Expecting

I'm pregnant with child numero tres. Due in October. Timing isn't great but still excited. Don't have much more to say about it.

About these girls

I'm a bit ashamed that I haven't taken many pics as of late. Something I need to be better about and will be better about since I'm coming out of my winter fog. (Oh wait, it's supposed to snow on Tuesday...fog still on!)

About Sabrina: Is still a great sister to Lucy, wants to go "somewhere" every day (and no, preschool and dance do not count), is the best kid in the Primary (no, really, I'm there every week and you'd think she was that way 24/7; she's not, for the record, but I'll take all the compliments we get at church on our parenting), she loves to draw and give pictures to people, has no inhibitions about dancing to the music in stores, asks if we can go swimming when the sun is out (um, no it's 40 degrees), smart, cute, funny, will play soccer this spring (I'm sure she'll need her uniform altered).

About Lucy: Loves dress ups and bows as of late, makes us all laugh with her run/gallop and curls bouncing, works hard to be bigger than she is, has gotten a lot taller lately, still hates anything church-related except nursery which she calls "dance class" for some reason, gets 85% of her caloric intake from beverages, has learned how to be funny and joke, still is the loudest child I've ever heard, has the best cheeks to squeeze ever, loves to yell inappropriate things during the sacrament ("Undies!" "Pick Your Nose!" I don't know who is teaching her these things), really fun, makes life interesting.

Because you can't get enough of me...

The time has come for the world to know all that I have to say about everything and nothing at the same time (scary, right?).

Actually, my friends Kasey and Erica and I decided it would be fun to start our own blog where we could just write whatever we want about the world in which we live (from the perspective of 20-something [holding on for 6 more months], LDS women). It's great fun.

Check it out at www.pearshapedthoughts.com

We'll be posting every day, minus Sundays.

Some Wishes May NEVER Come True

A conversation on our drive home tonight.
Sabrina:Hey guys, let's wish upon the wishing star. I'll go first. I wish for a horse.
Your turn, mom.
Mom: Okay, I wish for a new kitchen table.
Sabrina: K. Dad's turn.
Dad: I wish for Lucy to be potty trained.
Sabrina: No Dad. Not that wish!
Dad: Oh,Ok. I wish that you would go potty by yourself in the middle of the night. (We're going through a "scared of the dark" phase)
Sabrina: No Dad! Only do wishes that can come true!

A Bad Omen

I really should have posted about this in October with other Halloween happenings, but I neglected it, and it seems eerily prophetic given the circumstances of the last month. Like always, we carved pumpkins this year, I did a face, Sabrina did a face, Lucy did a face, but Paul stayed true to his Utah Jazz pumpkin. He's done this pumpkin for so many years, that he decided not to draw out the logo this year. He's an expert by now. My husband is a smart guy...a very smart guy. But instead of carving "JAZZ" in his pumpkin, he mistakenly carved "JAAZ" in his pumpkin, as if he were paying tribute to a piece of Ikea furniture. He tried to fix it, but there is no eraser when it comes to carving, so the results were not so great. We laughed about it, but fast forward 5 months to the utter downfall of our Utah Jazz, and what do you know? That little pumpkin was trying to tell us something.

Sloan retired 2 weeks ago, Deron Williams was traded today. What in the world is going on? Why so hasty, Jazz? You couldn't have waited until the summer to deal with all this? I personally think that Deron Williams was over-rated slightly, but did we get anything out of the deal? Maybe. That's a big MAYBE. Sure, we all knew Deron wasn't happy. But who is happy in Utah this time of year? Shouldn't we have looked into getting him some happy pills before making such a move? In fact, the whole team (and possibly the whole state) could use happy pills right now. It's going to snow tomorrow and well into March (possibly April and May too).

I guess it's a done deal, so for the next few months we'll try to endure the weather, remember the glory days, and watch the JAAZ with broken hearts. I've never been so thankful for a guy named Jimmer in my life.

A Conscience

We're due for an update, but just for kicks:

Mom: How was school today? What did you learn?
Sabrina: We talked about George Washington and how we shouldn't lie.
(Deep sigh) But the problem is, that I've been lying for weeks.
Like when I told you Lucy bonked her head, but I really hit her.

Snow Angels

We had ourselves a little snow day in December. You can see that Lucy's suit is a little big, and her hat is a little small. Not only that but she kept yelling "I'm stuck" periodically. The girls had a blast! And I was rather surprised by their stamina in the cold. They lasted about 2 hours.