Valentines Day

So.... I know it's the end of March but I wanted to post some pictures we took of Kimbri on Valentines Day. We went to Los Hermanos for dinner and Kimbri slept almost the whole time. And when she did wake up she just kept staring at me, like this:

She was really good while we finished eating. And wow, Los Hermanos all you can eat chips and salsa is the bomb. Really. After that we went home and took tons of pictures of Kimbri in her Valentines Day onsie that we got at Old Navy, thanks to Dawson and Stacie for the gift card they gave to us at my baby shower!!

Here are just some of the ones we took:

I'm lovin' her chubby little legs :)

Daddy feeds Kimbri

And this is what happens when Daddy fed Kimbri carrots the other day. I love you Rick but this is just too funny to not post it:)    

 
   

Concerned about what had just happened...

The "I'm about to cry" look...

Then she burst into tears :(

And then she for some reason thought it was funny :)

Family Trip to Moab

Rick volunteer's for the Utah Valley Marathon So throughout the year there are different Expos that you can volunteer at. For example, last year Rick and I volunteered at the Womens Expo. We got next to nobody signed up...but we walked around and got free bread out of it, so that was fun. Haha:) So in preparing for this years marathon in June we've gotten to go to two different Expos, one in St. George last November and one in Moab about a week and a half ago. Because we are volunteering, the Marathon pays for our gas to get there, our food while we are there, and a hotel to stay in so that we don't have to drive back super late after the Expo is over. Sweet deal, right? This is pretty much the best way to go on family vacations:) We volunteer for 9-ish hours and then we get to have the rest of the time for a little vacation!

Here we are in front of the St. George temple last November:

 
And here are some pictures from the other week when we went to Moab:

This was at a rest stop on our way. We were getting really close and Kimbri had been so good but by this point she was getting a little bit sick of being in the car. And I had to use the restroom so we decided to stop for a bit. She turned her head right as the camera took the picture;)

After we arrived and got the booth all set up with Hyrum Oaks, the guy that started the marathon, we all went to Pizza Hut. Rick ordered chicken alfredo pizza with bell peppers and garlic bread and Hyrum and I each got a salad and a chicken alfredo pasta dish. Yum!

We went back to the expo just in time for it to begin. I took Kimbri outside for a break during the Expo. We were there for 8+ hours so we went on a few walks outside when she started to get bored. The weather was fantastic that day! 

For dinner we had Subway. After the expo was over we went and got checked in to the River Canyon Lodge, I think is what it was called. We watched 'Family Feud' cause there were no good movies on. Quick funny side note: On 'Fast Money' at the end, the first person to answer the questions didn't do so hot. When asked to name a word starting with a 'Q' she replied 'cute'. And the second person said 'Quiznos'. Haha! I laughed soooo hard.

The next morning it was pretty nice outside. A little windy but a great temperature. We decided to let Kimbri stick her feet and legs in the water. She LoVeD it:)

Kimbri loves to look at herself in the mirror.

After we checked out of the hotel we decided to find somewhere to eat. I was so hoping there was a Cafe Rio there, but there wasn't so we found a place we'd read about called Miguel's Baja Grill. I had read great reviews and was really excited to have some good Mexican food. Well, we got there and read that it didn't open until 5pm. Darn. So we saw a place called Pasta Jay's on the corner and decided to just eat there. Rick ordered an chicken alfredo pasta dish and I ordered a pesto and chicken pasta dish. They were both pretty delicious but they were both a little bit too cheesy. Now, I love cheese. And I never thought I would say that something was too cheesy. But this was over-the-top. The pasta was filled with cheese inside it, smothered with a cheesy pesto sauce, with cheese melted all over the chicken on top. Sounds good right? That's totally what I thought, but neither Rick or I could finish because of the richness and cheesiness of it. Anyway....

Kimbri loved sitting up in a highchair at the restaurant:

Far before actually going to Moab for the Expo we had decided that we wanted to go to Zions National Park while we were there. Rick has never been so we really wanted to go! We heard that it was supposed to be windy that day but it didn't seem to bad when we entered the park. We drove all the way up to some of the furthest trails to hike to one arch called the Landscape Arch. We were going to hike to that one and then drive back down to the park entrance and on our way stop at some viewpoints and also hike to Delicate Arch (the one on the license plate).

We parked at the trail head for Landscape Arch and Kimbri had done a major poopy in her diaper which got all over her clothes. So we changed her and got her all cleaned up and into the front pack. We packed our camera, water, extra diapers/wipes just in case and some fruit into the Camelback and were ready to go. We got out of the car and it was super windy! One lady even stopped us and told us that we would want to wear sunglasses because of how bad the wind was. We got maybe 50 yards down the trail and the sand was blowing so hard on our legs that it was hurting! We of course had Kimbri all bundled and covered up, but we decided it wasn't worth it to risk getting her sick or hurt from all the wind.

So we decided to head back to Delicate Arch to see if it was just as windy there. On our way we stopped at the Fiery Furnace viewpoint:

After that we arrived at the trail head to Delicate Arch. It was still sooooo windy and Kimbri was asleep by this point so we decided that we would just have to come back someday when there would be more baby-friendly weather.

From there we just drove straight back to Provo, with a side stop in Spanish Fork to say hi and have dinner with my family. It was a really fun little 2 day trip! Hopefully well make it back to Arches someday!!

