Say What??

Be sure to check the new column I added on the side where I am going to try and capture all of the cute things the kids say! Just another way to diary our daily life...

Updated pics of the room

Brandon did a great job painting and putting the finishing touches on the baby's room this weekend.

Getting Ready for Baby Girl

Everything is going well with the baby, aside from minor pregnancy annoyances... back pain, fatigue, grouchiness. But, we are getting more and more ready everyday. We have finally decided on a first name.... drum roll please... Britney! Yay- that only took forever to come up with. I don't know why we have had so much trouble with the name thing this time... oh well, I am glad the name is finally decided. We are getting the nursery together, and it is pink, pink, pink everywhere. Brandon still needs to paint, but I feel better knowing the bedding and stuff are ready. All we have left to do is pack the hospital bag- which is on my list for this week. Then, if things go as planned, we head to the hospital on July 31st at 4:00 am for our induction and can soon welcome baby Britney home.

**Update 7/20/09: Well, we decided against the name Britney afterall. This week's name is Natalee Alise. Be sure to check back after the birth, for the final decision... although every time we pick a name we think it is the final one.

Ohio

Well, Ohio came and went! Don't all anticipated vacations go that way? Brandon's cousin graduated from high school this year and his family threw him a grand graduation party, which all of the family took as an opportunity to reunite! It was great! The boys were great, no let me say that again... the boys were GREAT on the airplane, both to and from. And staying with Arnie, Kim, Matt and Chris was fun. Some of the highlights of the trip were the awaited Cedar Point trip, a pink baby shower for Carin and I, the graduation party, and just having the family together. This was the first opportunity for all of the cousins to meet and play together and it was neat to see some of the bonds that were created. Now, we only have 2 years to wait to do it again for Chris' high school graduation. By the way- Go Ohio State!! (We are rooting for your college Mr. Matt)

Happy Fourth of July

We have been waiting all year for 4th of July.... When we bought this house last year, we couldn't wait to have our friends over for a July 4th BBQ. Our house backs up to the city park where they put the annual fireworks display on. So, from our backyard we had unobstructed views of a great firework show. The kids had a great time playing with each other on the trampoline, t-ball and just running around. While the adults entertained themselves with some ladder golf and bocce ball. All in all, it was a great BBQ and we can't wait to do it again next year!

(Here's a great shot of my mondo 35 week prego belly and my tent shirt... hee hee :) )

For some reason, the city puts the fireworks show on a few days before July 4th, actually Thursday, July 2nd this year. So, after the BBQ on Thursday we loaded up the motor home and rhino and took off for Duck Creek again. What a wise decision- the weather was so beautiful! And this time, we took a short drive over to Bryce Canyon- what an amazing place to see. Saturday night we heard there was going to be a parade and fireworks down in Duck Creek Village, so we went into to town. The parade was super cute and made us want to live in a small rural community. But, I have to say the fireworks were.... not what we were expecting. I guess we are used to the fireworks that shoot up into the sky, but with the fire dangers in the forest area they only set off the little fireworks that you can buy on the corners of Vegas. Oh well, at least the parade was fun! Then, Sunday came and it was home again!