True love

What is true love? It it so many things, all of which Paul has shown me over the years of our relationship. But the other night Paul took true love to the next level. He painted my toenails for me. Why, you ask? Because I cannot reach down to paint them anymore. What a fabulous man! I could not ask for a more caring, supportive, true-love-showing man in my life. I am blessed!

Showered with kindness

I was lucky enough to have two fantastic baby showers, one with my family and one with friends in which baby Edler and I were spoiled rotten!


My sister-in-law hosted my family shower at my Grams' house. A huge thank you to both of them for all their hard work!


Lindsay, me, Laura (who hosted - thank you!!), and Erin


With Arielle and Carissa, friends from work

We now have everything we will need for baby Edler's arrival...just waiting for him to show up :-) I am so very grateful for all the generous and thoughtful people in our life.

Seafair

A tradition that we love so much - Seafair! This year we took the Light Rail which was a great adventure and I highly recommend it. The Blue Angels were fantastic, the hydros were fast, the beer was refreshing (so I was told), and the day was perfect. I love traditions!

An evevning on the water

With this wishy-washy Seattle "summer" we didn't know what to expect when we scheduled an kayaking night. But we couldn't have asked for a more perfect evening! Paul's cousin was visiting from Texas and joined Brooksie, Dana and us for this adventure.


I was concerned that my belly wouldn't fit in the kayak but there was plenty of room for me and baby! :) Thank you Seattle for an evening of nice weather!!

A beautiful day for a hike

What do we do when I'm 7 months pregnant? We hike up Hurricane Ridge of course! Paul's mom Brooksie has wanted to drive over to the Olympic mountains since she moved up here (which was more than 3 years ago) and we finally got it on the calendar.



We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. It was gorgeous!!



After many little breaks on the way up, we all made it to the top and it was definitely worth it!



After that hike, we moved on to the next one - Marymere Falls at Lake Crescent.



It was a fabulous day of hiking and exploring!