Bean Museum

Lamoni had a test in the Bean Musuem of all places so we all enjoyed some time looking at the wildlife in the Bean Museum. It's always been one of my favorite places on campus, but also always struck me as a bit creepy. Have you ever been down to the basement where they have all the specimens in jars? Creepy. But I love the Bean. Amulek did too.

This is how Amulek enjoys the vista.

We had to get a shot with the jaguar of course!

The Best Baby Shower Ever!

Guess who had the best baby shower ever:

Me!

Seriously, it was so much fun and there was so much work put in to it. A HUGE thank you to all who made it possible and all who attended. I loved it!

The food was so fun! There was chocolate mousse, fish-shaped cucumber sandwiches, delicious crusty french bread with artichoke dip, and beautiful chocolate shells and candy pearls. There was also a beautiful fruit salad and a sublime pasta salad. Also included were lime water, fish bowls with fishy crackers, otter pops and more! My family is amazing!


The "shower" of gifts! I am so grateful because I felt like I didn't have anything for my baby and now I have so much! I received a two beautiful blankets, handmade by cousins, plenty of nautical/beachy onesies and outfits, a "mommy survival kit," lots of diapers, some cute stuffed animals and much much more.

The much celebrated balloon fish. My cousin is so clever:)

The games were a lot of fun too. There was a door prize and a fill-in-the-blank of children book titles and authors. There was also a matching the sea animal with the name of its baby game (ie, a baby crab is called a megalops. Who knew?). There was also a name suggestion box and a wall of "advice fish."


I just had to share these cute pics of some peeps!

My husband is hilarious sometimes.....

Here is a snapshot of a question Lamoni answered on a midterm exam for his financing class.

In case you can't make it out the question reads "write a brief description of the following terms:malfeasance and nonfeasance."

Lamoni does not know so he breaks up the word into Spanish syllables. For example:

"Mal = bad, fea = ugly, sance = a name"

Therefore, he concludes that the word must mean "a bad ugly lady named Sance."

Amazingly, his teacher still gave him 5 out of ten points! :)

Lover Diaries

My friend Diana Smith is doing a "Lover Diaries" series on her blog in which she asked people to send in cute stories about their relationships. I feel honored because I was the first one she featured! Check out "Lover Diaries: Amy and Lamoni" here!

Diana's blog is so cute and fun, just like her! She always makes people feel welcome and comfortable and she has a great sense of humor. She also has a beautiful Etsy shop here.

Nelson

During our quick visit to Boulder City for Grandpa Sargeant's birthday we took a small motor home trip out to our favorite desert mock ghost town, Nelson!

Grandpa Sargeant's Birthday

We very much enjoyed our quick weekend trip to see Grandpa Sargeant for his birthday! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so all we had was Lamoni's ipod. And we didn't even get any pictures of Grandpa but we got some good videos!

(singing to Grandpa. We had a Chinese food feast - his favorite!)

Included in the festivities (but not planned) was a costume party and an animal parade. We got a video of the animal parade but I didn't post it because I'm making an awkward bird cry - supposedly a tucan....anway....





(Lamoni and I crack up every time we watch this. We call it "Sydney vs Aubrey")