Excited!

I'm getting so excited! I don't think I've mentioned on here yet, but my brother Owen will be getting back from his 2-year LDS mission on the 12th, and we're going up to Idaho to visit the next week! Yippee!!! I'm excited to see him because he's been in Alabama for two whole years, he hasn't seen Zaylee since she was just a little thing, and hasn't seen Thomas at all. And from his e-mails it's obvious that he's done an incredible amount of emotional and spiritual maturing in those two years, and it will be wonderful to be able to see that first hand.

I've been thinking this morning of all the things I need to remember to bring when we visit - all the stylish ties he used to pad the box of Christmas presents he sent, the deep fryer that Mom gave to us because they never used it (Owen had written an e-mail a while back that he was excited to use the deep fryer to show us some good southern cooking. I had to reply that it we had it here in Utah. He replied back that we better bring it when we visit!), super cute maternity outfits to show how awesomely pregnant I am with my little belly bump. The belly showing-off isn't just for Owen, of course, I want to show my bump to the whole family!

Plus, the weekend that we'll be there will be a family reunion, with my mom's side of the family. This also has me really excited, the timing worked out perfectly. More family to show the bump to!!! Oh yeah, and to visit and hang out with and catch up with and eat wonderful food with and stuff like that.

Here's that belly bump I keep going on about. Isn't it cute?


The shirt is one that I just got at D.I. yesterday for just $4. I love thrift stores!