One brownie please...or two or three!

Okay so I know I'm pregnant and I shouldn't try to lose weight or anything right now but just MAINTAINING is a good thing for me at this point! So....I have been trying to eat healthy now that I can keep the healthy food down and swallow before gagging! Anyway, I found this amazing recipe for brownies that I just love. Some of you may not be the "box brownie" type but I totally am into convenience these days and if you can find it healthy & convenient...Double plus! It sounds weird but it's amazing!

This is what you do:

1 box brownie mix

1 can black beans

...that's all!

Drain the black beans and rinse. Then fill water to top of can with black beans still in can. Puree the beans and add to brownie mix. Stir with spoon as directed on box and cook as directed on box! Oh they are so yummy and not "healthy" tasting at all! Great serving of Fiber and protein also! Never thought you could have protein & Fiber in such a yummy treat huh? Let me know how the experimenting goes!!!

14 days of Valentines!

I'm sure some of you have done this or heard of this but I did it this year and it was so fun!

You start on February 1st... 1st day of Valentines, and each day from then until Valentines day, you do or give something to your special someone! I did a bunch of research of different people's ideas and created my own. It's pretty cheesy but the 2 weeks prior to Valentines for us, Jon was traveling a bunch so it was fun to send him with little presents!

I thought I might list a few of them for people if they want to use the idea next year! Sorry I didn't post it earlier but he checks the blog all the time while he's out of town to see pics of the kids and stuff so I didn't want to risk him seeing it.

Day 1: A singing Valentine card that welcomed him to the 14 days of valentines! ( I hung it on a fuzzy heart on the front door as he came home!)

Day 2: An invitation for lunch-for-2!! I got a babysitter and all!

Day 3: A gift card for 2 movie tickets and a candy! (3 things it could buy)

Day 4: 4 wallet sized pictures with him and me and the kids! Just fun ones of us playing together

Day 5: 5 kinds of fudge! (gardner village has the buy 4 get one free!)

Day 6: "You are my sweetie PIE" I cut his favorite kind of pie into 6 pieces!

Day 7: Rose petals!...can't tell you the rest!

Day 8: You are "eggsactly" what I want! I cooked breakfast for him with 8 things of his plate. (2 eggs, 2 peices of toast, 2 peices of sausage hashbrowns and O.J.)

Day 9: An invitation for a movie at 9:00...our house! With a box of Crunch-n-Munch and 2 Rootbeers!

Day 10: 10 things I love about you on a cute thing. You can frame it if you'd like!

Day 11: A picture of our wedding day and how I felt that day!

Day 12: A Papa Murpheys pizza in a heart shape! (this was a last minute one! it was supposed to be 12 love notes...I got lazy!)

Day 13: 13 different ways to say "I love you." I posted them in different languages all over his truck. I also added the cute cheesy windo stickers you buy at the dollar store! He still hasn't taken them down!

Day 14: I was in charge of dinner! I made his favorite and prepared a 5 course meal! We put the kids to bed early and ate dinner at 7:00! It was so fun and romantic.

Anyway, I know it's a lot of planning but the nice thing about it is that you can do it on any budget! I got a bunch of stuff at the dollar store and went from there! Here's a picture of the table on Valentines, it was fun to have something new and different! Hopefully if you ever want to do this for your hubby, you can search it and get some good ideas!

This is the gift Jon gave to me!!! Way too much but I am so excited! I have wanted to see Wicked so bad and now I get to go! YAY!

Our goings on!

Vernal!

We got to visit our friends in Vernal last weekend and it was such a blast! We haven't been able to get our kids together for so long because of moves and crazy baby business so we just soaked them up! The kids loved it and got along so well! We saw everything that Vernal had to do. We went to the Dinosaur Museum with them and went out to dinner at a great little Mexican restaurant there. It was a ton of fun, we miss you guys!

Hanna & Gracie! Don't mind what Hanna's hand is doing! I can't...uh nevermind!

We haven't seen them in a long time...can ya tell?!

Sorry so blurry! Braden and Hunter are the best of buds we wished they lived a bit closer.

Jon was just as into it as the kids! Kind of handy since my energy levels are way down right now! Thanks Jon!

Hunter & Gracie!

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A fun family home evening!

I normally wouldn't post FHE stuff but since I print this off, I want a couple of pictures of this. Jon is the most creative person I know! We have been having family scripture study at night so we can finish in the spring and go to Disney Land. We were trying to find a fun way to teach the story of King Benjamin and the tower and had a bunch of extra cupcakes leftover..so the kids had some fun!

