We're BACK!!!

It's hard to believe that we have been here in Utah for two weeks! We are loving being so close to family, and speding time with friends. We are still unpacking boxes daily, and poor Taylor has to deal with all my school stuff shoved in the dining room. The highlights for Taylor include getting HD TV and a DVR and the internet. We have also planted a little garden in our backyard. (That's a learning experience). We love our little town home and living in such a charming town. Everything we need is right around the corner, but we still have the old school main street just blocks away.

A HUGE shout-out to our dads and my brother who flew to Kansas to help Taylor make the big move. I, being eight months pregnant, figured it probably wasn't a good idea to sit in a car for two days and got to fly! I even got to board with the group that "needs a little extra time." My dad also helped me set up EVERYTHING in Gavin's room. I guess I figured that if I got everything ready he would come...but it's looking like he just migh wait these last five weeks before we get to know him. Another shout-out to my mom who helped me separate and wash all of Gavin's clothes. By the end of it we were literally sickened by how many outfits this little guy has, and sad that he won't be able to wear them all before he grows out of them. Taylor reassures me that we are having more boys and they can just wear them.

I hopefully get the keys to my classroom this week. It will be a relief to get it all set up, and I can't wait to have my mom and brother come down and help me. It's crazy to think that this is my FIFTH year teaching! I can't be that old right? I am so excited to be working where I am working and teaching third grade. Despite the fact I am supposed to have 30 kids in my class, it can't really be any worse than last year.

This Sunday is our one-year anniversary and we are completely flabergasted that it has been a year. That year FLEW by! We were talking about our anniversary as we drove past Bed Bath and Beyond. The night we registered there was possibly the worst night of Taylor's life. He said, "That was honestly the hardest thing about this past year." I said, "Well if that was the hardest thing, then we have been very blessed." Isn't he cute. We have done a lot over this past year, gone alot of places, seen a lot of new things. We loved our "alone" time in Kansas, and now are so excited to be surrounded by family and friends. We are also excited that Gavin will be born surrounded by so much love. Now if only we could make the next five weeks go by a little faster!

McFarlands in Dallas...with the Tanners

We decided to kick off our Spring Break with a bang and head down to Dallas to spend some quality time with Kelsey and Grant. What should have been a quick 6 hour drive, turned into 8 when we spent most of the drive between Oklahoma City and Dallas in one lane stop and go traffic. I cried. I was so frustrated. Not to mention that I ran over a semi truck tire and I was having some serious rib pains. We made it, in one piece, thankfully!

All Taylor really wanted out of our trip was to see a few college campuses and to get some real Texas barbeque. We went to the Feed Store (it's a resturant, not a real feed store) in SouthLake and had some authentic barbeque. I was excited because they had 50 cent ice cream cones! As we were leaving the owner asked us if we wanted to feed the cows. Afte we went out back to meet him, we looked and looked and didn't see one cow. When we thought it was a joke, he came out with a white bucket labeled "Cow Bucket" and gave a short whistle, and 6 cows came stampeding to the fence. Don't worry, they aren't for the restaurant, they are merely a "tax deduction" (we learned in Texas, almost anything is a "tax deduction"). We had to get a picture next to the pregnant cow (that nearly took Taylor's arm off in the fence!)

We also hit up the Dallas World Aquarium. It was fantastic. Well worth the $96 it cost us to get in! After nearly getting my face taken off by a free flying bird, we were definitely impressed by how many animals there were. We deemed it a Zoquarium because it had more land animals than aquatic animals. We even got to be in the shark tunnel during feeding time. That was exciting (and hot and claustrophobic!). After that we went to see where JFK got shot. Taylor and I watched the movie awhile ago, so it was cool to see it in real life.

Kels and Grant at the Dallas World Aquarium

Tay and I at the Aquarium

Tay and I on the "Grassy Knoll" where JFK's car drove past as he got shot. It was cool because in the street they have x's where he was when he got hit each time. Sunday we went to church, had Tanner's friends Logan and Emily over for dinner, and invaded their house to play the new Wii Super Mario Brothers (for the second night in a row). It got way intense!

On Monday we went to Fort Worth so Tay could see TCU campus and then we went shopping at Grapevine Mills. We found some amazing deals on clothes for little Gavin. My sister made these two cute little onesies for "little dino". And we found the cutest mittens for 99 cents!

After much debate we ate at Saltwater Willy's for lunch. It was pretty good. Taylor wanted to eat at Golden Corral, but I quickly vetoed that one! That night we went to Red Robin where Grant ordered the A1 Burger and we were told after he recieved it that they were "out of A1 sauce. Our server said, "Don't look at me, I just found out." Needless to say the manager gave us a pretty good deal. We also had FHE, played some intense boardgames, and had to institute a "flatulance tax" during the game of LIFE.

Tuesday we went to the temple, and headed home! It was such a great weekend, and we are excited to have them come to Wichita in three weeks to see Gma and Gpa Logsdon. Thanks Tanners for letting us invade (and stink up) your home! Hope you do the same in 3 weeks!

The Bump

I figured it's time to do a pregnancy update, though I'm not sure that many people, other than my family and in-laws actually care. Taylor and I went to the Doctor yesterday, after waiting what seemed like forever since our last appointment!

The doctor weighed me and I have only gained a pound since my last appointment, a small miracle after surviving Christmas and New Years (plus, I feel like I'm constantly eating!) The doctor also said I'm measuring small, and once we can actually get a decent belly picture I'll post one. I've felt silly posting one, because it kind of just looks like I ate a really big meal, not a baby bump.

The first nurse (the same one as last time) couldn't find the baby's heartbeat at first. She had the doplar clear up by my chest, I swear! Then she brought in another nurse an she found the heartbeat within a few seconds. I had been having some wierd pains in my chest so I was estactic to actually hear the baby's heartbeat. It was beating at 158 beats per minute, and according to an old wives tale, anything above 140 promises a girl....we will see.

We go back February 15 to see what "flavor" our little "dino" is. I'm so excited. So place your bets now!