The word is out!

Jonathan and are having a blob. We had our first Doctor's visit this morning and Baby Phillips is due to arrive September 6, 2009. I'm so proud of myself for being so close to the due date in my guess. I was only 2 days off. We were surprised to have an ultrasound, see the baby move, see the baby's heart beating, AND hear the baby's heart beating. It was wonderful.

Jon Enjoys the Week in Washington D.C...

Jon is having his first business trip for SDL this week in Washington D.C. He is visiting the Naval Research Lab with three other people from SDL. His co-workers and boss like him so much that he gets to give the group presentation to NRL. Wow. Jon knows how to get around D.C. and will be fine when they get three inches of snow tomorrow. He told me that he has a picture perfect veiw of the Washington Monument from his hotel suite window. I love you, Jon!

Our Monday Adventure

Jon and I drove up Logan Canyon. We went snow shoeing on the Stump Hollow Trail near Beaver Mountain. It was 20 degrees warmer than in Logan which is experiencing an inversion. After hiking, Jon took me up to the Ski resort and we watched some of the skiers. Someday I'd like to try down hill skiing.
We drove over the mountain to look at Bear Lake. It is as lovely as ever.
On the way home Jonathan had to slow down a few times when the road got icy. He says it "icky." We don't know what happened to this truck because it wasn't icy or icky here. We passed the tow truck coming up a few miles later.

Sun Dogs

I took this picture when I went sledding with the YW at Mt. Logan Park during the holidays.

Happy New Year!

All is well for the Phillips family. We visited Idaho Falls for Christmas and Orem for New Years. Diana and I made a snow dragon and lighted New Year's fireworks in his mouth. Jonathan and I went home the back way from Orem through Heber and Morgan etc.

Acarajé

Last night my amazing husband made a wonderfully filling Brazillian dish called acarajé. The essential ingredients include black-eyed pea dough rolled into a ball and deep-fried and then spread with a blended shrimp and onion filling. (The recipe also calls for palm oil. If you know where we can get some, please let us know.)
Acarajé was brought to Brazil from Africa by the slaves. It is frequently sold from stands on the street in Salvador where Jon served his mission. It is a luxury food for the locals and Jon said he had it about once a month while he was on his mission. We plan to take some to the Martineau family Christmas dinner.

Wonderful Christmas Luncheon

Today at work we had a holiday potluck lunch. Jon and I made dutch-oven potatoes for it. Some employees had formed a choir which practiced for weeks in advance. I joined the orchestra that played with the choir. The orchestra turned out to be ... (you have to sing this part)... three golden trumpets, two large trombones, and a big brown cello played by me. We wore festive Santa hats too. I played the melody for some of the songs, which is kind of like a solo. The coolest part of the luncheon was that I got to eat lunch with Jonathan. It is completely awesome getting to hang out with your husband during the day at work. Hehehe!
We've also gotten tons of snow recently. Hmmm, I'm wondering what volume of snow weighs a ton and how many tons of snow actually fell on our county this week. If anyone can come up with a creative way to measure this- (tons per county), please let me know. You might be eligible for an Amy prize, like mittens or an outdoor thermometer.