"We're gonna need a bigger boat..."

Ok, I am the first to admit it. I have an obsession with sharks. It's kind of a love-hate relationship. Shark Week on the Discovery channel is one of the highlights of my summer. I check out shark films from the library and have to hide them from my husband because he is convinced they give me nightmares. According to him I recently yelled "Shark Attack!" in my sleep during the middle of the night. I've seen Jaws a million times and simultaneously love and hate it every time I watch it. I'm even considering doing a shark theme for the nursery of my first child. It's that bad.

Books Read in February 2011

4. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm (2/1/11

5. Moon Over Manifest by Claire Vanderpool (2/26/11)

"For Bitty Bumsty" by Abby

Abby did this awesome treasury on etsy, inspired by my nursery theme for our new baby boy, aka: "Bitty Bumsty." It is so adorable!

"Dreamy White" by Bniche

Here is a beautiful black and white treasury of items on Etsy. The maker was kind enough to include my rolled paper roses. Check it out!

JAM Productions

My two oldest nieces and my little sister are joining the ranks of amateur filmmakers! They are officially making a sequel to their awesome movie they made a few years ago and this time they are including the public and their adoring fans through a blog! The title of their film is Reign of Leonora. Click here to read about the process.

I just want everyone to be aware of their soundtrack contest. They are getting together music for the soundtrack and need suggestions. All you have to do is leave a comment with at least one suggestion and you'll be entered to win.... an official Reign of Leonora movie poster! So click here to enter now!

Smashed Potatoes

Hopefully after this post, no one will think I'm a super dork.

In the last few weeks this guy has frequented my dreams. Once he was delivering my baby, once he was flirting with every girl in the room except me, and once we were locked in a supply room together. According to my husband this means I have a secret crush on Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce. According to me however, it means that we have been watching too much "Smashed Potatoes."

I own every season and every episode of one of my favorite shows, M*A*S*H. A few months ago I started watching them again. Lamoni resisted at first but he was soon hooked. He loves Radar the best and laughs at Klinger's crazy antics and even cries during touching scenes. For a few weeks, almost every day after dinner he would turn to me and ask excitedly, "Smashed Potatoes?" (apparently the word Mash is just not good enough). Lamoni and I have since watched every M*A*S*H episode together.

While it's been fun, I'm ready to throw the TV out the window. This week we are on a TV Fast. We did ok yesterday. Hopefully we'll be able to hold up today.

Hockey Game

This past Friday Lamoni and I went to a BYU hockey game. It was quite the event because not only was it last game of the season but it was against our biggest sports rival - Utah! We dressed in our BYU t-shirts and hoodies and headed out. We were told to get there very early as they were expecting a big crowd. The game started at 7:30pm so we got there at 6pm...and were the first BYU students there. The BYU ticket people hadn't even shown up yet. So we enjoyed some concession stand hot-dogs and watched a little-league (or whatever you call them) hockey players and cheered for the zamboni guy as he went over the ice two or three times. However, around 7:15-ish the crowds started pouring in and we were glad we got good seats.

We have never been to a hockey game before and it was so intense! Lamoni recognized his single's ward 2nd counselor on the ice and he was MVP for the team. But man, was he brutal! That sweet member of the bishopric turned into a body-slamming, face-punching ice warrior down there! There were several tense moments between the UofU and BYU players but the most intense was when a full on fight broke out. I would like to say that our gentle BYU players had nothing to do with it...but they started it. The fistfight lasted about a minute and the referees let them fight it out. I was surprised by the refs and how little padding they wear. They were dodging players left and right to avoid being flattened against the walls.

We very much enjoyed the halftime events, the rowdy crowd, the tension among the players, and the final score: BYU 4, Utah 2. Go Cougars! Lamoni took pictures and video but they're on his ipod so as soon as I get those, I'll post some on here.

Some Baby Nursery Ideas

We don't know what we're having yet but I decided that whether the baby is a boy or a girl, I wanted to have a tropical beach themed nursery. Click on the picture above to see some color schemes and ideas I had in mind :)

Book Read in January 2011

1. Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle (1/19/10)




2. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (1/22/11)




3. Where the Heart Is by Bettie Letts (1/26/11)

Martin Luther King Jr Holiday

Lamoni and I didn't not have to work on Monday so celebrated by trying something new. In one of his classes Lamoni heard about this new place in the Riverwoods. It is called Provo Beach Resort and it was quite the experience. They have a ropes course, an arcade, a beautiful carousel, a bowling alley, miniature croquet, and an indoor wave! The wave was definitely our favorite and we didn't even try it out (too expensive). It was really neat to look out the glass windows at the snow but be nice and warm and humid watching people surf in their swimsuits.

