Walk for Autism

Team We Love Josh had a super fun time today doing the Walk for Autism in Pasadena. It was great to see so many people and a lot of great booths with information and resources. The weather couldn't have been better. We took the short route so Chelsea didn't get too worn out. It turned out to be really short, but that was just fine for some of us! Thanks so much to Lindsay for planning this all for us (and for the sweet buttons). Brandon showed his appreciation by pouring his water bottle on Lindsay's head (since we didn't have a cooler of Gatorade). I know she really appreciated that... well, maybe not :) Thanks so much to all who donated and participated. Over $1 million was raised! I'm really glad we were able to do something to try to make a difference (even though small) for kids everywhere, but especially for our wonderful Josh!

Even the Storm Troopers came out to show their support.
(You can play "I Spy" in this picture to find Dad.)

Getting pumped up for the walk... don't we all look pumped??

Team WE LOVE JOSH!
Berlin, Ryan, Lindsay, Mom, Dad, Brandon, Chelsea (and baby)

Team We Love Josh

Brandon and I are participating in Walk Now for Autism on April 25th in honor of our adorable nephew Josh.

Brandon's sister Lindsay came up with the idea to do this as a birthday present for their sister Megan whose son Josh was diagnosed with Autism last year.


Josh is such a sweet and fun loving little boy. Megan and Jason are such great parents to him and do so much to help him get the best care possible. This walk will help raise money for Autism Speaks which is an organization that raises awareness about autism and funds research for new treatments and a cure. It is so wonderful to see Josh making progress with the help of his loving parents and teachers. Please help us help Josh by donating at the following link: Team we love Josh! You can click on mine or Brandon's name, or make a general team donation. Or feel free to join our team and walk with us on April 25th!

Solvang Trip

This past weekend we went up to Solvang for a bike ride. We went up with Brandon's dad and some of my family was up there as well.

Everyone did such a great job. Brandon had a little technical problem with his bike, but he managed to get through it just fine.

I was really sad I couldn't go on the ride (being pregnant, it's not really safe). But I had a fun time walking around the town and eating danishes! It was a really fun weekend.

Ultrasound

Here are some photos from our first ultrasound of our baby girl at 18 weeks.

Here she is lying on her back with her feet up over her head.

And here are her baby feet!

It's a girl!

It's official: girls rule, boys drool! ....Ok not really, I love boys... but we are having a baby girl! We found out from today's ultrasound. She was so cute on the screen, doing flips and moving her little lips. She even got the hiccups while we were watching her! So cute! She was very active, but I can't really feel anything yet. We are so excited. Seeing her like that really makes us feel like parents now! I have a feeling August will come sooner than we think! So now on to names. We were thinking of combining my mom's and Brandon's mom's names Renee and Deborah to name her Reneborah, what do you think? haha

My Eggo is Prego

So, we have told family and a few close friends, but we are finally officially announcing that I am PREGNANT! YAY! I am 12 weeks along and due in August. We know you have all been waiting for this day, since we are such fine human beings, it only makes sense for us to reproduce! :) We went to the Doctor two weeks ago to hear the heartbeat and I was sort of waiting for that confirmation to really believe it was all real. But the Doctor couldn't find a heartbeat, so of course I was a little worried. But another trip today put my worries to rest. We heard the tiny thumping of our baby's ticker in there. It was pretty cool. So, so long to our carefree newlywed days and Hello to our exciting new life as parents! Wish us luck! We can use all the advice you are willing to share!

Stephenie Meyer???

So we sat down at church today and guess who is sitting in the row in front of us? Well I guess if you read the title, you have already guessed. It was Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series. She was with her husband and three boys. We figured she is probably on vacation doing the Disneyland route since we live in Anaheim and get a lot of vacationers at our ward. I didn't want to bother her because if I was in her shoes I would probably appreciate being left alone, but someone asked her if she really was Stephenie Meyer and she said yes so my friend Marybeth and I just waved and smiled at her and she smiled back...and then of course we giggled like school girls because we are so mature!