Wow. Lots of photos not necessarily in order. For Part 2 of our Summer vacation we traveled to Washington to celebrate the 4th of July--small town style. Just the way I like it:) It was so fun to get to see our family, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents and celebrate like we did growing up.
Also, it's a lot more fun being pregnant around people who are so excited about it! It's usually just me and Matt and we are very excited, but being around all that family it was just so fun to feel the love for our soon to arrive little girl:) It was also really fun letting my parents & siblings feel her kick and roll around. I love it.
July Rodeo
Some midnight snacks for these two...
On a Sunday stroll around the "old" neighborhood. Lovely Ladies:)
One of my favorite places to be the whole trip...On the new Deck with Grandma! I'm amazed how every time I go home my parents have added/built something new on the new house/property. I was amazed that my Dad had built this gorgeous new deck on to the back of the house. His handiness is so impressive. We definitely enjoyed it the whole time we were there.
Baby girl getting some love from Grandma and Aunt Chloe.
Family BBQ on the new deck! California has been great to us but there is something I love about living out in the country. Plenty of space to roam, lots of stars in the sky at night.
4th of July Parade!
One of the best things about growing up on Indian Reservation land is the great fireworks you can buy that are illegal everywhere else. This trip I got to teach CJ the art of haggling a deal with Native sellers. They can ALWAYS be talked down haha. We ended up getting over $300 worth of fireworks for around $65 due to some great haggling and CJ pulling the best deal of all time. I won't post specifics on the blog but it was quite the pull:)
Matt didn't grow up around the kind of fireworks I did so when I started lighting Roman Candles and holding them while I shot them off he gave me a hard time about not being safe. (Secretly I've loved how he's become so concerned about the baby being safe from ALL outside factors. He's very protective now.) Anyway I was being stubborn and lit another Roman Candle...and it blew up in my hand. Seriously. I'm so lucky I didn't lose a finger! Matt freaked out a little and my dad went straight to the fireworks table and broke a bunch of candles and shooters in half and threw them in the trash. I guess I learned my lesson?? Haha still love fireworks though:)
Grandma and Meg enjoying the show from the porch!
The next day we packed up and drove to my parents cabin on Bumping Lake. One of my favorite places to relax and Matt's favorite place to go paint-balling.
The view from our dock.
Our dock leading to the path up to our Cabin.
Wasn't going to do this but y'know what? Pregnancy is awesome and I am so impressed with my own body and all that it has accomplished this pregnancy. I've loved hitting all the milestones. I didn't really have a noticeable "pregnant" belly until 30 weeks (definitely had a belly just hadn't popped). So I've been enjoying the popped look now. And though I'm not the type to post weekly photos this pic is one I will look back on and remember all the fun I had that day in the lake and on the boat feeling my little girl kick around.
Around 31 weeks here:
The man, the myth, the legend :)
Getting ready to paint-ball aka stealthily sneak through the forest and sustain numerous welts:)
So handsome:)
We went back home after a couple days at the cabin and just hung around and had a good time. It was a great week in Washington. I'm already looking forward to next Summer!
One of the best things for me was having Grandma around. Now that we live in CA I don't get to see her weekly like we did when we lived in Utah. I feel so out of the loop sometimes and just feel like I need a trip to Grandma's to reboot. So it was awesome having her around to enjoy all the adventures with us. She's an exceptional Grandma and a fabulous Great-Grandma. She's called Grandma-Great by most but my nieces call her Grandma-Grape and I think it is the cutest thing ever haha. Can't wait to have another little one around to join in on the fun.
8 comments:
You are one hot almost mama. Seriously you look amazing- and I can't wait to meet your little miss!
You look so amazing! I'm so excited for you guys and I can't wait to see pictures of your little girl. It looks like you have been having a great summer. Hope you guys are doing wonderful!
Toni- Thanks for the very sincere compliment on my blog. That was very sweet of you to say. I just looked down through your summer fun pictures. Isn't being with the fam the best in the summer? I'm glad you finally put up a photo of you prego. I hadn't seen one until your last two posts. I'm also glad to hear that "pregnancy has been wonderful" for you. Knowing that you didn't show until 30 weeks makes me hopeful that when I'm pregnant, I won't show till then either cause we're both 6'0" gals.
I saw that Ashley is also prego, but a little ways behind you. I think it would be fun to be pregnant when your friends are. I bet you two still chat all the time. :)
Have a nice rest of your summer.
You are such a cute pregnant girl!! I'm excited for you to have your baby!
i just love grandma "great". she is just so fun to be around. i can't wait to see this little girl and see what you name her. good luck these next few weeks.
Whenever I get lonesome or sad, I nust look at these pictures. They are all so special. Of course, to me you are so special and I love you so much and miss you. I am so proud of you and how you take such good care of yourself and our great granddaughter. Love and kisses
You look AMAZING! Seriously, if you get to a point where you feel like your getting big I will email you a picture of myself that far into my pregnancy and you will feel instantly better! So glad that you guys got to have such an amazing summer, and I am especially grateful to see Grandma spending time with your family and looking so happy! We love you! We would love to see you sometime soon!
Okay...first of all. stop being so skinny AND being so pregnant. LOVE the picture of you in the sunset with the belly. I'm just sad in advance because Stace and Meg have a lot to live up to whenever they get pregnant! (or married for that matter!)
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