Let the christmas songs begin...

I love love love Christmas songs! They make the holiday season feel more complete. There is nothing like sittin under a warm blanket, sippin' hot chocolate and listenin' to some Christmas tunes. It is even better when there is some snow fallin' outside! We don't get snow where we live, but since most of my time has been spent in Snowflake lately I have been hopin' and prayin' for just a little snow... :) I hate when it is freezing cold outside and there is no snow, I hate the cold so if I have to suffer through it there might as well be some snow. Am I right? I cannot believe how quickly Christmas is sneakin' up on us. Last year at this time I had my Christmas shopping done and my gifts wrapped. So not the case this year, haha. I have hardly done any shopping and there are only what 20 more days!? Well, hopefully I will get most of, if not all of it done this weekend. Deagan and I are headed down to the valley today with Dev's parents. Melissa, Riley and I are going to see Celine Dion Saturday night! I am sooo excited! I got my tickets to this thing for Christmas last year so it has been a long time comin! I am most excited for the girls day we are having all day Sat. Dev and Mike are in charge of Deagan ALL day! Woo Hoo! I need a little break, and Deagan needs some quality time with his daddy. It feels like he has been gone forever, and when we thought we were nearing the end they went and added another week to his schooling!? Ugh, not happy. But, only one more week after this one! I think we can make it :)Well, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Dev's Excitement Last Week

Last week was a pretty good week for Dev, his class finally got out of their training yard where they have been cooped up for five and a half weeks. They got to go wreck out a 69 kv line with a 12 kv underbuild for systems. (Yes, Dev told me what to say, I have no clue what any of that means. I just know it is dangerous and I don't want anything to do with it!) They also learned how to climb the high voltage towers... he got some really cool pics, although I think he should have been holding on for dear life instead of snapping photos, but whatever.

Dev working with Catlett on a 65 ft. wood pole... looks pretty high right?! Psh. That's nothing...

Now THAT is high

Dev's apprentice class...

This one was the biggest of the two towers, the 500 kv line. It was 160-170 ft.

Looking straight down the 230 kv Kachina Tower, 120 ft. all the way down...

Look no hands!?

Dev and Todd... what the hell were they thinking?! It's only 160 ft. fall, no biggie.

So, he survived last week, now only two more weeks after this one to go! Woo Hoo! We are ready for this all to be over.

Date Night

Riley watched Deagan for us and Dev and I went on our much needed date night Friday night. The evening started out with dinner at Outback. I had a yummy steak and Dev had shrimp. It was delish. After dinner we headed to the Carrie Underwood concert... which we were both pretty excited for, Dev might have been a little more excited than I :) Haha. He is quite a big fan of hers, which guy isn't?? She's freakin gorgeous.


Little Big Town opened for her, and we only knew a couple of their songs but they were really good. Carrie Underwood was awesome though, she is so talented. It was nice to spend some time with Dev just him and I, the night definitely went by too fast though. After the concert we hurried home to see Deagy, funny how anxious you are to get away from them for awhile and then the whole time you are away they are all you talk about and think about... it was pretty late so we knew he would probably be asleep, which he was, him and Riley were both crashed out in the front room. They had a fun night swimming and watching cartoons. Thanks Riley for watching him for us, we owe ya!

Early Poll Close

Alright I know there are still 12 days left to vote on our baby name poll, but with the current results being 24 to 8 I would say the message is clear... we should definitely switch things up. Haha. It was never actually our intention to have all D names, we just liked Deagan and it happened to start with a D. I was just curious to see what everyone thought. So, thanks to all those who voted... 32 votes. Wow I had no idea 32 people read our blog, maybe I should be a little more on top of things and be better about my posting... sorry. The only time I can post though is when we are staying with someone who has the internet, which is why I thought it would be a good idea to take advantage while I had the chance and get a post up. So, we have come up with a few names, we still haven't decided on one yet and we are still debating whether we are gonna tell anyone when we do think of one or just keep it a surprise :) We will see though, neither Dev or I are very good at keeping surprises. It is down to three names, all of which I love... one happens to start with a D. Dev is not crazy about any of them, of course. He only likes the names he thinks of himself. He got to pick Deagan though so I am thinkin' this time around should be my turn! Aren't people supposed to agree on a name?! Haha. I keep hoping he will come around and decide he really likes one of them though. So, I guess you could say we are still undecided. Deagan's name came to us so easily, we are having a hard time with this one though... just waiting for the perfect name for him I guess. Maybe we will have to see his cute little face before we can decide. We are getting so excited for the day to come, we can't wait to see who he is going to look like. It is hard to imagine him looking any different then Deagan, guess we will find out soon enough... but not too soon! Deagan was almost six weeks early and that was so scary, we were definitely not prepared for that but he was so healthy and so perfect, everything worked out just fine, we are so grateful. We are better prepared this time around in case it happens again though, and as much as we would love to meet him we hope this little guy stays in longer than his older brother.

It's been awhile...

