Monterey Bay

Happy One Year Anniversary!!
One year of marriage full of happy memories, of growing together, learning new things, and for many more years to come. I love you Dave!

We went to the Monterey Bay aquarium which was a lot of fun. The highlight was the seahorse exhibit. It was really cool! Look at these little seahorse young'ns. So cute.



All the kiddlings loved the exhibits where you could touch the ocean life. Dave loved it too!



Some more exploring...





And to top off the day we enjoyed a nice candlelight dinner overlooking the ocean. Cheesecake for dessert! Hmmm. I think I could have cheesecake every night for the rest of my life. I didn't think the night could get any better until we found a Ghirardelli chocolate shop and their free samples were chocolate peanut butter squares! Oh so perfect. Oh so very lovely!

Belly Laugh :)

I have to say this is my favorite one so far!! Too funny and oh so true.

Wonderful Husband.

This is what I found when I got home today! What a sweet and wonderful husband I have.



And then as I made my usual trip to the bathroom which is all too frequent these days...I also found these!


How cute is he? Since I am in the bathroom all the time or so it feels like, what better place to surprise me! The flowers in the bathroom are the same flowers we had at our wedding 1 year ago this weekend!

One year of wonderful memories to an amazing husband. What a nice early anniversary surprise. I love you Dave and I am so happy to be your wife and can't wait for many more wonderful memories in the years to come!

Latest Happenings

Around here we have been enjoying little things that make life grand! Dave got a new pair of running shoes. The old ones didn't make it after two camping trips and a lot of hiking. Not that I think he noticed, but I did notice the gigantic hole forming and so I had to put my foot down and take him to get a new pair. I made sure he got a splash of orange in there to go with his Orange Thursday theme. As if the orange shoes weren't enough excitement, it has been quite awhile since Dave has been to the eye doctor. He got some new glasses since his prescription changed. They were picked out with the help of his loving wife. Since his prescription changed a bit he hasn't been seeing things as clearly as he should have been. That all changed with the new glasses! When we went on our nightly walk he could see things he had never seen before. He was pretty excited. He kept reading all the small numbers from far away in amazement that he could actually see them! You gotta love the simple things in life. Dave wasn't the only one with exciting happenings. We had a beach day and I enjoyed a good refreshing dip in the ocean. Not as warm as So Cal but I make do with what I've got. There were a bunch of dolphins. A whole little family of five. They were playing in the water and jumping in and out. It was so cool. I have seen my share of dolphins but never have I seen them playing and jumping all around. There were sea otters too right near the shore. It was such a fun day! And of course what is a week of happenings without good friends? We enjoyed a wonderful bonfire beach shin dig with some Newman friends and a nice dinner with more Newman friends. Liz got to rub my baby belly as much as she wanted and we got to enjoy good company and yummy grub!

As for Lil G, still kicking away! The gigantic lump is not me breathing!

cute hubs

We had our first labor prep class and the instructor recommended a birthing ball (aka as a yoga ball) to help with the contractions. She said they really help keep the pressure off your back and she has used it with all her labors. She is 37 weeks with her fourth one! She said she used it when she nursed too. It will come in handy when I am trying to get back to my pre-prego belly! So Dave and I went out and got one. And it came with a workout DVD. I'm not sure who is more excited. Me...to just sit on it and relax. It is the most relaxing thing. Or Dave...he woke up bright and early this morning to do a little workout. And of course...I couldn't resist taking a couple pics. How can I not. He just looked too cute trying to do all these crazy moves which I unfortunately can not join him on. I'll just have to stick to my prego yoga.



I should say that this is not Dave doing a workout move. He was trying to throw the ball in my face when he discovered me trying to take a pic of him.

32 Weeks...8 to go.

what's going on with baby this week.

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Camping Trip at Lassen National Park

We enjoyed a great camping trip up at Lassen National Park.


It was beautiful there and we got to go on a couple really great hikes. One hike was to a cinder cone volcano. You could see the huge crater left from the eruption! So cool. Dave actually walked right down into it. You had to climb up the gigantic mountain volcano to see inside it which was like walking straight up a hill of beach sand. But it was so worth it and so cool!














We also got to hike to Bumpass Hell which contains tons of hot bubbling lava mud pools and reeks like sulfur. It was pretty cool.











And of course we enjoyed some great s'mores, playing games, swimming, beautiful scenery, and a great nap on the ride home.