Orem

From July 23rd to the 26th, Cameron had to work at the Provo store so they paid for his hotel. We figured since the hotel was paid for, Talmadge and I could go along and have a mini vacation. It was fun even though Cameron had to work the whole time. We stayed in La Quinta Inn just off University Parkway. It was a nice room with a king size bed (this is always the plus since we sleep on a queen), microwave, fridge, and a nice sized dresser. We arrived in Orem late Wednesday night since Cameron had a class but the next day started our fun. In the morning they had a nice buffet style breakfast which was included with the room price...always a plus. Then off we headed to the pool until Cameron had to be to work at 1pm. Talmadge was a bit nervous to go in the water but then just swam like a fish as soon as he got use to the colder water. The pool wasn't cold but he likes nice warm baths and the pool was cooler then that. After dropping Cameron off for work, Talmadge and I headed to Lehi to check out Cabelas and to watch a movie at Thanksgiving Point. Talmadge always loves Cabelas and looking at all the animals. In fact he reminded me that he is a true boy because he even wanted to check out the guns!

We went to Thanksgiving Point to watch Kung Fu Panda since Talmadge loves animals I figured he would enjoy the show but when we got there we found out that they didn't have a later showing like it said they did on their web page so we opted to watch Wall-e. It was a cute show but not entertaining enough for Talmadge. Half way through he was done and wanted to leave. So I would recommend renting Wall-e instead of spending the money to watch it in a theater.

The next day we visited two museums on BYU's campus. The Bean Museum and the Life and Science Museum. Talmadge absolutely loved the Bean Museum since they had stuffed animals that were life size. As soon as we entered the building he started running all over the place naming all the animals. The Life and Science Museum didn't compared since they were in a really small building that only had about a dozen dinosaur skeletons. We were done with that museum in about 20 minutes.

On Saturday we met Cameron's cousin, Jordan and his family at Seven Peaks. That was a really fun day. Talmadge loved the kiddie pool. Probably because it was the warmest water they had out of all there pools. He even went down a big water slide with Cameron. I was going to go down but they advised that pregnant moms shouldn't go down so I just waited at the bottom. Talmadge had a blast. Since we went swimming so much I really wondered if out little "water baby" would survive normal life but he seems to be just fine.

Tagged...Again :)

Sam Memmott tagged me.

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago

1. I was a nanny for an awesome family in Virginia

2. Swimming everyday

3. Bike riding on the awesome trails of Northern Virginia

4. Working out like no other (I loved my abs and glutes class)

5. Rock climbing along the Potomac

5 Things on my "to do" list

1. Pack for out little weekend get away

2. Take a shower

3. Finish cleaning the house

4. Call a few friends to make weekend arrangements

5. Go to the credit union

5 Places I've lived

1. California

2. Las Vegas

3. Virginia

4. Italy

5. Utah

5 Bad Habits

1. Procrastinating

2. Staying up late

3. Perfectionist

4. Doing too many things at once

5. Returning phone calls...I'm terrible at this...I'm a better e-mailer

5 Things I would do if I were a billionaire

1. Invest in some investment properties

2. Purchase a house on at least .5 acres of land

3. Hire a cook

4. Travel

5. Never show that I had money...live "normal"

5 Favorite foods/snacks

1. Fruit

2. Twix

3. Ice Cream

4. Mexican

5. Twizzlers

5 People I'm tagging

1. Maaret

2. Katie

3. Shannon

4. Valeria

5. Alea

First Farm Experience

Last Saturday, Cameron's cousin, Leann took Talmadge to their farm. He was in heaven and loved it. They had cows and horses plus 2 baby horses. Even though he never got too close to the animals he still enjoyed every second. We got to feed the animals as well but Talmadge just enjoyed everything from a distance. I forgot to take my camera but if we go back up we will post some pictures. That was such a fun evening! Thanks Leann!!

