Thanksgiving 2011

I've been sitting here in a quiet house enjoying a very active baby boy! My whole belly has just been rolling...I love him SO so so so so MUCH! It is the most amazing feeling and each day makes me more anxious for his arrival. As of today, I'm 27 weeks along..only 3 months left! I have been so lucky to have had such an "easy" pregnancy so far. I really don't have a single complaint, and I hope I didn't just *jinx* myself by saying it's been easy haha. With it being Thanksgiving and all, I've reflected a LOT on how blessed I am. (I REALLY should do that more often) This lil guy has been such a blessing in our life and has really made me very aware of all our blessings. I can't stop thanking my Heavenly Father for ALL he offers us. We are so lucky to have our home, our jobs, good health, great friends and most importantly our family! I'm so glad we made the decision to be married in the temple..it brings me great joy to know our lil guy will be born into the covenant and that we will have him for ever and ever.
-No Matter What-
Having a forever family is by far the most important thing to me. It's very intimidating to think of the responsibility we are taking on in raising one of our Heavenly Father's special little spirits in the world today. I feel that if we can teach our children the importance of family, and help them build a testimony of eternal families we will have (in even the smallest degree) succeeded in our role as parents. There's plenty more I want to teach my kids, but that right there would mean the world to me.
The 'unconditional love of a parent' is becoming very real to me and, in turn, makes me more and more grateful for my own parents and for Josh's parents. My mom is my very best friend and my daddy is my hero and the best guardian angel ANYONE could ask for! I know I can turn to either one of them for anything at all. Likewise with Josh's parents. I spend a lot of nights home alone while he is at work and, as much as I HATE being home alone, It brings me great comfort to have them right next door. They'll do anything for their family regardless of what sacrifices that might require them to make. More than anything, I'm grateful for the way they've raised their son. He is the most loving and considerate husband I could ever ask for. He goes above and beyond and he pushes himself to be better each and everyday. I can't get enough of how much he already loves this little guy. Not too long ago, he was able to start feeling baby boy kick and stretch a lot. I reflect on the pure joy in his expression often and it never fails to bring a smile to my face and sometimes, tears to my eyes (thank you hormones!).
Last but not least...I'm thankful for the Armed Forces who fight/have fought to protect and grant us the freedoms we enjoy. Having had Zach over in Afghanistan for the past year has really opened my eyes to the sacrifices our soldiers make for us. I don't know how they do it, but i'm grateful they are willing to.
I really need to be better about posting pictures, but I couldn't pass up a chance to express my gratitude on a day like today. I hope you all will have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy every second you have with your families!

First Comes Love.. Then Comes Marriage...

Then comes...Yep! we're expecting! :) I'm currently 12 weeks along! So far I've been very lucky to not be sick! Last week brought a spell of headaches, but so far they haven't come back around to bother me anymore! I've been very lucky so far to have an 'easy' pregnancy and I hope that continues to be the case. Josh and I are both so very excited!! I think a lot of people think it was an "oops" because we haven't been married all that long....but for the record, we definitely planned this one! We can NOT wait to meet the little one, its going to be another long 6 months(ish). My due date is February 23rd! We both feel it's a girl...but I guess only time will tell! We don't have a preference on the sex at all, just want a healthy, happy baby :) It amazes me just how much we already love baby Davis. I can only imagine how that love will continue to grow exponentially!

Quickly...

Just a quick lil update from the Davis home..

We bought a new vehicle. Its a 2007 Jeep Rubicon..and it's pretty sexy! :)


We had a great memorial day weekend. Aside from getting caught in the downpour while on our way home from our rzr ride! We visited dad's grave. It looked beautiful, so thanks to all who dropped by!


We finally got our grass seed planted...and its actually GROWING!! I don't know how much justice this picture will do...



And our little ones are just not little at all anymore! (i love kirras lil underbite haha)





Overall, we're happy, healthy and VERY blessed! Life is GREAT!

Married Life...

Just wanted to post a quick update...since it's been FOREVER. Married life has been busy, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. Our wedding day was perfect!! The weather did SUCK, but everyone traveled safely and things went really smoothly. I can't thank our friends and family enough for helping to pull it all together! Josh and I had a quick honeymoon to the romantic city of Salt Lake, UT! haha...we stayed at The Monaco and spent a day in Park City. We also got to see the lights at Temple Square...definitely one of my favorite parts about Christmas time! Since then we've just been busy with work and having fun when we have some free time. We went to Vegas over President's Day weekend with some friends! It was a nice break and great to have some better weather for even a short period of time. Now that things are thawing out in our neck of the woods, we're starting some home improvement projects. One of which is our fence. Let me tell ya how much fun I didn't have this morning with that one. We were fortunate enough, however, to have a guy from our ward (who is also SOMEhow related to Josh's family) come over with a post hole digger and help us out. That alone save us (and by us i mean josh) at least 2 weeks of work! So hopefully the weather will warm up enough that we can stand to be outside long enough to get it finished soon! Anyways...that's that for now, sorry there's no pictures! Hopefully I'll have some of a COMPLETED fence here soon!

