President's Day Weekend

My Mom, Dad, and Laine spent the weekend with us, and it was absolutely fantastic! They were just the boost I needed to step back from my "poor big pregnant me" state of mind and realize I'm doing great and baby is almost here!

One of many moments with Grandpa. He wouldn't let "Gam-pa" out of his sight

We tried to see the falls, but the spray was too cold and too thick

This is where we live, and we love it!

We took my family up to Rattlesnake Lake, one of my new favorite places. There was a town were the lake now is, but it was flooded and abandoned after a dam was built nearby. There are trails going all around the lake and really cool rain drums at the visitor's center

38 weeks along

(You can tell which ones came from my phone instead of Tyler's...)

He definitely has an innate boyish love for sticks 

While my mom and Laine helped me gather the last few baby and nursing necessities, my dad and Tyler went to work replacing our dining room lighting. 

Old Light Fixture

New Light Fixture!

The lighting is so much better now! We could hardly see our plates and had to bring in an extra lamp if we wanted to play games at the dining room table, but not any more. Thanks Dad!

Another Day in Paradise

After my Midwife appointment (which by the way, my stretching and better posture has worked, Little Miss is no longer turned with her back toward my spine, which greatly reduces the chance of hard back labor!) Thayne wanted to go "running! runnning! running?" We ran down the alley and to the pond behind our house

He enjoyed looking at the duckies through the fence for about two seconds, and then discovered the little streams and pools of the runoff water going into the pond.

Finding rocks...

Showing me the rocks...

And throwing/cleaning the rocks in the water

A few days before, I snapped this picture as we took a little walk down one of the many trails in our neighborhood. We really love where we live! 

Bath Time Giggles