Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Here is Elizabeth at 39 weeks!!  Only one more week until our little guy's due date!  Of course he can come early if he wants :)  We're ready for you!!

Monday, July 1st, 2013

It's finally July, and that means we've made it to the month when our little guy will be born!! (I'm just guessing that he won't be 3 weeks late... wow that would be crazy).  I took the day off from work today to go with Elizabeth for a "growth ultrasound".  Right now they estimate from the ultrasound that he weighs about 7 pounds and 9 ounces (give or take 6 ounces).  Based on his weight, he is about on target for what is expected given his due date of July 10th.  He's actually a tad smaller than expected which may make his date closer to July 12th.  Who knows?  He could basically come any time now or over the next couple of weeks!

Another thing I did today was renewed our season tickets for the ISU men's basketball team!  I'm looking forward to basketball and football season quite a bit. 

Today I also changed the air filter in the house which I should do every 3-4 months.  So around October to November I need to remember to do that again. 

It's also worth noting that Eben & Lynn are in the middle of their Alaskan vacation right now.  Hopefully they are enjoying themselves!  Today they will be taking a train to Whittier, Alaska.  From there they will board their cruise ship and be enjoying they next 7 days on an Alaskan cruise. 

Monday, June 24th, 2013

We have 16 days left until our due date :)

Today after work I grilled up a very tasty meal... grilled veggies (asparagus, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and yellow squash), and a couple of pork burgers.  Everything turned out very well... I really should make veggies on the grill more often.  All I put on them was a little olive oil and some Lawry's seasoning salt.  Yum yum!

Right now our while lilac trees in the back yard are in bloom and smelling good.  We really had no idea what type of tree they were for most of our first year living here, but now we do!  We have a couple of these trees in front of the house and a couple in the back yard. 

Right now I'm just getting ready to watch game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.  Chicago leads the series 3-2, and hopefully will win the championship tonight!!

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

37 weeks

Today Elizabeth and our little one are now at the 37 week point of pregnancy.  This means that our baby boy is considered "full term"... even though his due date is not for another 3 weeks.  We can't wait to see him!

Saturday, June 15th, 2013

I can't believe it's already the middle of June!  That means that in about 3 and a half weeks or so we will have a new addition to the family :)

Today has been a quiet and relaxing day so far.  Elizabeth and I played some ladder golf in the yard, and I did a little bit of weeding in the garden (it still needs a lot more).  We're mostly just waiting in anticipation for the big day to get here!

I won a close fought battle 21-20 in a very good game with Elizabeth.  We made a rule that any time was had a "cycle" where we score 1, 2, and 3 points on our turn that we would then get a bonus point. This extra point on one of my turns ended up being the difference.

Here is my garden.  Four pepper plants and 19 tomato plants.  Also lots of weeds. 

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Here is another "baby bump" picture of Elizabeth.  We thought that we might as well take the photo outside by our blooming rose bush instead of inside like usual.  Today is a sort of unique day in her pregnancy... some people call it "35/35".  Today marks the 35th week of pregnancy, and there are also exactly 35 days until her due date.  Not a lot else is new around here... just waiting for the big day!  Elizabeth is at a water aerobics class now (which generally helps her sore back).  I made myself some comfort food for supper... tater tot casserole.

Monday, May 27th, 2013

Happy Memorial Day to all.  Elizabeth and I shared a long weekend with family in Galena, IL which was highlighted by the wedding of Missy Roberts to Lyndon Hawkins.  Brandon & Amy drove out to Ames to meet up with us on Saturday before we drove to Galena together on Sunday.  We actually met up with Eben & Lynn on the drive out and arrived together in time for lunch with the whole family.  Rick & Marilyn had rented a huge townhouse at Eagle Ridge where we met up with the family for lunch on Sunday... Marilyn had mad a total of 700 Swedish meatballs and ham balls.  After lunch we went back to our smaller townhouse to get ready for the big day.  It ended up being a very rainy day, so the wedding had to be done under a big tent instead of outside like originally planned.  It still was a very beautiful ceremony, and the reception afterwards was a lot of fun. 

Amy & Brandon outside of the wedding tent... with Elizabeth providing a fun photo bomb :)

Front cover of Missy & Lyndon's wedding program.

Missy & Lyndon

... and you may kiss the bride!

Everyone blew bubbles as the happy couple walked down the aisle as husband & wife.

Missy tossing her bouquet of flowers.

Susan, Eben, Marilyn, Aaron, and Marcia at the wedding.

Guests of the wedding signed a tree instead of a guest book.

 Today we all met back at Marilyn's townhouse for breakfast before heading our separate ways.  After making it back to Ames, Brandon & Amy went out to lunch with Elizabeth and myself to Hickory Park.  That was delicious as always.  Then I went with Amy & Brandon down to Ankeny to visit our aunt LaVonne.  Aaron also stopped by for a while.  In all, it was a fun weekend for family & it was a great wedding for Lyndon and Missy.