Just Thinking.. (is that ever a good thing?)

So today I realized that tomarrow is June 27... my due date is July 27... so I am pretty much on the verge of the one month countdown! WOW!! I can't believe that baby number 2 is so close to being here!! Other than throwing up for two months straight, this really has been a good pregnancy!! The only time I really feel pregnant is when I wake up in the morning and can't get out of bed or when I get into bed and try to get comfortable to sleep! Nathan has definatly done a good job of keeping me active and fit this time around :) I am excited to see how Nathan is when we bring a new baby home and to actually find out what it will be!! (By the way, only 8 days left to place your vote!!) 

Today I had Michael take some pictures of Nathan and my baby tummy so here they are!

Ever since he felt the baby kick the first time he has been a little scared of my tummy!!

Although if I ask, most of the time he will give the baby a kiss :)

And if I am lucky I get a hug and kiss too!!

And by the end Nathan was just done!!

Anyway that's a little update on what we have been up to!! Can't believe that it is almost July and hope you all are enjoying your summers!!

Our recent visitor UPDATED

Okay so Saturday as Michael is heading back to work from his lunch break a big calico cat just comes running into our house. It looked really hot and had pretty big green eyes so I let it cool off for a while. I found out it was declawed and maybe pregnant. I asked our maintance guy if he knew who owned the cat. He suggested I try a few apartments down. I took the cat down the street and it jumped out of my arms like "I know where I am" so I just left it and went home. End of story.... so I thought.

Yesterday, Nathan and I went to Casper. We had lots of fun!! Nathan was a perfect angel and the weather was good so a great day. 

He even slept on the way home- gotta love his pacifer barely in his mouth!

Michael's car won't start so I just waited at my moms when we got back until it was time to pick Michael up from work. We got home and I was trying to get Nathan into a bath when I hear Michael call my name. I come out to the kitchen and he points to the window. Outside our back door the calico cat is back and it is pawing at our door to come in!! We let the poor thing in and Nathan was estatic!! "My nat(cat), my nat!" We walked out front to see if anyone might be looking for thier cat. Thats when we found a can a tuna outside our door. We didn't put it there and our neighbors said they didn't either! Totally wierd! The cat ate some of the tuna and Nathan just couldn't get close enough!

Suffice it to say, I went to Wal-Mart at 9:30 last night to buy a litter box and some cat food. We decided we might as well keep it for a while and see if anyone puts up some missing posters because its declawed (so it is cruel to just throw it outside) and because Nathan is in love with it. Oh, I also found out that the cat is just fat and it is in fact a boy so the baby problem only exists with me:)

He is a good looking cat!

UPDATED: The owners had reported him missing to our apartment manager soo the cat is now home again:) Nathan had fun while it lasted and shed a few tears of goodbye but he hasn't mentioned it since!

Random Pics of Nathan

Drawing on his white board- he loves to erase and start over!

Chilling in his Lightening McQueen bean bag

This picture was just soo cute!! Looking all grownup like

Woke up to this joker one morning- he put the bib on himself

Asleep on the way home from a Casper trip

Happy Fathers Day!

We had a pretty quiet Father's Day. We made gorilla bread for breakfast (a cream cheese version of monkey bread). We to church where Nathan really wanted to sing the Father's Day songs with the primary but when told he was too small he still gave Dad a "great big kiss" much to the enjoyment of Michael and those sitting behind us:) We ate dinner at his parents house- steak and mashed potatoes with Fat Boys for dessert (did I ever mention that Michael and his family are related to Casper Merrill that started the whole Fat Boy business in Logan, Ut?) Here are some random pics of Michael and Nathan trying to be like Daddy!

Just a nice candid- Love ya honey!!!!

Loves football just like Dad

Chilling at Daddy's work (I love the hand in the pocket)

Chilling in backyard- Michael is always willing to take Nathan outside and play!!

Need a summer read?

When I lived in Logan, UT I found a series of books based on the scriptural account of Nephi and their journey through the wilderness to the promised land and then the family separation. I have been hooked by this author ever since- Heather B. Moore. Just as I finished the Out of Jerusalem series I found out she was releasing a new book -Abinidi. I couldn't get my hands on it fast enough. Then came Alma. I just couldn't stop reading when ever I opened one of these books. Then finally this month along came Alma the Younger.

Now, I also have a secret fear that when an author that I love keeps coming out with new books that maybe the new books will be a disappointment to the previous titles. I eagerly awaited for my copy of Alma the Younger to come in the mail and was equally curious to see how this story could unfold without seeming over-the-top with the character of Alma the Younger.

When I opened the first page, it was there- the horror, panic and terror that drew me into Abinidi- the climax of an awful event starting to happen and leaving me wondering "how did it come to this?" I was hooked and couldn't put it down. The characters are real. The gradual decent of Alma the Younger completely believable (haven't we all felt a little wronged by someone in religious authority before). The conversion of Alma the Younger testifies to the truth of the account from the Book of Mormon. There is a pure spirit in those pages that completely surrounds you. I was brought be to tears and my testimony was strengthened that God does hear and answer our prayers!   

