Updates...

I've been going through old files and trying to clear out memory space and I happened upon several photos that had not been posted! Enjoy:)

2010

• A video addition to last year's Great Easter Egg Hunt. Sydney is so cute:)
• Scandinavian Festival!
• A summer yard sale.

2011

• Grandpa Sargeant's Birthday Celebration!
• A Trip to Nelson
  

The last hurrah!

Thanks to the generosity of my amazing parents Lamoni and I had the opportunity to take one last vacation before the baby arrives. And it wasn't just any vacation - it was Disneyland and the Beach! We went with my parents, Maddie, Sydney, Brian, Susan, Tyler, and Aubrey. It was so much fun to be with the kids, especially since it Tyler and Aubrey don't remember their first Disneyland trips! Lamoni and I have been quoting moments from the trip all week. Here are some of my favs:

Aubrey, preparing to brush Syd's hair with a fork at the diner: "Sydney. Whatever you do - don't cry."

Tyler hopping out of the truck at the beach: "Hey! I sneaked a snail to the beach!"

Tyler: "Yeah Sydney. If you were a snail I would poke your eyes all day too."

Sydney, nonstop in the car: "Oh my gosh, I see a big bush. I see another big bush! And another one. I see a big tree. Oh my gosh! We are going to Disneyland TOMORROW!"

Aubrey, in response to someone mentioning that she and Aubrey are cousins: "I'm not her cousin! I'm her friend!"

(any that I missed?)

The first day we spend in Disneyland with the little kids. We enjoyed Fantasyland rides with Sydney, then met up with Tyler and Aubrey to go on some more rides. Afterward we met Mom and Dad and had fun around the park.



(The picture on the left was from this trip. I had to compare it to Lamoni's face on the right, from our first Disneyland trip. Priceless.)

The second day Lamoni, Maddie and I hung out in California Adventures all day. Lamoni's favorite parts of the park this time were the Aladdin show and the World of Color.


The third day was beach day (although my dad went to the beach every day I think...) We packed it up and headed on down to Newport where we built a sandcastle, looked in some tidepools, saw a dead seal, and even caught some waves. Lamoni and I got sunburned and very sandy. My poor dryer is filled with beach sand now.....


Then they broke out the shovels and started making an ultimate sand castle/fort, complete with moat. However, it didn't really get finished and ended up being a trampled mound. Still cool.

Dad paddle boarded. A lot. I felt huge and sunburned.

We also had some beautiful mermaids (merpeople?) wash ashore.

So farewell for now Disneyland and the beach! I will return someday after Baby Limon arrives. Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Books Read in April 2011

6. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel


7. The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

Preparing for Fatherhood...

First of all, we had a great Easter weekend and I will post about that later. I forgot my camera card adapter but hopefully tomorrow we will have some good Easter pics:)

Right now I just wanted to share a cute thing that happened yesterday. As I was working on a custom order for this my husband came out into the living room with a twinkle in his eye and smiling, waiting for me to notice.

"What is it?" I asked.

He replied in a super excited voice, "Can we please take out all the baby clothes and look at them?!"

I think he's a little bit excited for the baby, how about you?

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!

Fail...

I failed the initial glucose test for gestational diabetes. Now I have to go in for the 3-hour test in which they draw blood 4 times. Vampires.

I'm really really hoping that I don't have it :(

Doubts....

Over the weekend, I held an infant in my arms.
He was fussy. He was tired. He was hungry but didn't want to eat.
After a few minutes of this my brother-in-law came in and took the baby telling me to go away. The poor little guy calmed down instantly and starting taking the bottle. I left the room and cried. Am I going to be a good parent? What am I going to do when my own baby comes? Is my family going to judge me and my parenting skills? My husband was a huge comfort as he told me that things would be different with our own baby - that no one would have more right and ability to take care of him than me. I know I'm pregnant and emotional but that whole experience has scared me out of my mind. How am I going to get through this? Surely this is something every new mother experiences right before birth right?

A Weekend of Parties!

It was a party-like-it's-your-birthday weekend. I attended two awesome birthday parties!

First was Abby's girls' night out for her 21st birthday celebration. We ate pizza, went shopping at Savers (and had a blast modeling outfits for each other), then played guitar hero, did our nails, gave ourselves stick-on tattoos, and had a sleepover. (we took some pictures but I

The next morning it was time to head to the beach with Isabel's Island Princess Karaoke party! All the little girls were dressed as princesses and we enjoyed singing to princess songs. I really enjoyed visiting with everyone and watching Isabel open her pretty princess presents. But the cake took...the cake (I know, you all wish you were as clever as me)

Manda made the cake and decorated it. When I asked her how long it took she said, "Actually, not as long as you would expect." I laughed. Whatever, Manda.

Anyway, Isabel requested an island cake with a lobster. She also requested that it be strawberry cake with lime icing and raspberry filling. It was a beautiful cake inside and out! Manda used chocolate seashells and rocks and candy pearls for the ocean scene and graham cracker crumbs for the sand. It was so cute! (plus the lobster was some sort of coconut-chocolate mix. It was delish)

New Layout

Check out the new features on the right hand side! There is a link to my two other blogs. Expect a few more layout changes soon. Enjoy!

