Bring on

the trains, planes and automobiles!  We are going to be blessed with a baby boy in January!

Baby boy is doing great!  So far, he is a very healthy little one.  He is already taking after mama- just hanging out upside down!  He was a little camera shy, but we still learned a little bit about him!

Fun facts:- his feet are 1" long right now
                 - he is weighing in at 7 oz.
                 - we could see all 4 chambers in the heart on the ultrasound!  Its beating away at 145 beats per min.

let the countdown begin...

We are going to have several countdowns going over the next months....

We have several House projects to be completed....
      ....the upstairs bathroom
      ....fixing up the attic- turning it into a craft room/bonus room... and then
      ....we will begin the countdown to the nursery!!!!!!!!

We are expecting a baby in January and we have lot to accomplish before we become parents!  We are both stoked to enter this new chapter of our lives and will enjoy every step of the way :)

17 weeks and feeling good!

WE'RE FINISHED!!!!!!!!

Complete with new paving on the sidewalks and driveway/ parking pad.... we are finished with the Cottage St. duplex.  As it goes with every project there is always more to do, but the tenants moved into the bottom unit today so it is ready to be lived in!!!

Summer Trips & Visits

We have still been busy since our Seattle trip!  Kyle has been working super hard on the Cottage Street duplex as well as keeping up with work in Cambridge.  I  took a trip out to Montana for a reunion with the girls I lived with in college, from Montana I went on to California for a conference for a computer software we use at school to manage our student data and classroom information.  And to round out July, Tracy came to visit this weekend! 

At the top of a hike in Montana, a little rainy which felt really good!

 The view Camie grew up with in her backyard.  Absolutely beautiful!  We had such a good time catching up with each other!

 

Checkin' out the North Shore by Annika's house in Beverly, MA

 After the Duck boat tour, a rainy walk to the North End in our freshly bought Boston sweatshirts!

Paul Revere's house in Boston.  Over 300 years old... pretty cool piece of history!

Pictures of the Cottage Street duplex to come later this week...

Seattle Trip

The week of July 4th we went out to Seattle to visit Brandon and Amy and go to Julie Bratt's wedding (friend that I lived with in college).  WE HAD A BLAST!  To sum it up, here are a bunch of photos!

 

Family photo- finally not in the winter :)  Fourth of July

 

Buchart Gardens in Victoria, BC- this whole space used to be a rock quarry

 Our view of the fireworks for the 4th... on Brandon and Amy's apartment balcony!

 

Rattlesnake Ridge hike... at the top.

 

Julie's wedding.. she was a gorgeous bride :) so glad we could come for the big day!

 Downtown Seattle and Pike's Market

Tourists!! Space needle... (I don't know why I can't get the photos to show the right orientation, sorry)

Happy Birthday...

Happy be-lated birthday to Beckett!!!  For Beck's birthday, back in April, we gave him a 'trip to the zoo' with Uncle Kyle and Aunt Erica.  So, while mom and dad packed up the apartment, we were off to the aquarium with Beck!  The aquarium was a much better choice on an 80 degree day :)  We had tons of fun and Beck loved seeing all the fish.

 Seals on the harbor

 

Checkin' out the penguins with Unlce Kyle

 Loved looking in the fish tank... some of the fish were bigger than Beck!

Look!  I am almost as tall as a sting ray :)

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great long weekend, full of fun times with friends, each other and awesome weather.  Friday evening Kyle and I went golfing with friend, Josh Glerum.  It was a great night and I managed to not get upset when my ball went into woods, time after time after time!  Saturday we had a 'see you later' party for the Glerum's and Stacia Volgelzang, who are all leaving this fine town for the wonderful state of Michigan... although we will be missing them, I personally can't blame them for going back to the mitten!  Sunday was relaxing for me while Kyle was out golfing with 'the guys' after church.  Again, another beautiful day!  Today, memorial day we got to enjoy a game at the Red Sox!  Kyle and I had gotten tickets at the WCS aucion and we had great seats, third row back right along the first base line! Not only was it a great game, but it was very cool to see how they honored all the service men and women who have and are fighting for our country.  (Thanks, to all those overseas!)  We topped off the day with a lovely dinner on Lance and RoseAnn's porch.  No better way to end a holiday weekend than with family and burgers on the grill :)