I especially love Hunter's idea of King Benjamin himself!

Hanna couldn't resist! Our tower did not last long. You think they learned the lesson? Ohwell, it was fun!

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Just some pics of the kids playing with cousins! They love it when Jordynn, Kelsee's daughter comes over! Jon was out of town and the kids and I needed something to do for dinner! Play places are great for that!

Sorry such a long post, I don't get the computer very often so I post when I get a chance!

Oh and an update on the baby business:

I went to the doctor again this last Friday and the ultrasound said I am actually 2 weeks ahead of what they said before! That's always good news! I was wondering why I was showing so early, I mean I know you're supposed to show more with the 3rd but, well, I eat what I can keep down right now!

Oh and for those who didn't know, our house has been for sale for a couple months now... and we FINALLY found someone who fell in love with it! It just went under contract today and we are so excited! We went to look for houses today and there's a ton that is changing right now! We're excited! We'll post more when we know more!

Snow, snow, snow!!!

I was so excited to see the rain a few days ago. I thought, Wow! This is awesome, I love the rain! Yeah, that did not last long. The snow came that night and though it was not too much this time...I am getting really sick of it! I think it must be a girl thing or something but I am ready for spring, the rain, the flowers...The works! Ohwell, wishing isn't going to get me anywhere so I guess we'll just play in it right?


Here are just a few pics of stuff that takes up the Winter days!
We had to build our annual snowman. Compliments to MaryAnn who gave us that cute set to decorate him with! The kids really love going outside, I need to be better about getting the energy to get them dressed and undressed after these activities! Whooh, sometimes it's a workout!

My parents gave us kids a snowmobiling trip this year for Christmas. What a gereat gift. we all went together a couple Saturdays ago up to Strawberry Resevoire. It's so pretty up there. I wish I would have snapped more picture but my hands were freezing. I'm lucky I got these. They're kind of goofy but I'll take what I get!

Thanks mom and dad for the great day! You are amazing and we love you!

Cancun!

Our trip was a blast!

Anyone who has ever been to Cancun I'm sure has a hard time explaining how beautiful it is in words! I will try. We stayed in a beautiful Resort with all inclusive benefits which means...all the Daquiries and Pina coladas I wanted! We met some great friends there and had so much fun with them.

We went 4-wheeling through the jungle & onto the beach. It was amazing & really bumpy! Okay is it just me or is everyone's bladder hard to control when pregnant??? I probably shouldn't have gone but we tried to be really careful.It had rained quite a bit so the water puddles were huge. We were soaked!

On to Cancun city. We took a taxi into the city to hit some flea markets and shopping. Jon found something he wanted while I had my shopping! He was obsessed with the Luchador masks they sold there. He got one for him & Hunter. I'll have to post a picture of them wrestling together...it's hilarious!


We had so much fun with our friends Jill & Adam & Eunice & George. What a fun group of friends, we really lucked out to have people we had so much in common with, forced to hang out with us...poor them!

It was pretty chilly there most of the time so we want to go back real soon when it's nice & warm!

It was such a blast & we weren't away from the kiddos for too long. I find I'm so much a better mom when I have little breaks like this. Everyone is like that right???

Happy News!

Hello everyone, it has been a while!
We have some happy news. The best Christmas present ever!
We're expecting baby #3!!!
We're telling people really early which we haven't done with any of our little ones, but we couldn't hold it in any longer! We're pretty excited so we hope it still comes quickly and the pregnancy part (at least the first trimester) goes fast!
We were able to hear the heart beat yesterday and that is always the most reassuring appointment just to know it's all okay in there! I am a little over 8 weeks now so our projected due date is Aug. 18th! I am all for inducing so the doctor says as long as I'm ready, he doesn't mind taking me a week early!
We're hoping for the beginning of August!

Next week we do get to go to Cancun though! Jon's work is forcing us to go...what do you do? That will hopefully break up this cabin fever I have! Jon brought home flowers for me yesterday and they reminded me of Spring! It can't come quick enough I say!

So... here's to some good months ahead! No more Nausea and less mood swings!!! (poor Jon)

Temple square!

Okay, you can't have Christmas in Utah with out a visit to Temple Square! This year it was so fun, we had some friends go with us and the kids loved it. Thanks sherry & Abe for coming along! You guys are awesome!

We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant, The Blue Iguana! It's amazing. Especially the "Burrito Grande" Jon always gets. If you finish the whole thing, you get free dessert!