First Belly Shots

17weeks

There ya have it! The first belly shot. I kind of wish I had started taking pics sooner even though there wasn't much to look at. It's just fun to see the progress. Claire is at her Uncle Tom & Tia's house having her first sleepover with them. This should be exciting for them all. We went out for sushi appetizer and now we are home preparing our 2nd dinner of steaks, shrimp, and corn on the cob. Can you say FAT?! We can't believe how quiet it is to be home alone. We definitely miss her but we are enjoying this solitude.

Saturday Soccer

Soccer class has begun. I honestly feel calling it "soccer" class is a slight exaggeration...it's more like a fundamentals class with the use of a soccer ball! They don't play games at this age so it really is about learning the basics. You have to start somewhere right?! It was only 80 degrees outside at 9am but we were sweating (I was sitting and I was sweating!) so that made Claire pretty tired out but overall she did great and hung in there til the end! They ran laps (see the second pic. if you click on it up close you can see her determined little face), jumped over hoola hoops, and other coordination tasks. We can't wait to see how the class progresses as the weeks go on (and the temps cool down!).

The rest of the weekend was spent with family. My sis in law, Carol, was in town for a few days so we shopped, ate lunch, and had a family dinner. Now if I could get rid of this annoying sinus crap in my head I'd feel a lot more social and energetic! If that's my only pg complaint though I'll take it because everything else is going good. Belly shots to come soon. I think I finally have something to photograph. =)

Cali trip

We took a little family getaway trip to Cali for Labor Day weekend. We started our trip in Oceanside, CA at a beautiful resort owned by Wyndham (Eric works for Wyndham). We spent 2 days there checking out the beach and the Carlsbad area. Our last day we went to San Diego and ventured around the Seaport Village area in downtown and checked out the Children's Museum. Claire LOVED the museum. We shut the place down!! It was a nice trip to Cali. Cooler temps...not much sun which was a bit gloomy but overall the low temps were nice. It doesn't seem to stop people from hitting the beach in their bikinis! This AZ/TX girl is a wimp and wore a sweatshirt most of the day! Claire did great in the car (6-7 hours each way) and loved the beach. This may be our last trip as a family of 3 before baby is born so it was nice to just be together even if there were crazy moments and very little relaxing with an almost 3 yr old! The next time we travel I will need to be able to have a cocktail!! haha!