Oh baby!

Ryan and I are now an uncle and aunt (respectively) times 6! Congrats to Kevin and Amy who had sweet little Amyah on May 10th. She came about a month early and was in the NICU for a while, but she came home just in time for us to see her at Kevin's birthday dinner and so we got to cuddle her up yesterday. I forgot how tiny a little newborn can be!

Our other niece, Suzy, who is 3 years old and such a girly-girl, came up to Ryan while he was holding Amyah yesterday and looked down at her, took a big gasp of air, and then looked at Ryan and said "Isn't she soooo cute? She's so pretty." Oh, the sisterly love!

Takes the Cake

I pretty much love anything that has to do with cake. I thought I was in heaven when I was at Tiffany's house once and her dad whipped up some cake batter, poured it into bowls, and passed it out to us (apparently that's a tradition when her mom goes out of town). Oh, and once I discovered Coldstone's cake batter ice cream, my cake craving grew even more. I LOVE that stuff so much I could probably eat it everyday and never get sick of it. The only problem is that it's a little pricy. But luckily for me, I found my new favorite store-bought version of it. It tastes similar and it's way cheaper. Go get some. You won't regret it (unless maybe you're on a diet).

And while we're on the topic of cake, it looks like my niece Ashlynn loves cake as much as I do (proof that it's genetic):

She's got her eye on the prize.

I, too, feel this happy when eating cake.

What? Just saving some for later.

Our two week long celebration

I've come to realize that if you try to plan something, it probably won't happen. That's just life... and what happened for our first-year wedding anniversary. First, at the beginning of the week we cashed in a See's gift card and got ourselves a pound of chocolate, which we happened to do this same time last year so that we had some good chocolate on our honeymoon. It will most likely be a tradition now (and a very good one!).

Since our actual anniversary was on a Sunday, we were going to go out to dinner and a movie on Saturday and then just hang out at home and make a nice dinner on Sunday. Well, Saturday morning Ryan had to take a final, which took ALL day (it was already long and he had missed two days of class- out of 8 total- so it took forever). By the time we were supposed to leave, he was only halfway through and his computer froze on him and we thought he had lost most of his exam (which was in essay form). Luckily, we were able to retrieve it all. Once he finally finished, we were starving and the wait at every restaurant we wanted to go to was at least 2 hours long... so we did the next best thing and picked up some Pei Wei (great idea!) and a redbox and hung out at home. The next day, Ryan made me dinner which consisted of chicken cordon bleu, salad, and broccoli. It was AMAZING, but I wasn't surprised because I've always known what a good cook he is.

And of course, dessert was the traditional top layer of our cake. The whole time it's been wrapped up, we couldn't remember what the big bump on top was, and we finally got to see that it was a flower. Thanks to Amy's awesome wrapping skills, our cake was preserved well and it tasted really moist and really good still (which I was very surprised about)!

Finally, we made it to The Cheesecake Factory on Monday for dinner and it was delish. Of course we couldn't leave without getting some cheesecake to go... lemon raspberry for me, and white chocolate raspberry for Ry (but we split them half and half so we could try both).

All day Monday I wasn't feeling very well and by the time dinner was done, I didn't think I could handle watching a movie, so we went home and saved the movie for the weekend. Friday night we went and saw How To Train Your Dragon in 3D, which was SUCH a good movie and so funny... it was definitely not just a kid show!

That concluded our anniversary celebration that was one day stretched across two weeks, and I loved getting to celebrate it for so long!

Hardy Har Har

Okay, I'm not gonna lie... it was pretty funny when I got the BabyCenter email yesterday telling me I was 10 weeks preggo. However, I have already received THREE emails within FOUR hours giving me updates on my little kumquat... and now it's old. BUT, I cannot do anything about this because I don't know the PASSWORD to get into "my" BabyCenter account and change anything. Soooooo, now it's time for whoever pulled this little stunt (Kristen? Megan? Sara Beth?... just the first three names that came to mind) to 'fess up so I can get the password and stop the bombardment of "what to name your baby" and "how to prepare for your baby's birth" emails. THANKS, and I still love you.

And just in case you are like Ryan and me, and wondering what the heck a kumquat is, here ya go:

Maybe someone knows something I don't?!

I just got an email from BabyCenter congratulating me on my pregnancy. According to them, I am 10 weeks pregnant and my baby is the size of a kumquat (I feel like they could have chosen something a little more common than a Kumquat, but that's beside the point right now). Apparently someone knows something about me that I was not even aware of myself!

One year ago

It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago from today, Ryan and I were sealed for eternity. The weather was not on our side for a while and there were some crazy thunderstorms that day, but it sure made for beautiful, bright colors outside (not to mention a lack of squinty eyes in pictures), and an awesome sunset. Our sealing was beautiful, we were surrounded by so many family members and friends, and the whole day was so fun and perfect!

The strange thing about this first year is that it has gone by so fast, yet it's hard to imagine there was any other way. Throughout this past year, we have done a lot and accomplished a lot and I can't wait to see what's in store for us this next year! All I have to say is that I am one lucky girl!

Ragnar Relay: Southern California 2010

(Warning: Picture OVERLOAD!)

Who: Team "Are We There Yet?"

Van 1: Ryan H., Sarah, Chad, Kyle, Brian, Josh; Van 2: Ryan M., Craig, JR, Brittney, Marc, Janae

What: 200 miles of running in So Cal

Where: Ventura to Dana Point

When: April 23-24, 2010

Why: Because we're crazy... and fun.

Team "Are We There Yet?" right before the race:

Van decorating:

Van #2 at the start line:

The question mark after "sleep" is so, so appropriate:

Rag-tats:

Most people get into good shape training for this race. Others, not so much.... (jk, Janae).

Typical line for the bathrooms at each exchange. The girls in front of me in line were talking about the "creeper taking pictures of the girls in the bathroom line." I told them it was my husband and then the rest of our wait was a bit awkward. I've got another great bathroom line story but that will have to be for another time.

At 6:30 p.m. everyone was required to wear a reflective vest, head lamp, and LED light at all times. Here were are sporting our stylish night fashion:

The men of van #2 waiting to cheer on Janae:

One of the main exchanges was on the Santa Monica pier. Here we are at 2 am!

Finally catching some zzzz's on the beach (or in the van for those of us that prefer warmth):

Our biggest fan showed up to cheer us on (his other sign--not pictured-- said "run super fast as you can"):

The three women on the team:

The beautiful finish line on the beach:

The end (and we all lived to breath and tell about it):

TWO Ragnars, done and done. And now we're on to planning our third! Anyone want to join? :)