Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Summer Fun

Sorry for not updating my blog for the last month. Number one, I have been tired a lot lately, and Number two, I haven't felt like it. But a lot has been going on lately, getting ready for little Gabe to come and my younger sister Jill is living with us for the summer. I would've died without her here though because Alejandro is in one of his last semesters of school and is really, really busy. So I don't get to see him much. Jill and I have had some fun and I really enjoy her company. There is a lot of writing in this post, so sorry, but I have a lot of updating to do.

The first two pictures are for my mother in law, Mariela, who Alejandro wanted to show some of our new baby equipment. A baby swing and a stroller. Ale didn't have these things when he was a baby, so he's really excited about all of it. So just ignore the first two pics. Scroll down for what we've been doing this summer!


This is on Tuesday, July 14th. I am 30 weeks along. And forgive me for the shininess ... I guess I should wear a tank top underneath that shirt.

Below are pictures from Jill and I's trip up to Mesa Falls. I heard it was pretty, so one day we headed up there. Once we got up there, we didn't realize we had to PAY to get in, and we didn't have any money with us. So we ended up looking down at the pretty waterfalls from Lower Mesa Falls, which by the way, I don't get how it's "lower" when it's actually above the water falls. Oh well. It was absolutely gorgeous on the way there though and when my parents come visit this week, we are going to go back up there. On the way back, we found this river (Warm River) and decided to stand in it and take some pictures (Jill's idea, but I like how they turned out).


Self-portrait in the river. I LOVED soaking my swollen feet in the COLD water.

Our feet. :) Guess which ones are mine? The chubbies on the right. Ha ha.


Jill's interpretive (sp?) dance in the waters of the Warm River. What a dork.
Mesa Falls.... from really, really far away.

Jill and I in front of Mesa Falls
In front of Mesa Falls. This was on Wednesday, July 8th, and I am 29 weeks pregnant (for Stacie).

This is a picture of Alejandro and I with Matt and Carmen Poulter. Matt served a mission in Uruguay over ten years ago. He baptized Alejandro and has kept in touch with him ever since. Carmen is his wife and they also have three little kids that are adorable! Matt's brother lives in Rigby, Idaho, so they were there visiting him. They invited us over for a little BBQ and to hang out. I loved seeing them and getting to know their family.

Below are our Fourth of July festivity pictures. Jill and I went to the Rexburg parade in the morning (over two hours long) and it was tons of fun. We got a little sunburned too. Then we headed down to Idaho Falls to spend the day by the river. We brought lots of food and snacks. The one thing I didn't bring was pillows. I would've been so much more comfortable and maybe would have been able to relax. At one point during the day it even rained. The fireworks were great and I loved spending time with my little family! We love being Americans! :)

Ale and I. This is Ale's "I-don't-want-to-take-a-picture" look. I love it. NOT.

We got those velcro catchy things and played with them all day. They broke after our thousandeth throw. :(

Jill and her fancy catch.

7 comments:

Miller Family said...

Lookin good Tam! You are getting so close. Looks like you are having lots of fun with Jill. Sometimes it is nice to have a buddy with you all the time. Try not to go so long between blog posts!!

Tammy said...

I know Gin! I need to be better at posting! It is really fun to have Jill here all the time too. :)

Anonymous said...

lookin great tam! hang in there and just go ahead and enjoy your last 8-10 weeks during the hottest part of the summer hehe. what are your plans for childbirth ie natural, epidural, induce, csection etc?

Anonymous said...

oh and i see weve been bumped from your blogroll. whats up with that?!

Michelle Stott said...

It looks like things are going well. Good luck with the last bit of pregnancy. Have fun with Jill.

Tammy said...

Sandee, Sandee, Sandee... last time I checked, you didn't even have a blog! Let me know what your address is, and I will add you again my dear friend!

Stacie said...

You look so cute! I'm glad you have Jill there to keep you company. I wish sooo bad I could be spending the summer with you guys! keep up the updates!