The Latest from the North...

Our good friends, Sari and Rob, had their little boy early this morning. His name is Witten and he is just precious! They are from Texas too, and yes... their little boy was born over Texas soil. :)

Sari was 6 weeks ahead of me... so this definitely means our count down mode has begun. I had an OB appt. today and everything went well. Our little girl is head down and she is measuring just right. I go back for my next appt. July 2, so the weekly OB visits have also begun. Crazy!

Last Friday, Louie took his current hobby to a whole new level. This past January, Louie bought some ice skates and decided he wanted to learn how to skate so that he could eventually play pick-up hockey. Mind you, he had not skated since his childhood trip to Jackson Hole, WY. I have to be honest, I wasn't necessarily in support of this hobby, but after watching him this Friday, I'm pretty darn proud of him.

We drove up to The Cities so Louie could play in a beginners pick-up-hockey game. In Louie's words he "wasn't the worst, but definitely not the best." He did spend a lot of time on his butt, but overall he said he had a blast. I enjoyed watching him and was even able to steal a couple of snapshots.

This video was just a random video of Trout and Striper. It's pretty self explanatory. Enjoy! :)

Showers, showers, and more...

Hello Friends and Family!! I put together 4 different slide shows. This first one is from our San Antonio trip at the beginning of June. It was an event filled weekend that kept everyone on the go. I flew in Thurs. for Sarah's high school graduation. The next day Louie flew in for our baby shower thrown by my parents. We had a blast! Saturday morning was the ladies' brunch thrown by my college friends Andrea, Julie, Lesley, Allison, and Julia. Following the brunch we met the whole family at Baby Vision for a 3D/4D ultrasound (third slide show). Then, that evening I went to Sarah's graduation dinner while Louie spent some quality time with his folks. It was a very busy weekend but SO worth it. We had so much fun and were constantly reminded how truly blessed we are.

Remember to click on the triangle in the center of the slide show and then click on it again to open it up to a larger page. If the pictures are moving too quickly, click on the pause button and then you can scroll through manually. :)

This slide show is from my school shower. I am really, really going to miss teaching and it's because of people like this (and the kids, of course) that make the profession so rewarding. :)

Baby Girl Stryker was being a little uncooperative for her ultrasound. She was positioned up underneath my right ribs with her hands AND her feet in front of her face. She was also pushing her face against the inside of my tummy so some of the pictures are a little distored. Not to worry, she is practically perfect in every way. :)

These are just some random pictures from June that I had to post on the blog. Enjoy!