OH THE JOY!

Grandma's brother sent this house that lights up and plays the most obnoxious Rock 'n Roll version of "We Wish you a Merry Christmas," you've ever heard. Well Eva absolutely loves it, she carries it around the house with her saying, "Again, Mommy?" I tell her that she can in the other room, that doesn't usually work. It is pretty cute how much she loves it though.

In other news, we're still waiting on the arrival of baby. Dr. says baby is in good position, dialated to a 2. We'll keep you posted on the big day. In the mean time, we hope all of you have a fabulous Christmas!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Eva had her heart set on being a butterfly. Which I think turned out pretty good.

The prettiest butterfly ever!

Eva and Emma.

PICTURES FROM THE PAST FEW WEEKS

Eric picking out a pumpkin. I thought this was a cool picture of Eric.

Us at the Linder Farm's Pumpkin Patch. Not the best picture of me, but I figured it was time to post one of my pregnant self.

Pictures from a recent photo shoot of Eva. It was not an easy task.

This picture automatically makes me smile!

BACK IN BOISE

Okay, so I know it may sound crazy to some of you, but we did actually move back to Boise. It wasn't that we didn't like California, because we loooove California! To say it as simple as possible, we realized that we did want to live close to both sets of Grandparents and that we are actually supposed to live here in Boise. Do we enjoy moving this much? No, but I sincerely believe we wouldn't have known we were supposed to be here if we hadn't have left. We would have always wondered what life would be like outside of Boise and probably would never be content living here, but now we are and we're happy with the decision. We'll just have to visit our family in California every year to fulfill our love for that area.

Right now we're in the process of house hunting. We put an offer in on a house last week which fell through as of two days ago, we're not sure why since we practically offered full price but we're still hopeful that another house feel right.

In baby news, I finally know which Doctor I'm going to have for the pregnancy. Everything's going well, I'm about 30 weeks along and the baby is due Christmas Day. I'm hoping it comes early!

A Change of Scenery

It's been a very busy last couple of months for us. We first visited my family in WA for about a week and then we headed down to Southern California for a massage course that Eric was taking. Luckily we were able to save money and stay with my brother. After being there for about a month and noticing all the opportunities for Eric to personal train we looked into the possibilities of moving down there. After much thought and prayer we felt like it was something we should do and are now making the huge leap of moving down to Laguna Niguel, CA. We were able to find a house to rent for a few months and see how things go from there. I have to say that being pregnant, it's hard for me to be excited about anything but we are excited and a little nervous to make this move. We both feel good about it and figure it's worth a try. We are planning on heading down next week since Eric will need to start work right away. But I just wanted to let you all know, since I haven't had the time to post anything lately and figured I wouldn't be able to for a little while. It's sad to have to leave family and friends but we'll be back to visit. And you're serioiusly all welcome to visit us, we mean that. We're close to the beach!

Eva's Expecting . . . . .



A New Baby Sister!

Yep, as most of you already know we are
expecting our 2nd girl in December.
We are super excited and so is Eva.

Eva's Baby

Eric's sister, Deborah, actually gave this doll to another neice but for some reason Eva has kept it as her own baby and is completely in love with this doll. She's never done this with any of the dolls I've got her. I think she appreciates the raggediness. Anyway, I catch her singing to it, rocking it and putting it to sleep, it's pretty cute! The other day Eric made her popcorn and she gave a piece to her doll, it's sitting on her hand, we had to take a picture! The second picture is the face she made when Eric asked her to smile with her doll.

Oh yeah, Eva turned two on May 27th, we didn't do anything because she and I were both sick. Kinda sad! But I have to say this age is pretty fun!

My Two Favorite People!

We just put this seat on the back of the bike and Eva absolutely loves it! The "old school" helmet we found in G'ma and G'pa Belnap's garage. I thought it looked awesome on her!

The Best Thing Ever!

Eva's new thing is to grab Eric's and my head when she wants to plant a big one on us. I love it so much! Especially since she never used to like giving us kisses. Now she chooses to on her own.

AFTER THE CHAOS!

Eva escaping the chaos after a long Easter day. She loves her books. I read her 4 books then she continued to look through every single book that she owns. She did this for a good half hour.

All the Belnap cousins. Well not quite all of them.

Eva, Easter Sunday in her "pitty" dress.

OUR EASTER WEEKEND

I thought I'd just post several pictures from our Easter weekend.

Eva and myself coloring Easter eggs.

Eva hunting for Easter eggs.

Us trying to smile while being blinded by the sun.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

I know I've been tagged several times before and never did anything about it, so I guess I better follow through this time since I've been tagged twice within the last week. So here you go. I'll try not to bore you too much.

6 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME ARE......

