Father

Elder Boyd K Packer, an apostle in our church, once said,

"It should have great meaning that of all the titles of respect and honor and admiration that could be given Him, God Himself, He who is the highest of all, chose to be addressed simply as Father."

You should know by now I am in completely in love with my husband.

He is kind, unselfish and genuine. He also loves me a lot, which is convenient in marraige.

When I was in my first trimester and had HORRIBLE heartburn- no really, it was horrible- and woke up crying in the middle of the night, he would jump up and get a drink, crackers, or just talk to me and hold me til I could fall asleep again.

He cleaned our house, made his own dinner and watched tv by himself while I slept like 12 hours a day. When I almost blacked out (like everyday. that was fun times.) he would hold me up and walk me to wherever I was trying to get. Usually from couch to bed.

I can't wait for this little girl to come to our home. She has a daddy that is already COMPLETELY in love with her. He just LOVES her.

He smiled triumphantly when the ultrasound showed "GIRL."

He is already wrapped around her little teeny finger, I can tell.

When we were going through all his kid stuff, we found something from like 3rd grade that said what he wanted to be when he grows up.

I guessed baseball player, doctor?

Nope. Even at 8 his dream job was "dad".

He has been waiting for a little person to call his own for a long time. He is going to be a FANTASTIC father.

Little Girl Barttels is a lucky girl. Actually, we are two lucky girls.

hilarious brad, hilarious.

i found this gem the other day in brad's box of kid stuff.
he knew at age 10 what kind of wife he would end up with!! when i found this i almost died with laughter. it's awesome. especially the picture of the person sleeping. bahahahahahah

"Lazy Lindsey"

Lazy Lindsey sleeps all day she doesn't {move} an inch.

the only thing that can move her is a great a big PINCH!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Baby Barttels

due February 17th!!!
She's already got her daddy wrapped around her little finger :)
Look at that foot!! Cutest thing we've ever seen!

i had no idea

that my husband was so awesome. but he is.

i came home from a trip to UT for a wedding where i kinda ran ragged for a whole day, only slept like 3 hours and came home exhausted but SUPER glad i went.
our house is shiney. vaccuumed. bathroom is clean. ALL THE LAUNDRY IS DONE. (that deserves caps) kitchen spotless. things are put away. our room is neat & the bed is all perfectly made.
i could've cried.
such a beautiful sight.

this week has been busy & it's super nice to know my husband is so thoughtful & helpful.

YAHTZEE!!

seriously. who gets scores like this? one in a million game.

Feels Like Lightning Running Through My Veins

Wednesday Sept 8th, my wonderful husband helped me check something off my bucket list:

See David Gray in concert. Check.

It was FABULOUS. No, really. You don't understand. It was AMAZING. Incredible. He played a lot of old good ones. The crowd cheered and sang. I sang "Please forgive Me" at the top of my lungs & danced (with all the other drunken crazies) through the whole song.

I love him. (Brad and David Gray.)

Oh David Gray, you do it to me everytime.

Side note: Ray Lamontagne was also lovely, though not equally fabulous.

And if you are every near The Greek theatre, I HIGHLY recommend Simply Thai for dinner before.

Best. Dumplings. I've. Ever. Had.

Railroad Fried Rice.

Go There. Eat it. You won't be sorry :)