What? Me, pregnant?

So I am officially 17 weeks pregnant, and this picture was just taken tonight. I don't think I really have a belly yet, at least not that obvious to other people.I think I look like I just put on a few lbs. It is definitely obvious to me though, my pants feels really tight these days. Feel free to let me know what you think of my belly, nothing can offend me.

Some thing I actually found interesting was that I lost 4 lbs in between my first appointment and my last which was a period of about 5 weeks. My doc said that was completely healthy even though I wasn't that sick in my first trimester. Jared seems to think I need to eat more... which sounds good to me lately. I have certainly got my appetite back more recently, so expect I will but on some weight by my next appointment, even though honestly I was kinda happy I had lost a little weight instead of gain a ton.

Yesterday was pretty cool, we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. Since I work in a clinic I get to hear fetal heart beats quite regularly, but it was so much cooler that it was coming from my abdomen! My doc said that she was impressed with how healthy I was being and that I was a good role model for other pregnant people out there, which made me feel really good.

So far in this pregnancy I went snowboarding (back during spring break), and I have climbed a mountain! Jared and I took a trip to Southern Utah last week and we camped/ saw 5 or 6 different National parks. We did one - two hikes a day. I will be blogging about those in the near future so stayed tuned.

Apple Crisp for Alli

So this is a really good recipe for apple crisp especially if you like a good thick crusty top.

Apples cut and peeled (I used a dish big enough for 4, but this recipe could definantly cover a bigger dish, with more apples)
1/3 cup margarine/butter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp salt.

Cut marg/butter into all the rest of the ingredients until pea size. Spread apples/ canned apples on the bottom of a casserole dish, then put the topping on. Dot with a little extra marg/butter. Bake at 350F till done (approx. 45-60 min.) I also like to add a little cinnomin(sp?) to the apples.

And when its all done make sure you eat it with a little vanilla ice cream, it's the way to go!

Girls Night out

This past weekend My Mom and Emily were down in Lethbridge so The Girls went out! We went and saw Alice in Wonderland, which I thought was really well done. And then we went to The Cheescake Cafe for dessert, Karmyn got a carrot cake and when she was all done and full I thought of an awesome challenge, and even got pics!


The end of the cake that she could not eat.


She cold not stop laughing at the thought of the challenge.


The Challenge: Eat the cake in one bite without getting icing on her nose, I knew it wouldn't actually get on her nose, but it was so funny!
Such a fun girls night!

Family Day

So I had forgoten about our Cross Country Skiing adventure we had on Family Day this year, with the Orr family. Jared and I had gone up for the long weekend and before we headed home on Monday we went out to the Strathcona County Wilderness Centre and went cross county skiing something I had never done before, but found it to be a ton of fun!

So here are some pics...


Here is part of our group, we were still waiting for a few people to get their ski's on.


Emily, Dallin, and Brother Orr


Mom and Dad, true champions who beat us all (they claim they didn't take the short way around).


And of course my hunk of a husband.

It was such a nice day! Everyone who had bundled up ended up strippin down, such a good work out. We had a pic with the whole group, but of couse I didn't think to get it on my camera.

Valintines Day

So I feel like I'm in a bit of a rut lately, you know when your routine gets alittle bit too routine, and filled with too much work and not enough excitment. Ya thats me right now.

I keep wanting to blog but once I get home from work I just feel too tired and lazy, even though sitting with my computer, typing letters isn't that difficult. I just honestly want to be an utter and complete vegetable.

But this weekend we went to Edmonton since we got an extra day off. I just needed a break from Lethbridge. So know I am feeling up to blogging.

So this picture was taken at Robyn's and Bevan's wedding, and I LOVE it!

Let's spot the similarities...



...eyes, lips, chin.

Feel the love, Happy Valintines Day!

Birthdays and ipod socks

So in the month of November my two favorite sisters have Birthdays, so I was searching and searching for the perfect thing and where better to look than Etsy, I first discovered this sight through a friends blog and I love it!

So I found these cases for ipods, I like to call them ipod socks. So I found this really cool one that was had a treble cleff on it and I thought it would be great for Emily, since she is so musically talented. But it was going to cost alittle too much for my budget with the shipping and what not. So I decided to make my own!





So I made one out of scraps at first just to make sure I could actually do it, I lined it and every thing I think it turned out pretty good, so I went and bought some fabric.







So it was Emily's Birthday was on the 7th and she loves music anad the color purple so Im not gonna explain what I did instead I am going to tell you somethings I love about Emily.
She has such an amazing imagination and is very creative, she is scared really easily and she will find the humor in it even though she is the one jumping and screaming. She is herself even if people don't like it. She is very fashonable. And she trys and succedes and making people feel loved and important. So happy 14th Birthday Ems, you deserve the best in the world!







This one is the one I made for Robyn she turned 23 on the 20th, and there is so much I can say about her. She is so intellegent and also very creative, she inspires me daily in so many ways. She is also very fashonable and I have always enjoyed shopping with her cause she always seems to find things that look good on me. She understands me better than anyone else in this universe including myself at times. She is supportive and caring and always has a listening ear. I love her and she also deserves the best in the world.

I love both of my sisters and I am so glad we have been able to stay close over the years regardless of our diffrences and the distance. They are truly inspiring and amazing women.

Halloween (alittle late, I know)

Alright so even though our Halloween wasn't too exciting I thought I would post something. Jared and I didn't dress up, for one we're not much the dressing up type people, and we didn't have anything to dress up for i.e. Halloween Party. Maybe next year I will have to host one.

But I did decide to make some cute Halloween cookies this year that I saw on Bakerella, and I couldn't help but make them, mind you mine are a little diffrent but they tasted awesome and looked great I thought.





They were super easy and I handed them out to my trick or treaters, since the only ones I really had were Hesston and Payton, I should have snapped a pic of them in costume, they were so cute! Especially Princess Payton with her Hair colored pink! And Hesston with his HUGE 6 pack being X-men and all. I also had made up some deliciouse popcorn balls with gummy worms in them. Jared really enjoyed the extras we had left over (okay I might have too).