I'm expecting (YAY!) and due March 4th. I did a blood test to find out the gender of our baby early and was surprised with the results - a BOY?!?! I didn't know my body could make those! I'll have my halfway ultrasound in October so hopefully we'll be able to confirm then!

I baked a BLUE cake for my girls to cut into! Their sweet little faces say it all. They're so happy that we're going to have a baby that we 100% get to keep!

Our second trip out to the Banks Lake/Grand Coulee area! Our girls were very enthusiastic about returning to the same place we stayed at last year and playing in the lake! Of course we had a lovely time. Highlights include: swimming in gorgeous Banks Lake, finding a ton of shells, renting a paddle board and eating super good Mexican food from a truck two nights in a row! This is a mini vacation that we would happily repeat!

I feel immense gratitude for my very generous friend who has a pool and who always responds with, "Anytime" or "Of course" or "Yes!" every time I've asked if we could swim in her pool. It's been a bright spot in our summer!

One lovely July day, we ventured north to Loon Lake. We hadn't been there before, but we sure enjoyed our first trip! The water was beautiful and warm. Having a dock and rocks to play on, plus sand - that was awesome! The girls got to fish... It was kind of a perfect day and we didn't want to leave. Just what this summer needed a splash of... a normal feeling, fun summer day!

Our Holly Bear celebrated her 11th birthday on July 17th! Part of me could hardly believe she's already 11, but Holly has been telling us "I'm basically 11," for at least 4 months leading up to her birthday, so also not a shocker that now she's "literally" 11. Holly wanted a Worms and Dirt cake (just like her 2nd birthday!). It was overall a pretty lowkey day. She had a small pizza and movie party with 2 friends (and sisters). Holly chose to watch, "Kubo and the two strings," one of her all time favorites. We love our Holly!