My Adorable Niece, Visitors, Yellowstone, Conference, Best Friends...

First of all I wanted to post something funny Gavin said the other day...

Me: Gavin, will you help me clean up your toys so that I can vacuum?

Gavin: No
Me: I'm gonna spank your bum!
Gavin: Well come over here & spank it then!

Can you believe that? It was really hard not to laugh. He never talks back like that so I was in shock! Where do they learn these things?

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Now for an up-date with pictures...

My sister & her husband had a baby girl in August and she is beautiful! She weighed 10 lbs & was 22 inches long! Poor Ronda! We are so happy for them to be parents. Here are some pictures of when she was born... (I know, it is really sad that I am just now posting pictures from August!)

And here are some pictures from her blessing day. She is a gorgeous baby! Also in August: Brent's brother, his wife & their 3 adorable boys came from Maryland for a visit! We were glad we got to spend some time with them while they were staying at Brent's parents house. Here are some pictures from their stay & some of us at Tony Grove...

In September we went to Yellowstone with Brent's cousin, his wife & their cute kids. We were hoping to see more wildlife, but that's okay! We still had a good time. We camped there for 3 nights & it was cold but fun! It was Gavin's first time camping in a tent & he loved it! On the way home he said, "I don't want to live in Bear Lake anymore. I want to live in a tent at Yellowstone." Oh boy, no thanks!!!

The Hirschi family has a tradition of going & staying at their family cabin (The Hirschi Hide-out) during conference. I love family traditions like that! We took some four wheelers up the canyon to see the pretty leaves. It was so nice to be with family and listen to conference.


I got to go stay in Park City with my best buddy Wendy a few weekends ago. Her work paid for 3 nights at Hotel Park City (so nice!). Her husband Sean couldn’t go, so she asked me to join her! It was awesome! We actually stayed there a few years ago & had so much fun so I feel spoiled that I got to go again! Thanks Wend! You’re the best & I love ya bunches! (And thanks to my mom for watching Gavin for me so that I could go!)

20 Weeks!?! Where Did the Time Go?

We went to the 20 week ultrasound yesterday and found out we are having a little girl! We are so excited! Gavin was disappointed that it wasn't a brother, but we are convincing him that sisters are the coolest! When the ultrasound technician asked him what he thought of it being a girl he said, "not good". :) I couldn't help but laugh through my happy tears! I know he will be a wonderful big brother and I am excited to see him in that role. I am also excited to see Brent be the daddy to a little girl! ;) Here's the proof...

In the Hirschi family there are three of us sister-in-laws due around the same time! And our cousin-in-law (is that a word?) Ginger is due March 27th! Lots of babies in March! After some due date changes Jaimee & Deb are both due on March 6th! Yesterday the ultrasound tech said I am measuring to be due March 5th, but my doctor won't change my due date so it's still March 8th. So he said I could go early. Or maybe he just doesn't know that Brent and I were both big babies & Gavin was good sized at 8 lbs. 8 oz.! So I'm not too surprised that I'm measuring big.

Here's Jaimee & I posing for our 20 week belly shots!

It is so fun to be pregnant together and have someone to talk to who understands! We were pregnant together last time & our boys are 3.5 months apart. We thought that was close! Now this time we are 2 days apart! So fun!

We always feel so cheesy just standing there with our bellies sticking out, so we thought we'd try some different poses & mix it up a little bit!

I don't want to copy Jaimee's post because I saw she posted these pictures too, but I feel the same way! I am so blessed to have a sister-in-law who is also one of my best friends. We have become so close & I am very grateful to have her in my life! Love ya Jaimee!

So I was working on a different post with a bunch of pictures & goings on from the past few months, but after having the ultrasound & finding out what we're having I had to post about that! So I am writing this in hopes that it will push me to finish that one & get it posted (it's really big!) So check back soon! :)

A Quick Up-date...

Sorry I've been such a slacker about posting lately! Here is some info I falied to mention on my previous post. I am due on March 8th (Brent's birthday is March 7th!). We find out what we are having this Monday (October 19th) so I look forward to posting about that! We are excited to see what baby #2 will be!

Some info about this pregnancy...I was really sick in the beginning so that part wasn't too fun. The nausea, throwing up & everything smelling bad got old fast! But luckily I got on the good medicine early so that has helped. I am very grateful that we can have another baby & Gavin will have a sibling. He is getting excited & whenever I ask him what it is he says "a brother". If I talk about it being a girl he says, "No! I don't want a sister!"

It is so funny the "advice" I get from people who have NO idea! I have to remind myself that they mean well!

Anyway, I need to do some catching up & post pictures, but we'll see how long that takes me! ;)