Since my last post Deagan and I spent a week at home alone and survived. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was actually kind of nice, we sure missed Dev a lot though. It has been hard on Deagan especially not getting to see his daddy all week. Zoe misses him a lot too, he is her best friend. I catch her snuggled up in our closet laying on his shoes all the time, goofy dog. Last week Deagan and I drove up to Snowflake cuz I had a hunt that started Friday. Dev had school Friday morning so he wasn't able to go out with me, so it was just me and Mike! We saw some good bucks but never had an opportunity to shoot. Later that night we took Deagan to their ward Trunk or Treat which he lasted all of about ten minutes at. We spent the whole time inside playing games and by the time we went out to do some trunk or treating he was done... pretty much how every Halloween has gone so far. Hopefully next year he will be more into it. He made the cutest little puppy dog though, I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures, dangit! Maybe I can convince him to dress up in it again and snap some real quick... we'll see, it was hard enough to get him in the first time. So, the rest of the weekend was spend trying to kill me a buck... no luck. Maybe I should have stayed there all week instead of giving up but I just couldn't motivate myself enough. Haha. I really do enjoy hunting, it's not so bad once a year, haha I would much rather sleep in and spend my mornings in a nice warm house but once a year isn't so bad :) No, I like it cuz Dev loves it and I like to be able to do things with him that he loves, it's just not the same when he isn't there. I guess that's why I gave up so easy this year, and cuz I am well... pregnant! I just don't have the energy. Last year doesn't help either... my first hunt ever and I killed on the first morning, so easy. I didn't know you had to spend weeks doing it! It doesn't bother me any that I didn't get anything, Dev on the other hand is heartbroken. Oh well, there is always next time.

Dev headed back down to the valley Sunday night and Deagy and I went home Monday to do some laundry and pay a few bills. We came down to the valley yesterday and picked Dev up from school. Last night we went to Peter Piper for dinner which Deagy loved. He has been askin to go back all morning... Dev and I are going to the Carrie Underwood concert Friday night which I am so excited for. It will be nice to have a little date night with my hubby, it's been awhile. Sweet Aunt Riley offered to babysitt Deagan so that will be nice. As for the rest of the week, I am not sure what our plans are... maybe a little shopping :)

Just some random pics....

It has been awhile since I have put pics on the blog so I thought I would put a few on...

Here is a prego pic at 20 weeks...

Cheeto face

Deagan and I made pumpkin cookies a couple of weeks ago... he was so helpful... here he is eating some of the dough.

Showing of his work...

Last night we carved a pumpkin... well Dev did, my job was to transfer the pattern and clean the pumpkin out. Deagan played in all the seeds and insides of the pumpkin, he informed us he was making us macaroni and cheese and cookies with it... YUM!

It's a little monster in case you can't tell, it looks better when it is all lit up in the dark, my camera wasn't cooperating though.

So, what else have we been up to? Well... Dev was in the valley all last week for schooling and he still has another seven weeks down there. Thank goodness he has a sweet sister who lets him stay with her and feeds him every night. Thanks Riley! She may never offer to let us stay with her again after this is all over and done with. Haha. Deagan and I spent last week in Snowflake with my mom, and she brought us home for the weekend so we could see Dev for a couple days before he has to head back down. So, this week Deagan and I are going to try and stay home all week... I haven't been by myself for more than a night before so we will see how it goes! I am such a wuss. This is how our lives are going to be for the next four years though so I better just get used to it! It is going to be a long week, I have no idea what we are going to do... wish us luck :)

Baby Update

Guess what we're having??

A BOY!! A little baby brother for Deagy, we couldn't be more excited. Dev is so proud of himself. Haha. I was actually really surprised when the Dr. told us it was another boy, I thought for sure it was going to be a girl because of how different my pregnancy has been this time around and how persistent Deagan has been with telling us he was going to have a baby sister. We are very excited and anxious to meet our new little guy and to see the two of our boys together.

The Dr. said everything looks good, the baby is healthy and I am healthy. I am finally gaining weight and I am actually looking pregnant and not like I am bloated all the time! I can feel the baby move which is always amazing. There is nothing that can compare to feeling your little miracle moving inside you. He moves quite a bit now but nothing like Deagan, he was constantly moving. I can remember when we went for our first ultrasound and he was doing flips and going crazy... he hasn't changed. So, I am thinking maybe since this baby doesn't move around as much it means he will be a little calmer. Haha. Dev and I would definitely have our hands full with another little Deagan running around. I am sure we could handle it though.

Ever since I found out what we are having I have been planning, planning, planning. I am driving Dev crazy. I already have furniture, bedding and paint colors picked out for the boys' room. I have been making lists... things that need to be done before the baby arrives, things we need to buy, etc. I am definitely a list girl, I have lists for EVERYTHING... rarely does anything ever get done on them but it is just the idea that I am writing it all down that makes me feel better :) So, I am definitely in nesting mode. I am feeling so much better and I have a lot more energy and motivation to get things done. This is when the pregnancy starts getting fun! 21 weeks down, 19 more to go! Bring it on.