Kara's Baby Shower

It's a girl!!

Kaitlyn Collins :) We are very excited!!

Ocean Shores

Jeff has the week off from school, which will be the last one of those before baby Collins arrives, so we decided to take advantage of that (and the 3-day weekend) and head off to Ocean Shores for a couple of nights. It was a really nice little getaway.

Here's my debut at 9 holes of golf. Here I am practicing for what I'm sure was a horrible shot.

Here's Jeff taking a much better shot.

This is our hotel from the beach.

This is what we like to call "my turn" for choosing what we do. :) I used to ride horses, so this was the one thing I wanted to be sure we did. Jeff was a great sport. :)

The view from our hotel room.

There were kites everywhere!
A cool tree root on the beach
This guy (can you see him? Or her?) was right in front of us on the path to the beach. I would have run right into it if Jeff hadn't have stopped me.


Sunset :)

In other news...less than two weeks until the "big ultrasound"! We can hardly wait...I have started (I think...99% sure?) to feel the baby move a few times a day. Jeff is looking forward to being able to feel it, too. I am in my 18th week...

Quick Update

Sorry - no pictures! But, I do have a quick "baby update"...I went in for an appointment last week and heard the heartbeat again (love it!). I had rescheduled at the last minute, so Jeff wasn't able to leave work. I brought a little sound recorder with me so that he could hear the heartbeat. :) I hadn't told my 3rd graders yet, so I brought the recorder in and told them that we were going to play "Guess that Sound." They guessed a train (which is actually pretty accurate if you ask me), a horse running, a dog panting, and someone falling off of a building (that was one of my boys - surprised?) before I told them. They were so excited and proceeded to tell me what I was having and what I should name it. :)
We find out in less than 4 weeks what we are having!!

Climate Change?!

Jeff measured 7 and a half inches the night before. (April 19th)

Doesn't fit with the title, but Riley got a haircut. We went walking around Greenlake on our ONE nice day, and saw a nice-looking King Charles. Riley looked neglected compared to this other dog because his hair was all scraggely and this dog's hair was short and clean-cut. So, we did the insecure thing and decided to get Riley's hair cut, too. Here he is before:

Here he is after. Jeff told them to cut it "really short." They did. He got a buzz cut.
We laughed at him for a few days, but now we think he looks cute.

Sushi and Guitar Hero

Last night, we went out to Sushi with the Appersons and the Osaki. Michelle knows the owner, so we got the special treatment, including free sake and picking every option in the place that wasn't raw for me. The boys had a little too much fun with "Sake Bombs" while we girls wondered what we had ever seen in them (just kidding :-))

Jeff carefully preparing for the "drop."
Success!
Michelle preparing to pound the table so that Mark's shot will drop into his beer. I am standing back so I don't get splashed.


There they go...

After a REALLY fun drive back to the Apperson's (I was DD), it was time for a Guitar Hero battle. It was a close match between the girls, but the boys were in a league of their own after the "fun" at the restaurant. Good times!

Catch-Up: Random Pictures

Sister-in-Law Seaplane Ride

Lisa and Michaela at the Zoo

Larson Wedding

Sleeping Boys

Cousin Sleepover at Grandma's