Life Updates

Alright, time for random updates of life happenings...

FIRST - I am in an upcoming play called "Savior of the World" as a church production comprised of members from 4 different stakes in Salt Lake City. The performance depicts the events leading up to the Savior's birth and also his death and resurrection. It is a powerful performance, and if anyone is interested in coming, I would LOVE to see you there!

Performances are all at the Bountiful Regional Center -
Thursday, May 7th @7pm
Friday, May 8th @ 7pm
Saturday May 9th @ 1pm
Saturday, May 9th @ 7 pm

Doors for the show open about a 1/2 hour before the show starts, and seats are first come first serve. Children are DEFINITELY ok - bring your toddlers and babies! Hope to see you there!

SECOND - The BEES! Oh my goodness - my dad was in town last week and while he was here he graciously helped Kenneth and I with some yard work. He mowed our lawn and helped to repair our leaning fence that the city was after us for (THANK YOU PAPA!!!). While he was mowing the lawn (with long sleeved shirts, collar pulled up and mask on to help avoid bee stings) the "bee man" (owner) came over and said, "You know, you shouldn't mow the lawn when it is above 50 degrees because it can aggitate the bees." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! My dad told him that I was not happy about it, and the Bee Man told him that they still have bees at their place, but can't keep these ones because the bees steal from each other - OH PLEASE! So, the bees are STILL at our place, but I am going to talk to them on Sunday to get they out right away. They can keep their own dumb bees (stealing honey from each other? Come on!), and I am not getting up at 3am in order to mow my lawn before the 50 degree cut off mark. My goodness!

THIRD - Kenneth and I went to St. George this last weekend (April 24-26) with Kenneth's parents and it was SO nice! I seriously did NOTHING! We stuffed and addressed wedding invites for Chantale, sat and talked (and ate) all weekend, and got plenty of rest! I was marvelous! Thank you Noyce's for allowing us to tag along!

FOURTH - I was said to hear after coming home from St. George that my Aunt Claudia had past away. She had a massive stroke on April 23rd and passed away shortly afterwards. She has had several strokes over the last 10 years, and I know she is happy to no longer have the restraints and frailities of a tired body. I went to her viewing last night and she looked beautiful. Before she died she said she was excited to twirl around in a dress after she passed (she has been wheel-chair bound as a result of previous strokes). I know that she is in a better place where she is surrounded by peace and by loves ones who have already passed. Love you Aunt Claudia!

Jobs Anyone?

Hey! Are any of you looking for a job? There are a couple of Project Management job positions open at my work...so if you need a job, and if you're interested, let me know! Check out the website to see what we do:

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Project Managers work closely with the customers on orders and follow through from the quoting process to the shipping. Let me know if you're interested!

Week 23

Here I am at 23 1/2 weeks. My brother Tytus came into town yesterday from California, and it was the first time he has seen me pregnant. He would not stop taking pictures of me!! I thought it would be a good reason to finally put an update on here! Thanks for the picture Tytus!

Baby Fun

This Saturday, my mother-in-law threw me a family baby shower and it was SO MUCH FUN! Actually, it was a combined bridal shower/baby shower for me and Chantale - me sis-in-law who is getting married in less than a month! Of course I completely forgot to take ANY pictures even though my camera was in the car...lame. It was so fun to see so many family members (from both my side and Kenneth's) and to have them share in the excitement! Most of them haven't even seen me since I've become pregnant so the belly was quite exciting to them all! I got tons of diapers, blankets, cute clothes, burp clothes, diaper bags and my mother-in-law found the CUTEST little crib!! It is one that can rock and is absolutely adorable! I'm so excited to use it! It will become the family crib that will be passed around for all the newborns. I think it is a great idea because I've always wanted a cute rocking bassinett, but you only use it for such a short time! Anyway, thanks everyone for coming and sharing the excitingness with me!! Love you all!

Are you serious??