Aunt Shannon's visit

Cameron's sister, Shannon came to Utah from Washington to spend July 3rd to July 8th at "home". It was a lot of fun to have her home. On July 3rd we went to Lagoon but thought we were never going to make it. We hit some pretty bad traffic and when we tried to avoid it, we just ran into more traffic. We finally made it and had a blast. Talmadge amazes me how big he has gotten. He had such a blast riding the kiddie rides on his own (I would post pics but my camera's battery died). Shannon promised they would go on a dragon ride so she kept her promise and they went. The last time we went he was scared silly but this time he did great. I could tell he was a bit nervous but that didn't scare him from going on as many kiddie rides as possible. Since I couldn't go on any rides I just enjoyed Talmadge. Though I did ride the merry-go-round and train with him. We had a blast and I'm so glad that Shannon was able to go on some fun rides with her dad before the park closed.

Talmadge getting ready to enter Lagoon

Talmadge and his Aunt Shannon

The only picture I got of Talmadge on a ride (dragon ride)

The 4th of July was fun. We had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Sommers' house. After dinner Talmadge and Jackson had fun popping snaps then walking over the unpopped snaps. When it got dark Cameron and his brother, Barry lit fireworks. Even though the show was meant for Talmadge and Jackson, they were too busy playing to bother watching. They watched for about 5 minutes then wanted to play. As more and more fireworks started going off Talmadge go a bit nervous and hid behind a chair. It was so cute to watch him try to get away from the fireworks. After we went through all our fireworks we walked over to the elementary school and watched the Morgan city fireworks. Talmadge was more excited to run around than to watch the fireworks. Maybe next year!

Talmadge and Jackson walking over the unpopped snaps

Talmadge having fun with sparklers

"Is it safe now?"

The 5th was Cameron's Grandma Sommers' annual family steak fry. This is where she goes out and buys a steak for everyone and we have a BBQ. Talmadge had a lot of fun playing with all the children. Cameron's dad had a cousin that was here from Virginia. They have a boy that is just a year older than Talmadge. They had so much fun playing together.

The 6th we had Sunday dinner together as a family (leftovers from the last couple of days). I swear leftovers usually take really good, especially pasta and potato salads. Probably because they marinate longer. Yum!!

The 7th was my last day working for Goldenwest Credit Union so I didn't get to spend much time with Shannon but she was running errors all day. When I went over to have dinner, her and Katie had a present for me. It was an adorable little outfit and a super warm, cuddly blanket for the baby. Thanks Katie and Shannon!!

July 8th, Shannon headed home. Before she left she came by to say good-bye, until September, when she'll be back in Utah for a wedding.

It was a lot of fun to spend time with Shannon. I almost forgot to mention that she brought guitar hero; dance, dance, revolution; and popstar. That was so much fun to play. In fact I told Cameron that I thought it would be fun to get the popstar game. The funnest part was watch everyone trying to sing and messing up. We had a blast playing!!

We can't wait until Shannon comes back down...2 more months!!

Doctor's Appointment

Well, here is the news that everyone, especially us, has been waiting for. It looks like we are having a GIRL! When I went to the doctor on July 1st she did an ultrasound and told me she couldn't see any boy parts so it is safe to say we are having a girl. We are so excited!! It will be fun to have a little girl join our family. On July 29th I go in for my targeted ultrasound and that is where they check everything out on the baby to make sure everything is growing health. At that time they will also check the baby's gender and will definitely let us know if our baby is a girl or not.

It's off...Yippee!

Talmadge showing off his arm after the doctor took off his cast
Talmadge's "Mom" Tat
Talmadge showing off his new orange cast

After 5 weeks Talmadge finally got his cast off. YIPEE!! I'm more excited to have the cast off than him. In fact when we went to the doctor he was already picking out his new cast color. When he got his orange cast off he started squirming and wanting to get away from the cast saw. This was completely different from when his green cast came off he was just fine and watch the entire event. I think the difference was because he was tired and hungry this time. For his reward he got 3 new cars from the movie "Cars"...Chick Hicks, Dale Earnhardt, Yellow Checker Flag Car. That made him so happy. Later that evening Cameron and Talmadge went out to fly airplanes and went swimming at Grandma Sommers' house.

