And the madness continues!

Positive madness that is. We have just been so busy!

A few weekends ago we went up to Seattle for a game for Jenny, Marty's youngest sisters birthday. We got her tickets for her birthday back in April and finally went to the game in August. Marty's other sister, Andrea and her boyfriend, Chris came along as did my younger sister, Tasha. Tasha and Jenny are good buddies, it's pretty cool. :-) We left around 11am, packed lunch and snacks and made our way up to Seattle. We did some browsing around as it was a first trip to SafeCo for Jenny, Chris, and Tasha so they all had to buy a Mariner shirt. I wish I had a photo of Jenny and Tasha, they got matching shirts but in different colors, very cute. The Mariners lost, what's new, but Mariner games are ALWAYS fun!

This last weekend we went camping for 2 nights with my family, Thursday-Saturday. It was a lot of fun, an adventure because we had to switch camp spots, but as always, a good time was had! My Dad brought the boat and pulled everyone on the tube, they boys got a fishing trip in, we had good food, good laughs, and some sun.

Sunday was my baby shower. I was nervous that it was going to be another 95+ degree day but thank that Lord it was a little cloudy but still warm. It rained for a little bit AFTER the shower so we were lucky. The baby shower was a success and I so appreciate all the hard work My mom, sister in law Frankie, and Tasha put into the shower. We had been camping so they worked their tails off to pull it off and did an amazing job. I loved seeing people and was truly blessed with gear and cutness for our little man on the way. I can't believe we only have 5.5 weeks left! Time is really flying by!!

This weekend Marty is in 2 weddings so it will be busy again. We are leaving Thursday for Eugene for his brothers wedding. We are excited to spend time with his family as they are a bit more scattered through out the country then mine. We will get to see his grandparents, and some of his aunts and uncles who live out of state. 

Stephen's wedding is Friday, then we have to wake up Saturday and head to Boring, OR where our friend, Brady is getting married. Marty is a groomsman in this wedding as well.

There will be a lot of driving, which is getting more uncomfortable for me these days, but I always manage! 

I have not uploaded photos in forever so maybe someday I will get camping, shower, and Mariner game photos up. :-)

I hope you are all having a wonderful day and enjoying the rain as much as I am! :-)

Jackson's room- a work in progress.

We were excited to get this move out of the way because we have been excited to get started on Jackson's room. 

Our Church gave a baby shower on Sunday and presented us with this beautiful crib, we love it! After church my mom painted Jackson's room, then Monday after making sure the paint was dry we set up the crib. (Auntie Tasha helped too)

We LOVE the way the room and crib came together, so far anyway. We still have some work to do on the room, but it's a lot of fun and is an exciting process!

Auntie Tasha and Marty getting started

Almost there...

And here it is!! :-)

A little update...

It's been a BUSY few weeks. We were camping for a week for July then Marty was at creation with the youth. Less then a week after Marty got home we started moving. 

We are pretty much all moved in. We were blessed with a lot of help so the move went very smooth. My brother, sister in law, mom, younger sister, brothers friend, and a youth of ours all pitched in so we were able to move everything in one day.

My brother completely unpacked and organized the kitchen which helped a lot! It especially helped because half our boxes were of kitchen stuff! So thanks for your help Jess!

My Mom was amazing in this move, she helped pack, unpack, paint. She works so hard during the week so we REALLY appreciate her taking a few days out of her weekend to help us out.

The only rooms we have left to complete are the office and Jackson's room, oh and some yard work too... Ok, a lot of yard work! We have A LOT more room now, a yard, nice patio for BBQ's, etc. So this move was well welcomed even though moving isn't my favorite thing in the world by any means!!

We have about 8 weeks until Jackson makes his debut. It's so crazy how fast things have gone. I couldn't have asked for a better pregnancy so far so am very thankful for that! I am starting to have days where I "feel pregnant" and have had several "pregnancy brain" episodes. Luckily my pregnancy brain moments have been more entertaining to people then frustrating. :-)

We have a busy month ahead of us. We have a Mariner game, more frequent Dr appointments, 3 weddings, (Marty is in 2 in the same weekend) my baby shower, birthing classes, and the list goes on!

We hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Another nephew or niece on the way!

Marty and I called home from our camping trip in the middle of the week and were very excited to hear that we would be having a new nephew or niece come March!

My sister in law, Frankie and brother, Jesse are expecting their third baby. Currently they have the two cutest nephews a girl could ask for! James is 4 and Ronnie is 7 months. We also have a 10 year old niece, Kayla, who is my older sister Sarah's daughter. 

We don't have any nephews or nieces on Marty's side, yet. I am sure there will be a whole swarm of kiddos one day!

Frankie had a dream that she had twin girls and twins run in our family big time so we will see what happens when she has her first appointment in August! 

