Big sister Sally and big sister NAVY!?

BIG NEWS!!!!

Kirsti is about to have another cute pregnant belly!!

She's due in October :)

And this little firecracker is going to be a big sister!!

(This is a picture of her dancing at a huge break dance battle in Rexburg where her dad also danced. If you haven't seen the video, you just HAVE to watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hQFvml5tA&feature=player_embedded

I've never seen anything cuter.)

2nd piece of exciting news:

Shane and I are going to GUUUUAAAAMMMM!!!

We're going to do a lot of this:

And a lot of exploring in this:

And we're definitely excited to learn how to do this:

I can't wait to be a big sister for 2 weeks in Guam!!! We leave June 12th.

Thanks to the most amazing parents in the world for the BEST graduation present EVER!!!

(I will be officially done with my degree on May 18th!)

Needless to say,

I can't wait to be an aunt again (so happy for them!!)

and I can't wait to live it up w/ the fam in Guam, baby!!

Good times ahead!!

Dadio

This is my dad:

Yeah, he's just as cool as he looks.

In Guam, his newest hobby is longboarding. My parents decided to get my little brothers longboards for Christmas, and my mom knew my dad wouldn't want to be left behind! So, she bought him this mega board and he loves it so much he goes with or without the boys!

Last night Shane decided it would be fun to google family members. Here's what we found on my old man!

"From FBI Beijing, China, Legal Attaché Steven E. Hendershot and Assistant Legal Attaché Rodney B. Osborne, were honored with the Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement for the successful undercover and joint international police investigation entitled Operation Summer Solstice. Their efforts led to an unprecedented successful joint investigation with the Ministry of Public Service in the People’s Republic of China to enforce intellectual property laws. This cooperative effort resulted in the arrest of 25 individuals, the search of multiple businesses and residential locations, asset seizures by the Chinese government worth more than $7 million, and the seizure of more than 290,000 counterfeit software products in China with an estimated retail value of $500 million."

So legit! I didn't even know any of this until last night. He doesn't tell us anything!!

But the point of this blog is this: my dad is the man.

Way to go dad!

Sir Paul McCartney

When the legend Michael Jackson died, Shane vowed that he wasn't going to miss another opportunity to see a living legend live in concert. So, when Paul McCartney tickets went on sale, we entered our credit card information:)

The Hollywood Bowl was way awesome. Yes, there were fireworks.

Sir Paul did not disappoint! His voice sounded great, it's hard to believe he's 67. He told some really cool little stories in between songs and he was surprisingly goofy. Our favorite song of the night was "A Day in the Life." We are stoked to be able to check "seeing a living legend in concert" off our list!

3 cheers for swimsuit weather!!

Sarah and I were pretty excited about something...

A sunny Saturday in Laguna Beach!!!

We were in need of some fun couple time on the beach, and that's what we got. From these pictures you'd think Shane and I were on some sort of goofy drug.I guess the excitement of the first swimsuit weather of the year got to our heads.

A few appropriately normal pictures, for good measure.

A pretty drive down PCH, a good game of beach ladder ball (high five Sarah!! we owned those boys!), a really awesome Mexican dinner, fun window shopping, frozen yogurt, and a solid game of Scrabble back at the grandparents beach house. Booya!!

Classy Tennis Weekend

Since moving to Long Beach, Shane and I have taken up tennis. We're not very good, but we have a lot of fun. Shane decided to take it to the next level and start following the pros. Every year there is a big tournament in Palm Springs, and it wasn't really a question in Shane's mind if we were going to be there!

We knew when we got there that we weren't at some crazy concert:

The first day we were lucky enough to see THIS guy up close!! Rafael Nadal.

I would say he's the David Beckham of Tennis, but better at tennis than Beckham is at soccer.

Plus he's the star of the newest Shakira video. Sooooo legit.

We were there waiting for him after the match! Pretty cool.

We stayed ALL night!

The next morning it was back to the stands for some even bigger, better matches.

Palm Springs was giving us some major sunshine.

We got to watch Andy Roddick, the #1 American with the fastest serve in tennis.