1. I too wanted to be a boy when I was little, 1) because I knew Michael was my Dad's favorite child, and 2) because I didn't really have hair til about 3 years old. Infact, I used to argue with my cousin, Nathan, because I honestly believed I was born a boy but turned into a girl. Now I can assure you, that was not the case.

2. From about 5 years old to 11 years old I lived on a remote island in Alaska. My Dad, managed a logging camp, we were surrounded by forest with the ocean as my back yard view. A bear chased me home from school once (lets just say he wasn't as close to catching me as I thought he was). My class consisted of 2 girls, self included. I absolutely loved it and was devistated when we moved.

3. I loved photo shoots growing up. My sister Gayle, would dress up, do make-up and take pictures of my little sister, Melissa, and I. She did this for most of my child and teenage years. You should see some of the pictures now. Pretty funny! But it's fun to look back on.

4. I've wanted to be an Architect since I was young enough to build with blocks. I've also wanted to be a carpenter, and do everything in my own garage, build my own furniture and what ever else I wanted to create. I still want to be both, some nights I still lay awake for hours coming up with the "perfect" designs in my head.

5. I'm a total Hippy at heart. Luckily I married someone who feels the same way. I daydream for the day that I can have a huge organic garden and prepare and feed meals to my family from it everyday. I love yoga and hope to certify in it and teach it someday. My goal is to maintain a completely balanced and natural lifestyle, from my skincare to my eco-friendly "green" home.

6. I come from a family of 8 kids. If I'm able to, I would love to have 5 or 6. I love being a mom, and would love to have a big family. When I picture myself as the person I want to be, I'm surrounded by my loving husband and children. Who knows, time may change that, but as for now thats what I hope for.

Tag, You're it:

Melissa D., Melissa H., and and Claire G.

Oh, how we love this show! Gayle and Joe introduced us to this hilarious and super creative HBO series. We watched the first season with them and had to get it for ourselves. Thank you, Eric, for getting it for me! We're so excited to have a "Flight of the Conchords Night," with some friends and family! I'll let you know how it goes.

This is one of my favorite songs of theirs. Enjoy!

Eva's Love for Popcorn!

Eva's biggest weakness right now is popcorn, or as she calls it "pop." I call it a weakness because she absolutely loves it and could eat it all day, but we have to limit it because it keeps her up all night with gas. Eric has this whole routine that he does to make it "perfect." She enjoys every minute of it. I love how genuinely excited she gets. It's pretty funny! The 2nd picture is her saying, "mmmmmmm," and the shocked face is when it starts to pop.

Our Eva Voncille!

Here you go, Mary. She had asked that I post these pictures.

These are a few pictures of our Eva Voncille. The first one I have posted because I love it. The last three are of Eva's beautiful hair. As most of you know, Eva is lacking in the hair department and I thought it would be funny to put pig-tails in the tiny whispies behind her ears that happen to be a little bit longer than the rest of her hair. She thought it was hilarious and she loved her hair, as if you can't tell by her face.

I Love My Valentine!

I love Tulips! And it was awesome of Eric to get me some for V-Day. Eva loved them also. The purple one was for her. She is so proud of it and will point to it through the day and say "Veva", which is what she calls herself.

I hope everyone else had a wonderful Valentine's day also.

He will be missed.

We wanted to share our appreciation and love for this man. He truly made a huge impact on our lives and we will always remember him. Our lives will always be blessed because of our beloved Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley.

MY VICTORIOUS SEASON IN FANTASY FOOTBALL!

I almost forgot to boast about my 2 championships this year in Fantasy Football. Yes, thats right, I said 2! This was my first year ever too! I joined an Espn league with Eric, his nephew, Aaron and his Dad. So there were only 4 of us but still, I won! The other league was the Gentry Family Fantasy Football League on yahoo. I played against Eric, Don G., Gayle, Mike, Ryan, Melissa, and Parker, who I beat in the championship (Good game Parker!) I couldn't believe it because I didn't even get to pick my players. During the draft my computer froze and I was randomly given a bunch of players that I really didn't know of like, Boldin, Fitzgerald, Houshmenzadah, Addai, etc. I was super bummed about it, but it turns out that they were awesome and I won! I'm still waiting for my Dad to make and send a trophy my way. I can't wait for next year!

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve at the Gentry's.

We were able to go to my parents for New Year's, which was super fun. We were able to see Gayle & Joe's new baby, Illa, and we enjoyed spending time with them. It was nice being able to hang out with everyone for a week. We love and miss them already!

Mother, dear I love you so!

The Girls -Cynthia, Me, Melissa w/ Illa, Gayle, & Mom

Gayle, Illa, and Mom -Such beautiful girls!