christmas 2012.

oh man, christmas was the best. mike and george always make it so special. this year gus kinda had an idea of what was going on and it was really cute to watch him open presents and play with each one for a long while before moving on to the next. ohio got a ton of snow when we were up there and it was so nice to just be snowed in for a couple of days. i'm a total homebody so being snowed in is like my dream. thanks mom and dad for such an amazing christmas. we're the luckiest.

family comes to town.

em, brynn, and hank came down to indiana yesterday to tag along at my ultrasound appointment with josh and me. i love being around my sisters. they're the coolest girls i know.

oh, and we found out this little baby inside of me is a GIRL!!!! i was up all night just thinking about her and all the fun we're going to have as a family of 4 in may. we love you baby girl!

my guest blogger.

i have the sweetest brother around. i told him i was gonna give up blogging because i was so far behind, so he wrote me a blog post. tender, right?

 

 

 

This is Taylor, Kaylea's older brother. I was talking to Kaylea last night and she mentioned that she has been too busy lately to post anything on her blog so I thought I would type her a blog post about how awesome she is. I have been around some great folks in my life and one of my favorites has always been my little sister Kaylea. She is an amazing mom, too. I love her to kibbles and bits. My mom and I were on the phone this past week and we were talking about what an awesome lady Kaylea is. She is a worker, she has a great deal of self awareness and she is FUN to be around. Love you Kaylea.

Blog posts without pics are the pits so check out this picture of Brynn and Kaylea when they were both undergrads at BYUI. Kaylea and I traded computers for a while and when we traded back, I ended up with a few of these gems saved to this computer.

we're having another little truebie!

i'm 18 weeks right now and feeling sooo much more like myself. that first trimester was a doozy. josh and i are so pumped to meet this little baby and gus has no clue what's up. when i point to my stomach, he sticks his finger in my belly button. i'm pretty sure he thinks i'm just obsessed with showing him my belly. it's cool.

yay for more cuteness and craziness in the trueblood home!

update.

gus has grown so much these past few weeks. he's walking almost 100% of the time now and he loves playing with other kids. we're at chick fil a like 12 times a week, so he gets lots of opportunities to play in the playplace with his new friends. lucky for us, the weather has been super mild in indiana so we've been playing at the park next to our house a ton and that makes gus happy as a clam. he loves playing in the dirt and leaves and watching the big kids play basketball. our baby gussy is turning into toddler gussy and we love watching the transition.

halloween 2012.

 the cutest little lion.

gus loved the bounce house at our ward trunk or treat. he even had a little girl that would protect him when the other kids would get too rough. it was tender.

 

our brave lion even won a treat at the cake walk. woohoo!

this sleepy lion slept like a lamb when he got home.

 

it was a fun halloween full of delicious chili, hot dogs, and candy. what more could you want?

st. louis.

 we ate imos pizza. not our fave, but fun to experience.

 

 enjoyed some ted drewes frozen custard. i could eat this breakfast, lunch and dinner. heavenly.

 visited the arch, of course.

 

and experienced the deliciousness that is pappy's bbq. so so good.

 

gus and i were so glad we could tag along on josh's business trip last month. we love a getaway with our favorite guy.