July

Well, it's official. Brea is a genius. She decided she wanted to catch bugs from our closet (don't worry, we don't have an infestation of bugs in our house. I suppose this might be a small hole in her genious-ness). When she got tired of holding one ziplock open with her hands she decided to devise this bug-catcher. She lined up a whole bunch of ziplocks, opened them wide, and just waited for the bugs to come. See, genius! If the genius thing doesn't work out, though, I do think she has a future in modeling.
I've spent a bunch of time hanging out with other pregnant folks. It just makes you feel better about eating everything you see when you're not alone.

Get cuter, Brea!

Oh wait, you did. Here she is having a lemonade stand with my cousin Syd. This girl is quite the salesman. They earned $15 on a low-traffic road selling kool-aid at 10 cents a glass. You better have a tight grip on your wallet when this girl is around. She'll talk you right out of however much you might have hiding in there.

Of course we've also spent MANY a day at the pool. Lucky for you I haven't included any photos of me in my maternity swimsuit.

Daddy-daughter time always ends up happening at the same place...

Brea doesn't limit herself to getting herself soaked in sprinklers or pools. Fountains work just fine as well.

We also said goodbye to my dad's brother, my uncle Mark, in July. He was such a wonderful, funny, loving man. He will be missed. I am so grateful that families are forever!

'Till we meet again, uncle Mark!

Hello, Lake Tahoe!

We decided to leave Brea home and have a little vacation before the baby comes. We enjoyed this beautiful place~

thanks to these two wonderful people~

We spent our time golfing...sitting around...panning for gold...mining for gold...biking (17 miles of biking, in case you were wondering)... soaking up some time with our wicked-awesome family...fishing...

and doing a LOT of eating at all of the amazing restaurants that Tahoe and open table have to offer.

It was a perfect get-away with perfect weather, perfect company, and pretty much all around perfection (other than not having Kam and Colbs along to share in the fun!)

June

We had a very eventful June- we went to a Real soccer game with my family, visited the aquarium a few times,
rode some ninas,

ate some food,

went to a Rodeo,

did a LOT of swimming,

visited the zoo,

celebrated Brea's happy day,

and spent a bunch of time with cousins!

Pretty good month, if you ask me!

Some Cute Shoes to Fill

But I think SHE'll handle the job just fine. Can't wait to put those adorable shoes on her feet sometime in October!

Best Husband Ever Award

Jordan is an awesome enough husband to stay home with cute Brea while I spent an amazing weekend in St. George with my friend Kerri golfing at Coral Canyon, shopping, getting massages, eating (thanks Lou and Layth for your wicked-awesome cooking skills and your sweet connections to get a sneak peak at the fetus), and golfing some more in Mesquite. Even though we had to deal with 108 degree heat, we had a blast and showed up all the guys we got paired with on the golf course. Thanks again, honey for being the bomb diggidy!Sweet fort, guys! Looks like you did just fine while I was gone!