Pumpkin Chunckin

So a couple of Saturdays ago it was freezing cold and supposed to rain the entire day. Kyle had heard about this pumpkin chunckin (like they have on Discovery Channel every year) and he really wanted to go. You know where they have the huge cannons, and catapults or trebuchets that launch pumpkins 1000 of feet into the air... its pretty intense. It was only $5 a car to get in, and in dental student terms that is a totally reasonable activity for a family! We brought our friends Derik and Kaity with us too.

It was really fun, we saw a couple of catapults and cannons that weren't that impressive, but there were two that are going to be featured on the Discovery Channel this year and they were AMAZING! Totally worth it to see a pumpkin fly over 2000 feet. After we left we decided it was probably the most redneck thing we have ever done, but we all need a little red neck in our lives.

Abby was not very impressed by the flying pumpkins, but she was in love with the petting zoo. Like I've said this little girl loves animals, she has zero fear no matter how big or aggressive the animal might be. This little petting zoo was no exception, as soon as we went in she headed straight for this massive llama. She wrapped her arms around its neck, petted it, pulled its ears and talked to it. Luckily this was a really chill llama, he just ignored her and let her love on him. It was the highlight of our day to see how excited she was to see these animals. That little girl is so full of it, we can't get enough of her. 

A Name...

Dear baby Girl,

I am now 30 1/2 weeks! This pregnancy has been going by so fast I've hardly had time to think about it. You are very active and like to remind me that you are already apart of our family with your strong kicks. I have been getting more and more excited to meet you. I am constantly wondering what you are going to look like, and what your personality is going to be like. I am also getting more and more excited for your big sister to meet you. I think she is going to be a little bit shocked at first, but I know the two of you are going to be good friends. I have been teaching her to be soft to my belly, the farther it pokes out the more she thinks she needs to hit it. Sorry if you are already annoyed by your big sister invading your space. She loves you already, I asked her the other day where the baby was and she pointed to her own stomach. I can't wait to see the two of you together!

One problem this pregnancy that I didn't have last pregnancy was deciding on a name. Your daddy and I had already decided on Abby's name before I even knew I was pregnant. That didn't stop me from trying to come up with different names, but I always knew Abby was going to be the name. Your name has been much more difficult. We've thrown around a couple of names, but I can't seem to find the one that I just love. I'm hoping that when I see your sweet face the name will finally come to me, and that your Dad and I will actually agree on it. :)

We already love you sweet girl and can't wait to have your sweet spirit in our home. We can't wait to watch you grow. These next few months are going to fly by and then you will be here!

We love you!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy and big sister Abby

Sometimes...

Sometimes Abby takes pictures of herself... actually all the time. I have 100 million of these.

Sometimes its really hard to tell her she can't have every toy at the store.

Sometimes if I don't close the drawers all the way on my dresser she pulls out ALL of my clothes

Sometimes I like to craft!

Sometimes this is how I feel after Abby goes to bed and Kyle is still at school.

Sometimes we have little melt downs when mommy won't let us eat candy ALL DAY LONG!

And sometimes we are just really cute (like all the time, its out of control)

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and there is snow on the ground! Bring on the winter!

Sometimes Abby takes all of my pots and pans out while I'm cooking dinner.

And sometimes she is ridiculously cute and I have to kiss her cheeks.

Sometimes I like to wear my new boots (okay I've worn them everyday since I got them)

Sometimes Abby and I like to play outside in the leaves that are falling off the trees.

And sometimes (actually all the time) we really like living here in Colorado!

Life is good!

Kyle's Break

Kyle had a two week "kind of" break. His two really hard classes ended, but he still had a couple hours of school everyday. The nice thing was that when his classes were over he could come right home because he didn't have to stay and study all night. We had so much fun having him around, but it all ends Monday when Anatomy starts up again and we won't get to see him until December. So we soaked up every moment that we could. 

It started out with my family coming to visit conference weekend. It was a fast weekend, but it was so much fun. I loved having them in my home and getting to see everyone. 

My parents both asleep, Kyle is faking although I'm pretty sure he was asleep at some point during the weekend. In their defense we had partied pretty hard the night before and my mom had taken pictures that morning and my dad almost froze to death running 14 miles in freezing cold weather.

The two teenagers didn't last very long either. This was about 5 minutes after I took the first picture. 

