First Birthday Portraits!

Mika's first birthday party!!

Today we had Mika's first birthday party!! It was lots of fun! We started it out in her splash pool where the kids all had a blast. Then inside for food and fellowship (this was more for the mommies!). I was very thankful that since Zarik unfortunately got called to work, a daddy came and manned the BBQ for us and cooked up some good hamburgers and hot dogs!! (GO RILEY!) After that we opened up Mika's present. Then onto Cake!! Or at least it was cake in Mika's case. I made "sand" and "aquarium" cups for everyone else, but Mika got to pick out her own cake from the store to dig into - although she didn't do much digging! In case you can't tell from the video, it's an "aw-oo" - Mika's word for dog. All in all we had a great time. I loved seeing all my "mommies", and Mika had fun with all her friends! But all that playing wore her out. She crashed right after the party. Just BEFORE everyone left, lol.

Fun in the pool!


"Uncle" Riley tickling some of the girls!


Presents!


About 15 minutes AFTER singing happy birthday...

3rd Trimester!!

Wow, I can't believe it's here already!! But yes, as of Wednesday, I am officially in my third trimester! I hope I can stay as busy the next 3 months as I have these last 6 1/2 or so and that it flys by! It's funny - I really missed being pregnant after Mika was born, but now that I've been pregnant 1 year and 3 months out of 1 year and 9 months, I am SO ready to be done being pregnant. I'm definately looking forward to having my li'l guy on the outside!

We've got a lot going on in the next couple weeks too - Saturday is Mika's birthday party here in Colorado. Next Thursday (Mika's actual birthday!) we get a 3D ultrasound of Urijah. Then Saturday we leave for Hawaii!! I hope to be able to get pictures of everything up and blogs written about it all as it happens (I'm not the best blogger in the world, I know - sorry!) and I'm hoping we have internet in Hawaii and I can load some pictures too!!

Urijah's Belly Pics

Here are my Belly Pictures taken while pregnant with Urijah Andrew! I will update and "bump" this post when I take a new one!!


9 Weeks!


18 Weeks!


21 Weeks!


25 Weeks!


25 Weeks Henna Tattoo!

Henna Tattoo!!

We have a great li'l Farmer's Market here in town. Even though it's only 2 blocks long, it's always packed with people and booths. Today there was a Henna Tattoo artist there!! So I decided to get one on my belly to show who exactly is in there!

Fourth of July visit

Mika had a blast!! We spent the first couple of days with Zarik's family up at Kidd Lake. Some good friend's of the family had come out too and brought 18 month old twins that Mika got to play with! They were so cute together! Then we spent time with my dad's mom and sister (my grandma and aunt) and my aunt's grandaughter, Hailey, who just turned 3. It was awesome to get to see and spend time with all of them! Here are some pictures!

Cool Chick!


With an "aww-ooh!"


Second Cousins!


Chasing Tirza!


Early Birthday presents!


This stuff is fun!


Pretty Flower Girl!


Pondering Life...


Naked Baby!

Going to California for the 4th!

We were going back and forth about going out to visit our families for the holiday. But then we found out there's going to be lots of people for Mika to see and hang out with!! To start with we are going to be visiting with Zarik's family up at their property in Soda Springs (outskirts of Tahoe), which is on a lake called Kidd Lake. Some long time friends of the family are coming up, and the youngest daughter has twins that are 1 1/2 so that should be fun!! Then after Zarik leaves, my Grandma and Aunt Cathy are bringing my cousin's daughter, Hailey, up to visit from SoCal! She's turning 3 really soon here (At least I'm pretty sure. Preggo brain is making me doubt myself!!) Yeah for friends and family! I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to post when I get back!

Here's a cute picture of Mika from a Geoff Moore concert we were recently at