Just Around the Corner..

Well, as you may have heard, we are FINALLY getting married!!!! Since we received our letter of clearance, it has been a MAD rush to get everything in order for the 18th! Our invitations gave us fits, but they finally arrived yesterday. My mom and I sat right down and began to stuff envelope after envelope! We rock and were able to get them ALL stuffed and ready to send by the end of the night. They went out today..so that has been a HUGE relief.
Josh and I have also started our temple prep. class. My previous bishop and his wife are teaching it. I LOVE them so it's a super neat experience. On Sunday, we had our interview for our temple recommends!:) I'm very very excited (and maybe slightly nervous)...I'm going this Friday!
It's been so crazy lately. But, it's making time go by faster. So...why not make myself even busier, right?! I was offered a job at the bank here in town and i took it! Yesterday was my first day of training...more of that to come and some lil online training classes to take by dec 20th. PERFECT timing...i know! But, i just couldn't pass up the offer! It's going to work really great for us once things get back to normal. So that puts me working at the bank Monday, Thursday and Friday & at the school Tuesday and Wednesday! I'll always have weekends and holidays off...!!
Anyways, that's about it for updates this time. Sorry, no pictures. Next time for SURE! Wish us luck on making it through these next 10 days! :)

Looking back..

Daddy's been on my mind a lot today. Looking back on this day, years ago..I can remember standing on his toes and sharing a daddy daughter dance with him on his wedding day, he kept me laughing as usual for a minute til the tears caught up with me. I wish so badly I could remember which song it was.

I sat down tonight and flipped through my journal. I came to this entry and wanted to share it...
"December 19, 2009
shopping at gateway mall and dinner with joshs fam. Kierst and James met up with us. Then we went to see lights at temple square. My mom and dad picked Josh and I up and we all went to the airport to pick up Zachy! Yay!!"

Shortly after writing this entry I inserted this..
"after we picked zach up and headed back to the truck. Daddy opened my door for me and leaned in to give me a kiss on the top of my head..which I can't say is usually like him. It's one of my last memories of him"

I miss my daddy like crazy. It's unreal to me that Christmas eve is just around the corner already. I know he's busy watching out for us kids. We've all got the best guardian angel there is..that is the one thing that brings me great comfort when I worry about my baby brother. The hard days don't come along as often but when they do they hit hard.

Love you more dad!

Tagged!

Amy-Jo tagged me! I've been slow at getting around to actually doing it but here it goes..!


1. What is your dream job and what makes it your dream job?
Full-Time Mommy! :) because there is no greater reward!

2. What is your biggest pet peeve and why?
Man! i dunno if i can pick just one! haha I'll go with.. people sucking stuff off their fingers! just makes me cringe!!!!

3. If you could have any super power, what would it be?
To act as "karma" ;) even just for a day would be fabulous!

4. Describe your dream vacation?
Italy..the nice parts of it ;)

5. What is your favorite season of the year and tell my why?
FALL..!!! i love everything about fall! the crisp chill, the smells...perfect time for camping, pumpkins the beginning of the holidays...seriously everything!

6. Who is your celebrity crush?
Ashton Kutcher...duh!

7. If you could be friends with one of the Jersey Shore people, who would it be and how come? (haha)
couldn't tell ya...never watched it.

8. What is your guilty pleasure?
tanning...its theraputical



1. What is the weirdest trend you have ever followed?
"punk" style clothing-freshman year...i'm not punk. haha

2. What makes you giddy?
when josh LOVES something i cook! he's not an easy one to please!!

3. Why do you blog?
to keep in touch! its much easier to type a post ONCE rather than share an update a 100 times! and i like to think my life's somewhat interesting/exciting enough for some to follow ;)

4. Do you believe in Sasquatch (AkA Sassy)? Why or why not?
mmm kinda! only because nothing is impossible and i've heard stories from reliable sources.

5. When do you feel the prettiest?
on the arm of my man whenever we go out!:)

6. What is your favorite kind of cold cereal?
colossal crunch!

7. Why do men have nipples?
so woman can pinch them when they're being turds!

8. What was the best day you've ever had?
our first date! i can still remember being so nervous and going to bed that night KNOWING this was something very special!

Ok so now it is my turn to make 8 new questions and tag 8 new people...

Questions...
1. What is the worst gift you've ever received, and what did you do with it?
2. What's your dream vehicle?
3. Do you have conversations with your pet?
4. What are you most afraid of?
5. What one thing does your spouse do that drives you nuts?
6. What's your favorite childhood memory?
7. What's the dumbest thing you ever did as a teenager?
8. What's the best joke you've ever heard?

and i tag...
1. angela jensen
2. mandi ward
3. mandi wight
4. jessi mayfield...(this means you HAVE to update dear!)
5. erica vanbebber
6. stefanie hess
7. candice percival
8. hot mamma (since you have a blog you've never posted anything on!)