Tis the season...for BASEBALL!

This weekend was filled with baseball. Friday night, we took the boys to the M's game along with Justin's brother Blaise and our neice Gianna. We had a great time. Most times the boys start to get really antsy and want to leave early, so we figured it would be an early night but Gianna (3) and the boys were awesome. We did end up leaving after the 7th inning stretch. I think we the parents were the tired ones!

Griffey at bat.

Two goofballs! They adore each other and it is so cute to watch!

Saturday started off with Isaiah's first game. Unfortunately the other team had a mix up and ended up not showing. So the Rockhounds (Isaiah's team) had a scrimmage against themselves. Isaiah had an awesome at bat and made it all around the bases safely! Tyson was next up for game time. His team 10 runned the other team with a very close call in the thrid inning. The first inning, we had 5 runs! Tyson was 2nd at bat and hit a nice one just past short stop. In the 3rd inning, the opposing team got 5 runs...we were nervous about loosing the lead but the boys stepped it up and closed down the game early in the 5th inning with the 10 run lead. Ending score 16-5! The Red Sox are number one still and are rocking with a 5-1 record! Way to go Red Sox!

Isaiah smacking the ball.

Tyson on the go!

In between games, my dad came over to help hang the curtains and shelf for me in the nursery! We are all set except I still need to find fabric to recover the glider cushions. I'm having a hard time with it. I wanted to post pictures when it was all complete, but I just might need to bite the bullet and post the pictures without the new covers for the glider...maybe later this week!

Enjoy the beautiful day!

Easter Weekend

Hope everyone had a nice Easter! Tala and Brian came up this weekend and like always it was so nice to have them here. I'm so sad they left. Saturday my family and I went to Tyson's baseball game. Yes it is that time again! So far, they have 5 wins and 1 loss. Tyson is doing really well. He plays second base and his fielding is amazing. Rarely does a ball get by him. His confidence at bat is definitely there this year too! It is very entertaining to watch the 12 year olds play ball...much more fun than the pros. After baseball, my family came over for a BBQ and games to celebrate Easter. Meghan was there too! It was great to see her and hang out. She brought her dog Chopper (bull dog) over and Tala had her dog Cali (Jack Russell/Chihuahua), plus my mom and dad's dog Scout (Jack Russell) and Roy. The dogs were so tuckered by the end of the night. We had quite a few laughs at them. Roy taught all of them how to hump each other... for those of you who don't know Roy we think he likes boys over girls! He tends to leave the girls alone. :) Poor Chopper who had his first experience with this. HA! Sunday morning my family was over again for a brunch and then Justin and I headed to his parents house for games and dinner.

Today marks my 30 weeks! I can't believe I'm almost there. Things are getting more uncomfortable. Just simply getting up off the coach takes a ton of effort and usually involves some grunting! Teaching kindergartners also has become challenging. I have to move a lot from child to child and I'm up and down a ton to get on their level. I was getting the tightness in the tummy again each day I taught last week. Friday I tried sitting as much as I could and had the children come to me. Still a challenge, because they still need a lot of guidance from me. I got my test results back from the Glucose testing and I'm "on the edge". I tested at 131 and they don't like to see anyone above 130. Since Diabetes does not run in my family, they are not too concerned. They also found that I'm slightly anemic. So with all of this news, I need to really focus on my diet and make sure I'm cutting sugar and adding iron. No more cupcakes for me!

Family Brunch

On Saturday we went to Trilogy Golf Course were Justin's parents live and had a little Easter Brunch. Justin's whole family was there except his oldest brother Gary and nephew Chris who live in California. We were missing Papa Jim's children as well. It was such a beautiful day and really nice to be all together! Justin's mom DonnaCousins: Tyson 12, Gianna 3, Isaiah 8Big Brother in training!The family: Lori, Wesley, Grandma Donna, Justin, Me, Isaiah, Papa Jim, Blaise, Gianna, and Tyson.Going for the grab...

Success!!!

Priceless...

