Finally, an update!!

Obviously, I am a horrible, pathetic blogger!! So, today I have decided to add some highlights of the past oh, 6 months or so. Sorry if it's a lot of stuff spewed out at once. I figure it's a good thing to do while I sit here waiting for this little guy to make his appearance in the world! He is due September 14th, so we are getting very excited to see him and have him join our family. The pregnancy to this point has been good overall. But it wouldn't be pregnancy without some complications, right!? We are making it through and still just feel very blessed to have a sweet baby boy coming to us!

So, I have been a horrible picture taker as well during this pregnancy. I need to round up pictures from everyone else from this summer and things we've done. So for now here's just a few. This first one is of my sister Deborah and I at my baby shower in Utah. Jannae threw me a shower with lots of family and friends in Utah and my mom and several of my sisters were able to be there too. Deborah was there for Michigan for a family reunion, which was awesome! The shower was so much fun and we got some very nice things for the baby. The shower was just the kick off to a really fun week. We had the first Scott family reunion, which was a lot of fun. Everyone in Jason's family was there, but our sister in law Shawna. Hopefully next time she will be able to make it! We spent lots of time together and made some great memories camping, taking family pictures, and playing lots of games!! We can't wait for the next one!




Thanks Aunt Denise, Jena, and Jeni for the adorable diaper cake!! I loved it, and I'm sure the diapers will come in very handy here real soon!

Right before our Utah trip, we moved to a two bedroom apartment so we have more room for the baby. Once we got home, we got to work on the nursery. We painted the room "bibbity bobbity blue", which we thought turned out pretty cute.


We also purchased our crib and dresser set, which we love!! Jason had fun and was excited to set it up. He did a great job, and it is all coming together nicely!

Here's the final result:



We also painted a green accent wall in the living room and got new curtains. Jason did a great job of putting them up! It makes the apartment feel more like home and adds some variety! We've had fun getting the new place all in order before the baby comes.


Here's a couple random pictures of me last week. They are not my favorite, but everyone keeps telling me I have to post a couple...so here ya go, unfortunately, they are the best we have!
My belly kinda blends in with the armoire in this one...


This was just a little sewing project I had fun with last week. It's a grocery bag holder/dispenser. I've been wanting to make it for a while now and I was excited with how it turned out for not being much of a seamstress!!
This was me a couple of weeks ago after Jason brought home my awesome rocker/recliner!!! I am so excited about it and love it already! It's so comfy and will be great for rocking the baby. It helps me sleep now too, so it's great!!

Like I said before, sorry about all the random updates. I hear people become better bloggers once they have kids...so we shall see. (I'm not quite sure how being busier with a new baby will help, but I'm sure I will want to share all of my cute pictures with everyone!)

How Blessed We Are

These past few months have been so exciting and amazing. Jason and I found out January 12th that we are pregnant with our first baby, due September 14th! Most of our family has known, but we now feel it's a good time to share the news with everyone else. My heart has been so full and I have felt so blessed, that I want to take a few minutes to write about it.

As I have pondered over this great blessing, I have come to really know and believe that each and every life that is created really is a miracle. After trying to conceive for nearly three years, we feel as though this new little life truly is a miracle for our family. Although I don't want to dwell on the challenges of having a hard time conceiving, I do want to say that it has definitely been a test of faith and trust in the Lord and His time table. After countless prayers and many fasts, and in the Lord's own time, he has blessed us with the wonderful opportunity to become parents. Even though it seemed to us like a long time to wait, I know there are those who wait much longer. Sometimes beyond this life. My level of love and compassion has grown immensely for these couples. I have also learned once again, that Heavenly Father really is the master creator and that things happen in His time for reasons often unknown to us. However, it is clear to me many of the blessings that have come from having faith in His time table for Jason and I. One of these being the amazing 5 years that Jason and I will have had together as a couple. We have been able to do so many things together and learn so much in that time. In fact, at times I find myself being a little sad that this time with just the two of us is almost over. But that feeling doesn't last long. Especially when I think of what a great dad Jason is going to be. I am so blessed to have a husband who can't wait to be a dad and who looks forward to playing with and teaching his children. I am very excited for this new stage in life!! We truly have been blessed.

San Diego Fun

As we all know, I am a little slow to post, so this fun weekend was back in January. We spent the weekend down in San Diego with some of our good friends. We did a lot of hanging out and wii playing, but we also did a little site seeing. We checked out Old Town San Diego, which was pretty cool. It is a very historic part of downtown San Diego and we had fun looking around and enjoying the old fashion candy shop!! Of course we had to get a picture in front of the old dentist office. Unfortunately it was closed though, so we couldn't see what it was like back in the day...maybe next time!



Apparently one of the most haunted houses ever is found in Old Town, so we had to get our head shots in these cool skeleton outfits!

We spent some time just hanging out on the beach and the boys had a great time playing football and frisbee.





Earlier in the day we found these cool cliffs overlooking the ocean. We thought it would be cool to hike down to the arch, but there wasn't really a path and the tide was starting to come up, so not the best idea, but it was really pretty.