On Monday and Wednesday of this week Kyle didn't have any school so we went on some fun family adventures. On Monday we went to the science center with one of Kyle's dental school friends families. They had a membership and were able to get our entire family in for free! It was a pretty fun science center. There was a little room with a slide that was the hit of the day for Abby. And a movie about the "big bang theory" that she would leave alone. Its so fun to see the different things that catch her attention and entertain her. 

Kyle and I nerding it up in the science center. 

There is only one Cafe Rio in the denver area and it is right down the street from the science center. So it was a must that we went there for lunch. In Arizona every time we go to Cafe Rio we always see  someone from our ward. I figured that since the Cafe Rio was so far away from our home that we wouldn't see anyone we knew. Right as we were walking out I saw a family from our ward! How hilarious is that? 

Then on Wednesday we drove up to the mountains to go for a little hike. The drive was not bad at all and it was gorgeous up there. I love the smell of the mountains, there is something so wonderful about being there. 

Abby loved it, she insisted on walking almost the entire time. We walked pretty far, and we would only pick her up when there were a lot of rocks or steep hills. She was having so much fun pointing at everything and running around. 

She even let me hold her hand, this is a very special privilege. Abby is very independent and she wants to do everything herself, which means she doesn't want to hold our hands very often. She is getting so big, and it is getting to be more and more fun to be out and about with her. She is so curious about everything, and very animated. Her highlight of the day was probably a little puppy that walked past us that she got to pet. She loves, loves, loves, loves (+100) more loves animals. To bad Kyle and I are NOT pet people. Although I bet this little girl wears us down one day and convinces us with those big blue eyes that she needs something small and fluffy for her very own. 

Overall we had a super fun couple of weeks as a little family enjoying spending time together. We have a couple more adventures planned this weekend and then Kyle hits the books hard again. He is working so hard and doing so well. I couldn't be more proud of him. Over the next few months we have a trip to AZ for Thanksgiving, then we'll head back up here and get ready for our new baby girl to get here! I'm 29 weeks and feeling great, we can't wait to meet her!

Disneyland!

Disneyland was awesome. I think that about sums it all up! I was so excited to get to see my family and be in the happiest place on earth. The only thing that wasn't great about the trip was the fact that was so incredibly, miserably HOT! I about died, and it wore Abby out really fast. But we still made some awesome memories. I only have my iphone pictures, my mom took thousands with her nice camera and one day I'll get those from her. Here is Disneyland according to my iphone. 

Abby was ready to go!

Chilling out in the airport before our flight. She had made friends with everyone in our terminal before the flight. Our flight attendants were in the terminal and they fell in love with her before we even boarded the flight. That was really nice because they took extra good care of us on the flight. 

 Abby is all girl, sun glasses, necklace, and her purse. She was an angel on the flight. I was lucky enough to get two seats so she could move around a little bit. The guy that ended up sitting next to us has triplet 2 year old boys. So Abby didn't even phase him, he was so nice and that was such a blessing. 

Abby was too small to sit on my lap on Autopia... how lame is that? So we walked around and played while everyone else went on it. She had so much fun walking around and exploring. 

This is the new Cars ride in Carsland. It was a BLAST! New favorite ride for sure. Especially because we had fastpasses and stroller passes so we didn't even wait for more than 5 minutes for it. It was awesome!

All of the girls went to the princess lunch at Ariel's Grotto. Abby wasn't to crazy about the princesses until Minnie Mouse came out. It made her entire day, and she wouldn't leave her alone. It was so cute!

This is one of my favorite places to sit and relax. It is shaded, quiet and a beautiful view. 

 Abby was so worn out! As you can see from these two pictures. It was so hot that when I got back to the hotel I would just strip her down and let her nap in her diaper. 

We partied hard and we were so worn out when we got home. I am so grateful to my parents who were willing to fly us out there so we could be apart of everything. I love them so much and love every moment of being with them!

Quick Update!

So much has been going on lately! We went and conquered Disneyland, Kyle has had finals, I have finals this week, Conference this past weekend, and my family came to visit for the weekend! It was SO much fun to have them here! I'll post more about it, but I wanted to link my blog to my mom's photography blog. She took some maternity pictures for me at 28 weeks, and some fun family and Abby pictures. She is seriously amazing, and I love how they turned out.

More updates to come soon, but until then you can look at our super cute faces over here!