Hooray for holidays!

I am so excited for the upcoming holidays!  I have always loved holidays but it is extra fun now that we live out of state and it is a chance to take vaca!  My family is coming down over Thanksgiving weekend, which means they will get here tomorrow.  We are going to have 8 people staying in a 2 bedroom condo.  Sweet!  And then we are going to visit Utah over the Christmas holidays.  I will be very prego but that will not stop me from having fun (or sitting in a car twice for an 11 hour drive).  I also am planning on snowboarding, snowmobiling, and sledding when we go to Utah, I don't think Eric is so hip on the idea!  He will let me dream though.  I am having another ultrasound tomorrow which is cool.  I am measuring small in belly size (which I guess is not so cool, but I also measured small with Aja so I am not to worried about it) so I am going for another ultrasound.  I am always happy to see the new little one, it makes it worth it.  Here are some recent pics of us on the sky ride at the zoo, and that is about all we have going on here right now.  And as you can see there is no snow and green leaves on the trees!  It will be a shock to go to Utah!

Aja recently discovered pizza!  I don't know why my child has not had pizza before the age of almost 2 years old, but she loved it.  We found a Little Ceasars down here which we are stoked on...we are always fans of a $5 dinner.

YAY FOR OBAMA!

I am so excited that Obama won the election!  90% of the people who read this blog are Republican so I apologize ahead of time and ask that you will still be my friend.  I am not necessarily a Democrat, but I really like Obama and think he is a going to be a great presidential figure for America, which we desperately need after Bush.  Johns and I watched the election last night and I couldn't believe how fast he won.  One minute he was slightly ahead, and 20 seconds later they had declared him the next president.  It was pretty amazing! 

I also want to say the Prop 8 was passed, which means that California once again only recognizes marriage as a union between a man and a woman.  Hoorah!  The church has been working hard to support that Prop for the past 6 months.  Every day in the last 2 weeks people in our ward have been out sign waving and making phone calls encouraging people to vote.  So A+, all that hard work paid off.  I regret to say I did not do any of it, but I supported with my vote,  hee hee!  Sign waving with a kid just didn't seem like my sort of thing.  Hopefully our country has a better future and economic status ahead!

Natural History Museum

We went to the Natural History Museum.  They have a ton of museums here in Balboa Park and they are free to residents on Tuesdays.  It is pretty sweet.  I always love cheap, fun activities. We have tried to go see about one a month.  This one was our favorite so far.  We learned a lot and got a lot of exercise, Aja kept us running the whole time.  She is getting to that age where I think I lose her every time we go anywhere.  She loves to hide...every mothers nightmare.

Look at that belly, I can't quite suck it in anymore!

HAPPY HALLOWS EVE!!!  We had a great time this Halloween, Aja actually got the concept of trick-or-treating and loved it.  We originally had a Elmo costume for Aja that I bought last year on clearance thinking I was so smart.  I thought this year..."I am so happy I am on top of things and I don't have to buy a costume."  Well, 2 nights before Halloween I tried it on her to see how it would work and she freaked out.  She cried the whole time we had it on her.  So 2 nights before Halloween we were one of those procrastinating fools running around to every store in town looking for a costume.  I don't think Johns and I will ever be the organized, put together type.  So we better get used to the last minute craziness.  So Aja was Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty...and she was so cute! 

Here is a picture of us trick-or-treating in a neighborhood in our ward.  We got together for a Halloween party with a few couples in our ward.  We had dinner and then went t-o-t (I am getting sick of typing that) together.  Johns was a doctor, which means he had no costume plan until 10 mins before we were supposed to leave the house.  And I was a pregnant nun!

After the Halloween party we went over to our ward's trunk-or-treat.  We decorated the back of our car.  Kind of a lame attempt but it was fun.  Johns wouldn't let me stick tape on the windows because we got them tinted a couple months ago.  So the decorating options were slim.

Aja looks like a natural Rupp in this picture.  My goal is to try and not have such sweet tooth children as I was as a kid.  But because I still eat a lot of candy, my attempt will most likely fail!

Eric and I carved these pumpkins the night before Halloween.  They were a lot of fun.  But also a lot more work than I thought.  It took me like 2 hours.  I had to show them off because of the time we spent on them.

So here is a belly picture for all those wanting to see me chub out.  This is a pic of me and Diana (a friend in the ward).  We are due a week apart.  It has been fun to have someone pregnant right along with me.  I didn't get that on my last pregnancy.  I started my 3rd trimester exactly on halloween.  It seemed like an appropriate day.

I lived through another Primary Program!

YES!  I have finished the primary program once again.   This is my second year of writing the program and being in charge of it.  It was fun, but I would not mind retiring.  I do enjoy working with the primary kids, they are fun (most the time).  But it is always a weight off my shoulders to have the program go well and to be free of it for another year.  Whew!

The padres came to visit...

The in-laws escaped from Utah to come visit Cali...and just at the right time.  It snowed in Utah and was 30 degrees one day.  I am so sorry all you Utahns.  I shouldn't say to much, I will be joining that crowd soon.  It was fun to have Johnson's parents down here.  Thanks for visiting, we loved it!

Kevin, Wendy, and little Aja at the tidepools on Point Loma.  It was a sunny day with an insane wind.  My hair got bigger and bigger as the day went on.  Aja loves her "papa" and "gma" as she said the whole time they were here.  

We are eating brunch on pacific beach.  MMM good food and scenery.  Who could ask for more.

