Happy Halloween!

My class had a Halloween parade and party today. I was the teacher from the Black Lagoon. I rode my bike to school and got quite a few stares and honks. What elementary teachers do for their students!

Hyrum and I carved pumpkins tonight. I picked a nice pattern from the pumpkin carving kit and even added my own touch by writing "Home Sweet Home."

Now, in case you didn't already know this, I married a very creative man...he wasn't going with any run-of-the-mill pumpkin pattern. Look at how focused he is!

Here is the finished product! Hyrum's a little worried it might get smashed tonight with how up and down political opinions are...Our one plea is that the pumpkin smashers take out the candles first...it's our nice apple cinnamon one.

Happy Birthday Hyrum!

I know this is REALLY late, Hyrum turned 23 a whole 13 days ago...but better late than never :) He's an old man now...starting to move a little slower and get tired more easily...

Ha! Ha! He's not fooling me! I don't think Hyrum will EVER be an old man. Even when he's 102 he will still be young at heart and probably playing basketball. My Mom sent Hyrum one of her traditional birthday packages. He was so excited to open it! Can you tell?
My Mom wrote little notes to go along with each gift. She sent lots of treats...the perfect gift, especially for our camping adventure!Hyrum took a test Friday afternoon and then we packed up and headed to Strawberry that night. Hyrum loves the outdoors and liked to go camping for his birthday growing up. Along with Mom's treats we also brought along a perfectly seasoned steak that Hyrum's brother and sister-in-law Bowman and Stephanie gave him for his birthday. Delicious!!!

The next day we went fishing and Hyrum caught a whopper! It sure was quite the feast!

Well, maybe it didn't break any records...but it was still exciting!

PS-Look close, the fish IS in that first fishing picture...can you spot it?
Later that night we had a surprise party for Hyrum at the park. What a weekend!

We're Having a Baby!

We went to the doctor for the first time yesterday and heard our baby's heart beat! It was exciting to hear and reassuring that yes, we were actually having a baby. I haven't been sick at all! Sometimes I feel a little nauseous but I'm not sure if that's the pregnancy or just because it's early in the morning :) One thing I have noticed is that you HAVE to go to the bathroom right away! I went to Wal-Mart, planning on going to the bathroom as soon as I got there and guess what? The women's bathroom was closed for cleaning! I seriously considered asking them if I could just use the mens but I danced around the store until FINALLY they were done cleaning :) Ha! Ha! Life is so funny!

What do you think? Will we have a boy or a girl? The Mitchell family tradition is to have a girl first. ALL of Hyrum's other brothers and sisters had girls first...we'll see if we're the exception or not. We'll be so happy whether it's a boy or a girl!