Giant Men - Snowmen that is

We had visitors again!!  So the week before the weekend was filled with lots of cleaning.  It was so pretty.  I guess my weekend actually started Thursday evening when we drove 1.5 hours to a friends reception in Lindon.  It was a high school friend, and since I couldn't make the sealing I really wanted to go.  I did check to make sure at least one more friend would be there.  That way we wouldn't be lonely at this reception.  It was fun to see them.  Thankfully it was a shorter travel back...only 1 hour.  Salt Lake City traffic just stinks sometimes.

Then on Friday in the evening Chris & Katy Clarke, along with a friend named Ryan stayed the weekend with us.  Friday night was just eating and talking.  Saturday morning though we woke up to a good few inches of snow.  Kyle was super estatic because everytime it has snowed enough and stuck was either on a Sunday or work day.  Meaning a nonplay in day.  So all of us bundled up in semi snow playing clothes and went outside.  There were snowballs flung around.  But the best thing we achieved was giant snowmen collection.

Katy playing in the snow

It took a lot of thinking to figure out how to get the large middle piece on

We did it.  And one of our neighbors decided to come help us out.

Since it surpassed chair height, trash can was then used.

The decorator and sculptor was Ryan

The neighbor kid was sick so he wasn't allowed to come play outside.  Instead he just stared at us.

Enjoying time with the friends

In awe of the 11 foot 3 inch tall snowperson

It wasn't enough though, so now we start a wife and dog

We finished!

Such a cute family.

All the hard workers.

So after this great undertaking, which took a few hours and used up most the snow from the lawns, we warmed up with hot cocoa.  Then our visitors headed to SLC to do a temple session.  We then also headed down (we got to take the train) to Temple Square to look at the lights.

It was very packed.  That's what you get for the Saturday before Christmas.  Glad we rode the train so we didn't have to find a parking spot in that craziness.  I did take a few shots, but I loved to just look around.

Katy with her nephew, sister and Mom.

Had to get a shot of us while there.  I learned I have a really bright flash.

The Clarke family

Ryan and Chris

We got back later that night starving and a bit tired.  So we quickly made a good pasta meal, had Caryn and Sam come over where we just chilled and talked again.  By Sunday though, I was quite exhausted and happy to have a house back to ourselves.

Hot and then Cold

It's been a busy past few days.  First off I am in the middle of cleaning my house.  Part of it comes from guests coming over this coming weekend and a large part of this came from the need to rearrange the living room again.  The layout wasn't working the greatest, and if you know me I love to rearrange furniture a lot.  This isn't a "nesting" thing...it's a the computer chair always taking so much room when used, and the recliner not being able to be reclined or even rocked in needs to change.  As part of it though, things had to find new places, and those new places which had things there needed to find new places.  Follow that?  Well just say it was at least 2 days of reorganizing and rearranging.  Last night Kyle was so nice to help me rearrange the whole living room which includes: 2 heavy and loaded bookshelves, a computer desk that falls apart anytime its lifted, and a large couch.  I tried to help, but can't do too much of the heavy liftin' nowadays.  Final result, I like it and Kyle says I have to keep it for at least 6 months.

This weekend I also finally found time to take our Christmas pictures.  It was a warm and sunny day.  The weekend got up to 55 which is becoming warm to me.  It was a very bright day, but we only had a small time spot to take pictures so it had to do.  That's why there's a lot of squinting.  Well here they are:

Then to get some bump pics, and just ones of me Kyle took over the camera.

This is at 22 weeks...5.5 months equivalent.

Now for Kyle's turn:

So that was the nice warm weather right.  Well this is what we woke up to this morning:

Such a change.

Oh so the pictures got used on a Christmas card being sent out to family.  Here's the pic I chose:

Sweet Snowflake Holiday

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Good thing I put Happy Holidays though cause I might have ordered them a tad too late to get them out before Christmas.  

Down to 3 jeans

The title comes from my realization this morning that I now only have 3 comfortable fitting jeans.  I do have other jeans that fit, but somehow they all have at least one problem with them to where I probably won't wear them again until after this kid is born.  Many of them dig in when I sit, or after I eat the high waist one is now a bit too tight.  But I do know eventually I'll have to move up to being the stretchy waisted kind.  Just don't want to get there yet.

Other kid news...I have officially felt the baby kick!  It was Sunday, I was hungry and laying down when suddenly.  BAM!  This weird feeling happened.  Then I noticed it again.  It was not my stomach growling or rumbling.  Now though I notice the little one kicking, movin' and groovin' all the time.  All the time, it feels like he's tumbling and somersaulting constantly in there.  Kyle has been trying to feel it ever since.  Only last night was he successful.  He only felt a small kick, but I still think he was happy to finally feel it.  We still haven't found out the gender yet, but that will be happening at our next appointment.  I'm currently 21 weeks 2 days.

The size of the kid can be compared to:
Or around 10.5" if you like direct numbers.

This weekend wasn't too exciting, but still busy.  We went Christmas shopping, and then had the ward Christmas party.  Saturday since I procrastinated, I was doing a ton of Relief Society stuff.  Reports, handouts, fliers, new printouts, newsletter...yeah my fault that I do nothing all week and then left it to Saturday.  That's it though folks.