Paying it Forward. . .

Pay it Forward the rules 1. Be one of the first three (3) bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me. 2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first 3 bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway! 3. The gift that you send to your three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count! 4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it!! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!I will need your address if you are one of the first three bloggers.hurry and leave one of the first comments!who doesn't want a rockin' handmade goodie?!

Good-Bye 2008

So I realize that I am very behind, but I figure who cares, as long as I am getting it all down! Plus you are all getting something new to read so I know I won't hear any complaint:)

So I left off with my little bro coming home from his mission! A week later Trevor and I moved to Logan!!





Yay, the most freezing place ever! I know I grew up with all the snow, but after living in Phoenix during the summer I've decided I love the heat! It's crazy how much colder it is in Logan than Stansbury Park even!! Of course, the day we move up it decided to snow:) It was fun to finally see snow, but let's be honest, not the best weather to be moving in!

Trevor and my brother David bonding:)

David finally became legal and turned 21!! We all went to Firehouse for dinner - it was yummy! The next week we had our traditional "Cook family gingerbread houses" on Christmas Eve. I love getting together with all my Cook cousin's every Christmas. It brings back many memories of being little with my grandparents, lots of food, candy and santa!!

Alli Jo excited for santa!

I must say, I've gotten pretty dang good at cuttin' my hubby's hair:)

This picture is dedicated to Lindsey Nicole Davis! Everytime I see her she claims I am not big enough!
Therefore I squished and pushed as much as I could to try and make a little Budha for sweet Lynds.
Any better than last time??

This is Trevor's first year expierencing all the crazy family and making
a gingerbread house! He did awesome:)


And this is what happens when you leave your camera out....you guys look
way hot!! And I posted it just so you both could see how
beautiful it turned out:)

This year we spent Christmas with my family. We had so much fun, but we missed are Mooney family!!

Spencer killed everyone in Star Wars on the Wii

My poor niece Brinlee was so tired she conked out like a little stink bug!

The year ended fabulous!! In 2008 I started the year out with my 23rd birthday. I spent spring semester at USU taking 14 credits and getting awesome grades! ( even though many people tried to discouage me from taking human anatomy and physiology in the same semester ) It was fun to prove to myself that I could do it! I finally decided after one month of the semester that I needed to concentrate on school more, so I quit working at the dental office, but continued my nightly cleaning job. In January I had been looking into lots of different hygiene schools and found one just outside Portland Oregon. The day before I flew out to meet with a counselor to talk about coming out this fall, a sweet boy told me he wanted to date me more exclusively. (I had been going on dates with him since December...and told him I didn't want anything serious, just for fun and that he should date other girls) I asked him if I could have a few days to think about it, seeing as my life would pick up in another state possibly with school. When I got home from Oregon, I dropped my bags and went straight over to see him! I knew it was time that I needed to trust myself and my decisions. I have never been happier than when I'm with Trevor! Before long we got engaged. The semester ended happily and we were married at the end of finals week! We flew off to Cancun for a week and enjoyed pina coladas, toes in the sand, underground snorkeling, playing with the dolphins, all the sites and food we could dream of! We then moved to Phoenix where Trevor did summer sales and I worked in a dental office. We had our annual summer week vacation with the Mooney's in bear lake! We then moved to Stansbury Park, Utah and I started working in another dental office while Trevor worked landscape and went to school at the USU extension. We felt so strongly about adding to our little family and so became pregnant! ( the rest of the year is all on our blog:) )

Serious update!!

Boy time sure does fly by when there's a million things going on! I do realize I have seriously neglected my blog, but please...give the poor pregnant girl a break:) Let me see......last I left off I was 16 weeks pregnant, hmmm, now that I'm 27 weeks (I won't point fingers, but that is one week shy of 7 months, for those who hate to calculate) I guess I should fill you in on some of the fun adventures over the last ten weeks!

