A Much Needed Vacation

It's been over a year since Scott and I have had an actual vacation.  Last year over Labor Day weekend we joined my parents in Sunriver, OR for a short vacation.  Sometime over this Summer I convinced my parents that it was a great idea to make this trek a yearly tradition.  Around July we booked a house and made plans to meet in Sunriver for a four night/five day vacation.

We waited patiently all summer for this trip and were very excited to finally get out of town for a while.  Also, we had the realization that this would be our last vacation before our daughter arrives in November.

I took some time off work and Scott decided to skip a days worth of classes, and we headed to Sunriver on Thursday.  The drive is about 5 and 1/2 hours of very boring terrain.  Unfortunately, the night before we left was not a great one for Scott.  He didn't sleep a wink.  Scott pulled his first all nighter of the semester in order to get all his homework done before we left.  This meant that I would do all the driving on Thursday as it was probably not safe to have him take the wheel on no sleep.

We arrived in Sunriver at at 5:30 pm.  The house we rented was perfect with a very nice living room, large deck, hot tub and great adult bikes for us to use while we were there.  That night we went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant and called it an early night.

Exterior of the House (Virginia Rail 4)



Large Living Room

Hot Tub (I could not enjoy but everyone else did!)

We had a great time in Sunriver.  It is one of our favorite spots to vacation.  We floated the Deschutes River, went for a few bike rides (yes, I was able to ride a bike with very little issues!), played miniature golf (#1 Dad, #2 Me, #3 Mom and last, but not least, Scott), watched the Boise State game (Go Broncos!) and relaxed by the North Pool. 

Rafting The River (It was actually pretty easy to paddle.)



Scott and Me on the River



Mom and Dad Canoeing

Mom and Me Take a Break From Paddling

Scott and Me After Pulling Off To Eat Some Snacks

Dad and Me (He is actually smiling!)

Such A Beautiful Section Of River To Float

All Of Us During Our River Float

Me and Dad Playing Mini Golf

Me and Mom Playing Mini Golf

Me and Scott Playing Mini Golf

Mom, Me and Dad Playing Mini Golf

Action Shot of Mom

Action Shot of Dad

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Action Shot of Scott 

Action Shot of Me

All of Us After an Intense Game of Mini Golf :)

It was great to get a away for a while and enjoy some fun activities.  We are looking forward to keeping up this yearly vacation and enjoying it with a 9 month old next year!  I hope everyone else had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.

Nursery!

As most of you are probably aware, I am a planner.  This can be a little overwhelming for some but I like to think I am just prepared for all the possibilities which is a good thing!  To this end, at 20 weeks when we found out we were having a girl I began putting together the nursery.  My parents were in town that weekend and they helped us out a lot.  It was hard to pick out the nursery decor.  First, I am not a girl girl and, second, I hate being cliche.  I am beginning to notice though that I love all the cliche little pick outfits and things for my little girl.  I may be more girly than I thought.  For the nursery we went with a lavender theme with safari/zoo for the nursery bedding.  I think it turned out really well.  The boys painted the room and the girls decorated once everything was set up.  That weekend also involved lots of clothes shopping which my Mother is VERY good at :)  Below are pictures of the finished nursery that is awaiting our little ones arrival in about three months!

Our little girls new crib.

Changing table/dresser combo.

Second dresser (I am sure we will need both and the closet!!)

Nice big closet.

As you can see, we are all set up and ready for our little girl.  She will not be wanting for any thing and I am sure both of our families will spoil her rotten (I know they will because it has already begun!).  Lots more things to buy and get prepared before her arrival but I think we have a great start.

Over the next two months we will be taking five classes at St. Lukes to get more prepared: childbirth preparation, baby care basics, breastfeeding 101, pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR.  You can never be too prepared when it comes to your little one and we intend to be very prepared--at least for what we can and knowing there is plenty that we can't prepare for!







The Start

Today I decided that I should start a blog. Not because I be live it will change the world but I would like to share more details of our life with family and friends.

I guess to start I should just say a little about myself and my family. Hopefully most of you know us but if you don't then here goes. I was born and raised in Redmond, WA, ventured to the South for college and went to law school at Gonzaga. Scott was raised in Sammamish, WA, went to Arizona for college and went into the Air Force for three years (stationed in GA).

Scott and I were married in August 2008 after which we both moved to Boise, Idaho. Now, most people don't just move to Boise...I mean it's Idaho. I never thought I would end up here but a good job could not be turned down right out of law school. Now we love it here and would not leave! Who knew. I currently work for RDG Filings (a full service SEC filing agent) and Scott is attending Boise State University finishing up with Masters in Civil Engineering.

And as most of you know....we are expecting! Our little girl is due to arrive November 19, 2011. I am 28 weeks pregnant and loving it! We are in the home stretch and are just dying with excitement. The main reason to start this blog is to share in the joys of our new little one with all of you (ups and downs included :)).