Two Years!

Today we celebrated our second year anniversary!! We were married in the Washington D.C. Temple!

Update :)

So April and May were a busy, but fast two months. I can’t believe that we’re more than half way through with June already! So here’s an update with the past few months up until now. My sister Chrissy and her family came into town back in the beginning of May. Kyle and I joined her family for a day at the zoo. We couldn't remember the last time we had been to the zoo, so it was a fun visit to be a kid again and check out all the different animals. We took a lot of pictures of the animals of course, but this is a picture of Kyle at the zoo kid park. I didn’t think he could fit, so he wanted to prove me wrong.

(He's a turtle in case you can’t tell.)


We also moved from Orem to West Jordan. It’s closer to where I work in Draper, so the commute isn’t too long and dull now. Kyle also found a new job working for ebay that isn’t too far down the road either. It’s a nice apartment complex, a little bigger from our last apartment so we're slowly moving up. :) The ward here has been very friendly. We're excited to get involved.

Towards the end of May my mom, sister Kimmy, and good friend Colleen took a road trip from Virginia to Utah. They were here for about a week. They first stopped in Vernal, Utah where my sister Chrissy and brother Timmy live. They invited me to come stay for the weekend and threw me a fun little baby shower. There were many pictures to choose from, but here's a shot of a my two sisters and I.



It was an entertaining and beautiful shower where we had a delicious lunch and played some silly baby shower games. You know, the usual... sniffing diapers filled with nasty looking food that we had to name. I got a ton of great stuff to help prepare for baby Nielsen (we haven't decided on a name yet)! Seriously, thank you so much for all the gifts!! It's been such a huge help and blessing since we started with absolutely nothing.

While in Vernal we went to Flaming Gorge for a day! There was a lot to see all throughout that area, definitely beautiful. We even stopped by the Flaming Gorge Dam. After the trip to Vernal, my family came to Salt Lake City. We went around to the normal sites. It had been a while since I've sort of "toured" Salt Lake, so it was fun to see some of the historical church sites and so forth again. Last but not least, for those who have been asking… Here you are!



This is me at 31 weeks. I've been hesitating posting pictures of myself. In my own eyes... I feel like a cow so I haven't wanted to post any. Honestly, this picture does not make me look as big as I feel! I know I still have a long ways to go and rumor has it that about this time is when the baby is really supposed to grow. So I'll have to post another picture in a month or so. I'm at the stage where I'm beginning to be uncomfortable when I try to sit or sleep and the aching back is starting to be a constant issue. I'm honestly ready to be done. I'm so excited for baby Nielsen's arrival! It's a good thing that he's not here yet though. Besides the fact that we still haven't picked a name, :) I do still have a lot more to get organized and ready before he comes. Summer break for me started a week ago, but I went to a conference all last week. So this will be my first real week of summer. Trust me; I've got the projects lined up! I just hope I have enough energy each day to accomplish it all. It's so ironic how tired I get and so quickly too. Well, until next time!

School's Out

It has been a busy past 2 in a half months and so much has happened! Sadly, I'll have to catch you all up a little later. I just wanted to post a quick slideshow of my last week of school with my awesome 5th grade class. It was a crazy week with Hat day and Crazy hair day, our 5th grade Olympics, Jogapalooza (Fun Run), Field Day and much much more. I took a lot of pictures and I told my kids I'd be posting them on my blog for them to see. So here's my crazy 5th grade class. You may not quite understand what's happening in these pictures (sorry), but they will. They have honestly been so awesome this year! I have really enjoyed these last few months. Friday was my last day of school and I can honestly say that I was sad to say goodbye! Summer break now has officially started though, so much to do since everything was put on hold because of the many tasks to complete at the end of the school year. So I'm not sure how much of a summer break it will be, but at least I'll have some time to sleep in, breath, and catch up with life. Two months until baby Nielsen arrives and I can honestly say I haven't done a thing. I'll post again soon about our big move, family in town, trip to the zoo, baby shower, and yes... a picture of my prego self (for those who've been asking to see one). :)

Seeing Blue

We're having a BOY!! :) We went to the ultrasound appointment on Thursday and got a fun little DVD to take home. It's hard to believe that we're half way through already! We are very excited!! Now it's time for the real shopping to begin :)

Kyle's Day!

