National I Love My Sisters Day!

Today I was just thinking about what wonderful sisters I have! Let me tell you why I love them:

On the left- Angelic Angela
She is the nicest of all of us, always optimistic and smiling. She can bake a killer cake (as a kid she wanted to grow up to be a pink cake maker) and she is leaving to go on a mission! She will be going to the Manchester England Mission in October, and if all goes according to schedule she should be able to just barely meet little baby McNairy before she leaves. She is going to be such a good missionary. I love her because she is so positive and kind! When she comes and visits she always asks, " Can I make you dinner?" or "Do you need anything?". I will miss car pooling down with her at Christmas time and holidays. ( I won't miss her serving attitude when we stop at my in-laws on the way to California! I have to remind her that it makes me look bad when she offers to do their dishes or help with dinner when I have not yet done so yet... haha that Angelic side again)

To my immediate right- Wendy the Wonderful
What can I say, when we had a class together in High School she made me change out of her jeans in a closet. (To her credit I didn't ask, I must have forgotten we had a class together or something). Needless to say we have overcome our rocky past and I consider her one of my bestest friends ever. She is the best mom, super talented, and just about all I could want to be! That little sass muffin is moving to Boston in a few weeks and I am not yet able to discuss it without tears so ask me about it later when we both have our skpe phones going, I should be doing better... But, I love her becuase she is super woman. She doesn't complain she just does. In a word, she is selfless!

And on the Far left- Kind Katelyn
Katelyn just got her Drivers License this week and I can't believe she is 16! She has so much going for her... height, beauty, and most importantly the biggest heart. She is so kind to our nieces and is really good at trying to make everyone happy. It seems like only yesterday Wendy and I were babysitting her when we knocked out her tooth or watched her slip on a bat! She survived us and is a tough cookie, playing catcher on numerous softball teams. I love her not only because she is my baby sister but because she is someone I would choose to hang out with! It just feels good to hang out with her!

So, if you have a sister or sisters out there, call and tell them you love them. Mine all live far away now :(
If yours are close, hug them!
Wishing for a group hug of my own....
Kristine

PS Please note how Wendy and I are actually standing almost fully upright in the middle and the the two significantly younger sisters are crouched way down? I think my mom didn't really feed Wendy and I vegetables or something growing up. they have us by at least 3-5 inches. yargh

Happy Tuesday

I am finding some days are easier than others to love being pregnant. I am in love with this little baby that's on the way and am getting so excited to meet him, but I am finding it harder and harder to embrace loving my changing body! What happened to my waist line? Why do my already large hips feel like they have doubled in size over night? Why do I grunt when I bend over and try to wear shoes I don't have to tie!!

Over all the pregnancy has been great and I appreciate a supportive husband who thinks me and all of the extra me is just "more to love". Having no morning sickness or true tiredness early in my pregnancy gave me hope that maybe I would be one of those cute "petite" preggo ladies. Haha who was I kidding? (PS the whole bag of marshmallows I ate last week I am sure don't help!)

So, now that I have officially vented why I am having a hard time adjusting to the new even more shapely me, let me tell you what I love about being pregnant:

*Despite the occasional stares of people who I swear have never seen someone pregnant, most people have been way extra nice! From nicer people at the airport, more doors opened, and I swear I got more frozen yogurt in my cup than a normal serving!

* I love feeling the baby kick, I feel like we have bonded all ready! Sometimes I treat him like a little magic 8 ball... "Kick if I should buy this shirt.." "Hold still if you think we should wait until tomorrow to clean the house.." It's been great

*It means there is a baby on the way and I can't wait!

So, Happy Tuesday to all. Can't wait for family to visit this weekend. Still not sure what to do with this whole "July 24th" holiday here in this state. We are having a BBQ but not being a native here I feel like we aren't doing it right, like I should be donning a pioneer skirt while cooking that day or something.

Anyways, I have bronchitis right now, so I should probably get me and my "as safe as a preggo lady can be" medicated LITTLE *haha self back to bed.

Peace

Back From our "Baby Moon" in Kauai

Scott surprised me for our 3rd anniversary and got us tickets to go to Hawaii for one last hurrah before the baby is born this fall. Even at 5 months pregnant I had a blast! We snorkeled tons, hiked, rented beach cruisers and even got to go on a sail boat around the Napali Coast. I have never been so hot in my life! It was like turning on the shower in the bathroom until its all hot and steamy and that is how I would describe the weather there. We stayed in cute condo on the beach and loved that Kauai had a Costco so we could cook stock up on bulk snacks for the preggo lady. My favorite part was all the wildlife we saw! A monk seal decided to swim in the harbor next to us and lay out next to our belongings, we saw so many turtles, tons of fish and even 3 eels! Scott and I spent the week trying to figure out how we were going to be able to live there...

One of the highlights of the trip would be the flight. Not that it was enjoyable in any way ( the way down we had to go from SLC, to San Fran, to LA to Kauai-yuck, pregnant or not). While I slept maybe a total of 35 min on all flights combined, Scott slept like a baby for 95% of them. We are talking tongue hanging out, snoring, the works. Thats what I wish I had a picture of! But the great part was on the red eye back, we decided to "miss" our connecting flight from LAX to SLC and go to see my niece's baby blessing! It was amazing to get to see family and hang out even if it was just a day and I didn't sleep on the red eye. I thought I was doing good until I was holding the baby in Sacrament and my sister said she would take her back, and I said I was fine. She then informed me I was falling asleep while holding her and I think she feared for her daughters life. Anyways, we rented a car and drove the rest of the way back the next day.

Over all, best week of my life. I had so much fun just hanging out with my husband. I am going through withdrawals of not seeing him all day. I love that he is my best friend and can't wait for what's to come.

Snake in the House

This is Scott...

I woke up to a scream, a jolt, and then, "There's a snake in the bed!" I reached out my hand and accidentally poked Kristine in the eye, then pulled off the covers to get the snake as Kristine jumped to turn on the light. Yes, it turns out there was a snake in our bed...wait no, I mean....it turns out there was a snake in Kristine's dream but it took us a few minutes to figure that out in our 3 a.m. state of stupor.

Pretty!

I used to work at a flower shop and while I worked there I told Scott to never buy me flowers because usually when I got home I was sick of seeing them... (especially around Valentine's Day). When I stopped working there I let him know that I missed them and he could buy me them anytime he wanted. Well I came home to this! Aren't they pretty?

The "Kerr"se (Curse) has been broken...

So, many of you know that I come from a family of all girls and out of the 19 children that can call me Aunt Kristine, only 5 are boys ( all on Scott's side) so the curse, or "trend" as my Dad politely put it, has been broken:

We are having a BOY!!!!!!!

So scared, so excited, and wow its getting real. All was well at the doctor, can't wait to meet the little guy.

On an important side note, today is my 3 year anniversary to the most amazing person in the world. I married my best friend and love how he still makes me laugh.

-Off to celebrate with "my boys"... (I can say that now!)

New Website Launch

I know you all were waiting for another announcement, and that is sure to come later today after the doctor, but for now:
We redid our website!
Check us out at

amomentexposed.com

I would love to know what you think! Is it easy to navigate through, does it the lay out and picture choice work for you? We had a lot of fun going through our portfolio and remembering all the fun shoots we have been on together. Thanks for taking a peek.