Life Lately

This is my third attempt at blogging in the past week. For some reason I couldn't get pictures to upload, but since today it's finally working I'll give a quick update on our life lately.

Nayeli

Oh how this girl keeps me on my toes. She has started talking a lot and, with her signs, she can communicate quite a bit.

For example, on this specific Sunday she was able to communicate after church that she wanted her tights put on her head. Guess who taught her that trick? *cough, Ben, cough*. Then she proceeded to go look in the mirror and laugh at herself. Sometimes I think her cuteness might kill me.

 Speaking of cuteness, this is how she decided to accessorize her outfit a few weeks ago. You can never wear enough necklaces, right?

In January we went to the Portland Children's Museum with some friends. It was a great experience and Nayeli loved it. She especially fell in love with this huge dog. She carried him around for about 15 minutes, until she finally got too tired. 

 I tried to paint her face to look like a dog... but I sort of failed. At least she was convinced.

Pregnancy and My Life

Here's an obligatory pregnancy selfie at 25 weeks. I'm 30 weeks now and baby boy is growing and moving lots. We're getting really excited for another baby to come to our home.

Last week I failed the gestational diabetes test at my doctor's office, so this week I had to have a three hour glucose test. Besides the fact that I had to fast the night before, drink double the sugar in the half the time, then sit in a waiting room for three hours without throwing up, it wasn't too bad. Thankfully, no gestational diabetes for me. 

My 29th birthday was in January. Ben was out of town  for my actual birthday, but I had a great day anyway. I got a babysitter in the morning so I could go shopping by myself, then went to lunch with a friend from the ward. The next day Ben and I went to dinner at a Moroccan restaurant in town. It was delicious and very unique.

I've also been crafting an extreme amount. I think it has something to do with the nesting. 

I got these fun burlap canvases on sale at Joanne's. On this one I painted a heart.

I also decorated our mantel for Valentine's. This is the one area I can decorate without having to worry about Nayeli breaking something. It's my outlet.

Ben

As of late, all my posts seem to indicate that Ben is going through a quarter-life crisis. The truth is that... well... he is going through a quarter-life crisis. That may be the reason he had the crazy courage to ask me if he could go on a three day skiing trip just after returning from a week long business trip. What's even crazier is that I said yes.

So last week Ben flew to Colorado and got to ski Breckenridge and Veil. It was an impulsive decision on both our parts, but a good one. Besides, it's not every day you get to ski Veil for free.

Ben loves to save money and decided to make himself a ski "bag" instead of buying one. This cardboard box with the paracord handle was what he ended up putting together. I told him I'm going to send this Jeff Foxworthy with the label "Redneck ski bag".

At Veil