Five years with my best friend

June 11th we celebrated our five year anniversary! These past five years have flown by and we have had a blast enjoy the great moments together. I'm grateful to be married to my best friend, who understands me (well most days). We spent our anniversary between Salt Lake and Park City. We were planning on a fun trip somewhere different this year, but with me being pregnant and a trip to St. Louis that weren't planning on we decided to keep it local. We still had a great time walking around in Salt Lake and enjoying new places in the rain. It seems it always rains on our anniversary. I guess to remind us of our wedding day, which it poured off and on all day. Despite the rain, Scott and I made the best of the situation. We found this cool antique store in Salt Lake. I wanted so many pieces for my home, but then I remember that we are getting rid of things to make room for the new little one. I can't wait to have a home!

One great perk was that Scott recieved a free night stay at the Grand American Hotel from work. We love freebies!

I love this guy!

Notes from a woman at 32 weeks!

So I'm feeling a little guilty at the moment. I posted so much about Charlotte before she was born, and with kid number TWO I've done little to nothing for on him. I just wanted to write how excited Scott and I are to bring a new little person into our home. I will say that I'm nervous as all get out in having TWO KIDS and that the second one is a BOY. I don't know much about having little boys around. I watch them everywhere I go and all they do is RUN. Ahhh! I know this little guy is busy one, so much different than Charlotte was in the womb. As nervous as I'm about raising a little boy, I'm truly excited to have a SON. To see who he looks like, to smell the new baby smell again, to cuddle with him, and well just to see how different boys and girls really are. It will be interesting to see how Charlotte adjusts to having a brother. We talk about him everyday, and she has felt him move a couple times. I know she really has no idea what is going on, but it's so cute to hear her talk about her brother.

I only have two more months to go, which is crazy. This pregnancy has gone super fast. I feel a little more prepared for this one. Mainly because I've done it before. I have his clothes already in his dresser, okay so that's All I can think of right at the moment, but for me that is amazing. We bought a pack n' play for this little guy to put in our room for the first few weeks. I wanted to get a bassinet, but after doing my research I just felt like it was a better investment. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it has exactly what I needed it to have...a bassinet and it's portable.

Their are a couple of things I would like have done before the baby comes. First, Charlotte's kitchen. I started on a play kitchen for her, but then April was a blur and it's still sitting in my kitchen. If you have a jig saw, call me! Second a yard sale, which we are doing this Saturday. I've be going around the house and purging. My friend Melissa would be so proud of me. I getting rid of the big blue chair in Charlotte's room. It's not the prettiest chair, but it's comfortable. I love this chair and have fought for it a couple times and won, but this time I just don't know where we are gong to keep it. I love reading to Charlotte in it and it was great when I was nursing, but I won't be able to fit two kids in the room with it. SAD! And third really isn't that big of a deal just get my house in order! Hahaha! It really won't take to long to pick up and clean everything in my house. The only thing is that I have no energy, but it will get done.

Well there's what going through my head this morning.

St. Louis Sweet St. Louis!

Our time spent in St. Louis was bitter sweet, but much more sweet than bitter.
Sweet....Family pictures!

Bitter...allergies!!!

Sweet...time with Nana and Papa!

(How cute is this kid?)
Bitter...Scott only being able to stay a couple of days! Also that he had to drive back alone. Poor guy!

Sweet...gardening with Pop!

Sweet...going to a party with Ellen and having so much fun blowing "flowers"!

Sweet...going to Ted Drew's when ever my pregnant self wanted to!!!! Yeah EIGHT times, while I was there! I could really go for a blueberry concrete right now!
Bitter...the crazy storms in St. Louis!
Sweet...riding out the storm with Grandma Jan in her bathroom!
Sweet...St.Louis Cardinals! My first time at the new stadium! Awesome seats, care of my awesome brother Jeremy!

Sweet...my three dates for the night!
Sweet...my cute dad!Bitter...not having Scott with me!
Sweet...going to the Zoo with the grandpas!


Bitter...remembering why I was in St. Louis.
Sweet...going to Auntie Cate's Dance Recital!

Sweet...going to Stake n' Shake afterwards! (Went there a couple of times too!)

Sweet...watching my nephew play tee ball! Which I might have to blog about sepretly, because it was one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile.

Sweet...being silly with Meme!

Sweet...hanging out with my sisters!

Sweet...taking Charlotte to the Science Center!

Bitter....Charlotte being deathly afraid of the dinosaurs!

Sweet...my mom and sister's threw a shower for me. The decorations were so cute!

Sweet...my mom's strawberry dip!

Sweet...spending time with family.


Bitter...saying, "good bye"!
Sweet...coming home to Scott!

To my Pop

My sweet Pop Richard passed away on April 12th, 2010. He was such a wonderful grandfather and friend to me. Pop was a very funny man. He always made you laugh at life. Out of all the grandchildren, I spent the most time with him because he would babysit me when I was a child. Many hours were spent with him as he sang silly songs. We would eat Ritz's crackers. He always had stains on his ties and make new ones when we would go out to eat. When I was younger he smoked a pipe. I would always hide his tobacco. He would get so mad, when he couldn't find it. When I was in elementary school I would go to his home before school and eat breakfast. I loved spending those morning with him and my Grandma Jan. School just seem to go better when we had breakfast together. He always supported us, even if he didn't agree or understand. He loved my husband and thought the world of my sweet Charlotte.

I'm so grateful to have had such a loving grandfather. The things I'll miss most is hearing his voice calling me "Miss Helen" and his soft white hair. I loved playing with it. He will be greatly missed by all of his friends, and family. The wonderful thing is, I know I will see him again and that brings me peace.

So here's to to you, Pop; my button collecting, bag folding, treat eating, and banana head friend, I'll miss you. I'll keep your legacy going by treating others with kindness, putting family first and laughing when ever I can. Love you.

A Big Cheesy Birthday!

For Charlotte's birthday we took her to Chuck E. Cheese!

Cheesy birthday girl with her cousin "Yoyo"!

She got birthday balloons and a bear from my Aunt Linda aka Linda the Great!

Ode to Charlotte Mae!

My sweet little Charlotte is two today! What a year it has been! Charlotte has changed so much, both physically and developmentally. Both Scott and I are in awe of her everyday. Each day she is doing something new and making us laugh with her personality. Here are some picture's of this past year!

Oh sweet big girl how we love you! You make us laugh, you make us grin, and bring us pure joy. We are excited for this coming year to watch you grow and learn. Thanks Miss Mae for being ours.

We love you!

Mom and Dad

Scott's New Website...

I'm really excited to announce that I finally have a full-fledged website that's up and running. You can find it at www.rscottfuhriman.com. The site has a blog on it so I won't be using rafascottart.blogspot.com anymore. If you're one of the lovely people who has bookmarked my blog, or put it in your link list or something like that (first of all, thank you so much for doing that, but) please replace that link with a new link to www.rscottfuhriman.com.

I'm super excited about this site. I think it will allow me to promote myself a little better and it's definitely a more professional way to get my name out there. Thank you again to all of you who follow and support me in my little dream. I hope you like the new site!