This past weekend, Dan and I celebrated our sixth anniversary. Each month we go to the temple and we switch off going in while the other watches Sam. While I was in the temple, Dan took Sam to a piano store because we had toyed with the idea of getting a digital piano for our anniversary. That was until we saw the price of digital pianos! So we basically ended up getting each other nothing. But that's okay.

It was nice to go to the temple on our anniversary and think about being there six years ago together. I also noticed that there were a few weddings that day which made me happy.

During Sam's nap, Dan worked on painting the study (pictures to come). Later that night, a friend watched Sam while Dan and I went to dinner at a nice South American restaurant. It was delicious! I'm sad I didn't take any pictures of our date, but now that I wrote it down, at least I won't forget. (I have already forgotten what we did on our first and second anniversaries...)

I love you, Dan! And here's a picture my dad took of us in Florida just so this post isn't picture-less.

Happy Father's Day yesterday! I am so blessed to have a great husband, father, brothers, grandfathers, etc. in my life. I have learned so much from them and appreciate their examples - especially my dad and Dan. I love them so much!

Yesterday I asked Dan to take a 29-week picture of me. I thought it would be fun to also go back and find a picture from when I was 29 weeks with Sam to compare. When I found it, I was so embarrassed to realize that I'm wearing the EXACT SAME THING - down to the necklace - that I did for the picture over 2 years ago. Well, at least it will be a true comparison, right? Sam on left, baby girl on right. I feel a lot bigger this time around.

I've been working on some projects that I wanted to complete before our baby comes along. Sam is really into modes of transportation, so I thought it would be fun to paint some silhouettes of various things to hang on his walls. I found images online, blew them up, traced them onto canvas, and painted them. Total project cost was around $12. (The 16x20 canvases were buy one get one free and I already had 3 of the paint colors.) We haven't hung them but maybe I'll post a picture of that after we do. Sam could identify all of them except the airplane, but I don't blame him. My bad.

Sam's been doing this weird yoga-type move where he bends over, puts his head to the floor, and lifts his arms. I tried to get him to do it on his own, but it's easier to get him to do it when I'm singing "Once There Was A Snowman" so you get to hear my beautiful voice.

Orange is his favorite color

When I go to get Sam out of his room first thing in the morning, the only way to get him to be still long enough for me to change his diaper is to ask him what he would like to wear that day. (If he gets to pick his outfit, he's more excited to put it on.) Every morning it's the same response, "Orange shirt! Orange shirt!" Too bad he only has 3 orange shirts. Once he's worn those, I try to make the others look appealing by pointing out the dinosaurs, basketballs, dump trucks, or other flashy images on them. It works sometimes.

As further evidence, he used only orange crayon on the picture he colored today at church. Orange is Dan's favorite color, too, so maybe Sam's just being like his BFF.

And here's Sam's new haircut, courtesy of Dan. I think he looks very handsome. He's got a cowlick in the front, so it looks kind of funny here, but Dan actually did a really great job.

Events

Here's what has been going on lately.

We went to the temple last weekend. I tried to take cute pictures of Sam since it was around his birthday, but he never really gave me the smile I was going for.

Especially after he fell down some stairs and hit his head...

We FINALLY finished touching up the stripes we painted in Sam's new room. (Note to those who are painting: DO NOT try to paint stripes on textured walls unless you have totally awesome tape. Otherwise you'll spend 20+ hours touching up your stripes.)

Notice how when I'm not trying hard to get Sam to smile, he totally hams it up for me and says "CHEESE!" We also put up bunk beds, but kept them separate.

(Showing off one of our curtain options. We went w/ the red ones.)

Yesterday we went to the children's museum.

Me at 27 weeks. When taking my picture, Dan always tells me to "be sassy." That's the best I can do.