It's a . . .

Hand! A very cute hand too! I love looking at the little hands and feet in the ultrasound pictures. So cute. You can also see the little profile. I love it! I went to Fetal Studios in South Town Mall on Saturday after Max's birthday party because I am very impatient and I WANTED to know what we were having. The man who did the ultrasound there was amazing! I would totally recommend them to anyone who was as impatient as me (20 weeks was just too far away!). We ended up with a bunch of pictures and measurements, and we were able to find out the gender! YEAH! DRUMROLL......
It's a BOY! We have a ton of pictures from all different angles assuring us that he is a boy! He was moving around a lot and totally showing off. He is about 5 inches long from head to toe and we are so happy that everything looks healthy. Max is very excited to have a little brother.

I've Been Tagged!

Emily tagged me, so here goes!

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
10 years ago I was living in my parents basement with my best friend, Amber, and we were going to BYU. I was taking 18 credit hours of generals (boring!) and trying to decide what to major in. During the year, I changed my major from elementary education to pre-med to secondary education (I ended up with my degree in Secondary Education with a health major and an English and Drivers Ed. minor). I was staying busy working at my moms dance studio and at Target. I was also taking dance classes in an attempt to stay fit and keep the "freshman 40" off! Like most college students, I was rarely getting any sleep (and it was so much fun!).

2. 5 things on my to-do list:
Clean up my bedroom and get all of the clothes sorted out
Choreograph my last two dances for my 3-4 year old class for the dance recital
Deep clean my bathroom
Exercise (and to remember to make TIME for it)
Watch the Daily Show and Colbert Report episodes I have DVR'd

3. My favorite snacks:
My very favorite is strawberry cold stone ice cream with strawberries, angel food cake, graham crackers, and whip cream mixed in. Healthy, I know! I also love nacho cheese doritos and bean dip, and cake (especially costco cake!)

4. If I became a billionaire, what would I do with the money:
Pay off the house and invest. I would love to live off of the interest of a billion dollars! LOL! I would also make sure to have a college fund in place for our children, and I would travel!

5. Name 3 bad habits I have:
I am a horrible nail biter. I have fake nails right now, and instead of biting, I always pick at them. It drives everyone nuts!
I have really dry skin, and in the winter I have a problem with scratching my legs to death.
I have phone-phobia. . .LOL. . .I am working at this though.

6. 6 places I've lived
Oh! I am the most boring person in the world! I don't think I have even lived in 6 places...let's see
1. Orem, UT (when I was little)
2. Pleasant Grove, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Orem, UT (when Riley and I were first married, in a condo)
5. Eagle Mountain, UT
6. Saratoga Springs, UT
OK, so six, if I count Orem twice. Sad that all of these places are in Utah County! LOL!

7. 5 jobs I've had:
Dance Teacher
Target (doing planograms)
7th Grade Teacher
Preschool Teacher
Selling Usborne Books

8. 5 Things people don't know about me:
Hmm...I'm a pretty open person, so I don't think there is a lot that people don't know about me...
1. I love to watch ABC daytime Soaps. I have loved them since I was young. General Hospital is my very favorite and I used to DVR it until Riley made fun of me too much (and I got too busy to keep up with it). I still occasionally watch it on soapnet when i'm cleaning or something.
2. I am a book-aholic. I have way, way, way, too many books in our house but I can't help myself! I love books, especially children's books.
3. I love to sew and I taught myself how after Max was born. I haven't ever made anything very big or complicated (a student council quilt that we sent to Africa has been my biggest project) but I love it. I also love to cross-stitch.
4. I LOVE Mexico. When I look at the pictures of our trips, I want to be there! I am so excited for our trip in a few weeks!
5. I love to play video games. Mario Party is my favorite and I love to hang out with my fam and play!

Thanks for the tag Em!
I am going to tag Cat and Natalie!

