A few additions...

Joey and I had fun with some arts and crafts over the weekend. It took us awhile to find everything at Michael's. Let's just say we will not intentionally be visiting that store again anytime soon.

Kaitlyn's room is getting cuter.

The beginning of a nursery...

Kaitlyn's room is coming along slowly but surely. Joey did a great job putting the crib together. I'm sure Kaitlyn will enjoy her new stuffed animals from Grandma and us: a cow and a giraffe. They are so cute. Only 75 days left!

Trip to Oregon for Thanksgiving

Susan making whipped cream. She was in the kitchen the whole weekend mostly. The food was delish. Thanks to Andrea and Kevin for moving out and giving us their bed and to dave and susan and all for organizing the house to find room for us.

Checking out the selection of Thanksgiving Pies, made by Susan and Andrea. Great for diabetics.

Amy and I trying out dave's smart car. Cool little toy.

Something we are not used to seeing having lived in Utah for the last year or so...green trees.

This picture was probably taken in Idaho where I was seriously thinking about turning around.

DeAnna doing what she could to entertain herself. I think she might have chipped a tooth on this apple.

Here is Spencer making the best of the trip. Little did he know how his Beavers would fare.

Utah 95 Oregon 81

All Ute fans will be pleased to hear me say along with all of you, Congratulations to the Utes for handing the Oregon Ducks a Men's Basketball Loss tonight. I am happy about this result and look forward to the next time I can route for the Utes....the next time they play Oregon in some sport.

On another note, my lovely wife has forbid me from making our family blog a sports commentary/trash talking/sports score zone any more. Maybe someday I'll have enough time to have my own sports blog. Until then, Go Beavers, Go Utes when they play the Ducks, Go anyone who plays the Ducks and Victory for the US Men in their upcoming year of world cup qualifying.

I bid you farewell.

Wow Cougars....Wow.

I can't believe the egg that Maxi Pad Hall laid in Salt Lake City on Saturday. I was hoping for something a little better than that. Now I can only hold onto the hope that Utah will get slaughtered when they face Alabama, Florida or the likes. The sad part is I have to listen to Ute fans tell us how awesome they are for the next 6 weeks or so.

On a brighter, almost scary note, the mighty beaver nation again found a way to win, even after our kicker, Mr. "Justin-case you think I'm good...I'm not" Kahut found a way to miss an extra point that my dear grannie could have made and leave us trailing by one. He did come back to redeem himself though, and hit the game winning field goal as time expired.

I would call Samuel T. Stroughter the player of the game for some amazing catches that kept us in at the end. I think if Kahut had missed the field goal as time expired, Spencer, my brother would have gotten in his car, driven all night to Arizona and personally saw to it that Kahut was murdered. The game did a number on our collective blood pressure to say the least.

We are one win away from going to the Rose Bowl to face Penn State.... again...hopefully this time we might show up and play like we are not in Middle school.

Go Beavers. Go Utah's opponent in their bowl game.

US Mens Soccer vs Guatemala 2-0

Here's our whirlwind trip to Denver for the US Soccer Match against Guatemala. We left Salt Lake at 6:30 am saw the game and made it back to Salt Lake by 5:30am. It was a quick trip, too quick, but we had a great time. We saw some sweet goals and had fun bantering with the Guatamala fans :)

Go Cougars!

I have genuine concern for Ute fans and don't want to see their inflated heads blow up any more and pop. I was listening to two the other day on trax talk about how they think Utah is legitimately underrated. I almost choked on my sugar-free diabetic lollipop. I guess with huge wins against powerhouses like Michigan, Utah State, UNLV, Wyoming, San Diego and Colorado State....oh wait, those teams have a combined record of 20-43. And I can't believe the way they blew out 4-8 New Mexico, running the score up on them 13-10.

Their only legitimate win came verses Oregon State (tied for 1st in a down year for the Pac 10 right now), my team that notoriously chokes on the road anyway and at the time was playing with a record of 1-2. They should have beat us handidly and got lucky that we choked at the end and gave the game to them with a PI call in the endzone. It's kind of like when they got lucky against TCU when that large magnetic forcefield kept two winning field goals out for the Horned Froggies.

I do have to commend Utah on their no loss record. It's tough to do in any conference. But I wish someone in Utah would admit they are OVERrated, too highly ranked and play cupcake teams and do not deserve to be in a BCS bowl game, just like other "underrated" teams like Boise State.

GO COUGARS! GO BEAVERS!

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

It has been a fantastic two years for us and we want to thank all of our family and friends for your love and support. To show you all our gratitude, we'll give you a niece/cousin/grandkid in March. Hope you like her!

It's a girl!

This was the only picture we could get to come out clearly from the ultrasound. It's a girl hand...not sure if it's right or left. She does have all four limbs, a beating heart, two kidneys and everything looks great so we are grateful for that. We're excited to have a girl coming to our family. Joey will put in for a boy next time.

Please buy my car.

this dumb car has been for sale for 5 weeks. Any relative who buys it I'll give them a 1.5% friends and family discount. 41000 miles $11999

CHEESE

I bought this cheese at costco. It was such a deal...I practically stole it. And it's orange too for Halloween and Oregon State.