Roy and Zeek

Katie and the twins came over the other day and Isaiah was soooo excited! It was so cute. He is so excited to be a big brother and very interested in babies. I can't believe how big Carter and Chloe are getting. Time flies by. Roy was so gentle with Carter and Chloe too. It was adorable. I think he gave Chloe a bath with kisses, but other than that he did great and also was very interested. I can't wait to see how both boys will be with Izzy! Later that day, Roy and Isaiah were cuddling on the couch together. Isaiah is really good with all animals and Roy gravitates to him. Of course a few moments later, Roy is sleeping under blankets like a child. I swear he thinks he is human. I love him though! Such a great, loving, and gentle dog! So I'm nearing the end of my 28th week and am officially in my third trimester. Tuesday night I started to feel a ton of tightness and pains in my belly. Throughout the week, I've noticed at night and if I'm up doing anything besides sitting I get really tight and have more uncomfortable pains. I called the doctor today and she told me to take it easy and drink lots of water. She thinks I'm a bit dehydrated, which is most likely the case...I've never been a very good water drinker. Time to step it up! I have my appointment on Tuesday, so I'll be monitoring until then. Stay tuned for nursery pictures!

It's in the water...

There are three of us at school pregnant and all due within a few weeks of each other! This picture was taken two weeks ago today. (left to right) Kirsten is due July 10th, Anna is due July 5th, and then I'm due June 22nd. Both Anna and Kirsten are having boys! Our lunch conversations have been real interesting ever since we all announced we are preggers! I'm so glad to be pregnant at the same time as so many friends!!!

A cousin for Isabella!

My little sister is pregnant! We are thrilled for Tala and Brian. It is so exciting to know that our children will be so close in age. Our family gatherings will be so much more fun! Tala is 11 weeks along. She had her first ultrasound last Wednesday and everything was great! She has been feeling terrible however...poor thing. Like me, she cannot stand the smell of garlic and she is craving sweets! HMMMM...a girl? Who knows! My whole family is leaning towards a boy. Time will reveal! Tala and Brian are due October 14th! It has been fun talking to Tala and giving her advice on her pregnancy. Most of all, I enjoy our "pregnancy moments" that we have together, like forgetting mid sentence what we were even saying, having emotional ups and downs, etc.... Tala and Brian are looking for a "gently used crib" if anyone knows of someone who is no longer in need of one!! Congratulations Tala and Brian!!!!

Hawaiian Babymoon

Justin and I were spent 9 days, 8 nights on Oahu last week. It was so relaxing to be away from the hustle and bustle. This will be our last trip until Izzy arrives. The weather was so so. Most days were cloudy with sun breaks, which still wasn't bad. We only had one day of down pour and drizzle. We stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village at the end of Waikiki, so we were able to walk into town and do a little shopping. I would say we walked 3-4 miles a day. It felt so good! The first night there, I dropped our new camera in the case and shattered the screen. I was so bummed, but luckily we had our camcorder that has a picture feature!

View from our room.

Belly shots.



We rented a car and ventured to the northshore beach one day. The waves are much bigger on the northshore and you get a more local feeling than tourist which Justin and I both love. On the way there we stopped by the DOLE plantation and had a very yummy lunch and pineapple ice cream! YUM!



Northshore beach during the mid afternoon.
Northshore beach a little farther down the road at sunset. The waves were gigantic!

Northshore sunset.

Another day, we flew to Hawaii for a day trip. Our trip to was much different than what we expected. We have been to Maui and Oahu before, so thought an island that neither one of us has seen before would be fun. Not much to see there in Hilo...infact I felt like I was in Aberdeen! We couldn't find a cute restaurant or anything. Our highlights to the Big Island were driving down the coast to a small hick town, hiking the Kilauea Iki at the Volcanoes National Park, and seeing the Rainbow Falls. The Kilauea Iki hike was 4 miles, it descends 400 ft. through a native rain forest and into a crater where we walked across the frozen lava lake from the 1959 eruption. Then we had to hike back to the top! I was so proud of myself!!! Of course we took it slow and stopped several times so that I wouldn't over do it. As we were about to head back to the airport to catch our flight to Hawaii, I couldn't find my passport! The tickets were under my maiden name, so I had to use my passport to fly. I was so scared that I wouldn't be able to get back. Luckily I had kept my old driver's license with my maiden name on it! Whew! The only bummer about my passport is that it had my St. Lucia stamp from our wedding. I cried over it...those darn hormones!

Start of the hike in the rain forest.

Peek at what was to come...the frozen lava lake! That is what we crossed over! It was huge! Justin near a steam hole on the frozen lava lake.
Climbing out of the crater.
A look back at what we just hiked! We started clear across the other side on the top!


The end is near!!!!
Rainbow Falls.

So a very nice woman offered to take our picture with the waterfall behind us. She was definitely on something by her shakiness (hence the fuzzy picture :( ) and the way she was talking and moving about. I seriously thought she was going to drop our camcorder! Thank God she didn't!