Baby Blessing

This past Sunday our new nephew Jed Jeffrey Miles was blessed. Here are some pics of our family together.

The Guest of Honor- 2 1/2 months old

Jed and I

Grandma and Grandpa with the kids

Jed in his blessing outfit

Brooklyn- 8 months old

Grandpa tickling the girls-Libbie and Kelly

Grandpa tickling the boys-Corbin and Bryce

Kelly- almost 6 years old

Thoughts on Daddies

Being pregnant has made me stop and think about all the important things in my life and at the top of list is Mike. He has always been a great husband, but has been especially helpful and tender with me since we found out we're having a baby. In the past few weeks two of our good friends have had newborns and it's been cute to see Mike interact with them. At first he will just poke their cheeks...then come back and slowly touch their feet and hands...then ask to hold them and will just sit there rocking them. I know that he will be such a great father. Moms usually get all the credit, but I think daddies are priceless.

Marriage Milestone

So this week Mike and I bought our FIRST piece of furniture in the three years that we have been married. We have been so blessed up until this point to have generous family members who have either given us or let us borrow every other piece of furniture in our entire house (couches, bedroom set, tables, washer/dryer, etc...) We were so excited though to finally buy something brand new for ourselves! So please excuse the cheesy post as we share this "big" news. :)

Our TV Stand

Candid Camera

Lately I've been trying to keep my camera in my purse so that I'm always prepared for any photo opportunity that may arise. Good thing I had it the other night when we went to Wendy's for dinner with some friends! Here is Mike keeping everyone entertained as usual. :)

BYU Education Week

This year I had the opportunity to go to Education week on BYU campus. I use to go every year as a teenager, but haven't been able to go the past few years. The classes were great and such a spiritual boost. Plus my mom, sister, and Mike's mom all stayed in Provo for the week so we were able to attend a play together and all hang out.

Rachel and I
My mom and sister Rachel

Hamming it up for the camera

Tom and Sookie

So my mom decided that she loved Tom so much, that she had to get a Shih Tzu of her own! She got a cute little girl and named her Sookie. She is quite the ball of energy. Tom was a little wary of her at first, but is slowly warming up every time we visit. This last time, Sookie got so excited to see Tom and started literally bouncing all around him on the floor. After doing this and pawing at Tom for a few minutes, Tom finally started to play and chased her around the room and up and down the stairs. It was very cute. Here are some pics of the two of them together.