8 Month Photo Shoot

Hey to all of my friends and family out there in the blogging world! I was wondering if you could help me decide which pictures of Logan I should get prints of. I know there are a ton of pictures, but if you have a minute, I would love your input on your favorite pics. Thanks so much!

Also, thanks to my sister-in-law, Lindsay, for taking these adorable pictures...we owe you!

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Spring Has Sprung!

My "You Can Never Be Too Prepared" Purse Tag

Since I am not witty enough to think of 50 interesting facts about myself, Kim gave me another tag that I think I can handle...here you go!

Here are the rules:
1) Take a picture of your bag
2) Show a picture of ALL the contents in your bag and name them. (NO CLEANING OUT FIRST) Wha? Me clean? Huh, yeah right.
3) "Bag Tag" 5 to 10 people
4) Make sure to leave a comment on their blog so they know THEY'VE BEEN TAGGED.

Disclaimer: I was a good girl and followed the rules, so if tampons and toilet seat covers gross you out, I'm sorry:)Since I became a mommy, I only use this purse at least one maybe two times a week (when I go to work on Mondays and when I'm out on the town babyless). My diaper bag has become my "purse" the majority of the time, but here is what's in my actual purse:
I know it is ridiculously overstuffed, but most of this junk is for work.

* Pharmacist quick reference guides: Essential Spanish for Pharmacists (essential for working in AZ), APhA Clinical Rotation Survival Kit, American Pain Society Guide, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, and my own notebook with codes, procedures, numbers for work stuff
* Wallet
* Fruit leather: Stretch Island Fruit Co. (found at Costco and they are delish)
* Wet Ones and Kleenex Splash 'n Go
* Toilet seat covers: you can never be too prepared for yucky bathrooms that may not provide them (especially on road trips)
* CPR face shield: again, you can never be too prepared:)
* Dell Pocket PC: an absolute must have at work (contains many pharmacy reference books) and I also use it as a planner for appointments, etc.
* Pilot G-2 Pen: the best pens ever invented (very juicy and another work essential)* Orbit gum
* Garbage...I'm such a slob
* Ice Breakers Sours: a fave when I was prego
* Original Chapstick: I cannot be found without it
* Compact foundation: perfect for quick, nasty zit coverage:)* Pepcid Complete: a pregnant must have (you can never be too prepared)!
* Mexican Coin Purse
* Hand Sanitizer
* Generic Tylenol
* Tampons: an assortment of all sizes and brands (I won't say it again)!

Pretty boring I know, but if anyone else wants to play, have at it!

Suzy and Snakes...Oh, My!!!

This Tuesday thru Thursday, Suzy came to visit and escape from the cold UT weather. We spent the time shopping, going out to eat, talking, vegging out and watching our favorite shows, talking, talking, and some more talking! It was so much fun, but I felt bad because Logan and I were sick (I had a cold and Logan had an ear infection). However, there is no better medicine than spending time with a good friend (and some Amoxicillin for my little Logi's infection:))!

Sorry this picture is so blurry...this was actually the best one that I took! Ben, I need a new camera:)

It was so great to see Suzy and we were sad to see her go:( Suzy, thank you so much for visiting and please come again soon...we love visitors!

Also, this week we did something a little bit out of the ordinary especially for me...we went HIKING! For those of you that know me well, you know that hiking is not my cup of tea. I love the exercise, fresh air, beautiful scenery, but I absolutely hate the fact that there are living creatures scurrying all around me as I tread through their natural habitats. The #1 predator that I fear is the ever dreaded SNAKE, which has been and will forever be my biggest fear in life!

So you may be wondering how Ben, Clark (Ben's brother), and Lindsay (Clark's wife) were able to convince me to face my fear...well, I am not quite sure myself, but I think I mainly agreed to it for Logan because I knew he would love it. So bracing myself in prepartion to face my fears, we woke up early Saturday morning and headed out to Picacho Peak, which is located somewhere between Phoenix and Tucson.

According to Clark and Lindsay, the "Hunter Trail" (2.1 miles) was a good starting out trail for not so seasoned hikers, like myself, and for Logan. So we ventured out with Logan strapped to Ben in a little carrier while I was trying to think of the most positive thoughts possible. The first of the trail wasn't bad, but as we proceeded up the mountain the trail became rather steep, rocky, and quite physically challenging (my thighs were burning...great workout)!

Logan was loving every minute of the trip up, but as soon as we got almost near the top, he started to have a complete meltdown and we made the unforgivable mistake of forgetting his bink. So Clark and Lindsay decided to finish the hike up to the top while we started to flee from the sticky situation as quickly as we possibly could. Luckily, Logan only cried half of the way down and we were actually able to enjoy our hike from there on out.

The hike was very challenging, to say the least, and I think it was Ben, Clark, and Lindsay's evil plan to distract me (with a very challenging hike) from even thinking about seeing a snake and...their plan worked! Honestly, I enjoyed the experience and I was too busy sweating like crazy and making sure that Logan was okay to think about WHAT is out there. I really would like to do it again, but I don't know if their trick will work again;) Thanks Clark and Lindsay for dragging me out there:)
Even though we had a lot of fun, Logan was excited to get back to the car and to his bink!

Our Little Clapper

PS: Please try to tune out my hoarse, sick voice:)

This Friday, we went to the Suns vs. Jazz game (AKA the Jess vs. Ben game). I know I am a disloyal, ex-Jazz fan, but ever since John Stockton and Karl Malone left the team I have never felt the same about the Utah Jazz. I, along with my sisters, was a die-hard Jazz fan growing up. We would cry when they would lose and Jen would even get grounded from watching Jazz games because it would upset her too much if they lost.

After High school I kind of lost touch with NBA basketball and was really caught up in school, etc. But, as soon as I moved to AZ in 2005, my love for the game was rekindled. I love the Suns! Steve Nash is my John Stockton and Amare Stoudemire is my Karl Malone! Unfortunately, my husband is a loyal Jazz fan so going to this game was a true battle...and my team lost:(

It was a great game and I think that the Suns are just starting to figure out how they are going to play now that Shaq is on the team. Anyway, we had a good time and we were loving the 80 year old lady sitting next to us yelling "defense" as loud as she could every single time the Jazz had the ball:)

Ben was so proud of his Utah Jazz (and he wouldn't let me forget it)!

Fun Pictures From the Week

Logan is loving "tubby time" in the big tub!
Such a nice smile:)
He's just discovering his rather large belly
We need to get this boy some grass to play on!
Wade's "scary" face
Logan's wondering what's so funny?
First trip to Chandler Fashion "Mall Park"
He's loving "tummy time" and exploring all of his toys
Another fun Sunday over at the Ropers!
Once in a lifetime shot (because they are all looking at the camera)!