Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Which Disney Princess are You?


You Are Ariel!
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Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.


Which Disney Princess Are You?

Trip to Idaho: Part #1

We just recently returned from a trip up north to visit my relatives in Idaho! We try to spend a week with my family every summer at my grandparents cabin in McCall, Idaho. Here are just a few of the many pictures I am going to post from this trip! They love lemons!
My little puppy dogs! They got to wear these hats many times in the evenings!

Getting up every morning to go for a walk on the bike trail! It was so nice in the mts!
The girls looking over the edge of the boat into the water! I only let go long enough to take this picture!

Highlights from the trip include:
- Emma cutting her first two bottom teeth the day we arrived at the cabin! She was tons of fun on this trip!
- Taking the girls out on the boat! They were so cute in their life jackets, and usually fell asleep as soon as we left the dock.
- Taking long walks with the family! It was nice to not have to push the stroller the whole time!
- Eating, eating, and more good eating!
- Taking the girls for a canoe ride! I will follow up with pictures and that story at a later date!
- Going off roading with my sisters, and mother in the truck! My mom was driving! It was a little crazy!
- Playing cards on the deck!
- Seeing Rob water ski! And being completely jealous that I could not get behind the boat! I can't wait to have this baby out of me!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Happy Independence Day

Cute 4th of July babies!

Emma giving kisses to Grandma!
TThe girls playing together! Emma was laughing so hard!

We had a wonderful 4th of July! We spent the day together as a family running errands, which does not sound fun, but it was for me! It is so nice to have someone else to help push the stroller! I can't even begin to describe how much easier it is for me to shop when I am not distracted by the girls! Then we spent the evening with the Sagers family having a BBQ, swimming, and watch fireworks! To my utter amazement the girls loved the fireworks! In fact, they layed on towels in the front yard and watched them all without a single peep! It was so fun! We must have really worn them out with the swimming! Thanks again Sagers family for the awesome time! We look forward to the next 4th of july party! Here are some pictures from earlier in the day! It is almost impossible to get a family picture anymore!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Baby #3 is a...

Girl! After several ultrasounds, she finally opened her legs so that we could look and see! And there was nothing to see...so its another girl! Rob and I are both thrilled to be having another little girl! When the ultrasound tech said it was another girl, Rob just sighed and asked her to check again! I think he was ready for another man in the house! He turned to me after the appointment and said, "So I guess we will be having another one!" I think it is a little early to be thinking about #4 when #3 is still inside of me! I reminded him that we will not keep having children until there is a boy!

We really are very excited to be having another girl! The doctor said she was measuring small, but that she was growing healthy and strong! She kicks all the time to remind me that she is still in my tummy! Not that I could forget! She will still be making her grand entrance into this world at the end of October!

Amanda & Rob Finlinson

Amanda & Rob Finlinson

Our Story...

Rob and I met in November of 2002 in the financial services office at BYU. After a very akward introduction, which involved me introducing myself in the third person, Rob called and asked me out. After a pretty amazing first date (its a long story-some other time), I confidently told Rob "that once he dated me he would never want to date anyone else." I really had no idea at that point that it was going to work out so well. We dated for the next five months and then one beautiful night on a bridge at Sundance resort, Rob and I got engaged. We were married four months later on August 16, 2003 in the Las Vegas, NV temple. And we have been living happily ever after since...