Georgia Christmas

For those of you who don't know, Jason's parents moved to Roswell Georgia this past year. We were fortunate to have 2 weeks to spend with them over Christmas and we had such a great time! We can't wait to go back. We spent many hours around the piano singing Christmas carols together. We also made lots of yummy treats, did a lot of Christmas shopping, and played lots of games...especially Rook. I played countless games of it and still want to play more. (I guess that probably doesn't surprise a lot of you!) We also got to go to Greenwood restaurant the night we left Roswell. It was awesome southern cookin'!! Definitely the best fried chicken I've ever had. I also tasted black eyed peas and sweet potato pie for the first time. The southern hospitality was amazing. I loved how kind and inviting people were. I've decided I like the south!


Just a few friends and family enjoying Christmas carols with the piano and the oboe.

Jason made a great Santa...might need to gain a little weight for next year, but he did well. :)
Sweet little Lincoln with his mommy, Jess on Christmas morning. He is so darn sweet, we really wish we lived closer to these guys!

Dad loved having everyone around for Christmas and was sure happy!! He was like a little boy with the helicopter we got him.

My cute husband with his new coat on Christmas day. It snowed on Christmas day for the first time in over 120 years!! It was so beautiful!!

I loved how excited Esther and especially Emily were on Christmas morning! They are sweet girls!

We loved the fireplace! (especially Jason) I think we were the first to build the fire each day. It was a perfect touch to Christmas morning!

Josh and Holly...so cute! We were so glad they came from Utah and they made great Rook opponents!!

Family

It's been a while since I've blogged, so here's a little recap of what's happened in the past 6 weeks. We've been busy with work and school and lots of family fun!! This first picture is at the Getty Villa Museum in Malibu. Jason took me there for my birthday and it was really fun. This was a pretty cool mosaic.

Jannae, Victor, and kids came and stayed with us the weekend before Thanksgiving. It was so good to see them. We had lots of fun playing at the beach, visiting UCLA, and playing games. Kyler, Alyssa and Kara had a great time getting to help Uncle Jason at the lab. They thought it was pretty cool.


I think Kara's more into the photo shoot than the skilled dentistry being performed by her brother!! What a cutie! We hope they'll come again soon!!

Since I had to work Thanksgiving this year, we headed to Ridgecrest the day after to be with Grandma and Grandpa Grattan. We had a nice visit and were able to help make pear-raspberry jam with Grandma, watch lots of football, and do a little black Friday shopping!!


This past week I went to Spokane to see family and get my fill of winter, and it was a blast!! I loved every minute of the cold and snow. My sister Becca was also in town with her two kids, so that was a bonus. Micah and Emmett were so dang cute together. They are both such sweet little boys and were so much fun to play with. I already miss them!!





We had the Thomson and Deakins kids over for a slumber party one night. It was a little crazy, but super fun making crafts, playing Monopoly, and eating lots of pizza!! I wish we could do this more often!


Since Sarah was in Hawaii, we were staying at her place with Josh and Hailey. They live in such a beautiful area. This is their backyard, where the kids played in the snow for hours! We saw deer, quail, and wild turkey. It was so peaceful and relaxing there. A bit different than L.A.!!

I also got to spend a little time with my Dad and Peggy. We ate some yummy Mexican food and then spent the afternoon shopping. It was nice to see them and their new place.

Mae and Micah and Me by Sarah's Christmas tree!

My last night there, I got to make sugar cookies with Amy's kids. Kade had a blast rolling out and cutting the dough. He also had a great time piling on the frosting and licking his sugar covered fingers!! What fun! Can't wait to go again.

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!!
We celebrated Halloween last night with a group of friends from the ward. We had a lot of fun and everyone did a great job dressing up! We started the night out by stuffing ourselves at BJ's (which is always super delish!), then we went back to Kylie and Daniel's apartment and filled ourselves with more yumminess. We made gourmet caramel apples and ate lots of yummy desserts then let it all settle in during a movie. We had lots of fun!!

The whole gang at BJ's. The kids at the restaurant loved our group and I think the other adults were surprised we weren't drunk! ;) I'm just kidding. However, I do think some were trying to figure out what group of sober adults wear modest Halloween costumes and no one in the group is drinking!

Waiting for our meal while Jason enjoys a little cigar.

Pretty sweet cigar, huh?! Nothing like a little second hand smoke in my face.

Matt and Ashley Marianno, our cute Irish couple. They looked awesome in their sweet green attire!

Steven and Keeley Johnson made an awesome Popeye and Olive Oil!!

Ms. Frizzle (from the magic school bus) with her jack-o-lantern side kick. We were all impressed by Cheryl's creativity and Kirk was a good sport for dressing up and even sticking out his stomach for the picture!!

Daniel and Hope made the best Mr. Miyagi and the karate kid. We especially liked Mr Miyagi's goatee!

I'm pretty sure Kylie and Daniel made an even cuter Jessie and Woody than the originals!