Here is our baby!!!!

 IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!

There is her ear you can also see her shoulder arm and a little bit of her hand

 

Yes both feet are there...how cute is that that of course its just the bottom of her feet.

There is a little bit more of her body, you can see her face really well.

In this one you can see the four different chambers in her heart,it didn't copy very well but its the darker spot on her chest in this one.

The ultra-sound tech said that everything looked good and healthy.  She also said that are baby was being very good and photogenic. she got all the shots she needed and all the measurements she needed.  Which by the way she said that the baby was measuring to be due on August first now instead of August sixth.  But they aren't going to move the due date, so shucks.  

It's Better to Look Up

I have a new theory on what makes people happy. If you have been an avid reader of this blog over the years, you will remember my theories about both dancing in the shower and drinking chocolate milk. This new theory is right up there with them.

Carl Cook spoke in October conference last year, and gave a talk about how he met President Monson in the elevator one day, and President Monson saw him staring at the ground told him, 'It's better to look up.'

I've been thinking about that a lot recently. Particularly because here in Utah, people tend to stare straight at the ground as they pass by you. They don't even nod or smile to recognize that you're there. After living here for 3 years now I started to catch myself doing the same thing. I was staring directly at the ground in front of me or the road that I was driving on - never taking half a second to glance up at who was passing or up at the mountains or the clouds in the sky.  That is a bad habit to get into.



Think about the happiest people you know.            KIDS! RIGHT!?

Now why are kids always so happy?

BECAUSE THEY"RE ALWAYS LOOKING UP!


First of all, they're short - so they have to look up. But even more than that - when you're little, everything is all about UP.
You look UP to your older brothers and sisters.
You're always told "Stand UP, hurry UP, catch UP, wake UP, get UP, hush UP, need a boost UP?"

Little kids lives are determined by their ability to look UP.

So recently, I've made it a habit to look UP. And it has made life better.

Here's some quick shots of things I've seen that I would have missed if I hadn't been looking up.

We should all be looking up more often.

Baby's Coming

And we're super ready.

Lacie is inspired and decided to start saving her tips that she gets every day. At first I didn't think much of it, cause she was only gettin around 5 bucks at day at the time. 

But she was really excited about it and made this cute little box with her super crafty craft skills.

Then suddenly she started getting 10 dollars a day. And 10 bucks a day, 5 days a week for 3 months adds up quick.

We've already got over $600 to spend on our little tiny baby! So because of Lacie we're in good shape to buy him/her a nice crib, stroller, car seat, diaper bag, and whatever else you're supposed to buy babies. 

And she's still got over 3 months of tips left!

My sexy sugar momma

Spring is Here!

We have had some amazing weather here in Provo the past week. It's been bright, sunny, blue skies above 50 degrees. We've been absolutely loving it. 

We get to go on walks and read together outside on Sundays.

Lacie has even gotten back on BlackBullet. That's been pretty exciting. 

She also took me out on a way super fun date Monday afternoon. 

I came home from work and she had the kitchen table all decorated with candles and dinner ready on the table.

After we had an awesome candlelit dinner, we went to Ikes where they sell BLUE BELL ICE CREAM.  Yeah, you read that right. There is an ice cream parlor in Provo that sells Blue Bell. Only by the scoop - but still. It rocks. So we had our Blue Bell and went on a walk around Provo to enjoy the sun.

We watched the sun set up on the hill by the temple.

Then we rushed over to the dollar theater to see Sherlock Holmes 2. It was way good.

Havin the sun be out makes life great.

The MTC

It was one year ago today that I started teaching at the MTC.
It has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. I have loved every second of it. There really is not a better job in Provo that I could have asked for - in job satisfaction or pay.

It's felt too good to be true. I'm on the same floor that I was on when I was a brand-new missionary in the summer of 08, just a few doors down. I get to be a missionary again - and this time I'm getting paid for it! I get to be with missionaries and feel the Spirit that's there, but then at night time I get to come home to a beautiful wife and watch BYU play. Win-Win-Win.

I'm extremely sad that I have to leave after this semester. I won't ever have an opportunity quite like this again. I'm so grateful for the chance I had to work here. And I've still got two more districts before it's over.

 My very first district:

My most recent:

BYU - Ivy League

Alright - this might be super prideful of me, but it was exciting for me to find out.  My favorite professor taught at MIT before he came here to BYU. That's a pretty big deal in itself. When our class found this out, someone asked him the main difference he had noticed between BYU and MIT. His response was that MIT students never complained about their workload. That one hurt - BUT - what that means is that he's giving us the same workload he gave to kids at MIT. And every week, the case we have to complete comes from Harvard. Also a big deal.

Therefore, we're getting the same education as kids at MIT & Harvard, for a fraction of the cost. They pay $35,000 a semester, we pay less than $3,000

We win.