A Must-See Indeed.

I loved it. What an amazing couple. Their trials, strength, faith and love are truely remarkable. I was moved and am thankful for that. Go see it if you haven't already. You won't be disappointed.

Girls Retreat

Leah, Melissa, Autumn, Doris (Chris' mom)

Autumn and Me

Me and Kim

The whole group, exept you can't see Leah's face. The whole row on the right is prego!

Our very first girls retreat started out a little rocky. First we had some driving/direction confusion. That was resolved when we arrived at our place of retreat. Then we all decided where we had chosen to stay (Resort Suites of Scottsdale) looked way too much like a bunch of apartment complexes. And the pool, well, not resort like at all. There were four of us pregnant and not one of us wanted to stay and the guy was not willing to argue. Smart man. He would have lost even if he tried. So we called Embassy Suites and got a great summer deal. It ended up being nicer, cheaper and free breakfast included!

We had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (YUM!) and stayed up till midnight talking about the most important things in life. You know, like, So You Think You Can Dance (did anyone else notice Jamie's package?! wowzers!- just testing to see if anyone is really reading all of this. But seriously, did you see it?) celebrities, politics and other stuff that tends to be totally random and inappropriate. Kim and I actually ended up suffering from heartburn all night (forgot the TUMS) and talked and laughed till 4:30am! We finally had to make a bet that who ever talked again after the air kicked back on would have to buy the other person lunch. It worked after two tries. I just had to call a time-out so I could crack a few more jokes that came to mind during our 3 minutes of silence. Well it wasn't exactly silent since laughing was allowed. Anyway, after 4 1/2 hours of sleep it was time to eat breakfast and hit the pool. Then we shopped and hardly spent a dime and ate lunch. I'd have to say for how scary our retreat started out it sure did end up being really fun! Oh, one more thing. Kim and I must be packing a lot of heat because we kept our room at 60 degrees the whole time and never once got cold. The other poor girls sat bundled up in blankets to keep warm while we chatted. I've been so hot ever since I got home. Suddenly 76 degrees is no longer a treat. I'm not sure if I can do this pregnant thing ever again. I don't like feeling like I am high maintenance.

Swim Lessons- last day

Ellie and Peyton have been taking swim lessons from Mrs. Amy for the past 3 weeks. Today was the last day so I thought I better be sure to take my camera. I took tons of cute pictures of Peyton and then BAM! My camera battery dies! Isn't that just always the case?! I'm so sad I didn't get him floating with the noodle and going down the slide. Not to mention how I didn't get ANY of Ellie swimming! So SAD!

Peyton was so happy and smiley the whole time at swim lessons! All the moms commented on how cute and happy he always is. He is growing way too fast! I think I would have been a little emotional seeing how big and capable he is if he was our last. I'm so glad he will get to be a big brother!

This is the only picture I got of Ellie. She didn't want me to take a picture of her pretty face. Again, still so mad and sad that I didn't get any of her swimming! She is quite the little fish and I am so proud of how well she swims!

When we got home I put our fully charged back-up battery in our camera and took a picture of them together, all while wishing so badly that I had the back-up battery with me while they swam.

Lesson learned.

wii! the wii is fun!

Chris bought us a wii on a whim yesterday! We wanted to get it last year for Christmas, but couldn't find it anywhere. I know most of you know this already, but, HOLY CRAP! It is SO fun! There are so many games out there that look like so much fun! I love that there are tons of games rated E for everyone!

I really really really want this one next:

What other ones are totally worth getting?

Rocky Point: May 29th-June 1st

We left on Thursday May 29th, Chris' 32nd birthday.

We unloaded all our gear, put our suits on and headed down to the beach.

Me, Chris' mom and his sister Leah made an earthquake cake, per Chris' request.

It smelled like roasted marshmallows and we were all worried we burnt the cake, but it was delicious!

The view from our balcony.

Preston caught a fish ALL BY HIMSELF! And it wasn't your ordinary fish. It had cool stripes!

Peyton had a fun time covering Taylor with sand.

The sand fight:

and he's outta here.

Chris' brother, Aaron, got stung by a sting ray! He was out of commission for quite a few hours afterwards. We were all glad when the pain finally stopped (for the most part) so he could join the fun again.

