Gorgeous Goat

This goat needed her own post because she was so cute.

There was definitely a goat at the Hillbilly Hoe Down. This goat was sweet and inquisitive. She had an awesome looking barn with chicken friends.

Love this picture. Look at that face.

My friends Alina and Cristine feeding the goat hay.

I am so glad our Hoe Down had a great atmosphere like this.

The Hillbilly Hoe Down

Last friday night Sandals college group and career singles decided to gang up and have a Hoe Down. We all dug deep in our closets and found our treasured hillbilly items.

We all had a darn toot' in good time. Everyone came and enjoyed the hot dogs and root beer floats. 

Justin and I all gussied up.

Look at this gorgeous arrangement of boots.

Some of our buddies, Andrea and Matt, even brushed their teeth for the event.

I caught Justin mid- line dance. Just kidd' in, Justin doesn't know how to line dance, but he sure knows how to kick up some dust with those boots of his.

Giving a kiss to my hunky hillbilly.

Justin swinging his partner round 'n round.

Baby Bump

Here is the baby bump. 

This was taken on Easter at 24 weeks. I am about 6 months and baby is just now sticking out in a noticeable way. Tight shirts show it off the best. Loose shirts just make people uncertain.

Here is a nice pre- baby family shot.

Here I am modestly defining the curvature.

Here it is in all it's glory as well as Justin in comparison. We both seem to be at the same stage.

I am enjoying being pregnant. It is weird to adjust to my changing shape and not being able to do things like I used to, but it is fun! Every week is different. Something is changing all the time and it is so exciting because it's all leading to something amazing. My life and body are adjusting in preparation for a great day when Justin and I can hold our very own son! I wouldn't trade my current situation for anything.

I do have a few of the typical pregnancy ailments at this point which makes it interesting. My newest issues are sore legs from standing, lower back pain, and limited sleeping positions. Other than that I really feel pretty good.

I want to throw belly update pictures on the blog every few weeks so stay tuned. Since my belly is changing in more dramatic ways, the pictures are getting more interesting.

Couple Shots From Easter

HAPPY EASTER!

I think that title goes well with the above picture.

My nephew Caleb and my cousin's boy Sequoia were having a blast in the bounce house on Easter day. Joelle was enjoying the bouncing. She always wants to be where the action is.

Joelle explores the inflated slide. She learned to crawl a few weeks ago and she's taking advantage of her skills.

Look at these gorgeous Easter cookies. They tasted as good as they look. Soft, buttery, and sweet. Mmmm. I should have took one to go. My aunt Joanie and Krysta are responsible for these creations.

Easter is great for many reasons! One of the most awesome things about Easter is that we can be so grateful to God for making a way for our sins to be forgiven. Jesus sacrificed and suffered with us in mind. That is an amazing reality and I am thankful.

Baby PRD

So the results of our poll were quite interesting. 

The votes actually came out exactly equal. 12 votes for Girl and 12 votes for Boy. Thank you all for being a part of this. It was so fun!

Justin and I got the final result at the Doctors office on Thursday. We are having a BOY!!!

Justin has his eyes glued to the ultrasound monitor. When the technician said that it was a boy, Justin just said, "Whoa...". He actually said it a few times. We are both so excited. We are shifting our mind into boy gear and beginning our planning. 

Here is a sweet profile shot of our boy.

Our son is already communicating with us. In this photo he was signaling to us that he is already excited to be one of the PRDz. He is saying, "We're number one!".

Here is the proof. His little booty and other things.

Justin and I are just so excited to be getting ready for a boy. I can't wait to see who he looks like the most. He could be a little Justin. I am about 21 weeks now so we are half done.

We not only feel blessed, but also thankful that the Lord has given us a healthy baby. That is really what we wanted most.

Boy or Girl?

This Thursday, March 19th, we will find out if our baby is a boy or a girl! This is very exciting to us. It will narrow down my broad thoughts of of our child and what to expect. I am excited to prepare accordingly.

In the meantime, Justin and I have an interesting wager going on: I am pulling for the girls team and he is on the boys side.

If we find that we are having a girl, then Justin has to learn how to french braid hair. We will have a lesson and a judge.

If we are having a boy, then I have to learn to do some boy type pyro experiments out of this book called Backyard Balistics (Justin's brother gave him this book). I must learn to do the same experiments that Justin wants to do with his son one day.

These activities must be carried out sometime before the baby's born. This is going to add even more spice to our exciting day coming up. 

We want you to be a part of this wager as well. Use your intuition or guessing skills to vote on what sex you think our baby is. Even if you have no idea, have fun with us and make a guess.

Justin and I truly don't have a preference. A baby boy or girl will be equally as exciting. We just like to make an interesting thing even more interesting.

Here is a quick pic my baby belly at 19 weeks. Not much I know, but it is definitely noticeable especially if you know what I looked like before.

Take a guess! :)

Balboa Park

Justin and I made a small vacation out of being in San Diego for the concert. We had the whole next day to hang around and have fun.

First we had breakfast at this little cafe called Saint- Tropez. The scrambled egg croissant sandwich was awesome and the coffee was impressive (seriously- I wish all coffee was like that... not even Starbucks equalled it)

Next we went to Balboa Park. We walked around and checked out museums. Here we are at the science museum. We built towers with blocks.

We pulled random words out of a barrel and made a sentence. We also saw an I Max movie called 'Wild Ocean'. They advertised it like it was about sharks and weird sea creatures, but it was really about sardines. More specifically, the plight of the East African sardines. We were a little disappointed.

Here's a nice picture of us at the Organ Theater. It's an old and gorgeous outdoor structure.

Later in the evening we had dinner and dessert with our friends Roberto and Mary Jo. They are getting married in August. They are great! We are so excited for them!

Here we are with our Italian cream sodas and cake. It was a lovely end to our evening. We had so much fun this past weekend and are so glad to get in some pre- baby vacation time. I am sure we wouldn't have been able to sleep in like we did if we had a newborn with us :)