happy halloween!

as you can see, miss penny was tinkerbell! she luuuves that little green fairy so much so the costume choice was easy.

i just adore her hair in that little bun!

i love these white pom-poms! i made them with yarn and they were perfect to stick on her silver toms...pom-pom toms!

this picture kills me! lana was all "max, kiss penny's hand!" and he did it. and it was cute.

cupcake elsa! (baby elsa kept munching on penny's tutu...penny was not amused.)

can we go yet? can we go yet??

"trick or treat!"


a jazz fan, tinkerbell and a cat...our costumes go together purrrfectly!
(penny was really into that sucker...)

hope you all had a happy halloween!

some fun news...

baby #2 is on the way and we are so, so excited!
we're due at the end of march and i'm so impatient for that day to come!
here's some ultrasound pics we had taken at 16 weeks...

profile:

front view of face:

some cute little feet:

and saving the best for last...

WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER GIRL!

needless to say, i am SO excited for penny to have a little sister! i just think having two girls will be so much fun. and we don't have to buy anything! awesome.

we were so impatient to find out the gender that instead of waiting for the official 20 week gender ultrasound at the hospital, we "cheated" and went to fetal foto where they can determine the gender as early as 15 weeks for only $50. i highly recommend it! we got to find out the gender a whole month early and saw our baby kicking up a storm, waving her little fists, and opening and closing her little mouth. so fun!

i'm currently 17 weeks and feeling great. all the nausea has passed and i'm feeling more energized these days. i can definitely recognize her little kicks and movements earlier this time, which is so fun. i can't wait til march!

graitude

i read this story and my heart broke. i hope i or anyone i love has to go through this as a

a wedding and a baby blessing

this weekend was crazy busy! as it sometimes happens, two important events came up on the same weekend: my good friend's wedding and the blessing of paul's brother's baby. so we decided i should fly by myself to southern ca for the wedding on friday while penny and paul drove with paul's parents to northern ca. then after the wedding on saturday night i flew to sacramento for the blessing on sunday, and we drove home to utah on monday. whew!

i'm so glad i got to attend jessica's wedding. we've known each other since middle school and she looked so beautiful and happy on her big day. look at that dress, gorgeous!

hi jess!

after the ceremony, so happy!

troy high school reunion! love these girls! (L to R: allison, paige, me and rubi)

the next day was the blessing of trace larsen, our new nephew.


it was so fun to hold little trace, he was such a sweet baby, not fussy at all. and penny loved hanging out with her cousins. evan looks a little grumpy in this pic haha, but he was so cute and kept bringing penny toys to play with all weekend.

it was kind of a hectic weekend, but so fun!

welcome baby scarlett!

my brother jordan and his wife kjersti had their second baby this weekend and she is such a doll!

scarlett elisabeth balmforth
born oct 1st, 2011
7 lbs 6 oz

hi elsa!

meeting their new cousin.

aren't newborns the best?

we're so glad that scarlett made it here safely and that mom and baby are doing well.
she is such a beautiful baby girl!