21 Weeks!

This is me at 21 weeks. You really can see the bump now! I still have people tell me that I don't even look like I'm pregnant, and I think to myself, "Yes I do!" I guess I do have some clothes that hide it well. Anyway, the baby has been moving a lot lately. It's so cool to feel him/her moving around in my belly. It's also crazy to think that there is actually a baby in there. I'm more amazed everyday! I really am enjoying pregnancy and can't wait to meet baby Scherer! (By the way, we're not finding out the sex of the baby so you'll have to wait until January to find out!)

New Hair-Do

After Daniel finished his boards yesterday, he decided it was time for a haircut. So he busted out the clippers and started cutting. I even got to help shave off some of it. It was pretty fun! So here's the new Daniel:This is his Zoolander pose. Pretty sexy, huh!

Nikki's Wedding

This weekend I went to California for my good friend Nikki's wedding. She got married in Newport Beach and it was a beautiful wedding! It was so fun to share that special day with her and to see old friends from college. What a great weekend!
The happy couple.

Pooped out!

Daniel has Part 2 of his board exams coming up next weekend. So he's been studying like crazy! The other day I came into the living room and this is what I saw. Daniel was sprawled out asleep on the floor! Poor thing, he'd been studying so hard and was exhausted. Don't worry babe, it'll all be over next weekend (until Part 3 of boards that is).

Mom's Visit

My mom visited us over Labor Day weekend. We had a great time! The best part was shopping for maternity clothes. Now I actually have a few things I can fit in. Thanks Mom!

Baby Bump

Here I am at 14 weeks (last week). The baby is getting bigger!

Our Trip to Nauvoo

For the first week of Daniel's three week summer vacation we decided to take a trip to Nauvoo. Daniel had never been and I had been twice, but I was very excited to make the trip together. I love that little town! Our first night there we went to a show called Sunset on the Mississippi. This is a sort of hoe down put on by the young performing and senior missionaries. It had to be moved this year from its original location because of the flooding of the river. (By the way, it's really a miracle because none of the historical sites or homes were damaged by the flooding.) We loved this show! It was so entertaining and we recommend it to anyone visiting Nauvoo. The next morning we did a session in the temple. I can't even begin to describe the beauty of this building. Even the lockers in the dressing rooms are made out of dark wood. It's such a special experience to go through the temple and gain a deeper love and respect for the pioneers and what sacrifice it took to build that temple.

After the temple we began touring the restored homes of Nauvoo. There was so much to learn and see. The senior missionaries gave tours of all the homes and buildings, and they always shared their testimonies at the end of the tour. The spirit is so strong there and the missionaries help you feel the spirit everywhere you go.

Here's Daniel making a rope at the family living center! We also went to Carthage while we were there. This picture is of us standing outside the jail at the bottom of the window that Joseph Smith fell out of when he was shot.

We had a wonderful trip!

Big News!

O.K. this picture is a little old because today marks the day of my 12th week of pregnancy! Yes folks I am pregnant! Daniel and I are so excited. The baby is due on January 29. I'm very excited to have the first trimester over and looking forward to the "golden trimester." My nausea is almost gone, which is wonderful, and I'm excited to buy cute maternity clothes. Everything is going smoothly so far and we're excited for the adventure ahead.

Cowtippers

A few weeks ago we went to dinner with some friends of ours. They had seen this restaurant called Cowtippers and thought it looked cool. So we decided to try it out. When we got there, I thought it looked really fun because you could sit outside under a tree that was practically growing in the middle of the patio. Well, after we met our waiter (who was pretty "femmi") and his "bodyguard" friend who he was training, I started to notice something about the people at the other tables. There were either all guys or all girls sitting together. There were very few guy-girl combinations. We were either at a gay and lesbian restaurant or it was gay/lesbian night! I have to say I felt a little awkward. I had never been in that situation before in my sheltered little life. After a while it was pretty obvious that all of the waiters and waitresses were gay or lesbian as well. We laughed so hard about it on the way out and decided we had to get a picture to document this eventful evening. What an adventure!

Happy Easter!

This Easter I bought a basket for Daniel and I and filled it with our favorite candy. For those of you who don't know, Reese's peanut butter eggs are the best candy in the world and if you haven't tried them, you should. But beware they are very addictive. On Easter morning I hid the basket and made Daniel search the apartment for it. It wasn't very hard to find and it took him about 1 minute to locate the stash of goodies. And I'm very proud of us, we have had pretty good self control and haven't pigged out on the candy yet. But I'm sure the day is coming! I also bought an Easter egg tree this year. It's the cutest thing I have ever seen! It has little orange and yellow baby chick eggs hanging from it. Hopefully you can get an idea from the picture. After church we invited another couple in our ward over for dinner and had a wonderful Easter dinner with them. It was a great first Easter together! I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter celebrating our Savior's resurrection.