May

Here is the overview for the month of May...

• We drove up to Tilden and enjoyed a yummy picnic dinner Rex made for Mother's Day.
• Rex studied like crazy for his 8 finals and did well!
• In celebration of finishing finals we went to a couple of movies Rex has been wanting to see.
• My family came to visit last week and we got to go see WICKED!!! We all loved it!
• On Saturday we took our Cub Scouts on a hike and saw some huge banana slugs.

The highlight of the month for me was when my family came to visit. This was the first time my mom has been to the Bay Area so we tried to see as much as possible. Here is what the week looked like:

SUNDAY-
Church at the beautiful Berkeley building.
Watching all of our favorite funny home video clips (thanks for bringing those Melis).

MONDAY-

Giants's Game

Until the shade got to us about the 6th or 7th inning we were roasting in the sun!

The Giants killed the Orioles!

After the game we drove over to the touristy area and walked out on a pier to get a good view of Alcatraz.
After that we stopped by Ghiradelli Square and Fisherman's Warf for a yummy clam chowder dinner!

TUESDAY-

Muir Woods (Warning...we got a little carried away with the pictures here)

Muir Beach

My first belly shot!

Golden Gate Bridge

WEDNESDAY-

Exploratorium and Palace of Fine Arts






Pier 39
WICKED

THURSDAY-
Oakland Temple

After the temple we went to lunch at Barney's to celebrate Rex's upcoming birthday. Yummy burgers! Our next stop was IKEA and then the movie theater to see Star Trek.

April

I have had internet problems with my computer for awhile, so that is my excuse for not posting more often. I finally downloaded some pictures to Rex's computer so I can post them. So here is what was going on in April...

• We showed the vacant apartments in our buildling about 75+ times the last two months. (Now that the semester ended they are finally rented. Thank goodness!)
• General Conference, Spring Break and Easter. Yea!
• Rex taught Sharing Time in Primary and did a great job!
• I went to Utah to see my sister graduate and go to the temple with my brother.

Spring Break

We took a quick day trip to the Monterey Aquarium...definitely worth doing at least once!!!

Can you see the tiny seahorses?

The aquarium was crowded but fun. My pictures don't do justice to all of the amazing marine life that we saw!

EASTER


It is a Snow family tradition that the Easter bunny hides peanut M&Ms in the house to find.

I love the Easter bunny too! What a thoughtful guy :)

UTAH TRIP

First I got to visit two of my BYU roommates, who happen to be two of my best friends ever!

Me, Laura, and Jenni Mae

The next day I went to my sister's BYU graduation ceremony in the morning. She graduated with her BS in Elementary Education.

Isn't her hair gorgeous?!

Me, Brandon, Melissa, and Scott

Way to go Melis, we are so proud of you!

The next event of the day was going through the temple with my brother, Scott. He is preparing to leave on his mission this summer to New Zealand!

Mt. Timpanogos Temple

This was the first time that all four siblings were in the temple together. It was an experience I will never forget!

On Saturday I went to my friend Melanie's baby shower and then my awesome family threw me a baby shower of my own!

These ladies are amazing! I love you guys!

Here is the cute baby quilt they made me. Thanks everyone!

To end my trip I also got to go see Jenni Mae and Brandon's baby girl be blessed. She is named Megan Joy Muirhead, after two wonderful women. I was really lucky that so many great things were happening that weekend. It was a fun-filled trip!

It is True!

I know some of you were wondering about my last post. Our April Fool's joke was that the email was NOT a joke. Which means...we are going to have a BABY! As Rex and I were discussing this possibility we talked about getting rid of some of the stuff we have accumulated and making more room in our apartment. So when my pregnancy test turned out to be positive I told Rex by emptying out his sock/underwear drawer and filled it with newborn diapers and this note...

So this is what he saw when he opened his drawer...

He was so excited and he kept saying "Whoa!" It was such a wonderful day!

We are expecting our little one on October 31st! We just hope he/she doesn't come out too scary looking! I have been really lucky and have experienced almost no morning sickness. The doctor has told us that everything looks good so far. We are so grateful for this new blessing in our lives. Another exciting thing is that my best friend from growing up is having twins on the same day. Yea!

The Joke is on Us!

First we sent this email to our family...

Dear Family,

Can you guess when our "snowball" is coming?

Happy April 1st!

Then the following email was sent to the family by Rex's sister...

Dear Family,

Congrats to Rex & Amy.

Ha ha! I love it!

Called to Serve

My brother Scott's mission papers came yesterday! He has been SO anxious to know where he will be serving his mission. He will be serving for two years in the...

New Zealand Auckland Mission!!!

Congratulations Elder Snow! We already know you will be a great missionary. We love you!

Lucky

The other day Rex came home and told me he heard a song on the radio that he thought I would like. He found it for me to listen to on the computer. He was right...I love it!

I feel lucky to be in love with my best friend. Love ya Rex!