Thinking of Bryce

Sometime when I was young I saw a postcard of Bryce Canyon with snow.  I thought it looked absolutely magical and decided I had to go there someday.  And so, when I moved to Utah for college I put it on my "Utah bucket list."  I never found quite the right group and quite the right timing during undergrad, but luckily I went back to Utah for grad school and had a second try.

I was actually super lucky, because it was at Bryce Canyon in winter that Cory and I met for the first time.  My roommate invited him on a snowshoeing trip I organized after a couple other people fell through last minute, and (little did I know) put in a good word for me with him.  I think she's going to heaven for that, among other things. :)

He said the first things that impressed him were that I had sweet snow gear (thanks, REI) and that I was easy to talk with.  I remember finding our conversation really fun and natural too.  And, I also loved the fact that he wanted to go explore "just one more trail" even though it was snowing a lot and most of the rest of the group headed back to the cabin after the first loop.  And so, we found our easy-to-talk-to adventuring other half.

That trip was 2 years ago today.  Turns out Bryce Canyon with snow really is magical. :)

Our First Family Photo

hehe - I couldn't resist :)

and for Katie-did who is across the country, a belly shot at 23 weeks...

and it kicks!  wild!  but SO fun!  I'm starting to get attached to this little guy.  Cory says he is pretty well attached to me too :)

Like a Temple

My current calling or assignment at church is to teach the 14 and 15 year old girls.  I have a lot of fun with this calling and especially love the new curriculum for this year.

Today my girls and I talked about the topic "Why should I treat my body like a temple?"  In preparing for the lesson I was really touched by two talks that with great clarity explain the doctrine behind the gift of our bodies.  I thought about them all week long. For me, they helped put the many contradictory messages we get about bodies into beautiful perspective.

Check them out here and here.

We own a crib

Cory and my shopping list has expanded lately to include some baby gear.  Just a few of the highlights include a crib, a snotsucker, a plastic giraffe, and a banana slicer.  For a good time, check out the Amazon.com customer reviews on these little numbers.

We've been hitting craigslist for baby stuff and have found already in our early development (pun intended) of baby adventures, that there are some goldmines of used baby stuff out there.

With the help of my mom, we purchased a crib yesterday for a super good price (turns out Tacoma has a better craigslist selection than Kennewick - go figure).  So, now I own 3 kayaks and a crib.  I guess it works?

 
I also found a perfect sized used dresser last week on the local craigslist which I plan on repainting and using as a changing table and dresser.  I picked up some blue-grey paint and Home Depot today for the project.  I've never refinished anything, so this should be a fun adventure.  But, after talking to Cory about it tonight it may be more of an adventure for him than for me since he doesn't like the idea of me and baby boy Davidson breathing in paint fumes and says he would rather paint it himself.  I married a good man. :)