Alpine Loop

This past weekend Mike took me on his all time favorite fall drive, the Alpine Loop through American Fork canyon. I thought it might be a little too early to see the fall leaves changing color, but we were pleasantly surprised. We went with our friends Katie and Curtis. The weather was perfect and we had a great time enjoying being outside.

Me looking 'slightly' pregnant. :)

Mike looking 'slightly' pregnant. :)

Nursery

We've finally completed the baby's room! It has been a HUGE project, and I'm still amazed that we actually finished it with time to spare...and I'm amazed that its actually the same room we started with. Here's a couple pictures to remind you of what it looked like back in May when we started:

This is when we just started to peel back the old paneling

Mudding, sanding and painting...

And the finished product: (going clockwise around the room)

A couple close-ups of the bedding:

I know this isn't the most interesting of posts, but we've had people asking us to post pictures so here you go!

Baby Shower

I had my baby shower recently and had a ball. My good friends Katie and Emily put it together and did an awesome job. I couldn't thank them enough, along with all the wonderful gifts I got from everybody that came! Here's a few pics...

Emily and Katie, don't know what I'd do without them!

My friend Katie is SO talented. Here's a preview of a few of the things she made for my shower:

The Invites

Baby Tips book

Take home gifts/favors

4 years

Happy Anniversary

1. What's his name? Jared Michael Gleue

2. How long have you been married? 4 years

3. How long did we date? 6 months dating, 2 1/2 month engagement

4. How old is he? 28

5. Who eats more? Mike usually does, but ever since I got pregnant its definately a toss up.

6. Who said I love you first? We were both too freaked out to say we were actually in love when we knew we were...so we kindof mutually "decided" that we loved each other one night!

7. Who is taller? Mike, by exactly 1 ft

8. Who sings better? Probably Mike, but neither of us are very good. I say Mike because he actually laughs at me sometimes when we sing in church cause I'm so bad.

9. Who is smarter? Mike definately. He's a brainy. I wouldn't have passed any of my college courses if it weren't for him probably.

10. Who's temper is worse? I don't think either of us have a temper. But I tend to have less patience.

11. Who pays the bills? Me. Mike probably wouldn't have any idea how much money we have in our account if it weren't for me. And- if Mike were to pay the bills they'd probably be late every month.

12. Who does the laundry? We kindof have a system going...Mike changes the loads (cause I hate going to the basement to do it) and then I fold it all when its done.

13. Who cooks dinner? Both. Or whoever has the time to do it after work.

14. Who drives when together? Usually Mike.

15. Who is more stubborn? Me. Mike is the most patient person I know.

16. Who is the first to admit when wrong? Mike-kinda goes back to that "who's more stubborn question" :)

17. Who wears the pants in the family? I have no idea. We both are pretty opinionated about some things, and then not so much with others. We make a pretty good team.

18. Who eats more sweets? Me. I always have to have something sweet after every meal to balance it out. Mike would eat a carrot over a candy bar any day. However, he does have his indulgences every now and then. Particularly with chocolate covered nuts or turtles.

19. Who mows the lawn? Mike

20. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Which way is "right"? I think my side is the right way.

21. Who kissed who first? Mike kissed me first. After watching a late movie in my apartment. I was half asleep and wasn't expecting it. It sure woke me up though.

22. Who asked who out first? Mike asked me out first. Our first date was snowshoeing.

23. Who proposed? Mike. He proposed at the Manti temple after watching the pageant in June 04. He staged a story that our friends we were with were going to get engaged that night and we were in charge of taking their pictures...but instead it was actually for me.

24. What is my favorite thing about him? I love it when he gets really excited, he cracks me up. I love watching him open a gift. I love whenever we buy a new "contraption" to put together he always immediately gets to it, cause he gets too anxious to let something to work on just sit there. I never get sick of being with him and I can't stand being apart. I love knowing he would do anything for me. He's my favorite person in the world, and aside from being in love, we are still best buds.