Swimming lessons

At the last second I signed Carter up for a Mommy and Me class at the Y. It was so much fun and Im glad I did it. He LOVED going down the slide (until he accidentally went under the water once...woops) and he loved splashing and jumping off the side. He was such a trooper! Today was the last day, but Im thinking we will do another class sometime. He is still afraid of the water a little and doesn't like to be dunked. My friends husband came one day to watch and he got some cute pictures. Here's a few....

Carter and Jace. The best of buddies!

Baby Shower #1

I have an amazing family who is always so good about throwing baby/wedding showers for each of the cousins. And they know how to party! My aunt and cousins threw this shower for me in Idaho Falls last weekend and it was such a great time! It had a princess theme and we made princess hats and wands and made hairbows! I know have a new hobby that i am addicted to! And as always, the food was amazing!

Ok this picture is out of place, for some reason i can't move it, but i wanted to show off my new nursing cover that my awesome friend Aubrey made! I love it!!

Heres all the hair bows we made and a few i have collected.

And all my loot!

I brought the princess poster home from my shower and this is what Carter does all day. He lays on top of it and kisses all the princesses...uh oh...i am in trouble!

And just for the record, heres me at 30 weeks!

Camping at Baumgartner

We had a really great time camping at our favorite spot, Baumgartner! Carter did so good and loved being outside and eating junk food all weekend. I look terrible in this picture, but had to post it for posterity!

There are a ton of pictures for this post so ill keep the writing short and sweet!

We had a little bridge in our campsite that went over a creek and the boys loved sitting on the bridge and playing in the water.

Carter thought this trail was a slide and spent a lot of time going down it on his bum.

Kicking back having a cold one....

Chad jumping off the rock

The water was FREEZING! but these boys were troopers!

Swinging with Daddy

Carter and Ryker are becoming really good buddies and they had lots of fun playing together!

It's a GIRL thing

No I am NOT crafty. but YES i want to be! When I had Carter, I painted a few things here and there....not a whole lot to decorate in a boys room. But now that I am having a GIRL, I have been bitten by this bug that makes me think I can be crafty! I have many projects I am working on. I finished these frames today. They turned out OK. Just dont look too close. I have some shadow boxes, a bow holder, and a shelf I am working on to refinish. Who knows how they will turn out, but hopefully it will be like what I have in mind! If anyone wants to get together and make things, let me know. I need all the help I can get!!

After much decision we have decided to go with SPRING colors and daisys. I'm hoping for this Banafish Bubblegum crib set. The main colors will be pink, green, and yellow. I love spring so every time i walk into her room, it would be like SPRING! (or make me want to chew bubblegum...im not quite sure!)

We are SO excited about having a girl!

4th of July Weekend

We didn't have any plans for the 4th so we headed to Rupert for the parade and spent time with my family. Carter was amazed at all the floats and sat super still for all of it! He loved getting all the candy too.


Chads days off were the monday and tuesday AFTER the 4th so we went boating with our nephews and took Carter out for the first time. He really liked being out on the water and was really good. Even though it was windy, everyone got in a few rides. It was a fun day!

JULY!

Need I say any more?! I LOVE July. The weather is finally very warm, and days are filled with playing outside and eating popsicles! One of our favorite July Activities is Hazelton Days! Many of you have heard me rave about the food and fun we have every year. This year we talked some good friends into going with us. They probably thought we were crazy for taking them to some little hick town for a mango on a stick, but it was still fun to be together!

Carter's first experience with BLUE cotton candy. Of course, he loved it.

Our Friends the Sorensons. Thought this was a super cute picture!

Watching FireworksCarter and Jace LOVED the train ride and went on many rides.

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

I LOVED this little movie clip. It gives me hope when I feel like I'm failing as a mom. It helps remind me what my purpose here on earth is. Please watch it and share it with all the awesome moms out there. It brought tears of JOY to my eyes. YOU are wonderful!