We're having a......

Surprise!

That's right folks....we won't know what BK is until Dec 25 (well, I hope a little sooner than that)

However, after seeing that baby move and shake on the screen, I'm a little frightened about what's going to happen after he/she is out of the womb. I guess he/she has to be a mover and shaker to keep up with the older siblings ( what did we expect? a calm Karren?). Lindsey fussed more than half the time we were there because we were paying more attention to the baby than her, which also frightens me a bit (okay more than bit, a whole lot!That girl's world is going to be rocked in a few short months).

I have much to blog about (i.e. our fabulous trip to Mexico), but not tonight. It will come in due time :)

The 1st Family Road Trip

We decided to venture out on our first family road trip a few weeks ago. My brother, Chad, lives in Utah and my sister, Erin, lives in Idaho. We hadn't seen them since Christmas and missed them tons. Plus, my sister just had a baby so we just had to go and meet her!

We took off Friday after work and drove a few hours before spending the night in La Grande. We then got to Utah Saturday afternoon. I packed the car full of food and games and things I thought would keep the kiddos busy for our long drive. Jack did great and actually appreciated the things I brought. Lindsey, on the other hand, thought that screaming (yes, she is 3. 5 and still screaming for fun) would be a better way to pass the time. Clint mentioned several times how he was going to fly home instead of driving after we finally arrived at our destination.

Locked and loaded.

2.4 minutes of peace while Linds listened to a book on tape.
The happy camper


Some of the fun things we did in Utah with Chaddy boy.

Temple Square:

BYU

Creamery!

Chocolate mint brownies and bread with honey butter. Yum!

Park City:

Bowling:

Visiting with friends:


After a great stay and a great visit with my brother, we made the shorter drive to Idaho.

Some of the fun things we did in Idaho:

BYU-Idaho

Wow, it has changed!!(but the sign is the same :))

Rexburg Temple:


Spray Park:


Baby T- ooh, she made me so baby hungry (but also pretty anxious as I saw my daughter interact with her- all I can say is that I will be wearing BK (that is short for Baby Karren) until he/she is 3).


4 Wheeling
Figure 8 racing

Eating out
Farmer's Market

Family Photos:

Delicious. It was all I could not to sneak her home in my suitcase :)


The ride home was a tad better than the way there (except the fact that Clint had food poisoning from Subway :()
Sporting some pipe cleaner glasses.
Umm. Just the way we like it.

All in all, the trip was worth the drive. However, with that said, we may wait to take another road trip until a certain someone is 10.