Dan does Utah 2010

Dan had a great trip to UT back in July.  We haven't done the separate vacation thing before, but when his brother Eric said he was going out to go hiking with their dad and brother, we thought this might be a fun opportunity for Dan too.  So, Dan used a frequent flyer ticket and made his way out to UT for his adventure in the Uintas.  I was not at all jealous of his hiking, camping, fishing trip....but, I was totally jealous of him getting to see family and friends and eat at our favorite restaurants!  Dan had a great time! 
Here are two of his brother and dad ready to go:

Some of the scenery:

Crazy Dan with an axe:

Check out this campground.  And the little sign on the left.  Awesome.

My cute nieces and sis-n-law (she's in the middle!)...love you girls!

It was 7 years ago today that I married my best friend...cheesy, but true.  I had no idea then how awesome he really is!  I think I definitely got the better end of the deal...Dan, you're the best...I love you!  Happy Anniversary!!!

Georgetown Cupcake

Jen dragged invited me to Georgetown Cupcake a few days ago.  It is a fancy schmancy cupcake shop in DC that has it's own tv show!  Though I've never seen the show, we jumped on the chance for an adventure and a yummy cupcake.  The line was out the door the whole time and the cupcakes were displayed all pretty on silver platters.  It was a fun adventure and the cupcakes were yummy!

The kiddos loved their cupcakes

Look how cute Logan is licking his hot pink cupcake

Jen and I really wanted a nice cold drink...it was sooo hot!

ps. arent' these pictures Jen took great??  Thanks for letting me steal them, Jen!

Pretty Princess

When Dan came home from Utah, he had brought a few fun gifts for the kiddos.  It was like Christmas around here.  Grandma Loveridge also sent a few things for the kids, including a dress she made for Brynlee and a cool shirt for Carson.  Brynlee loves all of the dresses Grandma makes for her.  Every time she puts one on, she twirls around and says she is a pretty princess.  This new dress was no different...she loved it!  Just look how happy she is!  And Carson loved his new monkey shirt...I think it made him start acting like a monkey!  Oh, and cousin Jake had to get in a picture too...funny kid!

Garage

Dan worked so hard last weekend to build some shelves in our garage.  After a year of a garage disaster, it now is a bit more organized.  He worked hard in hot weather and it looks great!  Here are a few pictures. 

Spidy-girl was around too that day...isn't she cute?

So you noticed...

I've had that little Baby Ticker over on my sidebar for a little while now.  I guess since it's not April Fool's day, it must be true!  Yep...I'm 14 weeks pregnant!!!  We are super excited!  I'm one of those lucky ladies that doesn't get sick when she's pregnant (I know, please don't hate me!), but I do get SUPER tired!  I mean, unable to function tired.  If you don't believe me, check out my crafty blog...yeah, pretty pathetic, huh?  I've had just enough energy to take care of the kids and other than that, I'm pretty much useless.  The kids and I have still been doing lots of fun things this summer, but the house work has been lacking...oh well.  I think I'm starting to get my energy back, so I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things before this little baby joins the family.  Oh, that is expected to be January 21st.  I can't wait to find out if this little someone is a boy or a girl.  What do you think?

the garden

Well, half of our garden shriveled up and died, but the other half seems to be doing something!  We have had several cucumbers and several super huge zucchinis!  I made some zucchini bread and also a zucchini chocolate cake, which was really good.  We're hoping the pumpkins are successful too!  We'll try next year to see if we can keep the entire garden alive. 

On a side note, we've been having a blast with my brother's family here.  They are here for two weeks and we're loving it!  I enjoy having Roxie (my sis-n-law) around to talk to and hang out with, and the kids are having fun with their cousins.  We've had fun playing outside, swimming, etc.  I'll post some pictures next week when Dan comes home with the camera.

And one last thing.  Little miss Bryn has a tiny cold and I'm loving it!  Is that terrible?  She was cuddly and sweet today and went to bed tonight like a dream child!  I don't think I've put her to bed without her angrily screaming her lungs out at me for months!  She is always arguing and negotiating things with me until I give an ultimatum and leave.  Well tonight there was NONE of that.  And she wasn't pathetically sick...just sweet and easy, happily singing her songs....i LOVED it!!!  I hope you feel better soon Bryn, but maybe keep this easy to put to bed thing going a bit longer.