May... come and gone

So May has just flown by like all the other months...I feel like our baby girl will be here before we know it but there are days where it feels like it's dragging. The uncomfortable stage is setting in more and more each day and I realize I'm more tired and sore than ever before. The joys of pregnancy! But I am going to miss the kicking and movement down there, even if some of the movement or poking is uncomfortable, I love the feeling of her moving down there letting me know she's still alive and that she's uncomfortable too. :)
Here's a couple highlights from May:

Memorial Day 2011

We had Shannon, Toran and Tygun come down and stay with us for Memorial Day weekend since there was still ice on the lake up at Jackson Lake (our traditional Memorial Day weekend trip). They got in late Friday night, the boys went fishing the next morning up at Strawberry and didn't have much luck with fishing not to mention it was freezing cold. Glad the girls opted to sleep in and stay out of that trip. So we went to the Nelson's Grove park and then went shopping and to Zuppa's for lunch. We totally relaxed that afternoon and then BBQ'd that evening. SOOOO much food!
We made french toast the next morning and then we went to the Living Aquarium which was fun to see Tygun get pumped about the fishies...hit Olive Garden for lunch and then came home and played Poker where Shannon once again kicked everyone's trash. The next morning we did omlets and biscuts and gravy..ughhhh....so much food once again (this is more food intake than at Thanksgiving!) Thanks for coming down to hang with us guys! It was a blast!!!

Feeding the ducks and playing on the slides

Jelly fish and sea horses

Petting the sting rays

Toran, Shannon and Tygun- Family Pic

PHOENIX'S BAPTISM May 21st 2011 Thayne WY

Phoenix and Paylan..best pals

Phoenix's Baptism

This is why our lil girl has no hope...After what Brandon has done with his nephews/nieces...our kids haven't got a prayer! Brandon letting Trapper go to town on Costco's 7 lb chocolate cake.

The SHAW/LOVELL FAMILY baby shower...May 14th 2011

Playdough baby sculpting...I had to choose the one that I thought would look most like my baby.

Baby belly posts- 32 weeks above (day of shower)
33 weeks below

The party!!! Great support from family and good help from Eva and Sophie who were so excited to be apart of the big girls party :)

Joy and my mom totally out did themselves on this shower. Fun games, great food and great company! Thank you both so much!

My cousin Becca's mother in law is amazing and super crafty- she made the cutest hats for our lil girl, bath mittens and a super soft blanket. Our girl is already SPOILED!

Brandon's Annual BBQ
Dutch oven ribs and potatoes
Brandon with Doug and Lisa and their lil boy Jake. Good friends from Maui

Kirk and Serena, Eric with Molly and Dad

Gpa and Gma with the granddaughters- Eva, Serena and Sophie

Serena with Gpa

Arches Trip April 2011

We were in some desperate need of sun and warm weather after all the rain we've been getting, so we took a trip to Moab to show Brandon and Uncle Rich Arches National Park for their first time. I was worried about not having a bathroom on a 3 mile hike but did just fine and just had some pain and cramping on the way down the Delicate Arch hike.

Belly picture...Our lil' girls first outdoor outing

Trail markers...

Taking a breather in some of the only shade the whole hike...good thing dad talked us into leaving early that morning to avoid the mid-day heat. And good thing for the nice breeze!

One of our first family pics Brandon, me and baby girl

The girls and then the guys

Underneath the arch...one day this puppy will fall. Good thing I've got plenty of memories and pics of it.

Pine tree arch

What a fun trip! Thanks for the great memories mom, dad and Rich!

Baby Shower in Wyoming plus 2 new posts following

So my amazing family in Wyoming threw a couples Baby Shower for Brandon and I last week and we had a ball. They totally went overboard including a family BBQ over at Tyson and Hayley's, followed by fun couples games, delicious desserts and some great gifts! Thank you thank you so much for everything!!! We had a blast and celebrated Easter the next day. We always have fun when we go to WY! I got to see Shannon and Toran's new house. Congrats to them!

They gave us a bag of lil smoky hot dogs to put inside water balloons- first one to get them all done won...GO TEAM! We totally smoked everyone!

Toran and Shannon

Eileen and Alan working on it- Eileen's nails kept ripping the water balloons!

I won't go into much detail about this one but let's just say we were blindfolded and got a nice surprise!

Pin the bottle on the baby- couples were blindfolded and had their hands tied together and had to agree on a spot to pin the bottle on the baby.

Opening gifts- we got so many great things to get us started!

Eileen and Shalynn made this adorable diaper cake. I know we'll go through these things like crazy. Thanks!

Paylan and Tygun hangin' with aunt Shannon

Brandon and Paylan getting Easter eggs...she was so funny. She wouldn't pick up any eggs at first since they were "dirty". She is getting to be more of a princess everyday.

25-30 week baby bump pics

64 Days til I'm a MOMMY!

So I have been a super slacker to the blogging life but wanted to post some pictures of my ever growing baby bump. I can't believe it's 64 days until my little girl is here. Brandon and I are getting so excited! We are hoping he passes his linear algebra spring semester class so he can take the summer semester off to hang out with me and the baby. It's gotten really uncomfortable with sleep, work and just most anything I do. Wish me luck with an Arches National Park I have planned with my parents and Brandon this weekend. I don't know how much hiking I'll be doing but we'll give it a try!

Heber Cabin Friends Getaway

The end of March, a group of friends that I get together with once a month decided we'd do a close by getaway. It was just what we needed and we had a blast of a weekend. We got up there Thursday night and then watched Last Song and talked while soaking in the hot tub. The next day I made crepes and we got ready for a day of shopping at the Park City outlets. We split up and conquered as much as we could until 8pm that night. Then we went to dinner and went back to the cabin where we did a fashion show of our new purchases for ourselves and kids (future baby clothes for me). Then we talked til the early hours of the morning, woke up, cleaned up and went to the outlets again to find the deals that we missed but were spotted by others in our group. It was so much fun to be with these girls and have some good quality girl time. Thanks to Steve, Laura's brother for letting us stay at the cabin. It was sooooooooo beautiful! What a nice retreat!

Here's some pictures from the weekend:

All the girls-Emily, Hannah, Trisha, Laura, Daisy, Kathryn, and Me
Top: Steph, Alisa, and Julia

Our pile of purchases- this was just from the first day, we went back for one more trip the next day. Crazy women!!!

The beautiful cabin

Kat and Emily getting ready for a day of shopping

View from the back- the lake down below is owned by Steve as well. What a pretty view!