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You all probably wonder what I do while Daniel is not home. Why, pull out the digital camera and use the self-timer, of course! Here I am at 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. I promise that is not a basketball tucked under my shirt. Who knew my belly could look like that? We are just waiting now , Daniel with his cell phone on at all times and me with my hospital bag all packed. What will the lucky day be?

Lots of Visitors

Daniel and I have had a relaxing summer at home, but we might have gotten a little bored if it weren't for all the visitors we've had lately. Thanks for stopping by, everyone!!


This is Jenny Fyfe, my MTC companion, and her niece Jordie who came down from Alberta, Canada for a visit at the end of July. We had such a blast together!

Becca, my dear friend and old roommate, stopped by August 7 with her husband Aaron and their little girl Elaine. They were passing through on their way home to New Mexico and I'm so glad they could come by and say hello.


I think I was more excited for my family to come out for my graduation than I was to graduate! It was great to see everyone and to visit for a few days. Family, isn't it about time? :) It is also great to finally finish school, after starting BYU 7 years ago! Now on to new adventures, with a quick breather in between first. Hooray!

My cute nieces, Katie and Annabelle!!

Celebration!

The Fourth of July was lots of fun, a day full of relaxtion and no work! Here's some photos of our festivies:

Fireworks!!

Daniel took these pictures from Wymount--not a bad view.

Cousin Jen invited us to watch the parade with her and Kai at her grandma's house on Center Street. Don't you love Kai's hair?

We recently watched "The Music Man" so I thought of the song "76 Trombones in the big parade" when the band started marching by.

Even though he's looking the other way, here's President Samuelson with a cowboy hat!


We decided this teddy bear would be too big to fit in the crib with the baby, so we just took a picture.



Waiting for the fireworks to start, and looking frazzled after swimming and enjoying the sun all afternoon.


This was just a test picture for the night setting on the camera, but it does show my growing belly so I thought I'd include it.

Hooray, more celebration! Daniel surprised me with the camera when I came home from my last day of work, which was Friday, June 22. I had a great time at the Advisement Center on campus, but I am also happy to be done with the 8-5pm schedule. Thanks again, Tamara, for the recommendtion! Now I get to enjoy school without working for my last term at BYU. Having class start at 10am just three days a week gives me plenty of chances to sleep in. I'm loving it.

Yes, this is over 2 months ago, but I thought I'd include our pictures from celebrating el Cinco de Mayo.

Tamara made and frosted the cake, and Andy helped come up with the Mexican burrito man.

Daniel and I helped out by eating the cake, which was very yummy!!

It's a Boy!!

Hooray! Here's our first picture of baby Jensen. We were so glad to hear that he is doing well and developing right on schedule. We are slowly getting our apartment ready to make room for him. I'm just glad to have a month after graduation to make final touches. But we will be more than ready for October to come!

GraduationTime

Yes, I have been a major slacker with this blog, but here are some photos from Daniel's graduation, April 26 and 27.

You'd have a grin this big too after finishing all he did!!
Congratulations Daniel!

A bonfire to finish off the evening.

Cross Country?

My friend Laura called me Saturday and invited me to join her for cross country skiing. Even though I have lived in Utah for five years, I have never once gone skiing, so I thought I should give it a try. Besides, cross country sounded pretty safe. Well, we went to a canyon close to Vivian Park (for those who know the area) and found the trail, which went up. I toppled over just once or twice as we went up the mountain, but I got the hang of the skis without much trouble. It was coming down that I realized how hard skiing can be!! I think the pictures say it all. I should have known that cross country in Utah wouldn't be too flat. I still had a blast even though I'm feeling my sore muscles today!

January blues?

Unlike Megan and Emily, the birthday girls, I have not often enjoyed January, the cold month that follows the excitement of Christmas and brings the beginning of a new semester. The month seems to drag on with little excitement. However, this year I cannot believe at how quickly it is passing me by. Half-way through the month, on the 15th, the grad school applications were due, so, like any deadline, it came up quickly. Daniel submitted applications for both BYU and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for Physics. If he gets accepted at Illinois, I can do the library science program after waiting a year to get in-state tuition. This plan sounds a lot more affordable to us! If we stay in Utah, I will look into online programs for library science, which are becoming more popular and just as credible. So, now that the applications are in, we are ready for the wait. We hope to hear back by March, so February just might turn into the long month for me this year!