Patience.

     I started looking for a new place to live. Three bedrooms and a backyard. I had it ALL planned out. It's a good thing I have a mother to set me straight when I let my wants run wildly away in a completely Bristyl way. So instead of signing another contract to potentially trap us in Utah when an amazing new job comes along, I went with the practical choice. The girls will share a room! And once again, my mother came to my rescue. She just happened to have this darling bed tied up with a ribbon, like only Joy Hartwell would, and it matches everything already in the nursery. So London got a big girl bed that she is completely obsessed with, and my expectant-mother-nesting need to have everything perfect 4 months before this child is even born was met---and exceeded!

     Now London spends her days putting all of her stuffed animals to sleep in her bed. Over and over again. She'll come running to me, "Shhhhh! Dollie sleeping! Shhhhh! Turtle night night!" I love it. 

     Kyle even set up this little book shelf for me, made from 3ft segments of a rain gutter. 

     





     Father's Day was lovely. London was able to help with Kyle's present, and even delivered it to him in bed. She was so proud of herself. And after church, my family came over for a barbecue. We all sang Happy Birthday to Taryn, while London laughed in the background. 

My husband is better than yours.

     I've been married to Kyle for 3 glorious years. I try my best not to brag about how awesome my husband is, but I think for this post, it's fair to say that I have the nicest, most selfless husband you will ever meet. We really just make each other HAPPY. In life, there is nothing more I could ever ask for.

     For our first anniversary, Kyle took me to a Broadway show, dinner at The Roof, and a stay at a fancy hotel in downtown Salt Lake. Last year, we stayed at a cabin in the Uinta's and went horseback riding along the Flaming Gorge. This year, Kyle had a really good idea: San Francisco with some of our favorite people in the world.

     The trip was only possible because my fabulous family watched London for 4 entire days. I think it's safe to say that London and I missed each other equally, but I'm a firm believer that couples need a little time alone to keep the flame going. Needless to say, she enjoyed being spoiled by people who love her only second to me.

       We hit all of the sights: The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the farmer's market on the Embarcadero, China Town, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

     It's rare to have friends you can spend 4 days with and come out on the other end only loving them more. Wives against husbands, we battled about what to name our little girls, due within a week of each other. The Adams somehow endured our PDA. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much! Next year, I think a cruise sounds perfect...