Babysitting our nieces

Brody and Corine went on a cruise this past week and asked Jake and I to watch their girls. We had a lot of fun! These girls are so easy to tend! I just hope our little boy will be half as good as they are. Here's what our week consisted of:


Lots of coloring and art


Playing with Jake. In that picture of Jake with the rubber glove, he is getting ready to change one of Ivy's stinky diapers. Makenzie ran in the other room and said, "Here Jake! My dad likes to use these!"


Lots of hairdos and makeovers


Lots of trying to figure out what Ivy likes to eat.


One day we went to Gardner Village to look at their Halloween witches and ride ponies.

We had so much fun with the girls and now we are going through withdrawal since we don't get to see them every day. We love you, girls! Thanks for the fun week!

Braxton's Baptism

Jake and I had a fun weekend in Las Vegas with his family. Our nephew, Braxton, was baptized on Saturday so we drove down Friday night and back on Sunday afternoon. It's nice that the Hackmans live close enough that we can drive to their house for a quick weekend when we need to.


Here's the whole family at Braxton's baptism. It was such a fun day! Jake and I were so happy that we were able to spend the weekend with his family even if it was too short.


Braxton, Kobee, and Dylan. Braxton is a great example to his younger brothers. We love having these boys as our nephews!


I thought this was a great picture of Jake and Zach at the baptism.


LynnAdele, Brandy, and Misty were nice enough to throw me a baby shower while we were down there. We went to breakfast at Mimi's while the boys went to the soccer games. They gave me lots of great gifts that I know will come in handy and I can't wait to use! Thanks again!

Three things tag

Kimmy, my sweet roommate from Snow College, tagged me. Here goes!

What are the last three things you purchased?
-Headboard/footboard for our bed
-Redbox movie (Baby Mama--pretty funny movie)
-Baby clothes

What were the last three places you visited?
- Park City, UT
- Newport Beach, CA
- Lake Powell

What are your three favorite movies?
(this one is hard to narrow down to just three)
- Steel Magnolias
- Sleeping Beauty
- Cinderella Man (I love movies based on real stories that are uplifting and inspiring.)

What are your three favorite possessions?
-My clock Grandpa Smith made me for our wedding
-All my mom's paintings she has given me
-My wedding rings

What three things can you not live without?
-Jakey
-This sweet little baby boy in my tummy
-Chocolate milk (only Viva or Cream o' Weber)

What would be your three wishes?
-To build my dream home close to all our family
-To be able to travel anywhere I want at the snap of my fingers
-To have no desire to do evil

What are three things you haven't done yet?
-Had a baby (he's coming soon!)
-Gone on a cruise
-Been to South America

What are your three favorite dishes?
-Chicken pillows
-Cinnamon toast and Grandma Hart's hot chocolate
-Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and homemade rolls

What three celebrities do you want to hang out with most?
-President Monson (he's a celebrity to us, right?)
-Michael Phelps (I'd like him to teach me how to swim real well)
-I can't think of anyone else

Name three things that creep you out.
-Noises--the ones where I can't figure out where they're coming from
-Outhouses
-Hobo spiders (or any big spiders for that matter!)

If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
-Easy-going
-Procrastinator
-Friendly

Name three unusual things you are good at:
-Drinking slurpees, snow cones, ice-cream, etc. as fast as I want. (I don't get brainfreezes--it's my super power)
-Getting my way :)
-Spending money

What are three things you are currently coveting?
-Billionaires
-This sweet glider I want for the nursery
-A small waistline!

IT'S A...

We just found out today that we're having a BOY!! We're SO excited to be getting a little Jakey! I've never seen Jake so proud/excited about anything.


My mom and Brooke were also there for the ultrasound and we were all cheering when we heard it was a boy! It's about time the Jim Hart family got some boy grandkids huh? (Even though the girls are adorable and I would have been perfectly happy with a girl too!)

I've had a feeling all along it was a boy. Well, actually I had a bunch of dreams about the baby and everytime it has been a boy. In one dream I was at the ultrasound and I saw his manly parts! Pretty funny that I was right huh?

Our doctor was 99% sure that it was a boy. He said, "Your baby is sure proud to be a boy! You'll have to teach him some modesty when he arrives!"

After a while he started sucking his thumb during the ultrasound! It was so cute and it made me cry. Here's a little clip of it:



I'm so excited to be a mom and I can't wait for this little guy to come!


