Just can't wait

I am an aunt...again! Lynsey had her little Blake Woolf Evans on November 15, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. He decided to come a week and a half early and is such a little cutie! Looks very much like his big brother Carson. I CANNOT wait for my turn to come. Is it too early to start counting down when I have 9 weeks left?! Its gonna be a long haul.

Grandpa Woolf

We were able to go home this last weekend to attend my grandpa Woolf's funeral. Grandpa was one of the most remarkable and wonderful men I've had the privilege to know and we will miss him so much. The funeral was really wonderful and such a great opportunity to share the gospel and plan of salvation. Grandpa led a pretty amazing life, we loved him so much.

Wilbur Coombs Woolf passed away in the 91st year of his life on November 1, 2008. He was surrounded by his children Mac, Bill, James, Bruce and Paul Woolf and his daughter Arleen Wilson who cared for him with devotion and tenderness through his last illness.
Wilbur Woolf served in many positions of responsibility with humility and dedication. He practiced as a dentist and then as an orthodontist in Mesa for over thirty five years. His trademark Woolf smile graces the faces of many local residents. He was a Rotarian, a scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America, a bishop for the 9th ward, stake president in the Mesa South Stake, mission president for the Suva Fiji Mission (1984-1987), and a stake patriarch for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, his most important calling and accomplishment was that of husband, father, grandfather and great grand father. His little ones did not know him as Dr. Woolf, or Bishop Woolf or President Woolf but as Dad or Grandpa.
When his beloved wife Wanda died in 2001, his last and most difficult challenge was to go on without her and to follow her advice to “circulate not hibernate”. Wanda knew that Dad was more naturally reticent than he was outgoing. She had exemplified that charming and warm personality trait in abundance. Wilbur, true to her advice, soldiered on. He attended the far away weddings of grandchildren, visited with his children and shared stories of his life, traveled to Canada to visit family there, enjoyed and shared the cabin the in the Arizona pines that he and Wanda built, traveled to Fiji with a son to visit those he loved and had served on his mission and worked in the Mesa, Arizona temple. His children loved the stories of his Canadian youth, of his years in France when he and his brother and sister accompanied their parents on a mission for their church. Grandpa Woolf served in World War II as a naturalized citizen of the United States and loved his country. He is a beloved man who is well described by a former Fijian District president in a letter of condolence who wrote, “President Woolf always had a verse of scripture to share; ‘Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.” Wilbur Woolf, Dad, Grandpa, did not weary in well doing,
At the very end of his life, he expressed his love to the sister, friends, children, grandchildren and great grand children anxious to speak with him for the last time. He blessed them and affirmed his love for them. He endured his last illness patiently. His last ten days gave his children the opportunity to attend to his physical needs as his life ebbed and to stand at his bedside at the moment of his death knowing that they had loved and served a father who was and is a supreme example of a humble and willing servant of God and family. We celebrate the life of Wilbur Coombs Woolf and his legacy of faith, love and gentle determination to finish his course well.

baby room, belly and blooms

I finally was able to convince Paul that I "needed" :) to buy Cohen's baby furniture 3 months in advance... So 3 weeks ago I got all of my coupons together and purchased the crib and dresser/changer for his room. I'm loving them! My handy husband put both together this last weekend when we were in Carlsbad, and it only took about 45 minutes. I especially love the color as I decided something darker would show all the bite marks I'm told Cohen will inevitably inflict upon the expensive furniture! If' you're thinking things look a little monochromatic, well they are. :) Sadly I'm not allowed to paint the room because we're in an apartment but hopefully we will be able to buy a place of our own soon and then I'll get to paint as much as I want. I'm sure the bedding and window treatments we'll get will help spruce things up a bit too. 




I've also been getting lots of requests for preggo belly pics so here you go. Me in all my ever fattening glory. I'm not like the celebrities, who by the way I think totally lie, when they say "oh I just feel so womanly and beautiful when I'm pregnant." WHAT?! You've got to be joking, right? Seeing my not so hard earned skinnier self get bigger and bigger, and not just in the belly folks, isn't all that "beautiful" to me. I do however really love all of the babies movements and kicking that I'm able to feel. I feel like I'm already connecting with him and know his routines for sleeping and apparently soccer practice. :) Can't wait to meet our Cohen!


I threw this in here so you could be jealous that my husband is such a sweet heart! He had to be out of town for 2 days to attend classes in Irvine so when he come home he brought me this beautiful orchid and a software program for me to organize all of my pictures on our computer. I am so prepared for the new camera I will get for Christmas and the pictures of my adorable child to ensue.