Sawyer's Blanket

Well it took some doin' but I finally got Sawyer's blanket finished. It seems like I have problems with the sewing machine every time I use it. I finally had Hazen take it to the repair store because I didn't know what else to do with it and it would have sat half finished for years. Turns out all that was wrong was I had the wrong size bobbin. Thanks Mom for telling me there were different size bobbins. Anyway, I'm no seamstress but I guess it turned out alright.

The top 3 materials of for the front squares and the bottom flannel piece is for the back.

Patches that were sewn on the front squares

Front of the finished blanket

Back of the finished blanket

Close up of back

Christmas

We had a great time over Christmas break. Made it to WA for a week and a half. It was very nice to be able to spend some time with family and friends. We made it back to Boise last night after the long drive home. It's a good thing we took the truck because we were loaded down. Now back to work and getting ready for Sawyer. Our next adventures are too far away. The beginning of February is the baby shower and Hazen's trip to California.

Christmas Eve at Aunt Dawn's

The whole fam Chrismtmas day at Grandma and Wayne's

Me, Stacee and our boysMason, Christmas morning, very excited to open gifts (and horribly sick)Getting help from GrandmaMason had a great time at the movies watching "The Chipmunks"

The Roller Drome. It's been a long time.

Getting ready for the Tow Race

Mom and Dad's newest addition

Nursery

Hazen hates when I say that "we" have been working on the nursery. So I guess I will give him the credit and say that Hazen has done an excellent job getting the nursery ready. Painting stripes is quite the challenge. He also refinished the floors. What a great husband! Here is our nursery. Will have blues and greens to accent the brown.

Thanksgiving Road Trip

The four of us (Hazen, Me, Lucy and Baby) headed out the day before Thanksgiving. We had a quick, but very nice dinner with some friends just outside Salt Lake City. Thursday morning we went south to St. George. Nice 70 degree weather for a couple days to warm us up. The state parks allow dogs on trails but the national parks don't, so we were slightly limited on where we could take Lucy. We ended up going to a remote part of the Grand Canyon that not many people travel to. Drove about 75 miles on a gravel/dirt road which was not quite what we were expecting. The view was amazing though once we got there. I have never been there and Hazen was there when he was young. Didn't really want to leave because we had to get back on the gravel road for hours. We did a loop back up through Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and back to Salt Lake on Saturday. The parks were beautiful. Huge red cliffs and wierd terrain. The elevation at Bryce Canyon was pretty high, so we did get a little snow there. Tried to make it all the way back to Boise Saturday but couldn't do it. It was a long time in the car (and more bathroom breaks than Hazen would have liked) but we had a great time.

Hoodoos and Fins at Bryce Canyon

Buck we saw in the park

Natural Bridge at Bryce Canyon

More hoodoos

The ever-excited-to-be-in-the-car Lucy
Cliffs in Zion National Park

Good ole Grand Canyon

The first published belly pic

It's a long way down

More Grand Canyon

Snow Canyon State Park near St. George

Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City

Baby Stuff

It's a BOY!!!!! We had our ultrasound yesterday and the baby looks healthy. The only view/measurements they couldn't see very well was the heart. They said everything looked good but want to do one more ultrasound in 4 weeks to get the last measurements. We have been very excited about the news and Hazen even did a little shopping with me this morning for a couple things. I have still been doing well with the pregnancy and can only hope that the second half will be as easy as the first.

Can you see him smiling at you? He even gave us a little wave during the ultrasound.

He has to have a little blue hoodie to match daddy

Good sale at Osh Kosh. Got some summer shorts for the little guy.

This one's my favorite. It's hard to tell how small and cute it is in this photo. AND the top is a onesie!

The Wedding

Shawna and Spud's wedding turned out nicely. She was a beautiful bride. Here are a few pics.

Dog Sitting

Our friend, Monica, lives in Boise but work in D.C. Her husband and 8 month old son are still living in Boise full time, but decided to go see her for a couple weeks. In trying to cut down on the kennel bill, we watched them over the weekend. They are good pups and Lucy enjoyed playing with them. She did get a little jealous but there were no major catastrophes.

Magnum (aka Lucy's boyfriend)

Zoe

Tired dogs