Once again I have devoured another great novel by Heather Moore and eagerly await the arrival of Ammon. Already, my copy is out and about to those that have fallen in love with her works like I have. Let me know if you want to be on my list :)

Relay For Life and lots of Rain!!!

As I was driving home last night, I passed the high school where they had all thier stuff set up for the Relay for Life this weekend. I decided that if I wanted to walk for it tonight was our best shot becuase it was supposed to rain all today (and it is). So I gave Nathan a bath and we headed out in the sprinkling weather to walk. We walked a mile and I was really proud of us! Nathan didn't fall asleep as I had hoped (it was 8 pm) but he was a great trooper. We left just as the rain was really starting to come down and we were just starting to get chilled.

I don't know why Nathan stuck his tongue out when I asked him to smile!!

The two troopers:)

I can't believe this rainy weather. It wouldn't be so bad except its cold - feels like March instead of June- and we are already having flood problems in this area!! My heart and prayers go out to all those who are already flooded out and how awful this rain must be making them feel!! Not to mention the more accumulation of snow in the mountains meaning this flooding is goign to last for quite a while!!

Another yummy dinner

Okay, I love Sweet and Sour Chicken and I have this fabulous recipe to make it all at home!! I love it because not only does it taste yummy but it is a family effort to make it!! (I have Michael cut up all the chicken)  To get the fabulous recipe check out my other blog http://www.dewthis.blogspot.com/ and try it out!!

Not imagine those with a sweet and sour sauce... mouth watering yet?

Yummy yummy!!!

 

My First...

Barbeque!!!!

Last night, I finally set up out litle grill we have had for 3 years!! This is really the first place we have lived where I could. And I started easy and barbequed some chicken. It turned out great and I am way excited to have a grill and to know I can make it work!!

It's working!!!

Michael and Nathan playing out back as they wait for the food!!

Some fo the finished product :)

There was a few moments when I was afraid the rain would get us but the sun game out and it was a gorgeous evening! I hope today the clouds will either rain or go away!!!!

Preferable go away since this is what has been surrounding Riverton, thanks to the late snowfall and the runoff hasn't even started yet!

...FLOOD in Wyoming!

The mountains above Lander, Wy (about 20 miles from Riverton)

River through Lander along the highway

The outskirts of Riverton

It is just another reminder to me that there is a higher power at work and natural forces that we still can not control! It's just water but people are being flooded out of thier homes and if this is just the beginning we could be part of them!!

A Good Sunday

Just to let everyone know, we got new callings in our ward today:) Michael was called to teach Sunday School to the youth and I was called to be a Nursery Floater (pretty much a permanant sub:)) 

Also, today I had an experience that really touched my heart. I don't know if many of you know anything about this little boy named Lance. We had him brought to our home(when I lived at home) three days before his first birthday and he weight 12 pounds. He has a type of muscular dystrophy that can only get better, not worse (its just depends how severe it was when they were born and how much they can overcome). He was soo small and tiny and we all fell in love with him. We had him for 18 months before he went to live with his grandma. Lance is now 5 years old. His grandmother recently joined the church and we just moved into thier ward! Today as I was taking a restroom break between meetings (pregnancy will do it to ya everytime!) I saw Lance in the hallway. He still doesn't speak but he can throw fits when he doesn't want to do things. He was all alone and his teachers had tried to get him to go into primary and even offered to let him go to the nursery and play with puzzles. He just sat crouched against the wall and wouldn't move. They walked away to tend to thier business and I just wondered if Lance would even talk to me since it has been quite a while. I sqatted down in front of Lance and just said his Hi and his name. He looked at me and gave me the biggest hug!!! He just climbed into my arms and just held on to me. I wanted to cry.. this sweet little boy actually responded to me and maybe remembered me a little. I asked him if he wanted to go to Primary and he pointed to the primary door. I took his hand and he lead me into the room and found his seat. I had to leave and go talk to the bishop (to be extended our callings) and I don't know how the rest of the time went. I just know that Heavenly Father really is there and we get tender mercies poured upon us in ways we never would expect and they are the sweetest gifts of all. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and a great week!!

Advice Please!!!

So here is the story, no matter what I do...Nathan takes AN HOUR or more to go to bed at night!! He won't stay in his room by himself but I am at my wits end sitting in there with him! I have tried shortening naps, no naps, later bedtime, earlier bedtime (a couple of days back to back to have a semblence of a schedule) We have the same routine everynight! Bath, story, bed but he takes forever to sleep! Naps are just as bad a majority of the time! I limit his tv/movie watching to one when he wakes up in the morning but thats it! It doesn't matter how much time he spends outside running or not! HELP!!! PLEASE!!! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!

How can you resist that? :)