Home Sweet Home

Our new house! It should be done by June 30th. Cross your fingers.

Scott and I have been wanting to buy a house for a while, we just couldn't decide where. A week before the tax credit ended we decided we would be in Idaho Falls for the next little while, so we should buy a house. Trying to do that in a week was a little crazy and stressful (I would not reccomend it). But somehow it all worked out and we found something in our price range that we are really happy with. Moving while I am 8 months pregnant might be a little crazy, but I am so excited for our little girl to have her own room. So hello to Idaho Falls, we will be here at least three more years!

Think Pink

"Sugar and spice and everything nice, ribbons and curls because she's a girl"

It's a little girl!!

We couldn't be more excited!

Over Valentine's weekend Scott and I drove down to UT to do an ultrasound at a place called the Fetal Studio in the Southtown mall. We couldn't wait to find out the sex of the baby, and just like I always peek at my presents if I can find them, I had to have a sneak peak of the baby. I thought for sure it was going to be a boy. I convinced myself it was a boy so when I found out I would be super excited. But secretly I painted my toenails sparkly pink in hopes that it was a girl. Not that painting your toenails has anything to do with the gender of your baby...Anyway, everyone was predicting boy. Everyone but my sis. and niece Kyla (who thinks my baby's name is grumpy after the seven dwarfs, hopefully it is not a sign). Scott, my mom, and Kiera and kids all came with. They bring you into a room with a big screen and it was so quick. I couldn't believe how fast the picture came on the screen. Right away you could tell it was a girl. I was in shock. Scott cried a little (he wants a little girl) and we couldn't be happier!

No, we do not have a name. Not even close. Sorry. Luckily the Fetal Studio is in the mall. Scott left to go do manlier things, and us girls went shopping!! Thanks to Kiera and my mom I have some darling outfits! Of course I already know I'm going to do her room (or half a room) in pink and green, my favorite color combo. since forever. My old room was pink and green and I have all my stuff saved, my wedding colors were pink and green, and my house would be pink and green if I wasn't married to a man. It's such a weird thing knowing I will have a daughter. But here she comes, I hope we will be ready.

I haven't posted much because I have been sick. I decided if blogging sounded more like a chore I wasn't going to do it. But now that I'm 18 weeks I'm starting to have some good days mixed in with the yucky days, and life is getting back to normal. Maybe someday I will enjoy pregnancy. Scott treats me like a queen and takes care of me as well as his work and school. I am surrounded by kids all day. Today we had a conversation about whether or not Jesus has a bellybutton. These are the things I deal with.

A reason to smile

Baby Baird due July 29th! :)

Longer update later...

Happy Thanksgiving!

My favorite part of Thanksgiving? The Pumpkin Pie!

AAARRR! That be Captain Brown Baird

Life is good and I am a bad blogger. Things are good but busy for us now. Between our frequent (and fun) trips to Utah and all we have going on, sorry if we are not the greatest friends. We are in Idaho Falls, both working plus Scott is going to school at night for his MBA. We live in a Duplex in a neighborhood in Idaho Falls and love it, it is my favorite place we have lived so far (move #9). I might take pictures one day. Our back-up camera, an old one we have been using since our new one broke in Hawaii, decided to break on Halloween when I was taking pics. of my class, so we have no camera and therefore no recent pictures. It seems like this fall love is in the air and we were able to go some awesome weddings. Congrats Kym & Adam, Jake & Kelsey, and Matt & Veronica. Kym, Scott's big sister, was married in Rexburg and all the family came into town. It was a beautiful wedding and perfect fall reception and so fun to have all the family in town without having to travel. We love you!



Here is Jakey. He left on his mission Oct. 28 and will be missed. It was hard to say goodbye but we are all so proud of him. We have set up a blog for him if you want to follow: www.elderjakemcrae@blogspot.com

My school has a literacy night where the parents and k and 1st graders come in and get a free book. It was pirate themed and their guest pirate backed out so I volunteered Scott for the job :). We rented a pirate costume from BYU-Idaho and he was pretty awesome, there were TONS of people and he managed to get everyone's attention. He was Captain Brown Baird, and by the end of the story his gotee started falling off. The next day all my kids were in awe that I was married to a real pirate, but some felt the need to tell me that they figured out his costume was fake. For Halloween we both had to dress up for work, Scott was a pirate again, just a dead version, and I was witch. I was going to be creative but everything I thought of a 5 year old would not have really got.

