Happenings

There is lots of stuff going on here at the Cutler Home. Recently we just celebrated Derek's 19th birthday. We had an afternoon BBQ with ribs, baked potato, corn, jalapeno poppers, and for his birthday cake I made Candied Apple Pie Cheesecake! It seriously is just a good as Cheesecake Factory cheesecake, its to die for! It is not the best looking cheesecake but it is absolutley has the YUM factor! I made a nineteen with the nuts that go on top of it...pretty clever huh? I can not believe Derek is 19, I remember when he was 12 going on 13 and he did not have a care in the world or cared what he looked like and wore his pj's to school everyday...haha! He has matured a ton! He has always been very handsome and I hope he realizes the potential he really does have. We love ya Der-Bear!

This past Sunday was the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Dedication. This is the 130th Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints...WOW! I had to go to the Afternoon session because I needed to make sure that Trey was down for a nap and someone was home. The adults and Karlee went to the morning session and Derek and Tay wanted to come with me so we gathered up our white handkerchiefs and headed to the dedication. You had to be there 30 min early and for our family that is not easy to do...haha! During the 30 min of waiting the broadcast showed us the inside of the Temple and it was so stunning and beautiful! The spirit was strong and the whole time I was just thinking about Chris and how grateful I was to be with him for eternity. We got to hear some wonderful speakers, a couple from the seventy, Elder Ballard, Sister Allred, and of Course President Monson. They were all very touching and made you feel so privileged to be apart of such a wonderful Gospel. It was really just wonderful to be apart of the dedication. The powerful words rang true of the Savior as we waved our handkerchiefs and did the Hallelujah." What an awesome experience I am so glad I was able to attend.
Earlier this week Dad C. had his open house at State Farm Insurance. I helped prepare food get things organized. Trey just loved all the balloons and wanted to play with them all. He had a nasty fall outside and was bleeding from his mouth, I thought it was pretty serious but then after I showed him another balloon he was happy again. I swear that "danger" is this kids middle name, haha! I think they had an OK turn out, I had to leave early to put Trey down for a nap. It was fun and we had lots of homemade cookies leftover which is always a plus!

School starts this week for everyone, can you believe how the summer has just flown by? I am in charge of meal planning and make dinner which I don't mind at all. Mom C. has one music class a week, and Tay has volleyball. Things will probably get more busy but I am just happy to help in anyway I can because they are helping and supporting me so much. Its good for me so I don't think about how much I miss Chris. Well until next time, have a great week!

LARGE & OVERWHELMED

My belly is growing and growing, I feel great but some days I really feel like an elephant. I am 28 weeks and just had my doctors appointment yesterday to do the glucose test, I hate the dumb drink! The doctor said the baby sounds great and I look great but to not have another episode like I did in Philly. This pregnancy has been weird, I got a lot bigger faster but I have not put on that much weight. Sometimes I get..."wow you are HUGE," and other times I get..."are you going to give birth tomorrow?," and other times people say I look a lot smaller with this one than I did Trey. I don't know, I just know that I am carrying him a lot different...a lot lower than with Trey. He is a very active little guy and moves around so much. He moves all the time that my tummy is very tender to the touch, it feels like a big bruise or something. I keep telling myself if this little boy is more active as Trey then I am in big trouble!! Ha ha.

I have been very overwhelmed lately with everything that has been going on with moving out to Iowa, getting insurance in time for baby, closing on a house, trying to figure out how I am going to do all this by myself while Chris works, ect ect! I will have more details later, I figured I better not write everything because it just stresses me out and I am trying really hard not to be stressed because I do not want to make myself sick again. I know that life is life and sometimes you just have to deal with things that are not fun but I just feel the pregnancy me more emotional than normal. I know everything will work out and the Lord will provide a way, I am just being a hormonal prego women!

I am fat and happy though. I am excited to have have another baby and experience another everyday miracle. I have an awesome husband that works hard for our family and does so with out complaining. I have a great family that helps and support us. I really have a lot to be grateful for and I truly am thankful for all the Lord has blessed us with.

