The Moment You've All Been Waiting For. . .

After months of evenings spent in my parent's basement, a few trips to pick up more wood, and a few more trips to Home Depot to get the paint just the right color, our baby's crib is finally finished! Dallin and my dad spent many hours getting this just right, and the hard work really paid off. I just can't wait for this little kid to get here to try it out!

Here's a "work in progress" picture. I wish I would have taken more of Dallin actually working on the crib, but I didn't think of it at the time. Thank goodness my dad did. And anyone who knows Dallin well, will realize how serious he is about his work because he's wearing jeans. That never happens.

Another "work in progress" piece. This just shows the crib a little better -- and helps to explain why Dallin had a sore back for the past three months.

We (I should say he) just finished setting it up in the baby's room. ("BFD" stands for "Bagley Fire Department." But that's another story.)

Another angle to show you the nice handy work that actually went into this. I'm so excited for my blue crib!

A special thanks to my dad for all his help!

Thanksgiving Update

After talking to friends and family, I find that there seems to be a trend of crazy Novembers this year. We were no exception. But we had a wonderful Thanksgiving to top off the month. And with my sisters in town, we stayed busy.

It's a tradition in my family to go bowling Thanksgiving morning with my mom's family. We fondly refer to it as the Thomas Turkey Bowl. There is an actual trophy for the person with the highest score. (Kudos to my sis-in-law for winning it this year. Yeah Brittany!) Dallin and I both did fairly poor, but . . . I did bowl three strikes in a row! In the 10th frame! A turkey on Turkey Day!

Me with a ball that is not mine. This one was way to heavy for me. But the color was better.

A new Thanksgiving tradition was started this year. Our hockey-crazed brother-in-law came up with the idea of street hockey. I didn't play, but it was fun to watch Dallin check my sisters.

This is Dallin's first Trax Train Ride! We road the train to Temple Square to see the lights. He had never been on the train before so I thought it warranted a picture.