In case you missed it....

Here are some recent posts that you may have missed:

It's a Lemonhead (a boy one)

Afternoon About Town

Good Friends and Good Food

Soccer Saturday

It's a Lemonhead (a boy one)

Ok, I am a slacker. The ultrasound was over a month ago and I am finally getting around to posting the pictures. My favorite is the one of his little feet. And...apologies for the graphic shot. Lamoni insisted it be there. Enjoy!

Afternoon About Town

Yesterday I spent time running errands around town. Here are some of the things that happened. Enjoy:)

Upper Left: I was in the Macey's parking lot and loved the site of the American flag snapping in the wind. That is always my favorite site upon arriving home from a foreign country.

Upper Right & Lower Left: As I sat at a stop light on my way to pick up Lamoni, I noticed this little boy. He would run to the top of the hill then throw himself down and roll to the bottom. I think he did it 5 or 6 times while I was at the light. It was hilarious!

Lower Right: I have only seen this once before in my life. If you look closely you can see steam (fog? mist?) rising from the parking lot surface. The sun was out and very bright but there were snowflakes falling from the sky. The result was this steam or mist rolling across the ground. It was amazing!

Good Friends and Good Food

Today was a special day in that we were able to attend a birthday celebration for our good friend Maritza. We ate delicious pozole and cake and had a good time talking with friends!

(Oh my photography skills have a long ways to go...)


The yummy fixings for pozole.

Scrumptious dessert! Fruit and jello in a sweet creamy sauce. I love Mexican parties.

Soccer Saturday

I love Saturday mornings. Lamoni and I get to sleep in and make delicious breakfasts. Then we clean a bit and do some laundry.

This Saturday was special because it was the first time we got to go play soccer! Lamoni used to go to the park to play soccer every week during the summer and fall. However, the weather may not have been quite ready for us...


(I realize that it is a horrible picture of both of us but it was SO cold!)

The Bad with the Good.

A sale on Etsy I was really hoping would work out did not go through. However, my boss notified my that I got a raise today. It may be a super frustrating job that drives me nuts, but I sure am glad I have it!

Diaper Bags

Here is an Etsy treasury featuring totes that I think would make good diaper bags. I realize that it is not the best matching collection but I ordered then from most to least favorite, with accessories on the end (don't forget to check out our Frills & Bils blog here!)

Treasury

Here is an Etsy treasury featuring totes that I think would make good diaper bags. I realize that it is not the best matching collection but I ordered then from most to least favorite, with accessories on the end.

But Still...

Ok, now that I ranted, there were definitely good points about yesterday:

1. I shipped my first order for Etsy! While it didn't make too much profit it was a good learning experience.
2. I had to parallel park our car and did an AWESOME job. Quite full of myself, I told Lamoni I was ready for the city-life. Maybe not Mexico City.....
   
3. We got free dinner on campus.
   
4. I got to relax for a few minutes and read a book outside in the warm weather. It was nice.
   
5. I realized how needed I am at work. If I'm not there, things fall apart. I guess this is a blessing, right?
6. Lamoni made delicious icy pineapple drinks for dessert.
   
7. We fell asleep watching North & South. We still have to finish it but we like it so far.
   
8. Not only did I sell some items from my shop on Etsy, one of my masks in our artisanmaskers shop sold too. :D
9. At one point I was mean and said hurtful things to my husband. He was very quick to forgive and forget, like always.
   

All in all, everything balances out. Just another day in the life:)

One of THOSE days....

Do you ever have just one of those days? Where everything seems to go wrong? Let's start from the beginning (don't worry, I'll write a post about what I'm grateful for later)

1. I woke up sick and called in to work, telling them I wouldn't be there.
2. I went with Lamoni to school. He was very grumpy because he had to take a test and needed my help to study.
   
3. During the class my phone rang 3 times because apparently the office blows up if I'm not there to keep things together.
4. I spent an hour on the phone with various people from work in order to put out fires.
5. I shipped the orders from my Etsy site and realized that I did not charge nearly enough for shipping. Stupid postal fees.
6. While Lamoni took his test I went to a meeting in which an immigration lawyer came to talk about the residency through marriage process. It was very informative and very daunting. I came out in tears, certain that a tiny mistake in Lamoni's visa is going to get him deported.
   
7. After the meeting I walked to the testing center to meet Lamoni. As he would not be done for another hour, I decided to write him a cute note and stick it in the stairwell where people leave notes for their friends who have just come out of tests. I ALWAYS wanted to get one when I was in school, but as I had no friends and was a loser, I never did. So I thought it would be nice to write one for my husband. When he finished his test, he walked right by it and didn't see it. Unfortunately, you cannot go back in once you've left the door. It was sad.
8. I dropped Lamoni off for work, then went back to campus to check my email and ended up helping Lamoni's brother do his homework (more like doing his homework for him....)
9. I picked up Lamoni and we went to another meeting about a business competition that made me feel small and insignificant.
   

Date Survey

Apparently the Limon house has got survey fever! Lamoni has to do a business survey for one of his classes. If you would, please take a few minutes to complete it. I promise it's not super boring, as it is about dating:) Thanks, we appreciate everyone's help.

The survey can be found here or just fill it out below.