Then we decided to walk around Riverwoods and we (foolishly) went in to Williams Sonoma. Lamoni repeatedly asked me, "Why did you bring me in here if we have no money?!" I think it is his new favorite store and he wanted a full set of copper cookware and all the little gadgets that make you raise your eyebrows with incredulity. We ended up spending about 15 minutes in front of the discounted item table and bought some yummy fancy ingredients.

After that experience we were both starving so we decided to try out Malawi's Pizza. We loved it but decided that one personal pizza would have been enough for both of us. We liked the decor and were pleasantly surprised to find out that it is a non-profit restaurant and helps to fight hunger in Malawi. Who knew?

Eating some delicious Malawi's.

Lamoni took about 50 pictures in Williams Sonoma but I did not want to post them all.

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")

Amy Mosaic #3

Here's a little fun project that I decided to do again. This is what you do:

First you go to www.flickr.com/search. In the search box you put your answers to the questions below. Once you have chosen your fave pic, copy and paste the URL to the mosaic maker found at www.bighugelabs.com

1. First Name
2. Favorite Food
   
3. Your School
   
4. Favorite Color
   
5. Who is your Celebrity Crush
   
6. Favorite Drink
   
7. Dream Vacation
   
8. Favorite Dessert
   
9. What you want to be when you grow up
   
10. What you love most in life
    
11. One word to describe you
12. Your Nickname

First Appointment

We went yesterday to our first prenatal doctor appointment. It was so exciting to hear the heartbeat and to meet our doctor. We are still pretty nervous but we have a long way to go still.

Big News!

I believe mostly everyone knows by now, but if you have not heard Lamoni and I are expecting our first child! We are pretty excited and nervous but we consider it a HUGE blessing. I'm secretly hoping for a boy just because we only have one boy among my siblings' children (Tyler). But, Lamoni thinks it will be a girl and the only names we can agree on are girl names so that may be a sign...

The thing that has been worrying me lately is WHERE and with WHOM I am going to have this baby. I am pretty set on having as natural a birth as possible. I would even do an at-home birth with a midwife but when my husband races to the ER every time one of us gets sick it is a little hard to get his support on that one. That is why I am putting a word out, especially to those of you in Utah. Do you have any suggestions as to clinics, birthing centers, hospitals, and even providers that are known for their emphasis on natural/low-intervention births?

Is Anyone Still Out There?

Ok, so it seems that every time the leaves start changing I slack off on blogging. My life has been increasingly hectic and stressful but I have resolved to start keeping track of it all. If anyone is even still out there that cares, there will be a post coming very soon. A good post, that is:)

Books Read in September 2010

34. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 9/3/10


35. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10/10

36. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins

Books Read in August 2010

31. Towers of Brierley by Anita Stansfield

32. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Barhija Lovejoy


33. October Sky, or Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam 8/30/10

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Fun Summer

I was complaining to Lamoni the other day that I feel like summer has passed me by. Therefore, to get out of my funk I decided to make a list of all the awesome things I did this summer. If I have missed anything, please let me know! I must add it to my gratitude list;)

1. Went to Mexico
2. Got married!
3. enjoyed raising a new kitten
   
4. Went to my cousin Jacob's mission farewell.
   
5. went to see the midnight showing of Eclipse and then had an awesome vampire party/photoshoot.
   
6. watched most of Shark Week
7. played tennis every week with Abby
8. moved into a new house
9. celebrated July 4th with the Morris family & watched fireworks with my hubby
10. attended the wedding open house for Jenny
11. went 4-wheeling in Mt. Pleasant and watched fireworks for the 24th
12. saw the Perseids meteor shower at 1:30 in the morning...on a work night!
13. saw several good (and not so good) movies at the dollar theater
14. enjoyed many orders of "soft as a cloud" Hawaiin Ice
15. watched Jaws I-III. Didn't make it to Jaws IV. Didn't really make it through III either...
    
16. Ikea shopping cart racing with Abby.