Monster

Dear Mom and Jen,

This is what our monster looks like...he really is cute!! Our pictures just didn't look very good because our monster has a little bit of jet lag. His ears are all droopy and he needs an eyebrow wax so you can see his cute little eyes.

Love,

Jess

Turkey, Dog Scarves and Monsters

Can I just say that I LOVE THANKSGIVING...not just because we get to remember to be thankful, but because we have a special day to eat!! I love mashed potatoes and gravy and turkey. We are so grateful that we live closer to family and get to take short plane trips instead of 5 hour ones!! This Thanksgiving we were able to fly up to see Justin's family and spend the weekend with them. (They are pretty funny people!)

Justin and his Dad (Turkeys prepping the Turkey)

Our super cute nephew Logan man giving us the cheese

On Thanksgiving Justin's sisters got together and made crazy headbands for everyone...Indian headbands with feathers for the girls and turkey drumsticks for the boys...it was pretty funny!!

Angela and Missa

Those are supposed to be turkey drumsticks!!

We got the chance to spend more time with our super cute nephew, Logan. He is getting so big and is seriously the funniest little man!

Justin and Logmanster playing cars

Angela and I (Angela is going to have a baby in like two weeks!)

Dog Scarf Dexter

It's been a little bit cold at our house...we just barely turned the heat on this last week because it was just too cold! Dexter gets a little bit cold...so he tries to take advantage of any body heat we radiate.

So we found this cool little monster in the Seattle airport and he really had to come home with us...because really...he's cool!!

Our cool new monster for our jellybean

Isn't he COOL?? He looks better in person! My mom and sister think he's ugly...rude.

It's a GIRL!

So last week, we found out we are having a GIRL!! It was a pretty cool ultrasound because they check to make sure the heart has all the chambers and they check for a bladder and kidneys and the little brain and do all sorts of measurements...and then they tell you what you are having. It was kinda weird, but very cool.

Here are her little arms...


She has been moving around A LOT this past week and when we went for the ultrasound, she refused to move at all. She stayed head down as far as she possibly could. The ultrasound tech couldn't get us a profile shot because our little lady wouldn't cooperate. (Figures...she definitely gets that from her father!!) The tech kept poking my stomach trying to get her to move...she wouldn't budge. So, all we got were Skeletor shots...it's a little weird, but what can you do...so here's Skeletorina.

And here's a little foot....


I keep hearing stories about people being told they are having a girl and then they really have a boy. Hopefully this doesn't change...so for right now...WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!! And we are both very excited!!

I voted

Today I voted!

And by the way people...you are holding out on me...I haven't gotten any pumpkin pie bars recipes at all. :(
And no preggo pics for anyone because my camera is still broken. :(

A Beautiful Little Something for Sunday!

My family sent me this link to watch a slide show of some amazing photos taken by a man named Mark Mabry. Desert Book is putting out his book/CD/DVD and show some clips from them here... http://deseretbook.com/reflections/

Check it out!! It's beautiful and it's put to the song Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Which is one of my favorites. I had never even heard it until I saw the movie at the Kirtland Visitor's Center. You leave Kirtland singing it in your head! It's so beautiful, I love it!