Summer...yeah!

Thanks for your help and suggestions with names...it really does help! Last night we were going to go camping but the long drive and being nine months pregnant in a tent with a restless toddler didn't sound like very much fun. We have so many awesome parks around we decided to go to one that has a playground, pond and fire pit (yeah right in the middle of a neighborhood...kind of crazy!) to spend the evening. We made tin foil dinners and smores. It was fun but with a toddler, a fire and a pond things were less than relaxing...that is until one of the turtles emerged from the pond, three ducks started chasing Kaden and we had a choir of bull frogs croaking. Wish I would have had my camera close for the duck action but we got some pics with the frightened turtle!

Don't worry the white stuff all over his hands, face and shirt is just marshmallows from the smores!

Oh I love the summer time...

One more month!!!

So it is starting to look like I am counting down the years, months, days of my life. Really that is not the case. It is just so exciting to me when I meet milestones and after 9 months of pregnancy that is a milestone. They set up my induction date today...so in a month we will have a family of four, crazy!!! With Kaden we knew all during the pregnancy what his name would be we just disagreed on the spelling. With this baby we have had five or so names on a list and have slowly been trying to decide on just one! We were thinking Scott or Christopher for the middle name we finally decided this one will have the middle name Scott and the next boy will have the middle name Christopher. I wanted Stuart for the first name Chris said no (along with about 3 other names that he has told me no to!). So here is the list of the top three names we like, however with each name there is something we don't like about it so I would like to hear anyone's and everyones suggestions, comments, likes, dislikes. I have been asking everyone everywhere I go I am sure they all think I am a crazy pregnant lady. Here are the names (no particular order).

Austin Scott
Beckham Scott
Bentley Scott

If you don't like any of them let me know. I don't know if I should tell you why we would choose not to name him each one of these names or if it would sway your opinion, maybe in a latter post. ANY help would be appreciated!

One year down!

Yeah Chris is finally done with finals. This past month has been rough, I think we have been in the same city for a total of 5 days over the past four weeks! I can't wait to pick him up from the airport and then do nothing or anything!!! We are so proud of Chris, the first and (hopefully) worst year is done! CONGRATULATIONS!

Under the sea...

We took Kaden to see Under the Sea 3D at the Hansen Planetarium IMAX. I wan't sure what he would think but suprisingly after we got the glasses to stay on his face by folding his ears back he was hooked. He kept grabbing at the fish swimming near him and would jump or pull away when something was startling. Watching him was almost as much fun as watching the movie. He loves fish and is obsessed with turtles after our adventures at the park and pond so this was fun for him. Checking out the museum...

Kaden on the moon. He also really loves looking at the moon and sun and reading books about space...

The museum was a little over his head but they had this display where balls move through and you turn and twist things I think he could have stayed there all day...

We ate lunch before at the DODO at the gateway if you ever eat there get the smoked BBQ turkey sandwich it was good, however you could skip the tollhouse pie...I wasn't a fan! It was a fun time...thanks grandma!

Visiting home...

I can never believe how fast visits home go by. I guess though having a funeral and moving my grandma out of her apartment made it go by quicker. Kaden was grandma and grandpa's little shadow all week. He wanted them and Ally to be wherever doing whatever he was doing. We did some fun things throughout the busy week. We went to a place in NSL called Kangaroo Zoo. It has a bunch of blow up and inflatable jump on toys. Kaden wasn't so sure what to think at first so Ally had to go with on all the slides and things. I tried as well as I could for someone 8 months pregnant. Some of those slides are not designed for pregnant ladies. I kept reading the signs that said no more than 150 pounds thinking oh I am not even close to that (forgeting I am pregnant and heavier than my pre-pregnant days) then realizing oh I might be that heavy by now!

Kaden loved this! It was a toy that blew air out of the cone and you hit it into holes on the inflatable toy. The bat was so big that even he could hit it every time.

Grandma and Kaden. He was a little nervous at first but warmed up to it and then had a lot of fun. I think next time we will have to take kids his own age...Ally and I had fun (probably more fun than Kaden) but I think that for Kaden we will have to invite friends.

Yeah for spring!!!

It has been so beautiful here...spring finally!!! Friends and I have decided we better get out and enjoy it while we can because you never know how long it will stay that way. I am suprised by how many beautiful parks there are in this city! I have never been anywhere with so many parks. This weekend we went to a park that had a cool pond Kaden and his little friends loved chasing the turtles around...they found a baby turtle that was a little bigger than a silver dollar it was cute. Afterward we went around the corner to the ice cream shop called "the scoop" for little baby ice cream cones...they were tiny and so cute and perfect for two year olds! Should have got a picture!

Anyway I thought I would post we leave for Utah tommorow (a little unexpected) but I wanted to be there for the funeral. Poor Chris we will be in Utah for a week come home for a couple days and then are off the Portland/Vancouver for two weeks. However with finals around the corner we see him if we are lucky for 45 minutes in the morning while he is getting ready! One more month of school then a little break yeah!!! Utah friends call me if you are around we miss you all and it would be fun to see everyone!

My cute grandparents...

So up until two months ago 3 of Kaden's great grandparents from my side were living. My Mom's father passed away two months ago and then her mother passed away this morning. They were married quite a long time, they met back long ago at BYU. My grandfather cared for my grandmother for many years she didn't see well so she really depended on him. I think his passing was hard on her. She fell a couple weeks ago and broke her hip for a 91 year old frail women this isn't good. They were wonderful and will be missed. They were so great when I was away at college it was a hard adjustment for me they would write every month and send money. They were always very supportive. Once when they came to Utah to visit they took all my cousins to dinner at the Brick oven, it was fun to have all the cousins at BYU get together.