We spotted his swim suit model wife, Brooklyn Decker, in the stands.

After a few hours, Shane looks down, sees his sunburned thighs, laughs, and says, "Totally worth it."

I have to say, we had a really fun weekend. To top it all off- we were featured on the kiss cam! And no- Shane didn't give me a cute couple kind of kiss. It was more like the cookie monster attacking some chocolate chip cookies.

That's my man.

Until next year!!

Lewis, Toni, and Mike...not who you think.

This past weekend we enjoyed a visit from these 3!

Shane's parents, Lewis and Toni, and Toni's sister Mike came down from Lehi, Utah to have some snow-free fun! This was their first visit to see our place in Long Beach and we were excited to have them!

We all decided our first day must be spent at the happiest place on earth:)

(A big thanks to Toni for making 5 quilts for the "give a day, get a day" promotion and getting everyone in free!)

We were SO stoked that they brought back Captain EO!

We ran straight to the theater to see MJ in all his 1985 dancing, singing glory.

Next, it was time for some extreme riding. Toni and Mike meant business!

We soaked in the sun walking the park, enjoying the awesome So Cal weather.

A special thanks to Toni's mom Billie for making me this super cute flower headband!

She is one hip grandma! I was very impressed and excited about it.

Isn't my husband SO stinking cute!? Man oh man...

Smiling faces on the trolley back to the car. A good sign that we had a blast!

Saturday we headed to the awesome local aquarium! We spent all afternoon checking out the crazy sea life.

Downtown Long Beach. Flowers in the winter.

Next we grabbed lunch at Ruby's, located at the end of the Seal Beach pier. Tasty and fun!

Sunday, Sarah and Bryant invited us over for a post-church lunch!

We were happy to be able to introduce everyone and do some chatting. Thanks Sarah and Bryant!!

Next, we strolled along the canals of Naples Island, taking in the beauty of the water, boats, flowers, and homes.

When we got home, we knew we couldn't end the weekend without a few rousing games of Rummikub!

Overall, a great weekend!

Lewis, Toni and Mike: Thanks a ton for coming out to visit! We loved having you!

Grass Sledding on The Wings of Love

My sister-in-law Morgan's family lives about 30 minutes south of us, and when her parents go out of town they hire Kirsti or I to come hang out with their kids!

This past weekend I felt like a kid again. Here's what we did:

Some of my favorite memories as a kid was playing in the rain. So, I took the kids on a bike ride to their school play ground in the middle of a total down pour. Totally awesome.

Then, the neighbors happened to have a grass sled, and since it was very wet the conditions were perfect for some extreme grass sledding! We were doing backwards triple decker's within a few runs. Super fun.

After a trip to the batting cage and a few more trips to the park, I decided the ultimate kid weekend wouldn't be complete without watching a movie in an awesome living room fort!

But I have to say, I was super excited to get home to my man.

We had lots of time to get cozy together because the Bachelor finale was a whopping 3 hours long!

Amidst all the controversy and Tenly lovers, here's the conclusion we came to:

Tenly and Jake were just way too much alike. Jake loves Vienna's craziness and young personality because he needs that in his life. Vienna loves Jake's calmness and and needs that secure feeling he gives her.

It just works better; they balance each other out.

However, we still think there is a very small chance these two will last long.

Personally, there weren't very many girls this season we loved, but we think Ali will make a decent Bachelorette.

The end.

When Shane and Sally became "Shally"

I thought I would treat you all to a good chuckle:

Ahh, the dating days.

These old school shots document my Valentine and I falling in love.

(The one on the top right is our 3rd date- check out that soul patch!)

The following is a chronological picture re-cap of our Valentine's Saturday:

That's what I call a good day!

Sunday we enjoyed church, a dinner w/ Sarah and Bryant, and a dessert party w/ friends...

And I can't tell you what else we did.

JUST KIDDING!!!

But I'm not kidding about this - I have the best Valentine ever!!!

I'm so lucky to have Shane as my eternal boyfriend.

I thank the heavens for him every single day. I LOVE YOU BABE!