Little Buddha!

Well, here it is. The Buddha belly. Due the New Year!

From the beginning of this pregnancy, I have had a good case of morning, afternoon, and sometimes evening sickness. ha! It has pretty much gone away by now and I am doing much better and not as tired, thank goodness!
This pregnancy has been very different than when I was pregnant with Gabe. I had been exercising with Gabe and didn't get sick until I was in my 2nd trimester. This one, has been completely opposite! I haven't done ANY exercising the entire pregnancy and I am really missing it. I think I have just been too tired and sick to go workout. Kind of sad, so I am hoping that now the sickness is gone, I will be able to workout again. :) It has also been harder this time around to sit in front of a computer. I don't know if it is the screens changing quickly or what, but it would always make me nauseous until now. Yahoo! Now I can check your blogs again and be in touch with the rest of the world.
We are really excited to add onto our little family and for Gabe to have another sibling!

Study Buddies.

Yesterday, was a stressful day for Ren. He was preparing for a midterm today and was of course studying all day. Close to bedtime, Gabe suddenly grabbed my arm and whispered something to me. I leaned down to hear what she was saying better and caught word of this,.."Look at the table Mom. I am going to make Daddy laugh really hard." then she snickered and ran away. I looked up to see the table looking like that picture above and almost started laughing. I then, told Ren he had better laugh his head off when he walked into the kitchen. ha!
Later, did I find out why she had really set all those little people and toys up....she told Daddy it was so her little toys could study with him and help him study for his test. How cute is that? I can't help but smile, at how precise she set them all up too...you can see a little group of small animals up front, in a semi circle, all peering intently at Daddy's homework. haha! What a little angel!

Birthday Fun!

Our "secret" parking spot..

Playing in the water

My two loves.

Getting the Cake ready!

Mmmmm...

Last Sat, was my birthday. It started out with Renny's famous whole wheat pancakes, made from scratch...then we hit the beach. We had a fun time swimming and just enjoying our time together as a family. We then rented a movie, of course, and went home to eat dessert. Ren made a delicious funfetti cake! It was a wonderful birthday!!

Time in Utah

Staying in our own apartment for the first two weeks!

Walking Sampson

View from up the street

Aunt Carrie chasing the kids

We were lucky enough to stay in some of our family's apartments, while they were gone to Italy for two weeks, when we first got to Utah. It was so nice at times, having our own place to come home to at the end of the day. We also got to take care of their Great Dane, Sampson.
We quickly found out that the kids had a new favorite ride at Grandma's house...riding behind the lawnmower! Even Uncle Alvin had to give it whirl and pull them around, since they wouldn't seem to get off! ha!

Girls Trip To Park City!

We went on a Girls ONLY trip at the very end of May, up to Park City! It was so much fun just hanging out and shopping around. We got to stay in the beautiful "Westgate Resort & Spa" and loved every minute of it! (P.S. They even give a discount if you are a Utah resident).
And, yes, this is Nicki's signature pose in all of her pictures. Don't ask me why.

Our trip home from New York- May 16th

"Why so serious.."

We stayed in New York with Zane & Lexi (& little z) on our way home from Grenada on May 15-16th! It was fun roaming around the town, except it was FREEZING! We were in flip flops and not very thick jackets. We bought Gabe one and tried to bundle up as much as possible. It was still pretty fun!
We got lucky on our way to the airport, though...we were able to get a limo! Somehow the limo was the same price as an SUV or large taxi van? Don't know how that worked, but fine with us! It was my first time EVER in a limo so I was pretty excited. It was really fun and we felt pretty special.

Back from Hiatus!

Well, we have been absent....for a heck a long time. We went home to Utah and played and played with all our cousins, went to Disneyland, went swimming and ate lots of really good food! We just back to Grenada last night and are still unpacking everything. It feels good to be back in our own place. Pictures coming soon...