ADHA in Las Vegas baby!

My friend Staci and I were funded to go to the national Dental Hygiene meeting in Las Vegas and present our research project for judging. It was the funnest trip I've had in a LONG time! We had a blast! We went everywhere and did everything (that we wanted to that is). We didn't go to any shows, but we sure did have fun! We stayed in Ceasar's palace (AMAZING ROOM!) and our room overlooked the bilagio water foutains so we saw about 8-10 of their water shows. We were busy busy and just had fun! We rode in a limo, ate at fancy restraunts, saw Captain Jack Sparrow and Edward, went to a toga party, etc...
We went down with some other students from WSU and our faculty advisor Kami Hanson and her family. It really was a great trip and I am SO glad I got to be there with my buddy Staci!

Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to all you amazing dads our there! We decided to get my dad a waterpik flosser for fathers day (I know....it's a lame "my daughter is a hygienist" present) but he has been loving it! Since Justin is a father now...kinda...I decided that I'd try to be more supportive and let him get a PS3. I had my first big check come in from temping so I said he could get it-I know I'll regret that! For dessert I made brownie cupcakes and decorated them to look like hot dogs and kabobs on the grill (thanks to my friend Andrea for the idea). It was a great day!

Camping

Our first camping trip of the summer was SO fun! We stayed in the willows just north of Ogden Canyon. We enjoyed warm weather, sunshine, games, food, and dipping our feet in the river. I LOVE camping! This was mine and Justin's first camping trip married! So we had our own tent and a queen air mattress and sleeping bags to share. I've always wanted to have someone to snuggle and sleep with while camping and who better than my heater of a hubby! I was SO warm all night! It was wonderful!

Maternity Clothes

On Memorial day weekend my mom and I went out maternity clothes shopping. It was a blast! My manager at B&BW used to work at Motherhood Maternity and said that we need to go in and ask for April the manager and tell her we want the "grand tour." That is code for show me the stuff I'll actually need, not the stuff you're trying to upsell. So we went over and fell in love immediately! Their clothes are SO cute and really affordable! After April got an idea of the clothes I like to wear and what I'll need for work/church/play she filled a dressing room for me to try on. We told her that we were bargain shoppers so she only put stuff in the room that was on sale/clearance! It was SO fun! Not many other people were in the store so the two girls working there were basically with us the whole time getting this and commenting on that. I felt like a queen! They also had the fake belly for me to put on so we could visuallize what it will look like when I'm more pregnant. So here are some pictures of our day...

Our Miracle

You guess it, we're pregnant! I've been feeling sick for a little over a month now and I thought I should take a pregnancy test. We weren't trying, but weren't preventing. Well, with a lot of emotions, I took the test and sure as day it read "PREGNANT." Well, ok, it was two pink lines....but you get the idea.
With some spectulating we thought that I might be about 6-8 weeks along. I called an OB and scheduled an appt. When we got there I told her when my last cycle was and some of my health issues. She said that she'd be able to tell how old the baby was with the ultrasound. When she got the baby on the screen she said "WOW! You're REALLY pregnant!" What? What does that mean? She told us that we are 11-12 weeks along!

I'm almost done with my first trimester and for 2 months I didn't even know I was pregnant? And of all the 2 months ever to have had, it was before my board exams and during the final semester of college! I feel so blessed that I wasn't so sick that I had to postpone my board exams. I am just in shock at the whole experience still! WHAT?! I'm 3 months pregnant! wow.....
Justin is just beside himself with excitement. I told him he had to wait until after our first appointment to tell anyone and when I came back into the waiting area at the dr's office (I had to have blood work done) he was already on the phone calling all his siblings. Wherever we go he makes sure that I announce our little baby growing. It's so fun to see and be a part of!


So our next ultrasound will tell us the gender of the baby hopefully......

Trip to Wisconsin

For graduation my parents bought us a ticket to go to Wisconsin! It has been almost a year since Justin was home and I wanted him to have a chance to visit with his family (that he secretly misses but won't admit to). We had a great time! We got to see everyone in the family (except Heather who is in school at BYU-I). Each day was full and busy busy busy! We went here and there and had the grandkids over and played. I'm not used to having kids around so that part was a little (a lot) overwhelming for me, but I love them all just the same. While we were there Jessica (David's wife) had their 3rd little boy. That was fun! His name is Trent Hayden Chaffee.
This is a picture of gramma (Barb) holding Trent.

The kids just couldn't get enough of "Fun Uncle Justin" and he was as usual "Jungle Gym Joe." They all love to climb and jump all over him (and he loves the attention). Anytime he could he was playing with the kids and having a blast!






We went with Christine and Megan to Marshfield to spend some time with Grandma Loretta and Aunt Sarah. They are so fun! We went to the World Buffet (a chinese buffet-they are HUGE in Wisconsin.



We got to go Karokeeing. The Chaffee's LOVE to karokee and are pretty dang good at it. Robert is the famous one of all of them so I was super excited to hear him sing, but he had worked a night shift before driving down to see us and had fallen asleep...so there was no waking him. So Amber, Bridget, Roger, Justin, me and Barb went. It was a blast! I have never gone karokeeing before and what an experience. Justin was the star of the show! He sang the most songs. Around 11 Ben and Becky joined us. It was a blast!




We really had a great time and can't wait to go back again! I always love seeing the wonderful people in the AF ward and all of our family and friends!

Mothers Day

For mothers day Cami and I took mom to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving point. It was so amazing! She has always wanted to go. It was right in the middle of a long week of rain, rain, and rain. Well, we decided to head off with hopes that maybe the rain would hold off long enough for us to see the tulips. Just before lagoon it started to rain so hard I was going about 40mph. But we kept on driving with high hopes. When we got to the point of the mountain it was bright and sunny with rain clouds in a circle around us. It was a little chilly, but SO pretty and just perfect for us to enjoy all the tulips. It was a great day with mom!!!