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Well, even though it's a totally unflattering picture, I thought I'd post another of my ever-growing belly! I'm 371/2 weeks--officially full-term! :)

My life is pretty uneventful these days--I work, come home, hang out with the puppies and sleep. But, I am now officially only a part-time employee!! Wohoo! I will work for two more weeks and then begin maternity leave--assuming the little one doesn't arrive early.

Halloween was fun this year--we had a lot of trick-or-treaters come by the house. Not as many as Okinawa (I didn't have to buy 20 bags of candy), but enough to keep me running to the door every couple minutes! My friend Amy brought her baby over to take some pictures----isn't she cute?!

She's the future BFF of our Evelyn! :)

Family Reunion

Uncle Kent enjoyed a birthday surprise!!
Marci shows off a catfish
Marci and Kate enjoy watching the younger kids swimming in the pool
My future house being built on the lake! (I wish)

Papa relaxing by the water
Brock's friend, Tyler, showing off his mighty catch!
Emma, Bryce and Kylie enjoying their boat ride
Emma doing tricks in the pool
Havanna playing with HeyDad in the shade!

This past weekend we had a gathering down on Lake LBJ of all my mom's family. It was a great weekend with perfect temperatures, yummy food, 5-star cabins and lots of catching-up! The little ones had a good time jumping in the frigid swimming pool, but us older kids opted to just observe! There was lots of fishing, but not too many bites. Most of the fishermen caught at least one fish--but they were returned to their home due to their small stature. :) There were plenty of babies to hold: Marley, Sloane and Taylor all enjoyed being passed around to various family members.

BABY SHOWER

32 weeks!
Yirah Bible Study Girls
Cute diaper cake!!
Okinawa Friends
Family Picture!

This weekend I had a baby shower hosted by six wonderful friends! It was held at my friend Amy's house, conveniently located just around the corner! It was a great party and I was so happy to have some family from Texas come up for the festivities! Shaun's Mom, Nanny, Aunt Stacy and Cousin Jenny drove up from Wichita Falls and my mom, sister and neices came up from Fort Worth! :) I now feel a little more prepared for the little one to arrive. Or maybe I should say I now have the supplies which should make me feel prepared!

Our week in review

This past week we had a visit from Shaun's mom, Shelley, aka YaYa! She helped Shaun get the house a little more organized, especially the nursery! We now have it completely cleaned out with baby clothes hanging in the closet! We also made a little time to introduce YaYa to the Wii!! We had her try out a few games on the Wii Fit! But we all had some laughs while we took turns!

Saturday morning we hosted a garage sale to let others share in our priceless crap....er treasures. Fortunately, we sold most of the stuff we had out, except for that pesky husband...just seems no one wanted to give a good home. Guess we'll have to keep him around until the next big sale.

Puppy Love

The other day Chandler was wanting to give me some love and attention, but in order to reach me, he had to stretch up and put his paws on my growing belly! We just thought it was too cute! He has noticed that there is something changing around the house, but not quite sure what it is. He has become my permanent shadow--never wanting to leave my side!

my growing belly

23 weeks

25 weeks (and I'm just holding the beer for the picture)

My Summer Vacation

While I didn't actually have a summer vacation, we've both been very busy with various activities, as well as still getting settled in our house.

In June I went to Mason, Texas to attend the annual Kensing reunion. It was nice to see family I hadn't seen since before I left for Japan. It was also some nice bonding time with my niece, Havanna!





In July, I was able to go to Florida to attend an optometry conference and also see Kristi and the rest of the Rawleys! While there, I participated in getting Kate's ears pierced as a gift for her 10th birthday!! It's hard to believe she could possibly be 10 years old already!!


It's a tough job going to classes while surrounded by the beautiful beaches of Naples, Florida---but somehow Jamie and I managed to get our needed education hours and still get a tan!! The Rawleys also came down to Naples and we had a good time searching for seashells!



In August we celebrated mom and dad's birthdays! Mom hit the big 6-0!! We had a birthday party in Waco with mom's twin brother, younger brother, Grandma and Papa, and lots of cousins! This trip also let me meet my newest niece, Marley!! She was soooo little and sweet! :)


It was a nice afternoon of family, food and a few games of washers!