The Goon

Over the weekend, we went to Lagoon (Bear calls it the goon) for the first time this year.  This was Bear's first time ever going and Neil and I haven't been for at least 3 years as well. 

I think this is the first ride Barrett has ever been on by himself.  He was loving it at first and then I'm not sure if he got bored of it or scared, but towards the end, he was asking to get off. 

This Jeep ride was a huge hit.  I'm really glad Neil will ride the rides with him- not that I could even if I wanted to right now!

Bear saw Bombora (a roller coaster) and wanted to go on it.  I told them both I thought it was too scary but they went on it anyway.   It was definitely too scary for him.  He didn't cry but he was hanging on to Neil and the bar for his life!  These pictures were after the ride was over and he felt safe again.

This one was too scary for him too. It just goes in a circle but it goes super fast and then slows down and goes super fast backwards as well!  You can see he wasn't that happy.

The swings were good.  I think he especially liked it because he got to be around other kids.  I think he'll like Lagoon a lot more when he gets to ride rides with his friends. Neil rode it too (he's on the right), I guess there weren't two swings closer together.  Watching any of these spinning rides made me so sick!

He liked this car ride too.

When we were in line for this car ride, he was talking to another boy in line and found out his last name was Johnson too.  So Barrett started singing "Everything is Johnson" to the tune of "Everything is Awesome" from the LEGO movie.  We thought it was pretty clever and hilarious.

We stopped at Taco Time for dinner on our way home.  We were so exhausted we couldn't even sit up to eat!

Easter Weekend

I saw an article in the newspaper about a month ago about this new place in Park City serving South African pocket sandwiches (called jaffles).  They sounded so good to me that I took a picture of the article so I could go there sometime.  On Friday, Neil and I made the drive to Park City to get us some jaffles at Jafflz.  Oh my gosh, I'm so glad we went!  I know they probably don't sound that great, but they really were. 

We got 5 because I figured we probably weren't going to be going back anytime soon and I wanted to try a lot of them.  Neil got a lamb curry and a peach cobbler jaffle.  I got a bacon, egg, and cheese, a peanut butter and jelly, and a nutella and banana one!  YUMMMMM!

They're just little sandwiches made in this cast iron clamshell type thing.  Sounds pretty basic but I was super happy about them!  AND to top off my happiness, there was a sign that said if you liked Jafflz on Facebook you'd get a free sweet jaffle, so I did that and the girl gave me THREE free jaffles!!  She was so sweet, she said that since there were 3 of us eating (Neil, me, and the baby) we could get 3 for free.  Seriously, go to this place if you're ever near Park City.

Afterwards, we met up with my family at Connie and Craig's for the Easter egg hunt.    We're lucky that they're still generous enough to host a million people each year!  The kids all love going to their house because there is literally anything and everything fun to do there.

Max and Tink looking for their eggs and surprises.  And little Jakey on the tramp. He is so little and cute.

Reagan, Jed, and Lindy.

Liv.

Reags and Nick.

Bear, Lyla, and Cooper.

These cute "brothers."  Nick is always so good to play with Bear.

 Our little fam.

Sorting out the candy and money.  Grandma CC does a ton of work getting ready for this each year.

Rand sent me this cute picture he got of Bear with his awesome camera.  This kid loves sticks so much.

Saturday we dyed our eggs.

The fizzy colors are pretty fun!  Bear wanted to do all of them.  He definitely did the majority, but had to share a few with his cousins.

He made 9 or 10 eggs too and was very careful getting them in and out of the dyes.

I didn't even think to get a picture of any of the eggs we made. I guess I still could since they're just in the fridge.

Sunday morning, he got up and started looking for eggs.  His basket was hidden behind this table and chair where he hides every single day when he hears someone coming home.

One of the things in his Easter basket.

I think he liked finding the eggs best. Some were plastic and filled with candy, others were the hard-boiled ones we made.

He had to line them all up and count them, of course.  He loves counting things and he's really good at it.

Then they needed a little rest because Bear had woken up pretty early that day.

Oh and Neil bought me this humongous Reese's egg.  Super good!

Spring Break Buddies

Last week was spring break for my teacher friends, so we got to have some play dates.

We went to the park one day.

Swimming another day.

And to the gym.

We love when we get to play with these friends!

Reagan's Big Day

My niece Reagan turned 8 last month and got baptized last Saturday by her dad, Don.

Their cute family.

 Reagan with Grandma CC.

With Pops and LaLa and her new scriptures. 

