Maybe We Need to Have Another Child

I was just browsing through the pictures on our camera and there MIGHT be three pictures that aren't of Audrey....that also might be a stretch. I guess we think she's adorable. Here's what she (along w/ her parents) has been up to.

We went to a local Easter Egg Hunt with our friends....this was the crowd before it started. Luckily, you can't see Todd's face - he was....skeptical (that's the nice word for it). Then the whistle blew and the crowd went wild and the 22 THOUSAND eggs were gathered in mere seconds (mostly by other parents...grrr). Don't worry though Audrey got AN egg, and her dad got a really bad headache.

In this picture Todd is thinking curse words and pretending to smile. "We paid 10 bucks for that %$!@ egg." Ok, Todd can't even think curse words, but if he could this was the time for it. SO, we moved the party to the Jackson's back yard and had our own hunt and it was MUCH better. Everyone found all the eggs they could handle.
Last weekend we went to Chicago for an anesthesiology conference. It was fun to stay right downtown....and as you can see from the picture below, we had a pretty great view of the city.
The weather was incredible. Audrey couldn't get enough of running in this fountain - so nice to actually be able to spend time outside!
This is an awesome sculpture at Millenium Park....if you look really closely you can see Audrey and me standing in front of it. I prefer shots of me from far away at this point.
This girl has also been doing a lot of reading, as usual. This is how her dad studies too. Look at those cute feet. And here we are in a very common position around here (pretend you can't see the slime on my shirt....who knows what it is) reclining on my tummy and taking in some Sesame Street.

Now we're just waiting for this baby brother to get here. I'm looking forward to being unpregnant, but am also nervous out of my mind to have two kids. Cross your fingers for us that Audrey doesn't poke his eyes out. We'll let you know when he gets here!

Spring in Southern Utah

We went home a couple weeks ago to hang out with Rick and Chris (Todd's parents) before they take off for their mission. We loved spending time with them and the whole thing was sweetened by the location: Southern Utah....we defrosted our inner cores after this chilly Michigan winter.

We started the trip with a visit to good ol' Hogle Zoo with my family. Audrey can't get enough of the cousins.
On the way to St. George we stopped in Provo. We had breakfast with the "little brothers" and Rachel in the CougarEat and then went out to visit the quad. Oh man, I love that place (BYU, not necessarily the quad).

Todd and Audrey walking in the shadow of the Y... Next stop was St. George. Todd and I rode the scooters up Snow Canyon and wandered around a little bit.

We got to spend a little time with our favorite St. Georgians, the Kirklands - such cute boys (and mama).

Then on to Moab where the die hard racers were running the half marathon. We hung out for a couple nights and one day we hiked to Delicate Arch. The arch was BEAUTIFUL and the weather couldn't have been better. Such a great family hike...

The hiking crew

Todd and Audrey rocking the baby back-pack
And last and definitely LEAST.....I spent the whole trip hiding from the view of all cameras (especially in my incredible hiking outfit), but it was so awful I have to post this pic. The angle doesn't do justice to how huge I am at this point, but you can get the idea of my hiking style....Rachel let me borrow her tennis shoes which totally topped off the outfit. Don't be jealous. I got some great comments from passersby.