Tick Tock

I have refrained from putting a ticker up because it seemed so far away. I didn't want to look at it and see a frustrating giant number. The time has come. I can look at it and panic a little because it is a small(ish), ever shrinking number.

I'll have you know, I look JUST like that too.

{Guilt} Trip

After leaving Bennett for a week we wanted to take him on a trip just for him. We headed to Lake Las Vegas for swimming, fishing, and aquarium. I am always worried about getting too good of a deal on hotels. You just never know what you are going to find when you show up. I got an incredible deal at our resort and we were so pleased. It was beautiful as you can see from the view of our balcony. It was wrapped around a lake and golf course and a little village with live music and fun shops. Hopefully we can find a good rate to go back again because we loved it so much.

Pour a little Salt on my Wound

The day after we got home from vacation we started potty training. Adjusting home from a vacation is hard as it is but that was really cruel punishment.

BabyMoon to Cancun

Back in June we took a vacation, just Jon and I and our great friends.....NO KIDS. We had never done it before and I can admit now that I dreaded leaving him for the months prior. It was a weird feeling to not be so gitty to go on an exotic vacation but I just couldn't find it. Once we got on the plane and landed all that went away. The entire trip, although I missed him, I kept thinking to myself that this would be so hard if we had kids. It was hot, humid, food was not familiar, alot of walking and waiting. All of which we gladly handled for the sake of a great experience, but little ones probably could not.

Enough chatter, on to some pictures.....Here were some of the highlights:

Giant iguanas were everywhere.



Dinner Cruise-Some sweet friends of our friends hooked us up with a dinner cruise. A giant dolphin was playing around our boat, an added bonus.


We had fun but going with these 2 made it fantastic. Jeff served his mission there so we had like a little insiders guide with us. They had some friends that lived there that were so nice and hospitable. They took us to church with them. It was a great experience to sit with others of our faith and sing and listen, even though we had no earthly idea what they were saying. They also took us to a lazy boy theater. We sat in big comfy recliners while waiters walked around to wait on us. We definitely need some of those over here in the U.S.

Tulum, our favorite part. We requested a LDS tour guide, which made it all the more fascinating. I think this picture should be a postcard. Carly took it, all the big beautiful pictures are thanks to her. Click on them if they are cut off, to see the whole fantastic picture.


Our resort. Much fancier than we are used to and we loved it!!



Jon taking his siesta.

Our little pool on our balcony.


Xcaret-pronounces ish-car-ed.....I think. It is like the culture center for Cancun.
Alot of nature and animals scattered amongst some small ruins.

Alot of naked, yelling guys putting on shows.....if your into that sort of thing.


They had hammocks scattered all over the park. Every amusement park should do this.
We took a long swim/snorkel in the cenotes. They are an underground, natural, lazy rivers. I am sad we didn't get any pictures of them because they were our second favorite part.
The view from the top.




In the weeks leading up I thought 7 days seemed so long, but it was just right. But our 4 hour plane ride was the longest of my life. We could not wait to get home to see this cute guy. Bennett had so much fun staying with his "Gma & Wampa" and "Wilo, Naten, and Nalee"(my parents and my sister's family). I don't even think he had time to miss us at all. He did so great and never even asked for us, which was my biggest fear. He was happy to have us home though and wouldn't let us out of his sight for the next week, which I secretly loved.

For about 8 years I have known what my first little girl would be named. Lucky for Jon, when he came into my life and decided to stick around he loved the name as well. Then something had to come and crush my plan.........

Call me un-romantic, or un-female or just realistic, but I am not a fan. I gave them a try so that I could participate in female conversation but after 1.5 books and 2 movies, I really can say with an educated stance, that I am not a fan.

But now I am ruined. I cannot use that name and I am left with a wondering ear at grocery stores or baby web sights. We are pretty sure we have it narrowed down to 2 but I go back and forth everyday. Jon tells me everyday desperately, "what can I call her, she needs a name"

What are the names? I dare not publish on the web for fear of a ware wolf, vampire or sea monster character being named that in the next 3 months.

BIG, GIANT

Bennett is obsessed with any thing big, calling it is a low voice, "Big, Giant (what ever)"
Big Giant car, spoon, bubble etc.
The other day I walked into the room and he gasped, "BIG GIANT-MOMMY!"

On the list of things not to say to a pregnant Mommy, that would make the top few.