Flying airplanes

Swimming with Jackson

Showing off his arm without his cast

Tag...From A While Ago

I was looking at some old blogs of one of my friends Julie, when I realized that she tagged be back in February. Sorry Julie that it took me so long to respond...5 months...Yikes!

2 NAMES I GO BY:

1. Mom
2. Honey

2 THINGS I"M WEARING RIGHT NOW

1. Tight Shorts because I'm not quite big enough for many maternity clothes
2. Tennis Shoes

2 OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO

1. Clean my ears...I know that sounds weird but I just hate having dirty ears
2. Doing things outside

2 THINGS I WANT BADLY AT THIS MOMENT

1. Gum
2. Glass of Ice Cold Water

2 Pets I have or had

1. Dog named Cody (had as a child)
2. Fearless Cat Bootie (had as a child)

2 THINGS I DID LAST NIGHT

1. Went to Target to look at bike trailers (they had one on sale)
2. Met Cameron for dinner at Pizza Hut

2 THINGS I ATE TODAY

1. Grapes
2. Cheese Sandwich

2 PEOPLE I LAST TALKED TO

1. Cameron
2. Talmadge...trying to get him to go to sleep

2 LONGEST CAR RIDES

1. Driving from Utah to Washington D.C. to explore the East Coast and have a change in my life
2. Driving to Kansas to visit my mom

2 FAVORITE HOLIDAYS

1. 4th of July
2. Christmas

2 FAVORITE BEVERAGES

1. Water
2. Smoothies

Tagging

My sister-in-law, Katie tagged me the other day. Going a month without blogging gets me tagged so here it goes:

4 Places I Visit Over & Over

1. The Bathroom...I'm in the process of potty training Talmadge

2. Ogden...all the big shopping has to be done there

3. My in-laws

4. Post Office

4 People That E-mail/Text Me Often

1. My Mom

2. Cameron

3. Some person that has unbelievable stock deals

4. Work

4 Favorite Foods

1. Fruit

2. Real Italian Pizza

3. Smoothies

4. Olive Garden's Salad

4 Places I'd Rather Be

1. Camping with my family

2. Hawaii

3. Europe

4. On a cruise

4 Movies I'd Watch Over & Over

1. Hitch

2. Our Wedding Video

3. Family Movies

4. National Treasure

4 Groups I Love To Listen To

1. Beach Boys

2. Kenny Chesney

3. Michael Buble

4. Dave Matthews Band

Wasatch Back

On June 20 I was a volunteer for the Wasatch Back. I was going to run it this year with Cameron's Aunt Jonene but when I found out I was pregnant I had to drop out. Luckily I was still able to be a big part of the race by helping out Jonene's team, "The Gutsy Girls". I was did a lot of admin stuff for them and made sure things were in order before the race. For those of you who don't know what the Wasatch Back is I explain a bit. It is a 178 mile race that you run with 11 other runners. You each take a total of 3 legs with each leg ranging from 3-8 miles. The terrain ranges from flat city running to steep runs up to elevations as high as 9,000 feet above sea level. This race is ran non-stop for more than 24 hours so there is a chance that you could be running in the early morning hours. For those of you that are familiar with Utah, the race starts in Logan and ends in Park City. It was a blast to be a volunteer even though I got a bit sunburn (that just comes with the territory). I hope to get back into shape after our baby and run it next year. Just to share with you some of the excitement I've posted a link for a video that shows some highlights of the run. Click HERE

Apology

I have to quickly apologize that I haven't been good at keeping up on my blog. Stuff has been going on and I have pictures to post. I just can't believe how busy I've been the last few weeks. So, keep checking our blog and I'll have more posted soon! Hope everything is going well with you and your family.