So, this older couple in our ward (we don't even know their names) came by our house last Thursday while I was out. Apparently they keep bees, and the person who currently houses their bees can't anymore because he is allergic - so they asked Kenneth if they could keep their bees in our backyard. Kenneth kind of stood there for awhile, and after it became apparent that they were looking for an immediate answer, he said, "Well...okay..."

So, I come home and Kenneth tells me that we're going to have bees in our backyard - NO THANK YOU! I definitely do NOT want bees! I don't care for them, I don't care about the small amount of honey we would get, and most of all, I don't want the liability every time we have someone over now! I told him a) he needed to figure out the NAMES of these people and b) to call them and tell them that his evil wife will not allow bees.

Apparently he forgot...the next day, we get a knock on our door and there is the husband and his son(?) with the bees on the back of their truck! I was ticked! Kenneth is standing at the front door and tells them, "Oh, I talked to my wife about it, and she doesn't really want bees - she is afraid of getting stung." - Not completely the truth, but partly. I just don't want them at all. So, the guy says, "Oh, if you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone." - NOT THE POINT! I don't want them! Arg! I am obviously upset about it, and the guy can totally tell. Kenneth is too nice to just say, "NO - we can't take your bees" so they end up setting up and they say that they will try to find someone else.

Then, on Sunday, the wife was sitting next to me during choir (again, I don't know her name...) and she is staring at me, but I don't feel like talking so I just keep looking forward (I know...I'm so mature sometimes). Eventually I glance her way and she says, "Oh! Thanks for keeping our bees! I heard you weren't too excited about them...but they'll be fine - I promise!" - not even a hint of "hey, sorry about this mess. We'll find someone right away who can take them." Nothing.

ARG! I hate bees!!

Baby Update!!

Hey everyone! Today Kenneth and I had our ultrasound to find out the gender of Baby Noyce, and we will be having a...

BABY BOY!!

We are SO excited! We will be naming him Daniel Scott (and calling him Danny) after Kenneth's two best friends that he grew up with. I am so happy that we were able to find out at all because the baby wasn't wiggling all that much! But alas, he opened his legs, and even before the Dr. said anything, Kenneth says, "It's definitely a boy!!" :-)

As most people probably know, I was very anxious for a girl - I love all the cute ways you can dress them up and everything, and mostly I just wanted to see Kenneth was a little girl wrapped around his finger! I am SOOO happy about the news of a boy though! Hopefully he will be a fun (yet safe) big brother to our future children as well! Welcome to the family Baby Danny - you're no longer just an "It." Whoo hoo!

P.S. Ultrasound photos to follow shortly.

Weekend Update

My mom, Edy and her husband Ron were in town this week for the LDS General Conference sessions, and on Friday we were able to meet up with them (Michael, Kim, Alisha, Kenneth & I) for pizza, chatting, and then to watch Alisha's Tongan ward perform an ethnic dance from Pakistan and India. It was pretty fun, BUT they didn't end up starting until an hour and a half after we got there, so until then we got to watch a bunch of older people swaying to polynesian music. It was hilarious.

Saturday Kenneth and I set up in pajamas all day and watched General Conference. The talks were AMAZING both Saturday and Sunday. There were several overall themes that seemed to be referenced to throughout the weekend including living within our means and the blessings of the temple. I am so thankful for the blessing of being able to hear our modern prophet and other church leaders speak. I always feel uplifted and have a re-newed determination to be better and to become the person I know I can and should be.

On Sunday, we went to Kenneth's parents' place to watch conference. We had a big "breakfast" lunch which is sort of a tradition, and all the siblings were there (except Stephy of course) and we had such a fun time just chatting and catching up on everyone's life.

Now we're back to normal life with another week of work. All is going well, and I am excited to FINALLY find out whether "baby" is actually "Baby Emily" or "Baby Daniel Scott." I can't wait to find out! I'll let you all know tomorrow!