We celebrated Kyle’s 24th birthday this past Sunday! Although it was a quiet day, with it being a Sunday, we still had a good time. He finally got the iPhone he had been dreaming of since it was first released! After dinner, we sat down to have some ice-cream cake he picked out from Cold Stone. Twenty-four candles didn’t seem like a whole lot, but as I was lighting the last few, the smoke alarm went off! Poor Kyle, who would have guessed that on his 24th birthday he’d set off the alarm. :) It was pretty funny… I know the picture below isn’t the best, but I thought it was hilarious how much smoke there was, just to prove to everyone that it really happened. The timing of the picture was perfect; It made for a great laugh!

Whats New...

I can’t believe October was the last time I posted. It honestly doesn’t seem that long ago! I guess to catch you all up to speed… we went to Virginia for Christmas and New Years. We had a great time! I celebrated my 23rd birthday and was blessed with two weeks to spend with my family out there! January has come and gone now and I’m still teaching of course in Draper. I will admit that I can tell a huge difference between last year and this year. I definitely know what I’m doing and I’ve got my feet on the ground. This means I’ve been able to have more fun teaching, although, the month of January was very exhausting….which might have something to do with the fact that I’m finally pregnant! Yeah!! I’m now 15 weeks along and it’s great to be getting back into the swing of things now that the tiredness and sickness has finally faded away. I had a doctor’s appointment a few weeks ago where I had my first real ultrasound. It’s not the best picture, but I thought I’d post it anyways since I don’t have any of myself. I know it doesn’t look like much so for those who can’t tell, there’s the head on the right side and its little bum on the left. We’re basically looking at the backside. :) I thought it was a cute picture, it looks like its snuggled, fast asleep, turned away from the “camera” and basically too tired to get a picture taken. Anyways, Kyle and I are both very excited and eager to have this sweet little bundle of joy join us in what now seems so far away! I’m due August 7th!

October!

The month of October is always a busy one. It’s sort of the beginning of all the fun and exciting holiday season. Kyle and I have both been staying busy with work. Not too much has changed for us. This past week we carved our pumpkins.

Kyle's Creation:


Stacey's Creation:


I had my Halloween party at school with my 5th grade class. I dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story II (It’s a little bit of a stretch I know… I put it together with things around the house).



Of course it’s beautiful outside during this time with the changing fall colors. So we were bored today and decided to take our cats on an adventure outside.

They're a little distracted :)




So life is good and yes, we’re still here! :)

Cracker Barrel!!

So I realize it has been a while since we’ve posted. Honestly, there hasn’t been anything that exciting to post about. So I figured I stretch it a little. :) Today is the 13th of the month and Kyle and I have this tradition to go out to eat every 13th of the month in celebration of our “anniversary.” Any excuse to be able to go out right? Today we have been married for one year and three months (it feels like it’s been much longer…in a good way of course)!

Well, we discovered a Cracker Barrel about a month ago so we decided to eat there. I absolutely love this place! Talk about down home, southern cookin’…. Delicious! You are definitely missing out if you’ve never been there. Anyway, they have a really fun shop before you walk into the restaurant that always has the cutest things. Of course every time we go, I do a lot of window shopping as we don’t really have that kind of money to spend. But when Kyle pointed out that Halloween decorations were 40% off… I had to it. We thought this little guy was so cool, especially when we noticed his bow tie. :) Just thought I’d share!

Our Day at the Falls

Kyle and I decided to try to be adventurous this past weekend. We drove out to Bridal Veil Falls. It seemed pretty small from far away, but up close it was pretty big.



Here's me at the base of the "falls," although you can barely see me.


We even hiked a little ways to see the second half of the falls up close. We hadn’t been hiking since Kyle had proposed over a year ago. So we had a really good time! I realized how much I miss the outdoors.

Kyle & Baby

In the last few weeks many have asked when our first child will be on it’s way. My sister Christy sent me this picture of Kyle holding our niece Khloe. I felt this picture would answer all...



Yes, that's the look of fear! :)