A work in progress...

I'm not really sure how it happened, or what made us ask, but our Landlord kindly gave us permission to paint the baby room. If you ask Craig, he'd say that I'm "nesting to the extreme," but I'd say it's fun. For our first time, I'd say we've done a preeetttty good job... I guess I don't realize how HUGE I am until I look at pictures of myself.

Practice makes Perfect

Hopefully he'll be just as willing to change the baby's diaper as he was this 2-liter of 7up. :)

Pictures of the newly-painted baby room are coming!

Tin Foil Dinners and Phase 10

The countdown has begun: we have 29 more days until our due date!
I'm getting so excited for our little guy to come, but I'm also trying to soak up every last bit of time that Craig and I have together before we have kids. I feel like this summer has been really busy, but I hear(correct me if I'm wrong...), that trips aren't as easy with kids. So, we've crammed a lot into this summer, and have been able to check a lot of things of our "to do" list.

Craig has said for months that he's wanted to go camping this summer, but because sleeping in a tent wouldn't be my idea of a good time(considering my circumstances), we compromised. I agreed to go out and have dinner, play games and have a fire in the mountains with him, if it meant that we could come back to Rexburg for the night. It ended up being a lot of fun, and something that I hope we'll do in the future. Craig got everything ready:the tin foil dinners, blankets, chairs, games, snacks, etc. The more I'm around him, the deeper and deeper I fall... :))

Alabama

Back in the June we took some time off for a little family vacation in Mobile, Alabama to support Paige Nicole Wagner. She did such a great job at the national America's Junior Miss competition. Go Paige. We really had a great time watching and cheering for her and seeing a area of the country neither of us had ever been too. The heat and humidity was a bit unbareable, thank goodness for airconditioning! Our trip started out in New Orleans, Lousianna! Eating beignets at Cafe Du Monde with Uncle Mike and Aunt Cathy. They are waaaaayy yummy!

Good thing we don't eat them everyday!We checked out the dirty Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans. We stuck out feet in to cool down, then Kimi slipped and nearly fell all the way in! I grabed her arm and pulled her up saving her life...well saving her from getting completly soaked. :) We visited the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France too!We walked all around the French Quater and checked out the cool architecture and history of New Orleans, it was great!We then headed through Mississipi to the great state of Alabama. Here we are on the Gulf of Mexico on Dauphin Island.

We visited the USS Alabama in Mobile Bay. It was used during World War 2. It was very interesting and make us more grateful for those honorable men that served for our freedom.

Mark and Mallory trying to get comfortable on a cot aboard the battleship

She is soooo cute! Checking out the periscope on a submarineVisiting Paige after a night at the AMJ(now Distinguished Young Women of America) competition.

Family Reunion

I still have pictures to post from Alabama and the fourth of July, but they are home in Rexburg on Craig's computer, and I am here in Modesto... so for now here's a sneak peek of the pictures from the Wagner 2010 Reunion.

SUNDAY: We met baby Oliver for the first time on his blessing day. MONDAY: Drove to Island Park, and on the way stopped at Mesa Falls and 5-11 Main Pizzaria in Ashton(yumm!)

Tuesday: Yellowstoooonnneee!

(I'm getting more and more excited to have him be the father of my kids!...look how cute he is with baby Oliver.)

WEDNESDAY: Group Picture!Thursday and Friday: Drove home with our cute Cecily Marie.

My mama.

When my mom upgraded to a new phone, my sister and I kindly set all of her ring tones for her. Which song did we deem most appropriate for her calls, text messages, and voicemails? The one and only "I got it from my mama," by Will.I.Am. Why? Because this lady here......has so many positive qualities and attributes that I hope to inherit when I become a mother. (regardless of what the song says in the verses... we liked the chorus) Chances are(fingers crossed), I will become the same kind of mother to my kids as she was to Kreg, Mark, Paige and I. I hope one day when someone will ask for suggestions on how to teach and discipline their children, just as young mothers have asked my mom... I'll be able to say, "I got it from my mama."

I remember she didn't know how to adjust the volume or noise, so in the middle of church(sacrament meeting), her phone went off.

Not only was I blessed with such a great mom, I have been so lucky to have a patient and loving mother-in-law who has accepted me with open arms into her family.

(Not the best picture of the two of us...it was bright outside.)Aaaaand, I have been so lucky to have such great grandma's, aunts, cousins, sisters, and sister-in-laws that each have "copy-worthy" qualities. Thanks so much for the beautiful examples that you've set for me.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Update...

We started out this year so strong with blog updates...then I'm not sure what happened. So here it is, a short update on some of the things that I've meant to blog about, but haven't, include:

Mark and MAllory's wedding!

Everything was beautiful, and the sealing was so sweet. Each time I spend time with them, I know how great they really are for each other.

MOM'S BIRHTDAY! (April 15)

Our 1st Anniversary!...and week long vacation over the break.

We spent our week in Moab, starting my first quilt for the baby in Payson, going to the last Jazz game(of the regular season), spending time with family, and enjoying a break from school and work!

Finding out the GENDER of our baby. :))

We have a healthy(as far as they could tell) baby boy coming our way! I think we both kind of felt like the baby was going to be a boy, so we were delighted to see that our instincts were correct. We have yet to get anything for the baby, but that will come soon. We are excited that he will be so close to baby Oliver. I have a feeling they are already pretty good friends up in Heaven.

Work--Life at the grocery store can get pretty interesting.

Craig's Dad's Birthday!

Pregnancy, and pictures of my growing belly.

People are starting to say things to me, quite amusing really..."Whoa, KIMi! I didn't know you were pregnant, you're huuuuge!" Already people think I'm huge. really? greeeat.

We left Craig's camera in Utah at his parent's house a couple of weeks ago, so we don't have any pictures right now. Eventually I'll post them. I diiiid find my camera charger today, so expect/hope to see some pictures soon.