the great north west

The first day we went out with Jill, along with Warren and Allison. We went to Ikea, Fabric Depot (boys went to Big 5), and we had lunch at TRUFFLE HUNTER. We all had the yummiest sandwiches ever. Everything there is homemade, the bread and even the potato chips. I was craving the veggie sandwich from here weeks before we even left. Truffle Hunter is probably my favorite restaurant!

Berret did the Cycling Psychos Ride to the Beach, a 70 mile bike ride on Friday. We camped at the beach that night.


Sunday we went to take Harris family pictures. The full family picture will come later.

Gavin! The last time Berret and I saw Gavin was in April and he would just mostly sleep on you. Gavin has such a personality and the cutest open mouth smile I've ever seen.

Logan and Berret playing... (click on pic to enlarge and read the story)
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August 25th - Our 2 Year Anniversary!!!

We out to down town Portland, we had fun walking around and eating at Marrekesh.

Marrekesh is an authentic morracan restaurant. The tables are really low and you sit on cushions. The servers wear awesome outfits with short puffy pants, pointy hats etc. What is really fun though is you eat everything with your hands all 5 courses! We had lots of fun.
The day before leaving we went to the Portland Temple. Jill, Wes, Warren, Allison, my mom, Berret, and I were all able to enjoy this last night together.

visiting the peacock girls

This last weekend Berret and I drove down to Ogden to Collette and see the HOUSE she just bought. Laura and Erica are both living with her right now and we even got to see Becky too. It was tons of fun and Collette's house is awesome. Berret had fun doing man things like flexing his muscles taking out some post in her yard and fixing little things like the table Collette got from a yard sale. My old roommate, Kathy, who has also been Collette's roommate came to visit too! It was great getting out of Idaho and seeing old friends. This week were are going to visit our families in Oregon and Washington, Berret and I are really excited.

cafe rio, lots of fun with everybody but bajios is better

this rock wall looks like you could climb all over it!

Berret fixed the table and the light above.

saturday's activities

Tanya usually types everything, but this time I'm taking a crack at it. Saturday morning we went to DI, a kind of Goodwill, and found a tie for me and one for a future son. They are both my style.



In the afternoon I got my haircut at the Paul Mitchell Hair Academy and Tanya got her eyebrows waxed. We look so hot!
Before we settled down to Penelope (a surprisingly good movie; before seeing it I thought I would have to pull my eyes out) we made a really neat custom bulletin board. We made it out of a cheap poster frame, some fabric, elastic strip, used cardboard, and a stapler. Tanya got mad during the process because staples showed, but I calmed her down by fixing the problem with sharpie. Anyway, it was a good project to do together.

berret felt the baby move!!!!!!!!

With this being my second pregnancy I was able to feel my baby’s little flutters early on at about 10 weeks. I had to be very still to feel these movements and consciously looking for them and even then I’d maybe only feel it once a day. As time progressed I would feel it more often and I could start to feel the movements get stronger. For a couple of weeks now I don’t have to be sitting still to feel the little kicks, I can even be doing other things.

It is very special to me to be able to feel the baby move. A whirlwind of things can be going on around me and the baby will kick and I feel like I have a little secret nobody else knows or could quite understand.

A couple of weeks have gone by where the movements have been strong enough to feel from the outside. I’ve tried to tell Berret when the baby was kicking so he could feel, but it was always too late or he couldn’t really feel it.

Last night we were lying in bed and it was too hot to really fall asleep. In my tossing and turning the baby started kicking a ton. Berret was starting to fall asleep but I woke him up and grabbed his hand. I got to share the moment with Berret, it was very exciting to be able to include him.

ally tagged me

What was I doing~
10 years ago: Well I’d be 11 and turning 12 in September. That means I was super anxious to get out of primary and get into Young Women’s.
5 years ago: I guess I’d be 16 and doing whatever it is 16 year girls do.
5 months ago: March. I deferred the semester but Berret was in school, so I was just anxious for Berret to get out of school and for the summer to start.

5 things on my to do list for today:
1- nap
2- straiten up apartment
3-make sure ward activity goes smooth tonight
4- open all the windows in the apartment to “TRY” and get it cool enough to sleep
5- spend time with Berret

5 snacks I enjoy:
1-frozen go-gurts
2- popcorn
3- berries
4- baby carrots
5- sharp cheddar cheese and crackers

5 things I would do if I was suddenly a billionare:
1- pay off all school debt
2- pay for Berret to get his masters done as quickly as humanly possible so we can get out of Idaho
3- buy a house with character in the Portland or Vancouver that we can fix up and make it just the way we want it
4- buy brand new cars: one for Berret and then probably a minivan for me because they are practical and will fit lots of stuff all the many kids we’ll be having someday
5- buy Berret all of his man things like tools and electronics and me all my crafty stuff

5 of my bad habits:
1- not doing the dishes (they smell gross)
2- staying up late
3- procrastinating
4- leaving my shoes out (Berret hates this one because he always trips on them)
5- being late

5 places I have lived:
1- Medford, Oregon
2-Portland, Oregon
3- Rexburg, Idaho (in singleville)
4- Vancouver, Washington (with Berret’s family)
5- Rexburg, Idaho (in marriedland)

5 jobs I have had:
1- babysitting
2- Island Inkjet refilling ink cartridges
3- Brighton working with DDA adults in their homes and doing some of the dirtiest jobs ever
4- Journeys working with DDA kids and with some of the cutest kids ever
5- oh and I guess I also worked at Target somewhere in there
5 things you don't know about me:
1- I have biked the entire Oregon coast from Washington border to California border
2- I can’t stand clutter and actually LIKE organizing
3- I actually like watching incredibly corny kiddish movies sometimes
4- I have been pregnant more than normal since I’ve been married (Berret must really love me because he certainly puts up with a lot)
5- I am basically a different person when I am pregnant, but most people I am sure already know that

I tag Allison, Jessica N., Melissa, and Carly. If any of you actually read this.

baby belly

Berret finally has a full size tripod so today we decided to have some fun with it. We just walked across the street and started taking pictures.

We also thought it would be fun to let all the friends and family that don't see us everyday get a peek at how the baby belly is growing.





The belly isn't much compared to what it will eventually be. It is however pretty big for only being 16 1/2 weeks along. I think I've been showing alot quicker this time around.

Anyways, hope you all liked the pictures.

we finally have a blog

My friends have been telling me I need to create a blog, so I spent a huge part of my day creating one. I used a friend's blog that was full of tips and even clear how to's with some of the code (Carly is amazing). If you have any good tips I am open to advice. Let me know what you think of the blog so far!