It's a . . .BOY?!

We just found out tonight. I have to be honest and admit that I was kind of hoping for a girl, but we are very excited to welcome a little boy to our family. Paul had that (sorry, but I told you so. . .) look on his face when we found out. He will be such a great Dad! He feels much more prepared to have a boy since he comes from a family of four boys. I come from a family of four boys too, so I guess I shouldn't be nervous either.:)

Thanks for all of your great suggestions on what to get! I am sure there will be more questions coming in the near future. . .

We don't have a scanner so this is as good as it gets for now. This is the best picture we have of the baby's face. ( I had to take a picture of the picture.) He was waving at us with his arm right above his head. Isn't he cute?!:) (His head is on the right side of the screen with his hand curled up next to it and his elbow extending up and out to the middle of the picture.) We learned that he has very long legs and big hands. . . he's definitely a Tikalsky!

Protein! Protein! Protein! So, I got Paul a "Daddy book" and I was so excited when I found out that he was actually reading it! Well, one of the first things that he learned was that protein contributes to the development of brain cells during the first 20 weeks. (I eat protein, but not a ton. I just don't like it that much, especially since I have been pregnant.) Of course Paul wants our child to be a genius so he decided to help out. He did the grocery shopping last week and this is SOME of what he came home with. Yum?! Well I ate it and all I can say is, only 2 more weeks to go . . .(then I'll be at 20 weeks.)

Mommy Question . . .

Thanks everyone for your sweet comments and support! We are hoping to find out the sex of the baby this week!!! It may be a little too early for them to tell, but we will let you know as soon as we find out!

Now for my Question. . .

I am beginning our baby registry at Babies "R" Us and I am wondering if any of you have something that you just can't live without. There are so many things out there, I am not sure what to choose. I think I have most of the basics, but I am sure there are little things that I have never even heard of that you love. Thanks for any input you may have!!!

P.S. You do not have to be a Mom to respond to this post.:)

Yellowstone National Park in October

It was so great to get out and get some fresh mountain air while California was up in flames! I have been craving the real outdoors for quite some time now. California just doesn't cut it for me in that category.

Don't worry this picture was taken from the car.:)
Old Faithful

It was so cold and pooring rain in this picture. We are so grateful for my awesome grandparents who took us all over the park without one complaint of the weather or us:). We had a great time spending the weekend with them. We hope it is not too long before we can go up and visit again!

The new Rexburg Temple.

The Wedding!

(Sorry this post is in reverse order! )

I love this picture of the SLC Temple. It looks so majestic! I took it from the Joseph Smith Memorial building where the wedding dinner was held.

We love our grandparents!

I love my Utah mountains!

About to Eat lunch and play games between the wedding and the reception.

The Idaho Reception





The Idaho Falls Temple
What a beautiful couple! I wish we had gotten a close up of them.

I was in heaven with the beautiful fall colors!
Thanks for being our photographer Matt!