First Camping Adventure of the Season

Camping in April you ask? Why yes. Yes indeed. Nate was a bit anxious to get out in the wilderness in our very own camp trailer. We bought it in the winter for an awesome price from Nate's aunt and uncle. I told Nate too bad we can't use it this year because we are having a baby in June and I am uncomfortable and there is probably no way I am taking a brand new baby camping after the fact. Apparently he didn't like that and convinced me we needed to go on a short camping trip before everything gets even more crazy in our lives. Well I have to say it turned out pretty fun and Mel and Kel met up with us along with Dusty and Caytlyn. 

Our camping spot. Not green yet because it's a bit early in the season. We ended up going to Fall Creek up by Swan Valley.

Some of our clan. Mel, Kel, and Nate. The one great thing about our trailer is the awning that kept us cool in the hot sun. Don't even ask about the furnace, the fridge, or the water. Things didn't quite turn out the way we anticipated but we made do and stayed nice and warm. Plus I had a toilet I could use every half hour. 

 Little E and Little B playing together in separate play pens. I didn't want Emmett to spread any germs in case he had any to spread. And notice he is always wearing a hoodie because I was super concerned about his ears getting wind blown (Even though it was like 70 degrees out). 

 Two buddies tired after a hard day of playing.

Kel and Nate took the little dudes on a short walk to the creek and they both came back riding on their daddy's shoulders and holding a blade of snake grass. Pretty darn cute. 

Another shoulder ride. 

 And apparently we are an official Braves family now. Totally didn't plan on all of us wearing Braves paraphernalia on the same exact day. It tickled Nate's heart. And I really should have worn a shirt that fit a bit better. That's what you get at 32 weeks along!

Mel let me give Emmett a baby puff snack and he wasn't too sure about it. He kept it at the edge of his mouth for the longest time. It was hilarious because it looks like he had bucked teeth. Let's just hope that's not how his real teeth will grow in. 

 At the end of the trip Nate wanted to conquer the steep hill across from our camp site. He almost made it to the very top. It was super steep and really hot. Emmett and I watched from a distance and I'm pretty sure we were both glad we didn't take the challenge.

 It turned out to be a great camping trip and the perfect weekend to do it. Nate thinks we should go every weekend before the baby is born but I'm not so sure. It wore me out! And I did absolutely nothing when we got there. Thanks Mel and Kel and Dusty and Caytlyn. We had fun!!

Sickie McSick

Poor little Emmett. Sick again. This time we were pretty concerned because he has had this horrible cough with a bad runny nose for a couple of weeks. No fever. We were told as long as he doesn't have a fever he was probably okay and to just give him Tylenol. Well not exactly. Last week he started to tug at his ears and we suspected he might have an ear infection. We were right. A double ear infection. Poor dude. Emmett is such a good little boy that we had no idea it was that bad. He rarely complains. I am so glad he was winy the morning I took him in or else I might have not and tried to ride the sickness out. Thank goodness for meds. He is feeling much better and getting back to his cute normal self. And we are happy for the extra sleep these days!!

Little sickie baby. 

 A grumpy morning. Not a common event for Emmett so you definitely can tell something is wrong when he is a bit on the grumpy side. 

The only perk of the little guy being sick is that he loves to be cuddled and held. Can't beat that. 

 Even going on an outside adventure he was still sad, but a good sport about it all. 

 And we were getting a bit sleep deprived before he was put on medication. Now we don't look so crazy. 

We are so glad the cutie is getting all better. He was so happy this morning before church! (And pretty handsome if you ask me). 

Playing and Sleeping

This post is all about the joy of our lives. Our little Emmett dude. Each day I am amazed at how fast he is growing and developing. We laugh each and everyday at the fun things he does. 

One of his favorite things right now is taking baths. He loves playing in the water and I bet I could leave him in there until he turned into a little fish. 

He also loves sitting and bouncing on his dad's neck. (Don't you just want to squeeze those chubby legs?!)

 And we can never pass up an opportunity to go outside. Grandma was watching him one afternoon and bundled him up and took him for a little ride around the yard. He had a blast!

Then there's nap time. He is a crazy sleeper these days and I love checking on him to see what positions he is in or objects he is cuddling with.

One afternoon he slept for about 2 hours and held his sock the whole entire time. 

And of course the poor guy will probably have no choice and be a big Braves fan like his dad. 

Two peas in a pod!

Can't believe the little chunky monkey is 7 1/2 months old!

Anniversary Palooza!

