a little more summer fun :)

we have been enjoying one of our last couple of weeks of summer.  well maybe the kids "enjoyed" more than me...38 weeks pregnant in the middle of the summer can be miserable, but i'm hanging in there :)  we spent one whole morning at the splash park...


about a week ago, we saw the movie, "chimpanzee."  i think this was carson's first attempt at mimicing their table manners...




here's his second attempt.  chimps don't have the best table manners, so friends, this. is. not. good.


after a couple of hours at the splash park, we went next door to the real park...


they had a blast...


i think they both love a park more than anything else.








i got this shot, because i was sitting on the mulch...spent.


and then, they complied, and i got this one too :)


emma had cheer camp this week too...


and show offs, were friday night :)


mama c. & papa c. happened to be in town early for her party, so they got to watch too, which was a special treat.  she did such a great job on stage!  we were so proud of her :)


friday was also our ten year anniversary, but it was just an ordinary day, and i think we were both okay with that.  hopefully, we can celebrate with dinner this weekend, but for now, i am just grateful for my amazing hubby and all that he is.  the past 10 have been great and i'm sure that the next 10 will be even better.

also, don't forget to vote, if you haven't already :)  i'll be shutting down the link soon...very soon :) here's the link...



now, if i could just fast forward the next couple of weeks...the end is exhausting in every way imaginable.  hugs to you all...

jenn

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::Growing Baby #3:: Chapter 6

i made it to 37 weeks, which is considered full-term, so i guess this little monkey could come any day now!  although, i've never gone into labor before, so i'm not banking on it.  i'm hanging in there.

this pregnancy has been the. hardest. for. sure.  oh my goodness.  this week i've been dealing with sciatic nerve pain, nose bleeds almost every morning, heartburn, indigestion, third trimester nausea (that was a new one for me.  and after already having it for 20 weeks, i was not at all impressed when it came knocking on my door...again) and a whole host of other issues.  all of my issues are within the normal range, but still...geez!  i'm super uncomfortable and for whatever reason, when this baby kicks, it hurts, and i mean really hurts.  i had a bladder infection a few weeks ago, but for the last couple of weeks, i've just been trying to keep up with my two kiddos in this heat.  some days are more challenging than others.

i start my weekly obgyn appointments this week, so i'll have weekly updates from my doctor.  the nursery is done.  i hope to  post pics soon.  we installed the car seat this weekend, and no, i don't have a belly pic to share.  i promise i'll get a 38 and 39...i'm giant :)

xxoxo, jenn

summer lately...

some mornings, we ride the jeep.  i do my best to keep up, but my walking probably looks like the pregnant waddle by now...


we usually break at the park :)


one afternoon was a play date with friends...complete with homemade peach ice cream and cookies...so fun!


we have tinker bell and peter pan roaming the house quite often...


and sometimes, we bake cookies :)


we took some to our sweet neighbors...


trains are still at the top of bro's faves...


and a morning of gymnastics is fun for all three of us.


they run their energy off and i get air conditioning...priceless :)


here we are on our way to the mall...


and here's my sweet memms who lost her front tooth this week.  she's growing up too fast.


i couldn't stop taking pics of bro.  they are so sweet when they sleep...




we took the kids to build a bear.  bro picked a bunny...


and emma picked a pony...


and then, they picked one for the baby :)


each animal got a heart, a name, a bath, and a birth certificate.


we took emma here, just before carson was born and did the same thing.  they've both enjoyed building sweet animals for our babies on the way :)


safety town was on our summer list...


we had a fun morning learning about fire safety and playing dress-up...


so funny!


i think their favorite was driving the big truck...


carson loved that...


and the lights!


safety town marked 36 weeks and 1 day for me, so we are getting closer!  i'll update on our sweet baby number 3 soon!  hugs to you all!!

::Fun at Medieval Times::

Pawpaw and Nana treated us to an evening at Medieval Times...


Emma was super impressed with the castle...


And Carson was super impressed with his sword...






We were all excited about the show with all of the horses and didn't quite know what to expect :)


Dinner was so fun!  You eat with your hands, medieval style, and the horses, knights, and jousting were so fun for the kids to watch.  We had such a fun evening with Pawpaw and Nana!

summer lately...

i spent one afternoon with my kids and canvases....


their job was to paint something for the baby's nursery :)  i ended up bribing carson with chocolate to convince him to finish his masterpiece.  boys are so different than girls :)


emma wanted to paint a family of birds, so i drew something off and she went to town...


she did this when she was three for carson's nursery.  the painting is still in his room, and they like that they are able to help with the new baby's room...so sweet!


we've done plenty of swimming.  we call this little dude our bubble guppy...


and plenty of snuggling...


rob braved the heat and took the kids fishing...


and carson caught his first fish!


we swam some more...


and i washed plenty of baby clothes...boy and girl.


we did a doctor's appointment and ultrasound for me.  this just cracks me up.  they even have the "empty man chair" between them :)


and the kids both finished their artwork...


i was so proud of them!


later on, my parents had the kiddos for a few days, so we squeezed in a date.  it was an early date to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary.  it. didn't. go. as. planned.  rob surprised me with reservations somewhere, but when we got to the top of the spinning tower in downtown dallas, all i could think was that i was going to puke or i needed to leave...fast.  i'm thinking that my normal motion sickness mixed with 32 weeks prego was a recipe for disaster, so we left, and i felt so terrible that i had ruined our night.

oh well, things don't always go as planned, right?  maybe we'll try a redo before our actual day...