Ready, Set, GO!

Saturday was Mike's first race of the season in Kimberly. We drove down to Twin Falls LATE Friday night. (we left our house at like 10:15pm and checked in our hotel about 1 am!) Saturday morning we had to be to the track by eight o'clock so Mike could register and practice.

For some reason, they started a little sooner than we thought they would. When we got there at 8, his class was already done practicing! He had to hurry and get ready so he could jump in and practice with another class. His bike didn't want to start...the battery was dead, so he had to jump start it with his truck! haha! It wasn't so funny at the time though. I was hoping we hadn't driven all that way for nothing!

When they put the order of races out, Mike's was number 18 out of 20! I had a feeling it was going to be a looong day. For those of you who don't know much about motocross, everyone races once, there is an intermission and then they race again. Mike raced for the first time around one o'clock. We had fun watching a lot of the other races while we were waiting.

The weather was actually suprisingly nice and sunny, but windy as always!! I was prepared for snow, but very glad we didn't get it. It started to rain a little bit just as Mike was getting ready to race his last moto of the day. Perfect timing! His last race started at about six o'clock!! They race about six laps, so it takes less than ten minutes for the race. We had packed everything up before he raced so that he could just put his bike in the trailer and we could leave. I hadn't planned on being out there that long, my snacks were running out and I was getting hungry!!! :)

Here are some videos I took of my amazingly fast husband!! Keep in mind, I'm no professional and it's hard to keep up with him when he's going so fast..............

And here is Mike crossing the finish line on his last race. He took second! Way to go babe!! I love you and I'm so glad you decided to start racing again!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

We usually have Family Home Evening with my parents and my brother's family every Monday night. Since today is St. Patrick's Day, last night we decided to celebrate! We had dinner and watched a movie. Everything we had for dinner was GREEN. My mom made chicken fettucine with broccoli and colored the sauce green. My sister-in-law made green salad, even the salad dressing was green! And of course, green Kool-Aid to drink. I was in charge of dessert and we had green sherbet with little bite size shamrock cookies. When my mom asked the kids if they knew why everything was green, Cody said it was because we are trying to be more environmentally friendly!! :) After we ate, we watched "Darby O'Gill and the Little People". It's a really old movie, I think it was made in 1959! It was fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with my family! Here are some pictures of our yummy dinner:

Hope everyone has a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!!

Our First Ultrasound

Last Thursday we had our first ultrasound. It was one of the coolest experiences we've ever had!

This is the best profile the technician could get, he said the baby was in a face down position and he couldn't get it to roll over very well. Hopefully this isn't a sign the baby will be stubborn like Daddy!!

This was probably my favorite moment during the whole ultrasound! Seeing the cute little feet just made it soo real to me that there is a baby growing inside me, not just some blob! Oh and for those of you who don't know.....I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Mike and I are having a

BABY BOY!

We are super excited and I just hope that I have a happy healthy baby!

In Loving Memory

I have the best Grandma any girl could ask for. When I was growing up, my grandparents were always at any event that was important in my life. I have several cross-stitches, quilts, and other things Grandma made for me. My grandma is one of the least selfish people I know, she is always thinking of others, especially her family.

Several years ago she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was not able to do the things she enjoyed anymore. Over the years, it got difficult to watch as the Parkinson's affected her ability to speak, her physical strength, and eventually her ability to eat. The last couple years were the worst and we weren't sure how much longer she would be with us. My Grandma's battle with Parkinson's finally ended when she passed away the morning of February 19, 2009. It was so hard to see her go and she will be missed so much, but we know she is in a better place and we will see her again someday.

Her funeral services were yesterday and they were so good. I felt like it really was a celebration of her life. All four of her daughters gave her life sketch and I learned some things about my Grandma I had never known. All of her granddaughters sang "I Am a Child of God" and the spirit was so strong, I barely made it through the song!

I just wanted to take this last opportunity to tell Grandma how much I loved her. She was such a great example to everyone around her. Our family is so lucky to have had her in our life. I only hope that I am half the woman that my grandma was!

We will miss you and we love you so much Grandma!

25 Random things about Me

1. Ever since I got married, I’m usually in bed by 9:30.

2. I love to ride my dirtbike and wish I could ride it more often.

3. I met my husband when I was fifteen and we dated for 5 years before getting married.

4. I miss my best friend, Deidre, and wish she would move back to Idaho. (hint, hint)

5. My closet is color coordinated.

6. My best friends in high school (other than Deidre) were guys. For some reason guys are so much easier to get along with than girls. I would much rather hang out with guys!

7. My ultrasound to find out the sex of my baby is in two weeks from today and I can’t wait!

8. I love being outdoors doing anything, other than working in the yard.

9. I live in a cute yellow house.

10. I hate cleaning, but once I get started, I can’t stop.

11. I love being an aunt. I have ten nephews (soon to be 11) and only two nieces. My family is really hoping for a girl.

12. I love reading.

13. Halloween is my favorite holiday, I love it!

14. I love buying stuff for other people, I think it's one of the best feelings in the world to give to others.

15. Before I was pregnant, I hated milk and now I drink at least a glass a day. It’s not that much, but considering how much I hate it, it’s amazing.

16. My dog is seriously one of my best friends…we hardly go anywhere without her.

17. My goal this summer is to plant a garden. I hate, hate, hate gardening and it will probably die, but I really want to do it.

18. I am terrified for my husband to go to Mesquite next week. I can’t handle being at home by myself.

19. Our truck has 1J plates on it because my husband thought it would be quicker to go to Rigby to register it, but didn’t realize we would get 1J plates. It’s embarassing.

20. I love junk food. I could eat it all day everyday….which is very bad. I need to start eating more healthy foods.

21. I can’t handle having the music turned up loud unless I’m alone.

22. I love exercising, I just never find the time to do it. We even bought an exercise bike—I’ve used it once.

23. I wish I was a better cook. And I’m sure my husband does too. :)

24. I really want a fireplace. We probably wouldn’t use it that much if we did have one, but I think they are so homey and comfortable. I don’t think any home should be without one.

25. I have the best husband ever and I love him so much!!!