Quick Update!

On Sunday, Travis was able to feel our little girl move for the first time! She really is a mover and a shaker! It was so neat to get to share that with him. He is one proud daddy! We are already in love! And can't wait!!

Boise Baldies!!

Well, Saturday was the big day! It was a really humbling experience! There were lots of children with cancer at the event that helped with the shaving and people just there for support! Thank you to all of the people that donated!! It was a huge help and I know that it will do a lot of good!  Here's how it turned out: 

Pre-shave of Scott and I:

 

And After!!

Let me tell ya- it sure has been a little more breezy now! And I love not having to do it! I just make sure to wear earrings everyday!

Everyone asks how Travis likes it and all I can say is that he makes me feel like the most beautiful person! He is very supportive! Some of my nieces and nephews are still getting used to it though- and my primary kids. Maybe that is why they were so hyper at church yesterday! 

Boy or Girl!!!

Well, let me just start by saying if our baby is anything like it was during the ultrasound, we are in for a ride!! Very stubborn and very comfortable tucked in a little ball. It must have been its nap time! After much poking and prodding, we determined that we will have a little ballerina on our hands! Yes, We are having a girl!! And we are so thrilled! It makes the experience of pregnancy more real. It was amazing! My parents and Travis's mom and step dad were present and it was so neat to be able to share it with them. My belly is a little sore today, because she had to really work it, but I kept my mouth shut because I was not leaving without a sex! If I can figure out how to post a picture of it I will, because she is quite the acrobat!! At one point she had her legs straight out in front of her face and it looked like she was kissing her knees!! Olympic diver- I think! HaHa!

P.S. For all those die-hard fans of the chinese calendar- don't count on it!

Change is a commin'

Well, we had a wonderful New Year's and a smooth grand opening of Poppy Street Salon!! I am so excited! It has been up and running for a month now and I love being at home AND sliding down the hall to my salon! Its great! The best part is that me and my baby get lots of snacks! And boy do I need that! So, thank you to all who helped out! Especially my dad and my husband! Couldn't have done it without them. I do have to say that I was very surprised at myself- I sheet rocked and used a saw and nail gun! I kinda enjoyed it!

Thankfully, throughout this baby making progress I have been feeling really good. Only one up-chuck, but thanks to 3 bowls of coco crisp + a drive to Idaho City right afterwards = brown, chocolate flavored snow!! I am 14 weeks and 3 days and have developed an expanding tummy- that is exciting for me!

I am also taking a HUGE plunge into the world of bald people! I have decided to participate in an organization called St. Baldricks Day. Our job is to raise money and shave our heads and their job is to do cancer research for kids! So .... if anyone wants to say that they contributed to making me bald- now is your payback. My goal is $1000, so visit the website and make a donation! Even if it is $5- You can even be anonymous! But, remember to find me under 'Find a Participant.'

For info or to make a donation:  http://www.stbaldricks.org/    

And say good-bye to my curly locks!

Pass the word and Thank You for your support!

So much has happened since our exciting announcement and we're slowly falling behind so I thought I would give a quick update with a lot of pictures to get us caught back up.  We had a surprise 50th birthday party at the Melting Pot for Wendy! It went great, and was delicious! 

Al brought Wendy in for the big surprise

The delicious fondue spread

 Wendy's glory day pictures

    Thanks so much to all of Wendy's kids that helped put it together!

Next was our little Thanksgiving outing to Cascade.  We had a great time with all of Stacie's family and a delicious Thanksgiving dinner!

The beautiful cabin that we stayed in by the Lake

The start of a big "just for fun" poker tournament

The end of the tournament with Stacie being the big winner!

The whole fam!

Next was our quick trip to Idaho City to get our Christmas tree.  We have done it every year since we have been married so it has kind of become a little family tradition.  Last year I fell in a creek up to my thigh so I made extra sure that didn't happen this year.  We went up with Kendra and Barrett and their kids and had a great time and really picked out a winner!

Bo and Kendra

Eden staying warm

Anson (having a blast!)

Here is the finished product and it was a good one!

We have also been working on a little remodel in our house.  Stacie is going to start working out of the home starting in January so with a lot of help from her dad we have been changing one of our bedrooms into a salon.  Here  are a few before and after pics.  Once we have the finished product I'll make sure to get a picture up! Also thanks so much to Jim for his help with the plumbing! We couldn't have done it without him.

Carpet out and wall cut out for door

New door cut in

Cabinets and chair finally in place

The Most Exciting News of Our Lives!!!

Watch this short little video clip to see what's new in our lives right now! For some reason the first 16 seconds are blank so just skip them and get right to 17 seconds.  We're so stoked!

Wow, A lot has happened!

Well we finally got a new computer yesterday since my laptop crashed a couple of months ago and we haven't been able to do much blogging but so much has happened since our last post so I thought I would take things into my own hands and get work done! :-) Stacie has been really busy as this holiday season has been rapidly approaching.  Not only has she been busy with her business but WE BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE!!! And since I'm not a lot of help decorating, she has been taking care of most of that.  So we've been in our place for about 3 weeks now and absolutely love it!  Haven't taken any pictures yet but thats cause we don't love the paint job.  Anyways we're in, and with a lot of help from Stacie's parents we will hopefully have her a salon put in by the end of the year so she can start working out of the house in case we decide to have kids someday :-)  I have still been doing the same old thing, going to work at UPS every night at 10:30, and trying to finish up this semester strong.  I'll start my student teaching next month though and graduate in May, so I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Stacie's dad bought tickets for the Nevada vs BSU game this last weekend so we took a little guys trip to Reno.  It was Big Al, Charlie, Scott, Brad Lau, and myself and we had a blast.  Spent a little time at the tables but most of the time at the buffets which we made sure to get our moneys worth!  It was a fun game though and we had a great time.  This coming weekend for Thanksgiving we're going to Tamarack with all of Stacie's family to celebrate Thanksgiving and just get out of town, so that we'll be nice.  We'll be sure to take some pictures and hopefully get a little more on top of our blog updates.