Catch up.....

Wow, I am really not great at this blogging thing.  It's been three months since my last blog.  It has been a busy, busy summer for us.  In June, Connor celebrated his first birthday.  He had a pool party at Cousin Tina's.  We felt so blessed to have many friends there to help us celebrate.  Connor loved his birthday cake and it definitely showed.  It's so hard to believe that he is already on his way to being 2!  I am amazed at how fast he is growing and learning.  It is so fun to watch him discover new things.

Also in June, I performed my final graduate recital.  I officially have my graduate degree now.  WOOHOO!  I never thought that this day would actually come.  Everyone keeps asking me what my plans are now that I am finished with the program.  Well....I'm not entirely sure.  I imagine myself teaching voice at the high school or collegiate level at some point.  In the immediate future I will work at being a mommy to Connor and his little brother.  That's right, we are having another BOY!  So far, everything is going really smoothly with this pregnancy.  Only 12 weeks left until we get to meet this little guy.  In the very near future, we will be doing a 3D ultrasound and hope to get some great pictures from that.  I will be sure to post them when we do.

In July, we traveled to Oregon to visit the family.  It was so nice because everyone was able to be there at the same time.  Connor LOVED playing with his cousin Callie.  She taught him so much in the week that they spent together.  While we were there, I was able to attend Terah's (future sister-in-law) bridal shower weekend in McMinnville, Oregon.  It was such a fun weekend and a great opportunity to get to know her family.  This was the first time I had ever spent the night away from Connor.  It was difficult for me but I felt reassured knowing that he was having a great time with Papa, Dad and Uncle Andrew.  Once we left Oregon, we headed up to Prince George, BC to visit the other half of our family.  Connor was spoiled with yet another birthday party!  He had such a great time getting to play with all of his little cousins and spending time with his Grandma and Grandpa.

After leaving Prince George, we headed back to Portland where my parents picked up Connor while Brian and I flew to Las Vegas for the weekend.  Once again, very hard to leave Connor but both Brian and I knew that with another child on the way we wouldn't have too many chances to do this again in the near future.  We had an amazing time.  I think my favorite part was being able to fly on an airplane without all of our baby gear.  What a treat!  Since then, we have been busy with our usual activities and house work.  A few weeks ago we finally had our backyard landscaped.  It feels so nice to finally have one!  Now we just need a BBQ...  Our next project is to get the entire interior of our house painted before the baby comes. I can't say I am looking forward to the process but hopefully the final product will make it all worth while.