Big News

I guess this is the month of large announcements for the Ingebrigtsens. We are really changing things up at our house, which is why we will be having one of these in October!!!

CRAZY!!! I know! We are so excited and terrified and everything in between. We must have done a really good job convincing people that an Ingy Baby was a LONG ways down the road, because we got some really surprised reactions. It has been so fun to share our secret with friends and family and we can't wait for this new adventure!
The night I found out I was pregnant, Erik was at a Bachelor party at a cabin in Sundance, which meant he didn't get home until 2 AM! I was dying!! He thought it was very strange that I kept texting to ask when he'd be home, seeing as I've usually been unconscious for hours by that time of night. When he finally did get home, he was greeted with this:

And here is the proud father the following morning, with his gift, after letting the idea soak in for a few hours. His face isn't showing the complete shock that it showed the night before :)

I just can't wait to find out if this little baby is a girl or a boy so we can get down to some serious planning/shopping/decorating!! 

Congratulations

I just want to congratulate my hubby for recently being accepted to the Global MBA program at Thunderbird. I am SO PROUD of him for working so hard and achieving this goal. 

CONGRATULATIONS ERIK!!!

Michael's Winter Adventure

A couple of months ago my brother Michael announced that he would be planning an awesome winter adventure for anyone who dared participate. My first reaction wasn't super positive, but my husband was psyched, so we were in. The date was set for President's Day and the plans began. Michael settled on a snow shoeing adventure which was a first for Erik and I. Luckily my sister-in-law's parents have a basement which is apparently like their very own REI (so I hear, I haven't had the privilege of seeing it first hand) so we had plenty of snow shoes to go around.
When the day finally came it was down to our fearless leader, Jeff, Eliza, Erik and I. I think the 6:45 am start time may have deterred some of the others :) So, we were off on a beautiful hike up Millcreek canyon. 

Spirits were very high at this point - the camera was out, we were enjoying the scenery, no big deal.

Unfortunately somewhere along the way when I started to realize that this hike had become much longer and harder than I expected I began to murmur (don't you just hate that word, yet it's such a good description of what I was doing). I hate being a negative nelly but I just don't know that I'm cut out for winter hiking .... luckily though when we finally reached the top it was all worth it. AHHHHH, the heavens opened and I was happy again. It was a winter adventure miracle!

Best winter adventure leader ever! Thanks for an awesome morning Mike. Maybe one day I'll grow to love climbing mountains as much as you :)

We also returned to an amazing breakfast cooked by Vera. It was just what we needed . . . and then a nice nap. 

THE END.

Sunset

My sister-in-law started a tradition in our family of monthly temple night. I love it because it helps us all keep up on our regular temple attendance. A couple of weeks ago when we pulled up to the Bountiful Temple, we were greeted by this sunset.

An inspiring way to enter the temple!

And here are the happy campers at dinner after.

Ahhhhh . . . Nature

A couple of weekends ago we headed up to the Ingebrigtsen's cabin. It is always so nice to get away. I mean seriously get away (no cell phone service). 
It's so fun to have Heidi back home for a little visit. Erik and I hadn't seen her in over a year. On Monday morning she joined us for a little cross country skiing and it was just as fun as the one time I did it last year :)

Erik was really feeling in touch with his inner cowboy. We're hoping the folks over at Marlboro might come across my blog and offer him the big bucks to be their next Marlboro man. 

It really is so beautiful up there. I mean don't you half expect Mr. Tumnus to come hopping around one of those trees? I know I did :) 

They have this pole with the mileage to places all around the world (each one with significance to a family member). Quite an impressive group of places if you ask me. Here we are pointing to our special places:
Sara - Tokyo (hope you didn't all forget about my awesome days in Japan)

Erik - Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic

Heidi - Wuhan, China (She currently resides in England, quite the world traveler)

They even had a little birthday celebration for yours truly.

It's been a LONG time since we were all together as a family, definitely time for a picture of the whole crew.

It was just the refreshing weekend that I needed! 

Holiday Recap!!!

My oh my, where does the time go? The holidays were so wonderful, but they always come and go so quickly and then they're over and it's back to normal life and yucky January :) I can't complain too much though because I got a nice LONG break from work which was heavenly. So, here are some of the highlights:
Erik and I were in charge of the Monson family Christmas party (adults only). Because our cozy little condo is a just a little too cozy to host 10 people for a full dinner party, we went to Fat Cat's for a little bowling and pizza. Afterwards we came to our condo for dessert and prizes. It was a really fun night. I decided to give everyone a bowling nickname, so this is what they were presented with when they arrived:

And before you go thinking I'm super creative for coming up with these nicknames, they are actually all nicknames of real professional bowlers. Everyone was thinking I was super duper random before I told them that.

My favorite award went to Ger-dawg for his "triple hop" technique. It's pretty sweet and works really well for him - you should check it out sometime.

Here's the whole famdamily enjoying the festivities:

On to the big day - unfortunately I was too busy relaxing to remember my camera so I had to steal from my sister, thanks Em!

Here are the boys showing off their new shirts and ties (what a bunch of cuties):

And here are the girlies showing of new scarves and bracelets. And, I have to explain the bracelet because it was one of my favorite gifts. My mom had them made from spoons that came from my grandma's flatwear. They are SO cute and so sentimental. I love mine!

We are so silly:

The week after Christmas I did alot of relaxing, spending time with friends and family, eating, etc. etc. It was awesome!! 

And then as the grand finale of the holidays and the year, my birthday. I had a good attitude this year and tried to ignore my increasing age. I was spoiled by my cute husband and was able to celebrate with my family. It was great. Here we are at Trio on the big day for dinner:

My husband resembles a lion in the next picture, but a dang cute lion at that! If you are a fan of the super long curly locks, you'll be sad to know that his wife convinced him it was time for a trim. He does still have a mustache, however, for all of you facial hair lovers.

Other notable holiday highlights:

The birth of the first Ingebrigtsen grandchild - Congrats to Stein & Ashleigh!

My husband gave me an awesome new camera for my bday - get ready for amazing pics.

My mom and I literally got snowed in at our house in Midway.

Boxing day dinner prepared by Helen.

2010 - A GREAT YEAR INDEED

Christmas Devotional

The Ingebrigtsens were able to get tickets to the First Presidency devotional at the conference center on Sunday. It was so much fun to be there in person. I'm always amazed at the size of the conference center. The choir was incredible and the talks were amazing. Such a great reminder of what is really important at this busy time of year.


When it was over we decided to walk through temple square (along with the hundreds of other people who had the same idea). It was totally worth it though. Awesome fog + beautiful lights + the Salt Lake Temple = some cool pictures. Plus temple square is a holiday must.