ombre.

love it!

s'mores cookie bars.

we had a ward camp out friday night, so naturally we had lots of marshmallows, graham crackers, and reeses (plain hersheys bars are so last year) leftover. josh and i decided to make a fun, new dessert with our camping leftovers and oh man, these are ooey, gooey, messy and delicious. you'll love them!

smitten.

truebs,
we are completely smitten with you.
at the 3d ultrasound last night, your dad and i were amazed at how much you've grown. check out those cheeks!
in just 6 weeks we can love on those cheeks all day long.
we love you.
keep growing and being all adorbs, k?
love,
mommy&daddy

34 weeks.

i cannot get enough of truebs. how did i get so lucky?? and how did i nab such a good soon-to-be-dad? i've got it good. really good.

watch with kaylea.

(delilah)

(vocal point)

josh and i are BIG fans of the sing off. come to think of it, most of the people in my family are addicted to it. brynn and i used to watch season 1 in the byu-idaho basement library while sharing a pair of headphones. tender, right? it really is a must see show and this year there's even more teams to enjoy. my personal faves are the all girls group, delilah, and byu's, vocal point. both groups are so much fun and have incredible voices.

on this day last year...

i said "YES!" i can't believe it's already been a year since josh got down on one knee and proposed to me in good 'ol salem, indiana with the prettiest ring i'd ever seen. who knew that boy could ring shop?

i love you soooo much jaja! you are the best husband and friend i could ask for. i'm so grateful we're sealed for all time and eternity. i wouldn't want it any other way.

huber's farm take 2.

the weather was perfect last weekend, so we headed to huber's to pick apples. nothing says fall like apple picking, right? oh.em.gee. we picked fuji apples and they are so sweet and crisp. my favorite breakfast right now is one of those bad boys cut up and dipped in some crunchy jiff peanut butter. yes ma'am!


oh and of course, we had to get some pumpkin ice cream to snack on while we sat around and enjoyed the beautiful weather.
check out our little truebs in stiff competition with that pumpkin for size. cute cute cute.

happy fall!

watch with kaylea.

i'm unemployed until truebs gets here, so i have a lot of spare time on my hands. enter new fall lineup. i love a good comedy and these two shows are worth catching. first up, fox's, New Girl. love my girl, zooey, in it and i adore the boys. it's quirky and charming.
next up, nbc's, Up all Night. i love love love will arnett in this show. he plays a stay at home dad so well that it makes me contemplate having josh stay home and me work full time. then i remember that i enjoy food and shelter. funny show and great cast.

stay tuned for more watch with kaylea.

33 weeks.

7 weeks.
7 weeks until i get to hold our sweet little baby.
7 weeks can't come soon enough.

fall tv.

parenthood is back and i couldn't be happier.

you is kind. you is smart. you is important.

i loved the book and the movie. great cast and powerful message.

my new fave dessert.

i eat some kind of treat every.single.day. cookies, cakes, ice cream, you name it, i eat it at least 7 times a week. i have a lot of respect for those "one dessert a week" people, but i have no desire to live that dark life.

a few weeks ago, on pinterest (my new obsession), i pinned this recipe for sopapilla cheesecake. it looked amazing, so my mom tested it out 2 weeks ago and then i tried it for the first time last week while i stayed with her in columbus. i wanted to eat the whole pan. instead, i practiced self control and only ate a third of it. go me. it tastes like cheesecake except that it only takes about 5 minutes to put together and 25 minutes to bake.

oh and yeah i just made another pan today. it's THAT good.

truebes gets a cousin!

these two cuties are having a baby and we couldn't be more excited! baby mangum will only be about 4 months younger than truebes, how fun is that?? congrats em and ry!

32 weeks.

dear truebie,

i love you.
i can't believe that soon we'll know whether you're a little girl or little boy.
if you're a boy, i promise to stop buying you girl clothes.
i really love being your mom already, did you know that?
you have made this pregnancy so much fun for your daddy and me.
every kick and flip is just the cutest thing ever.
i can't wait to see you soon, baby.

love,
mom

labor day.

our labor day weekend was wonderful. josh and i bought the carseat of our dreams for a crazy low price. suuuch a blessing for us-Heavenly Father definitely hears and answers our prayers. we can't wait to see little truebs in that bad dad soon. too cute.

we also watched alladin and oh my goodness, i love that movie. i still have the songs stuck in my head!

i hope everyone has a great week. i'm hangin out in columbus with the family and soakin in as much brynn time as possible before she heads out to school. i'm gonna miss that girl!

31 weeks.

baby trueblood is getting so big! i pretty much always have his foot in my ribs these days. it's a good time. i'm going to the obgyn every other week which i love since it means i get to hear our baby's heartbeat. i can't wait to see truebes in 9 weeks!