Summer Cabin Getaway

This past weekend we took a small vacation to the family cabin. It is sure nice to be able to just take a few days off and enjoy time with family.
Friday morning after breakfast we headed over to an apple farm that was recommended to us by a friend because they have the best pies. Cover's Apple Ranch. It is a small farm run my a Mennonite family and Nathan loved that there was a little train to ride.

There was also a small animal barn for the kids to explore and some corn available to feed all the baby animals.

Nathan had to ride the train one more time before we left and luckily grandma was willing to go with him. Seriously he was so happy about this train.

Later that night we enjoyed some of their delicious apple Dutch pie and Boysenberry pie. I even broke my no sweets rule so I could have a try and it was yummy!

Saturday Morning Dave went golfing with Javier, Jesse, and Brianna and somehow ended up with tying for first place with Javier.
Then after lunch we went to Pinecrest lake and just spent a little time relaxing on the beach while the kids played in the water and sand. Of course Nathan would not get in, but would only touch the water with his hands.

Sunday morning we got up and clean the cabin, then spent a few more hours relaxing before finally heading back home.
Now it is back to reality and prepping for this baby of ours. Only 4 more weeks I get to hold little Brady in my arms. He is already quite a mover, more then I remember Nathan moving around and boy does he kick hard. I think we may have our hands full with this one!

Camping with Daddy

A couple weeks ago Dave took Nathan camping at Bullard's Bar with Randalynn and family, Krista, Brianna, and Taylor. They left on a Wednesday afternoon and came home Sunday. Nathan was so excited to leave mom behind and to go camping with daddy's boat. They all had a great time and Nathan loved spending time with just dad. The only pictures I have of the trip are what Dave took with his phone.

                                                Loving hanging with Krista on the boat!

                                               Going on an evening walk.

       Nathan sure loves being with dad!                       Just too tired to stay awake.

Fun with Visitors!

My Cousin Amy and her family made a stop in California this last weekend for a short visit. Her little girl Savannah is only 16 days older then Nathan and they just had a blast playing with each other. Seriously they played non stop all weekend and boy was it exhausting to watch!

 Saturday we headed to Natural Bridges State Beach to check out the tide pools and visit the ocean. Amy and her family live near Chicago so they really wanted to make sure Savannah got to see to pacific ocean. It was a really windy day but we still had fun.
                                          Nathan climbing over the rocks to the tide pools.

                                          Savannah, Amy, Me, and Nathan

                                             The kids digging in the wet sand

                                        Nathan spent a little time building sand castles with Papa

                                      Walking down to the water to rinse off his shovel.

                                          The wave was a little bigger than expected!

 Monday we headed to Happy Hallow park and zoo along with My Aunt Margaret. two of her kids, and my sister and her two boys.
                                            Riding the carousel with cousin Daniel.

                                                 feeding and brushing the goats

                                              

                                              ready to come down the slide!

                                               Riding the swings with Aidan.

                           Savannah, Liam, Nathan, and Aidan Checking out the Meercats

                                           Digging for Dinosaur bones

Summer Time

I don't have too many exciting things planned for this summer, but somehow we have been keeping busy. This week I found out that there was an opening for Nathan to take swim lessons and since I didn't have a lot planned for the week we jumped on the opportunity. Nathan's swim instructor is awesome! Monday he cried when I first sent him into the pool and kept asking for mommy, but it didn't take long for him to warm up to her. And soon he was blowing bubbles and practicing his kicking.

In other news, I had my 30 week check up at the doctor and everything is looking great. He was happy that all my blood sugar levels were normal. Starting next week he is scheduling me for a weekly non stress test to make sure the baby is doing well. We finally have a delivery date, yeah! We scheduled the C-section for August 21, so unless there are any complications we are set.
Hope every one is having an awesome summer!