Seattle

Ben and I have been spending LOTS of time in seattle! We have done a cool drum circle, where probably around 300 people from seattle met and we all had drums, and played together. There was a director over all of us and it was crazy because when we first all started playing it sounded like a big mess of confusion, but as we listened to each other we would all start getting onto the same beat. The director would have us do things in sync and helped to guild us so it sounded good. It was really cool, and quit the experience. Our hands hurt the next day from playing so hard! The next weekend we came back to seattle for our anniversary, and the week after that we house sat for my cousin up on queen anne, and just last night we went down with some good friends to a mariners game! I'll just post some pictures of some of the adventures we have been having while we have been downtown! PICTURE OVERLOAD!!!!!!! We went with Howard, Amy, and heather to the Rhythm festival (where we did the drum circle)

ben and I went row boating by university of washington

Some more row boating pictures! It was sooo gorgeous out on that water, tons of turtles, and blue herons, geese, frogs, trees...I highly recommend it!

Outings with friends

sunday stroll through the park in magnolia

at the mariners game!!

5 year anniversary

This is late, but I wanted to write a little about mine and bens 5 year anniversary. I am so lucky to have found someone who fits so perfect with me. We just understand each other so well, and the way that we think and interact shows this. Ever since we met back in 2006, we have always been on the same page. I love the little things that ben does to show his love. On this particular anniversary I was surprised by my benjamin. He first made little notes on pieces of paper throughout the house that said, "follow me", then he made a paper trail that would lead to a little present. The first one was that he had taken the day off from work! On the last one of those that I found the note read for me to pack my bags because we would be staying the night somewhere special. We spent the whole day in downtown seattle, eating whatever we wanted, and we were going to do the underground tour or ride the ducks but the weather didn't think we should do either of those things, so we just went to pike place market, and did some shopping, and goofed off with each other. Then we went to bellevue and had dinner at cheesecake factory, went swimming, and had a great night alone. The next morning we got up and went on a walk around greenlake, and went to california pizza kitchen. yum! The weekend was super laid back. We didn't do anything super exciting but it was perfect. I love weekends like this. the night before our anniversary I had blown up ballooons and tied little sweet nothings, and coupons, and things for ben. I did 5 balloons since its our 5 year anniversary. I also gave him his favorite candy in the world, trolli eggs, and of course a card.. I tried to be super sneaky but he may or may not have woke up while i was trying to get the balloons over him.. haha.. so at 4:30 ish in the morning i made him breakfast in bed and we snuggeled and talked. (I tend to wake up at this hour almost every morning these days, blame it on the pregnancy!) So happy to have ben as my forever, and I am SO excited to see him as a father. I really just don't know how I lucked out with this one.

change, and 7 months

Oh my goodness! I cannot believe I'm already 7 months along! Things are really starting to feel real these days, and its starting to feel a bit intimidating. I wasn't very nervous before, just excited.. but as the days keep creeping on by I feel myself feeling more and more scared. Its just that its only been ben and I for so long now. We are so used to our simple life of me and him. I don't want to sound selfish, but I am being a little selfish I suppose. I love our relationship so much, and it makes me nervous what kind of effect adding another soul will have on it. People always say what a big change we will encounter, I guess its just the not knowing that is freaking me out!

Now, don't get me wrong, we are sooo excited to meet this little one. We have been waiting forever to meet her, and we love her so much already, which is another reason why I get nervous. I let thoughts sneak their way into my mind, especially in the wee hours of the night. Thoughts of what being a mother means, and if I possess the right abilities to hold such a daunting role. I wonder what our children will be like as they grow, and if I can set the right example for them, and if I can keep them going in the right direction of life.

I think the fact that we leave for dental school about a month and a half after she is born is part of the reason so much anxiety has been arising as well.. we still don't have an apartment, and I will have to get a job shortly after arriving, ben will be so busy with school, I really won't see him at all, and I don't even want to think about finding someone to watch my precious baby girl. But I do know that everything will work out. I am a strong believer of this and I just have to have faith in the lord and trust in him for now, becuase I know we are doing what we are supposed to do at this time so that is what matters most. Now I just have to trust that things will fall into place as they should.

I am rambeling a ton, sometimes you just need to ramble. Sit down and just type. I'll leave with a few pictures of me at 7 months.. thanks to my sister lena who sporatically took these at our family easter party!

brandi's ready to POP!

I wanted to post a few (and by a few I mean a million) pictures from brandis baby shower! ginger, brooke and I were able to throw it for brandi. We are SO excited to meet her sweet baby girl, and its only less then a month away now!


cute brandi with some of her goods!


all of us sisters and ginger.. wish that ali was here too! miss you lover!





the cousins are saying hello! me at 6 months, brandi at 8 months









we had a brunch


the beverages


these cupcakes had pop rocks on them! made by aunt amelia


yogurt parfait bar








party favors








the different flavors of POP corn

gender reveal party, and recent pregger photos.

PINK!








the guesses!





a few of the guests


24 weeks!


24 weeks along! (after i cut my hair)


candace and I (21 weeks, before i chopped off my long locks!)


suncadia resort 22 wks preggers here


suncadia resort


suncadia resort
We threw a gender reveal party awhile back, when we (kind of) found out what we were having, but I never posted pictures. We had lost our camera charger for awhile so I only have a few, not so amazing pictures of the party, so that is part of the reason for not posting about it! but It was great, we had family and close friends come and join in on the fun reveal!

at 24 weeks we have had three more ultrasounds and baby still will not cooperate and let us see the goods for sure, so we still might be having a mister... but we have become very very attached to the idea of a sweet little girl now so we are hoping she really is a she. We have her named picked out and refer to her by that name so lets hope this is correct!!!

my last appointment was this last wednesday and I have REALLy gained weight! ha.. but that is part of pregnancy, and I am supposed to so I am glad, just a little shocked! i got my first maternity item this week. just a pair of pants, and a pair of leggings. I can still put a few of my normal pants on but i have to do the rubber band trick, and I feel like im flashing people sometimes so Im excited to have some maternity pants! Its insane how our bodies work, and how they grow, i still cannot get over the fact that I have a baby growing inside of me.

baby girl is moving like crazy, we can see her karate moves from the outside and know we have an active one! we love her more and more each day!

Ben and I got to go to Suncadia two weeks ago for a work conference and we had a great time. the resort is AMAZING and it was a nice treat to get to go and do that.

I also have started working again! yay! nice to get a paycheck again, even if its only for three months. I can't believe I am having this baby in 4 months, and that Im 6 months along already!