Evening Things Out

The pressure is OFF! We finally got an ultrasound and things are all tied up! We are looking foward to our family of two girls and two boys! Jace couldn't be more proud that he can "make a boy"! The look on his face was PRICELESS when the ultrasound tech said PENIS! :) I had been wanting a boy all along but I'm starting to have my doubts... I'm not the "play outside, get dirty" kinda girl. Looks like I'm gonna have my work cut out for me.

Mr. and Mrs. Luekenga (luke-in-gay)

CONGRATS to these two LOVE BIRDS!

We were so grateful to big a part of their special day.

The sealing was so special and we wish them the BEST!

Utah Trip

We recently were able to make a trip to UTAH!

Thanks to the little sis Kelsey who got married in Boise, ID.

We flew into Salt Lake to see Jace's fam and see our besties :)

Then we made the drive to Boise for the wedding!

It was so GREAT to be back in west, away from the HUMIDITY!!

Crae playing in the airport

meeting baby Broderick

meeting baby Beckham

meeting baby Hutch!

M found a new love for the trampoline

hanging with the girls :)

preggo Meag and sweet EASTON :)

lunch with the in laws

ZOO with the cousins!

bradley!

After the trip was over, surprisingly, Jace was the one who said he wouldn't miss too much about UTAH. Me, on the otherhand.... extremely sad. I love so many things about that place! My sweet friends, CAFE RIO, the fresh air, the mountains. My goal is to get us back there for good!... one day...

A BIG THANKS TO MEL AND TIM FOR THE CAR :)

Family of Three :)

We left Illinois and headed to South Carolina to see these two love birds get married! The sealing was beautiful and so was the couple! We are so happy to have Megan and Damian in our family! Tommy will be such a great husband and DAD!!

isnt damian the CUTEST!? :)

The Windy City

Our last weekend in Illnois we spent a day in Chicago!

The city was beautiful, the weather was awesome, and the pizza... TO DIE FOR!

Janelle, Dallas and I waiting for lunch at Giordanos. The AMAZING melt in you mouth deep dish pizza. McRae's first taxi ride. ZOO!

Lion!

McRae LOVED the Zoo! She called EVERY single animal from the monkeys to the rhinos "Cocoa!"

Jace says the only way we are EVER going back to Illinois is if it's to Chi-town! We had such a great time with wonderful friends! A big shout out to the Meyers for letting us stay with them Saturday night :)

20 Weeks down, 20 weeks to go!

3 Years Down...

Tuesday marked three years that I married my handsome man!

He surprised me and came home early with roses in hand :)

We then went to dinner and a movie which hasn't happened in a LONG time!

It was the perfect night!

Texas Roadhouse

Roses

I love this man so much! I am so grateful for the kind person that he is. I love that he is works so hard for our sweet family. He makes me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world. I am so glad that he is mine forever and for eternity. ...but even THAT doesn't seem long enough.

Nauvoo

Sunday made the two hour drive to Nauvoo, IL to check out some church history.

We stopped in Carthage, IL to see the Carthage Jail .

Despite the heat and humidity, we had such a great trip.

Jace and Crae with Joseph and Hyrum statue

Jace, Crae, Eric and Grahm Our fam in Nauvoo McRae was too hot and acted like THIS ^ most of the time. Unless we stopped for a snack. :) During our drive, we stopped in a cute town for some quick family photos courtesy of the talented Dallas Sullivan! She is amazing.

My Sweet Family.

Splish Splash

This summer Crae has discovered her LOVE for the pool!

We spend AT LEAST four days a week, two hours a day in the water.

She was pretty skeptical at first, but she is now a dare devil.

We started this summer with me just holding her in the pool.

After the first couple of days, she wanted nothing to do with me.

She would walk around on the stairs by herself and TRY to wriggle out of my grasp when I held her.

I even got her to jump off the side into my arms. Then one day, she jumped when I wasn't looking!! Luckily, I was close by and all was well. That was when I decided it was time for floaties! She couldn't be more happy or feel so FREE! She recently learned how to kick her feet and maneuver around the pool all by herself. Maybe she should have been born a fish :) i LOVE that she LOVES the water.

Independence Day

saturday jace was able to come home early for a change! we had a wonderful BBQ with great friends that i have come to LOVE already! we had a GREAT spread of AWESOME food thanks to janelle and dallas :) and OF COURSE i ate until i was sick! unforunatley, with this pregnancy brain of mine, i forgot my camera! a BIG thanks to Dall for capturing this sweet picture of my fam!

the fourth also marks FOURTEEN months for this babe :)

oh how i LOVE this baby girl.

every night i find myself excitingly spouting off to jace about all the sweet (and not so sweet) things she did that day... and as I relay the events of that day, i find myself falling more and more in LOVE!

she has two new teeth with several more on their way

new words she can sign and say: bug, ball, shoes, book, rock, yogurt, poop

she ALWAYS gets her way

she loves to scream we no longer make it thru an entire sacrament meeting

she loves to give eskimoe kisses

she loves PB&J, cold cereal, yogurt and mac n' cheese

she cries everyday when jace leaves for work.

she LOVES books. she always wants to be read to

after she poops she plugs her nose :)

she knows where most of her body parts are

this girl is super smart and is sadly growing up WAY too fast!

good thing we have another one on the way!

my baby just isnt a baby anymore...