A Few Last Minute Things

Well I am officially 2 days over due. The baby counter to the right should day say 2 days ago, not 2 days to go. It really hasn't been bad. With work last week and then the holiday I was looking forward to this week. It has been nice to have a little time to myself and get some last minute things done. One of the things is to get one last post up before the baby is born. I have been wanting to update for about 3 weeks. About 6 weeks ago one of our family friends came and took some maternity pictures for me. She is just getting into photography but I still think they turned out great. So thank you Becky, they are wonderful. Also about a month ago my inlaws threw me a baby shower. It was beautiful, the food was awesome, and the weather was great. We had a great turn out and got some awesome gifts. Kelly's grandma crocheted this jacket. We have truly been blessed through this pregnancy. We have so many family and friends, the love and support has been amazing. We just want each of you to know that we love you and thank you for being there and sharing this time in our life with us.
Well now it's just a waiting game. We went camping last weekend so we tried the bumpy road idea. It didn't work. I cleaned my carpets and moved all the furniture in my house and it still didn't work. We've even tried the love making idea. It hasn't worked yet, but we won't abandon our efforts on that one. So what do you do when your a day overdue? Yesterday I went golfing. It's probably not the typical thing to do, but the weather was beautiful and I got in a lot of walking. I might go again today. It has been nice having some time off. We will keep you posted. At the most we should have a baby some time the end of next week.

Ending of an Era

This last weekend was very sad for my husband and his family. His family has produced the Island Park Rodeo for 64 years. It is the first weekend in August every year, and to Kelly's family it is bigger than Christmas.
Because of a pending legal matter (which I think is ridiculous, don't get me started) they have been asked to take down the arena, and they won't be able to hold the rodeo there anymore. So we found it fitting to go up on the weekend that would have been the rodeo and finish taking it down. Everyone tried to stay in good spirits although there were tears shed. We played lots of volleyball amidst the tearing down. Yes, I played 8 months pregnant and all. Kelly made sure he fished the creek one last time. I can't imagine how his family felt, it was sad for me and I have only been going since 2003. Kelly was at his first IP Rodeo when he was 10 days old. We have some great memories there, it's the first place Kelly told me he loved me! I guess life moves on though, and the sad things in life are what make us really treasure the happy things. I keep trying to be positive and think maybe in the future we can have it again. It would have to be at a different location so it wouldn't be exactly the same, but it would be better than nothing. Anyway here are some pictures of years past just to end on a good note.

Birthday BBQ!!

Today is Kelly's birthday, so on Sunday we had a bbq for him. The weather was great, it was nice and hot. We had family and friends over, and played volleyball and cornhole. It was great fun, I'm glad so many people came. Happy Birthday sweetheart, Love you!!

Summer Fun

So far our summer has been great, other than it is going by way to fast. We have been golfing a lot on the weekends. It is always so nice to be doing things outside. So far the baby hasn't bothered my golf game. Actually I think I have been doing a little better, until the last couple of holes when I start to get tired. Over the 4th we went and helped Kelly's family with a rodeo just south of Preston. In between the two performances we golfed, played some horseshoes, and just hung out. No my husband does not normally dress like that, he was just goofing off. I think that hat belongs to his niece, and he found it in the trailer. We did go fishing this last weekend. The water has been so high this year that we haven't been able to fish as much as usual. We went up to Blackfoot reservoir. Everyone has been talking about how good the fishing is up there this year, but apparently it is slowing down. We didn't catch anything, and neither did anyone else we talked to while we were up there. We didn't stay out very long, it was pretty windy and we had grandma and grandpa with us. So we got behind a rock where the wind wasn't so bad and decided to have a picnic. I really enjoyed the day even though we didn't catch fish. Yes I am there, but as usual I am taking the pictures so there's not any of me. In other news the animals are doing great. They love the summer and being able to run outside. My yard and my flowers are doing great finally. It took a little while for things to warm up, but now that it is warm everything looks great. In baby news everything is going great! My belly keeps getting bigger and bigger. She is very active. At some point every day you can watch my belly ripple and roll and bounce. It looks like an alien is trying to get out. I finally broke down and bought a bunch of cute maternity clothes. I had been grabbing a few random things here and there, but generally cheap and clearance because I wanted to save money. A lot of people told me when I got big enough not to fight it and get into maternity clothes, because they are more comfortable. For me it wasn't about comfort, it was about self esteem. When I finally broke down and bought some cute shirts instead of the first, cheap, over sized thing I could find, I felt so much better about my self. I can still get into some of my normal clothes, but it's nice to have cute maternity shirts too. So my advice to pregnant women is to save a little money to spend on cute clothes so you can feel good about yourself. I got a bunch of tops at Old Navy's maternity online. They were actually a good price. Cheaper than at the mall. I went to the Dr. yesterday, they said everything looks good. I have gained 26lbs, and everything is growing like it should. No, I haven't started on the nursery yet. The weather has been so nice that I can't stand being inside. I have a couple of baby showers at the end of this month, so maybe after that I will start getting everything organized and decorated. We don't have any big plans for the rest of the summer, just enjoy the weather. Tomorrow is our anniversary, 4 years! Wow they have gone by fast. It is even more crazy to think we started dating 8 years ago. I couldn't imagine being at this point in my life with anyone else. I love my husband so much, and he is going to be such a great dad. Well that's probably enough for now. I will try to be better at updating. Hope you are having a great summer too.