Monday, October 18, 2010

Our babymoon!

Dad and Mom by the Miss. River

**First off, I am still learning to navigate this blog site, therefore, the above photos technically belongs down below.... but I couldn't figure out how to move it down there. Whoops! **

So... according to various internet/magazine articles that I have read.... it's encouraged to take a babymoon. This is defined as a vacation you take with your spouse some time in the 2nd trimester of your first pregnancy, to enjoy time just the 2 of us before baby arrives. Well..... as silly as it may seem, we happened to have a trip planned during this timeframe, thus, a babymoon! Last week we went down to St Louis to visit my parents. It was SO great to see them and spend some time with them!! I've seen pictures of their apartment and toured the office via Skype... but it was good to see it in person. They have a nice amount of space I think. There wasn't a grand agenda for this trip, just hanging out.
          Wednesday night when we arrived mom gave us a tour of the apartment/basement, dad grilled up some pork chops, mom and I took a walk, and we just spent time visiting.
          Thursday Mom Joe and I went to the grocery store (got to see some of the St Louis area near the seminary), took a guided tour of the campus, had yummy lasagna for dinner and watched a movie.
          Friday Joe and I went to class in the morning with dad and then we went and visited the arch. We did take the tour up to the top... very high! Friday night the seminary hosted an Octoberfest gathering and we got to meet several of dad and mom's friends.
          Saturday morning we went to the mall with mom and did a little maternity clothes shopping (Thanks mom!!). Came back to the apt. for lunch and then headed back to the Bluffs. A short trip all in all but some much needed together time!!! We'll see them again around Thanksgiving when dad gets a break from classes, it'll be here before we know it!

Goofy us at the bottom of the arch


Joe and I by the Miss. River

Joe and I @ Octoberfest Gathering

Joe and I in the teeny elevator to the top of the arch

Dad and mom in elevator

Looking out of the top of the arch

approx 630 ft in the air, wow!

Belated Photos...

Here are a few shots from our trip to Vala's Pumpkin Patch:


Joe, baby and I  = ) .... by a tractor, of course!

Kay and Alie

Our niece Aliette - 1 yr old

Feeding a Lama


We had a great time, the weather was nice and warm! Sorry it took me so long to get pictures up = )

Monday, October 4, 2010

Update needed....

Hello all!

I know an update is needed... but life has been a little hectic and I am waiting to compile photos to share. Baby girl bump is definitely growing. Overall I feel great, this baby is really a mover and I absolutely love it! I can feel her quite a bit and I can't wait until she's big enough for others to feel too! What a miracle this new little life is! We are SO excited to meet her!!!

We painted the bedroom last week. Nothing fancy, just a new coat of white. It's brighter than what was in there before but I really like it. Opens up the room quite a bit. Also moved the furniture around some and brought the crib and changing table in from the garage, boy does that make it seem real. I'm pretty sure Joe hasn't moved the furniture in the 5 years he's lived here and well... there have been a few stubbed toes in the night already, but hopefully we'll adjust ok. I will post pictures soon = )

Also, we went to Vala's Pumpkin Patch last Thursday with Kay, Sarah, Andrew, Loribeth, Alie and Karen (Loribeth's mom). It was super warm that day which was nice. There's really a lot to see out there. Kay had made dinner and then we went back to ride the tractor. We had coupons for free pumpkins (up to 8lbs) and a discount off any food product... so we had to get caramel apples... YUM! Photos of this extravaganza will follow as well = )