Hawaii, just us.

Eric and I went to Hawaii for a week in December. It was probably the most relaxing vacation I've been on. I was 25 weeks pregnant, so I was pretty much forced not to do much. We went for a run every morning along the ocean, ate lots of macadamia nut pancakes and hula pie, and then hung out at the beach all day. A few things I noticed, being away from the kids, was being able to sleep and eat whenever I wanted to, and us being able to talk to each other without being interrupted a million times. It was wonderful! And weird. 

Also, I'm including the middle picture of me wearing a lion shirt, because I want to remember that funny memory. I would basically bend and it looked like the lion was talking. Then Eric would talk in a funny voice. We laughed so hard, I don't think I'll ever throw that shirt away haha!

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my heart you have

25.5 weeks along now. It's been going by real fast. Almost too fast sometimes... And yet not fast enough.


Jackie took these photos of us and I love them. At first I was a little hesitant to ask because I thought it was a silly thing to do. But now that I have them I am so grateful. This is such a special time in our lives. There's this small window right before we have this baby. It freaks me out a little bit to think our lives are about to be turned upside down, or right side up... whichever way you look at it. It's this time where I want to remember every little thing about this pregnancy and never forget how special it is. I get goosebumps sometimes thinking  how lucky we are to have a baby. The other day I was folding teeny tiny onesies and it hit me how much I already love this baby, and I cried. I can't even imagine the love I'll have for it when I can hold it in my arms. But until then, I'll just keep reminding myself how magical this time is and try to enjoy all the baby kicks and squirms. 


All The Pretty Little Horses by Eric's friend Gabe and his girlfriend Sonya.
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Baby announcement

We gave our family these cards on Thanksgiving. It was pretty fun to see them all open it and shout hooray. (poor dad thought we got a dog at first ;) oh Jim.) 
Gosh it feels good to have it out in the open. Pregnancy is a whole different world I only thought I understood. It really is tough stuff, but amazing at the same time. It's great to have so many family and friends to give great advice and words of comfort. We feel very blessed.


We're so excited to be having a baby, not a puppy. :)

where the sky meets the land

We went on a campout this weekend. Just me and E-Roy. 
It was so peaceful. 
I love Utah.

Rocky Mountain High

Eric has had a long couple of weeks. He's been in Colorado covering the World Cup. I got to stay with him in Aspen for the long Thanksgiving weekend, then took a long train ride back to Utah to be alone for a week - until Eric could rejoin me.
Aspen was so neat. You could see the race hill from the little village, and hear all the cow bells jangling. Aspen was like a Christmas wonderland: snow, skiing, hot cocoa, hot tubs, warm socks, and lots of Christmas lights at night in a little town.

A beautiful place to ski.

This is a shot from Eric. He was allowed to go down the race course before the events. Sometimes they are VERY icy and steep... makes me wonder how those racers go down the hill 80+ miles per hour. Yikes!


Lovely Christmas Song- Ron Sexsmith

Jackson Town

Surprise Lake, Teton National Park. Wyoming

Eric and I ventured up to the Tetons a couple of weekends ago. We grabbed our gear and headed into "bear country". The hike was up to a beautiful lake. It was pretty steep and long, so we were exhausted when we got to camp. We made a simple yet tasty dinner next to the lake as the sun set, and then crawled into our sleeping bags around 8:30. We haven't been to bed that early for years... and it was sooo nice. Woke before the sun broke over the peaks and headed up to another lake in the quiet morning. We were suddenly surrounded by deer- they didn't seem to care we were there. It was so peaceful to be high up in the mountains and enjoy all the surroundings with E.roy. I felt completely recharged.

Jackson was/is always a fun spot to hang out. We explored it for an evening and then went river rafting down the Snake the next day. It was a delightful trip. (glad we didn't run into any bears).

WORLD CUP

I got to meet up with Eric in Beaver Creek for the World Cup last weekend. It was really good to finally see what Eric's work is all about. There's only one World Cup in the U.S. - so I had to go. We even got a little skiing in.