Catching up

Well, my patient readers, it's high time I catch up around here. I'll post another belly shot soon, since this week I'll hit 25wks. I'll post one every five weeks, that way I don't have to take as many, and it will go faster for me. :-) Here are some pictures of what we've been doing lately.

We went to Saguaro Lake with the fam a couple of weeks ago. It was super fun, and Natalie actually did really well. She liked the water, and loved wearing her hat that I picked up at Walmart for $1. The water was really shallow for a long ways, so the girls could wade around. My dear mom went in the water with her so I didn't have to.
She's probably saying, "mama!" like she does 5 bazillion times a day.
Natalie and Brooklyn liked picking up handfuls of gravel/sand stuff and dropping it in another spot. Brooklyn was WAY more into the dirt at the BBQ area than Natalie. Natalie poked at it timidly with one finger whilst Brooke spread both hands around in it then smeared it all over her body. There were way too many bees and flies and stinky bathrooms for us though, and we didn't stay TOO long because of them. All in all, a fun afternoon trip and I recommend it!
Natalie was getting antsy and cranky while I was trying to make dinner so I gave her a bowl of some flour and some utensils to stir with. Messy, but kept her occupied for a good 15 minutes while I rushed around the kitchen.
She even took a big bite before I could stop her. It was hilarious. She didn't like it and didn't eat anymore after that! Ignore her shaggy bangs...I have since given her a trim. :-)

I made this delightful little dessert for my sister Katie's bridal shower on recommendation from Mark's cousin Karlie. They turned out great, and so cute and delicious!

I will shield your innocent eyes, reader, from the scandalous outfits received by my sister at her two bridal showers. These are some lovely briefs she got from a cousin...Kayci, I think. Love the look on her face! She's getting married on Friday, we can't wait!!

In other news, Mark has quit his job at Wachovia! He is a free man, for another week at least. He has been super cheerful and fun and so helpful with Natalie with extra time on his hands. It's nice because when I need to rest from one of my killer pregnancy headaches, he can take her off my hands for a little bit. He has attended one orientation session so far and loved it, and has a few more this week. He is so excited to start law school. I love it. It'll be tough to not see him as much, but hopefully it will go by fast and it'll be over before we know it. Sundays will probably be our favorite day since we'll get to see him all day.

We also traded in our trusty Altima for a 2007 Toyota Sienna this week. We have realized for a while that we were outgrowing our sedan and started looking while Mark has had free time to test drive, etc. We found a great deal on this one here in town and picked it up on Tuesday. It's white and we LOVE it. Thanks to our cousin Kayci who test drove all the mini vans out there and let us know that the Sienna was her fave. It saved us lots of time!! :-) It also has more safety features than our old car which makes us feel better about having Natalie in there.

Sorry so long! Thanks for reading. TTFN.