Summer Lovin'

So, this morning Oliver and I were watching Studio 5 on KSL and they were talking about their "summer fun" list.  It's more or less a bucket list for the summer.  The one they have has over 100 items to complete during the summer.  Well I thought it sounded like a blast so I decided we were going to do it!  This will be Oliver's first "real" summer and the first summer after having him that I actually feel like doing much of anything besides taking care of a newborn :)  Here is the link to the Studio 5 list so that you can check it out yourself.  I'm going to edit ours a bit so that it fits better with our family but they have some way fun ideas that we will be including as well.  I'll be sure to post our complete list when I get it finished but we will be starting today and going until September.  I'll do my best to keep you all up to date on our progress as we go and be sure to let me know if you decide to join in on the fun and do your own summer bucket list!  Woo Hoo!  I'm so excited and I'm sure Oliver is too but right now my measuring tape is much more interesting :)

25 Weeks!

Well today is officially 100 days to go until Oliver will be here! I can't believe it. It seems like it's gone by fast but that we also still have a long time to go. I finally took my first picture of my belly to show you all :) I took this last Thursday when I was 25 weeks. (And I'm just getting it posted even though I'm almost 26 weeks!) I don't feel like I look that big in real life but who knows, maybe I do! I'm just grateful that we're both healthy and doing good. I have another doctors appointment coming up this week and I get to have my glucose test done so hopefully that all goes good. We also got the nursery started. It's still empty pretty much but at least we got that far and we were able to get the walls painted. We painted them a really soft gray and then I'm going to make a crib skirt/bumpers from a really cute fabric that is bright blue and green with gray accents.We've also been starting to work in our yard, well at least we were until it decided to snow this weekend. Getting this annoying tree out was Brandon's latest accomplishment. It's been growing right up against our fence and sidewalk since we moved in. The little thing was stubborn though, he ended up breaking his shovel and having to use a pocket knife to finally get it out! After all that we just had to take a victory picture! Well that's about all we've been up to recently! We loved watching general conference this weekend, like always, and it seemed like it had just the right messages for me. It's always so uplifting to hear from our wonderful leaders! I can't wait for it to start getting warmer, I'm hoping Missy and I can start going for walks after work soon, I'm craving the spring weather!

Well...

We're having a boy! We're excited to announce that we will have a new little man of the house come July. We couldn't be more happy and excited! Brandon was a little shocked at first (he was convinced it was a girl) but then he got the biggest grin on his face! Everything looks healthy and is going good. Our due date is still July 14th and once I can scan our ultrasound pics I'll post them on here. We're going to name him Oliver Daniel Phillips. Can't wait to meet our little guy!

I still feel like it's January...

So this post should count for then! I'm still going to try to get at least one post each month just like I did last year so I suppose since it is technically now February you will just get to hear from me at least twice this month. First I want to start out with the quote I was going to share with you in December but didn't get around to. I really like this one and feel like even though I'm a slacker you all should still get to hear it. It says...

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Love the message of this.

We have been having a really good 2011 so far. I have been feeling much better and I'm excited to have my energy back :) Brandon has been so awesome, without him being so willing to help, our house would be a disaster zone! We have our "big" ultrasound coming up next week and we can't wait to know what our little peanut is! Tomorrow is the halfway mark, and I'm finding it really hard to believe. Even though July seems so far away it also seems like it's going by so fast. I'm really starting to get a baby bump so tomorrow I'm going to start taking my belly pictures! I'll be sure to post them on here periodically. Lots of new adventures are headed our way this year and we can't wait!

Nina the rat!

Meet our new hood rat! We got Nina just before the fourth of July and we love her! She is adorable and has some of the quirkiest habbits. I think Brandon and I attract odd pets. I mean Missy is way cute but she is such a goofball and now Nina is the same way! It's okay because that just means they fit in perfectly with us. :)