We were successful in making it to Logan for our 2nd ultrasound! I had a two hour drive to sit and worry, be giddy and not pee my pants! It was probably the longest drive of my life. I think the technicians have a joy in seeing how hard they can push on your stomach and not make you wet your pants! We were able to see right off what a little string bean the baby is. The baby did have a problem with sticking it's little bum out in almost every picture, as cute as it was I wanted so badly to find out boy or girl!! After the lady shook my belly a million times (my little peanut was sleeping on its belly -- just like mommy!) We were able to get a good view, and sure enough it's a GIRL! I can't explain the happiness it was to be able to see our little princess. I was to the point that I didn't care which one it was, I just needed to know! We're getting so excited to have Madison Grace join our family in April.

(sorry for the lack of pictures -- that would be my pregnant brain forgetting to haul along the camera)

On November 21st, Trevor insisted he turn a year older:) ha ha lover I'm just kidding! He got about twenty different birthday dinners because of how much family we have!! He got spoiled by both parents (cook and mooney) his sweet sister made both of us breakfast in bed! (it was delicious, thanks Caitie!) and of course he got everything he wanted and more from me! Unfortunately, I did have to work all day and he did have a class that night, but luckily it was Saturday in the morning so we had a whole day to us!

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with the Mooney family. We enjoyed cooking, a huge turkey dinner together, laughing so hard that everyone thought I was going to have Madison right then and there, playing games, napping and a movie!!

December 12th was my last day at the dental office in Stansbury Park. They took me out to lunch and threw a baby shower for me too. It was a fun but sad day, they were like another family. I loved working with three different dentists in one office. It made the job more challenging and was a nice change. Trevor was able to come observe and even assist before school started to get some credit before dental school! Its fun to have my husband in the same field of study. We both loved being able to be in the dental office together and I was able to teach him the tricks and he learned a lot from each of the dentists.


still missin' people, but most of the gang I lived with at the office

My baby brother (David William) returned home from his mission right before Christmas. We were able to go see him walk off the plane and have dinner. He may have grown a little - not sure, he's always been tall to me! He wasn't fat like he claimed....but then went on to explain that he went on a serious diet three weeks before he came home. This was the first time Dave was meeting Trevor, since we were married while he was out on his mission. They both clicked right off!

Me and my niece Alli waiting to see uncle David

All my brothers back together again!

Alright, I still have plenty more to update, but I've gotta go babysit my niece Alli Jo and new nephew Jace! So I'll finish up soon, very soon I promise!

16 Weeks and STILL growing!!

So I've hit 16 weeks!! It's crazy to see the weeks fly by. Trevor is excited because my belly has begun to protrude:) I haven't felt the baby move yet, but it's pretty amazing to feel where the little squirt is at! We get to find out in a few weeks if it's a boy or a girl -- I am super ecstatic about this appointment!! I'm so nervous that the baby will have it's legs folded so we won't be able to find out, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Tagged -- yet AGAIN!!

Ok, so this tag I'm supposed to go into my pictures and select the fourth folder and the fourth picture:) Well......here is the lucky winner!!!! I know, it's a way good picture! Let me explain a little....It was freakishly early in the morning with most of my family. We were at the airport all getting ready to check in to fly to Mexico!! Isn't Kamille just gorgeous!! Alright.....I'm going to tag Lindsey, Catherine and Korryn!!!

I've Been Tagged!!!

My Hubby

1. Where did you meet your husband?
At Utah State in a 7:30AM class......I'm surprised I was able to keep my eyes open long enough to meet anyone!!! His friend wanted to date me, so it took awhile for him to come around:) Which was good, because I wasn't ready for a relationship till five or six months after we met!

2. How long did you date before you married?
Technically??? Well, frankly it caught me off guard. We went on our first date in December, but didn't become exclusive until February - got engaged in March and married May 1st!! Yup it did go fast, but life could never be better without my sweet husband.

