Quick Update

Wow! So long since I last updated. The stockings are hung, the presents are wrapped, the lights and tree are up.... and we are counting down for Santa Clause at our house. Adelyn wants a pretend pink puppy and a dolly from Santa- but she didnt decide this until after I had gone Christmas shopping. Mom, Monica, Avery, Kenzey, Brenley, Candace, Bridget and I all went to Las Vegas Christmas shopping for black friday (its our fun tradition). I got 90 percent of my Christmas shopping done... so it was successful. I was amazed I lasted as long as I did, a 12-13 hour shopping day and being 6 months prego and all. It was a blast. We ate Thanksgiving dinner with the Rowley's this year, but spent a lot of time at the Youngs helping cope with a scare over the holidays.

We have our little nephew Rudger living with us for a couple of weeks. The family is going through a hard time right now and he is so fun. He and Adelyn have a love-hate relationship (being 2 and 3 and wanting the same toy ALL the time). But they do spend a lot of time laughing with each other. It has made me really excited to have a baby boy and has been good practice for Adelyn and sharing.

Travis is done with the semester-- took his last test and finished his engine project today. Next semester he will work full time here at his current part time job and take just a couple of classes. I cannot believe he really will be graduating in May. I thought the day would never come. I am amazed at how he balances work, school, and family and does it with ease. He is so incredible. I am so lucky and so blessed to be his wife.

Speaking of jobs... I told my principal I was done working as of December 18... the last day until Christmas break. I am sad about it. This job was ideal for me in that it was in the school district and also only a couple of hours a day. But I just dont want to take a newborn to the babysitter and I have 0 maternity leave with my job. I am a little nervous about how Adelyn is going to adjust not having moms total attention and time also. So we will be reealllly poor, but with Trav picking up more hours at his job, it should all work out until he starts applying for higher paying jobs. We will see.

Sorry no pics this go 'round, but some are sure to follow. Hope all is well with you and Merry Christmas!

Pine Wood Derby!

Our ward held a pine wood derby tonight. Travis got waaay into it and is extremely competitive I learned. He spent 6 hours on his "Lotus"car. It looked like a porcelain car before he had painted it. Adelyn just wanted a pink car.... and he couldnt bring himself to having a pink Lotus, so he made her a little pink car. Her pink car that took about 1 hour to make kicked his Lotus' butt! It was so fun though and his competitive nature made the derby a blast for us. Travs car was awarded the "Sportyest Car" and Adelyns car was awarded the Pinkest car. There were some awesome cars there, and Adelyns competed very well. She ended up getting 5th place. Atta girl!

Grandma Janet, Aunt Dolly and Aunt Dee!!

This is our online Thank you card... hope you dont mind. Thank you for the cards and for the $20.00. Adelyn went to Walmart last night and bought her a bathtime dolly, some Dora bubbles, and some gum with the money. She is in the bathtub right now as I type with her dolly and bubbles. The dolly came complete with "pretend" shampoo, a bathrobe, a washcloth, soap, and a rubber ducky that lights up in the tub. Here is a picture of the present. She picked it out all by herself and just played and played with the doll last night. The first thing she did when we got the dolly out of the package was take all her clothes off-- she does this with all her dolls (should I be worried?) The remainder of the money went in her little piggy bank. She loves to save and collect money. Thank you again for the birthday wishes and presents. We love and miss you all!

She's 3!!!!

Adelyn had a week full of birthday celebrations. On her birthday she and I spent the day doing whatever she wanted... which was going to storytime and going to "Mickeldonalds" for lunch. Chase, Nick, Grandma Rowley and Dad joined us at Mcdonalds. That evening we had all family who could come and eat ice cream and cake.



We got Adelyn all Tinkerbell stuff.



She was mighty spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa Rowley and by Grandma Orton.


She and I made her cake"s" since she LOVES to cook with me. Of course.... they were Tinkerbell cakes.


On Saturday, Grandpa and Grandma Young and Jenny celebrated Adelyns birthday with us. She got awfully spoiled also with TONZ of princess stuff. She loved it all. We then all loaded up and went to S.G. to eat at Pirates Island. Adelyn had a blast and we all got super full.

Thank you to everyone who made Adelyns 3rd birthday so fun. She loved all the presents and you are all so very generous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADELYN!!! We LOVE U!

Better Late than Never eh? Halloween 2009

So it is about time I posted our Halloween adventures. This year Adelyn and I were witches, and Trav..... well I couldnt convince him this year to dress up. Addy and I went around our neighborhood and collected the goods, while Trav handed out the candy at our house. We went to Luke and Candaces that night and went Trick or Treating with them and Mom and Dad Rowley, Nick and his cute girly friend Bridget. We then had pizza and Sterling and Mom Young came to join us. It was such a fun day. During the day we went to the SUU game and were able to sit in "the box". I could definately watch every f-ball game like that. What a great day! Hope your Halloween was awesome also.

Update!

Seems like it has been so long since I blogged. I am getting bigger.... and bigger everyday. I am now 5 months along, and I will post a picture up soon. Travis is loving his classes this semester and neither of us can believe how fast it is going. He is taking a photography class and thus, I never have my camera or know where it is so we have no pictures to post right now. He only has about 1 month left of classes.... CRRRAAAZY!
Yesterday Adelyn, Jenny and Grandma Marsha and I went to the homecoming parade where she collected two cups full of candy (who needs trick or treat?) We then went to the annual pumpkin fest. We had a blast. Adelyn, Jenny and I all painted pumpkins that we got to bring home, Adelyn iced a sugar cookie and had a blast decorating it with candies, she went down the big bounce house slide and made a kite. We didnt stay very long because by the time we were done I was about to either faint (from not eating lunch or the heat) and the Pumpkin Fest was almost over. We had a blast. Sorry no pics... but Andrea we had a blast and you pulled it off again girl!

Blah, Blah, Blah

So the other day I was having an emotional breakdown...... crying and such and I was venting to Travis- call it pregnacy, or unless you know me you know I have these every so often. About 30 minutes later my mom came and got me and Adelyn to go to my niece Ryleys b-day. I strapped Adelyn in her car seat and then shut the car door and went back into the house just to grab something. No sooner than I shut the door this is the conversation my mom had with Adelyn:

Addie- my moms crying.... you see her red eyes

Grandma- I wondered. Her eyes looked kinda red.

Addie- yep my mom and dad went in their bedroom and my dad said blah, blah, ba blah blah blah and my mom came out crying!

The most ironic thing is that Travis didnt say one word at all (I have repeatedly told him in the past that most times I am just venting and he doesnt have to fix it) Needless to say.... I was done crying and couldnt stop laughing after hearing the conversatio n!