAY! We rode a couple of the best rides in California Adventure, one of which was a roller coaster-again with the motion sickness.. jon did not do well with this ride. Sorry jonny :) Thanks for riding it anyways.


We then went into Disneyland, but were so claustrophobic we left before any rides. I still love just being in Disneyland. My favorite part is when jon and i went to a Drawing class and learned how to draw Minnie. Jon did the best drawing i've ever seen him do. Good Job:)

Oh.. and one more great thing about Disneyland... The Incredible...CHURRO!! YUMMY!


We did alittle more shopping and then headed back home. Since we hadnt been around a TV all day jon didnt know anything about what went on durning the UsOpen Playoff that day, so he spent before the flight, during and after with his head down to avoid tv's and his Ipod up loud to avoid hearing anyone talk about it... Cause we all know EVERYONE will be talking about it. haha. love you jon.

I had such a great time, and Im so thankful i married such an awesome guy. We have so much fun together. We're always laughing or goofing off with eachother, and im just so happy to be married to my very best friend! The last 4 years have been some of the best in my life, and i cant wait for all the years to come!LOve you Babe! Thanks for the Awesome Trip!!!