3. How long have you been married?
About 5 1/2 months! Just like Alicia we couldn't be more madly in love!!

4. What does he do that surprises you?
He studies for hours -- which would make me go crazy! I'll come home from work and he'll sometimes have all our laundry done!! (thank you so much baby!!) He LOVES to cook! Last week he totally surprised me by making some delicious sweet pork burritos, fiesta rice and homemade refried beans and had music and decorations! It was freakin' amazing! He always offers a good massage! He likes to let me win at games....probably to keep a smile on my face.

5. What is his favorite feature?
If I asked him that question he would end up saying something about me instead of himself!

6. What is your favorite quality of his?
The fact that he does everything he can for everyone else, especially me. He takes such good care of me - I don't know what I'd do without him!

7. Does he have a nickname for you?
Oh the list goes on and on:)

8. What is his favorite food?
He loves cheese! I would have to go with......Italian or Chinese

9. What is his favorite sport?
Definately football

10. When & where was your first kiss?
At his house in the basement, just after watching Princess Bride!!!!

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
We love watching movies and 24 all snuggled up nice and tight! We like cooking together, going on drives up the canyon, reading, staring into each others sexy eyes:) And lately looking up the weekly growth of our little one!

12. Do you have any children?
Ask me again in April:)

13. Does he have any hidden talents?
He has a super huge heart! He would take anytime out of his day to help out a friend or any family. He is amazing at fixing things and has a very creative mind!!

14. Who said I love you first?
You better believe that he did

15. What is his favorite music?
It changes all the time, he pretty much likes everything, like me so I'm not sure the right answer for that one. ( yup, kept the same answer as Alicia cause we're the same! )

16. What do you admire most about him?
His determination

17. What is his favorite color?
Blue

18. Will he read this?
Of course:) He likes to be involved with all ya'll

19. Who do you tag?
Let's see.......I tag Kallee, Kristi, and Alycia !!!

Secret, Secret I Gotta Secret

So, by the picture you can all pretty much guess what our next post is gonna be about!! Ya, I'm still trying to soak it all in myself:) So about two months ago I was late, and for me that isn't normal...but in my mind I made myself think "eh, it'll come" -- yup, sure didn't!! Trevor decided I needed to take a test. There was the most faintest pink line you'll ever see in your life and he starts jumping around getting all excited. I took one look and laughed, there was barley anything there! There's no way, so of course it was decided I would take one again the next day... another faint pink line. I kept looking over at it again and again, not really believing it. We didn't tell anyone for awhile. I did write my little brother that is on a mission -- he had just about the best reaction of anyone! He's so excited -- mostly to see my big belly when he gets home:) Now that both of our families know, we can now let you all in on our little secret!! (I'm sure you're feeling lots of relief Lynds, you can tell whoever you want now!) WE'RE HAVING A BABY!
I've been pretty lucky I think, I was only really nauseated for about a 1 1/2 weeks, luckily no throwing up -- except the other day I was dumping some stuff in the garbage and I guess the smell was just a little too nasty for my stomach and my breakfast ended up in the kitchen sink. It truly amazes me how strong my nose is now! I smell the slightest things and it can make my stomach churn so bad. We had our first doctor's appointment and everything looks really good. It was crazy to see that I actually have a little human growing in me - I'm gonna be a mommy! We saw the baby wiggle it's arms and legs and flip back and forth. Made me think our baby will be quite the little rug-rat if it's already squirming!
Trevor has been such a sweet husband. I can't believe how tired I am all the time! He's been so good at giving me massages and running to the store because I just can't seem to get back up after work! Luckily, I should be getting more energy here in a few weeks.
As time goes on I've gotten more and more excited! Being able to see the ultrasound made it a lot more real to me. I'm so excited we have the opportunity to be parents. I sit and think about how insane it is that our bodies can produce another human. I've been on this site that tells me everything that is developing every week with our baby (thanks to Alicia) and It's such a miracle to watch it grow so fast! I'm 11 weeks now, and everything critical is already developed! Only fine details and weight gain are left. We know there are going to be scary, rough, wanting to pull our hair out times ( thanks to watching older siblings have children:) ) but we are excited and so happy to go on this new journey of our lives!