Two Baby Slade's

I thought it would be fun to shock you twice. First, that I'm pregnant and Second, that we're having TWINS!
So actually, we need to say,
Will they be he's or she's or one of each?
I guess we'll have to wait and see. :-)
Double the pleasure, Double the fun, we are having more than one.


I don't want the other baby to feel left out, so here is a picture of Baby 2.

Saturday Night is Movie Night

For the month of May every Saturday night so far has found Mike and I at the movie and next week will be no different. We really enjoy going to the movies (when there are good ones out) and we have been loving the release of all the new summer movies. First it was X-Men Origins, then Star Trek (which has been our favorite so far) and this week it was Angels and Demons. We will be going to Terminator next week, Mike for the action and me because of Christian Bale (ahh what a dream boat). Ha. So if you don't have any plans for Saturday night feel free to join us for the movies. :-)

Baby Slade

Will it be a He or She?
I guess we'll have to wait and see.



Mike and I are pleased to announce the arrival of Baby Slade in November.

Behold the Magnificence of the Cherry Quilt

As most of you know, lately I've been quilting with my sister, Mariah. We love shopping at JoAnn's for fabric, because the fabrics are inexpensive and JoAnn's is always having a sale. However we were told by an expert quilter, that JoAnn's is like the Wal-Mart of quilting stores and that if we wanted quality fabric we needed to go to a quilting shop. Also, Mariah and I have made a few blankets, most of them lap quilts, and we decided that we wanted one we could use on our beds, which would need to be a queen size. So with this information we decided that we would splurge and make a really nice queen size quilt. We even bought a pattern (before we were borrowing them from friends). I chose a cherry line of fabric that I absolutely loved. Yeah for Cherries! Many hours and dollars later, the quilt is done and it turned out MAGNIFICENT. I love mine. Mariah's mother-in-law, Colleen, who is the expert quilter, was so kind and quilted it for me, she did a great job. Granted I could have bought a quilt (or two) for what I spent on all the fabric, batting and misc. items, but then every time I look at the quilt I wouldn't be able to say with such pride, Behold the Magnificence of the Cherry Quilt. (Can you tell that I love it!?!)

Here is a close up of the quilt block. The pattern we used is called Wild Things.


Here is a detailed picture of the quilting (and a glimpse of the back of the quilt). Colleen did such a wonderful job.

A Little Culture

I'm back, well at least for this post. :-) Two friends in our neighborhood are in the choir of the Utah Chamber Artists and last night they had a performance at the Cathedral of the Madeline. It was amazing. The performances were great and it was such a cool atmosphere. Plus it was nice to get out and do something a little different. Besides the Utah Chamber Artists performing, there was a piano, trombone and guitar soloist. The music was beautiful.

Girls Night Out

Mariah and I hung out tonight and had a really good time. I've been doing a lot of fun stuff lately.
Tonight, we went to a runway fashion show at a clothing boutique in South Jordan. Mariah's sister in law, Ali Barker, was walking in it so we decided to go and watch. It was a lot of fun. They modeled probably 20-30 outfits and they had these really cute leggings with peacock feathers that were painted on them. I wanted to buy some cause I thought they would look really cute with some of the summer dresses I have, but they were $28 (probably cheap for a boutique) but I'm going to have to think about it first.
After wards we came back to Mariah's house and played a few games. Nick is in his last semester at school so he was in the other room studying and Mike was at home playing computer games so it was just Mariah and I. We played Harry Potter which she won, 4 rounds of Sequence, she won all 4 and 2 games of Rumikub, she won one, lost one. She was on a roll tonight. She made us yummy banana chocolate shakes and we looked at houses for her to buy over here in Herriman. I would love to have her live close, it would be so much fun.

22 Random Things about Me

So if you're my friend on facebook you may have already read these, but if not I've decided to put these random things about me on my blog, cause I think it's fun.

1. I’m a homebody at heart, but travel a lot because I don’t want to miss out on any of the fun with my family or friends.
2. I only have one continent left (Africa) until I’ve visited all six habited continents. (I don’t plan on visiting Antarctica. I know what snow looks like.)
3. My perfect day is any day that is above 80 degrees. I LOVE the heat. (Why do I live in UT? Refer to question 1.)
4. My all time favorite dish is salmon that has been cooked by my dad.
5. I like my steak cooked medium rare.
6. I took the LSAT once and got a 149. Not a very good score, hence no law degree for me. Plus I was tired of going to school and didn’t really want to be a lawyer anyway. (More my dad’s dream than mine.)
7. I started quilting about two months ago and love it. I’ve made four quilts of my own and helped my sister with two of hers.
8. I have a level 30 Hunter on World of Warcraft. (The things I do for my husband…)
9. My first kiss was a month before I turned 19.
10. I love playing card games and board games. (Seriously I’d play them all the time if I could find people to play with.)
11. I graduated from college in 3 years.
12. I love reality TV.
13. I took piano for 9 years and am still not that good.
14. I talk to my sister, Mariah, at a minimum of 5 times a day on the phone.
15. I love listening to books on tape/cd while driving. I’ve actually started reading a book and have not liked it, but then when I listened to it on tape/cd, I’ve been able to get into it and enjoy it.
16. My favorite job so far has been working in sales at Back to Basics selling toasters and smoothie makers.
17. I’ve been married four and a half years and just barley ordered my wedding pictures.
18. I’m not a big bread eater. I can have a loaf of bread sit in the fridge for 2 months before I finally throw it out. And then it will only be half eaten. Which is weird because as a kid, I LOVED bread. I remember rolling it in a ball and then putting the whole squished up thing into my mouth.
19. I love being busy.
20. If I could relive any period of time in my life it would be my freshman year at Dixie College. Dixie Rocks!
21. I’ve swam across Fremont Lake in Pinedale, WY.
22. I have my own bowling ball and bowling shoes. (Mike and I used to bowl a lot.) Despite owning my own bowling gear, my high game is only a 189. (I know you think I’d be better.)