Update

I decided that I should update the blog before I have the baby...since it might be a while before I do it again once she arrives. We are doing good here in St George. Ella and I went to Oregon for a couple of weeks in May to visit family which was a lot of fun. We were able to stop in Boise and see my sister's family and Ella loved to play with her cousins. In April Ella turned three and she is growing up way too fast. I can't believe that my baby is 3!! Her favorite thing to do is play dress up and help her dad in the garage. She will probably know more about cars than most boys her age and be able to change a tire or the oil faster too. I am 38 weeks and ready to be done being pregnant. It is not fun living in 100+ weather in this condition. I hope she decides to come early...Ella talks to her everyday and asks if she wants to come out and play and she informs me that Avery says yes. Ella is going to have a rude awakening when she realizes that she won't have an instant playmate. Enjoy the pictures.

News...

Most people already know but in case you don't....we are having baby girl in July. The due date is July 5th and all is going great. Ella is excited to be a big sister, even though I don't think she understands there will be a baby here 24/7. As of now we have named her Avery and are anxiously awaiting her arrival. Other than that we have been enjoying life. We had a surprise visit from my parents in February, and went to Idaho for a wedding in March. The drag racing season has begun which has kept Wayne busy. Here are some pictures...enjoy.

This is how my parents showed up on my doorstep...they are lucky I didn't slam the door in their faces. But it was a great surprise.

Here are some pictures of what we have been up to lately. Things in St George are good and we are looking forward to Christmas.

This is for Grandpa Gibb...Ella will be your biggest helper :))

Wayne used to play on a motorcycle just like this one when he was younger. He really enjoyed himself.

Aren't children supposed to enjoy being at the park?

This was taken at Thanksgiving and Ella had everyone laughing :)

Fun with cousins

One of the many accidents we saw on our way home from Oregon. You gotta love those icy roads.

Update

At the beginning of November we moved to St. George Utah. Wayne got a new job that was a lot closer to family and we decided to pick up and move. I have decided that I really don't like to move. It was nice when we finally arrived and were able to unpack. We are enjoying the warm weather and have had a few adventures since being here. We drove to Oregon for Thanksgiving to spend it with my family. Wayne figured it was about time to visit the in-laws since he hadn't been there in two years :) The roads were pretty rough and at one point we were going so slow outside of snowville on the freeway because we couldn't even see the front of the car that I was sure we were going to be hit by a semi. About four hours before we got to my parents house the heater stopped working in the car and it was a chilly drive. Quite the adventure. We were very grateful that we made it safely. We are looking forward to seeing more family over Christmas and we hope you all have a great one too.

End Of The 4-Runner

Last week Ella and I were in a car accident up by Denver. I was going to see a friend and I was about three minutes from her house when it happened. We were on a gravel road and I lost control, went through a fence, hit an electrical box and rolled once. I was able to get out of the car and get Ella out and then a very nice UPS driver stopped when he saw that we were on the side of the road. 911 was called and we both walked away without a scratch. I know that it could have been so much worse but I am thankful everyday that it wasn't. FYI...the reason I lost control was because I was driving too fast. Please let my life lesson help you....DONT SPEED....nothing is worth that. I just wanted to share my experience because it might help someone else. I know my Heavenly Father was watching over us and it was a miracle that we were okay. Ella and I are doing fine now. We are both a little sore, but we are good....unlike the 4-Runner. Oh well...it was just a car. We love you all!!!

Memorial Day

Over Memorial Day weekend, we met up with Wayne's family for a little vacation. We started out the trip going to Mesa Verde National Park which was pretty cool. It was really nice that everyone was able to come. The last two days we spent in Moab and went to Arches...very cool. Be warned, there are a lot of pictures.

The last night we were in Moab Wayne took us out on one of the trails that guys take jeeps and rock climbers on. Brittanee was a better sport than I was...but I don't think she kept smacking her head on the window when we went over a rough spot. But I have to give credit to Wayne. There were multiple spots I was sure we were going to fall off the edge or get stuck and have to wait for hours for someone to pull us out. But he got us through, and the 4-runner only got a few dents :))

Standing under Delicate Arch. This is the Arch that is on the Utah license plates.

This jeeps body was made with license plates. Wayne was very impressed by this.

Why go over when you can go under?

The whole family...minus lorin. It is pretty difficult to get that many people together for the picture.

Just thinking!

Everyone minus Grandpa and Matt

Our tour guide was a little on the strange side. He tended to go on for a very long time.