Lack of Exterior Plumbing

So we had our ultrasound this past Thursday and then went up to Orem for Justin's blessing the next day so I haven't had a chance to announce our baby. The ambilical cord was between the baby's legs the whole time, but the doctor finally gave us a fairly confident "I'm going to say that due to a lack of 'exterior plumbing' it looks like a girl." So we are having a girl! We are super excited. We even asked Livvy what we should name her, and so far she has only come up with "I'm not a boy." I'm not sure we will go with that, but it could be helpful during those first few months when people have a tricky time. (Even when dressed in pink flowers there are still some people who tell you what a precious boy you have!) The due date stayed the same as well, and the baby is due on Jan 25, the day before Liv's 3rd birthday.

Livvy's Belle Dress

Here are a couple pictures of Livvy's Belle dress. I decided I would try to make one for Halloween. (BTW - I made it a size 4 so she could have it for a while, that is why it looks big, it is.) It turned out ok. Not magical, but hopefully it will at least make it till Halloween. She loves it though!

Livvy's Curtains

The pics aren't very good because her room was dark, but her window was really bright. :)

Trip to LA - New Car - The Past 2 Months

So, first we had an awesome trip to LA, well Valencia, California. We got to spend a week visiting with cousins and aunts and uncles, going to bouncy fun-lands, and Magic Mountain. We celebrated Easter and went swimming. With the exception of some tricky bedtimes and a middle of the night child throwing up in someone else's house, crap I don't know where anything is episode, it was such a fun trip.

So, the day we left we finalized buying a new car. Silly timing, I know, but it just happened to all fit into place right then. We ended up getting a Saturn VUE. It is everything I never knew I wanted. We took it on our trip and LOVED it. Lots of room, but not a boat, and I don't have to bend over to put Livvy in her car seat!

Here are a couple other picutres from our week there.

So, we drove to LA, which wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I think I've said it before, but that Heavens for portable DVD players! Aunt Kari and Uncle Scott got to come for a few days too and go to Six Flags with us. Here are some pictures from Magic Mountain. In some of the pictures she looks terrified, but she actually loved the rides. It was fun for her to have other kids to go on them with too.

So a couple days after we got back we went to the Kite Festival here in St George. Winder Farms had a vendor booth there so we went with Marcus and hit up some rides after. Livvy loved the little train they had.

















Last month we went and visited my cousin, her husband and their baby boy, Jack. We took Livvy and Jack to the Springs Preserve in Vegas and then hung out at their house for a while.













Here are just a couple other random pictures. A few pictures of Livvy being cute. This bag is one I made because I got called to the Primary Presidency and couldn't find a bag that would work well, so I made one. I am just proud you can tell it is a bag!