Delila’s Mission; Belly Pics

We are so happy and excited for Delila to serve her mission! I can’t believe it is actually so close. Here are a few pics of opening the call.

Delila and TJ getting excited to see where she is going!

Charlie was there. So were Dad and I, but I didn’t get any pictures of us. Lacy was also there, on Skype {basically a webcam program for those of you who don’t know what it is} Tim really wanted to be there but duty calls! He was at work. I called him once we knew.

  TJ being just WAY too cute.  

The big moment…….

San Bernardino, California! Snookie and PJ are on the phone Mom is holding. Lacy is on the laptop. {TJ thought that was just the coolest thing ever!} As you can tell, Delila was very VERY excited to go to Cali. I mean how could you not be? We are so thrilled for her. She leaves May 18th. Its coming up very quickly. Can’t wait to have 2 missionaries in the family. I just love them so much!

BELLY PICS!

{Sorry I only have 3 so far!}

{5 weeks..not much there!}

{8 weeks…still nothin.}

  

{17 weeks…BAM there it is! Notice how I look progressively more tired with each pic. NICE!}

Well there is still a loooong way to go. And a much bigger belly in the future. FUN STUFF =]

Lovin A Little St. Geezy

TJ and I had the chance to head off for a getaway weekend with my parents down to St. George to visit my Grandparents {TJ’s Great Grandparents}. It was a 4 generation weekend! So much fun.                                                                               {TJ and Papa Joey}

We soaked up the sun out on their fabulous back porch over looking Zion National Park and the amazing mountains. I just love love LOVE it down there. I wish we had the chance to go down much more often. Tim, sadly, stayed behind to be responsible and go to work and school. He is such a trooper. HANG IN THERE HUBBY! Only 2 months and we will be spending a fabulous 5 days in Cali, just you and me baby @ DISNEYLAND {yeah. we’re obsessed} Its pretty sad but in 3 1/2 years Tim and I have only spent our honeymoon alone together. It is definitely time for a getaway. And what better place than D-land {plus we have annual passes. oh snap!} Anyways! You can tell that I am just a little bit excited about that….

While we were in St. George we decided to head on over to Hoover Dam and check out the new bridge. I had never been to Hoover Dam and let me tell you, it was breath taking. That new bridge {I believe it is called Memorial Bridge? I might be wrong} is unbelievable. Literally shocks you when you see it. The pictures do NO justice. And of course Hoover Dam is just as fantastic. It is so amazing to see the ability of man. Just blows my mind. We had a great time and it only would have been better if my handsome Hubby could have been there with us.

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 {Enjoying the beautiful St. George sunshine & Snookie and PJ’s awesome view}

{The Gang walking down to the Dam}

{TJ peaking over the edge. Its a loooooong way down!}

    

{The water has gone down so much. It was shocking to see how close to the top of the Dam it normally would have been. It almost looked like you could reach down and touch the water}

{Memorial Bridge. It was so high up and so far across. It really took your breath away}

   

We also had the opportunity to drive over to Zion National Park. I could spend an entire week there without even thinking about it. That place is so gorgeous! And there are so many great walking trails. I would love to go spend some time at the park and hike a few of the big ones. That is just right up my alley. Some day hopefully!

{We did a few short hikes. But TJ was getting pretty tired by the end. I could have stayed all day!}

   It was a great trip and I was just grateful to get out of the house! Can’t wait for the next one =]

Moving, Missions, & Such!

Yes we are alive! We have had so much going on lately. It has been craziness! We sold our house in Spanish Fork and moved about 25 min North to Pleasant Grove. And let me tell you, moving from a house into an apartment is not the best scenario. BUT we know that it will be worth it. We made the choice about a year ago that I was going to quit my job and be a stay-at-home mommy and Tim was going to get out of Sizzler so he could go to school full-time. The downside of all of this, we would have to sell our house. We loved that place too. We built it in 2008 and it is pretty much the only place we have called home in our marriage. We loved the location and the neighborhood and it definitely was a hard choice to make. We wanted to stay there forever. But life moves on, and so do we. I am grateful for the opportunity to stay home and take care of my babies, and if that means living in an apartment then I will take it. We also knew how important it was for Tim to finish school. After a few months of basically being unemployed it was a HUGE eye opener to see how necessary it was for him to have a degree. So here we are. In a two bedroom, 995 sq. ft., 3rd floor apartment in Pleasant Grove. We are happy and finally I think we have everything unpacked and in its place. Such a great feeling!

In other news…

JB has left on his mission! We are so thrilled for him. For those of you that don’t know, JB is the oldest of my two little brothers. He is serving in Tallahassee Florida. He went into the MTC on Wednesday Feb. 23rd. He almost didn’t make it after a serious case of influenza. It pretty much knocked his socks off. We weren’t even sure if they would let him in, haha. After a five day fever of 103 degrees could you really blame them for not?! But luckily on Monday his fever subsided and by Wednesday they said he was good to go. We are so happy to have a missionary out there. Its such an awesome experience. My little sister Delila could be leaving on her mission in the next three months or so, and after her its the baby Charlie. If he gets his papers all done and leaves right around his 19th birthday it could be four years before he and JB see each other. That is so wild! I have asked Charlie if he would really leave with only three months of JB’s mission left and he has made it perfectly clear that he is not waiting for JB to come home, haha. I guess we will see if he still feels that way after two years.

Well all in all things are great! I managed not to take ANY pictures of the move. And we have about three with JB before he left. But I don’t have them with me so you don’t even get to see them yet lol. I am lame, but I don’t care!

