Lake Tahoe and San Fran

rich, baby and i flew to lake tahoe for a visit with rich's dad and family. it was a great trip! we flew into san francisco, and then drove to lake tahoe. we paddleboarded, went crawdad fishing, cooked yummy food, explored an old mining town in nevada and did many magical things. at the end of the trip, rich and i were able to spend a little time in san francisco, and that was an amazing city! why is the world so cool?

early morning adventure

we watched the sunrise over the lake. wow!

pretty rach and my adorable nephew, jake shake!

crawdad fishin'

i love this gem of a girl

rich cooked the crawdad's and ate em. like mini-lobsters, he said.

virginia city

we love you baby!

the trolley was so fun!

what a babe! i'm so lucky!

"everywhere you look"...

the running trail views were breathtaking!

we went to lunch at a haunted restaurant! scary!

Second Trimester!

the second trimester has been great! my constant nausea went away, and i have more energy.  "more energy" means more than my first trimester, but don't get me wrong--i'm still exhausted all the time! my favorite part of my second trimester has been feeling him kick! it took until about 22 weeks for me to recognize it, but finally i felt it! since he started kicking--he hasn't stopped! we call him bam-bam. :) i'm so happy for third trimester to begin because it just means pretty soon i'll get to squish my little love!

14 weeks

15 weeks...tired mama!

16 weeks!

17 weeks!

18 weeks!

19 weeks..puma giving baby some love!

20 weeks.  baby is the size of a mango!!!

21 weeks.  little man's first airplane ride! he did great!

22 weeks.  michelle got me my first maternity shirt!

23 weeks

24 weeks

24 weeks... again!

25 weeks--going for an early morning hike with Rich at Lake Tahoe

26 weeks. Beautiful Lake Tahoe!

26.5 weeks. california!!

happy birthday husband!

rich turned another year hotter! to celebrate rich's birth, we had lee & hanna, graham & brooke and akif & fariha over for a bbq party.  i also took rich on his first sailing expedition the day before, and i made him a little photo memory book. i hope he had a great day. i love him more and more every year. happy birthday baby! xoxo.

rich's favorite card--thanks fariha

ahah!

minnesota

rich and i were able to go to minnesota for a couple of days. it was a super fun and relaxing trip which included going to valleyfair, boating and swimming at the lake, eating some yummy bbq food, and rich and all the men went golfing as well. we were also able to meet our new nephew, who is so precious! thanks for the fun, familia! we love ya!

baby's first airplane ride! besides kicking a lot, he did great!

professional golfers... ;)

the nurse and her patient :p

hello little adorable baby!