Snow

Salem has had lots of snow this year....in one day we got all of this. It was crazy! I got stuck three times driving to work...it was an experience I would not like to repeat. But I did get to go home early from work for the doctors appt...which by the way went really well...so now we just have to wait till January 11 to find out what it is. It is difficult being patient (which is definitely not one of my strong points).

This is our front yard. I think it was just under 2 feet.



This is the picture on our deck.

Baby Ultrasound

We are having a baby!!! We are so excited!

On October 25, we went to our first doctors appointment. That is when we got this ultrasound. It is kind of difficult to see but if you look closely at the top middle the black is just fluid and there is a little one right under the black there. The doctor said at this time the baby is about the size of a cinnamon bear. In the picture it looks like its arm is up by the side of the head. The Doctor also said everything looks great. We got to hear the heart beat it was beating so fast-it was 179 beats per minute.

So we are due May 25. Right now I am 3 months along...which is nice because almost all my morning sickness has disappeared. Joel says we are having a boy that will look just like him...he will be surprised if we have a boy that has red hair...like I had.

BYU Game

We went to the BYU game with Candace and Aaron and family this weekend.
Here is the picture of Joel and I when we first got to the game outside the gate waiting to meet up with Candace and Aaron.

Here are two shots from the game...

In this one they are getting close to making a touchdown....

Here they just made it!

From our seats we had a good view of the Provo temple.

We didn't actually get a picture of all of us because our camera's battery died. Aaron did get one though. Here they are watching the game.

Here is a picture of Hailey and me. It was a beautiful day for a game.
We had the sun on us the most of the time.

Here is the last picture before the camera died...you can see the bunny ears from Hailey and Bryce :)

We had a great time and it was definitely a good game to go to.
BYU 55 to UNLV 7

Colonel Sanders and Wendy :)

Halloween is Joel's favorite time of the year to grow facial hair. So he hasn't shaved for a little over a month and then we decided what he can be with the facial hair that he grows.
This year it was Colonel Sanders from KFC. So I am Wendy from Wendy's.
Here is the final picture.

We have some friends that invite us to a Halloween party every year so we look forward to dressing up. This year was a little more difficult to get the costume together.
We looked all over for a white jacket at DI and Savers...nothing. So Joel decided I was going to make him one. That was the most frustrating and difficult thing I have ever made... Also I will never make another. I only had a week to make it. I also made the black tie...but that was easy. He looked really good! He also glowed all night at the party cuz of the black light.

My costume was really easy compared to Joel's. We love DI for great costumes.



We ran out of the white on Joel's hair so we had to run to Wal-mart in the middle so we could dye his mustache and chin. Here is the picture before we got more dye.

Joel loved being an old man...he acted the part really well. I didn't know a man his age had such sweet dance moves...but he showed me at the party.

We had a great time together getting ready and being at the party.

Pig Races

We went to the Burley fair this weekend. We had a great time! We walked around looking at the booths and they even gave us a free book inside the art building from the book club I think. I got a serendipity book called Maynerd's Mermaid. It is a cute story. I read it to the family later that evening.

We also went to the carnival...which is my favorite part of the fair! I rode on the Gravitron with my nephew Kaleb...it was crazy! I could barely walk straight afterwards but it was definitely fun. Then I went on the Tilt-a-wheel (I think that is what the name is) with my Dad and my niece Tasia. That one was a blast!! It is the kind where you can make it go really fast or slow depending on how you lean. Luckily my Dad and Tasia love it to go fast so we had a great time!

Also this year they had a new attraction at the carnival...the PIG RACES!!! Ever since I was little I loved pigs! They were one of my favorite animals growing up...we had a pig named Olga and she was my favorite. I would go and see her almost every day and she would let me feed her with my hand and she never bit me or even tried. She would let me feed her eggs by just tossing them into her big mouth. I also would give her water right from the hose when she was thirsty. Those are some good memories.... Anyways back to the pig races.

So we all got a ticket for the pig we thought would win. There were 4 (yellow, green, blue, and red). I picked green-my favorite color. So waiting for the race to start we just discussed what pig would win. Joel was sure it was going to be yellow his choice since it was on the inside lane.

The pigs were set loose...it was a close race! Green won!!! I was so excited! We were all cheering for our pigs. I loved it! Then they had another race....and Green won again!! This time they picked a raffle for someone to win a free shirt. I won the shirt. I was so excited!

Here is a picture of me and my new shirt....which is green and white!

Then on Saturday afternoon Joel and I went to the horse races.... I never knew Burley had horse races. But they do!! We spent most of our afternoon at the horse races. We had fun. Instead of betting and losing money we bet against each other on what horse we thought would win. 2 of my horses won 1st place! So now Joel owes me a massage and he has to mow the lawn this week. :)