My Little Carnivore

For the last few days, Max has been using his amazing imagination. Last night he decided he wanted to be a dinosaur (after reading a book about dinosaurs), he said that in order to be a dinosaur, he needed to hatch from a dinosaur egg. So, we put him under a blanket and he rolled himself into a little ball and told us that it would take him 5 days to hatch. Luckily, he ended up hatching in 2 minutes. After hatching, he told us that he was a T-Rex and a carnivore. He walked around the house growling and looking for things to "destroy". This morning, he woke up and immediately took off his pajamas and told me that carnivores don't need clothes and that I needed to call him Max the Carnivore. He spent the better part of today roaming the house in his underwear and socks reminding me that I can't just call him Max, he needs to be Max THE CARNIVORE! When I asked him if he was going to eat me, he told me that he is a carnivore who eats chicken nuggets, not family. Whew! I was starting to worry!
It has been really cute watching him play for the past few days. He is such a fun kid!

The Zoo

Today was a great day outside, so we decided to take a trip up to the zoo. It was SO fun! What a great day for the zoo! The animals were all out and active, so it was really fun to walk around and see some of the animals you usually have to search for. Max says his favorite animals to look at were the giraffes. We were able to see a baby giraffe with it's mom, and it was so dang cute! We also went into the giraffe building for the first time, and Max thought it was great to see the giraffes from above. Riley and I loved to see all of the monkeys. The little primates are so fun to watch. We got a chance to see a lot of them during feeding time, so they were all really active. The orangutans and gorillas were inside too, so we got to see them really close to the glass. The cougars were also awesome to watch. They were on the prowl! I'm pretty sure they wanted to eat all of the little kids watching them. They also came right up to the fence so we got a really good look at them, and one of them "meow'd" for Max. I cannot believe how big their paws are! The elephants were fun to watch too. Their trainers were out with them for a while, so we got to see a few little elephant tricks and we also watched them "dust" themselves with dirt, which Max really got a kick out of.

We all had a lot of fun, and it was nice to get out of the house for a bit (especially after my sick weekend). I think low 50's will be my new favorite temperature to visit the zoo in! I also learned today that Max does have fully functional legs (even though he'd like you to think he didn't when we're at the mall), he walked or ran the ENTIRE time we were there. So, I'm on to you Max! No more milking it!

Feeling Crummy

Today is yet another lazy day due to the fact that I am feeling yucky. I have chest congestion, but no runny nose, no productive cough, no fever, nothing. I am thinking it is probably allergies, and it is awful. Anyway, I will post more when I am feeling a little bit better.

Sunday Ramblings

Tonight Max and I went over to Riley's parents house for dessert and we had the greatest pie. It was apple AND cherry, two of my favorites in one! What a great idea! The flavor combination was awesome.

On a different note, I thought I'd share Max's elephant picture. I love these towels and he looked so cute in it the other night! He's such a good sport to let me dry him off in animal towels and take pictures.




Here is our goofy kid making his own slide down our couch out of my exercise mat. As I said yesterday, this is evidence he has been pent up for too long! The slide didn't seem to work too hot, but he had fun anyway. He seems to figure out a lot of things to make out of the mat.





Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss day at the preschool, so Max and I are both very excited! It sounds like they are decorating very cute with balloons and stuff all over the school, and the kids are making Dr. Seuss hats, so it should be really fun. I'm off to find one of our many Dr. Seuss books to take to read to the kids tomorrow!

The Weather is Teasing Me!

For a few days I was thinking we were finally getting some nice air, warmth, maybe a hint of spring, but NO! Tonight it is snowing. The wind has been blowing SO hard, and it's winter all over again. Also, apparently there is another inversion moving in. YUCK!

At least we were able to take advantage of the few nice days we did have. Max rode his big wheel from our house to the park in our neighborhood and LOVED being outside. He attempted to ride home, but he told us that if he kept riding it he would "really hurt his back" and that he was an "excellent walker", so he walked the rest of the way home while Riley carried his bike. I know he is just itching for warmer weather so that he can "dig" outside. Poor kid has been pent up inside for too long. Tonight, he was making a slide out of my exercise mat and the couch (I'll have to post pictures later).

I am having a hard time being patient for warmer weather. There are so many things I would love to get out and do! Please, Please, Please, no more winter!!!