Nickelcade

This month for Dinner Club, Brittany and Markham set up a party at Nickelcade.  I had never been there but it was exactly like I expected it to be, including the people I thought would be there.  In any case, it was a really fun and different idea!

We had these March Madness brackets set up for some of the different games.  

Skeeball and basketball were my 2 favorite games. 

Blake vs. Jessica.  Brittany vs. Markham. 

Then it was Blake vs. Neil (after Neil won me of course).

Me, Nikki, and Aaron playing skeeball.  You had to be careful which machines you chose because half of them wouldn't keep your score or they'd only give you 2 balls or weird things like that.  Hey, it's Nickelcade. 

Brittany won the whole basketball tournament!

Scott and Markham on Dance Dance Revolution. 

These 2 were SO into their Guitar Hero match.  Meanwhile, Jessica was next to them playing the most hilarious game where you try to poke ducks and fish (pretend ones obviously).

30 Weeks

 How Far Along:  30 Weeks

Size of Baby: She measured at 29 weeks this appointment. Doctor says it’s nothing to worry about (I wasn’t). Size of a butternut squash and weighs about 3 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Believe it or not, the pair of black pants I ordered didn’t work out either (that was seriously the 5^th or 6^th pair I’d ordered)!  That’s ok though because at this point, it’s warm enough for shorts and capris.  I’ve moved on.

Gender: Girl

Name: I should just delete this category (and the gender one) She’s going to stay a girl and she’s not going to have a name until she’s born.  Unless you ask Barrett, he still thinks we should call her Juicy Juicy Boxy.

Movement: Especially when I’m in bed trying to fall asleep.  I don’t mind at all!

Sleep: I finally started sleeping with extra pillows everywhere and have been sleeping so much better- even on my side!

Exercise/Activity Level: I don’t feel like I can do a whole lot, but I still try- not too hard though.  I really think I’m taking it quite easy.

Weight: 145.4 I don't know why I'm so much bigger this time- I swear I'm exercising more and probably even eating better.

What I Miss: Being able to bend over.  ESPECIALLY bending over without feeling like I’m going to puke everything up!

Cravings: Reese’s peanut butter eggs.  I haven’t bought any though, I’m holding out til Easter!!

Symptoms: My hair is getting noticeably thicker.  It’s a treat!  Here’s a long story for ya.  I had decently thick hair before I had Bear, it got even better when I was pregnant with him. Then after I had him when all the good “pregnancy hair” starts falling out, well, that never stopped.  I’m not exaggerating.  For 3 years, every time I ran my fingers through my hair, handfuls would come out and it just got thinner and thinner L  It was awful! Even my maids in Toronto commented on how much hair was all over the house! I finally got my hormone levels tested last summer and had basically no estrogen (it was 58 when it should’ve been between 156-350).  But that was also right when we were about to start trying to get pregnant, so I couldn’t do anything about it anyways as far as medication goes. Hoping that doesn’t all happen again, but it probably will dang it.

Weird Things: I have this hilariously hearty laugh!  Even though I feel like Santa Claus, I actually love this laugh. 

Worries: Oh jeez.  I’ve been really worried about raising a girl.  I don’t mean like, worrying that she’ll be super dramatic and hormonal, but worrying about how mean girls are to each other (and since I was so mean, she’ll probably get some of those bad genes), and worrying about her safety and her self-image and scary stuff like that.  I’m terrified!

Best Moment of the Week(s): It was so good to be able to see her face at this appointment.  She’s also moved head down now.  She’s been transverse for several appointments.  I know she can still move and change positions, but I’m glad she’s giving head down a try.

Appointments This Week: This week’s appointment went well.  It was still with my most recent dr at Circle of Life.  I really liked her quite a bit more this week, but I think I’m going to see another guy that works at the hospital where I’ll be delivering.  That doesn’t matter too much in most deliveries, but since I think I’m going to attempt a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), a doctor has to be within 5 minutes of me during labor and that may work out well with his office being in the building.

What I’m Looking Forward To: Seeing what she really looks like.  Barrett didn’t really look anything like his ultrasound pictures- which is to be expected I think.

Something I've Learned/Realized: Now that I’m 30 weeks, I actually don’t feel like this is going to last forever!  I’m feeling pretty good and like June will be here kind of quick! She just better not come early though because Neil has a couple business trips happening in April and May!  Plus, I want her to grow as much as possible.

Pictures:

30 Weeks

She still has one foot up by her face, but this is the first time in a month or two that we've been able to see her face at all!