A Hailey "Scare"

So the kids were in the backyard and I was inside reading a magazine. Suddenly Hailey starts SCREAMING and CRYING!! I ran outside- couldn't initially see anything wrong. But that's when I saw it!!

A grasshopper landed on her shirt.

It took her a good 10 minutes to recover while I held her. ;)

SUCH A GIRL!!!

Happy Pioneer Day!!

I say Happy Pioneer Day, but really...we did very little "traditional" celebrating- which usually includes parades, fireworks, etc. Instead, we took advantage of Adrian's 4-day weekend and had some fun. On Thursday we went to the SLC Aquarium. It's small, when compared to the aquariums in CA that we grew up on, but the kids loved it.

Here's Thomas next to the octopus and star fish.Hailey and I pose by the coral reef tank. She loved all the "Nemos."

Hailey and Daddy looking at some trout! They had a large section on "fish in Utah."


Daddy thought it was fun to see if Hailey could balance on her tummy by the large pool of water holding sting rays...hmmm.... fun??

On Friday, we went on an adventure and drove to East Canyon State Park. It's up near Morgan, UT. It was a sunny, hot day, but thankfully, up in the mountains, it was a bit cooler! There were some great sandy beaches and we had a fun time swimming in the lake. We didn't stay as long as wanted to as Hailey decided it was time for a nap...and apparently the lake is not her ideal location for a nap! Poor girl. We had a fun time though!

Adrian and Thomas swam out to the end of the dock. The water felt sooooo nice! Hailey gets a snack in the shade. Adrian & I rarely get pics of the two of us anymore. We were all set up to take a pic and a nice man offered to take a pic for us. Sweet! Unfortunately, he took the world's WORST picture- all shadow...so we took one of our own.

Only 12 weeks left!

Until my due date that is- who knows when I'll actually have this baby! I've never made it past 38 weeks, so that would be towards the end of September. We'll see! I would REALLY like to make it as far past Thomas' birthday as possible.

For whatever reason, this pregnancy has been really tiring. Third time's a charm?? With the other two, I had a lot more energy- and I can't just blame it on having 2 kids because when I was pregnant with Hailey, I had Thomas AND worked full time! This one is just doing me in. Nevertheless, I am doing my best to enjoy it. This baby moves around all the time, but it's not the super strong movements and kicks I felt with Hailey. Oh- and he gets the hiccups at least 3 times a day! It's kind of funny.

I'm doing my best to keep up with my "belly documentation" like I did with the other two, so here I am at 28 weeks. I'm even brave enough to do a bare belly shot. No stretch marks...yet! Crossing my fingers SUPER hard!

BTW- we just painted our bedroom! We'll add a chair rail eventually, but even for now, we really like it!

My Garden...

Is overtaking the yard!! Well, not really, we have a pretty big yard, but still- it's getting big! I love it! We're really starting to reap the rewards too- just this week I've pulled off a handfull of cherry tomatoes, 3 other tomatoes, 2 zuchinni and 3 yellow squash! My peppers are all coming in nicely as well- I've got 2-3 on each plant so far with several more in the making. It's a good thing we love vegetables! All the neighbors have their eyes on my leftovers, but it's going to take a while for me to get sick of all this!

Here's a view from the front-

My zuchinni plants are bailing out the side!

Here are my bell peppers- all different colors, but the kids have moved around the markers so much, I can't remember which one is which! Oh well, it will be a fun surprise...

Check out this cherry tomato plant. It's HUGE. Cherry tomatoes anyone?? You might have to figh Thomas for them- he sees a red one and wants to eat it right off the vine- LOL!!

Hahaha- not exactly one of the garden, but I couldn't resist. Hailey LOVES cuddling with blankets. Always has- even from a very young age! I found her like this the other day and had to snap a pic. Doesn't she look so cozy? I hope she can breathe!

Happy Birthday Adrian!!

It's the big 2-8 this year! Only two more years until the BIG ONE. Tee hee! Despite having to work a lot on your birthday, we wanted you to know that we LOVE you and hope you have a GREAT day!