Well we made finally made it to California, our new home for the summer.The trip usually takes 9-10 hours. It took us 12! We hadn't gotten very far (about halfway between Salt Lake and Wendover)when Jim started to see smoke coming out the back of the truck. We stopped and found out we were leaking fluid. At first Jim thought it was oil which would have been really bad. Instead we were just leaking transmission fluid. Still bad but not as serious. Jim called his dad who said that the transmission probably overheated and the fluid was leaking from the overflow. We let the car cool down a little and then continued to Wendover where we got some more transmission fluid to put in. We didn't want to overheat the transmission again so we drove 60-65 mph instead of the usual 75 which is the speed limit out in the desert. It made for a long trip but we feel so blessed that we were able to make it safely and without any more problems after we put more fluid in the truck. Heavenly Father was definitely aware of us and answered our prayers to be able to make it here. Baby Alyssa is happy to be in Cali. She started kicking a lot as soon as we got to Reno and kicked in California too. I guess she knows that this will be her home. Last night when we got here to Portola it was freezing! It was also cold this morning but we started a fire which warmed the house up and luckily it's sunny today so it's warm outside. I forgot from last summer how cold it is when we get here. Looks like it's hoodies and blankets for awhile, but it's worth it. It's beautiful here and it's so nice to be away from the stress of school and crowded cities.

Yay for Easter!

I guess this post is a little late since Easter has already come and gone. I love Easter though because it means spring is here! I guess the Utah weather doesn't know that it should be spring though because it is currently snowing :( Anyway here are some pictures of our Easter eggs. Coloring Easter eggs is one of my favorite parts of Easter, that and remembering our Savior and his sacrifice and resurrection for us.



We went to my parents house for Easter and to celebrate my little sisters birthday. Amy turned 14 on Easter.




My favorites are the red, white and blue egg and the Alyssa egg. The Alyssa egg was made for our baby girl. I think we have finally decided that her name is going to be Alyssa. It's getting more real as she is kicking more and now that she has a name. Only 12 more weeks until we meet our baby girl.

Baby Shower

We had our baby shower last Saturday. It's still three months until the baby is born but we are moving in less than 2 weeks now to California for the summer so I wanted to see everyone before leaving. It was a lot of fun. We did a family and friends shower in the morning and a ward open house shower in the afternoon. My aunt Ariana is an incredible chef and made all the food and treats. She made everything look so pretty!



Here is some of the yummy food.






We had chicken salad sandwiches,"stroller wheel" pasta salad, mini chocolate chip cookies, lemon cookies, fruit and veggies...





And these adorable mini cupcakes. Yum!




Thanks to everyone who came! We got tons of adorable baby clothes. The fun thing about having a girl is all of the cute clothes! I'm so excited to dress her in all of the cute things people gave us. I think Jim is warming up to the idea that she will wear a lot of pink :) We also got a swing from my mom, a bouncer seat from my grandma, and a homemade quilt made by Ariana (she really is a multi-talented woman!)





After the shower, we have pretty much everything we need for our little girl! Only a few more things to pick up before she comes. Thanks again to everyone for all the cute gifts!

Less than 100!!!

Yea! We are less than 100 days from meeting our baby girl. That doesn't seem like very long, the time is going by so fast.

And I passed my glucose test! I was only at 87 and the limit is like 140 so I was well under. Hooray for not having gestational diabetes or having to take another test!