Ranch into a Winery

We were able to go out and see the Ranch that Mimi grew up on.  It was beautiful and has been turned into a winery.  We ordered some wine for us as our souvenir from the trip.  I will be excited when I can have a glass this December!

This was on the way to the winery.

Sage was freezing so I gave her my sweater.  She was playing out by the fountain. 

17 Weeks

17 Weeks
Total weight gain: +7 lbs

Size of baby: Baby H is the size of an onion

Gender: Going to have to wait until December!!

Movement: Nothing yet - will keep you posted - should feel something soon. 

Sleep:  Not getting up much to go the bathroom - yeah!   Sleeping with a little pillow next to me - might be time to bring out the body pillow. 

What I miss: Not much! A glass of white wine on these summer nights.

Cravings: Still loving any fruit that is cold (watermelon, blueberries, etc.), Chicken Pad Thai, anything sweet.  Made some yummy Vanilla Chai cupcakes for the 4th:)

Clothes: The bella band came out this week and so did the maternity pants/shorts.  Most of my maternity pants/shorts are still big but they are comfortable!  Still wearing my shirts but have all my maternity clothes out and organized!

Symptoms: Lots of pressure below my C-section scar.  This will be fun for 22 more weeks!

Best moment this week:   Sage asking all sorts of questions about the baby - where will he/she sleep, what will he/she wear, what can she do to help with the baby.   Love it - I think we are going to have a very big helper when the baby gets here. 

Parents night out!

We got a few nights out while we were in Oregon - thanks to Mimi and Pop-Pop for babysitting.  Well, Russ and I got two nights out, Reese only got one night out.  The first night we went out Reese had to much sun and cocktails that day and was ready for bed so he stayed home with Sage:)  It was fun to hang out with the cousins and their wives.  I had heard so much about everybody and was so glad I finally got to meet them all. 

Reese, Randy, Russ, and Rob 

(we were missing Richie and his wife that night)

Fishing the Rogue!

Reese, Russ, and Pop-Pop got up very early one morning to go fishing on the Rogue River.  Reese caught one salmon and had lots of bites, Russ caught two salmon and had lots of bites, Pop-Pop didn't catch a fish that morning.  But all the fish were released.

 Love the smile on his face!

Not to shabby of a view!

Cousins!

We had two cars while we were in Oregon.  Sage always wanted to ride with Finn.  It was very cute she always wanted to ride with her cousins!

This was the morning we went on the Jet Boat down the Rogue River.  It was a very chilly morning and the captain was nice on the way down the river but on the way back he got us wet!

Happy 4th of July!

We hope you all have fun celebrating the 4th!  We have a fun day planned with friends, food and fireworks.  A good day as a family!

Sage and I did this craft for the 4th.  She had fun separating the buttons by color than by size.  She was so ready to use the glue to attach the buttons.  A fun project for both of us!

Ice Cream Break

We stopped on the way back from Crater Lake for ice cream and a break. Sloan wasn't feeling good so it was nice to get her out of the car for some fresh air and the rest of us had some ice cream.  Sage enjoyed Reese's more than hers and we discovered she likes waffle cones:) Then Sage and Finn ran around for a little while. 

 Had to get a picture of Pop-Pop and the kids in this HUGE chair!

Sage wouldn't pose with us - so just Reese and I!

Crater Lake

We went up to Crater Lake and it was stunning.  The water is so blue and it was just an amazing thing to see.  There is a road around the rim and it was still partially closed due to snow!  We stopped at the visitors center and there was still some piles of snow.  The kids had fun playing in it!

 

Fun in Oregon

While we were in Medford we got together with Pop-Pop's side of the family.  We had a great picnic at a lake and I met tons of family and loved it!  Reese got to see some family members he hadn't seen in almost 20 years.  Sage loved it too, as there were lots of little ones to run around with.  The day after the lake picnic we had a gathering out at the farm where Pop-Pop grew up and his brother currently lives.  They got out a pool for the kids and a slip'n'slide!  Sage wasn't sure at first and stood on the sidelines.  Then we borrowed a bathing suit and she was still a little timid.  One of the older kids took her around and got her comfortable and she finally had fun.  She didn't quite run down the slip'n'slide but she did walk down it. 

 Finn, Sloan, Jo, Sage, and Lizzie