My job is a lot of work but a lot of fun. I do title one so my program is supplemental to what their normal kindergarten class is. I have two classes, one with 16 students and the next with 18. My afternoon class is a lot more challenging so when I get home I feel wiped out everyday. Those kids keep me on my toes but you learn to love them right off. Here are some things you might find me saying throughout the day:

Please act like a human

No, your last name is not Hannah Montana

Do NOT eat the glue....

Thank you for the hugs

They are a fun bunch.

Summer Snapshots!

Summer came and went.

Goodbye summer. Here our some of our favorite memories:



Lake Powell and Fourth of July. My mom and Bryce's B-day




Hawaii!!!!


Camping and mountain biking up Kelly Canyon


To end it all, Cub River

ABCDEFG.....

Going ons:

-I got a job!! I get to be a title one KINDERGARTEN TEACHER!! I couldn't be more EXCITED! and nervous, but I can't wait. I don't know the little details yet, but here I go!

-Scott is putting in long days doing his military fitness class, internship, and working at his new job at Melaluca business development speaking Chinese.

-Scott also turned 26! And we had a birthday BBQ. Now he has an awesome mountain bike and is always looking for a quick break where he can go.

-Our 3 year aniversary! 3 years have cruised by with my wonderful man! We enjoyed a nice late night drive to Boise. Yipee...not. But the next day we went to PF Changs {my favorite!} and put all our money toward plane tickets to Hawaii in Aug. with my family. Can you say Aloha!!

-We are almost forsurely moving to Idaho Falls at the begining of Sept. unless we can get out of our contract sooner.

-Scott's baby sister Megan got married to wonderful Joseph and we went to Washington to celebrate with family {congrats!}

-I don't have a summer job, so while Scott is overly busy I am underly busy. Anybody need an employee for 5 weeks? Anybody want to play?

-My sis. Kiera is about to have her baby, wahoo!! I got to go visit her for three days and play with Kyla, so cute. {not currently working does have its perks}

-Becasue I like posts with pictures, this is a random picture of a rainbow. It just won't warm up here, rain rain rain! We pulled over during a rainstorm because it was so cool, it went all the way across and if you look close you can tell it was a double rainbow. We were really hoping to find a pot of gold.

We're done!!

We graduated April 10th!!! Me: Elementary Ed. Scott: Business Manangement, Minor Chinese.
It was a wonderful day with family. We went to Fridays to celebrate after the graduation and had a great time! Now that we are done Scott is doing an internship with Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg and still working at his old job. I am hoping to teach in the fall.


It was nice to graduate together. There were 70 married couples that graduated together. Neil A. Anderson spoke at commencement and our convocation which was pretty neat.

D-Land!!!

So Scott and I both graduated...pictures and details to come later.

And then I went to DISNEYLAND!! Scott has been on tour this week and will still be next week in Southern California (sound tech). He bought me a ticket so I could meet him in Disneyland. It was a BLAST! I flew in Saturday and hung out with Scott's awesome sis Jeni, and we had the best day ever. We went to the beach, I got sunburned, pedicures, and Hollywood. No pictures, every attempt we made was not meant to be. Sunday we went and got Scott, and Monday was D-land! It was excellent because there were no lines to 5 min. lines. Perfect day.





We did start out with a bit of a fiasco. Scott got 85spf sunscreen in his eyes which caused them to swell and turn red and he couldn't see. After my man attmepts to get it out, we ended up in the ememrgency first aid room first thing in CA Adventures where he got his eyes flushed. Poor guy.



I have always wanted to eat in the Pirates of the Carribean ride. And we did!! It was delicious!




It was magical.



We got some sweet shades.




Oh yeah. Thanks Jeni for a great weekend and showing us the ropes!

Now I am home again waiting for my hubby to return. It's good to be around family and just relax. Lovin it.

Conference

Just a random little bit of information- Scott is going to be singing in the Priesthood session of General Conference. So for all you males out there that are planning on going, keep your eyes peeled.