So here is a picture of my rapidly growing belly.  This little lady kicks a lot more than Aja ever did.  She has a few times throughout the day where she squirms away.  You can already see my stomach moving around.  hmmm I wonder what my 9 month mark will have to offer.  I might be bruising from the inside out.  I was really hoping for another calm child but my luck might have run out!

There was a guy sculpting this castle on the beach.  It was about 10 feet tall...really cool!   That is the next hobby I am going to pick up.

Duck pond

We found a duck pond by our house this week.  Ya, we have only lived here for a year and a half.  I tried to teach Aja how to feed the ducks bread, but every time I would give her a piece she would eat it.  We will have to work on the sharing concept.  Every time the ducks would quack, she would quack right along with them.  It was cute!  The Miramar Air Show was going on the same time we were there.  So between the jets and airplanes flying overhead and the ducks she was pretty entertained.  

I am happy the Air Show is finally done.  We live about a block from the Miramar base, so we got to hear them practicing every day for a week.  And those jets are not very quiet.  They scared the crap out of Aja a couple of times when we were outside.

Ultrasound

Here is a picture of our ultrasound.  The baby is healthy and a girl, so we are excited!  I am now 23 weeks...over half way.  Yay! 

A week at the Johnson's

Aja is just showing off her rolly legs and baby gut.  Mine is getting bigger than hers now, but for a while she looked more pregnant than me.  Here are some of her new activities...putting on our sunglasses, playing with Johns cell phone, and wearing his shoes.

Aja had a sick week as you can tell by the snot running down her face.  I love how she is clinging to her medicine in this pic.  She loves to carry her medicine bottles around and she will not let you take them away.  I have an addict in the making.

Aja holds her binky to the side of her mouth and tries to talk.  It comes out all slobbery sounding, not that you can understand her to begin with.  I think it is time to retire the "ginky" as she calls it.

We went swimming and sidewalk chalking at our condos.  Aja loves to draw!

Aja loves this little bunny.  She drags it around everywhere with her, including outside.  And then she forces you to kiss it.  It is gross, but she is just to cute to resist!  I try to wash it as much as she will allow me to sneak it away.

Johnson got a bee sting on his forehead while biking!  The bee got stuck in his helmet while he was biking and attacked.  A couple days later his left eye swelled up and it has been like that for a couple of days.  That is the third bee sting our family has had since moving to San Diego.  There are too many bees here.  And I have been pooped on twice by a bird.  Maybe we are just unlucky people!

The Latest...

Holla out to all!  Well, here is the latest news for us.  We had our 18 week ultrasound and the baby is doing great.  Of course the baby curled up in a ball making it really hard for the technician to get the measurements they wanted.  Both my kids have done that.  I am hoping it is a sign that I am going to have another calm child.  Cross my fingers!  They also told us we are going to have another little GIRL!  Sweet.  That is actually what I was secretly hoping for this pregnancy.  So Aja will have a little play buddy.  And I don't have to buy anything!  Can't complain about that.

Here we are hanging at Oceanside!  It reminded Johns and I of the road trip we took here in college with our USU buds...we hooked it up here in San Diego.  This beach was fun.  There was a pier, a park, and awesome sand.  Perfect beach conditions.

Showing off the belly.  I am showing a lot faster on my second pregnancy, just like everyone told me.  For every centimeter my belly grows, I think my butt gains one right along with it. And I bet you all wanted to hear about it.  Aja is hanging out in the background.

Aja is starting to pick up some fun eating habits!!!  Like...dumping her bowl out after she is done, or throwing all her food off the tray. We are just lucky if the bowl doesn't end up on her head.  We are now having to bath after half her meals.  It is hard to let them start feeding themselves and having no control of where the food really ends up.  The spaghettio's pic is my fav!

Partey in Utah-as usual!!!

I went home to Utah this over labor day weekend.  I went home of course to visit family and friends but my primary reason was to go see Heathers new baby.  Well, she is not that new anymore...but she was new to me.  She is about 7 weeks right now.  And she was a cutie.  It was fun to see how Aja reacted with a baby, especially because we will have a new addition to our own family in the next 5 months.  I was surprised how much I had forgotten about having a newborn.  I am going to be a little rusty.  But seeing Heather was a good refresher course.

This is a pic of me and my Mom at Firehouse eating lunch, yummm.
Hez's baby, her name is Alison.  I am still surprised by this full head of dark hair.  And it sticks straight up in the back.  I loved it!
Aja being pleasant, she has definitely gotten more of an independent attitude.  But considering she was perfect before, I can't complain.  I had to get a picture of her telling me what's up!
My dad with Alison, he is so cute with newborns.  They always love him.
We went up to Camp Steiner, a boys camp in the Uintas.   I let my child run around in a diaper in the lake.  Ya, white trash, but she was loving it.  She was running into the water as fast as she could, she tripped in face first a couple of times.  Thankfully, there has been no signs of Giardia...yet!  I can't believe the kids would play in it.  It was such cold water.  Steiner is the boys camp with the highest elevation, so it is pretty cold.  This was the only time of the day I was not wearing a hoodie!


That poor little Alison got so many kisses and hugs from Aja!  I was excited Aja was so soft and sweet with her.  I can only hope that is still the case in 5 months.
I went to see the 2nd parents!  They left on a cruise a couple days after I saw them.  Now that is the vacationing I should be doing!  Maybe next year when I am not pregnant.  I hope you had fun Kevin and Wendy.  


Desiree had a family shower at her house.  This is my fav cousin, we were roomies up at USU when I met Johnson.  She is due the end of September.  3 weeks to be exact.  She looks adorable, her belly looks like she strapped a basketball on under her shirt.  

The 2 pregos!