Oh. Yeah. and BTW. I’m pregnant!!! Woo Hoo! Baby #2 is due September 2nd. I am exactly 13 weeks today. I had an ultrasound last week just to check up on things and the “unofficial” word is that it’s probably another BOY! The ultrasound tech said its still too early to tell “for sure” but from what she could see it looks like a boy. We will find out for sure in a few weeks. But either way, boy or girl, we are really so thrilled. Can’t wait. Hopefully I can keep this baby in past June. That would be FABULOUS! LOL!

*Cafe Rio Pork Barbacoa*

Tim asked me to make Cafe Rio for dinner. I had never done it before and was a bit worried about how it would turn out. But it ended up being great! Tim loves the burritos and I love the salad so we made a nice big batch of pork and then went our separate ways after that haha. I found the recipe online and really loved it. I followed it pretty much exactly except that its the recipe for the salad. So for the burritos we just used regular tortillas drenched in the hot sauce and wrapped it up like an enchilada. Then I put it in the oven just long enough to get the tortilla soft and all hot and melty inside. YUM! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

http://barbarabakes.com/2010/05/cafe-rio-sweet-pork-barbacoa-salad/

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

TJ and I took the most fabulous walk today. I was so tired of being cooped up in the house. I woke up this morning and the sun was shining, and it actually felt warm! It was so nice to get out of the house for a while. We were having such a good time…we just walked and walked. It ended up being over an hour! TJ was about falling asleep by the time we got back. It felt so good to get some sunlight on my face. Oh how I love the sun! But man do those mountains look glorious in the snow. I am so thankful for the beautiful place that I live. I will miss being able to walk just a few blocks and be in the “country”. That is one of my favorite things about Spanish Fork. We are in the perfect location. But it will be nice when we are closer to Tim’s work and school.  I will miss my little bit of countryside though!

Checkin out the cows. Milo was not too sure about those things.

   

One of the amazing views!

Trying to get a good pic of TJ and Milo, but of course Milo is way too interested in whatever is on the ground. Usually nothing.

 

It was a good walk!

Hello World

Soooooo. Yeah. Not much going on these days. Tim is going to school full time {13 credits!!} and working full time @ Sprint so he is gone for about 12 hours most days. Its CrAzInEsS! I am so proud of him and hope he can stick it out. I really am rooting for him. So because of his long days away from the house TJ and I spend most days playing legos, learning his letters and numbers, and watching Blues Clues or Dora the Explorer. I have been sick lately {barf-a-roni}…not horribly, just enough to make me not want to do A.N.Y.T.H.I.N.G! I am so super proud of myself if I get the dishes in the dishwasher and give TJ a bath. haha. I guess this is a routine I will have to get used to for a long while until Tim finishes school. I was pretty spoiled when he was home everyday for like 3 months. Except we were broke then so we didn’t really do much either. But things were a little more exciting than they have been this January. We are just twiddling our thumbs waiting to close on our house. It seems like each time we get close – it gets dragged out another few weeks. I am desperate for a project and packing up this house will be a good one. I am sad to leave our beautiful house and amazing neighbors, but also so excited to be closer to Tim’s work and school. That way he can come home for lunch everyday! That will be so fantastic. All in all life is good. We miss our family that is so far away and wish we could fly to Oregon and Missouri once a month. Someday maybe haha!

Goodbye 2010

It was a good year in the Ranagan House. We had some ups and downs…but mostly ups. We were able to accomplish so much this year! We have checked a few goals off our list and are working towards a few more. All in all 2010 was a year to be remembered.

January

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{Spent a lot of time hanging out with Mommy. Figured out Milo was fun to play with. Went to the BYU basketball game}

February

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{Went to Vegas with Mike, Meagan, Kian, and Dustin…always a good time}

March

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{Hanging out at the Grizzlies Hockey Game with Grandpa Mike. Celebrated Daddy’s 23rd B-day!}

April

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{Flew to Portland [first time TJ was on a plane] to visit The Faas Fam. Loved seeing cousins Lukie and Aiden. Miss them like MAD}

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{Easter Egg Huntin @ Grandma Lisa’s. Daddy quit the Sizz. FINALLY. Started working for NetTek Cabling}

SUMMER

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{Lake Powell AMAZINGNESS}

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{Celebrated Mommy’s 23rd B-day! Mommy quit her job and gets to stay home full time..the best ever!}

 

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{DiSnEyLaNd}

 

August

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{Drove the 16 hours to Missouri with Aunt Dee. Played with our DOAN Family. Went to Nauvoo, Carthage and Liberty Jail, and Far West. Loved every second!}

September

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{Went to the Owlz Baseball game for Grandpa Mike’s B-Day! Played with our awesome cousins Jayden and Jaxton}

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{Celebrated TJ’s 2nd Birthday!!!!! He’s getting soooo big!}

October

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{Played at cousin Jax’s 5th B-day. Had so much fun hanging out with the “big” kids. Didn’t really do anything for Halloween cuz we are lame..even tho it’s one of my FAV holidays}

November

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{Spent many warm days playing at the park. Got brave enough to go down the BIG TWISTY slide}

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{Celebrated Thanksgiving @ the Ellison Home. Hanging out with Papa Joe}

December

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{Had some amazing snowfall! Milo got lost in it a few times. TJ realized that its really good to eat…as long as its clean. Tim got really buff shoveling our driveway}

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{Had a fantastic Christmas! Daddy started working for Sprint. Such a fabulous job!}

 

*Bring on 2011*