In the words of Monica Gellar...

"I'm going to love you so much no woman will ever be good enough for you."

Our sweet Henry James.

And a not so exciting picture of me at 19 weeks 4 days. I can't believe we'll be half way on Friday. Let the nesting and shopping begin!

Our newest nephew!

We're in love with this sweet little guy and can't wait to find out tomorrow if we are giving him a girl or boy cousin.

Jake at his finest.

This look can mean only one thing; it's mosquito season in the Cascades. And for anyone wondering- "Family Safe" bug spray is also bug safe. I'm pretty sure I put our baby at more risk by the 88 bites I received than if I had doused myself with deet. Our faces, of course remained bite free and did so while looking amazingly attractive.

Zee Baby Bump

Here we are at 14 weeks.


And now at 17 weeks (just after dinner and feeling very uncomfortable).

Baby's First Jump

If there is one thing this baby is going to have to get used to, it's jumping.

(At the beach in Yachats celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary.)

We are in our second trimester and are feeling wonderful, which is a very nice change from the never ending nausea experienced during that delightful first trimester. I have gained exactly zero pounds which is not very exciting at all. We are trying to remedy that but my diet consists mostly of strawberries and string cheese, which apparently are not high caloric foods.

Our next doctor's appointment is July 26th and will include a ultrasound to find out what we're cooking. Can't wait!

A Return to the Blogging World

I've been doing a lot of this lately.


Mainly due to this.


We're due December 16th and are very much looking forward to this new adventure into babyland.

Avalanche Smavalanche

There once was a boy who had a dream. A dream to photograph Crater Lake during the winter, after fresh snow and with clear skies. Too much to ask for? Maybe. Perhaps. But luckily not.
The original plan was to drive up to the top and then snowshoe gracefully around part of the rim. Unfortunately there was a wee bit of an avalanche closing the road, so we instead got to snowshoe straight up to the rim. It was a really great reminder of just how out of shape we are.

Our view from the top made all of the sweating and whining well worth the effort.
Awww, so beautiful.

While Jake shot his heart out (that just doesn't sound right), I froze my hiney off. One might think the cold temps might inhibit our ability to pull off a jumping photo, but we're pretty professional when it comes to this obligation.