We're having a baby!

I just realized I haven't made a blog announcement really, and I want my future kids to know that I really was excited I just am lame about updating my blog:) We're due May 9th and we find out for sure tomorrow if it is a girl or a boy, though our doctor thinks it is a boy because the little hands were down there blocking our view the entire ultrasound last month. Bill's like, " That's my boy!" We'll see tomorrow for sure.

Disneyland 2009!

The Carter side of our family is basically in love with Disneyland, especially Bill's dad, Jim. Hilarious. So, a couple weeks before Christmas we all flew down to meet up for a day at the happiest place on earth (minus Liam and Jay who are on missions:(). I had not been to the magical kingdom since I was 9 so I didn't really know what to expect. It was awesome. So funny and truly everyone is grinning and laughing. ( the workers at least were, we literally ran into pushy moms with NFL player determination looks on their faces with 15 kids and 6 strollers too haha) I quickly realized there was a pattern and tradition to how the Carters roll at Disneyland. First, you get the park hopper pass and show up at 8 am when they open and you stay until dark. Die hard. Head directly to the fun rides that will have long lines later, like Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain and Indiana Jones. Grab a churro or 6. Head straight to Buzz Lightyear, then Buzz Lightyear and one more round of Buzz Lightyear. Alex usually schools everyone points wise and has very specific strategies for hitting the targets, that I am positive are rigged:) Then it's on to Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Haunted Mansion. Eventually you make your way to California Adventure where we went on the coolest ride ever called Soarin' over California. Seriously you feel like you are flying- awesome. You eat at some point and pay 15 bucks for gross food, but nobody seemed to care because you wash it down with a killer churro and soda. Then repeat the whole process till everyone is tuckered out and ready to go home. They have a new-age Buzz Lightyear at California Adventure and I doubled Bill's score. Oh yeah.

My camera of course died so these super awesome quality pictures are from my powerful 2.0 pixel phone camera:)

Main Street, U.S.A Disneyland

The cool hotel we stayed in, only I would be this stoked about the hotel. I'm easily amused I guess.

Thanksgiving Weekend!

Precious. Grandpa Bruce Jr. and Mini-Van ( as Dal & Beau call Vance ha) Vance got blessed this weekend so our fam stayed extra long and we played all weekend.

Grandma Shelley and big V.

Me, Ma and Mama Chels

The whole crew, BIG thanks out to Bill for the goofy friggin smile & Grandpa Jim for the peace sign.

We're moving...

Perfect timing. Right before finals, snow, and the holidays, we know. Long story short, we wanna save money and my condo is less expensive. So we decided to rent the West Jordan house because it hasn't sold and the tenants in Provo were leaving so it made sense. Plus, I was offered a job to nanny for my friend Katie in Orem and it just worked out. So, within 4 days we decided to move and were already packing.

We went to check the tenants out in Provo and when they don't show up it's not a good sign. I went in and the place was in a no-need-for-details condition. So, this is my sexy hubs carrying out the nasty carpet. We had to re-paint the entire house, replace the carpet, kitchen faucet, microwave, toilet paper mountings, and both bathroom fixtures. There was something unnatural going on in the fridge and marker all over it as well as the washer and dryer. So, we've had a super cool time trying to balance work, school, remodeling & moving all in like 4 days:)

Bill has the best Dad. His parents have a carpet company and when he heard we needed some carpet, he found a remnant and drove out all the way from California and brought it to us. This is how they incorporate fun with moving:) Bill's dad is a great golfer and was teaching Bill the best way to swing, if that is the right lingo.

The kitchen getting all packed up...

The best friends a girl could ask for. Ash, Daye and Cam Manwill helped me for HOURS painting, cleaning, painting & cleaning. There is no way I could have been ready to lay carpet without them. The best part? They called and texted me for days to see if I needed any more help. Awesome Girls.

VANCE IS HERE!!!!!!!

This is how Jordan handled the situation:)Little punkin with Grandma Shelley...just a few minutes old.

Cross-eyed and beautiful...Just 5 minutes old

This is how Dallin and Beau handled the situation haha. They got busted by the janitor shortly after completing their "pop a wheely across the room' race.

This is how Mom and I handled the situation. She could only have 2 visitors at a time, we hogged most of her time before, during and after he was born.

Chelsea's Baby Shower!

My mom and I made a diaper cake for her!!! It was sooooo cute, the base was our present. We were so excited we made her blindfold herself to come look at it!
Prego herself, lame picture but it's the only one I took. der.
the spread. Brie cheese dip, veggies, artichoke and spinach dips and mini cheesecakes and blarney cakes. Food fit for a king!
The crowd, we ended up with like 27 people, fun fun fun!

My mom is teaching me to be domestic!

That night we made peach pie! It was so fun and and tasty. Who knew the skin comes right off a peach if you boil it? Convenient.



Ta da! Beauty.

Mesa Falls it's been too long

A couple weeks ago, Chels, Jordan Bill And I met the fam at the cabin. We went to these cool waterfalls I haven't been to since I was in High School. Pretty decent family picture!

playing photographer is my new favorite hobby next to sewing!

On our wedding day it was pouring down rain so I was excited to go back and take pictures of the temple from different angles and the weather was amazing!

...And the U takes 1st Place, bring on the speedos!

Bill coaches the University of Utah waterpolo team and this past weekend we went to a tournament at UCDavis. We were so excited and they took 1st place! They beat CalPoly, UCDavis, UCLA and Berkeley and others. It was awesome. Had some down time in between flights getting in so we went sight seeing, this is at the Oakland Temple.
They were ranked 13 and now they are ranked 2nd in the nation! They were so excited!
The goalie, Sam, won the MVP of the whole tournament and got his own little trophy.