On Saturday night Preston fell asleep on the couch. I noticed his lips looked extra lucsious.

On Sunday morning he woke up and they were HUGE! They totally got sun blistered!

This picture was taken a few hours after he woke up and they had actually gone down a bit.

His bottom lip was the worst. We had to call him bubba gump for awhile.

I of course felt like a horrible mom and blamed myself for not doing a better job of keeping him dowsed in sunscreen. He was always out fishing or swimming.

Our trip was wonderful and one that we look forward to every year. It's a great way to kick off the summer fun! We were delighted to have our good friend's Aaron and Julie and their little girl, booked their trip the same weekend we were going! We had a great time.

I can't wait to go back with just Chris in a few weeks for our anniversary and say,

"No, Gracias" every 2 minutes.

Sneak Peek

We went to Rocky Point last week and had so much fun!

I'll be posting all about it soon.

Is it just me, or is my belly ridiculously huge for having 15 weeks left!?!

I wonder if it looks this large in person?

my birthday.

Wednesday, May 21, was my 29th birthday.

Chris and I woke at 5am SICK.

So unfair!

I had a lunch date, a dinner date and a wonderful cheesecake all waiting for me that day.

Instead, we did nothing.

I did have friends and family call me and bring me stuff though.

That made my day!!!

We finally got to celebrate on Thursday night and my cheesecake was amazing! Thanks to my sweet friend JoDee!

Thank you all for making my sick birthday special anyway!

This is me and Heather Hull.

I believe we were 11 years old.

We swam in her pool every chance we got!

She posted a birthday shout out for me and added this picture.

It made me laugh and brought back SO many memories!

Love you Heather!

Preschool Graduation!- May 15th

Ellie did such a great job in her Graduation Program. I am so proud of her and amazed at how much she has learned this past school year! She is really growing up and becoming quite the social butterfly like her big sister!

I know she will miss her teacher Miss Peggy a lot! She is a wonderful teacher and we love her!

Peyton enjoyed the program too! It is so nice that he is starting to sit still for a minute or two!

Girls Night Out.

While the boys were gone camping, us girls took the opportunity to have a girls night out, so we headed for the mall (where else do girls go?). We ate until we couldn't eat anymore. Then off to the pet store to see the cute little baby animals. We saw two kittens that looked just like Viggo. Taylor teared up and was trying to hide it. Which in turn made me tear up and I too tried to hide it. We asked if we could hold them. Out of curiosity I asked how much?

Only $699!

We loved on them for a few more minutes and left.

We had our first photo booth photo shoot.

Then went to Claire's for some much needed nail polish and fake nails for the girls. After some serious indecision from Taylor we finally found what she wanted and left. But not before we had some Dots. On the way home Taylor came up with a great idea to go rent a movie and stay up late! We ended the night with some nail care and sprawling out on the couch watching Matilda.

It was perfect.

Father & Sons Campout- May 9th & 10th

Chris said they had a great time, minus Peyton peeing in his pants several times. So he made an executive decision to pick up the potty training again when they got home.

Smart move.

Home Sweet Home..for the night anyway.

Can't come home without a war wound.

So much fun when there are lots and lots of friends to hang out with!

Spring Dance Recital- May 3rd

Miss Beverly and Ellie after the show.

Ellie and her cousins did such a great job! They were all so cute up on stage!

'The Host' book signing

So last night I went with my sister to 'The Host' book signing.

We got bumped up to the front (so fun to have connections(Chris' dad and Stephenie's dad are first cousins and my sister makes and sells her t-shirts) a baby with us, and a mistake on our order for our books and tickets) and got our books signed at the beginning of the 4 hours she would be there to sign who knows how many thousands of books. Then we headed over to chat with Stephenie's parents and husband.Stephenie's dad said that most everyone in her immediate family loved 'The Host' and even liked it better than Twilight! (shocking, I know!) So this makes me very excited to start it.

Look what I just bought!!!!

Two tickets to see Neil Diamond on October 10th!

I have always loved him ever since I was a little girl!

I made Chris promise me that if Mr. Diamond ever came to Arizona we would go see him. Thanks for keeping your promise honey!

1 year old today!

I can't believe it's already been a whole year since I started blogging!

And today marks 7 years of living in our house!