Beaver Nation Report

Well, the depression is starting to lift after the terrible game in SLC. The Utes did not deserve to win, but the Beavers did not deserve to win either. We've since gone 2-0 and are 3-1 in the pac 10. From here on out all I have to say is go Cougars and let's hope the Utes slip up. I know...I'm just a hater. Oh well.

100 things about me (Amy)

1. I love the color red
2. I love getting massages
3. I love endurance bike rides
4. I love bike friendly cities
5. My favorite hike is South Sister in Bend, OR
6. I'm expecting in March
7. I'm looking forward to being a Mom
8. I love having time to read
9. I enjoy learning more about quilting
10. I want to take up the piano again
11. I enjoy folding clothes, but I hate putting them away
12. I don't like living in two story homes
13. I love when Joey is clean shaven
14. I love spending time with my husband
15. I don't like studying insurance
16. I enjoy the people I work with
17. Currently I have a food aversion to vegetables
18. My favorite dessert is the chocolate sack from the Crossings Restaurant
19. I hate when someone puts the toilet paper roll on backwards
20. I'm sad that I'm losing my ability to speak Russian
21. I love caramel corn
22. I love just getting out of the salon and having perfect hair
23. I loved hearing the heart beat of our baby
24. I'm grateful to have a new obgyn (the old one wasn't that great)
25. I love swimming
26. I like snuggling with Joey on the couch
27. I like Red Robin french fries
28. I love reading books about leadership
29. I love our new kitchen (it's almost done)
30. I love that Joey is a hard worker
31. I love going to the temple I'with Joey
32. I love Carribean Passion Smoothies from Jamba Juice
33. I've been to Russia twice
34. I've been to six foreign Countries
35. I want to hike Mount Kilamanjaro
36. I want to go sky diving someday
37. I've made it to level 16 on "brick Breaker" on Joey's phone (which is really sad)
38. I love great tasting water
39. I hate cleaning the bathroom
40. I've never been able to stay awake long enough to finish "Groundhog's Day"
41. I get grumpy when I'm tired and hungry
42. I hate throwing up
43. I was born in Portland, Oregon
44. My best friend is Joey
45. My best girlfriend is Meridee Lines
46. I love coconut cream pie
47. I enjoy backpacking
48. My favorite backpacking trip was through Hell's Canyon
49. I enjoy traveling with Joey
50. I want to see the ruins in South America
51. I enjoy watching "Biggest Loser"
52. I like Mexican Food
53. I have 3 sisters
54. I'm looking forward to getting started on geneology
55. I like pedicures
56. I like having my sister here in Salt Lake
57. Lately I really like shrimp
58. I don't like chinese food too much
59. I love hot showers
60. I hate cold showers
61. My favorite fruit are berries
62. My favorite city in Austria is Halstadt
63. I like baking cookies, but not anymore because Joey has diabetes
64. I like the in between period between summer and fall, not too hot not too cold
65. I love the Oregon Coast
66. I hate chain mail
67. It's sad this whole list could be about the foods I like
68. I look forward to serving another mission with Joey
69. I graduated from Oregon State University
70. I don't like the feeling of being dirty after camping
71. I like camping
72. My favorite calling in the church has been Relief Society President
73. I've always wanted to serve in the Young Women
74. I love being a homeowner
75. My favorite day of the week is Friday because I have the whole weekend to look forward to.
76. My first job was the front desk clerk for a resort in Bend
77. I've worked for 5 different companies since I was 16
78. Out of all of those, I liked working for Bank of the Cascades the best
79. I like playing up and down the river
80. I'd be happy with either a boy or a girl
81. If I could buy a brand new car it would be an Audi
82. If I had a free plane ticket to anywhere tomorrow, I would go to South Africa
83. My favorite breakfast cereal is Frosted Mini Wheats
84. I've never broken a bone in my body
85. I enjoy helping people
86. My favorite place to buy clothes is Banana Republic
87. My favorite book in the Scriptures is Mosiah
88. Most of my ancestors are from Germany
89. I loved going to disneyland for our Honeymoon
90. It drives me crazy when Joey bites his finger nails
91. If I get a dog someday it will be a chocolate lab
92. My favorite temple is the Portland Temple
93. I hope to visit all of the temples in the world with Joey
94. When I was a kid, my sister and I played with the bugs in the back yard
95. I hung a cat on accident when I was 8
96. If I could change careers I'd be a college instructor
97. I hope I can one day speak spanish fluently
98. When we build a home it's going to have a shower head that sprays from the cieling
99. Our home will also have granite countertops
100. My favorite flower is the Gerbera Daisy

countertops are in and it's looking more like a kitchen

countertop ready to recieve the sink.

sink ready to put in.

plumbing bites!!

New Sink. 2.5 inches deeper and 3 inches wider.

Still some unfinished work, but at least it looks a bit more like a real kitchen.

Amy poses for an action shot with then new faucet.

Kitchen Progress. Thanks for the help Dad.

New light fixture above the sink.

Dad's good baseboard work. Dusty floor from all the sanding.

Before

Notice the old lights on the cieling

Before the sheetrock and cabinets

unfinished plumbing and sink

This is where the closet used to be. Temporary counter and unfinished sheetrock

After, with temporary countertop and half of the cabinets

Joey removing the old cabinets

World Record for Biggest Raisin Bran Flake

More house pictures

My pregnant wife enjoying our newly painted living room

Dad's paint job. Joey still has work to do on the baseboard.

kitchen nearing readiness for cabinets