Sick day=Sew day

Today I took a "sick" day. And am I sick? Nope! But I am sewing and loving it. My mom surprised me with a sewing machine for my birthday and I finally had a moment to while it out. I was so proud of myself because I threaded the needle and got it all set up without help. I did have my mom, aka best sewing teacher ever, teach me all the tricks but I for sure thought I wouldn't rememeber it all on my own. I already made one table cloth this morning and am gonna get a baby blanket completed after I wake up from a nap. Not much is better than taking a sick day when you are not sick!

16 week bump

Really can I have a bump already? This is nutso to me. I am 16 weeks today and finally figured that I should start taking pics of this lil one growing inside of me. I am feeling AWESOME finally which is a great relief. I still throw up a few times a week which is usually a pretty violent episode that I feel from the deepest part of my gut. Feeding the dogs is usually the biggest trigger however public bathrooms still are extremely daunting and usually end in not so great way. I am still doing crossfit and I shoot for at least 3x a week with lots of walking around the park with bear along with Bikram pregnancy dvd at home. So far everything is looking good. When we went this week for our appt the baby was staring straight at me, head on. It was so amazing. Early February we are hoping to find out if we are having a baby Aaron or baby Kristen. I am pretty sure I have started feeling some movement down there every now and then, almost like lil fish are swimming inside or a potato bug is rolling around. The stretching pains were not so fabulous this week but a few days after them popped out a lil bump so it is all worth it. I am just dying to meet this lil one and I know I still have a ways to go. Here's to getting bigger and cooking a new Murray.

Baby on the way and Xmas=Perfection

We had a great holiday and I honestly enjoyed every minute of it. It was magical in every way. Maybe it's cause this was the last holiday season without a little one around. Many of you already know but if not WE ARE HAVING A KIDDO!!! We couldn't be more thrilled. We have been so hesitant to get the word out but finally started to spread the good news. Fingers crossed that all goes well from here on out. We are 13 weeks preggers. Week 6-9 was brutal, lost 8 lbs from throwing up so much. Back to my normal weight now, maybe even plus 2. Eating more than just mashed potatoes and I may just be feeling a bit more like my self...knock on wood. It has kinda been a roller coaster of emotions as the time line went a bit like this 1. Get called as YW president, 2. Head to hawaii, 3. 3 days after we get back from Hawaii Gpa Steenblik has massive stroke, 4. The next day we find out we are preggers, 5. The following week gpa Steenblik dies. It really was just a bit nuts and hard to take it all in. We really are just dying knowing we are going to have a kiddo. We have already started preparing Bear and Bella about the addition on its way. Thankfully we got some awesome family pics done in December to celebrate our family as we are now before things change. For some reason I can't upload them which is annoying the heck out of me because they are so dang good!!! Brooke Palmer did them and we love them.

I know right, you are thinking seriously this is the picture she took of her getting a positive pregnancy test. We were running out the door to our ward halloween party and well it is what it is. I honestly laugh that this is the picture I have and think our kid is really gonna think we are crazy hippies now. Oh well. It does the trick right.


Xmas was fabulous. We headed to Arizona to be with my family. We had a blast and just went non stop. Not much relaxing goes down when I am with my family because I want to do it all and spend time with everyone. Napping seems wrong when I have all these people around that I love. Enjoy some pics of the week.


George and Bear just being buddies. George is fearless, I guess having a 200 lb doggie at home makes him prepared for Bear.

Liam went for a drive in Punka's truck. I love the pics I can get of this kiddo in Punka's truck.

My parents. Man I love them. They really are the greatest. They are so in love still and sweet to each other, I love the example they have set for me.


Me and my Aar Bear the day after xmas. I love taking pictures in my backyard. My dad does such a great job with the landscaping and it makes for a perfect background. Oh and I love Aar Bear too!!!

The BOYS of the family!!!

Me and my mommy!!!

The whole family.

Xmas eve wrapping central. We all keep our backs turned away so we don't see the gifts. We spend hours wrapping and wrapping all of our goodies for each other. So magical and fun.