Here we are out celebrating afterwards having dessert across the street at Marie Calendar's.

Jake's birthday

Jake's birthday was yesterday (Sept. 4th) and we had a fun day. After we got home from work we went to our cousin Mindy's wedding reception and then had cake and ice cream and opened presents at our house.




Truman, Brooke, Jake, and Barry with their silly party hats on.


Jake about to blow out his birthday candles. We had to light them twice because Jake's a little stinker and he blew them out before we sang Happy Birthday and were able to take pictures.


Everyone enjoying their cake and ice cream.


Jake opening his presents. He got some great gifts--some new tools, a BBQ, a nice shirt and tie, a paper shredder, a tennis outfit, and tennis balls.

I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Babe! You're the best husband in the world and I'm so glad you're mine.

The big move

Jake and I have been living in my parents' basement since Jake got his new job last May. My parents were nice enought to let us live there as long as we needed to. We've been trying to sell our home in Logan but it just wasn't happening so we decided to keep it and rent it out so that we could move out to our own place. We moved a couple weeks ago and that's why I've been so behind on blogging. We are now living in a fun little townhome in Cottonwood Heights. Here are some pictures from our move. They aren't the best but it's all I've got.


My parents came up to Logan to help us load the moving truck Friday night. Jake just wanted to use a truck and trailer but I insisted on renting a truck. It's a good thing we did because we ended up filling the whole thing! Who knows where all that stuff comes from?


Here's a picture of the empty "pit." Granted there are some things we will never miss about that place but all-in-all it was a wonderful home for us and we made lots of fun memories there.


My mom and dad, uncle Scott, and cousins Rob and Scooter came to help us unload the truck Saturday morning. They saved us loads of time and we owe them big time! Thanks, guys!


Here we are after the unloading was finished. Next is the fun part--unpacking and organizing! This was my first big move and I've come to realize that I am about the worse packer and unpacker in the world! Thank goodness for Jake or else nothing would have gotten done. I hope we don't have to move very often!

We are so excited to be living in Salt Lake again close to lots of family and friends! If any of you are ever in the neighborhood please stop by anytime!

Exciting News!!

In case you haven't heard by now, Jake and I are going to have a baby!! I'm due January 31, 2009. We're so excited to be parents! Now we just can't wait to find out if it's a girl or a boy! Whatever it is, it will be a first on one side or the other. We have three nephews on Jake's side of the family and three nieces on mine. We'll see which side gets what they want! Just kidding, I'm sure the grandparents will be happy with whatever we have! Here's how we told our family the news:


I had this cute plan of telling Jake that we were pregnant on Father's day but I couldn't keep the secret to myself. Right after I got a positive test I ran downstairs where he was exercising and showed him the test. This is a picture of Jake on Father's Day when I gave him the baby Utah State t-shirt to tell him it's his last childless Father's Day. He is so excited!


We told my parents we were expecting by putting up this poster on the tennis court right before we went over to play doubles with them. We had to be very sneaky because my dad was right next door in the garden while we were putting this up and if he looked over we would have been caught! Good thing he was so preoccupied with his new irrigation pipes.


We did a little treasure hunt with clues and candy bars for the girls to tell them they're getting a new cousin. The last clue said, "Jake and Britt are having a 'Sugar Baby'!" Makenzie just kept saying, "Really? For real? You're not joking?" I think they've waited so long for a cousin on this side that it's hard to believe. Makenzie thinks it's a boy and we should name him Tom and Eliza thinks it's a girl and we should name her Sunshine!


The girls helped make these cupcakes so when Corine and Brody came to pick them up we had them unscramble them to tell them they're getting a new cousin.


Our nephews on Jake's side don't have any cousins so we had these t-shirts made and sent to them.


We sent these picture frames with the ultrasound to Jake's parents in Indiana. Jake told them we were having a baby over the phone before we sent these so they knew already.

We are so excited for our little baby to come! Jake wants a boy but I know he would LOVE a little girl and I don't really care either way just as long as we get a healthy little baby.

Britt and Jake Mosaic

I found this cool website to make these cute mosaics at http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

This was just an experiment really, but it turned out kinda fun. While I was putting these pictures on I couldn't help but fall in love with Jake all over. He is the BEST husband I could've ever hoped for! He's so kind and loving and patient and fun to be around and forgiving and the list goes on and on...I'm so grateful he chose to marry me and I can't wait to start our family together! I love you, Jake!