Well Here We Are

I'm at 19 weeks and 5 days. 2 more days and we're halfway there. The time is flying by and now I am growing at a very fast pace! Take a look:

Lately I feel like I should be bigger than I am. I get so many comments just like this: "Oh Wow! You're soooooooo tiny." or "You have SUCH a small belly!" It is sinking in more and more that my time as a working woman is less and less. I'm excited but still worried that I won't feel I'll be making my "contribution" to the family. My contribution has always been, in my mind, my income. So now bringing my love, nurturing capabilities, and taking care of house and home will become my life! It is a little scary, but I'm up for the challenge.

We find out on Monday exactly how far along we are and also the sex of the baby!

16 weeks 5 days

We decided that we should probably post some pictures of "the" belly. We are at 16 weeks 5 days. We find out on February 8th if it's a boy or a girl. So exciting!

15 weeks:

16 weeks, 5 days:

The Porter's First Christmas Tree

This will be our first year together for Christmas. We decided to get a real tree--and from none other than...NATURE. That's right: We went and cut out tree down. It was only $10 dollars. We drove up to Idaho City and walked down into a little ravine that was about 3ft deep with snow and Jordan found and cut down the perfect tree. Then he realized we had to get it all the way back up to the truck. It was a great experience and we'll probably make it an annual tradition. Beabs probably won't go next year. She loves the snow, but not when it can cover her body x2.

Scouts

This November Landen graduated to a Wolf.

Chandler recieved his arrow of light award which makes him a Boy Scout, as compared to a Cub Scout. He's almost a man!

Halloween

This Halloween we went to Shayla's. She took the kids trick-or treating and we stayed at the house and ate candy. We also were able to do the kids' make-up as the sister missionaries were a little late. See our masterpieces:

Jordan created Chandler's gun shot wound. Chan was a dead gangster:

I did Laurel's dead clown make-up. She had a very specific drawing.

Landen was the gate keeper

Porter decided to be a dead bride! I also did his make-up and we used Laurel's Hannah Montana hair to pull it all together.

ZOMBIES!