Wednesday, June 24, 2009

CAMPING AND FISHING

We bombarded the Coon's Annual Family Camping Trip to Bishop This Summer. Boy Were We Glad We Did. It Was So Much Fun To Get Out In The Open Fresh Air And Enjoy Good Food, Fishing And Great Friendship. We Were There 3 Nights and 4 Days. Being 36 Weeks Pregnant Didn't Seem To Hinder The Trip At All. However, I Did Promise To Have Directions To The Nearby Bishop Hospital In Case I Spontaneously Went Into Early Labor.


The two Preggo Ladies kickin' it. I'm 36 weeks, Lindsey's 28 weeks.

Acacia the hiking pack. She loved being in this pack. We found this pack at a neighborhood garage sale that we happened to drive past. It cost us $15-so worth it!

Luca got pretty good at casting and was very proud of himself every time he got a good "bite". He enjoyed fishing so much that he keeps asking when he gets to go again. He was such a good sport and extremely patient.


Luca, Acacia, Hayden & Brooklyn after our few hours at the fishing pond. We got a lot of fish and had a yummy time eating them. It was the general consensus that pond fishing was great for the kidlets, but stream fishing was much more enjoyable for the adults.


Tony teaching our little girl how to fish. She was fascinated by the fish we caught and she even liked eating them too.


I was the only one willing to help the boys clean the fish. It's a pretty nasty job, but someone has to do it.


All the munchkins burned out and full from lunch.


Our little family in front of South Lake. Isn't it beautiful. Why can't the desert be that gorgeous? Acacia fell asleep in the car.


Tony thought it would be nice to have a picture of my 36 week "Big Fat Belly" at the lake. So there we are--Baby in tow at South Lake.


Luca and Hayden after their long hike. They are such cute little buddies, but can be a bit competitive with each other. . .typical boys.


After falling off the top bunk (twice) in Lindsey's Dad's trailer, Luca joined us in the tent. He looks pretty out of it eh? I guess falling off the bed twice in one night can really wear a little man out. He was a champ about the whole thing, but he sure did have some good bruises on his back and side as evidence of his battle with the bed.


Acacia had a pretty rough time one night. She screamed for about 30 minutes straight in the middle of the night. We tried rocking her, soothing her and cuddling, but nothing seemed to work. Tony went around the campsite walking her, but she just kept screaming. Finally I convinced him to take her for a drive and eventually she calmed down enough to go back to sleep. We don't know what that was all about, but it isn't the first time it happened hasn't been the last either.










Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Family Bonding

Jenni came for a visit with her 5 munchkins, so Uncle Kirk and Aunt Laura came down for a visit too.
It's special bonding time as Kirk and Laura read scripture stories with the kids before bed.
It's a full house with Jenni's five plus Acacia, Kirk and Laura. Family bonding doesn't happen all that often, but it sure is nice when it does.


Monday, June 1, 2009

New Addition To The Family

Acacia got her first baby doll and she fit right in with the family. I'm not huge on the whole "doll thing" but Acacia seems to love taking care of babies and stuffed animals. We decided that since we are having another baby, it would be a good idea for Acacia to have a baby of her own to take care of. Boy does she LOVE IT!

Holding and Squeezing her baby
Giving Baby Lots and Lots of Kisses

The three kids.
Acacia often tries to put diapers on her baby. She tries feeding her with a spoon, gives her a sippy cup, pushes her in the stroller and constantly pulls out the baby wipes to wipe up her baby. What a great little mother hen. I love watching her take care of her baby.



32 Weeks and a BIG FAT BELLY!

We call this the time of the "BIG FAT BELLY".

32 Weeks down. . .8 To Go!
Acacia loves playing with my "big fat belly". She is putting her bare belly up against mine. She loves to feel the baby move, kiss him, hug him and give him lots and lots of zerberts.

Kisses for our baby!

Luca's attempt at having a "big fat belly".
He loves touching, kissing and hugging my belly too. He is very excited for this baby and insists it's a boy. I keep trying to tell him that we might have a girl, but he'll hear nothing of it. He's 100% convinced it's all boy.