Three's A Crowd...

...So why not add one more to the mix? You guessed it!!! We are expecting baby number two and couldn't be more excited about it! We are due April 8 (strategically planned, I might add, for two days after my own birthday! I don't want to spend my birthday in the hospital!) Reese is looking forward to being a big sister and showing the little one all the ropes. For example: 1) mom is the bad cop and dad is the good cop; and 2) you can get anything you want from dad as long as you look at him in just the right way! We are definitely finding out what we are having, and should know in a few weeks... updates to follow!

Ten Months and Counting...

Our little Reesey will be ten months tomorrow! Not a big deal? Well, we are pretty excited about making it this far. We love our baby girl... and here are ten reasons why she makes us happy every day:

1. Her smile. Now I know this sounds totally cheesy, but this girl smiles as wide as her mouth will let her, only to reveal that at ten months there are still NO teeth! So sad...

2. When she talks like a duck. This is a new one that I think she has derived from when I play with her and "growl" at her. It is the cutest thing because she really sounds like Donald Duck.

3. When she talks to herself. I love waking up and hearing, through the monitor, her talking to her snuggle bunny in her crib... just waiting for mom and dad to come and get her!

4. She likes to cuddle. Correction... she LOVES to cuddle, especially with her daddy in the morning.

5. She drinks out of my cup. Even when her sippy is right in front of her she wants to drink out of my cup. Yesterday, I caught her trying to drink out of this toy fish bowl that she has... no luck.

6. Her giggle. In direct correlation to her smile... it's contagious!

7. She is a good sleeper. Enough said.

8. She gets excited when I put any kind of food in front of her. I mean look at her, the girl likes to eat!

9. The obvious... her rolls. If you haven't seen them then you are in for a serious treat. Her legs have so many rolls on them that some of them get tucked away in her diaper... so cute!

10. Her sass! That, I have to admit... she gets from me... lucky girl!

Utah...

So we just got back from our trip to Utah... It was so good to see all the nieces and nephews play together! We had fun going to the pool, the Hogle Zoo, going up to Brighton and walking around (it is gorgeous up there this time of year!), and eating lots of great food! I will let the pictures speak for the rest of the trip!



The Jones' at Brighton...




Wes, Meg and the kids...



Avery striking an incredible Hannah Montana pose...



Evelyn and Owen...




Reese and Avery wrestling...



Owen playing at the pool...



A random good looking couple at the pool... just kidding it's us!

Summer Days...

Where have we been? I'm glad you asked... We have had a very busy last couple of weeks. We started our summer by flying up to Redding... beautiful Redding where at this particular time of year the blue, blue skies were lit up with smoke and ash from the neighboring fires! It was pretty hot up there, but we had an awesome Fourth and were with our family so we had a blast. Every night we would stay up super late (the Jones' are night owls...) playing Scrabble, and I have come to two conclusions: 1) I need to brush up on my vocabulary, and 2) I can't play Scrabble with Matt anymore... he is seriously so good and I am a competitive person who hates to lose... a dangerous combination!
After that, Matt and I went to see Wicked. I LOVED it! It was our first endeavor into broadway together and I was so glad that Matt enjoyed it too! He even said that he got goose bumps after the first act! Matt got us the tickets for our two year anniversary (thanks Aubrey!) and it was so nice to have a little date night. A huge thanks goes out to our good friends Kori and Brad for watching Reese while we were out... you guys are the best!
Then it was up to Fresno to hang out with the Mortensen crew. Reese loves her cousin Evelyn so much. I can just see it in her eyes when they played together. She would follow Evelyn around and play with all of her toys. My favorite was their bath time together. As you can see Evelyn was a little freaked out sharing her tub with someone else, but Heidi and I were loving it.
When we came home, we had tickets to Coldplay that same night so despite being pretty tired from our travels we headed back up north to see them in L.A. Our second time seeing them and and we were not disappointed. An amazing show, awesome seats, and again another incredible date night with my honey (thank you Bex and Ammon for watching our little peanut). Matt teases me because the entire concert I was holding my phone checking to see if Becky was trying to get a hold of me needing something for Reese... so I'm a little attached to my daughter. You would be too if she were as cute as mine!
So we are having an incredible summer, and hope you are too!

Good Morning!

More pics to come, we had an awesome Fourth of July and hope you did as well, but I just had to put up this picture of Reese waking up in the morning... I love this little girl!

Our Little Girl is Growing Up...

Yesterday, Reese turned seven months old! I can't believe how big she is getting! She is perfect to me in every way! Right now she just learned how to clap, and her favorite thing to say ALL THE TIME is "dada!" Despite me constantly repeating "mama" to her, she always replies with "dada." I guess it is only fair since I swear that she is almost an exact clone of Matt. She is also becoming a lot more mobile. She looks to be on the verge of crawling, but I think her little buddha belly always gets in the way! My favorite thing to do is get her to smile or laugh. I've done the most ridiculous things for her just to get a giggle out of her! It's amazing the things you do when you become a mom. Next week we are heading up to Redding to see her Nanny and Grandpa for the Fourth of July. Matt and I are really looking forward to heading up there and seeing all the Jones.' We seriously have the happiest baby ever and I am so grateful for her!



Our big girl...



Looking like she is in trouble! I love her curly hair!



Eating butternut squash!

AmyJean Got Married!

One of my best friends Amy Jean (she loves it when I call her that!) got married last week and I couldn't be happier for her! The wedding was beautiful, despite the warm weather! Amy and I have been friends since High School and I swear that sometimes when we get together, we act as if we were still in High School! It was so good to see some old friends at the wedding and we love her hubby Scott! Here are some of my favorite engagement and wedding pictures...