Irish/Scottish Highland Festival

Shauna and I braved the overcast sky and went to the Highland Festival in Estes Park. Estes Park is up in the mountain so it was chilly but when it started to rain it got cold. We actually felt like we where in Ireland or Scotland with the weather. Nevertheless we had fun and enjoyed ourselves. She bought a couple really pretty rings and a pair of earrings. I got a ring and a new barrel or slider for my necklace. We also got scarfs that are 100% Cashmere, they kept us warm. We watched some of the games before it started to rain and got to see the bagpipers too. So here are a few picture I took while there. Enjoy!!


Log throwing...


Look at that log fly...


LIFT...


Fly log fly...


That log fell the wrong way...


Bagpiper that let me take his picture


Group of bagpipers


As they walk by me


These guys where all decked out


Bagpipers playing with Marine Corp Band


Them again...


Bagpipers and Marine Corp Band minus the woodwinds (the rain would have ruined their instrument)


Large group of bagpipers


Drums in with bagpipers


Also while we where there we got to see a large group of elk. No joke we where like 15 feet away from them. There was probably about 40 or so. One 6x7 bull elk, 20-25 females and a bunch of babies. Check out these pictures!!


Females...


Part of the herd


Bull elk and a couple ladies


A few of the girls


Baby nursing


Bull elk again


Big boy


More of the herd


Big boy again


Big boy standing up

IT'S A BOY

As you can tell by the title of the blog, I had my ultrasound today and found out it was a boy. Of course the tech is not going to guarantee anything but from what he could tell it was a boy. The baby is growing (all his measurements came out to 21 weeks 4 days which is what they say I am) even though I am not. If you haven't heard I am not gaining weight so the OB has me going to a nutritionist. I have my next OB and nutrition appointment on Tuesday 9/15. Anyhow here are a few new ultrasound pictures for you to enjoy.


Profile of baby's head...his mouth is open like he is yawning and his hand is by this chin


Profile of baby's head...you can also see his body a little with his spine at the bottom


Profile of baby's head...you can also see his hands


Profile of baby's head

New Fence

So project #1 while Caleb is here is now complete....


Stage 1 the posts...


End of day one...


Complete....


Looks so pretty...


New and improved gate so Maggie can no long jump over it


Maggie digging in the dirt


Sleeping in the dirt


Cal's turn to sleep in the dirt


Cal playing fetch

Mud Race and Rodney Atkins Concert

So the last couple of weekends have been pretty busy. Last weekend I spent 9 hours in the hot sun watching trucks play in the mud. Okay, it actually was a lot of fun. I went with Shauna to watch her boyfriend, Brian, race. When the race was all done and over with Brian won first place in his class. Here are a few pictures form the race.


Cool old truck turn mud racer


This is Brian's truck


Just a cool pick of the flagger getting covered in mud


Just another pic of the races


A 1980s Camaro turned mud racer


Shauna and Brian (so cute)

This weekend or should I say last night we went to the state fair to watch the rodeo and the Rodney Atkins ( a country singer for those who don't know) concert after the rodeo. There was a whole group of us that went. It was a lot of fun and a great concert. Here are a few pictures from the concert last night.


Rodney and his band


Rodney Atkins


More Rodney


And more Rodney


Rodney close up


Toasting the crowd

For those that want a baby update...I go in for my next ultrasound on Sept. 11 so hopefully the little one will cooperate so we can tell if we have a boy or girl.

Michigan/Ohio Trip

The day Larry left on his deployment I left to go to Ohio to visit my sister and brother in-law. My mom also arrived there the same day I did. While we were all there we took a trip up to Michigan to see my grandmother and aunts. To my aunt's house from my sister's is only 4-4.5 hours. The first day in Michigan we went to this little German town called Frankinmuth which is 45 minutes from my aunt's. Around dinner time we headed to my aunt's. We had dinner with my aunt, uncle, cousin and her family. That night we stayed there and in the morning we headed up north further to my grandmother's. We stayed with my grandmother for a few days. One of the days up there we went out to the point and played in the Lake Huron. After we left there we went back to my aunt's and stayed the night with her again. Also while we were there we went and saw my other cousin and his wife who just had their baby. He was a tiny little guy. So eventually we made it back down to my sister's and the low point of the vaction happened. I spent 5 hours in ER with stomach issues (nothing new there) but they did an ultrasound to make sure the baby was ok. Of course, he was and the tech could not believe how active he was. She said if he came out that active he was going to run us ragged. The ER doc also said that he was big, what can I say, have you seen his dad. Well after that low point the rest of the time at my sister's was good. We went to German Village and took mom to the book store there and of course she got lost in the store but that is really easy actually. The store has 32 rooms upstairs, downstairs, left, and right. It truly is a maze. One day we went and checked out a maternity store and mom bought me a couple shirts. Bryan who is a Ohio State fan bought the baby Ohio State pacifiers. The second to the last day we were there we went and drove around Omish country. We went in search of the quilts people painted on their barns. The key word in that sentence was search, yeah we had an adventure. The last day there we just kind of relaxed and hung out around the house. It was great to see them all and it sucked to leave them all but boy was i also glad to be home. So here are a few pictures from the trip, ENJOY.


Funny hat in Frankinmuth


Sis and I in funny glass in Frankinmuth


Sis and Bryan in funny glasses


Bryan and I in wool hats


Bryan modeling an apron


Aunt Chum with her granddaughter, Alyvia


Cousin Jen and her daughter, Addison


Me at Loggers Monument in East Tawas


Mom, Mandy, Bryan and me


Grandma (better know as Yo), Mandy, and Bryan


Sis and I looking for shells and driftwood


Mom and Sis out on the point


Lighthouse on Tawas Point


Some really big kids swing at the park


Me in the trunk


Quilt painted on barn


Another quilt

BABY!!!!

So I am kind of excited, I had my first ultrasound today. As Larry said in the ultrasound room, "I guess it's official now." During the exam the baby was really active, every time the tech went to take her measurements the baby would move. According to the measurements she did get, I am 11wks5days but according to the doctor I am 12wks1day, so baby should be due somewhere near January 17-19.


baby's head is on the right, his hand is the little white marks above his head


baby's head is again on the right, you can see one of his feet on the left


baby's head is again on the right, his foot is on the left again also


baby's head is on the left this time


baby's head is on the left, you can kind of see his profile (nose, lips, chin)


baby's head, his hand is above his nose and mouth


(WE CALL IT A BOY BUT WE DO NOT ACTUALLY KNOW THE SEX, NOT TILL SEPT.)