22 weeks!

OK everyone...
Here it is a BIG belly. Enjoy!




Just a little update of what we have been up to:

Well there's really not much but Brian was in his first surf competition yesterday! He did awesome and came second in his heat which means he moves on and will surf again next Saturday!! He was really giddy yesterday afterwards, it was really cute. I enjoyed watching him and I tried to get video of him but there were too many heads in the way so I will try next week. He loves surfing and just the thought that people were gathered on the beach watching him and the other surfers made his whole day, maybe even month! Also, it has finally started to cool down this week...FINALLY...I cant tell you how happy this makes me. To celebrate the cooler weather I made soup today for dinner and it was delicious. Well, actually Nordstrom cafe made it I just heated it up :) they have the best tomato basil soup! MmmmMmmm

HaLlOwEeN

On Friday night our ward had a party...

Brian went like this...


Lindsey went like this...


In case you cant tell our costumes were made from butcher paper,that's right PaPeR! I think we make a pretty good scarecrow and pumpkin.


Multipurpose costume...wear it once, use it for decoration later.


On Saturday our apartment complex had a party and Brian got to help the kids decorate cookies.


We had a great weekend and loved seeing everyone in their costumes! :)

20 weeks!

I really am showing... the dress doesn't do me justice.
Sunday is typically the only day of the week that I put make-up on and actually do my hair, so I had to take a picture when I looked half decent. ;) Maybe I will try for another sometime this week...


Trying to make it look like something... It's there, I promise. Sometimes she is just really shy and I have to push her out a bit!

GIRL! :)

We are soo EXCITED! I will have to learn self control when it comes to buying clothes for this little girl... but the day I learned it was going to be a girl, I had to buy something, and something I did buy! Now we just have to wait 4 more months...(yawn)

Easy and yummy Halloween cake!

Just having fun with cake!
I like making cake, good thing I dont like eating it...

So simple:
1 box yellow cake mix
red & yellow food coloring
Hershey's cocoa chocolate frosting recipe



Now to add some pizazz
Reeses pieces!


Now a tried and failed experiment:


Turns out pumpkin shaped cookie cutters are merely meant for just that...cookies! Oh well, I tried!

Visitors!!!

My mom and dad were able to come out and stay with Brian and I for a week! It was a blast and I am so glad that they came to visit! I may have cried when they left...
I cant explain how great it was having them here and I better keep this short before I start to cry again, (yes, my eyes are watering already) but we did enjoy their company very much and we were sad that it went by so quickly. Thanks for coming mom and dad, I love you and cant wait to see you in December!!!

Here are some pictures that we took while they were here

ULTRASOUND

Lindsey and I went to the doctor today for her first appointment. Yes, we finally made it in. You would think it would have happened a long time ago, being that we have known she is pregnant for a month now, but for whatever reasons, (mostly the doctor didn't have an opening until today) we hadn't. Well, we got there and they do all the check-up stuff and then it was time for the ULTRASOUND. Technology blows my mind. The fact that Lindsey has a little baby in her, blows my mind. I am going to be a dad, blows my mind. I just turned 26, blows my mind. Pretty much lately, a lot of stuff has been that crazy blowing mind kind of stuff. The stuff that makes you sit back and think about life and where you and your spouse are going and how you are going to get there and how fortunate you are to be where you are and with all the things we have been blessed with. Heavy stuff. But really neat stuff. Mind blowing stuff. Back to the appointment. Well, the ULTRASOUND ( i put that word in bold cause i think it is a cool word), was INSANE !! BOOM, right away you could see a little baby. It really blew my mind how clear of a picture it was. Everyone, and I mean pretty much everyone, is pregnant in married housing here in Hawaii, and I have seen a lot of ULTRASOUNDS of their babies lately and I thought they looked weird and hard to see. But, (maybe just because it is our baby and I am biased) this ULTRASOUND came out soooo clear and we could see the baby and its little hands and feet and fingers and toes. it was INSANE. So after looking at the baby for a bit, the doctor measured it and Lindsey is 12 weeks along !!!! That is exciting for us because we weren't sure how far along she would be and the further the better. So the tentative date of birth is March 13th, 2010. Tentative being the key word. Doc said we will know more accurately the next visit. I scanned this picture in.
That is a baby inside Lindsey's belly. CRAZY !!