This last weekend Nate and I were able to celebrate 5 years of marital bliss. Friday afternoon we dropped Emmett off with grandpa and grandma and headed down to Logan to celebrate in style. 

We made a spur of the moment choice and ate at Gaucho Grill (a Brazilian grill). We were a bit disappointed it didn't par up to Rodizio's in SLC but we still had quite the fill. 

Then we headed to the Eccles Theatre to watch our favorite Bandito in action. We love the Pickleville Playhouse. They are based in Bear Lake but do showings in Logan during the winter season. They do an awesome job and this was probably our favorite Bandito show to date. We laughed and laughed and laughed. 

Then we headed to the Anniversary Inn where Nate made reservations for us.

 We stayed in the Mansion Suite. 

 It was pretty cute. 

 We enjoyed a leisurely morning and didn't check out until noon. It was so much fun. (Too bad we couldn't sleep in as much as we wanted to. Emmett has conditioned us well). 

That afternoon we hit up some shopping and we didn't forget Hobby Lobby. (My favorite store and I'm pretty sure it's Nate's too even though he won't admit it.) To top off the weekend of festivities we met Mel and Kel and little Bubs for lunch. It only made us miss them more but we had a great time!

We had a fun weekend but were definitely missing our little guy. Thank goodness grandma sent us picture updates regularly. Gotta love the morning hair. I ended up trimming it a couple of minutes after I took this pic. Now his face looks even rounder. I love it! 

 We had a great Anniversary and I have to say I love my Nate man even more than when we got married. (A little mushy....probably).  We have been through lots and I wouldn't trade the experiences we've had with anyone!!! 

The "Bump"

I don't really enjoy taking pics of myself...especially now. (But due to popular request) here's the latest baby bump picture.

 

At 26 weeks!

 Emmett wanted to be part of the action. (This is also after the realization that I hadn't finished doing my hair).

So there you have it. I should have taken another picture today because I'm pretty sure my stomach has grown about 4 inches since these pictures.

 

In other baby news....I am a complete mess at times. For example tonight at dinner I started to laugh at something which really wasn't even that funny in the first place. Before I knew it I was laughing so hard that I had tears streaming down my face and then I just started to cry. This went on for a good 5 minutes while Nate just stared at me wondering what in the world was going on. Oh dear.

 

But in better news I can eat a lot more now and it makes life so much more pleasant. However my cravings aren't that healthy. I could eat a big fat juicy steak along with an ice cream cone or shake with every meal and I would be one happy lady.



Selling the House

It's finally time. Nate and I have talked about selling our house for the last couple of years but the market has been horrible. After Emmett came we knew we needed to seriously think about it and then after we found out about our little girl surprise we put it up for sale that weekend!

 



We have an awesome realtor who helped us buy our house in the first place and we have even had a couple of showings in the last few weeks but no offers. We are hoping to sell so we can move into something larger and on the other side of town before this baby comes. So if anyone knows of someone who could use a cute starter home, this is the place to look! We even dropped our price so anyone would get a killer deal especially with all the work we have put into it over the last 4 1/2 years!

 

Check out our house here.

Adventures at Our House

Whoa! Where does the time go these days? I am not keeping up but still loving every minute! 

This little E man is now trying to sit up. He can sit up on his own for a good 15 seconds and he loves sitting up every minute of the day with our help. Watch out world! He is going to be into everything pretty soon!

 I know I am a great photographer with this super white picture but I wanted to capture how incredibly blue and beautiful Emmett's eyes are. He gets lots of compliments and I am pretty sure he will be breaking lots of hearts in the future. 

 This is what his dad likes to do with his face when I am not around. Good thing Emmett's doesn't care. 

 Emmett got his 6 month shots the other day and we had a bit of a traumatic night where none of us slept. I left early in the morning to surprise a friend with a birthday breakfast and I came home to the 2 boys sleeping in the bed together. Priceless. 

 Some cute cousin love. 

 One of our favorite things right now at our house is sneaking into Emmett's room while he is taking a nap and finding him in all sorts of funny positions. This is one of the more common ones these days...

 And 10 minutes later we found him like this.....

In other news Nate finally got rid of one of his nasty lumps on his arm. Sorry no after pictures. The stitches are still covered up thank goodness. Nate lovingly refers to his mass that was taken out as "Buford."  

And  last but not least (no pictures of this) Nate and I both got the stomach flu at exactly the same time. It was very interesting at our house for 24 hours to say the least. Little E man was saved from the sickness and friends and family watched him for a couple of days for us while we recovered. I do have to say it was a pretty comical situation at our house for awhile. We are grateful that is over!