Trey loves my belly he always comes up to me and lifts up my shirt to touch it. Sometimes he wants to do it when we are not in an appropriate place..haha! I tell him.."give you little brother kisses." He leans in a says, "muah" really loud! It is really stinking cute. I don't know if he understands that there is a baby in there yet but he just loves my belly. He will even lift up his shirt and show me his belly after he hugs and kisses mine, so I do the same to his...its like our new fun game we have together. I think he will be a great big brother but I feel he will definitely be jealous at first. I know if he sees how much we love it that he will grow to love his new little brother too! Our 2 little Princes, it just seems perfect huh? What a joy it is to be a MOM!

Philly Adventures

Visiting the sites was really awesome in downtown Philadelphia. Its super busy and I am glad I was not driving. We went and saw the liberty bell, rock stairs, and we even went on the big tour that they give of the whole historical part of downtown. It was really quite touching to be standing in the same room where once our forefathers stood, where the Declaration was debated and signed...basically downtown Philly is where American began! All the statues were amazing and beautiful, we even found a fountain that had the words PRICE engraved on it...how cool is that? The Rocky Stairs were awesome, Chris and I love the series so it was cool to actually do it, even Trey did it all on his own and there are a TON of stairs. We ran into some random people, mostly violin and banjo players that were actually not too shabby! It really was a fun day and a site to see.

We can't forget about the great Sacajawea Jump! Every year our office has done this and it has been a hit every summer. Basically, there is about 1000 plus quarters and Sacajawea coins at the bottom of the pool and all of the reps gets to jump in and grab and many as they can before they are all gone. Casey came in his scuba gear which was hilarious, even thought I do not think it helped him much. It's really funny to watch and sometimes people even get hurt, on accident of course! Chris got a total of $47 bucks, awesome! Many of the guys eyes were hurting because of the chlorine but Chris brought his swimming goggles so he did have the problem. They banned the goggles at first but half way through everyone started putting them on but not all the guys had them. It was awesome and Trey wanted to jump in right with everyone. It has been funny because ever where we have been going we have been paying with a whole bunch of quarters and people are looking at us like we some weirdos..haha!

Chris took a day off and we decided to have a family picnic. They have a beautiful river walk and also a bike trial that leads to the Park here at the apartments they live in. It's actually a bit strange because from the outside they look like hotel rooms but in the inside they are really nice places. To get anywhere in the buildings you have to take an elevator unless you want to walk up 5 flights of stairs. Anyways, we walked to the Valley Forge Park, it is actually a historical landmark because its where Gorge Washington crossed the river to try and get away and a battle was fought and we lost about 2,000 soldiers. It was a beautiful hot day and perfect for a family picnic. We made sandwiches and brought lots of goodies, Trey only wanted a pickle and fruit snacks. We ate lunch and then just enjoyed watching out little spud run around and play. What a great day, I love spending time with my wonderful family!

That is all the adventures so far, more from the Price Family to come!

Waahhooo!

I am happy to report that Delta Airlines are on my good list now! After a couple of days with trying to work out my flight to not have to pay for another one since the recent event of last Sunday and not to mention that it was not really in our budget to purchase another ticket...well they let it go and now we do not have to pay. We had to make the ticket the same price as my last one and just pay $6.00 in taxes! I do not mind paying $6.00 dollars for a plane ticket, better than 150 bucks! Of course they had to verify so many things, what hospital I was at, if it was an emergency, who my Doctor was, but still we did not have to pay. It's amazing how the Lord works in mysterious ways, he knew how much Chris and I wanted to stay together longer since he would be working longer in summer but with our fiances there was just no way but Heavenly Father found a way, he always does! I'm not saying he made me sick or maybe he did but he knew the desires of our hearts and made it happen for us. My doctor said I have to be back before I am 28 weeks to take my glucose test, so I will leave a couple of days before that. This means Chris will only have about 7 weeks left after I am gone and we can totally do that...it will go by so fast. I am so grateful that I am here and that I have a Father in Heaven that hear and answers prayers. I love my cute little family more than words can describe! Until next time, have a blessed day!