Loon Lake Love

Every summer I go on a week long camping trip to an amazing place called Loon Lake, it's my favorite place on earth. We have a huge group of at least 30 every year. I was extremely curious as to how this trip would be, being 3o weeks prego and all. As always, it was amazing and went by way too fast!

Our days consist of sleeping in until anywhere between 8:30 and about 10:30, having breakfast and enjoying a morning campfire, packing a cooler with lunch and drinks then heading to the lake. When I say head to the lake I mean walk from our camp spot to the lake which is MAYBE a 3 minute walk. At the lake we have a wide range of activities from a game called hang em high, to soaking up the sun floating on the water, reading, eating, and laughing A LOT. We also make frequent trips out on the boat tuning, wake boarding, skiing, etc. Between everyone in the group we usually have 2 boats so there is always an opportunity to do whatever. 

We head back up to camp around 5:30 or 6, shower, then have dinner. A group of 2 couples or so usually cook 1 meal on one night, then another group cooks the next so we are only responsible for preparing for dinner one night. Our group knows how to eat too! 

The rest of the night is spent around the campfire making smores, laughing harder then we do all year, playing games, etc. There is seriously nothing like it!

I usually have a TON of photos but the last few years we have all taken half the pictures we usually do then just share what we have, so I really only took photos of one of our boat trips, then a few of some of the kiddos so I will share a few and perhaps post more when as I get them. 

All 4 pictures are from a tubing trip and yes, I went tubing too! Much more low key then I am used to. Our fried Travis was driving and was so nervous to pull me which is totally understandable. I rode sitting in the tube which is not my usual style but I HAD to go somehow! My best friend Lacee and I became legend tubers on the lake years back. I would be on my tummy and she would ride on my back,  yes on the same tube. It was something you had to see to believe, haha. When we would finally crash, we would crash hard, have bruises, be sore the next day and swear it was our last ride, then do it all again the next day. We have not done that in two years, so maybe next year. Marty is amazing, I get nervous watching him because he crashes hard, rolls the tube and manages to stay on, etc. 

Only 11 months or so until we go again! Next year with our little man, Jackson!

Hello 3rd trimester!

We are officially into the 3rd trimester and I was fully expecting to be huge, uncomfortable, and ready to be done by now but I am pretty much the opposite. I'm not that big for being almost 29 weeks, am comfortable for the most part, and am enjoying this pregnancy a lot.

We went to the Doctor and had another ultrasound today and Jackson is apparently 3lbs 1oz and is perfect! I am attaching a few of the photos we got, the first is of his profile and the other two are are of his face. I always think the ones of the face are a little creepy looking but they are pretty cool too. :-)

We leave for our big camping trip Sunday and will be gone until the following Sunday. This is one of the trips we look forward to all year long, we have a big group that goes and always have such a wonderful time!

Hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Time is flying...

I can't believe it's July already! Time has just been flying by and is only going to start going by faster, well in July anyway. 

Last week was a busy one for Marty. He had VBS the week before so was CRAZY BUSY all week, he would go to work between 8 and 9, maybe come home for lunch if he had time, come home around 4:30 to (hopefully) have dinner, then was back to church for VBS until 8:30 or 9:00. By the time he would be home for good, he would be exhausted. I am so proud of him though, he loves his job and is so great at it. The kids love him, heck, everyone loves him. :-)

One of my best friends, Jyndia, moved back to Portland last Wednesday after living in NY for a year then being in Europe for a month or so. I am so excited to have her back as I have missed her so much. I hung out with Jyndia all of Thursday, we ran around Portland, one of our favorite things to do, then went to lunch at Aladdin's a Lebanese food place, sooooo good. I got home late then Marty and I spent a much needed day together Friday then Jyndia stayed with us for the weekend. Saturday was HOT so we spent hours out in the pool here at the apartments. It was AMAZING and so relaxing! Saturday night we had a young adult BBQ and were all EXHAUSTED by the end of the day, another late night. Sunday we went to church then had the big VBS BBQ after. We headed up to Yacolt around 5 to BBQ, again, with a group of friends. It was pretty wonderful.

Yesterday was a day of recovery. Marty still had to work, but I just cleaned the house and relaxed. Marty's mom brought over Jenny and Tasha (Marty's baby sister and my baby sister) to swim. It was nice to get to visit and catch up with her while the girls enjoyed the sunshine and the pool.

Things are only going to get busier. We have 4 or 5 weddings between now and the end of Aug. (Marty is in 2 in the SAME weekend) We leave the 13th for our big camping trip with friends and will be gone until the 20th, Marty leave the 21st for Creation then I might join the group Wednesday through the 27th. We are moving between the 28th and 30th then things will settle down a little bit for a few weeks. We have 2 baby showers in Aug, the main one is the 17th which is a Sunday so mark your calendars!!

Alright, all for now. Enjoy the Sun!