Rick's Surprise Birthday PaRtY!

Rick turned 23 years old on March 13....and we surprised him with a birthday party! I don't think he had a clue until he walked in the door and saw all of us standing there, singing happy birthday to him. All of his family was there, my family, my cousin Janelle, and Jon, a friend of Rick's. It was so fun to surprise him for his birthday!

Don't judge the Christmas wrapping paper :)

So, here's the story:

The few days before his birthday he hadn't been feeling very good. The night before his birthday finally came and he informed me that he wasn't going to his classes the next day. Ah! We had originally planned out that he would go to classes and then study until 5pm after which he thought we were going to go out to dinner together... that was a little bit of a white lie just to try and keep the party a secret:) My mom had been planning on picking me up while he was in class and taking me to Spanish Fork, where the party was going to be, and we were going to prepare for the surprise party. Rick was going drive down later after classes and studying and be totally surprised. Since he decided not to go to class I panicked.

Anyway, the next morning came and he said that maybe he would just come to Spanish Fork with and rest, since he still wasn't feeling totally better, and maybe do some homework. Well, I kindly said that he couldn't because I was going to be wrapping birthday presents. I thought that comment would blow the surprise because yes, technically I could wrap presents in a different room than him but he didn't ask so I didn't tell. So we came to the conclusion that he would stay in Provo at our apartment and get a nap, where it would be much more quiet, and then do a little homework and then come to Spanish Fork.

All was going well. He had taken a much needed 3-ish hour nap and then woke up to do statistics homework. But then around 4pm, he called. He called and said that he thought he would probably come to Spanish Fork now and if I was done wrapping presents, etc... I felt so bad saying it but I told him he still couldn't come. I can only imagine what was going through his mind. He was probably wondering why, on HIS birthday, that I was spending so much time in SF and not allowing him to come down there. The problem with letting him come early is because everyone that was invited was planning on coming at 5:15pm and he would be there around 5:30pm. So, when he called, I happened to be at the store getting balloons so I casually said, "Well, I'm out running errands and I'm not even there. So could you maybe not leave until 5-ish?" He agreed and I again thought to myself that he probably knows something is going on.

Well, everyone arrived just in time. Rick was a little bit later than 5:30 so that was good! He walked in and totally hadn't expected anything! I had told him to call me when he was passing under the bridge and over the railroad tracks near my parents home so that I could get Kimbri into her carseat and we could leave to head to Salem where we were going to drop Kimbri off at Rick's parents house and go on his birthday date. Obviously when he walked in, he got his birthday surprise that he hadn't been expecting at all and it was so fun!

We sang happy birthday and then had dinner. My mom helped me soooo much to get the food all ready. We made poppyseed chicken with rice (one of Rick's favorite meals), green bean casserole, and Rick's mom, Sundee, made incredible homemade rolls! It was delicious!!! After everyone was done eating we all sat around and chatted for a while and then had Rick open his birthday presents. My parents got him (and me) big towels for this summer with a huge umbrella to help shade Kimbri when we go to Seven Peaks! I got him a set of 'Rook' cards. We have a lot of fun playing that game with our families when we visit for Sunday dinner. I also gave him Hunger Games movie tickets for the opening night!! Scheduled to show at 12:33am on March 23, 2012!!! Finally, I gave him a painting that I did of the Draper Temple, where we were married. I was really excited to give him that because I had been oh so very sneaky working on it only at my parents house when I was there visiting while he was in class or at work. 

Hunger Games movie tickets!!!

Beach Towels!! I can't wait to use those:)

One of the cute poems from his siblings.

Rick opening the painting of the Draper Temple

After presents we had cake and sang happy birthday again. Then Sundee had offered to babysit Kimbri for us so that we could still go on a little birthday date. We went to Nickle City and we had a buy one admission get one free coupon! We have gone there once before and I think it brings out the competitiveness in us both:) We divide up the nickles that we have and see who can get the most tickets by the end. It was so fun and we felt like little kids the whole time but we had a blast! Afterward we drove back to Salem to pick up Kimbri. She was sound asleep in Sundee's arms. That's where Rick opened his presents from his family. He got a really nice toolbox from his parents with one of his favorite cereals, 'Waffle Crisp' inside, along with some new mechanical pencils. From his sister Jessica he got a new swimsuit. Cosette gave him a movie, 'Courageous'. And if you haven't seen it you should. It's fantastic! And his other siblings wrote him the most thoughtful, sweetest poems ever! I love all my brothers and sisters-in law.  We stayed and visited til really late and got home close to 1am. We were tired but it was a really fun day!

I hope you had a great 23rd birthday Rick! I love you!!

To Blog or Not to Blog?

I have debated back and forth for quite some time now whether or not I should start a blog. After reading some of my friends blogs and seeing the benefits of having one, I have decided that it would be a fun thing to do. One reason why I've decided to join the blogging world is because of all the extended family I have that live far away. Many of them ask for picture updates of Kimbri and I figure this is a good way to post pictures of her and of whatever other adventures our little family have. Also, after Rick graduates from BYU who knows where we will be moving. If we move far away I'm sure Kimbri's grandparents would love something like a blog where they can go to see their adorable granddaughter :)

So I guess we'll see how consistent I am with actually updating this blog...wish me luck!